“Camryn.”Callum’s gaze on her red lips was getting more passionate. Camryn could not see, but she could feel the changes in him. His voice became raspier when he called her name. He was thinking of taking advantage of her again. Upon realizing that, Camryn quickly stepped back. She had the huge bouquet of money flowers the bully forcefully gave her. She moved further backward hastily, and she knocked into a flower pot. When Camryn was about to fall, a pair of strong, huge hands rescued her. Callum quickly encircled her waist and pulled her back into his embrace. It felt good when his empty arms surrounded a soft, warm body. Upon regaining her composure, Camryn started resisting. She exclaimed softly, “Let me go, Callum.”There were still employees in her store. The two store assistants and two bodyguards were all watching the street. They did not see what Mr. York had done. “I was saving you, not taking advantage of you,” Callum whispered in Camryn’s ears.
Callum led Camryn to the cashier and made her sit. “I’ll go and cook.”Camryn was stunned. “Are you really cooking?”Her words earlier were said on purpose to make him understand that she was blind and had many inconveniences in her life. If they were to date each other, she would be a burden to him. In a way, she wanted to make him give up on her. “You can try out my cooking.”Callum bent over and whispered in her ear, “There’s a saying that the way to a person’s heart is through their stomach. Why didn’t I think of this?”Camryn said, “Callum, am I really worth this?”“Yes.”Camryn did not say anything more. “You can either show off or disassemble this bouquet, but don’t return the money to me. If not, I’ll get really angry. You’ve experienced the consequences of me getting angry before.”Camryn was speechless again. She was getting increasingly helpless whenever she faced this bully. There was a simple kitchen inside the flower shop. In fact, it was just a table place
With orders barking from Camryn’s eldest cousin, his brothers and cousins immediately took action. They pushed over her flower pots that were placed on the racks. “What are you guys doing?” Camryn got up and questioned them sternly. Mr. Chandler walked over furiously. “What are we doing? Blind woman, don’t blame us for being inhumane when you were also unkind. Guys, continue smashing everything up!“Are you still counting money? You’re still counting your money after blocking our road to riches.”Upon seeing the bouquet of money flowers, Mr. Chandler stretched his hand to snatch the bouquet over without even thinking. However, the bouquet was taken away again in the blink of an eye. It was not Camryn who did it. It was Callum. The Chandlers and Joyners knew Mr. Callum fancied Camryn and was pursuing her passionately. If it were not for Callum’s identity and status, the Joyners and Chandlers would have joined hands and defeated Camryn to the extent she could not live i
After that, Callum placed the money bouquet he had snatched back into Camryn’s arms. He said gently, “Camryn, you can continue counting the money. The food will be ready soon.“You don’t have to mind those people. I’m here. I’ll even hold the sky up if it falls down.”After speaking, Callum glared at Mr. Chandler again. “Don’t you know Camryn is my fiancée? You dared touch my fiancée. How bold of the Chandler family.”Those words were laced with threats. Mr. Chandler’s expression changed. He quickly said, “It’s a misunderstanding, Mr. York. We… We realize our mistakes. We’re Camryn’s cousins. My mom’s her aunt. We’re relatives.”Callum let out a cold hmph. “My Camryn doesn’t want either of your families.”Camryn had a close relationship with her youngest aunt. Her youngest aunt was the one who saved her life. However, Callum did not have the chance to meet Aunt Evelyn, who had rescued Camryn, because she married someone who lived far away.If he had the chance to meet her, he
“Mr. York, we probably don’t have that much cash on us.”Mr. Chandler said, “Can we do it by Apple Pay instead?”“There’s a bank opposite here. You guys must’ve brought your bank cards, right? Just go there and withdraw some cash. Since Camryn said she wanted cash, you guys have to pay her cash.”Under Callum’s stern eye, Edward had no choice but to have his cousin from the Joyner family withdraw twenty thousand dollars from the bank opposite. After that, the cousins fished out all the cash from their wallets and managed to gather 22,800 dollars. “Camryn, this is our compensation.”Mr. Chandler handed a stack of bills to Camryn. Camryn accepted the money and started counting it speedily. After a moment, she said, “The amount is correct. Do you have other business? If there’s nothing else, you can leave.”Those people exchanged glances. In the end, their gazes fell on Edward. He was the eldest amongst them. They treated him as their leader. “Camryn, we’re cousins by
She had been living silently with minimal presence. Even when she spoke occasionally, she was soft-spoken. They did not expect that the most ruthless person would be her. She showed no mercy at all. “As for Mr. Mitchell, I trust him fully. I only work with people I don’t doubt.”Everybody opened their mouths to say something, but nothing came out in the end. They knew their past actions best. Camryn could swiftly gain control of everything in Newman Enterprise with Dalton’s help. Maybe she really had evidence of them earning a side income and embezzling funds. “Camryn… I hope you don’t regret this in the future. Uncle Abel wouldn’t be able to rest in peace if Newman Enterprise were to be passed to someone else when you’re in charge of it.”Edward left those words and said to his brothers, “Let’s go.”Camryn said coldly, “Goodbye. I won’t be seeing you guys off.”The cousins left angrily. After they were gone, Callum instructed the bodyguards and store assistants, “Place
Meanwhile, at York Corporation, Zachary had already stopped working. He knew Serenity would come to pick him up from work, so he went downstairs early to wait at the building’s entrance. When he went downstairs, it was time when people got off work too. The employees greeted him respectfully when they saw him. Upon seeing him standing at the entrance, several senior managers thought something had happened. They stopped and asked him, “Mr. York, is something wrong?”“Nothing. I’m waiting for Seren. You can get off work or go to your appointments. Go on.”Everyone was speechless. No wonder Mr. York came downstairs so early. It turned out that Mrs. York was coming. Seren only came after stopping by Spring Blossoms to get flowers. She got stuck in the jam as it was rush hour on her way there. When she reached York Corporation, most employees had already left the company. Upon driving her car into the building, the tall, handsome figure appeared within her sight. There w
Serenity smiled. She did not think her brothers-in-law were playing up to her. She simply thought they respected her as their eldest sister-in-law a lot. She also knew that it was because Zachary loved her. Grandma May adored her too. However, she would not become haughty because of the love she received. “Callum and Camryn are still the same. I think their progress is pretty slow.”Zachary said smugly, “They can’t compare to me. I completed everything in one go.”Serenity turned to glance at him. She mocked him, “Your face was as tight as marble when we got our marriage license back then. I was afraid people would misunderstand that I forced you to register our marriage with a gun.”Zachary was speechless. He had to admit that he did not want to get married back then. He was hoping she would go back on her word. However, it turned out that she was in a rush to get a marriage license. Just like that, both of them registered their marriage. It was primarily because
“He will get better soon now that he’s taken the medicine. Don’t worry too much. When you're taking care of him, make sure you wear a mask so you don’t catch it from him. You’re pregnant, and if you catch a cold, it’ll be more troublesome.” Liberty was relieved, but she then reminded Serenity to take extra care of herself, worried that her son’s cold might spread to her.Pregnant women had limited options for medication, and many pregnant women endured mild colds without taking medicine out of caution.“I'm fine, really,” Serenity reassured her.“When Sonny is sick, he's especially vulnerable and relies on me. If I don't take care of him, I won’t feel at ease, and neither will he.”Zachary was busier than she was, so Serenity did not want to trouble him with such minor matters.“Don’t you worry, Liberty. Once Sonny is better, I'll send you a message. Even if Sonny begs me, I won’t let him eat anything too greasy from now on, to avoid aggravating his condition.”“Children are bo
Sonny weakly protested, “The medicine will be really bitter.”“Yes, but good medicine tastes bitter because it helps cure the illness,” Serenity comforted him.Under her coaxing, Sonny took the medicine, drank a glass of water, and went to the bathroom. He came back and fell into a deep sleep in his aunt's arms.Serenity wanted to carry him upstairs.“Let me carry him—you’re pregnant,” Lilian said considerately.Sam immediately interjected, “Dr. Carden, Missus, allow me to carry Mr. Sonny upstairs.”Dr. Carden was a distinguished guest of the family. How could he allow her to carry Sonny upstairs? Sam stepped forward and carefully took Sonny from Serenity's arms before carrying him back to his room.Serenity followed them upstairs.Lilian did not follow.To her, Sonny's common cold was not serious. She only personally took care of him because she quite liked Sonny.Serenity sat down on the edge of the bed and told Sam, “I can’t do it myself right now, so please make sure to t
After New Year’s celebration, Liberty left for Jensburg and told the teachers that if anything happened to Sonny, they should contact Serenity, which explained the teacher's call coming through to Serenity.“I’ll go pick him up right away. Thank you, Ms. Penny.”Sonny’s teacher Ms. Penny replied, "Alright, please come and take him to see a doctor. Recently, a lot of kids have been catching colds."After hanging up, Serenity said, “Jas, I can't stay here and chat with you. I need to go fetch Sonny from preschool. He's got a fever. Lately, he keeps kicking his blanket off at night.” Though she and Zachary often helped cover Sonny back up, they could not always catch it every time he kicked off the blanket, so he had probably caught a cold.“The temperature has been rising these days, so it's a bit hot sometimes. Look, I don’t even need to wear a coat now.” The temperature was around 68°F during the day. When the sun was out, it was really warm, and there was no need for a coat.
Serenity agreed empathetically, “You can offend anyone, but don't ever offend Nana. Luckily, she's my nana.”Out of all her in-laws, Grandma May was Serenity’s favorite because the old lady treated her the best. Whenever she had conflicts with Zachary, Grandma May would always stand by her side first. Only when she was ready to listen would Grandma May try to reason with her and speak up for Zachary. Even though Grandma May was Zachary’s grandmother, she treated Serenity like her own granddaughter; more so than Serenity's biological grandmother.“Are you going to help Dylan?” Jasmine asked.“How? He’s wooing his future wife. No one can help with that,” Serenity replied. “Zachary never meddles in his brothers' private matters. As long as they don’t ask him for help, he doesn’t care about anything.”In Zachary's words, he only wanted to take care of her. In his world, she was his priority.“True. Let’s just watch for now, unless Dylan comes to you asking you to speak well of him
“Now he's suddenly trying to pursue Imogen again? Did something happen to him? Or was it that his beloved turned him down, and then when he saw everyone else all coupled up, plus Grandma May’s pressuring him to get married, he decided to try to win Imogen back?“Who does he think Imogen is? Does he think he can just have her when he wants to, and throw her aside when he doesn't?”Even though Dylan was Serenity's cousin-in-law, Jasmine could not bring herself to take his side. Back then, when Imogen followed him from Huntington to Wiltspoon and even asked Serenity for help, all she ended up getting was an apology from Dylan that he could never love her. He even mentioned that he was in love with someone else, a woman he called Fox. How could a vixen be any good? Was she better than Imogen?Jasmine thought Dylan was out of his mind, but that was someone else's business. She was just a bystander. Even Serenity did not interfere much since she was only a cousin-in-law. After all,
Without a second thought, Leticia replied to her daughter.[Of course you should. As long as you can win that boy over, you'll be happy in the future. I’ve met so many young men, but I still think he’s the most suitable for you.]Despite her earlier anger, Leticia still hoped her daughter could win Dylan’s heart. She had always regarded him as a potential son-in-law, after all.Imogen smiled and left it at that. She had already made up her mind.In truth, when Dylan rejected her, she was not all that upset because the person he loved was still her. It was just that she had kept Dylan in the dark. One could say that he had been made to dance in her palm.However, when he realized that he could not love Imogen, he was honest with her and decisively left without bothering her further, not wanting her to fall even deeper when the situation was hopeless. In this aspect, she appreciated him.Now that she knew she was the one Dylan’s grandmother had chosen for him, Imogen was curious ab
When Dylan overheard Imogen’s phone conversation with Leticia, he realized that Leticia was trying to match her with someone named Kade. Now, he had a rival.Even though he was being asked to leave, Dylan did not get angry, nor did he shamelessly insist on staying. He stood up and said, “I’m sorry for disturbing you, Ms. Doyle. I know you’re Imogen Doyle. I also know what I’m doing, and I won’t make the same mistake again.“Ms. Doyle, you were on the nose earlier. Yes, I do want to pursue you again. Starting today, I will try to win your heart once more. No matter what your attitude is toward me, I’ll accept it.”The first time, she had offered her heart, but he did not accept it. That was his fault.This time, it was his turn to offer his heart. If it took more time to win her over, he was willing to be patient.“My nana isn’t forcing me.” He continued, “When it came to our generation, she only pushed Zachary to marry Serenity.”Zachary had been a special case. For the rest of
Imogen felt a surge of satisfaction when she saw Dylan was rendered speechless by what she said. She deliberately leaned closer to him, her beautiful face coming right up to his, and their gazes met.They were so close that Dylan could smell a faint, delicate fragrance on her. It was a little familiar, but it was not the same as Chameleon Fox’s scent, because she never used fragrance when she appeared—probably to avoid being recognized by scent.It was the scent he smelled on Imogen back when he was initially pursuing her—it was Sugar’s. Imogen smelled the same as Sugar, a scent he remembered when he was in close proximity to Sugar.Imogen was Sugar.Dylan was now sure of this, but he did not bring it up. Even if he asked, Imogen would not admit it anyway.Besides, he no longer needed her to confirm it. As Zachary had said, he only needed to trust his nana; she would not mislead him when it came to marriage. His nana knew very well that he loved Chameleon Fox, and yet still aske
Unexpectedly, Kade had to return to the country due to a work transfer and would be staying in Huntington long-term.Leticia’s best friend Jade immediately called her again to bring up the idea of a marriage match. Leticia then thought about it and decided to arrange for her daughter to fetch him from the airport.“Mrs. Doyle, the person Imogen likes is me, so please stop trying to match her with someone else.” Dylan boldly interjected.Imogen glanced at him but did not say anything.On the other side of the line, Leticia asked Imogen when she heard Dylan’s voice, “Jen, has that York scoundrel gone to look for you again? He came by once a few days ago, but you weren’t home. We didn’t even let him past the gate.“He didn’t show up again after that, so we thought he left, but he actually went to your office to look for you. Jen, what does he mean by this? Is he trying to pursue you once more? If that’s really the case, all the more you have to give Kade a chance—to make Dylan York