Grandma May got up and looked at Duncan for a moment. She sighed and walked out of the room.......At the Browns’ residence, Jessica was lying on the sofa, playing with her phone looking delighted.At this time, the door opened.Mrs. Brown and Chelsea came back.Jessica did not like Chelsea, her sister-in-law, because she thought Chelsea was shameless.Chelsea did not greet Jessica either. Jessica and Hank moved back into their newly renovated apartment since Liberty destroyed the previous renovation. Even after moving out of the rented apartment, they did not have any peace.Chelsea was not at all conscientious. She regarded their apartment as her second home and came whenever she pleased. She would come empty-handed and would leave with whatever she could find in the refrigerator.How shameless!Jessica quarreled with Chelsea many times because of this.Jessica thought that her husband’s family would treat her well when they found out she was pregnant, but that was just
Chelsea pointed fingers and cursed at Jessica. “If it weren’t for the fact that you’re pregnant with Hank’s child, I would’ve slapped you a long time ago! I don’t think Liberty is the jinx. You are!“How could you be so wicked to curse your own husband?! If it wasn’t for Hank, you’d still be in prison! He was the one who applied for a reprieve for you, but you cursed him to get into a car accident?!“What does Liberty have anything to do with Mr. Lewis’s accident? Liberty didn’t accept his feelings. He was the one who was going to see Liberty, and his mother chased after him. That’s why he got into an accident. The media is spouting nonsense. They deliberately dragged Liberty into it to attract more attention. How unprofessional!”Chelsea yelled back at Jessica in one breath.Jessica did not have a chance to speak even if she wanted to.Chelsea’s voice was so loud that the neighbors downstairs could hear her.However, the residents in this community had long regarded the Brown fa
Mrs. Brown was mad that Jessica cursed her grandchildren terribly just now.Upon seeing Jessica moan that her stomach ached, Mrs. Brown promptly went forward to hold Jessica and said nervously, “Quickly take a seat. Or you can return to your room and lie down.” “Mom, she’s lying. This is not her first time faking a tummy ache.”Chelsea did not believe that Jessica was having an ache in her abdomen.“Chelsea.”Mrs. Brown called her daughter’s name out before she assisted Jessica to the room and laid her on the bed. She noticed that Jessica’s face became swollen as a result of Chelsea’s slap. Worried that Hank would come into conflict with Chelsea when he saw this upon his return, Mrs. Brown said, “Jessica, I’m going to get ice and put it on your face.”Jessica touched her face without saying a word.Mrs. Brown went out to get her ice. Lying on the bed, Jessica was thinking about the life she was living. She felt so aggrieved that tears rolled down her face.Nevertheless, this
Mrs. Brown felt relieved. As she was speaking to Jessica, she brought her to the bed and laid her down.Jessica’s expression changed shortly. She gripped Mrs. Brown’s hand and said in fear, “Mom, my tummy hurts.”Upon hearing that, Mrs. Brown dashed outside and shouted, “Chelsea, quickly call an ambulance. Jessica is having a tummy ache.”Chelsea was eating an apple. As soon as she heard her mother’s shout, she walked over leisurely and leaned against the door of the room before she said, “Mom, she’s always saying that her stomach hurts. Don’t buy it. Calling an ambulance is a waste of medical resources. Let’s leave the service to other people who are in need.”“Jessica fell down just now!”Mrs. Brown roared, “Hurry up and call an ambulance.”It was only when Chelsea saw Jessica suffering on the bed did she trust that it was real. Chelsea swiftly rang for an ambulance.…At four in the afternoon, the sunlight was pale.All You Can Eat did not close in the afternoon like it usu
Of course, Chelsea firmly denied that the incident had something to do with her.It was karma that hit Jessica for being evil. Not only did Jessica claim that Liberty brought bad luck to her husband, but she also cursed Chelsea’s sons.Jessica’s baby was a boy. She only learned about it after the miscarriage. Mrs. Brown and Jessica were weeping bitterly.Chelsea was upset for some time, but she soon got over it. Jessica had only herself to blame for being spiteful. She cursed Chelsea’s sons, hoping that they would be stunted or meet with an accident. Indeed, an accident had happened, yet it happened to Jessica. Chelsea strongly believed that this was karma!“Liberty, you don’t know how spiteful Jessica is. She watched the news and found out that Mr. Lewis met with an accident. Those unethical media made false assumptions and mentioned you in the news. Jessica claimed that you brought bad luck to Mr. Lewis. She said Mr. Lewis was involved in the accident only because he was in
Chelsea smiled awkwardly. After glancing at Sonny, she said, “After all, Sonny needs a father.”“Doesn’t he have a father now? No matter how my relationship with Hank turns out, Hank is still Sonny’s father. This is a fact.”“No, no. I didn’t mean that. I think Sonny will only be happy if he grows up in a complete family.”“I think Sonny is happy now. He’s always happy. In the past, when his father was busy with work and spending time with other women, he hardly spent time with Sonny. Even now, his father only came to visit him occasionally. How is it different from before?“Sonny has long since gotten used to not having his father’s company. With Seren and I spending time with him, he’s carefree. He’s living happily and healthily.”Chelsea was at a loss for words.She knew that settling the issue by involving Sonny would not work. The Browns were unwilling to give up. They had tried to persuade Liberty countless times, but it was fruitless. Hank regretted it, but he knew Lib
Jessica simply wanted Hank to fully side with her.Her current situation was self-inflicted. She did not deserve sympathy.“Mom, why didn’t Dunc come today?” Sonny asked.He recalled visiting Dunc in the hospital with his mother yesterday. He asked, “Mom, hasn’t Dunc recovered?” Duncan said he would recover soon.Sonny thought that Duncan would be able to recover by today.Liberty said gently, “Dunc will need some time to recover. Do you miss him?”Sonny nodded.He was used to Duncan’s presence.He would not be accustomed to suddenly not seeing someone he had been seeing every day.“Mom, can you bring me to the hospital to visit Dunc?”Liberty recalled that Duncan did not want to meet her. However, he did not mention not wanting to meet Sonny. Anyway, she was concerned about Duncan’s injury. Although Duncan drove her out of the ward early morning yesterday, she felt that it had been a while since she last visited him. She hoped that Duncan could recover soon.“Okay. I’ll
After some thought, Camryn said, “Let me call my assistant and ask her when she’ll be back. I can only leave if someone can watch the shop.”Given that she wanted to socialize with the Lewises, it would be better for her to visit them in person to show her sincerity.She used her old-fashioned phone to call her shop assistant. The call connected shortly.“Ms. Camryn, I’m at the door,” the shop assistant said with a smile. Subsequently, she hung up and parked her e-bike before entering the shop.At the sight of Liberty and Sonny, the shop assistant greeted them with a grin and carried Sonny.Sonny felt that he was likable indeed.Camryn reminded the shop assistant about some things. After that, she followed Liberty and Sonny to visit Duncan in the hospital while bringing along the tonics.Upon their arrival at the hospital, Duncan still refused to meet Liberty.Camryn was dumbfounded when she heard that.Not only did he refuse to meet Liberty, but he also refused to meet Sonn
“If Mom said she would create an opportunity for you to get with the king, would you really believe her? It’s just talk—nothing actually happened.” Trenton could not resist poking Carrie’s forehead a few times. “Carrie, can you please come back to earth? In your current state, forget about finding a great guy like Callum—even a regular, decent guy would be turned off by you.”Carrie swatted away her brother’s fingers, irritated and embarrassed. “Am I really that bad? I’m young, beautiful, have a great figure, and a dignified heiress. If the monarchy still existed, I could marry the king and be his queen without a problem.”“Carrie, you have sky-high ambitions, but be careful, don’t fly too close to the sun and end up like Icarus.”As soon as he said that, Trenton was met with a smack from his sister.“Is there a brother who curses his own sister like that? What do you mean by that? I’m destined to have the princess life. I’ll be fine.”However, deep down, she was still worried bec
Camryn was right—he was just too soft-hearted. If he were as ruthless as her, Carrie would have found a job long ago after running out of money.To encourage Carrie to become independent, Trenton decided that after Christmas, he would stop giving her living expenses. He would also tell their parents during his visit to prison that Carrie was truly hopeless.“Trenton, you keep siding with her, and one day you'll regret it. She’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing who has deceived who knows how many people. Do you really think she cares about you? She just wants to win your complete trust to take everything that belongs to you for herself. By driving us out of our home, she’s not only seeking revenge on Mom and Dad but also on us—especially you. She’s just pretending to be nice to you to sow discord between us siblings.”“Carrie!” Trenton said seriously, “Don’t talk about Camryn like that. She’s not that kind of person. I believe in her, one hundred percent.”Carrie was so furious she wanted
“Alright, alright, I can't win with the two of you against one,” Carrie sulked. “Give me money to spend. I'm out of money.”She reached out her hand toward Camryn, wanting her to give her money. Camryn slapped her hand away. “Even Trenton knows to take advantage of the winter break to find a part-time job and earn some pocket money. You’re perfectly capable, yet you don’t look for a job.“To put it bluntly, if you’ve gone to sweep the streets, you'd still have a source of income. I have money, but I won’t give it to you. Don’t think that just because we’re sisters—estranged, too, at that—I have an obligation to support my adult sister. I’ve said it before: if you want money to spend, earn it yourself.” With that, Camryn walked away to tend to her plants.As Christmas approached, the flower market was bustling. Every day, many people came to buy flowers, and all her employees were out delivering flowers to clients. Sometimes, when it got too busy, she even had to ask her two bodyguar
Trenton was relieved that Dalton was indebted to Camryn. That was why Dalton had been loyal to Newman Enterprise.If Newman Enterprise did not fall into Camryn’s hands, there was no doubt that Dalton would leave the company. If that happened, the company was doomed.When his parents went to prison, he was merely 18, and Carrie only knew how to spend money. Not only that, their relatives were hungry to get a share of the Newman family’s assets. He and Carrie could not have protected their family’s wealth alone.After Camryn regained her sight, she still could not strain her eyes for long hours. Therefore, Dalton remained in charge of the company.Luckily, they had Callum as well. Even if anything were to happen, Callum would not leave Newman Enterprise to fall because many of the Newman family’s assets belonged to Camryn.He would not let Camryn lose anything.“You’ve been brainwashed by Dalton after working with him. Our dad treated him well and trusted him, yet Dalton betrayed
Camryn said, “She’s just using her lack of money as an excuse to start a fight with me.“Do you really think she has no money?”Carrie had somehow become Mrs. Longbottom yet she was still hiding her identity. Camryn had not understood the entire situation yet.Nevertheless, she was certain that Carrie did not need money.After she spoke, a familiar car arrived.It was the car Carrie had always used in the past.When she returned to the Newman family’s villa after getting out of prison, she only drove that car. She could not take other cars. The cars were still parked in the garage. “Come out, Camryn.”Carrie had gotten out of the car and started shouting for Camryn.When the York family’s bodyguards saw her, they simply glanced at her and did not stop her from entering the store. They knew Camryn had always been lenient with her younger sister.Since Camryn did not give any orders to stop Carrie from entering, the bodyguards simply kept an eye on Carrie to ensure that sh
“I want to go to Spring Blossoms as Carrie,” she told the bodyguard who was driving. “Your sister’s people are keeping an eye on your apartment. She’ll get suspicious again if you head over in your outfit. Everything Mr. Longbottom arranged will go to waste,” the bodyguard reminded her.Carrie thought it over. “Okay. Let’s head home first. I’ll change my clothes and remove my makeup before heading over.”She would also check if her stand-in had damaged any of her stuff.If she did, Carrie would tell the stand-in to compensate her.The bodyguard remained silent.Once they arrived at Longbottom Villa, Carrie took off her hyper-realistic mask and removed her makeup. After changing her clothes, she returned to being Carrie and went out with her bag.Her two bodyguards did not stop her from leaving.She could do anything as long as it would not rouse Camryn and other people’s suspicions.Besides, Carrie had just gotten scolded by their boss on the phone. Although Mr. Longbottom
Mr. Longbottom thought he was not so inferior to men younger than him.More accurately, he was far superior. He had status, money, and power.Which of the younger men could be on par with him unless they came from a wealthy family?Many sons of wealthy families could not compete with him.“I can’t go over because I’m busy these days. But I do miss you too.“It’s more difficult because of the festive season. There are many events, and I have to accompany my family. My wife doesn't care about me, but her request is that I be with her during the holidays because we have to meet our friends and families. Do you understand?”Mr. Longbottom had a wife and children. Carrie knew about it. He had never hid that fact.Carrie did not know if he was close to his wife. Although he said they no longer had feelings for each other, Carrie dared not believe him because he had never let other women take his wife’s place.He also never allowed other women to become pregnant with his children.Mr
Carrie thought she had matured since she could figure out that much. In the past, she would not have understood a thing. Love was about accepting everything about someone. Most people could tolerate their partner’s shortcomings when they were deeply in love. However, without love, even a person’s strength would seem like a fault. Carrie smiled. “Mr. York is a workaholic. Serenity must’ve gotten the habit from him and turned into one herself. I can’t believe she’s working so hard even though she’s pregnant.”“She’s still in the early stages of pregnancy. Going to work is fine.”“Do you need anything else, Mrs. Longbottom?” Jasmine asked.“No. I shall take my leave now, Mrs. Bucham.”Jasmine was on guard and unwilling to reveal much about Serenity. Therefore, it would be better for Carrie to leave. She was not close to Serenity and her friends yet. “Bye, Mrs. Longbottom.”Jasmine saw Carrie out and watched as she got into her car.Once Carrie got far enough from the booksto
Mr. Longbottom had been surprised by her question. He told her coldly that she should refrain from asking unnecessary questions.One who knew too much would not live long. Carrie got intimidated and dared not ask another question. Although she got more curious, she did not try to gather more information for fear Mr. Longbottom would choke her again if he found out. “Nothing. I just asked because I haven’t seen her in a while.”Of course, Carrie could not reveal that she was looking for Serenity. Jasmine would get suspicious if she did. No one around Serenity was a fool. “Seren is busy with work. I rarely see her these days,” Jasmine said.Carrie knew it was a lie. She was aware that Serenity's closest friends did not trust her yet. It made her feel defeated. It had been months since Mr. Longbottom found her and asked her to approach Serenity. Despite her efforts, she still had not obtained Serenity’s trust, let alone become her friend.However, Jasmine and Serenity go