Mrs. Lewis wanted to get inside the ward. However, her husband held her back and said, “Since Liberty is in there, leave it to her to handle the situation.” The two bodyguards made a long face and uttered, “Sir, Mr. Duncan will punish us if we don’t get in there.” Mr. Duncan would not do anything to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis as they were his parents. Nevertheless, they were merely bodyguards. “Go inside and see what you can do about the situation.” Mr. Lewis believed the two bodyguards would dare not lay hands on Liberty anyway. Duncan may seem like he wanted Liberty out, but he could not stand anybody manhandling Liberty. He would feel bad. The two bodyguards went into the ward. Liberty had moved a chair to sit right beside the bed and quietly observed Duncan as he smacked the bed while not knowing what to do with her. “Kick her out and don’t let her in again!” With the two bodyguards entering the ward, Duncan ended the abuse on the bed and pointed at Liberty to get he
With a scowl, Duncan ordered Liberty. “Alright.” Liberty gladly obliged. Rising to her feet, Liberty put the food container on the bedside table before helping Duncan to get into a seated position. Duncan had a burly frame. Although he had lost a lot of weight, Duncan still weighed a ton. Liberty had to pick his weight up since Duncan was not even trying. Liberty had spent months recovering from an injury. During her recuperation, Liberty could not do any heavy lighting. Her strength was unlike before. It took a lot of effort for Liberty to prop Duncan up. Duncan was not enjoying any bit of it either. Liberty was not strong enough, and the agony in his legs drained Duncan of any energy. Sure, Duncan intentionally let Liberty do all the lifting in the beginning, but he soon could not wait to sit up. Liberty could barely lift him despite heaving, pulling, and tugging, so Duncan started to work with her. More importantly, Duncan could not stand Liberty getting too cl
Duncan took a deep breath and another to stop himself from blowing up. It did not matter to Liberty whether he was angry or not. Liberty sat by the bed undisturbed as Duncan pounded the bed and demanded that she leave. He was steamed up while she remained calm and watched him make a fool of himself. Duncan had his pride. He did not want to embarrass himself in front of Liberty like that again. “Liberty.” Duncan’s dark eyes locked on Liberty. Hiding his feelings behind his eyes, he coldly uttered, “You have seen how I am now. I don’t need your help. You can leave.” Liberty drew close and sat on a chair next to the bed before looking at him with a smile. She had slimmed down and looked as beautiful as she was before entering her last marriage. Her smile was pretty and soothing, easing the fury in Duncan. “Mr. Lewis, are your hearing and comprehension fine?” Liberty asked. With a stern face, Duncan answered, “I’m covered in injuries, but they do not affect my hearing
Surely, Liberty would leave if Duncan could give her the brush off and throw fits. She would think differently about him. That way, she would have no qualms about marrying another when she met the right person.With that in mind, Duncan vowed to himself to make it happen. So what if Liberty would come by every day to care for him? He had ways to get Liberty to give up on the daily wages of ten thousand dollars and stay away from him. Since it was quiet in the ward, Mrs. Lewis gently pushed the door open to take a peek inside. Her son cocked his head and quietly watched Liberty sleeping in the bed for dependents. Mrs. Lewis believed she made the right call to hire Liberty as her son’s carer. So long as her son was still in love with Liberty, Liberty could get Duncan to eat, sleep, and carry on with physiotherapy. Sensing another presence in the room, Duncan turned to look at his mother. He fell silent for a bit before uttering, “Mom, Liberty mentioned that you hired her for
Meanwhile, Elisa and Serenity took their own cars and drove into the Stones’ residence. Remy, who had been keeping an eye out from next door, immediately drew close the moment the girls pulled up at the driveway. He arrived with a bouquet of beautiful roses and a set of jewelry. Elisa got out of the car and took notice of a familiar car parked not too far away. While the vehicle looked familiar, Elisa could not put her finger on the owner of the car. She cocked her head to ask the maid who opened the gates for her, only to find Remy approaching with flowers and a red bag of stuff. Elisa chuckled. Elisa went up to Remy. The Stone family’s maid was about to close the gates. Mr. and Mrs. Stone had informed in advance to close the gates before Ms. Elisa saw Mr. Remy. Mr. Remy was not allowed in the residence. However, now that Ms. Elisa saw him, there was no point in closing the gates now. “You’re here, Remy.” Since Remy got back from Annenburg, the pair only had one di
Mr. Lafayette’s children took his wife’s side. Mr. Lafayette, who did not have the upper hand, was no longer a man of his word. When Elisa heard from Remy about Mr. Lafayette and his wife, she was interested in their story. However, that was Mr. Lafayette’s story. No one would dare to pry into his life unless he spoke about it himself.Elisa and Remy walked into the villa together.Serenity was standing not far away from Remy while she was holding Sonny’s hand. When Remy saw her, he asked Elisa with a smile, “You went to talk business with Serenity, huh?”“Mm. Now that I’ve expanded my investment, business expansion is necessary as well. We probably have to be away on a business trip in a few days. We can’t just target Wiltspoonians.”Serenity and Elisa were both highly ambitious. They planned to expand their business to other cities and towns.Remy immediately put forward a suggestion. “You can go to Annenburg for inspection. Many of our farms are abandoned. Young people go ou
“Sonny, you’re wonderful. Let me thank you on behalf of the babies.”Sonny smiled happily.After Remy put Sonny down, Serenity held Sonny’s hand and entered the house with Elisa.As soon as Mrs. Stone learned that Serenity and Sonny were here, she was pleased at first. She even went to the door to welcome them while beaming.Nevertheless, the moment she caught sight of Remy, her smile faded.It had been quite some time since that man came over to visit.Mrs. Stone thought that Remy had given up on Elisa. Later, she found out that Mrs. Young-Johnson had given birth, so Remy went back to visit his newly-born niece and nephew since he was their uncle. He did not give up, in fact.Once Remy returned to Wiltspoon, he shamelessly came over.“Aunt Audrey.”“Grandaunt Audrey.”Serenity and Sonny greeted Mrs. Stone.“Mrs. Stone.”Remy greeted Mrs. Stone smilingly.Mrs. Stone glared at Remy before she turned to Sonny. She bent over and carried Sonny with a grin. “It’s been a long ti
“Your sister…” Mrs. Stone felt that Liberty was always having a rough time in relationships. She bit her tongue mid-sentence.“Mr. Lewis still doesn’t want to meet Liberty?” Mrs. Stone asked concernedly.“He didn’t want to meet Zachary and I when we went to visit him. Zachary texted him, but Duncan didn’t reply or answer any calls. He led himself down a blind alley, always assuming that we’re just taking pity on him.”Mrs. Stone let out a sigh.Elisa and Remy came in while holding hands. After Mrs. Stone took a glimpse of him, Remy let go of Elisa’s hand.His future mother-in-law had yet to accept him. Therefore, he did not want to be intimate with Elisa in front of Mrs. Stone.After Elisa asked Remy to take a seat, she walked away with the bouquet of flowers and put it in a big vase. She also brought the jewelry that Remy gave her into her room.When she headed downstairs, everyone was chatting merrily.It was mainly because of Sonny’s presence. Mrs. Stone was afraid of leadin
“If you ever encounter any difficulties in the future, come to us. If we can help, we will. If we can’t, then there’s nothing we can do,” Adrian said.The Dott brothers pretended to decline the money, but after some back-and-forth, they eventually accepted, repeatedly expressing their gratitude.“I’ll call a car to take you back,” Adrian said, pulling out his phone to arrange transportation for them.Of course, they were not actually leaving Jensburg. They planned to start their operation tonight, aiming to deal with Caroline quickly to avoid any complications.“Thank you, Mr. Clark. You've already done so much for us,” the Dott brothers said, continuing to play their roles. They had come this far in their act and did not mind keeping up the charade a little longer.Soon, a black car really did arrive and stopped nearby. The driver stepped out and approached, respectfully greeting the three Clark brothers.“Take these two gentlemen home. They are Ms. Celine’s biological brothers,
Justin returned to the dining room and packed up all the leftover dishes they had not finished, along with the opened but unfinished bottle of wine. He stuffed everything into several bags and carried them out. Handing the leftovers to Jacob, he said, “If we’re going to keep up appearances, we need to make it look like we’re really giving you our charity, so take these leftovers back with you. You can heat them up for dinner tonight, otherwise, just toss them in the trash after you leave, but don’t throw away the wine—only you two had it. We haven’t touched it.“This wine is really good stuff, too. Where you’re from, even if you had the money, you wouldn’t be able to buy such fine wine. And if you did find any, it’d probably be fake.”Jacob took the leftovers and the unfinished bottle of wine from Justin. The wine was indeed excellent. In fact, he would have asked for it himself even if Justin had not offered it. In all his life, he had never tasted such good wine.“Once you’re re
Adrian beckoned Celine’s brothers closer in a low voice. The two had had some alcohol, and it was going to their heads. Their faces reddened in excitement and they hurried over.Adrian handed the suitcase to Jacob by the handle. He watched as Jacob laid it on the ground and opened it, exposing the thick wads of cash within.The Dott brothers' hands were trembling from excitement, for they had never seen so much cash before. At the thought that the bagful of cash was theirs now, wide smiles broke out across their faces. They each took a bundle and kissed it a couple of times.“I love this the most,” Jacob exclaimed excitedly. “The more, the better, and the more, the merrier.”“Me, too. Jacob, we’ll take ten bundles each. Let’s just keep the cash in this bag for now and when we get home, we’ll secretly divide it. For now, let’s not tell Mom, your wife, or any others.”The more people knew, the more talk there would be, so it was better for as few people as possible to know.Actuall
Ever since Belinda passed away, they were worried their cruel sister would cancel their bank cards. Therefore, they withdrew all the remaining money from the accounts from which they received their monthly allowance. Adrian rarely used the money on that particular card of his because it was a meager sum to him. Tens to hundreds of thousands a month was not even enough to buy a high-quality watch. In the past, he would only transfer the money from that card to another account every one or two years. Otherwise, he would withdraw the money and use it to flirt with women; cash could always draw many gorgeous women to him. Not many people could resist someone who could take out bundles of cash. Adrian recalled that he had withdrawn a few million dollars. He kept it all in a safe. When their mother was still alive, they spent money extravagantly. When they switched cars, they would get cars that cost millions and pay for them in full. They also made full payment when buying houses.
Jacob said, “Add one more million to it and make it six. My brother and I will get three million each. We won't do the job if you offer anything less than this.“After all, we’re the ones solving a problem for you guys. The benefits you’ll obtain from this are more than ten times the amount you’re offering us.“Besides, you three are adamant about killing Caroline, not us. We might even go to prison for this.“If we get three million each, we can consider helping you out.”Michael added, “That’s right. We may be poor, but our lives aren’t worth any less. There’s no such thing as wanting us to sacrifice our lives for you without giving us money.”Adrian went to take a fine bottle of wine and poured a glass each for Jacob and Michael. Meanwhile, he took a sip of his juice and told them, “We won’t be drinking alcohol since we have to drive and go to work. This is a precious wine I’ve been keeping. It’s sold for a high price outside.“Help yourselves to it. If you think it’s good,
It could not satisfy their appetites. After all, the Clark brothers were asking them to commit a crime. If they were caught, they had to pay the price and go to jail for several years. Losing their freedom for a few years in exchange for a million dollars was not worth it at all. “Mr. Adrian, we do hate Caroline, but she won’t do anything to us if we remain in the countryside away from Jensburg and avoid offending her.“We can still live a peaceful life. Although we’ll face financial difficulties, we can still afford basic necessities and be free.“You guys are the ones in a rush to eliminate Caroline. Her existence affects your benefits the most. Of course, you can choose to accept reality by resigning from Fisher Enterprise, selling your assets, and leaving Jensburg.“If you flee to the countryside like us, you can enjoy a comfortable life away from Caroline’s control. You won’t have to reward us for doing your bidding and can save that money.”Jacob could accept not gett
Twenty million dollars!It was the Clark brothers’ turn to exchange glances. They did not expect Jacob and Michael to name such a high price. While they could pay that amount, they did not want to hand the money to Jacob and Michael. After all, it was no longer a small sum to them, given their situation. Adrian was nervous that he would have to fork out the money himself. While he had significantly more assets than an ordinary person, most were fixed assets, and he only had a few tens of millions of savings. Therefore, he was unwilling to pay twenty million dollars out of the blue. After exchanging glances, Adrian said, “Twenty million is too much. We don’t have that much. We may be wealthy people to you, but it’s all fake. We aren’t as rich as you think.“You’re aware of the Fishers family rules—only daughters can be the successors. Sons can’t even take on the Fisher surname, let alone inherit the family assets.“When my mom was alive, she would support us financially in
“If the plan fails, we have a backup plan—hit her bodyguards’ car and force her car to stop. That way, you two can take Caroline away and leave the rest up to us.”Adrian was prepared for various scenarios.If the car accident did not succeed, then they would first eliminate Caroline’s bodyguards. Without them, and with Darren on a business trip, they could easily take down Caroline, who did not know how to fight. After kidnapping her, they would kill and cut her to pieces before throwing her into the sea. No one would be able to find her. If Caroline were dead, the inheritance from Belinda would belong to the Clark brothers. They still could not take over Fisher Enterprise and the Fisher family or do anything to Liberty. However, with Caroline dead, there would be no one to teach the new and inexperienced Liberty. Whether Liberty could hold her ground was an unknown variable. After a discussion between Adrian and his brothers, they set two goals. Firstly, they would kill Car
“Caroline will definitely receive retribution for this.”Adrian said with spite, “I shall see how she meets her death. The people in Wiltspoon will kill her sooner or later.“Does she think they’ll treat her well just because she betrayed her family? They despise us. She’s still my parents’ biological daughter. There’s no way she can be spared.”“You’re absolutely right.”The three men kept cursing Caroline throughout their journey. Upon arriving at Adrian’s villa, he parked the car. Jacob and Michael looked around after getting out of the vehicle. They thought Adrian’s place was luxurious. Adrian mentioned it was a small place, but it was already a lavish place to them. It was many times bigger than their house in the countryside. Adrian invited Jacob and Michael into the villa and they followed suit.Jacob whispered to Michael, “The Clark brothers are fighting with Caroline for the inheritance, Michael. They must be up to no good, calling us here.“No matter what request