Knowing that Callum was not in the office, Camryn continued to wait at the entrance.Zachary said that Callum was on his way back.Camryn slightly regretted it. If she had known earlier that Callum was not in the office, she would call him in advance. However, she would not be able to surprise him in that case. Fortunately, Callum rushed over from Wiltspoon Hotel without keeping Camryn waiting for too long.On his way here, he was guessing why Camryn suddenly came to meet him.Zachary only told Callum that Camryn had come, but Zachary did not tell Callum why she came. Since Camryn left in Dalton’s car the other day, Callum had not met Camryn for several days. They did communicate with each other on the phone. Nevertheless, every time he called her, he was the one speaking, whereas she just acted as a listener.Callum was aware that Aunt Evelyn came to visit. He said that he wanted to visit Aunt Evelyn, but Camryn forbade him from doing so. Camryn said that she would like to sp
“Aunt Evelyn’s in-laws’ business will get better.”Callum had found out about the business belonging to Aunt Evelyn’s in-laws and asked someone to help them out. He believed that their business as well as living conditions would soon improve. “Hopefully.”Camryn knew that Aunt Evelyn’s family nearly went bankrupt, but luckily, her cousins were reliable. As a result of all their hard work, there was an improvement in their business, which helped relieve their financial stress.Of course, Camryn hoped that their business would bounce back or even reach greater heights.Aunt Evelyn’s family was nice. Good people should be rewarded.Sometimes, Uncle Irving would be unhappy that Aunt Evelyn put aside her family matters and ran around to ask about Camryn’s eye treatment. Even so, he would secretly provide a lot of financial assistance and ask around to look for better eye specialists.Uncle Irving was not related to Camryn, yet he could tolerate Aunt Evelyn running around for the sak
Callum did not even stop to think and replied, “It’s true. It’s absolutely true. It’s as true as a diamond can be!”He had been treating Camryn as his wife from the start.The Yorks’ men had always doted on their wives. There were no exceptions, with Callum’s parents and brothers as evidence. They were all infatuated with their wives. Sometimes, their parents would be lovey-dovey and show off their love in front of them. In their father’s eyes, their mother was of utmost importance, while Callum and his brothers were simply complimentary gifts. If they angered their father, they would only be scolded at most. If they were to make their mother angry, their father would snatch up a hanger immediately and chase after them. He would not even ask them for a reason. Dad said that even he could not bear to make Mom angry ever since she married into the York family. Who else would he beat up for having the guts to anger Mom if not them? Women who married into the York family were
Camryn did as told. Once she got out of the car, the bouquet she held was taken away by Callum and placed on the car seat. The next moment, her feet were off the ground. He lifted her by her waist and spun in circles. As he turned, he shouted, “I finally have a girlfriend and fiancée. I love you, Camryn!”Some employees of York Corporation had just exited the company. When they saw Callum, they instinctively stopped to watch the scene. Everyone laughed when they heard his elated cheer, and someone even started clapping. Camryn could listen to the clapping sounds growing louder. Were there many people watching them?Camryn felt embarrassed, but more so happy. Luckily, Callum did not reject her. He was simply too happy and could not believe she had accepted him and his feelings. That was why he did many questionable actions that puzzled her. At that moment, Camryn knew that Callum’s feelings for her had never changed. He never felt disgusted about her being a blind pers
Camryn’s face flushed after hearing those words. It turned out York Corporation’s employees had already regarded her as the wife of their COO. Callum helped Camryn into the car happily and fastened her seatbelt for her. She held onto the bouquet she had brought again. When he got into the car, he asked for her opinion, “Camryn, I want to bring you back to Wildridge Manor. Are you okay with it?”His parents had secretly come to look at her several times, but they dared not disturb her as she had not accepted his feelings previously. She did not know she had already become the apple of her future in-laws’ eyes and managed to shove him into a corner. Callum’s mother said that she wanted a dainty daughter-in-law like Camryn as she did not have a daughter. She also mentioned she adored Camryn the moment she met her and that Camryn could arouse protective instincts in people around her. If Callum brought Camryn back to Wildridge Manor, it would have a different meaning. It would
Callum started the car engine and drove after sending the message. Regardless of how lively the group chat was, he proceeded to bring his new girlfriend to get presents. After the excitement in the group chat mellowed down, Sasha suddenly tagged her eldest son, Kevin. She asked her son: [Kevin, how’s your progress with my future daughter-in-law? When are you bringing Ms. Queen back for a meal?]Kevin went offline immediately. After being unable to obtain a reply from her son, Sasha said to her husband angrily, “Look at your son. Mom gave Callum and him the pictures at the same time. Callum is bringing Camryn back to have a meal and meet his parents tonight. I don’t know when your son will let me have a daughter-in-law to love on.”Her husband, Simon, said, “These things can’t be rushed. There’s no use in us being anxious when your son still doesn’t want to make a move. We can’t possibly go to Jensburg and woo his wife in his stead, right?”“How can I not be anxious? Kevin’s pr
Sasha glared at her husband. Then, she smiled and said, “So you’re aware that our power isn’t as great as Mom’s. She’ll definitely urge Kevin without us telling her anyway.”After a pause, she added, “We’re too unfilial. Kevin’s our son, but Mom’s the one who has to worry about his marriage. Can you recall whether Mom has mentioned anything she likes or wants lately, Simon? Let’s buy it and give it to her.”Simon said, “What does Mom even lack? She has everything and is even richer than us. What she needs the most are granddaughters-in-law and great-granddaughters.”Speaking of children, Sasha whispered, “There’s no news from Seren yet.”Simon immediately tapped his wife and whispered back, “Don’t be so loud. Seren will be upset if she hears you. She’s facing tremendous pressure. Having a baby is also up to fate. There’s no use being anxious about it if the timing isn’t right yet.“The psychic Mom hired last time looked into it for Zack and Seren. Since the psychic said they’d hav
Grandma May and Sonny chatted as they walked. “Sonny, I haven’t seen you in a long time. I missed you so much.”Sonny liked being around Grandma May. Although she was not his biological great-grandmother, Mom told him she was the great-grandmother of his soon-to-be-born cousins. Therefore, Grandma May was his great-grandmother too. “Great-grandma, I missed you a lot too.”Sonny was a smooth talker. His speech would change according to the person. He would be especially honey-tongued with the people he liked and was able to please the adults. On the other hand, he would be brutally honest with unfamiliar people, such as Kevin. “I knew you were coming, so I had the chef prepare lots of good food for you. You have to eat more later, Sonny. That way, you’ll grow taller and go to school earlier.”Grandma May walked quickly without even panting despite carrying the child. Tania and the others had been behind her. When Grandma May carried Sonny back, they followed her and returne
“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