Serenity chuckled. “Coincidentally, I dislike sharing my man with others. Ms. Daniels, if you want to have Zachary, you can look for him. If Zachary relays this to me, I’ll let you have him, and you can immediately become Zachary’s wife.”Jenna replied, “Serenity, Zachary is out of your league.”“I’m the one who married Zachary. I’m legally his wife. Whether or not I deserve to have him is our private matter. As an outsider, you don’t need to worry about it.”Jenna was determined to be the other woman and meddle in Zachary and Serenity’s marriage. She had put aside her conscience. How shameless. “Ms. Daniels, you’re in no position to tell me whether Zachary and I are a good match. I wonder who on earth you are to Zachary. Even Zachary’s nana and parents have never said such things to me. What gives you the right to do so, Ms. Daniels?”Jenna was at a loss for words.Not knowing how to refute Serenity’s claim, Jenna hung up the call. After Jenna hung up, Serenity shouted, “You
Serenity instantly knew the cause.She guessed she had been schemed against, and it was her man who saved her. No wonder she woke up with an ache in her waist.Instead of discussing this matter with Grandma May, Serenity chose to have her breakfast. She planned to ask Zachary about it when he returned.Meanwhile, a rare guest, Andrew, visited the CEO’s office at York Corporation.Zachary put down his pen. He lifted the cup of coffee from his desk with one hand while taking out his phone from his pocket with the other. Just as he wanted to phone his beloved wife, Andrew knocked on the door and came in.When Zachary caught sight of Andrew, he chose not to phone his beloved wife for the time being. He sipped his coffee, watching Andrew walk up to him. “Zack.”Andrew greeted Zachary before sitting opposite him.“What would you like to drink?” Zachary asked his cousin.“I’m not thirsty. If I am, I’ll fetch some water on my own.”Since Andrew was his cousin, Zachary did not have t
“Not only did Mrs. Stone ask me for help several times, but Clive also used a carrot-and-stick approach. The two of them seemed to have decided to take advantage of me. Do I look like I can be easily taken advantage of?”Andrew was bewildered. The Stones were stubborn, but were they not worried that Elisa would choose not to get married if they separated Elisa from Remy?Elisa was not the sort who would allow her parents to meddle in her marriage.Previously, none of her family members approved of her going after Zachary. She was stubborn and refused to listen to them.Well, Elisa’s stubborn streak ran in the family; her family was stubborn too.They were all so stubborn that they would not compromise.Zachary said helplessly, “I didn’t manage to persuade Aunt Audrey. Even your sister-in-law has persuaded her countless times but to no avail. What’s your decision? Have you agreed to help Aunt Audrey?” Andrew responded, “I haven’t. This is troubling me, so I came to vent my probl
If Remy heard this, his thought would be, ‘Zachary, I’ve always treated you well. Why are you doing this to me?’Zachary, ‘It’s only when competition exists that you’ll feel stressed and cherish my wife’s cousin more. As Elisa’s relative, I’m giving you a test.’Remy, ‘It’s so hard to get a wife in this day and age!’“Something is wrong with Julian?”Andrew seemed to have discovered something new, which aroused his curiosity. He asked Zachary, “Zack, what’s wrong with Julian? Is he impotent? No wonder he’s still single although he’s around the same age as Duncan. I thought he hadn’t met the love of his life. It turns out that something is wrong with him.” Julian had always been the first to get scoops. Little did he expect that he would one day become the main subject of the scoop.“He’s not impotent. He’s said to be callous. It’s only when he meets a girl who is his cup of tea that he’ll be a real man. Otherwise, he’s no different from a eunuch. It’s not known whether this is t
“Let me talk to Julian now.”Knowing that Zachary was busy, Andrew stood up and planned to take his leave after pouring out his problems.“Why are you so desperate? Julian might not be at home. You should ask Josh before heading to the Buchams’ place so you won’t go there for nothing.” At the thought of how mysterious Julian was, Andrew hummed in acknowledgment. He said, “I have no choice but to be desperate because I’m extremely worried that Mrs. Stone will matchmake me with Elisa. She can scheme against someone without a trace. Only after getting into her trap will one come to their senses. By then, it’ll be difficult to get out of the trap.”Zachary laughed. “If Aunt Audrey plots against you, it means you’re outstanding. Everyone in Wiltspoon knows that she loves Elisa very much. She’s only interested in outstanding men.”“Zack, are you praising me or gloating at my misfortune?”“Both.”Andrew’s face darkened before he said, “Let me ask Josh. Because of Mrs. Stone’s doing
Serenity felt Zachary did not take action because he had benefited from it. It was also because that old pervert was not targeting her. Otherwise, with Zachary’s personality, he would have made that pervert suffer in secret. Zachary seemed to have sensed what she was thinking. He added, “Although he wasn’t targeting you, I won’t let such a shameless pervert off easily. Don’t worry. Your husband will stand up for you.” “I thought it was Ms. Daniels’s doing. She called me and said bluntly that she fell in love with you at first sight. You have such good luck with women, Zachary. You have pursuers before and even after you’re married, and they’re all young and beautiful.”In the end, Serenity’s words sounded sour. Zachary picked up on that and asked her, “Are you jealous?”“I’m not. To be jealous is to be bitter, and I don’t like bitter stuff.”Zachary laughed. “Honey, people who say those things are always proven wrong by reality. I used to be one of those people.”Serenity bur
“Thank you, honey,” Zachary said apologetically. He had always avoided trouble, but women still flocked to him. He could not do anything about it either. Serenity said seriously, “I’m only keeping you because your heart is still with me. If you have the slightest intention of cheating on me, I won’t stay with you. I’ll offer my place to whoever wants to marry you. I have so many love rivals. Do you think I’m willing to keep a husband who attracts women like a magnet?”“I love you and only you forever, honey. You’ll be my only woman in this life. Don’t push me away.” “Hmm, it’ll depend on your performance. I’m hanging up. You should continue with your work.” Serenity ended the call after speaking. After hanging up, Serenity made a rare complaint to Grandma May, “Nana, your dearest grandson keeps getting jealous. It’s been like this since the past. I think he won’t change in the future either.”Grandma May said, “I scolded him last night. Let me know if he complains that you’re n
“Old Mrs. Johnson is more fortunate than me,” Grandma May said enviously. Old Mrs. Johnson was old, yet she still had her husband by her side and many children and grandchildren. All of them were filial too. Grandma May also had many children, but her husband passed away long ago. She was lonely, but the man who loved and understood her best was no longer there. She would feel even lonelier if she did not make herself busy.That was why she liked going out of her way to do things. “Seren, didn’t you say you have something to take care of? You should go. I’ll pack up and head out later.” Serenity hummed in agreement. She did have to handle the matter with Unit 188. At the same time, she called her sister to inform her that she was taking Sonny on a trip before the summer break ended. Liberty was with her son at the store she bought recently. When she received her sister’s call, she quickly agreed to her sister’s idea.The summer break was almost ending, yet she had not t
“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