It had not been a year since Zachary and Serenity got their marriage license. It was almost September and they received their license in October. Moreover, they had only really been a married couple for half a year. Those people who said that Serenity was infertile were just jealous of her and deliberately wanted to rile her up and hurt her. Grandma May agreed with Jane. “That’s right. If you hear anyone say that about you again, Seren, slap them hard in the face. You don’t need to be afraid of offending anyone. As long as you’re not doing something illegal, no matter who it is, I can help you set things right. “Even if I can’t, you still have Zack. He can hold up the sky for you even if it falls.” Serenity said, “I didn’t hear those remarks myself; people I know just told me that Tom, Dick, and Harry said bad things about me behind my back again. If I heard it myself, I would’ve certainly slapped them hard in the face. “I don’t need them to worry about my affairs.” “Exactly.
“Grandma May, Seren, let’s go downstairs for lunch.” Jane invited the two and waved at Sonny. She said with a gentle smile, “Sonny, come, I’ll carry you.” Sonny looked at the two babies and then at the beautiful Aunt Jane. At last, he reluctantly walked toward Jane and said, “Aunt Jane, I’m grown up, so I don’t need to be carried.” Jane took his small hand. “Then I’ll hold you as we walk.” She said to Serenity, “Sonny is also a very well-behaved child. He’s much better than Connor. That boy cries every day and can compare to Lilian’s kid.” Dr. Lilian Carden’s son was born not too long ago. She was in confinement at the moment. When Callum knew Lilian had given birth, he quickly got someone to send her supplements. After all, she was his fiancée’s last hope to cure her eyes. Tim’s face was dark when he received the supplements sent by Callum. He put them in a corner. In any case, his wife did not lack supplements. They could not even finish the supplements at home, so why
The Johnsons were well aware of the fact that the Yorks had not had a daughter for several generations. Old Mrs. Johnson had a daughter but not a granddaughter. Now that Jane gave birth to a great-granddaughter for her, it also made up for her regret of not having a granddaughter. She could not quite empathize with how much Grandma May hoped for a great-granddaughter. Zachary and Serenity had been married for almost a year, yet Serenity was still not getting a baby bump. Old Mrs. Johnson did not dare to talk too much with Grandma May about children, worried that Grandma May would put pressure on Serenity due to her eagerness for a great-grandchild. In fact, Serenity was in a rather difficult situation. Fortunately, she was married to Zachary. The Yorks had good family values, and the elders were open-minded such that they would not urge them to have kids. They also did not mind Serenity’s family background. This was the same as when the Johnsons did not despise Jane in the
It was just that Grandma May did not associate the Fishers of Jensburg with Mrs. Stone. Perhaps because Mrs. Stone had married into the Stones for decades and everyone was used to calling her Mrs. Stone, Grandma May neglected her maiden surname. Even Old Mrs. Johnson did not know her maiden family name. Mrs. Stone might be related to the Fishers of Jensburg. She was amazing when she was young. Even though she grew up in an orphanage, she was able to marry into a rich family, second only to the Yorks, and became Mrs. Stone with her brilliance. Her excellence might have been inherited from her family bloodline. Women of the Fishers—especially the eldest daughter—were especially amazing. Due to the nature of Grandma May’s previous job, she looked into some of the Fishers’ pasts when she was interested in them. For instance, the current matriarch killed her elder and younger sisters back then to gain her current position.Madam Fisher’s big sister was much older, twenty years ol
Grandma May stopped talking, and Old Mrs. Johnson quickly understood. Old Mrs. Johnson had a grave look on her face. There was no relationship between the Johnsons and Stones at the moment, but they would become in-laws if Remy married Elisa. Mrs. Stone’s surname was Fisher, which was a rare surname. It would be hard for people not to associate her with the Fishers of Jensburg. The Fishers experienced a bloodbath decades ago. Although not in the same city, the big families were still concerned. Old Mrs. Johnson thought that if Mrs. Stone was the daughter of the Fishers’ previous family head, and if she found out about her background and wanted to avenge her family, the Johnsons would have to help her. She looked at Grandma May. The old ladies looked at each other and sighed. Grandma May said, “If the day really comes, the Yorks won’t be able to stand by and do nothing either.” Mrs. Stone’s sister was Serenity’s mother. If she wanted to take revenge and snatch back the f
It was said that the ladies of Annenburg always wanted to marry into the Johnsons. On the other hand, the woman of Wiltspoon would rack their brains to become a missus of the Yorks. Not only were they after the Yorks’ wealth and status, but they were also after the loyalty of the men in the family. After strolling around half of FC Manor, Serenity and Jane were tired. They tacitly agreed to go back and stopped walking. Sonny was still a small child and could not walk so long. Serenity had to carry him on her back on their way back. Serenity, who was carrying the little one, said to Jane, “This is the time I miss Zachary more. If he were here, I wouldn’t need to carry Sonny.” Jane laughed out loud. “Mr. York would be sad if he heard that. He’ll surely say that you only think of him because of guys from other families.” Serenity blushed slightly and asked Jane in return, “Mr. Young-Johnson must often complain about you too, am I right? Guys of other families—your tone is so
After knowing who Serenity was, Dr. Carden said to her, “Mr. Callum is your brother-in-law, right? When you go back, tell him that I’ll go treat his fiancée’s eyes after confinement, which lasts forty days.” Serenity smiled and said, “I’ll definitely deliver your message, Dr. Carden. Callum has been looking forward to it for a long time.” Tim, who was holding his son at the side, had a rather dark expression. When Lilian looked sideways at him, he pretended as if nothing was wrong and continued to indulge their son. The legendary doctor whispered to Laurence, “Boy, you have to inherit your teacher’s toughness in the future. Don’t learn from your Uncle Tim to be afraid of your wife.” Laurence called Jane Mama, and he used to call Tim Uncle Tim. Now that his teacher became his uncle’s wife, he could not correct himself. As such, Lilian told Laurence not to correct himself and called them whatever he wanted. If Uncle Tim dared to ignore him, he could tell her. His teacher woul
Laurence was happy to hear that there was a friend. He had also wanted to go home long ago as he was missing her little sister at home, worried that she would be stolen away if he was not at home. However, his teacher’s teacher did not want to go home and wanted to look after the baby boy in the hospital. Laurence thought that his teacher’s teacher was also afraid that the baby boy would be stolen away. Sonny followed his Aunt Ser to FC Manor and became friends with Laurence. The two of them were close in age and became closer friends as they grew. It also represented the building of friendship between the next generation of the two rich families. Although Sonny was not of the Yorks, his little aunt was the future missus of the Yorks. When he and Jane’s adopted son became good friends, the families would become intricately linked. … The sun was setting in the west, and the evening sun was like fire. Serenity watched the two children playing not far away. There was a d
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
“Although Caroline is our biological sister, she doesn’t treat us as her brothers. We only recognize Celine as our sister. I really wish we could turn back time.“We shouldn’t have allowed Caroline to return to the Fisher family. Ever since she came back, the family had been declining. Many things had happened. My mom’s dead, and my dad’s crippled. All of these are related to her.“Caroline’s an ungrateful bitch. I can’t believe she sided with the people from Wiltspoon. Even now, she’s constantly in contact with them and giving away Fisher Enterprise.“It should’ve belonged to Celine.”Jacob and Michael stayed quiet. They had known for a long time that their biological sister was not Caroline but Celine, the then-successor of the Fisher family. Therefore, they treated Caroline badly and often abused her.Although Caroline had learned to put up resistance after growing up, she was still bullied by Jacob and Michael.She hated them. She did not know the truth in the past and
The two men were Celine’s biological brothers, Jacob and Michael Dott. Adrian nodded. “That’s good to hear. Grieving is useless. Avenging Celine and seeking justice is more important.”Jacob and Michael remained silent. They could not do much. When their father was still the Fishers’ butler, he received a high salary with excellent benefits; the Dotts were the wealthiest family in their town. Since their family was rich, the brothers never put effort into studying. They spent time with questionable friends and led a life of debauchery. Jacob and Michael only matured after marrying and having kids. However, their father was already in prison. Meanwhile, Caroline, whom they used to abuse, had returned to the Fisher family. Celine had refused to return to the Dott family and simply gave them some money. Jacob and Michael had built houses in their town and furnished them well. The money they used was from Caroline and their parents’ savings. Since then, their financial crisi
In the afternoon, Duncan fetched Liberty from Fisher Enterprise for dinner. Caroline stood at the building entrance, watching Liberty and Duncan leave. She was envious. She missed Darren. Although he was still following her, he could not expose himself before others. She was not used to it. Nevertheless, she had to endure it to lure the Clark brothers into her trap. She thought, ‘Please make your move soon, brothers. Don’t keep me waiting.’At that moment, Adrian and his brothers exited the elevator. They were discussing something as they walked. When they saw Caroline standing at the entrance, they paused for a moment. However, they quickly pretended they did not see her and walked past her.Soon, three cars left the company.Caroline stood there for a few more minutes before heading to the parking lot. Her personal bodyguards were waiting at her car. They quickly went to her when they spotted her, while one of them opened the door for her. After Adrian left the com
“I’m used to him being by my side. Now that he’s hidden, it just feels weird.”Caroline added, “Even if I want to kiss him, I can only do it in my dreams.”Liberty was speechless. Seeing Liberty being at a loss for words, Caroline smiled. “Did I renew your impression of me?”“Yes. I didn’t know you were this kind of person.”Caroline giggled. “Darren’s too serious and respectful. If I don’t take the lead, we might sleep on opposite ends of the bed after getting married. He probably won’t even dare to turn in bed.”Liberty thought of Darren’s face, which constantly had a stern expression. He only looked normal around Caroline. He indeed treated her respectfully and never dared to offend her. Liberty said, “You’re still his master. It’s only natural that he’s acting that way.“When you two become husband and wife, he’ll change. However, you won’t have to doubt his love and loyalty for you.”The next thing Liberty knew, Caroline asked her private questions regarding married lif
Caroline moved first, exiting the elevator.Adrian blocked her path, refusing to give way.Caroline did not want to argue with her brothers, so she simply sidestepped and continued toward the CEO’s office. The Clark brothers watched her leave.“Let’s go, Adrian.” Justin entered the elevator first.Adrian withdrew his gaze and led Jason into the elevator.“I heard Darren’s out on a business trip and has been sent to another province to handle some matters, so he won’t be back for at least ten days to half a month,” Jason shared in a low voice. “And for the past few days, Caroline’s only been accompanied by those few bodyguards of hers. There really hasn’t been any sign of Darren with her. I’ve asked someone to look into it and verified Darren left Jensburg by flight a few days ago. What do you think, Adrian?”Adrian replied under his breath, “We’re at work. Don’t talk about that here. We’ll talk about it when we get home tonight.”Justin and Jason immediately shut their mouths.
“I’m in charge now, not your mother. If you can’t do the work, then don’t cling to your positions and collect a salary for doing nothing.”Liberty had no intention of tolerating their laziness any longer.The three brothers had tried investing and running their own businesses, but they mostly ended up losing money. The only stable income they had was from renting out the properties and shops they owned.That was why Hunter had advised his sons to return to Ashford, buy more properties and shops, and live off the rental income. It was much more stable than their business ventures.If the properties were hard to rent out, they could always sell them and recover some money, but with their business investments, not only did they lose money, they often ended up in debt by the time the businesses failed.It was a mystery how much of Belinda’s personal wealth had been spent helping her sons pay off their debts while she was alive.However, there were times when they made money. They wou