As long as Sonny wished for it, he believed that his mom and Aunt Ser would satisfy him. Liberty was also laughing on the phone. She said, “No wonder he keeps asking for younger siblings. He has never been like this. It turns out that he argued with Laurence.” “It’s okay, they’ll be fine after a while. They’re about the same age and play well together. They occasionally fight over toys and argue a little, but they make up very quickly. Kids are all like that.” While Serenity and Liberty were on the phone, Laurence came in with two water guns. “Sonny.” Laurence called out to Sonny as he walked over, “Sonny, let’s go play with water guns. I have many, many water guns. I’ll give you one.” “Okay.” Sonny, who was feeling aggrieved just a while ago, immediately stopped feeling so when he saw Laurence asking him to go play with water guns. He ran toward Laurence. Afterward, the two children walked out and played with the water guns outside under the nanny’s supervision. “Lib
After the call with her sister, Serenity heard Sonny’s giggle outside, laughing as she said to herself, “Kids really are capricious. They change whenever they want!” As long as he did not ask her for another brother or sister, it would be fine. Liberty returned to her new shop. When she parked her car, she saw Duncan coming out from the shop in a wheelchair and a number of bodyguards around him. He must have come for Liberty but she was not around, so he must be leaving. Who would have thought he would run into her when he wanted to leave. When he spotted Liberty coming out of the car, Duncan told the bodyguard to stop wheeling him. He waited for Liberty with a smile in front of the restaurant. “Mr. Lewis, when did you arrive? How long have you been here?” Liberty asked as she walked over to him. “I wasn’t in the shop but you can always call me if there’s anything urgent.” “I just arrived. I went inside and found out you weren’t here, so I wanted to go back. Who would hav
“Liberty, I really like you. I’ve liked you for a long time. I was too slow to realize my feelings. Or else I would have confessed to you a long time ago. Maybe we might have already made it through the phase of knowing each other.” Liberty took her hand back and sat down behind her desk. A moment of silence later, she looked at him and saw anticipation in his eyes. She said, “Mr. Lewis, I don’t know what will happen tomorrow. I can’t give you a solid answer right now. I have never thought of getting married again either. “I think you should focus on rehabilitation first. If you recovered, and I changed my mind, where marrying is an option again, I will give you a chance, Mr. Lewis.” Even though it was not a strong answer, at least there was still hope. Duncan nodded with a smile. “Liberty, thank you for giving me hope.” With that, Duncan would drop by Liberty’s shop every day after he finished his rehabilitation. He has to make Liberty remember him, only then would he stand
Liberty took the letter. The lawyer was here on behalf of Jessica. The cases that Jessica was involved in still had not reached their verdicts, hence she was not allowed to see anyone. Even if she was sentenced, Liberty was not her family or her guardian, so she could not visit either. Therefore, she wrote a letter to Liberty and asked her lawyer to deliver it. Jessica had given up. She never wanted a lawyer but her family somehow got her one. She thought it was probably because of the house that Hank inherited. Hank added her name to the deed, so she owned half of the house. Her family got her a lawyer maybe because they wanted to help her get a lighter sentence, or maybe they were after her assets. She and Hank had no children for as long as they were married. When she finally got pregnant, she tripped and lost the baby. Even without the baby, Jessica had lost hope for the future. She could not see the light in her dark life. In the end, she picked up the knife and
The relationship destroyed both Jessica and Hank, while Liberty was the winner in this conflict because she got the courage to divorce Hank. With that, Liberty was reborn. “I’m sorry, Liberty.” Jessica repeatedly wrote her apology in the letter. She owed Liberty the apology and even though it was late, she apologized in the end. Liberty went silent for a while after she finished reading the letter. She then looked at the lawyer and said, “Hank is still in the ICU, his life is still hanging on a thread, so it’s not the end for Jessica yet.” She also provided her answer on what Jessica did to her in the past. “I accept her apology but I can never forgive her, at least not now. It’s not just because she intervened and sabotaged my marriage, she hurt my son, Sonny. I can’t simply forgive a person who wants me and my son dead. “If she has the chance to make it right, I hope she does it behind bars. When she’s released in the future, I hope she can contribute to society. Consider
“I don’t want to go back. I have to face my mother and whenever I see her feeling guilty, it makes me feel terrible,” Duncan said. What he said was true. He did not blame his mother because he was the one who drove too fast, hence causing his crash. However, his mother took the blame and believed it was her fault that he was wheelchaired. When he found out about how severe his condition was, he could not accept it either and his hot temper exacerbated the situation with his mother. “I understand Mrs. Lewis’s guilt. I mean, not even your mother, even people who are not involved will feel guilty just by the look of it. You should talk to your mother, maybe things will get better.” He broke it, so he should fix it himself. It was a matter between the mother and son, no outsiders had the right to intervene. “I’ve said I don’t blame her, but she still acts the same way. I see her drowned in her guilt, crying in silence and it irritates me. That’s why I want to be out here, I w
Hayden put her phone down and started to wonder what brought Kevin to the company. However, the thought was discarded soon enough as she continued her meeting. Kevin drove up to the checkpoint and honked. The security guard spotted him and opened the automatic barrier for him to drive inside. Minutes later, Kevin carried a huge bouquet of red roses into the lobby. Even though it was during working hours, there were company employees walking around. When they spotted Kevin with the roses, they were surprised and captivated. “Mr. York, good afternoon,” the receptionists greeted him politely. They were curious why Kevin came to their company with a bouquet of roses. Who were the roses for? Someone in the company captured the heart of Kevin York? Who was the lucky girl? Even though the Yorks’ homebase was Wiltspoon, they were billionaires and it was the lifelong wish of many young women to be able to marry someone from the Yorks. One of the receptionists fantasized abou
Hayden’s expression turned gloomy. She looked at Kevin and said coldly, “Mr. York, what is the meaning of this?” The present he prepared for her was a bouquet of roses? It was not that she did not like roses, but what were they for? If she was sick and hospitalized, it would be appropriate if Kevin sent her flowers, but she was fine and healthy. If Kevin gave her flowers all of a sudden, it would make others think that he was confessing his love for her. What the hell? She was still a man! Why would Kevin confess to her? Kevin should not be gay either! Why? “It doesn’t mean anything. I passed by the florist earlier and saw these beautiful roses. I got them but I don’t know who to give them to. Since I know you best in this city, I thought I’d give you the roses.” If Hayden’s gaze could kill, Kevin would no longer have an intact body, but he was not afraid. He acted like a gentleman and explained with a bright smile. However, no one believed his explanation. Hayd
Isabella’s bodyguard had only called out to her, not daring to touch her, so she had not woken up. However, when Austin gently patted her face and called her, she woke up almost immediately. When she opened her eyes and saw Austin’s handsome face, Isabella was momentarily dazed, thinking she was dreaming about him.She had actually dreamed about Austin. Had she developed feelings for him? If she had not, why would she dream about him? In all her life, this was the first time she had dreamed about a man. Isabella wanted to touch Austin’s face, but as she raised her hand, she realized she was not dreaming.Austin was real. She could smell the fresh scent on him because they were so close.He had showered.Isabella quietly lowered her hand, hoping Austin had not noticed her earlier intention, lest he misunderstood.“Ms. Isabella,” Austin’s warm and pleasant voice reached her ears, making her want to close her eyes and go back to sleep. With him around, she felt safe and secure.
Hunter had neither money nor power. What could he possibly use to save his sons?“Dad, go home. When the trial starts, we’ll send someone to pick you up so you can attend and observe.”Hunter stood up angrily and stormed off.After he left, Ellie asked Ava, “Are we really not going to do anything? My child is still young. Having a father in prison will always be a stain on their life.”“What can we do? Even if we wanted to save them, we don’t have the means. We know what Caroline is like. She’s not going to let this go lightly this time,” Ava replied. “Anyway, think about last year, when they were caught cheating. How did they treat us then?”Remembering the events from last year, Ellie said, “Let them serve a few years in prison, then. Ava, Caroline is in the hospital. Should we go visit her?”“We should. Let’s go tomorrow. We’ll call Emma and visit Caroline together. The Fisher family is full of terrible people, but Caroline still has some conscience. She’s always been kind t
Hunter was momentarily speechless. He did not have much money. When Belinda was alive, he never had more than five hundred dollars on him. After his children grew up, he secretly asked them for money. During that time, he had money to spend freely, living a lavish life outside.However, all that money had been spent. He had no savings, mainly because he was used to spending extravagantly.He had been unable to save money. He did not own any shops or properties either; Belinda had kept him on a tight leash.The house in their hometown had been built with Belinda’s money, but it was not under his name. It was under his three sons’ names.After Belinda’s death, his sons supported him. Each son gave him over a hundred thousand dollars a month for living expenses.Combined, that was several hundred thousand dollars a month, allowing him to live comfortably in Ashford. He had managed to save a little, but not much, just over a million dollars in total. Hiring the best lawyers for h
Despite this, lying in bed and enduring the pain, Caroline could not help but start to cry, feeling deeply wronged.When Darren came in and saw her crying, he walked over, sat on the edge of the bed, and gently wiped her tears with a tissue.“They’re not worth your tears,” he said, his heart aching for her.Caroline sat up and buried herself in his arms. “Darren, you’re all I have now.”Darren held her tightly, his voice filled with tenderness. “I’ll always be by your side, no matter what happens, Ms. Caroline. Even if the sky falls, I’ll hold it up for you.“If you’re really hurting and need to cry, then cry. Let it all out.”It would also help her sever ties with the past and the family bonds that had caused her so much pain.Caroline did cry—a long, cathartic cry. It would be the last time. From now on, she and the Clarks would go their separate ways.Meanwhile, Hunter went to Justin’s house and called Jason’s wife, Ellie, over. He said to his two daughters-in-law, “By no
After a moment of silence, Hunter repeated the same line. “But you didn’t die, did you? You only got a little hurt, and it’s not even serious.”Caroline almost laughed in anger at this.Sure, she had not died. She had only been injured. Did that erase the fact that her brothers had tried to kill her, though?She retorted, “Dad, if I had tried to kill your three sons, but they didn’t die and only got a little hurt, would you say the same thing to them? Would you tell them it’s just a family dispute, ask them to forgive me, not to sue me, and not to send me to jail?”Hunter instinctively replied, "If you had the intent to kill, how could I let you continue down that path? Of course, I’d have to let you serve a few years in prison…“Carol, I’m old, really old. I only have the boys to rely on in my old age. Are you trying to leave me with no one to depend on in my later years?”Caroline said coldly, “I’ll provide for your living expenses. I’ll make sure you don’t starve. You can even
Darren did not let go even after being struck.Seeing Darren get hit, Caroline’s expression darkened. She coldly said to her father, “Dad, if you really want to kneel, go kneel at the hospital entrance and shout at the top of your lungs that your daughter is unfilial.“Tell everyone that your sons tried to kill your daughter, and your daughter refuses to forgive them, so you’re kneeling there to force her to forgive your sons.“Let’s see if I give in.”Hunter stopped struggling. After slapping Darren, he felt a pang of fear. He was afraid Caroline might retaliate by slapping him to avenge Darren. Fortunately, while Caroline was furious, she did not lay a hand on him.He began to cry. “Carol…” He wept bitterly.Darren released him, and Hunter sat on the sofa, sobbing, “Carol, I’m old. I have no income, my parents are long gone, and your mother is no longer here. I only have your three brothers to rely on.“If you send all three of them to prison, what will happen to me? Who w
Caroline hummed. “I do plan to visit Wiltspoon to see her sometime soon. I just don’t know if I’ll be kicked out when I get there.”“And I should visit Mr. Foster too. How is he, by the way?" Patrick was the longest-living person she had ever met. Back when she lived with her adoptive family in the countryside, the oldest people in town usually lived into their eighties, and few made it to ninety. Patrick was nearly a hundred years old. What was more, he could walk without support and even travel long distances with his old friends.Liberty replied, “He’s doing quite well. Aunt Audrey accompanies him on walks every day. When they don’t go out, he sits by the cradle and watches baby Elias for hours on end.”The bond between generations was strong. When Patrick looked at Clive’s son, Elias, he felt like he was looking at his great-grandson. As Tiara’s great-grandson, Elias was naturally like his own great-grandson, too.“Dr. Carden comes by periodically to check on him and adjus
Liberty had already called Audrey to inform her about what had happened and also mentioned it to Serenity.Knowing the Clark brothers had all been captured, Serenity felt thoroughly relieved and stopped worrying that her sister would run into trouble in Jensburg.She told Zachary that Caroline never let people down.Zachary did not comment.Caroline’s fever had completely subsided, but her coughing had worsened. The doctor had changed her prescription, but the effects were not immediate.When Liberty entered, Caroline was out of bed and walking around, supported by Darren.“Caroline, why are you out of bed?”Liberty scolded her, “Get back in bed and lie down. You’re injured. If you don’t rest properly and keep moving around, you’ll aggravate your wounds, and you’ll regret it.”She did not blame Darren, though. She knew Caroline always came first to him. He always followed her lead and was unable to influence her decisions.“I’ve been lying down all day. My back is sore, and I’m
The housekeeper replied, “Yes, sir.”They did not have much work in the first place, so they did not need to slack off. Once they were done with their work, they had tons of time to entertain themselves.Hunter rushed out the door with his car keys. Despite being over seventy years old, his driving skills were still quite good. Not needing to hire a driver, he drove himself straight to Jensburg.Upon arriving at the city, Hunter did not immediately go looking for Caroline. He was unaware that she had been injured.Instead, he went to meet his old friends to ask them to help him find out if anything had happened in relation to the Fisher family last night.After he finished speaking, one of his friends said, “We were about to ask you the same thing. Your three sons attacked your daughter with knives and even kidnapped her, intending to chop her up and feed her to the fish.“Luckily, that Mr. Fletcher, who works for your daughter, arrived with the police and rescued her, but she wa