However, she was not familiar with him, and their paths rarely crossed.Julian said that he was here to pick her up!This astonished Elisa. She stood there, not knowing what to do.“Ms. Stone, these flowers are for you.”Remy brought a bouquet of flowers to receive Elisa, but so did Julian.Julian kept getting pestered by Andrew and lost a bet to him, so he had no choice but to help Andrew shake off Audrey.He would pretend to have feelings for Elisa and make Remy stressed and nervous. Furthermore, Audrey would not dare set him and Elisa up together the same way she tried for Andrew and Elisa.After all, Audrey could not keep track of Julian. How would she subtly set up the two?Audrey also did not dare to imagine Julian as her son-in-law. She knew very well that her daughter would not get along with him.Julian stuffed the bouquet into Elisa’s arms, and Elisa reflexively wrapped her arms around it.She looked down at the bouquet in her arms, then up at Julian. She finally sn
In order to cure Julian, his father looked everywhere for a girl who was ten years younger than him and arranged for him to have a blind date with those girls. His father told him to pursue those girls and see which one he had a reaction to.A girl ten years younger than him would only be twenty-four this year. That was very young.Julian was the same age as Duncan. They were some of the older bachelors in Wiltspoon high society, but Duncan was a year or two older than him.It was Grandma May’s trusted psychic that told his father that the girl who could make him a real man was ten years younger than him. However, the psychic did not say the girl’s name and appearance, so his father had to look for all the girls aged twenty-four.Julian did not believe that at all.Was there really such an amazing psychic?Julian reached out to pull Remy, and Remy followed him passively.Elisa was speechless.Were they not here to pick her up?Why were they going by themselves and leaving her
Remy smiled wryly. “Mr. Bucham, your actions scare me more than the sky falling down.”“As I’ve mentioned, I just want to pursue Ms. Stone, and I’m competing fairly with you. You have to work harder. If I really manage to win over Ms. Stone, then you’ll only suffer. After all, I have advantages over you. I’m from Wiltspoon.”Remy was speechless.Although Julian did not really like Elisa, he found this matter a bit interesting. It was not a bad idea to use it to kill time when he was bored.“Let’s go.”Julian walked forward again.Remy and Elisa followed him.Elisa comforted Remy. “No matter what he’s planning, he doesn’t really like me. You don’t have to worry.”“How can I not worry? Andrew hasn’t appeared for a while, but now Julian suddenly popped up. Does Mrs. Stone dislike me that much?” Remy felt pressure at the emergence of another strong love rival.He suspected that Julian was another love rival arranged by Audrey.Andrew was already enough to make Remy feel a sense o
The servant went to open the gate.The two cars drove into the Stone family’s large villa.Audrey and Alice only recognized Remy’s car, but not Julian’s car.They rarely even saw Julian himself, let alone his car.When Julian got out of the car and Audrey and Alice walked over, only then did Audrey realize that one of the men was Julian.“Good afternoon, Mrs. Stone.”Julian greeted Audrey with a bright smile when he saw her coming.“Mr. Bucham.”Audrey smiled and said, “What wind blows you here to our doorstep today? What a rare quest. Please, come in.”“Even if you didn’t invite me in, I would have shamelessly entered to ask for a glass of water.”Julian turned around and took out the bouquet he bought for Elisa from the car.The bouquet that Elisa was holding now was from Remy, who also took her suitcase first, so Julian did not have to help her take them.“Mrs. Stone, Alice.”Remy ignored Audrey’s enthusiasm toward Julian and greeted them politely.Julian greeted Alice
Julian’s words and actions left Audrey feeling disbelief.Julian said that he carefully prepared that bouquet with Elisa in mind!What was going on?After Julian did that, he ignored everyone’s reaction and said to Audrey, “Mrs. Stone, I’ll go in for a glass of water. I won’t stay long.”Audrey snapped back to her senses. Regardless of what Julian’s motive was, she first invited him into the house.Alice personally poured a glass of warm water for him.She and Audrey sat together and looked at Julian, who was drinking the warm water. Then, when Elisa and Remy entered, their gazes turned to the couple instead. In short, their gaze flickered between the three people.Audrey was the elder, so Julian had to show her some respect. She could not help but ask for clarification.She asked Julian, “Mr. Bucham, what did you mean by that earlier? Why did you come back with Elisa? You also said that you carefully prepared the bouquet with Elisa in mind?”“I heard that Elisa was returning
Julian put down his glass and left right after telling Audrey he was leaving.He patted Remy’s shoulder as he passed by him.Immediately, Remy told Audrey, “Mrs. Stone, I’ll see Julian out.”He wanted to find out what Julian was up to.Audrey did not say anything and agreed silently.Remy turned around and followed Julian out of the house after he handed the suitcase to Elisa.Once outside, he questioned Julian, “Julian, I know you’re not really going after Elisa. Can you tell me why you’re doing this?”Julian stopped, turned his head to look at him, and laughed. “I can’t tell you right now, but Remy, if you don’t step up and take Elisa soon, someone might steal her away from you.“If you can get engaged to her, you won’t have to worry.”Remy said with a bitter smile, “Do you think I don’t want to? Mrs. Stone is very stubborn. She still doesn’t approve of me and Elisa. We’re both working hard, but no matter what, I won’t give up on Elisa.“Julian, whatever your reasons are fo
Julian was helping Andrew to bear the blame, so it would be natural for Andrew to help him unconditionally.Even without Julian reminding him, Remy would not spread it around. It would not do him any good to circulate the matter either.Remy stood at the entrance of the villa as he watched Julian drive away into the distance.He would go back and seek help from his parents and siblings when his niblings’ one-hundred-day celebration came around.Originally, Remy wanted to rely on his sincerity and genuine feelings to slowly get Audrey to accept him.Remy also told Ben that he was not afraid of hardships. As long as his feelings for Elisa were genuine, Audrey would eventually accept the reality.Remy also felt that pursuing a wife was something he had to do on his own. Unless it was absolutely necessary, he would not want to ask his parents and siblings for help.If Audrey still refused to accept him, it meant that he had not done well enough yet. Even if he asked his parents and
Upon seeing Remy enter, Audrey remained silent with a stern expression.Remy sensed that the atmosphere in the room was different, and knew that Elisa and Audrey probably had another quarrel while he was seeing Julian off.He pretended not to know what was going on and walked back to Elisa. He told Audrey, “Mrs. Stone, Julian has left.”After pursing her lips, Audrey finally replied, “I see. Did you ask him what he meant?”“Julian did not speak the truth.”Remy answered honestly, “He asked us to keep it a secret from Mr. Bucham, so as not to let him come and propose marriage.”Audrey teased him, “You’re honest to a fault. Parroting whatever Julian said without missing a word. Aren’t you worried I might agree to Mr. Bucham’s proposal?”“Mom.”Elisa immediately spoke up. “I only love Remy. We are in love with each other. Even if Mr. Bucham comes to propose, I won’t agree. You marry him then, if you agree to his proposal.”Audrey was silent.Elisa took out her phone and called h
Adrian and his brothers finally heard footsteps. They instinctively turned their heads, only to see a group of people, who were already very close, approaching.“Police! Hands up, don’t move!”Upon realizing they had been spotted, the officer leading the charge immediately shouted, drawing his gun and pointing it at Adrian and the others.The police had learned from the Dott brothers that the kidnappers were armed.The officers following Darren were from an armed unit and carried guns.Jason’s mind went blank. He could not form a single coherent thought.How had the police caught up?They had scouted the location beforehand, ensuring it was remote and quiet. It was somewhere no one would come even during the day, let alone at night.Adrian reacted the fastest. He immediately bent down to pick up the kitchen knife, intending to kill Caroline.All he could think then was that even if he died, he wanted to take Caroline with him. As long as Caroline died, he would consider it wor
Justin, seeing his eldest brother approach with the kitchen knife, hesitated and asked, “Adrian, are we really going to do this?”“What, are you having second thoughts at this stage, like Jason? Justin, we didn’t even cover our faces. She knows it’s us. If we let her go now, we’re the ones who will die.“Think about it. How much have we suffered ever since she came back? How much have we lost? Even Mom’s dead now.”When their mother was alive, the three brothers lived carefree and comfortable lives. Now that she was gone, they were nothing.Hearing this, Justin quickly said, “Adrian, I’m not having second thoughts. It’s just… We don’t have to use the knife. We can just throw her into the sea. With her hands and feet tied, she won’t be able to escape.“The deep sea is full of fish. She’ll be eaten by a big fish soon, which will leave no trace. That’s better than us using the knife.”The main reason was that none of them had killed anyone before. Although they had done other bad th
Her indifference, as if she did not care whether they killed her or not, infuriated her three brothers.Adrian stood up, turned around, and walked to the back of the car. He opened the trunk.Inside the trunk were two sharpened kitchen knives.“Adrian.” Jason walked over, his voice trembling slightly. It was his first time committing murder, and killing his own sister at that. Jason was a bit scared.“Adrian, are we really going to… chop her up?”Adrian picked up one of the kitchen knives and glared at Jason. “What? Are you having second thoughts? Or are you scared?”“Well… It’s my first time killing someone. I am a bit scared. Carol is our sister, after all. I... I can’t bring myself to do it.”Adrian snorted coldly. “You think of her as a sister, but she doesn’t see us as brothers. Look at what she’s done—every single thing has been a stab in the back for us.“When it comes to using a knife, once you make the first cut, the second one won’t be so hard.”Adrian handed the kit
There were still traces of blood at the corners of her mouth and under her nose.Justin and Jason worked together to pull Caroline out, and Adrian immediately tied her legs together before binding her hands behind her back.“Are you going to feed me to the fish, Adrian?”Hearing the sound of the waves and feeling the cold sea breeze, Caroline shivered.She did not stand up and remained lying on the ground.Adrian kicked her several times, venting his pent-up anger.Caroline silently endured it.After kicking her a few times, Adrian squatted, gripping Caroline's chin forcefully with one hand, and said coldly, “Caroline, there’s nothing more to say between us.“Don’t blame us for being heartless. You’re the one who pushed us to this point.“You only have yourself to blame.“Where are the passwords and keys to Mom's private assets? Tell us, and we’ll make it quick for you, so you won’t suffer too much.“If you don’t, we have plenty of time to slowly cut you piece by piece and m
“We can’t just keep giving them money, now can we?”Adrian replied, “That’s not a priority for now. We can burn that bridge when we come to it. If they do dare blackmail us, we’ll just send them on to meet their maker.“The only thing is they both have families. If we kill them, we have to kill their families too. That way, there’ll be no one who’ll report it to the police.“And it’s best to make it seem like an accident too, or else it’ll seem suspicious.”Justin and Jason both felt Adrian was right. If they were going to kill the Dott brothers, they might as well kill their families too.Caroline internally cursed how merciless they were. The Dott brothers thought they could earn some money from Adrian to live a better life but little did they know, it would bring destruction upon themselves and their families.What the Clark brothers did not know was that the Dotts were forced to say what they did earlier.It was not that they had not left yet. Rather, they could not, because
Belinda had done everything other mothers would have. She loved them, yet the three of them had gotten a smaller portion of her wealth than their own children did. Indeed, Belinda left her grandchildren with more money.After all, her grandchildren still had a long life ahead of them.Therefore, she distributed more wealth to them. The Clark brothers loved spending lavishly and kept losing money whenever they tried to establish businesses. They also had many mistresses and never hesitated to spend money on them. Belinda was partial toward her sons about their affairs and also persuaded her daughters-in-law not to get a divorce. In truth, she resented her three sons for being promiscuous and inheriting their father’s flirtatious traits. While Hunter may have been interested in other girls, he dared not cheat on Belinda because she was strict. However, he still had an affair the moment he spotted an opportunity.Later, Belinda chased the Clark brothers’ mistresses out of
Celine, whom they had cared for all long, was not their biological sister but the daughter of the previous butler. Celine’s father was ambitious. He tried making his daughter the Fisher family’s successor. Justin was speechless.“Free me, Jason. I’m already in your hands. Are you still scared that I’ll escape? Let me out. It’s too stuffy in the sack. I feel terrible.”Caroline made a request. Jason seemed to be the one with some lingering feelings for his sibling. Well, that was not really the case.If he truly had even a sliver of sibling love for Caroline, he would have stopped Adrian and Justin from kidnapping her instead of joining the plan. If Caroline had been fortunate, she could have had five brothers doting on her. Sadly, she was unlucky. None of the five brothers had cared for her. They all wanted her dead. Was she a failure as a person, or were they too cruel?Jason said, “Just stay put, Caroline. We’ll let you out when we arrive.”They could not release Car
Caroline could not beat them. Then, her mouth was gagged with a cloth, and her head was covered with a sack. Someone forced her into a car. She heard Adrian saying to his brothers, “Let’s go.“Tell Celine’s brothers to follow us. Assign a few people to clean up and leave quickly.”After that, Caroline heard the sound of an engine starting. The car moved. She could not see what was happening. While she was shoved into the backseat, her arms and legs were unbound. She removed the cloth from her mouth but not the sack from her head.Someone held the sack tightly and started hitting and kicking her. “Tie the sack, Justin,” said Jason in a hurry. The person beating her up was Justin. “I know it’s you guys, Justin and Jason. What are you doing? Let me go. Mmph…”Caroline grunted in pain. She suffered a punch from Justin. She held her head tightly to prevent any injury to it. Many blows landed on her body. “It’s fine even if you know it’s us, Caroline. You better stay
“Ms. Caroline.”The bodyguards looked toward Caroline. Caroline opened her eyes and said calmly, “Stop the car, but don’t get out. Only get out when the situation gets out of hand. Remember to protect yourselves.”“Ms. Caroline…”“I’ll keep myself safe. Don’t worry. I treasure my life. There’s still a long life ahead of me. I haven’t even started enjoying good days. I won’t want to die.”Caroline chuckled, but her smile did not reach her eyes. There was sorrow in those eyes. In the end, she and her brothers could not coexist. It made her realize how bad her luck was with families. She was switched at birth and mistreated by her adoptive family. She thought her biological parents would treat her well after returning to them, but it turned out to be the opposite. Caroline had many family members, yet somehow, she was still alone. The people who truly cared about her were Darren, Liberty, and some others. Caroline’s bodyguards knew she had been waiting for that moment.