“I’m absolutely clear about Hayden’s preferences. Having said that, why should I let you know? If I do, it means I betray him. I won’t betray him.”Kevin burst out laughing.He was not expecting to fish for Hayden’s preferences from Hugh.It might be easier to get the answer from Donald and Sophia.Hugh might seem cheerful and simple, but he was very protective of Hayden.“Mr. Hayden went upstairs once he came in, huh?”Kevin placed the money bouquet by his side. He took the glass of water and took a sip. Then, he raised his head and looked toward the second floor.“Hayden will be attending a party later. He’s used to taking a shower and getting changed before going out. Then, he’ll eat something and bring along two bottles of wine.”Kevin said, “Why would she bring along two bottles of wine? Are the locals here in the habit of bringing along two bottles of wine when they go to parties?”Kevin thought it was normal for Hayden to take a shower before she went out. She might be
Kevin tilted his head and looked at Hugh before he asked, “What benefit do I get for buttering you up? Are you going to matchmake me with Hayden? If so, I’ll butter you up nicely.”Hugh responded, “Even if I would like to help you that way, I don’t dare to do it because Hayden will beat me to death. In case you didn’t know, I grew up being punched by Hayden a lot. He bullied me every day. He might seem educated, but it’s just a facade.“He has a tendency to act with violence. Beware of being domestically abused by him.”Kevin said, “Coincidentally, I have a tendency to violence too. I’m looking for a partner who can fight with me. When we have conflict in the future, we can get into a fight regardless of who’s right and who’s wrong. The party that loses is the one at fault.”Hugh was at a loss for words once again.Kevin’s mind was different from those of Hayden and Hugh.Seeing Hugh’s speechless face, Kevin patted Hugh’s shoulder and said with a laugh, “Hugh, I won’t buy it. You
“I have a tight schedule. I’m too busy to be involved with you, Mr. Kevin. If you’re hungry, you can eat here. If you’re not, please leave together with your bouquet.”“As I said, give it to me…”Having met Hayden’s glare, Hugh did not dare to speak more.Kevin immediately sat beside Hayden and said shamelessly, “I’m hungry. Let me eat with you. I won’t force you to accept this bouquet. As long as I’m in Jensburg, I’ll give you a bouquet every day until you’re willing to accept it.”“Are you going to stop giving me bouquets of flowers if I accept this?”“No. After you accept this, I’ll definitely continue.”Hayden pursed her lips, pretending that she had not said it.The housekeeper brought out the dishes from the kitchen.After serving the dishes, the housekeeper brought two bottles of famous wine and placed them on the table. She said, “Mr. Hayden, these are what you wanted. Remember to bring them along.”“Okay. Help me to pack them in a bag.”The housekeeper went to get a
Hayden’s entourage arrived at Jensburg Hotel shortly.There were a few parking spots in front of Jensburg Hotel that were exclusive to Hayden. No one else was allowed to use the parking bays. All the guests had to park their cars in the basement parking lot regardless of their identity.Kevin took advantage of Hayden’s identity and parked at the hotel entrance, where a number of beautiful women stood.All of them were decked out in stunning gowns and jewelry. They were standing at the entrance, forming unique and splendid scenery.Once Kevin got out of the car, those beautiful women started walking toward him.What was going on?Kevin stared at the beautiful women who were heading toward him. He was not involved with any of those beautiful women in Jensburg.“Mr. Queen.”Upon hearing that, Kevin let out a sigh of relief. It turned out that those pretty ladies were not approaching him but his future wife.Uh, those women were Kevin’s love rivals, were they not?Kevin counted t
After that, everyone surrounded Kevin before he recovered from his musings.Those beautiful women banded together to deal with Kevin, who was their common love rival.Many of them were in love with Hayden, so there was already fierce competition among them. Never did they expect that there would be a male love rival, who turned out to be Kevin, the third young master of the Yorks from Wiltspoon.Even though those women’s elders constantly reminded them not to offend Kevin, they could not help but turn against him.Before Kevin walked into Jensburg Hotel, he was besieged by over ten love rivals.Luckily, Kevin had a glib and sharp tongue.Despite being besieged by over ten female love rivals at the same time, Kevin had a verbal fight with them and eventually left them feeling speechless. After that, he strutted energetically into the hotel like a rooster that had won a battle.Hugh, who did not follow Hayden into the hotel, watched the whole situation.He even took a video of
Caroline quickly said, “Mr. Hayden, your bodyguards didn’t hurt me. I’m fine.” She stole a glance at Hayden. Then, she swiftly looked down with a shy expression. She said softly, “Mr. Hayden, I’m really sorry. I was the one walking so carelessly that I hit your bodyguard.”“I should be the one saying sorry. The party is crowded, and what’s more, I brought along so many bodyguards. Because of that, you accidentally hit my bodyguard. Luckily, you’re fine.”Hayden’s treatment of young ladies who admired her was cold and distant. She would not treat anyone gently.However, Hayden softened her tone in spite of herself when speaking to Caroline. Hayden’s beautiful face was less cold as well.When others saw the scene, they felt that the young lady of the Fishers was using the most old-fashioned method in the book, namely hitting Hayden’s people, to attract Hayden’s attention.“That countrywoman is eyeing Hayden, huh?”“She’s now the young lady of the Fishers, and she’ll be the head o
Nevertheless, Caroline hid the matter from her adoptive parents and brothers, worried that they would become bloodsuckers.Never had she expected that she would turn out to be the Fishers’ daughter. She was born into an affluent family, but her adoptive father was so wicked that she swapped her with Celine. Consequently, she grew up in a horrible environment.Even though she was reunited with her biological parents and three elder brothers, that did not prevent them from continuing to love Celine.Considering Celine’s biological father’s deed, even if her mother had punished him, her mother could not bear to part with Celine. Therefore, her mother continued to keep her in the family to be the second young lady of the Fishers.Caroline and Celine were born on the same day, but Celine was born ten minutes earlier than Caroline.Since Caroline was related to the Fishers, she would take over the position of the head of the family. Therefore, she was accepted as the eldest young lady o
“Madam Fisher.” Hayden spoke in a raspy voice, “As I see things, Ms. Caroline Fisher is a delicate piece of art that needs to be handled with care. The last thing I want is for my security detail to knock over Ms. Caroline.” Since Caroline had caught Hayden’s eye, Hayden kept planting the idea in her brother’s head to go after Caroline. Hayden took a liking to the person Caroline was. Many took things at face value, having the opinion that Caroline was not up for the daunting task of taking over as head of the household. The Fishers owned many businesses that were managed and run by the head of the household. Caroline gave the impression of someone weak, small, and green. Hayden saw through Caroline for who she really was though. Nevertheless, Hugh said that the Fisher family had hidden depths, and going forward with dating Caroline would embroil them in the Fishers’ internal strife. Now that Hayden had witnessed Madam Fisher’s attitude toward Caroline, she had to admit
Camryn smiled, “You spoil me too much. You’ll turn me into an absolute sloth who only waits around for you to take care of me, and it might tire you out.”“That won’t happen. I enjoy taking care of you,” Callum assured as he reached to help her with the snacks, but she would not let him feed her anymore. Callum had no choice but to hand her the snacks.“Although Trenton is young, he has mettle. When we put his parents away, it was hard for him to accept, but in the end, he did. As long as he has the right values, even the hardest things can be accepted over time and he won’t resent anyone else for it either.”Camryn pushed the snack box closer to her husband, indicating that he should have some too. “If Trenton didn’t have the right values, I wouldn’t care for him so much. Given the hurt and pain I suffered during the twenty-odd years under his parents, if I hated them, they’d have nothing to say in defense.“Because Trenton has treated me well since he was little, respects me as
Just now, Carrie came here and made a scene, and he had given her fifty thousand dollars. Although he had not spent much time with her, they were siblings. He could at the very least still recognize her. However, when Camryn asked him that, Trenton's heart started to race, not daring to confidently say that the lady really was Carrie.As for the young lady beside her? He had watched the video a few times but had not paid much attention to her. All he could see was a beautiful, young woman dressed in luxurious attire. In the video, he heard Camryn refer to her as Mrs. Longbottom, so her husband’s family name had to be Longbottom.Mrs. Longbottom had a good attitude toward Camryn and even supported her. He was not familiar with Mrs. Longbottom at all, though. Why did Camryn ask him that? Should he know her? Trenton watched the video two more times but could not find anything unusual about her. It was just that he was not acquainted with Mrs. Longbottom. If he had not seen the video,
The young couple looked at Trenton, then exchanged smiles.“How much did you give Carrie?” Camryn asked her brother gently. Camryn could harden her heart to completely ignore Carrie and not give her a single cent, but Trenton could not be as ruthless as she was, mainly because while Carrie had not been particularly kind to Trenton, she also had not bullied him outright. She had treated Camryn very poorly though and had never shown her any respect at all, so their sisterly bond had deteriorated to the extreme. It was already generous of Camryn not to completely destroy Carrie after taking charge, which was probably out of consideration for the fact that they shared a mother.“I-I gave her fifty thousand. She said it was almost Christmas, and she wanted to buy gifts and new clothes, so I-I gave her fifty thousand.” Trenton looked down as he spoke, not daring to look at Camryn, afraid she would scold him.Camryn gave her brother a long look but did not scold him. Instead, she took o
Callum was silent for a moment before he said, “I wanted you to get familiar with the route to my office, which is why I asked you to deliver the flowers yourself.”“Did you ever think about how difficult it was for me as a blind person? It was so hard for me to walk all the way to deliver those flowers,” Camryn retorted.Callum pulled her into an embrace and said apologetically, “I’m sorry, Camryn. It was my fault for not thinking it through, which put you through a lot.”Camryn pushed him away, “We have customers constantly coming in. Don’t just hug me out of nowhere. You’re as thick-skinned as a rhinoceros, but I’m not. At that time, I was angry and silently cursed you a hundred thousand times, but your insistence actually did help me learn the way to your office and now, I can find my way there even with my eyes closed.”At that moment, Trenton returned. After Carrie left, he felt a bit down and stayed outside for a while to compose himself before coming back in. He did not wan
Just then, a customer came in wanting to buy a bouquet. Camryn first brought over some sample pictures for the customer to choose from. “No need to choose, just help me arrange a bouquet of roses. I’m going to confess my feelings,” said the young boy, a hint of shyness on his face as he spoke.Camryn smiled gently. “Alright, please wait a moment while I prepare it for you.”Callum assisted by inviting the young boy to sit down and poured him a glass of water.The boy glanced between Camryn and Callum and quietly asked, “Are you and the boss married or dating?”“We’re married. She’s my wife.”The boy expressed his envy. “You both seem very happy.”“Yeah, we are very happy. I love my wife very much, and she loves me too.”Thinking about the girl he was pursuing, the boy’s face lit up with anticipation. “I also have someone I like, and I’m going to confess to her, though I just don’t know if she feels the same. I’m a bit nervous.”Callum, drawing from his own experience, advised
“She hasn’t paid. Stop her.” Camryn was not going to let her get away with it. With a command, her two bodyguards stopped Carrie.Carrie said furiously, “Camryn, I only took a few flowers from you! You have so many flowers here. What's the big deal if I take a few? You still want me to pay? I’m your sister! Don’t you know that blood is thicker than water?!”“Blood might be thicker than water, but business is business. Anyone who buys flowers from me has to pay, including you. Besides, you’ve never treated me like an older sister. You always bring up how we’re sisters when you want to take advantage of me, but that won’t work here. My roses are freshly transported, and since you’re my sister, I’ll let you have them for twenty bucks each. You took about five stems, so just give me a hundred. I won’t rip you off.”Carrie’s expression changed in an instant. “Camryn, why don’t you just rob a bank? You’re charging twenty bucks each? You’re just a thief! Here! I don’t want them! I’d rather
“If Mom said she would create an opportunity for you to get with the king, would you really believe her? It’s just talk—nothing actually happened.” Trenton could not resist poking Carrie’s forehead a few times. “Carrie, can you please come back to earth? In your current state, forget about finding a great guy like Callum—even a regular, decent guy would be turned off by you.”Carrie swatted away her brother’s fingers, irritated and embarrassed. “Am I really that bad? I’m young, beautiful, have a great figure, and a dignified heiress. If the monarchy still existed, I could marry the king and be his queen without a problem.”“Carrie, you have sky-high ambitions, but be careful, don’t fly too close to the sun and end up like Icarus.”As soon as he said that, Trenton was met with a smack from his sister.“Is there a brother who curses his own sister like that? What do you mean by that? I’m destined to have the princess life. I’ll be fine.”However, deep down, she was still worried bec
Camryn was right—he was just too soft-hearted. If he were as ruthless as her, Carrie would have found a job long ago after running out of money.To encourage Carrie to become independent, Trenton decided that after Christmas, he would stop giving her living expenses. He would also tell their parents during his visit to prison that Carrie was truly hopeless.“Trenton, you keep siding with her, and one day you'll regret it. She’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing who has deceived who knows how many people. Do you really think she cares about you? She just wants to win your complete trust to take everything that belongs to you for herself. By driving us out of our home, she’s not only seeking revenge on Mom and Dad but also on us—especially you. She’s just pretending to be nice to you to sow discord between us siblings.”“Carrie!” Trenton said seriously, “Don’t talk about Camryn like that. She’s not that kind of person. I believe in her, one hundred percent.”Carrie was so furious she wanted
“Alright, alright, I can't win with the two of you against one,” Carrie sulked. “Give me money to spend. I'm out of money.”She reached out her hand toward Camryn, wanting her to give her money. Camryn slapped her hand away. “Even Trenton knows to take advantage of the winter break to find a part-time job and earn some pocket money. You’re perfectly capable, yet you don’t look for a job.“To put it bluntly, if you’ve gone to sweep the streets, you'd still have a source of income. I have money, but I won’t give it to you. Don’t think that just because we’re sisters—estranged, too, at that—I have an obligation to support my adult sister. I’ve said it before: if you want money to spend, earn it yourself.” With that, Camryn walked away to tend to her plants.As Christmas approached, the flower market was bustling. Every day, many people came to buy flowers, and all her employees were out delivering flowers to clients. Sometimes, when it got too busy, she even had to ask her two bodyguar