“Kevin York has no shame. Mr. Hayden is giving him the cold shoulder, but he just clings to Mr. Hayden to no end.” Emma looked over at Kevin and commented, “Kevin has advantages over you all. He’s a guy, and I mean, a guy of power and wealth. The Queen Enterprise would think twice before making York Corporation their enemy. Mr. Hayden’s bodyguards couldn’t even stop Kevin.” It only fueled Celine’s jealousy further. After taking another large gulp of red wine, Celine asked Emma, “Where’s Caroline?” “I don’t know where she’s hiding. I didn’t see her.” Emma did not take to Caroline. For starters, Caroline grew up in a rural area. Sure, Caroline had a natural grace to her. It did not take much dressing up for Caroline to outshine Celine now that the former was back in her rightful place with the Fisher family. Still, Emma could not stand Caroline, getting the idea that Caroline was sly. Caroline behaved discreetly and meekly in the Fishers’ residence, but she quietly chippe
Many women became upset as Hayden approached Caroline. Celine jumped out of nowhere and came in Hayden’s way. With a dazzling smile, Celine asked, “Mr. Hayden, can I have this dance with you?” Hayden solemnly refused, “I’m sorry, Ms. Celine. I have a dance partner.” She then brushed past Celine and reached Caroline’s table in no time. Caroline was in food heaven when she realized a lot of people were staring at her. She picked her head up and met the gaze of Hayden who was standing before her. Dumbstruck at first, Caroline then flashed her pearly whites at Hayden. “How can I help you, Mr. Hayden?” Kevin tagged along. While Kevin sauntered past Celine, Celine tried to put her foot out to trip Kevin. In Celine’s mind, Kevin was her strongest rival, and his gender did not matter. She wanted her rival to trip and embarrass himself in public. Alas, Celine underestimated her opponent and was too full of herself. To think she would try to outsmart Kevin. Picking up on
Hayden very righteously testified for Caroline, “Madam Fisher, I can testify for Ms. Caroline. She had been sitting here eating and only stood up when I asked her for a dance.” “I didn’t say it was you who made Celine fall. It’s just that you were so close to her, and yet you didn’t come and help her up when you saw her fall.” It was no secret in Jensburg that Madam Fisher favored her adopted daughter. As soon as she said that, everyone criticized her internally for being a foolish and inconsiderate old woman. Her adopted daughter fell, and she blamed her biological daughter for not going to help. Did Celine not know how to get up herself? What the hell did her fall have to do with Caroline? “Yeah. Celine fell so embarrassedly, but you just stood there watching, Caroline. Where’s the sisterly love? You didn’t help her up at all. Are you happy seeing Celine being in a sorry state?” The person who spoke was Emma. It was not Caroline’s fault, but she also wanted Celine to
“Mom, my head hurts a little, and I also twisted my foot.” Celine said pitifully, “Mom, I fell because I accidentally bumped into Mr. Kevin. It has nothing to do with Caroline, so you and Emma shouldn’t blame her anymore.” She looked at Kevin again and blamed him resentfully, “Mr. Kevin, why did you trip me? I know you like Mr. Hayden too and are openly pursuing him, so we’re love rivals, but you can’t treat me like this.” Madam Fisher frowned and asked her daughter, “It was Mr. Kevin who tripped you?” Kevin shouted, “Ms. Celine, you can spew what you eat, but don’t talk nonsense. It was you who tried to trip me but didn’t have enough strength, so you made me jump, but I didn’t fall. Instead, you lost your footing and fell. You reap what you sow—you deserve it!” One could not distort the truth in front of Kevin. He alone could have heated disputes against ten-plus love rivals and would still remain undefeated. There was no way Celine could blame him. Kevin also did not
Celine wanted to argue for herself, but she just lowered her head and apologized to her mom when she saw her serious face. “Mom, I’m sorry. It was my fault this time.” She took two steps forward and affectionately took Madam Fisher’s arm as she said coquettishly, “Mom, I know I was wrong, so don’t be mad. I just really adore Mr. Hayden. It was competitive, to begin with, and Mr. Kevin is in the picture now. We can’t get close to Mr. Hayden because we’re women. “On the other hand, Mr. Kevin can get close to Mr. Hayden such that Mr. Hayden’s bodyguards can’t do anything to him. He’s even openly pursuing Mr. Hayden and arranged a sea of flowers in front of Queen Enterprise. “I was jealous of Mr. Kevin, so I couldn’t help but do that at that moment. I didn’t expect him to react so quickly. Instead of tripping him, I tripped over him. The fall was so painful, and I also embarrassed myself.” Celine gritted her teeth again at the thought of her fall earlier. She had never been so
Madam Fisher and Celine returned to the hotel. Afterward, Celine was furious again because as soon as she got back, she saw Caroline dancing with Hayden. Not only Celine, but the women who adored Hayden also wanted to cut Caroline to pieces with their gaze. Following that, all of them looked at Kevin. Nevertheless, Kevin was standing with a glass of wine. He drank wine while watching Hayden and Caroline dance. Not only did he not look jealous, but there was also a faint smile on his face. Everyone was disappointed with this strongest love rival of theirs. Why did Kevin not go forward to snatch Mr. Hayden from Caroline? The other women also wanted to dance with Mr. Hayden. Caroline felt that the other ladies wished they could kill her with their death stares. She whispered to Hayden, “Mr. Hayden, you asked me for a dance, and now I’ve become their common enemy.” Hayden chuckled. “Ms. Caroline, are you scared?” Caroline’s beautiful eyes flickered. She looked at Hayden
Caroline and Serenity looked alike at first glance, but not so much when looked closely. On the other hand, Caroline and Liberty looked more and more alike. If Kevin did not know that Serenity only had one sister, he would have thought that Caroline was her other sister. As for Serenity and Liberty, they were not much alike. Liberty looked most like their mom, whereas Serenity had a mix of their parents’ good features. She bore little resemblance to her mom and much of her dad.Kevin could not help but imagine things. Was his sister-in-law’s family background not clear enough? Two unrelated people could look alike, but Caroline looked like both Serenity and Liberty, so it was suspicious. Could they be relatives? Kevin guessed, but he also thought about how Elisa did not look like Serenity and Liberty despite being cousins. If they resembled each other, Elisa would have been suspicious when she first saw Serenity. Hayden and Caroline danced on and the one facing Kevin now
Kevin unleashed his clinginess and chased after Hayden. Everyone looked at the two of them, but no one dared to interfere in their affair. Hayden’s admirers hated Kevin very much. They watched the whole night as the shameless man pestered Hayden. Hayden went straight to the host to apologize. She said, “Mr. Williams, I’m sorry, but I have something to attend to, so I’ll excuse myself first.” Mr. Williams knew Hayden was annoyed by Kevin’s pestering, which had become everyone’s topic. She was patient to have held out for so long and was only leaving now. He said understandingly, “Mr. Hayden, your business is more important. Go on ahead.” In the end, he added, “I can understand you, Mr. Hayden.” Hayden nodded gratefully and walked out of her family’s hotel with her bodyguards. Hugh was reluctant to leave. He scurried to Hayden’s side and asked as he followed, “Bro, you’re going back now? The party isn’t over yet.” “If you don’t want to go back, you can wait until it is
Serenity’s embarrassed look made Zachary’s desire burn stronger. However, he still held himself back.After taking a few deep breaths, Zachary released her and said gently, “I’ll run the bath for you. You should wash up and rest early.”After speaking, he went to the bathroom to prepare the bath for her.Serenity watched him walk away. He reappeared a moment later and took her pajamas. He asked, “Do you want to wash your hair? I can help you with it.”It was inconvenient for Serenity to wash her hair with her big bump.“I washed my hair yesterday. I’ll pass tonight. When I was young, my mom often told me not to wash it daily. She believed the old wives’ tale that it’d cause frequent headaches when I got older. So, I always wash my hair on alternate days.”Like any old wives’ tale, Serenity did not know whether what her mother said was true but she had heard it from other adults in the past.She had long hair anyway. Even if her mom did not say such a thing, she did not like wash
Zachary smiled. “Everyone grows old. No matter how well we maintain our appearance, we’ll still get wrinkles and gray hair, and lose our teeth at a certain age.”“Even if you lose all your teeth, I’ll still love you. You’ll always be the best man to me.“To think that the best man in the world is my husband, who loves and spoils only me.“You can spare some of your love for the baby when the baby is born, but I must be your priority.”Serenity thought about how her children would be sharing Zachary’s love with her. Therefore, she requested him to continue loving her the most.Zachary kissed her and said lovingly, “You’re my wife and the only one I’ll dote on. My son will receive love from his wife in the future. I won’t be sharing my wife’s love with him.”Little did he know that he would be eating his words half a year later.As Grandma May had always mentioned, Zachary loved eating his words.“Don’t be angry, okay?”“Okay. Since you’re asking on behalf of Austin, I’m not mad
Who dared to offend Zachary York? Did that person not want to celebrate the new year?“Do you believe in my love for you, Seren?” Zachary asked instead of replying to her right away. Serenity laughed and said, “Why not? We’ve talked things out after I discovered your identity. Since then, I’ve never doubted your feelings for me.“Although I was mad at you for deceiving me back then, I didn’t question your love for me. I was just angry that you kept a secret from me. There were many opportunities to come clean, but you never did. You even made your family members cooperate with you to deceive me. That made me upset.“We’ve been married for quite some time, and our baby will be born in a few months. Did something happen for you to ask me this question all of a sudden? Tell me about it. Did someone spout nonsense to you?“Who’s the person with the big mouth? Reveal his name. I’ll scold him.”Serenity could not believe the person said something to offend Zachary right before the yea
Zachary only had eyes for Serenity. He did not fancy any woman other than her. While Zachary did scold Austin badly, he would not actually distance himself from his brother.After all, he only had one biological brother.However, Zachary decided that he would never say another word about Austin’s love life. If Austin were to look for him to talk again, Zachary would only lend an ear to his issues.It had been exasperating.“Alright. You’re twenty-seven. You can think for yourself. You shouldn’t tell me about your love journey in the future though. What do you take me for? You all come looking for me whenever you face problems. Am I a love advisor?“None of you can replicate my love story with Seren, so don’t tell me anything from now on.”Austin smiled sheepishly. He knew Zachary’s anger had not completely subsided.He quickly asked after Serenity and the unborn baby to change the topic, which softened Zachary’s tone. After some time, their call finally ended.Austin si
On the other hand, Austin closed and locked his door as soon as he returned to his room to prevent anyone from peeking. Then, he called Zachary.When Zachary picked up, Austin whispered, “My identity is exposed, Zachary.”“Exposed? What did you do?”Zachary’s voice was deep without betraying his emotions. “Isabella knows that I’m a young master of the Yorks. Her previous classmate had been to Wiltspoon with her husband who was there on a business trip and lived there for half a month. She knows about York Corporation and started asking questions once she heard my surname.“Isabella asked me why I hid my identity from her after I admitted to it. I replied that she never asked about my family tree. Besides, she already did a background check on me twice.”Zachary said, “You didn’t hide it from her on purpose anyway. You simply didn’t go about announcing that you’re from the York family. That doesn’t count as lying.“You were hired by the O’Connors based on your true abilities. Yo
“I think Austin gives you special treatment, Isa. His gaze and smile are different when it comes to you. You’re a clever person. I’m sure you felt something.“Have you ever thought that the person his nana has chosen for him is you?”Isabella frowned. “I don’t even know what his nana looks like, nor have I met her before. How could she possibly choose me? Besides, he said he’d be resigning to pursue that woman.“Anyway, I’m glad that you’re not sad. Just stay away from him and enjoy the food he cooks. Don’t think about anything else.”Tati was speechless.Isabella never believed her when she said she was not interested in Austin at all.However, when Tati thought of the way she acted around Austin, she could not blame Isabella for the misunderstanding. She had been expressing her admiration for Austin too outwardly. Since Isabella was giving her advice, she would do as Isabella said to reassure her.Tati decided not to go over to Isabella’s place for meals and keep a distance
Tati had made it clear that she did not love Austin, and purely admired him. Why was Isabella looking at her like that? Austin’s fiancée would never be her. If it were, Austin would have treated her differently. So who on earth was Austin’s fiancee?Why would Old Mrs. York choose someone from Windermere for him?Austin came to be a chef before pursuing his future wife. Which city in Windermere was his fiancée from? Was it Satbury?If it were Satbury, which elite daughter could it be?There were many elite daughters in Satbury, but not many were superior to the O’Connor daughters. Tati recalled Austin’s special treatment toward Isabella. A thought crossed her mind, ‘Is Isabella the lady Old Mrs. York has chosen for Austin?’“Tati, I want to discuss something work-related with you.”Isabella thought Tati remained silent because of Austin’s news. Therefore, she used work as an excuse and brought Tati to the study on the second floor. After closing the door, Isabella poured
Louis and Phillip were not the only ones worried. Even Delphine and the rest were anxious too. While they did think it was inappropriate for someone of Austin’s status to be their chef, the food he made was truly delicious. They had already gotten used to his cooking. If he were to leave, they would have to adjust their tastes to another chef’s cooking. Tati had even more concerns. Isabella admired capable people. Austin was highly skilled in cooking and had a head for business too. Moreover, he was a young master of a wealthy family. That made him more suitable for Isabella. Would Isabella be attracted?Isabella probably could feel how differently he treated her, right?“Did you chase Austin away, Isa? Why didn’t he come back with you?”Louis continued asking questions. He was worried that Isabella might have fired Austin. Not only could Austin make delicious food, but he would also play with the boys. Louis and Phillip really liked Austin. They thought he was fun,
Austin knew her question was related to Tati.He was aware of Tati’s admiration for him.Nevertheless, he recognized Tati’s feelings as pure admiration. On the contrary, Tati must have noticed that he treated Isabella differently. She probably told Isabella about it in private, but Isabella simply did not have plans for marriage due to her heavy responsibilities. Austin said with certainty, “No. Although I haven’t succeeded in pursuing her, I’ve set my heart on her. She’s my fiancée, and she’ll become my wife in the future. The York family doesn’t allow divorce unless our wives cheat on us. However, that definitely won’t happen.“Every woman Nana chose has a good character and values.“I’ll be loyal to my marriage and family. I’ll only love my only wife for my entire life. How outstanding other women are is none of my business.”Austin did not want to be like Dylan. He would rather spend more time inventing recipes. Isabella said with a hint of regret, “Okay.”She had to te