Serenity and Elisa chatted for a while more until Mr. Stone and Clive came home. Seeing as the father and son were back, Elisa and Serenity followed them into the house. Nonetheless, Serenity soon left the Stones’ residence because Zachary called her. She then went to York Corporation. Zachary had just finished a meeting. He left the meeting room and returned to his office as the CEO. As soon as he sat, Serenity knocked on the door and entered. “Honey.” When Zachary saw Serenity, he got up and went around his desk to welcome her. “You called me and asked me to come to your office. Is there something urgent? You didn’t want to tell me when I asked you on the phone.” Serenity hurriedly left the Stones to come here because Zachary asked her to, but he did not tell her why when she asked him. She was worried, so she quickly came over. Zachary pulled Serenity to sit on the sofa. He then poured a glass of warm water and took some snacks over for her before answering with a
“Have you told Aunt Audrey about it?” Zachary asked Serenity. “Yeah, I went to see her mainly to tell her that. She doesn’t remember her childhood events clearly. She only remembers that her family used to be quite well-off and that everyone called her Ms. Audrey. “She said her mom was particularly busy, so my grandpa kept her and my mom company. “She also said that her grandparents didn’t despise my grandma for giving birth to two daughters. In fact, my grandma was delighted. “Judging from this event that Aunt Audrey remembered, there’s a 95% chance that she’s the daughter of the last family head of the Fishers.” Zachary hummed and commented, “Fisher is a rare last name. Given that Aunt Audrey’s last name is Fisher, it’s easy to associate her with the Fishers in Jensburg. Now, it seems that our guess is right.” Serenity said after a moment of silence, “Aunt Audrey has a lot on her mind now. She needs some space now, and she also asked Uncle Darrell and Clive back. She said
“Doesn’t Julian know the consequences of doing that? If his dad finds out, neither he nor Elisa can live in peace,” Zachary added. Serenity chuckled and asked, “Does it really have nothing to do with you? Then why are you avoiding eye contact with me? You don’t dare to look me in the eye.” She held Zachary’s handsome face in place and forced him to look at her. “Zachary, you said you’d never lie to me again. If you do, you’ll sleep in the study for a year.” “I never said anything about sleeping in the study for a year,” Zachary said with guilt. He only said that he would not lie to her again but did not say that he would sleep in the study for a year. He could accept sleeping in the study for a day, but definitely not a year—not even a month. “You didn’t say that—I did. If you lie to me again, and I find out about it, you’ll sleep in the study for a year and won’t be able to touch me at all.” Zachary sulked and said, “Honey, you know that is worse than killing me.” “T
Serenity said to Zachary, “Even if your brothers come to you for help, as long as it is related to love, you shouldn’t help them in any way, lest it turns out bad. If you’re a playboy and womanizer, I wouldn’t care about you, and you can advise them as much as you want.” “I’m not a playboy, nor am I a womanizer. I have an extremely low EQ, and Josh often roasts me for having a negative EQ. “When they encounter difficulties in pursuing their wives in the future, I’ll let them ask you for advice.” Zachary gave Serenity the opportunity to help his brothers. That way, she would have more authority and a more stable position in front of them. “About Julian pursuing Elisa—” “You mustn’t let her know.” “I can help keep it a secret for you for now, but it’s also very troubling for Julian to keep doing this.” Zachary asked, “How about I talk to Julian and ask him to show up less?” Serenity wanted to agree to it right away, but she said after some thought, “Let’s wait and see. On
“These are some fruits and supplements. They’re for Sonny’s dad to replenish his body.” Liberty no longer addressed his ex-husband by his name and called him Sonny’s father, implying that she only came to visit because Hank was Sonny’s father. Without this connection, she would not want to enter Hank’s ward at all. Mr. and Mrs. Brown were also aware that Liberty was only here for the sake of their grandson. At this moment, they felt that it was right that Liberty was given Sonny’s custody in the past. Sonny had always followed Liberty and Serenity. Giving his custody to Liberty had no impact on his life, and Liberty could also give him the best education. The main thing was the small home where Liberty lived did not have many quarrels and conflicts that would affect Sonny’s young mind. “Chelsea.” Seeing that Chelsea was also present, Liberty politely greeted her ex-sister-in-law. After her divorce, Liberty was polite with her former in-laws. “Chelsea, have you recover
Mr. Brown also said, “Liberty, keep it for yourself. We’ll be content if you raise Sonny well.” Hank’s reputation had been ruined, so he probably would not remarry in the future. As for his marriage with Jessica, they would likely be divorced. In that case, the Browns would only have one grandson, Sonny. At this moment, Sonny was the most important person to Mr. and Mrs. Brown. As long as their grandson was well, everything came second. “My business is quite good, so I’m able to make some money. This isn’t much, so use it to buy some food for yourselves. I still have things to do in the store, so I’ll be heading back first. Once Sonny is on break on Saturday, I’ll bring him here to see his dad.” Liberty insisted on putting the money into Mrs. Brown’s hands. It was not much, only three hundred dollars. Mrs. Brown helplessly accepted the money and picked up the bag of fruits Liberty brought. She ran out and insisted that Liberty take the fruits away. Liberty refused, so t
This was just Chelsea’s character, but she knew how to be grateful. She added, “Besides, who is Liberty earning so much money for? It’s all for my nephew. Sonny is a Brown and will always be a Brown. Why would I sabotage them? I’d love for Liberty’s business to grow bigger so that when Sonny takes over it, I can ask him to arrange jobs for his cousins. I think he won’t refuse it.” Mr. and Mrs. Brown glared at their daughter. Being stared at by her parents, Chelsea pouted and said, “I’m just saying. Who knows what will happen in the future? For all we know, the Reptons’ business will also get better, and my children will also become rich in the future.” Following that, Chelsea got up and took out a bunch of grapes from the fruit bag and put it on the bedside table. She then picked up the rest of the grapes and box of supplements. She said to her parents, “Dad, Mom, I also just recovered and still need to rest. I’ll be heading back first. Call me again when Hank can start taking
When Liberty walked out of the inpatient department, she saw Duncan. She stopped and locked eyes with him. Soon, she walked over. “Mr. Lewis, what brings you here?” “I just finished my rehab and came out for a break. I wanted to go to your new store to look for you but happened to see you driving away, so I followed you here.” Duncan answered honestly. He saw Liberty heading to the hospital and guessed that she was visiting her ex-husband, so he followed her over to take a look. Duncan knew Liberty would not get back together with Hank, but he was still scared and on guard. As long as Liberty came to the hospital, he would either follow her here, sulked at home, or lose his temper. The good-tempered Duncan in the past was gone after his car accident, and his temper became unstable. Everyone else from the Lewises was careful toward him and even pampered him. As long as he was happy, he could do whatever he wanted. “Did you go to see Sonny’s dad?” Duncan asked. Li
Jane suggested. Antonia added, “You guys can even leave for Wiltspoon tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. You must be tired after your business trip, Mr. York. You should rest at our manor. Besides, it’s the weekend tomorrow. You can meet Ben.”Zachary smiled. “I thought about that as well, but I didn’t want to intrude.”Antonia said, “Not at all. We would love to host you. Sonny probably doesn’t want to go home yet.”She waved at Sonny, who then walked to her. She pulled him into her arms and lifted him, asking, “Do you want to play for another day or two?”“I’m fine with anything. I’ll go back when Aunt Seren does. I’ll follow her.”His mother was not back yet. Sonny did not mind either arrangement. Zachary told him, “I bet you’re having so much fun that you don’t want to go home, but your mom will return soon. Duncan has already gone to Jensburg to bring her home.”Sonny replied with a grunt. He knew about that. He was unhappy that Duncan did not bring him along to
Zachary laughed. The kids were fighting to do something so trivial. Conflicts arose often between the two boys. In the past, he, Josh, and Duncan also got into fights. However, they always reconciled quickly. No one ever took their quarrels to heart. After the bodyguards took all the gifts, Zachary led them to the courtyard. At that moment, Serenity stepped out of the house. She and Zachary stopped at the same time and stared at each other.A day apart felt like three years to them. Since they had been apart for some time, it felt as if a lot of time had passed. During those days, Serenity had been extremely worried about her husband and sister. Luckily, everything was over. “Seren.”Zachary smiled and walked toward his wife. Serenity snapped back to her senses and went to him in quick steps. The couple hugged each other tight. “You’re finally back, Zachary.”“I said I’d come to take you and Sonny home. Of course, I’d be back.”Zachary pulled away from Ser
“Honey, you have me, and my parents treat you like their own. They care for you more than they do for me and I’m their son.”Camryn shook off the pain in her heart and smiled lightly, “Yes, God has been kind to me by giving me such an excellent husband and open-minded in-laws, and sisters-in-law who I get along with like real sisters.”This had somewhat compensated for her lack of familial affection. She was especially grateful to Grandma May. If the old lady had not chosen her, Callum would not have even known who she was, let alone pursue her. The Camryn of today would not exist, and she could not imagine how many more years she would have spent living in darkness if she had not married Callum. Even if Aunt Evelyn had heard of the legendary doctor, she had no way to contact him.Right then, a customer entered the store. The couple aptly stopped their conversation there and moved on from the heavy topic.Meanwhile, in Annenburg, Serenity knew her husband would be flying here tod
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