Madam Fisher’s husband’s last name was Clark. Everyone in the Fisher Manor addressed him as Mr. Clark. All his sons inherited his last name. Ever since Mr. Clark decided to marry Madam Fisher and become a live-in son-in-law when he was younger, it was inevitable that his wife would overpower him for the rest of his life.Luckily, Madam Fisher was in love with him too. They had feelings for each other. She would show him respect before their children and employees to establish his authority. Mr. Clark only felt like a patriarch around his children. Caroline heard her father’s words and smirked. She said, “I never thought of taking Mr. Hayden as my husband. Besides, I’ve made it clear that I was visiting Mr. Donald. Mr. Hayden just happened to be around as it was the weekend.“You don’t have to worry about me being infatuated with Mr. Hayden, Dad. Instead, you should be worried about your beloved daughter. She’s the one going wild over Mr. Hayden.”Mr. Clark looked toward Ce
Celine would go crazy if the man she loved were to come out of the closet because of Kevin. “What are Mr. and Mrs. Queen thinking? Are they trying to be connected to the York family? No matter how powerful they are, they’re based in Wiltspoon. Even if the York family has a business in Jensburg, can they surpass the Queen family? There’s no need for Mr. Donald to please Kevin.“Kevin is so hateful. Which woman in Jensburg doesn’t despise him now? If murdering someone weren’t a crime, he would’ve died countless times.”Celine had the urge to carve Kevin to pieces. After a long silence, Madam Fisher said, “As outsiders, we can’t make any judgments. It all depends on what Hayden thinks. No one can stop him if he really likes Kevin and is willing to go against the norm to be with him.“Mr. and Mrs. Queen have always let their children make their own decisions. They’re incredibly open-minded too. They don’t interfere much with what their sons are doing.“As for Hayden… He might’ve be
Since tens of years had passed, the two daughters would have aged. They were probably being tortured by life, or they could have become someone’s grandmother. Even if they were found, they would not pose a threat to Madam Fisher. After stopping the people and warning them off, Madam Fisher was not worried that her two nieces would seek revenge and snatch her position. After all, she had been the matriarch for decades and held absolute power within the Fisher family. Even if her two nieces were found, what could they use to fight her?In case they were capable, Madam Fisher could get someone to send them to their deaths, just like how she arranged for someone to abandon them back then. Of course, she hoped her nieces were having a difficult time getting by. That way, she could come up with a lie and offer them some benefits to fool them. She had erased all evidence and eliminated every witness of the past incident. Even if everyone in Jensburg were to accuse her of killing her
Although he had arranged everything beforehand and was waiting for Hayden to take the bait, he was not confident about it. After all, Hayden had disguised herself as a man for more than twenty years. Asking her to remove her disguise all of a sudden and face that she was a woman would most likely result in her having a long mental battle. Kevin thought she would watch him swim all night. He waited for some time, but Hayden did not come out. “Did she change her mind?” Kevin murmured. He got up and was about to go to the changing rooms to have a look. At that moment, the door to the changing room opened. Hayden had her arms crossed in front of her chest. She walked out awkwardly. Kevin burst out laughing when he saw her. “I thought you fell asleep inside and was about to check on you, but you came out instead.”Kevin smiled and said, “Where did your confidence go, Hayden? You don’t even dare to hold your head up, looking like a coward now. “Hayden ignored him. She st
When Hayden exited the pool, she noticed Kevin had already gotten out long ago. He must have gone to the changing rooms as she did not see him around. Hayden did not think much and walked to the changing rooms too. When she entered, the men’s clothing she had taken off earlier had disappeared. The fake pecs she used to disguise herself as a man were also gone. Only a set of women’s clothing was left. There was no doubt that Kevin had entered the female changing room first while she was swimming and stole her men’s clothing. That shameless man was forcing her to wear a dress. Hayden had never worn a dress. She turned and exited the female changing room and went to the one for males. She knocked on the door and shouted, “Kevin, return me my clothes and stuff.”“I’ve already packed them up for you. I’ll give them back to you when we’re leaving.”Kevin’s brazen voice rang inside. Hayden’s expression went dark. She ordered, “Kevin, return me my clothes right now.”If sh
“I carefully picked out that beautiful dress for you, but you refuse to wear it. You could’ve just changed into it and walked in a circle here to let me see you in a dress.”Kevin handed Hayden the clothes she wore before swimming and said, “Go and get changed. Don’t catch a cold.”Hayden suddenly took her clothes and went back to the women’s changing room, slamming the door.She was angry.However, she also understood that he suddenly surrendered because she sneezed twice. He was worried that she would catch a cold.When that man was shameless, he could always make her so angry that her teeth itched. She wanted to tear into him sometimes, but she had to admit when he cared about her, the feeling wrapped her up like a hot spring.It took a while for Hayden to dress up as a man again.Kevin, who had changed his clothes, was lying on the sun lounger by the pool, looking up at the dark sky. Although he did not get to see the beauty of her dress, today was not without gain. At least
Hayden said sarcastically, “You’d be just as blind if it weren’t for your grandmother. Don’t try to steal her credit.”Kevin choked.She was right.It was Grandma May who investigated clearly and gave him Hayden’s photo, asking him to pursue and marry her.He had thought that his grandmother picked out a handsome man for him and wanted to change him into a homosexual.Even after he met her, he still could not find any signs that she was a woman. If not for Serenity and Callum telling him to pursue her directly, he would still be looking for signs that she was a woman.He would never have gotten proof from her parents that she was actually a woman.Hayden was in a better mood when she saw Kevin speechless at her words.“I’m just worried about you. This is my responsibility as a man.”Kevin insisted on sending her home.“I won’t be at ease if I don’t see you reach home in person.”Hayden said, “Don’t think I don’t know what you’re thinking, Kevin York. You want to send me home
The Queens had a swimming pool at home, but their daughter had not gone into the water for a long time for fear of others finding out that she was a girl.“She didn’t get into the water at first. She stood at the edge of the pool watching me swim, but I told her that her trip would be a waste if she didn’t get into the water. She only decided to get in after thinking for a while. I prepared women’s clothing for her, but she refused to change into them.”In the end, Kevin said with a regretful expression, “I wasn’t able to see how captivating Hay would look in women’s clothes.”He looked at the family of three in front of him.Hugh chuckled. “Don’t look at me. I’ve been brothers with my bro for more than twenty years. I’m already used to calling him my brother. In any case, I’ve never seen her dressed in women’s clothes. You can ask my parents if they remember.”Sophia said, “We’ve raised Hay as a boy since she was young. Her clothes were always the same as Hugh’s. She has never wo
Twenty million dollars!It was the Clark brothers’ turn to exchange glances. They did not expect Jacob and Michael to name such a high price. While they could pay that amount, they did not want to hand the money to Jacob and Michael. After all, it was no longer a small sum to them, given their situation. Adrian was nervous that he would have to fork out the money himself. While he had significantly more assets than an ordinary person, most were fixed assets, and he only had a few tens of millions of savings. Therefore, he was unwilling to pay twenty million dollars out of the blue. After exchanging glances, Adrian said, “Twenty million is too much. We don’t have that much. We may be wealthy people to you, but it’s all fake. We aren’t as rich as you think.“You’re aware of the Fishers family rules—only daughters can be the successors. Sons can’t even take on the Fisher surname, let alone inherit the family assets.“When my mom was alive, she would support us financially in
“If the plan fails, we have a backup plan—hit her bodyguards’ car and force her car to stop. That way, you two can take Caroline away and leave the rest up to us.”Adrian was prepared for various scenarios.If the car accident did not succeed, then they would first eliminate Caroline’s bodyguards. Without them, and with Darren on a business trip, they could easily take down Caroline, who did not know how to fight. After kidnapping her, they would kill and cut her to pieces before throwing her into the sea. No one would be able to find her. If Caroline were dead, the inheritance from Belinda would belong to the Clark brothers. They still could not take over Fisher Enterprise and the Fisher family or do anything to Liberty. However, with Caroline dead, there would be no one to teach the new and inexperienced Liberty. Whether Liberty could hold her ground was an unknown variable. After a discussion between Adrian and his brothers, they set two goals. Firstly, they would kill Car
“Caroline will definitely receive retribution for this.”Adrian said with spite, “I shall see how she meets her death. The people in Wiltspoon will kill her sooner or later.“Does she think they’ll treat her well just because she betrayed her family? They despise us. She’s still my parents’ biological daughter. There’s no way she can be spared.”“You’re absolutely right.”The three men kept cursing Caroline throughout their journey. Upon arriving at Adrian’s villa, he parked the car. Jacob and Michael looked around after getting out of the vehicle. They thought Adrian’s place was luxurious. Adrian mentioned it was a small place, but it was already a lavish place to them. It was many times bigger than their house in the countryside. Adrian invited Jacob and Michael into the villa and they followed suit.Jacob whispered to Michael, “The Clark brothers are fighting with Caroline for the inheritance, Michael. They must be up to no good, calling us here.“No matter what request
“Although Caroline is our biological sister, she doesn’t treat us as her brothers. We only recognize Celine as our sister. I really wish we could turn back time.“We shouldn’t have allowed Caroline to return to the Fisher family. Ever since she came back, the family had been declining. Many things had happened. My mom’s dead, and my dad’s crippled. All of these are related to her.“Caroline’s an ungrateful bitch. I can’t believe she sided with the people from Wiltspoon. Even now, she’s constantly in contact with them and giving away Fisher Enterprise.“It should’ve belonged to Celine.”Jacob and Michael stayed quiet. They had known for a long time that their biological sister was not Caroline but Celine, the then-successor of the Fisher family. Therefore, they treated Caroline badly and often abused her.Although Caroline had learned to put up resistance after growing up, she was still bullied by Jacob and Michael.She hated them. She did not know the truth in the past and
The two men were Celine’s biological brothers, Jacob and Michael Dott. Adrian nodded. “That’s good to hear. Grieving is useless. Avenging Celine and seeking justice is more important.”Jacob and Michael remained silent. They could not do much. When their father was still the Fishers’ butler, he received a high salary with excellent benefits; the Dotts were the wealthiest family in their town. Since their family was rich, the brothers never put effort into studying. They spent time with questionable friends and led a life of debauchery. Jacob and Michael only matured after marrying and having kids. However, their father was already in prison. Meanwhile, Caroline, whom they used to abuse, had returned to the Fisher family. Celine had refused to return to the Dott family and simply gave them some money. Jacob and Michael had built houses in their town and furnished them well. The money they used was from Caroline and their parents’ savings. Since then, their financial crisi
In the afternoon, Duncan fetched Liberty from Fisher Enterprise for dinner. Caroline stood at the building entrance, watching Liberty and Duncan leave. She was envious. She missed Darren. Although he was still following her, he could not expose himself before others. She was not used to it. Nevertheless, she had to endure it to lure the Clark brothers into her trap. She thought, ‘Please make your move soon, brothers. Don’t keep me waiting.’At that moment, Adrian and his brothers exited the elevator. They were discussing something as they walked. When they saw Caroline standing at the entrance, they paused for a moment. However, they quickly pretended they did not see her and walked past her.Soon, three cars left the company.Caroline stood there for a few more minutes before heading to the parking lot. Her personal bodyguards were waiting at her car. They quickly went to her when they spotted her, while one of them opened the door for her. After Adrian left the com
“I’m used to him being by my side. Now that he’s hidden, it just feels weird.”Caroline added, “Even if I want to kiss him, I can only do it in my dreams.”Liberty was speechless. Seeing Liberty being at a loss for words, Caroline smiled. “Did I renew your impression of me?”“Yes. I didn’t know you were this kind of person.”Caroline giggled. “Darren’s too serious and respectful. If I don’t take the lead, we might sleep on opposite ends of the bed after getting married. He probably won’t even dare to turn in bed.”Liberty thought of Darren’s face, which constantly had a stern expression. He only looked normal around Caroline. He indeed treated her respectfully and never dared to offend her. Liberty said, “You’re still his master. It’s only natural that he’s acting that way.“When you two become husband and wife, he’ll change. However, you won’t have to doubt his love and loyalty for you.”The next thing Liberty knew, Caroline asked her private questions regarding married lif
Caroline moved first, exiting the elevator.Adrian blocked her path, refusing to give way.Caroline did not want to argue with her brothers, so she simply sidestepped and continued toward the CEO’s office. The Clark brothers watched her leave.“Let’s go, Adrian.” Justin entered the elevator first.Adrian withdrew his gaze and led Jason into the elevator.“I heard Darren’s out on a business trip and has been sent to another province to handle some matters, so he won’t be back for at least ten days to half a month,” Jason shared in a low voice. “And for the past few days, Caroline’s only been accompanied by those few bodyguards of hers. There really hasn’t been any sign of Darren with her. I’ve asked someone to look into it and verified Darren left Jensburg by flight a few days ago. What do you think, Adrian?”Adrian replied under his breath, “We’re at work. Don’t talk about that here. We’ll talk about it when we get home tonight.”Justin and Jason immediately shut their mouths.
“I’m in charge now, not your mother. If you can’t do the work, then don’t cling to your positions and collect a salary for doing nothing.”Liberty had no intention of tolerating their laziness any longer.The three brothers had tried investing and running their own businesses, but they mostly ended up losing money. The only stable income they had was from renting out the properties and shops they owned.That was why Hunter had advised his sons to return to Ashford, buy more properties and shops, and live off the rental income. It was much more stable than their business ventures.If the properties were hard to rent out, they could always sell them and recover some money, but with their business investments, not only did they lose money, they often ended up in debt by the time the businesses failed.It was a mystery how much of Belinda’s personal wealth had been spent helping her sons pay off their debts while she was alive.However, there were times when they made money. They wou