Chloe was extremely likable. Serenity only carried Oliver after Jane took Connor. Lilian and Tim entered as well. She took her son from Serenity’s arms and passed him to Tim. She said, “Coax your baby boss quickly. He cries so much and is so loud that even the roof can shake from his wailing.”If Baby Oliver could think, he would have thought, ‘Do you think I have a lion’s roar?’Tim started coaxing his son, who was in his arms. The baby was hungry. His father failed to coax him, so Oliver still ended up in his mother’s arms. News that Serenity was pregnant did not spread. Only the Johnsons knew of it. Zachary was anxious. He was also worried that someone would bump into Serenity as many people were at the party. He decided to bring her back to Wiltspoon right away. Serenity did not want to leave that soon, but she had no choice but to agree, as she could not persuade her husband. Zachary told Ben and Jane apologetically, “Ben, Serenity has to rest because she’s pre
Tania said, “It seems to you that our son doesn’t have any good qualities.” Zachary was the eldest grandson of the York family. He was raised by Tania’s in-laws. It had been her first time being a mother. She did not know how to raise a child. As her in-laws were willing to take her child in, it had taken a burden off her shoulders. Tania’s husband had just taken over York Corporation at that time. He was extremely busy. She often accompanied her husband to business engagements as well. Her in-laws took care of her eldest son and they treated him as the successor of the York family. Of course, since her eldest son was raised by her in-laws, he was closer and more obedient to them. After Zachary’s grandfather passed away, his grandmother was the only person who could boss him around. Tania was unable to meddle in her eldest son’s affairs. Luckily, her in-laws were great seniors. They had educated Zachary and the other children well. She and her sisters-in-law had lef
Liam and Tania asked in a surprised manner. Zachary nodded. “Seren vomited when she was at FC Manor. We had Dr. Carden check on her. She said Seren’s pregnant, so I quickly brought her back to rest.”“Is that true? That’s great!”Tania hugged her husband out of delight. She smiled and said, “Liam, I’m going to be a grandmother.”Liam was elated too. Next, Tania pushed aside her husband and Zachary, who was helping Serenity get out of the car. She took Zachary’s place and helped Serenity to exit cautiously. Serenity was utterly embarrassed. “I’m fine, Mom. I’m not tired at all.”She simply felt sleepy on the airplane and wanted to get some sleep. However, Zachary insisted on saying that she was fatigued. He wanted to carry her down the airplane. That action startled everyone. They thought something had happened to her. Her mother-in-law was just as cautious as Zachary. “You just got pregnant. The pregnancy is still unstable, and you’ve just sat through a few hours
‘Seren is pregnant!’After Liberty had processed Zachary’s words, she exclaimed in delight. She was in the Stone family’s living area with her son. Aunt Audrey had missed Sonny. After Sonny’s classes were over, Liberty picked him up and went to the Stones’ residence. She planned to stay the night after having dinner with them and depart for preschool from their house the next day. She did not expect her brother-in-law’s good news. “What’s wrong?”Liberty’s exclamation attracted the Stone couple, Alice, and Sonny’s gazes. “It’s good news.”Liberty smiled and said, “Uncle Darrell, Aunt Audrey, Alice, let me tell you something. Seren’s pregnant. Zachary called to inform me just now.”After she spoke, Audrey’s phone rang. It was Clive who called. Audrey answered her son’s call while asking Liberty with a grin, “Is it confirmed?”“It’s confirmed, Mom. Zachary said it was Dr. Carden who examined Serenity. She’s the miracle healer’s best disciple. There’s no doubting her sk
“You must say that the baby in Aunt Ser’s stomach is a little sister, alright Sonny?”Liberty taught her son. His eyes gleamed. He innocently said, “Why do I have to say it’s a little sister?”He instinctively thought Aunt Ser was going to give him a little brother. “Didn’t you want to have a little sister? You often used to tell your aunt to give birth to a little sister for you.”Sonny said, “Laurence has a baby sister. I like little sisters too. I’ll tell Aunt Ser not to have a baby boy then. I want a little sister.”“It doesn’t matter whether it’s a boy or girl.”Audrey said with a smile, “Since it’s Seren’s first baby, the gender doesn’t matter as long as the baby is healthy. Let’s go to Wildridge Manor to send Serenity some supplements now, Liberty.”“Didn’t Seren and Mr. York go to FC Manor in Annenburg, Mom? Even Mr. Johnson, who lives next door, went back. Elisa said she would rush over there as soon as possible too. Remy’s niece and nephew are 100 days old today. Th
“Hi, I’m Liberty.”Liberty offered her right hand generously. Although Caroline wore sunglasses and a black mask, Liberty could recognize her. It was because she and Caroline looked alike. The similarities did not stop at their looks but also their body figures to a certain extent. Upon hearing it was Liberty, Caroline quickly extended her right hand to shake Liberty’s. She then took off her mask and sunglasses before saying, “Hi, Ms. Hunt. I’m Caroline.”Liberty smiled and said, “Ms. Caroline.”She told her son to greet Caroline too. Caroline looked toward Sonny and bent her waist to pat Sonny’s head. She complimented, “What a handsome child. He must be your son.”Liberty nodded. “He’s my son. His nickname is Sonny.”“Hi, Sonny.”Sonny replied in an innocent voice, “Hi, Caroline. Why do you look a little like my mom, Caroline?”Caroline laughed. She said, “Your mom and I look alike because we’re connected by fate. You share some similarities with me too.”“I look lik
Audrey would not tell Caroline that she had already met the latter before. She acted as if it was the first time they were meeting.Caroline looked at Audrey and without beating around the bush, she said, “I’m the daughter of the Fisher family from Jensburg, but I only returned to the Fisher family a year ago. The previous daughter was an imposter. I heard about some family history and learned that your last name is also Fisher. I want to verify the suspicions in my heart, so I took the liberty to come to interrupt you today.”Audrey did not speak and waited for Caroline to continue.“Mrs. Stone, I want to get a DNA test done with you to seek an answer to my suspicion.”If Audrey was the daughter of her aunt, then Caroline was cousins with her. They could get a DNA test done to see if they were related by blood.Audrey did not expect Caroline to propose doing a DNA test.Caroline continued, “My mother Belinda and I have gotten a DNA test as well, and I keep a copy of the results
“You don’t have to doubt my intentions, Mrs. Stone. I really do want to know whether you and I are related by blood.”Caroline could understand Audrey’s thoughts.Based on the rumors about her mother, she and Audrey should have a hostile relationship.It was only natural that Audrey would be suspicious of her proposing to do a DNA test.“If those rumors are true, what will you do, Ms. Fisher?” Audrey asked Caroline.Caroline fell silent.Although she did not grow up with the Fisher family and only returned to the family for a little more than a year, she was still Belinda’s daughter.Although it was easy to say that one should place righteousness before family, how many people could actually do it?After a long time, she said, “If you have evidence, you can do whatever you want. I promise you that I won’t be your enemy. Even if my mother is punished as she deserves, I won’t blame you for it.”The only thing she could do was not be Audrey’s enemy. If Audrey wanted to send her m
“If you ever encounter any difficulties in the future, come to us. If we can help, we will. If we can’t, then there’s nothing we can do,” Adrian said.The Dott brothers pretended to decline the money, but after some back-and-forth, they eventually accepted, repeatedly expressing their gratitude.“I’ll call a car to take you back,” Adrian said, pulling out his phone to arrange transportation for them.Of course, they were not actually leaving Jensburg. They planned to start their operation tonight, aiming to deal with Caroline quickly to avoid any complications.“Thank you, Mr. Clark. You've already done so much for us,” the Dott brothers said, continuing to play their roles. They had come this far in their act and did not mind keeping up the charade a little longer.Soon, a black car really did arrive and stopped nearby. The driver stepped out and approached, respectfully greeting the three Clark brothers.“Take these two gentlemen home. They are Ms. Celine’s biological brothers,
Justin returned to the dining room and packed up all the leftover dishes they had not finished, along with the opened but unfinished bottle of wine. He stuffed everything into several bags and carried them out. Handing the leftovers to Jacob, he said, “If we’re going to keep up appearances, we need to make it look like we’re really giving you our charity, so take these leftovers back with you. You can heat them up for dinner tonight, otherwise, just toss them in the trash after you leave, but don’t throw away the wine—only you two had it. We haven’t touched it.“This wine is really good stuff, too. Where you’re from, even if you had the money, you wouldn’t be able to buy such fine wine. And if you did find any, it’d probably be fake.”Jacob took the leftovers and the unfinished bottle of wine from Justin. The wine was indeed excellent. In fact, he would have asked for it himself even if Justin had not offered it. In all his life, he had never tasted such good wine.“Once you’re re
Adrian beckoned Celine’s brothers closer in a low voice. The two had had some alcohol, and it was going to their heads. Their faces reddened in excitement and they hurried over.Adrian handed the suitcase to Jacob by the handle. He watched as Jacob laid it on the ground and opened it, exposing the thick wads of cash within.The Dott brothers' hands were trembling from excitement, for they had never seen so much cash before. At the thought that the bagful of cash was theirs now, wide smiles broke out across their faces. They each took a bundle and kissed it a couple of times.“I love this the most,” Jacob exclaimed excitedly. “The more, the better, and the more, the merrier.”“Me, too. Jacob, we’ll take ten bundles each. Let’s just keep the cash in this bag for now and when we get home, we’ll secretly divide it. For now, let’s not tell Mom, your wife, or any others.”The more people knew, the more talk there would be, so it was better for as few people as possible to know.Actuall
Ever since Belinda passed away, they were worried their cruel sister would cancel their bank cards. Therefore, they withdrew all the remaining money from the accounts from which they received their monthly allowance. Adrian rarely used the money on that particular card of his because it was a meager sum to him. Tens to hundreds of thousands a month was not even enough to buy a high-quality watch. In the past, he would only transfer the money from that card to another account every one or two years. Otherwise, he would withdraw the money and use it to flirt with women; cash could always draw many gorgeous women to him. Not many people could resist someone who could take out bundles of cash. Adrian recalled that he had withdrawn a few million dollars. He kept it all in a safe. When their mother was still alive, they spent money extravagantly. When they switched cars, they would get cars that cost millions and pay for them in full. They also made full payment when buying houses.
Jacob said, “Add one more million to it and make it six. My brother and I will get three million each. We won't do the job if you offer anything less than this.“After all, we’re the ones solving a problem for you guys. The benefits you’ll obtain from this are more than ten times the amount you’re offering us.“Besides, you three are adamant about killing Caroline, not us. We might even go to prison for this.“If we get three million each, we can consider helping you out.”Michael added, “That’s right. We may be poor, but our lives aren’t worth any less. There’s no such thing as wanting us to sacrifice our lives for you without giving us money.”Adrian went to take a fine bottle of wine and poured a glass each for Jacob and Michael. Meanwhile, he took a sip of his juice and told them, “We won’t be drinking alcohol since we have to drive and go to work. This is a precious wine I’ve been keeping. It’s sold for a high price outside.“Help yourselves to it. If you think it’s good,
It could not satisfy their appetites. After all, the Clark brothers were asking them to commit a crime. If they were caught, they had to pay the price and go to jail for several years. Losing their freedom for a few years in exchange for a million dollars was not worth it at all. “Mr. Adrian, we do hate Caroline, but she won’t do anything to us if we remain in the countryside away from Jensburg and avoid offending her.“We can still live a peaceful life. Although we’ll face financial difficulties, we can still afford basic necessities and be free.“You guys are the ones in a rush to eliminate Caroline. Her existence affects your benefits the most. Of course, you can choose to accept reality by resigning from Fisher Enterprise, selling your assets, and leaving Jensburg.“If you flee to the countryside like us, you can enjoy a comfortable life away from Caroline’s control. You won’t have to reward us for doing your bidding and can save that money.”Jacob could accept not gett
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