“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
Although Adrian could not take over Fisher Enterprise, he was still his mother’s son. Belinda could not bear to suppress her biological son.However, as the head of the family, Belinda had to maintain the legacy of power centered on the head of the family. She could not let others compete with the family head.The wolf raised by Belinda had to be slaughtered by her own hands.Caroline did not have much love for her three brothers. They did not treat her as a sister at all either.In the eyes of her brothers and sisters-in-law, Celine was their younger sister. They united with Celine to set traps for her, trip her up, and come up with all kinds of schemes to frame her.Caroline was more than happy to deal with them, but they still had some power in their hands. She had her work cut out for her if she wanted to settle accounts with them.She felt that if she did not have to take over Fisher Enterprise, then she would be out of sight, out of mind.It could be said that Caroline’s a
Caroline then decided she would cut her finger and squeeze out a few drops of blood. Her family would not notice if the wound was not deep.Given her family’s indifference to her, they would not find out even if she made a few slashes on her wrist.Audrey said gently, “You don’t have to be in such a rush, Ms. Fisher. You’re a guest here, so stay for a meal.”“Thank you, Mrs. Stone, but I’ll pass. I have to hurry back. I need to be home by ten tonight.”After a moment of silence, Audrey said, “In that case, I won’t force you to stay.”She ordered the housekeeper to bring a fruit knife and instructed him to hand it to Caroline along with a disposable cup.Caroline picked up the knife and decisively cut her finger with her hand. When the blood oozed out, she immediately caught it with the disposable cup and pressed on the wound after a few droplets fell.Seeing her do all this without a hint of hesitation, Audrey realized that this girl was a ruthless person.Fortunately, Caroline
Audrey called her eldest son when Liberty sent Caroline out. When Clive answered the phone, she instructed, “Caroline came for a visit. Get someone to keep a lookout. After she leaves Wiltspoon, erase any trace that she came here.Clive did not ask his mother for her reasoning and responded, “Got it, Mom.”“Finish up work and come back early to keep Alice company.”“Okay.”Audrey hung up the phone.Serenity had no idea that Caroline visited nor what she said and did at the Stones’ residence.She was the most beloved person in Wildridge Manor now.It was not until nine at night when she returned to Zachary and her room that Zachary had the chance to cling to her.“Babe.”Zachary returned to their room before she did.Upon their return and after the others heard that Serenity was pregnant, she was surrounded and coddled by her in-laws. Zachary had no place in it at all. Even if he sat beside Serenity, he would be pulled aside by his elders.Thus, after that happened several ti
“Have you told my sister and aunt?”Serenity was surrounded by the elders of her husband’s family, so she never had the time to tell her own family and friends.However, she knew that her husband would show off everywhere.It was just like how Josh also showed off everywhere when he learned that Jasmine was pregnant. Zachary had been incredibly sullen back then.Serenity and he got married first and became a loving couple with mutual affection, but Serenity never got pregnant.However, Josh got Jasmine pregnant after a month of marriage. How could Zachary not feel sullen?“I told Liberty and Clive. I couldn’t remember your aunt’s number off the top of my head since I was too happy. I only remembered Clive’s number, so I told him.“Did your aunt not call you?”Zachary thought that Audrey would be overjoyed after hearing the news and made a call.“My sister sent a message asking me, and I said I’m pregnant. Maybe she doesn’t know we came back. She told me to take care and rest.
Liberty’s old neighbors even told her how terrible life had been for the Brown family for the past two years. A lady who used to be close to Liberty and Serenity pulled Liberty’s hand. She said, “The Brown family is unfortunate. Your living a better life than them is the best revenge.”Liberty smiled. “I don’t want to get revenge. I just want to live my own life. Whether they’re doing well or not doesn’t concern me.”“Of course. You’re kind and generous. There’s no need to stoop down to their level.”The lady caressed Sonny’s face. “Sonny has grown so much. He’s in preschool now, right? Getting more handsome as he grows. He looks just like you, Liberty.”“Hello,” Sonny greeted the lady. She smiled. “What a good boy.”Sonny had always been an obedient child as she recalled. The residents loved to tease the boy whenever Liberty or Serenity brought him out to play. What was the Brown family thinking? How could they not love such an adorable kid?Mr. and Mrs. Brown would rather
Sonny nodded. “I know, Mom. I’ll tell Dad to hide the box so Aunt Chel can’t find it. Why does Aunt Chel like taking stuff from Dad’s house?“Lucas used to take my toys too. I even cried. Grandmom said Lucas would return my toy after some time, but he never did.”Although Sonny was only two years old two years ago, he still remembered how his grandmom sided with Lucas. “About Chelsea… That’s something for the adults to think about. You’re still young. Don’t pay any mind to it.”Chelsea’s parents were to blame for her selfish behavior and habit of leeching off her family. Hank also played a part by allowing his parents to spoil his sister. Even he helped her out a lot in the past. Whenever Chelsea visited, he would get Liberty to prepare whatever dishes Chelsea wanted to eat, no matter how expensive they were. He also specifically asked for large portions to be made so that Chelsea could have her fill. Chelsea loved seafood. Her favorites were pricey ones like lobsters and crab
“Dunc picked me up. He’ll take me to Dad’s place afterward.“Are you feeling unwell, Mom?”Sonny got up and touched Liberty’s forehead, then his own. He even stuck their foreheads together. His mother and Aunt Ser always did the same thing whenever he felt sick. He simply copied what they did.“I’m fine.”Liberty could not tell Sonny that her waist and legs were sore. Instead, she glared at Duncan, who was sitting at the bedside. It was all his fault. He was insatiable. Duncan smiled apologetically. He could not help but indulge himself once he got a taste of pleasure after being single for so long. Liberty was the victim of his hunger. “Then why did you wake up this late? It’s already eleven. I wanted to wake you up, but Dunc didn’t let me. He said you were tired and that I should let you rest,” said Sonny.Liberty lied. “I was on an extended business trip and worked night and day. The things I had to do were endless. I’m too tired. Now that I’m finally on vacatio
Liberty smiled. “Not yet. Maybe you can continue sleeping in the car until the sun rises.“We’re home. Let’s get out of the car. Even if you’re sleepy, you should still take a bath first. The year is ending in a few days. The weather isn’t that cold now. I checked the weather forecast. It says it’ll rain a little on New Year’s Day, so the temperature might drop slightly.”Duncan sat up and touched his forehead. Indeed, there was some sweat. “It really isn’t cold. I’m even sweating.”Liberty did not turn on the car’s air conditioning. In that weather, it would be cold if the air conditioning was turned on and hot if it was turned off. Thanks to the wind, it was still cooling when the car was moving. However, once the car stopped, it became stuffy inside. Liberty got out of the car and went to the passenger seat to help Duncan. Duncan declined her help and insisted on doing it himself. Then, he held her hand and walked into the house slowly. After heading upstairs, he belatedl
Liberty did have a fatty liver back then. However, that was resolved after she lost weight. Indeed, having an unhealthy weight could bring about health issues. Purchasing plus-sized clothes was also a problem. Once she started maintaining a healthy weight, she looked fantastic in whatever she wore and often received compliments for having a great figure when shopping for clothes. Most people marveled at her healthy and youthful complexion. She did not look like she was already in her thirties with a four-year-old son. “Do you want to take a nap? There’s heavy traffic ahead.”Liberty saw a stretch of road highlighted in red on the navigation app, signaling slow traffic. “Aren’t most people on holiday and traveling? Why is the traffic still congested?”Duncan muttered, “Maybe there was a car accident.“I don’t need a nap. I’m energetic now. I won’t be able to fall asleep.”He was extremely excited. “If you think I’m too talkative, you can play some music. We can liste
Since Audrey would take care of Sonny, Liberty and Duncan were in a good mood as they exited the Stones’ residence. Duncan’s bodyguards were to return home instead of following him around. He had Liberty anyway. Besides, it was his and Liberty’s wedding night. They even left Sonny with the Stones, so there was no way he would be letting his bodyguards follow him home. Liberty was the one who drove as Duncan’s legs were still recovering. She would glance at him from time to time. She said, “You’ve been staring at me the entire night. Haven’t you seen enough?“It’s not our first time meeting each other. What’s there to look at?”“You’re beautiful. You’re the most gorgeous woman I’ve ever seen.”Duncan was particularly generous with sweet words that night. To him, his wife was the most beautiful woman in the world. “I can’t get enough of watching you. I controlled myself in Aunt Audrey’s house because I didn’t want her to laugh at me. Now that there’s only the two of us,
Sonny asked Liberty, “Mom, is it okay? I want to stay at Grandaunt’s house for one night. Tomorrow, you can come pick me up and take me to Dad’s house.”After receiving a call from her former mother-in-law, Liberty had already asked Sonny after he woke up that morning if he wanted to stay with the Brown family for a couple of days, to spend time with his grandparents. Tomorrow, she would take him to the Browns.Liberty smiled, “You can stay the night if you want. Tomorrow, I’ll come pick you up and take you to your dad’s house for lunch.”She planned to call Hank soon and let him know that she was not taking Sonny there early in the morning, so the Browns would not have to get up early to wait.Sonny jumped up happily and said to Audrey, “Grandaunt Audrey, my mom agreed! I’m going to stay here tonight and play with Elias."With that, he rushed upstairs. Elias was getting cuter. When he talked to him, the baby would respond with cooing sounds, which was really fun.“Aunt Audrey, I
After a long while, Jessica finally asked, “You have swollen eyes because Liberty is getting remarried? You’ve lost your chance to remarry her.”“Jessica, I’ve never thought about remarrying Liberty. That’s impossible. I’ll wait for you to be released. No matter how many years it takes, I will wait for you,” Hank quickly explained. “It’s true that I’m upset that Liberty is remarried, but it’s mainly because of my son.“In the future, Sonny will call someone else ‘Dad’, and I’m not around him often. I’m afraid that one day, he’ll only end up closer to his other dad and not me, his biological father.”Jessica quietly looked at him for a moment before coldly replied, “If you have time, you should spend more time with Sonny. Even a biological father and son need to nurture their relationship.”“Who did Liberty marry?” Jessica asked. “Is it Duncan Lewis?”“Who else could it be? It’s Duncan. He kept Liberty close, never letting anyone else near her. Whenever any other man got close to L
Why was he crying? He knew the reason deep down but could not bring himself to say it out loud. Instead, he simply slumped over the steering wheel and cried his heart out. After he was done crying, he finally started the car and left the city hall, heading to the prison to visit Jessica.When Jessica saw him, she noticed his eyes were red and swollen. Thinking something bad had happened in his family, she immediately grabbed the phone and asked, “Hank, why are you crying? Your eyes are all swollen. Did something happen to your parents?”She still harbored hatred toward Olivia and Chelsea, hoping something would happen to that mother-daughter pair. Ideally, she wanted the old woman to face judgment in hell.Back when she stabbed Hank and Chelsea came to the rescue, Jessica felt she should have made sure to stab Chelsea to death. It was because of Chelsea’s incitement that she and Hank ended up like this. The two women had torn apart Hank and Liberty’s marriage, and now that Liberty’s