Abel left the world in tears. Evelyn had no idea that Cain and Paige had something to do with Abel’s death… These people were cruel. Evelyn believed Cain and Paige deserved to be locked up and faced heavy penalties. They deserved no sympathy.For the things they did to Abel and her niece, Evelyn believed they should get a death sentence. Carrie would soon leave prison. However, so what if she could escape jail time? Without her parents to rely on, Carrie could be arrogant all she wanted, but she would not amount to anything when Camryn regained her eyesight. Evelyn’s mind wandered to her older sisters. They were vicious for attempting to impersonate Callum to deceive Camryn. Callum’s revenge pushed them over the edge, and now they were facing bankruptcy. Served them right! Overwhelmed with emotions, Evelyn and Camryn embraced each other and wailed out loud. Nobody stopped them to allow them to vent the pain and suffering within. Lilian opened her medical kit which
Dr. Carden’s arrival brought Grandma May’s presence at the manor too. The other family members, who were in Wiltspoon, made it back to the family residence as well. Dinner was provided by Callum’s side of the family. Since Callum invited Dr. Carden home, it was only right his family played the gracious host. Serenity blinked her eyes at the sight of Dylan and Peter. She whispered to her husband, “Babe, Dylan and Peter are in Wiltspoon. I thought they’d be chasing after their potential wives.” Zachary murmured a reply, “They got the photos from Nana, but they’re taking their sweet time. Dylan doesn’t seem to like the girl Nana picked out for him. I can’t tell what’s going on with Peter. He’s unfazed.” Meanwhile, Zachary’s younger brother, Austin, was only twenty-five years old but Grandma May had selected a wife for him. Still, Grandma May believed she could delay Austin’s case for another two years since in her eyes, a twenty-five-year-old man was not mature enough. Now tha
Nevertheless, Serenity could not pry information out of Dylan’s mouth if he refused to divulge anything. Dylan was bound to bring home the wife Grandma May had chosen for him. While picking out potential wives for Zachary’s younger cousins, Grandma May would consider whether these women would get along with Serenity. Of course, integrity was an important criterion in choosing partners for the family because only the nice women would have a great relationship with Serenity. At the end of the day, Grandma May favored Zachary and Serenity the most. Zachary was the eldest grandson after all. Of course, he was on a different level than the rest of them in his generation. Zachary was the head of the York family, and Serenity was his wife. Serenity must work to build a relationship with the other ladies too. She should lead by example to be a leader among the ladies. It was the way to go to earn their respect. “Zack, Seren, I’m going to say hello to my parents before they tell m
“I got it, Liberty. I’m almost there.” Serenity said with a smile, “Zachary’s driving. He’s steady behind the wheel.” Liberty felt assured as Zachary was trustworthy. The sisters ended the phone conversation. Duncan waited until Liberty put away the phone before asking, “Are Serenity and Zachary nearly here?” “They said they were five minutes away, so they should be here in no time. The ceremony will go on as planned. Mr. Lewis, do you want to go inside for a break?” The dark bags under Duncan’s eyes tugged on Liberty’s heartstrings. The man had put a lot of effort into getting her new restaurant set up. He often stayed up late with her. After the divorce, Liberty stopped believing in love and marriage. Now that she was faced with Duncan’s affection, she felt that she should not have tarred every man with the same brush. There were still good men around. Well, for starters, Zachary was a good man. Not everybody was like Hank. Duncan was way better than Hank. Ev
Serenity asked Liberty multiple times whether she was short of cash after putting her money into All You Can Eat. Liberty was supposed to let Serenity know if her bank account was drained. Liberty poured her profits back into the restaurant chain and kept some as savings. Nevertheless, Liberty did not run out of funds. She did not need financial assistance from her sister. Serenity and Zachary knew Liberty well and held back from giving Liberty handouts. Liberty would not accept the cash even if they gave it to her anyway. The opening of a new restaurant gave them a good excuse to stuff money to Liberty. Hence, the couple slipped money inside the cards and gave them to Liberty individually. “It’s time to cut the ribbon.” “Okay.” Liberty stood front and center of the ribbon since she was the owner. She shared a moment with her parents in her mind. ‘Mom, Dad, I opened another restaurant. I hope you will look over me and my business from Heaven. Please watch over me as I g
Chelsea expressed her displeasure to her husband and was tempted to take out three thousand dollars from the gift of five thousand dollars. George gave Chelsea a lecture about how short-sighted she was in taking steps to repair the family’s relationship with Serenity and Liberty. To think she wanted to take her parents’ gift to Liberty for herself. Well, she was not one to hesitate when it came to making decisions. Chelsea handed the card with five thousand dollars inside to Liberty even if it hurt her. “Liberty, my parents sent their regards, and here is a card from them. Mom, Dad, and Hank hope your business goes well.” Chelsea was hoping Liberty would refuse the card. She could go back and tell her parents that Liberty took the card, and Chelsea would keep the five thousand dollars. Liberty took the card from Chelsea and said, “Mr. and Mrs. Brown are too kind.” Chelsea forced a smile as Liberty accepted the gift. “Have a spot to sit down, Chelsea. Enjoy the drinks and
Liberty sent the servers to wait on Chelsea and her husband. Serenity was helping her sister out too. She spotted an opportunity to ask Liberty, “Did you invite Chelsea, or did she show up uninvited?” “Uninvited.” Liberty faintly said, “Well, she and her husband are here now. I’m not going to tell them to leave out of respect for Sonny.” Women must be wise when choosing a partner. Otherwise, they would end up like Liberty. Liberty married a sc*mbag, and her child was related to unbelievable relatives. “Liberty, I noticed Chelsea’s reluctance when she handed you a well-wishing card.” Serenity added with a muffled laugh, “I wanted to laugh when I saw the ache in her face from parting with cash. She probably thought you wouldn’t accept the gift.” Liberty cheerfully replied, “The money is from Sonny’s grandparents, and Chelsea is only delivering their regards. She didn’t chip in one bit. There were five thousand dollars inside the card. I don’t expect anything less from
After much silence, Liberty said, “They won’t now, but they might do it in the future. We can raise Sonny well, so Sonny can make his own decisions. His father paid for child support after all. I won’t stop the boy from having a relationship with the Browns.” “Yeah. Let’s end this conversation here, Liberty. Today is the opening of your new restaurant. We should keep the mood uplifted for a booming business.” Liberty smiled. “I appreciate it. My restaurant will thrive.” She was confident with her business management and cooking. “Ms. Hunt.” A server entered the restaurant with a strange man. “Ms. Hunt, this mister insists on meeting you. He said he came all the way from Jensburg.” Jensburg? The sisters turned to look at the strange man. The man politely extended his right hand to Liberty. After the handshake, he turned to Serenity, who was next to Liberty, and asked with a smile, “You must be Ms. Serenity Hunt, the wife of Zachary York. I heard a lot about you in Jens
This was the main reason he insisted on his daily morning runs. Austin did not have much time alone with Isabella because she was always busy. She left for work early and came back late too. He could only see her during mealtimes, but even then, she only had a short time to eat. After finishing her meal, she would try to squeeze in a bit of rest. Austin did not want to disturb her rest, so the only time they could have some quiet moments together and chat was during their morning runs. Fortunately, back in Wiltspoon, he had already gotten into the habit of going for a morning run. “Good morning, Ms. Isabella.”As Isabella approached, Austin smiled and greeted her. Isabella, a bit tired after running for a while, stopped when she saw Austin. She walked over to him and smiled. “Good morning.” Isabella already had a good impression of Austin when she learned that he was a member of the York family, the wealthiest family in Wiltspoon. Now, knowing more about him, her attitud
Zachary had told him that the old pervert from the Longbottom family wanted to take over the O'Connors’ family business and turn it into his own private property because the pervert did not have actual inheritance rights to the Longbottom family headship, nor did he have the family head’s seal, token, or totem.“Dylan, I don’t have much advice for you. As Zachary said, we should trust Nana. As long as you follow what she says, you won’t suffer any losses.”“We’re beyond the age where Nana can make us suffer now anyway.”When they were younger, they often got the short end of the stick, largely because their grandparents would discipline them. They were told that if their abilities and plans were not sufficient, it would make them vulnerable to being taken advantage of.“Dylan, I think I’ll clock in a couple more hours of sleep before my morning run. After that, I have to prepare breakfast for Ms. Isabella.”“Okay, go to bed then. Don’t overwork yourself.”“I’m not. I’m enjoying i
Austin would not admit that he wanted to hear the gossip about Dylan’s love life.Dylan asked, “Are you free to talk right now?”“Sure. I have a whole dormitory unit to myself, and it’s quite spacious. I live quite comfortably. My salary comes on time every month, and I’m well-fed. My cooking skills have improved a lot, too.”Dylan was silent for a moment before he responded with another voice message.“You’ve only been focused on cooking? It’s been several months since you went there, and you didn’t even come back for the Christmas holidays. All you have in your brain is cooking.”“I came here specifically to cook in the first place.”Dylan was speechless.Indeed, Austin had heard that Isabella had an extremely picky palate, which he viewed as a challenge. Their nana had not even urged him once when he had eagerly gone to Satbury of his volition.Occasionally, Dylan heard his family mention Austin, saying that he was always busy researching new recipes and cooking, but seemed
Chameleon Fox turned to look at Dylan.After some time, she said, “Thanks for returning the token to me.”It was the end between him and Fox.Dylan stared at her and said, “Don’t be outside at midnight this often in the future. You should have a good rest.”It would make her fatigued in the morning. She would have to drink a few cups of coffee to stay alert.Fox smiled. “I like going out at midnight. It’s become a habit. Goodbye, Dylan.”She waved at him and opened the door. Soon, she disappeared from his sight.Since Imogen knew her token was in Wildridge Manor, she was no longer in a rush to get it back.It was because Dylan was still in Huntington. If she were to go to Wiltspoon and Dylan could not find her at the company, he would link her to Chameleon Fox. He already had suspicions that they were the same person.Wildridge Manor was a safe place anyway. She was not worried that the token would go missing.Dylan had hidden the token at the manor to keep it safe and preven
“Whether it’s Imogen, Chameleon Fox, or Sugar—aren’t they all you?”“I said I’m not Ms. Doyle.”Chameleon Fox’s expression hardened. “You’re a bastard, Dylan York. You flirted with me and Ms. Doyle before figuring everything out. This is two-timing. I won’t accept you, and neither would Ms. Doyle.”Dylan’s heated gaze focused on her face. He said, “You’re saying that you aren’t Imogen. Do you dare to remove your makeup, tear off your hyper-realistic mask, and show me your true face?”“Do you know what happens to those who have seen my true appearance? Death.“Everyone who has seen my face is already dead. If you wish to die, I can fulfill that wish for you. However, I don’t want to offend the York family and be their enemies. Don’t make me kill you.”She had only put on a layer of hyper-realistic mask that night. If she tore it off, it would reveal her true appearance.Dylan smiled. “That’s because you feel guilty. You dare not show me your true face because you’re Imogen and Su
Both Sugar and Chameleon Fox were not her true identity—her true self was Imogen Doyle. Dylan had to love her as Imogen. Imogen could not handle Dylan’s intense stare. She stood and asked, “When are you going to return my item? Give it back to me now. We should cut ties and never cross paths again.”“I don’t have it with me. I used to bring it along with me wherever I went, but you never came to get it. I left it at home. I didn’t bring it over.“Are you that desperate to cut off all communication with me? We’ve known each other for over half a year. Although we didn’t start on a good note, didn’t we get along afterward?”Dylan thought Imogen was trying to remove Fox from his life so he could get used to her being Imogen.“Do you have some misunderstanding toward the concept of ‘getting along’? We’ve only been quarreling or fighting whenever we met. Is that considered ‘getting along’? If it were not for you taking my thing and not returning it to me, I wouldn’t have had to chas
Dylan walked over and stood by the table. He did not stand beside her as he feared she would toss him over her shoulder.She did not like him being too close to her.“Are you still not admitting that you’re Imogen? I got the answer from my Nana. You’re Imogen. You’re also Sugar.”Imogen closed the book. She raised her head to look at Dylan. Her eyes were bright, and she had a smile on her face. “Are you sure your Nana said so? Do you have evidence that I’m Imogen Doyle?“Do I resemble her a lot?“Are our voices similar? What about our figures?”After a moment of silence, Dylan said, “Your face and voice aren’t like Imogen’s, but you two do have similar body shapes.“You’re called Chameleon Fox. It means you’re cunning and a master at disguising your looks. The only group of people who can disguise themselves perfectly in this world are the students of the legendary masters in the Imperial Force.“Sugar is Silver’s student, and Chameleon Fox is one of your fake identities. I don
Leticia knocked on the door of Imogen’s room but did not receive a response.“Jen is probably asleep. Stop knocking on the door. Look at the time now.”Winston reminded his wife that she should not wake their daughter as it was already late at night. Leticia stopped knocking and said, “I just wanted to talk to Jen because I haven’t seen her lately. I guess I’ll have to wait till her next day off if she’s asleep.”Although the Doyle family lived in the same mansion, the youngsters were always busy with company matters.They would always head out early in the morning and only be back late at night. Even during holidays, they barely had time to themselves because they had to meet clients.While Davidson Group was one of the best megacorporations in Huntington, the clients who worked with them were equally strong. There were also many competitors who would like to snatch business deals from Davidson Group.Therefore, Davidson Group had to maintain good relationships with their clie
However, Zachary was punished the least among the York brothers.He already started behaving like the eldest since he was young. He was calm and composed, unlike his naughty younger brothers. Gramps and Grandma May punished them often. Nevertheless, the York brothers liked being with their grandparents.“Enough of that. Let’s talk about you and Ms. Doyle. Have you wondered why she isn’t admitting that she’s Chameleon Fox? That’s just another alias of hers. Her true identity is Imogen Doyle, a young lady of the Doyle family.“She wants you to fall in love with Imogen instead of treating her as Fox. Although she’s also Fox, that isn’t her original self but simply an identity created through makeup.“If you two were to get married, you’d have to spend the rest of your lives as husband and wife. Ms. Doyle can’t possibly live with you as Chameleon Fox forever. She has already returned to her family. She’s no longer going on adventures with her teacher as Sugar either.“Everyone knows h