It was Julian’s first time being attracted to someone. He could no longer contain his emotions. “Dad, Mom, I didn’t want you to find out so soon because I was afraid your enthusiasm might scare Quinn. However, you misunderstood that I had feelings for Ms. Stone and came to ask for her hand in marriage without my permission. Hence, I have no choice but to tell you about Quinn to put your minds at ease.“You’ll definitely have a daughter-in-law, but it won’t be Ms. Stone. Please stop disturbing her from now on.”After Julian spoke to his parents, he apologized to Elisa. “Sorry for all the disturbance and trouble I’ve caused during this period. I had no choice but to do this for Andrew because I lost to him in a bet.“Don’t blame Andrew. He was just scared of Mrs. Stone.”Since the news of Julian’s love interest had satisfied Elisa’s curiosity, she was no longer angry. Besides, Serenity had also come clean and told her the truth. Even if Elisa had been furious, her anger had dissi
More importantly, the man Elisa loved was Remy. In the past, Elisa would follow Zachary around but he spared her no glance. After finding out that he and Serenity had gotten married, she stopped her feelings for him from growing and finally let go of them to start a new relationship. Darrell wanted his daughter to be happy. Unfortunately, he had a strict wife, so he could not be overt with his stance considering Audrey’s huge reaction. “Dad, Mom, I promised Quinn I’ll treat her and her students to a meal in the afternoon. I have to rush over as it’s almost time. Please clean up this mess. Also, I can handle my relationship with Quinn. You don’t have to interfere.“Anyway, your daughter-in-law won’t be able to escape. Trust your son.”Upon hearing that, Walter and Stacy quickly urged him, “Hurry. Don’t be late and go treat Quinn to lunch.”“We promise not to meddle as long as you can manage it.”They would let Julian savor the sweet taste of love, and he would experience eve
“I’m not angry anymore,” Elisa expressed and looked toward her parents. Audrey said embarrassedly, “Speaking of this, this problem happened because of me. It’s not your fault. Since you said the gifts are an apology, Mr. Bucham, we’ll accept them.”Stacy smiled and said, “Although we couldn’t be in-laws, Elisa had indirectly brought Quinn to Julian. We’re very grateful for that. Let’s keep in touch frequently from now on.”The Buchams had a close relationship with the Yorks. While they were not enemies with the Stones, York Corporation and Stone Group were business rivals. Therefore, the Buchams’ connection with the Stone family was merely acquaintances. Nevertheless, the York and Stone families ended up getting along well. Since their companies had no business collaborations, the competition between them had also eased. Even if the Buchams were to interact with the Stones frequently, they did not have to worry about the Yorks being offended—all because the York and Stone famil
When the children heard there were presents for them, they first looked at Quinn. Only when Quinn did not object that they followed Julian excitedly. Julian opened the car door and reached into the car to bring out the gifts. He told them, “Your names are written on the gift box.”Quinn heard him as she walked over. Surprised, she asked, “How do you know their names, Mr. Bucham?”She only told him that she had brought twelve children to Wiltspoon for the competition and that there were six boys and girls, respectively. She never mentioned their names.Julian said, “You said you all came for a competition. I had someone look into it and found the children’s names. Everyone has a gift, and each is unique. They can hold onto the gifts and unbox them after the meal.”The children were delighted to receive presents that were luxuriously wrapped.Julian had left his assistants in charge of the gifts. The attentive assistants looked into the children’s preferences and prepared their gi
Quinn replied with a hum. Even though she felt the car looked brand new, as if fresh out of the factory, she did not probe because Julian said this was a car from his garage.Quinn supposed it looked new as Julian rarely drove such an inconspicuous car. He probably would not buy a new car just to transport the presents, right?Julian brought Quinn and the children to a private room he reserved. After everyone was seated, he gestured for the waiter to hand the menu to Quinn. Quinn said, “The children and I aren’t picky, Mr. Bucham. You’re probably more familiar with what’s good here, so it’s better if you order.”“Haven’t you been having your meals in the hotel?”“We have, but we usually eat in the buffet hall on the first floor. I think there’s more variety there. Everyone can eat whatever they want, and the children like it too. I told them to take only as much as they could eat and not waste any food.”Julian grinned. “You’re right. We shouldn’t waste food and take only a
“You saved my life, Ms. Crawford. Treating you to a meal isn’t enough. I should return the favor with much more,” Julian said.Quinn changed the topic, saying, “How are the robbers doing now? How many years of jail time will they get?”“They’re all in prison now. I’m not sure how long their sentence will be, but it’ll be several years at least for robbery.”Julian did not even bat an eye as he lied. His subordinates were indeed somewhere. They were not in prison though, they were receiving treatment at the hospital. They were either beaten up by Quinn or injured from a fall. Simply speaking, Quinn had defeated all of his subordinates. They were in awe of their future missus. Quinn said, “You were unlucky. I heard Wiltspoon is a safe place. There haven’t been motorcycle gangs in many years, but you just happened to meet one of them.”Julian laughed. “I think they’re the ones who got unlucky. They ran into you, the chivalrous Ms. Crawford, as soon as they appeared. You saved
Quinn was tempted.She said, “I’ll think about it. It’s someone else’s house. We’ll be a disturbance if we have fun there.”More importantly, she had to bring twelve students everywhere with her. She could not ditch them and have fun herself.“It’s really fine. If you’re worried about the noise, I can send Zachary a message for his opinion now.”Julian was going all out to secure time with Quinn.He immediately sent a message to Zachary.However, he typed another message before that. He told Zachary he was pursuing someone, asked for his help, and requested him not to reveal his identity.Quinn was likely clueless about the Buchams’ background.Julian did not want her to find out as he was afraid of scaring her off.If Quinn discovered the Bucham family’s true nature and that he was the young master, she would have guessed that he had her investigated before.Her impression of him would be ruined.Quinn was the only woman in the world who could move his heart and make him a
Zachary grabbed Serenity’s shoulders and let her lean against him. Wanting to please her, he said, “Honey, let’s go on a holiday soon, okay? Just the two of us.”“Where are we going?”Serenity’s attention was successfully diverted. “We’ll remain in Wiltspoon, but we’re going to another estate I own that you haven’t been to.”“Aren’t we going to wait until after the wedding? If we can’t go someplace far, our honeymoon can be a drive around Wiltspoon.”Zachary remembered that their wedding ceremony would be held after their anniversary. Although both occasions could be celebrated together, they held different meanings. He said, “It’ll be a two-day holiday. We can go on a drive after our wedding too. I have one month off.”“I can imagine how furious Josh will get.”“I granted him two months off when he got married while only taking a month off for myself now. He shouldn’t be angry about this.”Serenity smiled. “Okay. You can make the necessary arrangements.”She knew Zachary wan
Although Leticia was angry over how Dylan had treated her daughter previously, at least he was not two-timing. He made things clear to Imogen right after realizing his feelings and stopped her from loving him. He still had a decent character.Besides, Imogen had also kept secrets from Dylan and she tricked him. Dylan still did not have sufficient evidence to prove that Imogen was the Chameleon Fox he loved. Dylan would start pursuing Imogen again after some time. Leticia heard that it was Serenity who had given Dylan a hint that Sugar was Fox. After that, Dylan sought confirmation from Old Mrs. York but only received a vague answer. However, he decided to continue pursuing Imogen because he believed his nana would not bring him harm.After going in circles, Dylan still ended up returning to Imogen.Actually, Leticia already viewed him as her son-in-law.Since Imogen’s happiness was on the line, she was concerned about her future son-in-law’s condition.“Dylan’s hospitalized.”
“Please look after Dylan, Imogen. Message me when he gets better. I just need to know that he’s alive.”Grandma May knew Dylan would be okay with Imogen by his side.Imogen quickly said, “Don’t hang up yet, Grandma May. Where are you now? Wiltspoon?“If it’s convenient, please get his parents to come and take care of Dylan. I’m busy with work. I can’t stay in the hospital to look after him.”Grandma May replied, “His dad is home, but he doesn’t know how to take care of others. I think Dylan will meet his death quicker under his dad’s care.“My daughters-in-law and I are at the Johnson family’s place in Annenburg. We won’t be back that soon because we just came not long ago. We’ll head back closer to Seren’s due date. That’s why we don’t have time to look after Dylan.“If you’re busy, you can return to work once Dylan’s fever breaks, Imogen. You don’t have to care about him. He can take care of himself. It’s just like a bad cold. He’ll be fine once his fever subsides.”Grandma Ma
Imogen should have gone to stop Dylan earlier than she had. Since Layla was helping Imogen to get revenge, Imogen thought she would let Dylan put on a show to display his sincerity. She could only stop Dylan once Layla was satisfied.After handling the hospitalization procedures, Dylan lay on the bed and received an IV drip. Meanwhile, Imogen brought him water and told him to take his medicine.“Take this medicine for your fever. Your face is red from the heat.”Dylan’s temperature was close to 103 degrees Fahrenheit when they measured it at the hospital. He would cough constantly, and his face was flushed red from the fever. He looked tired and weak as well. Dylan sat up and accepted the glass of water. Imogen handed him the right dosage of medicine according to the doctor’s prescription.“Make sure you’re hydrated.”Imogen refilled his glass and told him to drink more water.“I don’t want to drink water.”Dylan lay back down.Perhaps because he was on an IV drip, his
Dalton said, “Callum spoils you a lot too. Many people are envious of you two.”Camryn smiled. “You’re right. Our lives are objects of envy to other people.“You can head back to work, Dalton.”“Okay.”Camryn saw Dalton out. She sat for a few minutes before returning to her desk to continue working.Meanwhile, in Huntington, Dylan was coughing badly. He quickly grabbed the glass of water Imogen had just offered him and took a few sips. After moistening his throat, he stopped coughing. However, he started coughing again after a few minutes. Imogen said, “Why is your cough getting worse after seeing the doctor and taking medicine?”“Ah…”Dylan pointed at his throat. He could not speak. His throat was badly inflamed from eating excessive chili peppers. His voice was so hoarse that he could not talk, and he was hacking non-stop. Imogen had already brought him to a doctor, who had prescribed some medication for him. However, his condition was so bad that the medication was no
“Did you think of your mother again?”Dalton said gently, “It wasn’t your fault, Camryn. You don’t have to overthink it or care about how she treated you. You have loving in-laws now. You’re like a daughter to them.“Your husband dotes on you a lot too. I believe there’ll be better days ahead of you. As for your mother… Let her regret what she did.”He had never seen a mother like Mrs. Newman. There were many biased mothers, but not many of them were as evil as Mrs. Newman.“She does feel regret. However, it isn’t because she had hurt me, but because she gave birth to me. She regretted not getting an abortion or strangling me to death after giving birth to me.“She said I was the bane of her existence. She had gone to a psychic when she was pregnant with me. The psychic said I was an unlucky child who would bring bad luck to my parents and that if she didn’t kill me after I was born, I would become her downfall.“My mom was just finding excuses for herself. How would I be her d
“It’s getting better. Don’t worry, Dal. Dr. Carden will be here to check on me after some time and adjust my prescription. She said I’d be able to get pregnant after two years.“Dr. Carden is the legendary doctor’s best student. I trust her skills. She was the one who helped me to regain my sight.”Camryn reassured Dalton. “You just have to take good care of Melissa and tell her not to worry about me. I believe the heavens won’t take away my right to be a mother.”If Dr. Carden said she was infertile, then it would be impossible to get pregnant. However, Dr. Carden had guaranteed that Camryn could give birth after two years of recuperation. Therefore, Camryn was at ease.“Even if I can’t get pregnant, Callum won’t divorce me. He said we could adopt if it didn’t work out.“He and his family didn’t give up on me when I was blind. I believe my in-laws won’t abandon me just because I can’t get pregnant, Dalton. Besides, I’m not actually infertile.”Camryn knew Dalton and Melissa we
Although Callum had started viewing Dalton as a brother after Dalton got married, he still kept his guard up around Dalton. He only let his guard down a little after Melissa got pregnant.It was also because Dalton treated his wife with utmost sincerity and love. Dalton had nothing to worry about and could focus on his life after knowing Camryn was doing well and had the York family supporting her. Not only that, her husband and in-laws adored her. Camryn would come over to handle more important company matters, while Dalton could deal with smaller ones. He rarely attended business engagements at night and chose to accompany his pregnant wife most of the time. Melissa was kinder to Camryn as well. Although they were not sisters-in-law, they shared a close relationship. “Melissa’s baby probably has a sweet tooth. Tell her to be careful and not eat too many sweet things at once.”Camryn wanted to say that Melissa was probably pregnant with a girl. However, she did not say it ou
After her call with Leah ended, Camryn put down her phone and leaned against her office chair. She rotated her chair back and forth. She was at Newman Enterprise.At that moment, someone knocked on the door. Dalton entered soon after.“Dal.”Camryn stood up when she saw him. “Are you daydreaming?”Dalton asked softly, “Are you tired? Go and rest if you are. You should return to Wiltspoon soon. I can handle things here.”“Melissa is pregnant. You should spend more time with her.“I’m not really tired. I was on the phone with an employee of my flower shop earlier and thought of some things that made me feel unhappy.”Dalton and Camryn sat on the sofa in the guest lounge. “Why are you upset? Is the flower shop not doing well?”Camryn had put in a lot of effort in Spring Blossoms. It had accompanied her through her tough times. No matter how her identity had changed, it would always have an important place in her heart.Despite becoming rich, she still kept the store up and
To Louise and Leah, Mrs. Longbottom looked too young.Carrie caressed her stomach. She sighed and said, “I was pregnant before, but it was a high-risk pregnancy and ended up in a miscarriage.“My husband told me to recuperate first before we try for another baby a few years later. We’re still young anyway,” Louise consoled Carrie. She picked two jade plants and two money trees for her. After paying, Carrie got her two bodyguards to carry the plants. Before leaving, she handed Louise and Leah her calling card and said, “Please call me if your boss or Mrs. York comes over. I want to make an appointment with them, but it’s too difficult to do so.”Leah accepted the card. After taking a look at it, one of them replied, “Mrs. York is heavily pregnant, so she rarely drops by. She’s usually resting at home. I can inform you if our boss comes.“You should probably have Ms. Camryn’s number if you wish to make an appointment with her. You can try calling her.”Carrie replied, “I’m not