Carrie cleared the food served on the table without minding her image at all. Mrs. Clark only managed to eat a few spoonfuls. She smiled as she watched Carrie gobbling everything down. After Carrie was done eating and wiping her mouth with a satisfied expression, Mrs. Clark asked, “Are you going back on your own, or shall I have someone send you?”“I’ll take the taxi, but I’m afraid you’ll have to pay the taxi fare upfront for me.”Mrs. Clark nodded. “Sure. You can take the taxi back.”She then handed Carrie a thousand dollars in cash and said, “This is for the taxi.”Carrie kept the money and did not linger any longer. She got up and told Mrs. Clark, “Thank you for the meal. Looking forward to a pleasant partnership.”Mrs. Clark nodded with a smile. “I believe we’ll work well together.”Carrie departed and Mrs. Clark paid the bill before leaving the diner upon seeing Carrie get into the taxi. Her subordinates were waiting for her. Once in her car, she said to the person in
After writing the prescription, Lilian passed it to Callum and said, “Do you still have the medicine I sent over previously? Get these newly prescribed ones and let Camryn have them with the previous medications.“I’ll examine her again when she’s done with the new prescription. Bring her out on strolls more often if you have time.”“Thank you, Dr. Carden,” Callum said earnestly. He would prepare Camryn’s medicine personally every day to ensure they were the right ones and had not been tampered with. Lilian teased Camryn about this before. Callum was the most attentive caregiver she had ever seen throughout her practice. She said Camryn would definitely have the sweetest and happiest life in the future.Spring finally arrived for Camryn when she met Callum as her life before him had been an endless, brutal winter. Although she received Dalton’s help later on, she had suffered a lot and was even abused when she was young. “The eye wash solution is running out, Dr. Carden. Does
Lilian’s words made Camryn realize that Paige played a role in her infertility.She had always thought it was due to her poor eating and sleeping routine during puberty and the abuse she had endured. She did not expect Paige to have done something else to her. Was her mother really the culprit?Even wild beasts would look after their young. Her mother was truly no better than an animal. On the contrary, Paige was extremely caring toward Carrie and Trenton. Her love for them was sincere. She simply disliked Camryn, the child who resembled her the most. If Camryn had a choice, she wished to take after her dad’s features more than her mom’s. Sadly, she looked strikingly similar to Paige. Callum thanked Lilian once again. Lilian smiled and said, “You don’t have to be so polite. If you really want to thank me, preparing a feast for me before I return to Annenburg will be sufficient.”Callum’s cooking skills were superb. Although Tim cooked too, he was not as good as Callum. C
Lilian’s husband, Tim, disliked it when she visited the Yorks, especially when she praised Callum’s cooking. He would also say that Lee’s cooking skills were comparable to Callum’s.Lilian agreed that Lee’s and Callum’s cooking were similar, but there was still a distinction.Moreover, Lee seldom cooked. As his sister-in-law, Lilian was too embarrassed to always ask her brother-in-law to cook for her.Thus, the best solution was to ask Callum to give some cooking tips to her personal chef.Callum readily agreed.Camryn and Callum watched as Lilian got into the car. Callum’s mom, Rosella, arranged a driver for Lilian during her stay in Wiltspoon because she came specially to treat Camryn’s eyes. Rosella was grateful and treated Lilian as an honored guest.She also paid for all of Lilian’s expenses in Wiltspoon.“Camryn, let’s go back inside. It’s quite hot out here.”Callum took his fiancée’s hand and walked toward the main house.When they got to the door, they heard someone s
#Camryn laughed.She was aware that Zachary enjoyed being jealous, but now it seemed that Callum was also a little green-eyed monster.Carrie stood at the entrance. She was furious when she saw Callum holding Camryn’s hand. The two of them slowly walked toward her.While Carrie was in jail, Camryn fell in love with Callum, who was as handsome as Zachary. Zachary was serious and aloof, while Callum was much friendlier. If Carrie could choose between them, she would choose Callum.However, Carrie was not given this opportunity.First of all, Carrie was in her early twenties. Even if her parents did not end up in jail, they would not let her get married so quickly. They would want her at home for a few more years.Secondly, she rarely had the chance to meet the York brothers, let alone date one of them.When Carrie saw Camryn and Callum standing together, she had to admit that they were a good-looking couple, which drove her mad with jealousy.Carrie thought to herself, ‘That blin
Carrie shouted, “Open the gate. I want to go in!”Under Callum’s glare, Carrie dared not call Camryn a blind bitch anymore, but she still insisted on going into the house.Callum said coldly, “Are you deaf? Didn’t you hear what Camryn said? She can’t open for you because she can’t see. If you want to come in, help yourself. If it doesn’t open, just stay outside.”“I don’t have a key. How can I get in? The gate is locked!”Carrie was furious.If she had the key, then there was no need to talk to the blind bitch and she would have already opened the gate and gone inside.Ignoring Carrie, Callum held his fiancée and said gently, “Camryn, it’s hot outside. Let’s get back into the house.”Camryn followed Callum’s lead and turned around.“Bli—Camryn, open the gate! This is my house! I want to go home!”Callum turned his head and glowered at her. Carrie immediately shut up and watched indignantly as the couple walked away until they disappeared into the house.Carrie stomped her fee
Carrie was furious.November was not as sunny as summer but remained rather warm in Wiltspoon for this time of the year. Even during winter, one could get by with a long-sleeved shirt on a sunny day, not to mention that it was barely winter now.Carrie felt hot after standing under the sun for a long time.Her face turned red, and there were beads of sweat on her forehead.She kept cursing Camryn until her mouth went dry with nothing to quench her thirst.Camryn had already entered the house, so no matter how loud Carrie yelled, Camryn might not be able to hear her.Carrie looked up and assessed the gate. With the gaps, she could still climb over if she was careful. She decided to climb over the gate which she did immediately.On the other hand, Camryn was in her room on the second floor. She stood by the windowsill, looking at the gate.Since she had not fully regained her eyesight, she could not see clearly from a distance. She asked the man next to her, “Is Carrie gone?”
At this time, the four dogs barked at Carrie.Carrie’s face was as white as sheets. She quickly climbed back out. When she saw the dogs rushing toward her, she was so frightened that she let go of her hands and fell from the top.The fall gave a loud thud on the ground.It was immensely painful.However, Carrie could not care less about the pain when the dogs were throwing themselves at her through the gaps of the gate. She quickly sat up and backed away, fearing that the dogs would bite her.Carrie only calmed down after she was far away, knowing that the canines could not pass through the gate.Fortunately, she fell outside the gate because if it was the other side, the dogs would have bitten her.Right then, Carrie felt the pain.She fell from the highest point of the gate, which was close to seven feet high, so it was a painful fall.Carrie thought, ‘That damned blind bitch must have released the dogs on me!’Never had it crossed her mind that Camryn would keep such feroc
Dylan said, “Go ahead.”He was a bit hungry too and wanted to eat.Imogen called for Wendy and instructed her to make a fresh pot of tea and serve some of the snacks she usually ate.Once Wendy finished preparing the tea, Imogen poured a cup for Dylan and said, “You can start your story now.”“Ms. Doyle, I’m not making up a story, I’m—Ms. Doyle, you are Fox, aren’t you?” Dylan asked again.“Mr. York, I’ve told you, I don’t know who Fox is. I only know a fox is an animal, like in the zoo. If you ask me again if I’m Fox, I’ll think you’re calling me a vixen.”“‘Fox’ is just a nickname, meaning she’s very cunning and deceptive. I call her Chameleon Fox for her ability to shape-shift into many different identities. She changes so much that people mistake her for many different people, but in reality, she’s only one person.”Imogen looked quite interested and said, “Oh, so you think I’m Chameleon Fox, who likes to deceive people? Do you have any evidence for this?”“No, I don’t.”“
Couples always talked about eternal love, but how many could truly last forever?Dylan stammered, unable to say anything. Could he say that he suspected she was Fox? It was just a guess, with no evidence.Under Imogen’s gaze, Dylan steeled himself and spoke honestly, “I came to apologize to you.”Imogen raised an eyebrow. “Apologize? You already apologized to me the last time we spoke. There’s no need to apologize again. I’m not angry at you. When it comes to matters of the heart, it’s all about reciprocation. You can’t force it.“Feelings can’t be pressured into existence, so I won’t pressure you to accept me.“Plus, it’s been so long, and I have no feelings for you anymore. For that, I should thank you for clearing things up for me early on. At that time, I had just started to like you and could give up so quickly because of that.”Dylan, embarrassed, said, “Ms. Doyle, it’s not about that. Recently, I… secretly followed you.”“You followed me? Why?” Imogen pretended to be clue
“Drink it while it’s hot. Only when it’s steaming will it have the best effect to ward off the cold.”Dylan nodded, wiping his nose with a tissue. He threw the tissue into the trash bin, but when he saw that the bin was full of tissues, he felt even more embarrassed.He picked the steaming hot soup up carefully and took a big sip.It was so spicy!The spice almost made him spit it out. Remembering that Imogen was right next to him, he forced himself to swallow it. After just one sip, Dylan put the bowl down.“Ms. Doyle, the soup is too hot. I’ll drink it later,” he said.It was too spicy. He did not want to take a second sip.“I’ll take the medicine first,” he added.Compared to drinking the soup, Dylan would rather take the medicine. The medicine might be bitter, but he could handle it.Imogen immediately called him out. “You’re afraid of the spice and you don’t want to drink the soup, do you?”Dylan sneezed again and then poured himself some water to take the medicine.Hav
All he could do was hold it in. However, he soon sneezed again.Imogen commented, “My dad told you to stand in the cold without your coat, and you really did it, like an idiot. It’s not like you feel anything for me or you’re trying to win my affection, so there’s really no need for you to listen to my dad.”Luckily, she came out quickly enough. Otherwise, he would have turned into an icicle.“It was my fault before. I hurt you, so it's only natural that Mr. and Mrs. Doyle are angry with me. They didn’t hit me or scold me, and they just made me stand out in the cold for a while; they’re already being very lenient,” said Dylan, sneezing again.He was usually in good health, but this time, he was afraid he might really catch a cold.Imogen glanced at him without saying anything. She led Dylan into the house and asked their housekeeper if the soup was ready.Wendy replied, “Almost.”Imogen nodded and asked Dylan to sit down. Then, she poured him a cup of tea and asked, “Have you ea
Dylan finally put his coat on after Imogen said that. He had only been standing there for half an hour but even in that short time, he had become so cold.Once he put his jacket on, Imogen turned around and began walking inside. “Come with me.”“Okay,” Dylan quickly bent down to grab the gifts before quickening his steps to catch up with Imogen. “Thank you, Ms. Doyle.”Imogen glanced at him for a moment before turning away. “I was just afraid you might freeze to death at my doorstep, and then your family would come after mine. Plus, since your sisters-in-law are my good friends, I couldn't just let you die at my gate.”After leaving Wiltspoon, Imogen had not gone back there under her real name, but she had stayed in touch with Serenity and the others and was still on very good terms with them.Dylan smiled and said, “Serenity will give birth in a few months, and Josh’s wife is also pregnant, but she's a month ahead of Serenity. Liberty and Duncan have already registered their marr
Her daughter’s excellence was all thanks to Silver’s influence.“What I wanted to tell you was that Dylan is standing at our doorstep. He said he wanted to see you. Your dad and I refused and told him to leave, but he’s not budging.”Imogen was not surprised by this, but she still pretended to be surprised, so as not to raise her mother’s suspicion.“Why’s he here?” Imogen asked, feigning ignorance.“Who knows? He didn’t say. He only said he wanted to see you. The way he treated you, playing with your feelings—your dad and I have been holding in a lot of anger for a long time. “But you didn’t want us to confront him, so we couldn’t vent it. Now he’s come knocking, wanting to see you? It won’t be that easy.”Imogen was not planning to meet Dylan either.“Your dad told him to stand outside for two hours with his coat off and that if he doesn’t freeze to death, he’ll let him see you.”Imogen was speechless for a moment. “Mom, it’s freezing outside. Even wearing a thick coat, it’s
“Still not up yet?” Leticia smiled and said as she entered her daughter’s room after the door opened. Imogen’s room was decorated in a warm style, but the furniture was minimal. Aside from the bed, a computer desk, and a set of sofas, she preferred things to be simple. Her room was also the smallest. She said that if the room was too big, it felt empty and she could not sleep well. Leticia thought it was because when her daughter learned self-defense from her master, she lived in a small room with her fellow disciples, so she had gotten used to smaller spaces.Compared to the average person, Imogen's room was actually quite large, but against the rooms of the other family members, hers looked smaller.Leticia sat down on the sofa.“Mom, let me change first.” With her mother here, Imogen could no longer lie in bed. She went to change and wash up, then came out of the bathroom. She poured her mother a cup of water and placed it in front of her before sitting next to her. “Mom, a
Dylan was speechless.Leaving the warm indoors, he felt Huntington's winter was really cold. It was below freezing, and the temperature was as low as 14°F to 32°F. He had never experienced such low temperatures in Wiltspoon.In Wiltspoon, the moment the temperature dropped to 50°F, everyone would start saying it was freezing.Winston and Leticia headed back. Leticia whispered to her husband, “What if he really stands there for two hours without his coat and freezes to death?”They wanted to stand up for their daughter, but they did not want to kill Dylan. That would make them enemies of the Yorks. Even if they could not become in-laws, they definitely did not want to become enemies.Winston replied, “If he really does it, in half an hour, I’ll let Jen come out and call him inside. If he doesn't follow my request, he won’t freeze to death.”At most, he would just catch a cold. If he did not do it, nothing would happen.“I don’t think he’s here for love this time either. I’m not s
Leticia harrumphed as well. “Mr. York, why are you here?” Leticia asked coldly. “We don't welcome you here. Go back to wherever you came from.”Dylan smiled awkwardly, “Mrs. Doyle, I just want to see Ms. Imogen.”“Imogen doesn't want to see you. Hurry up and leave, or we'll let the guard dogs out.” Leticia rejected him outright. “And you’d better stay as far away as possible. Do you think our Imogen is someone you can just toy and flirt with just because you want to, then say you haven't fallen for her and play with her feelings?“What's the matter? Has the Mr. York, whose heart belongs to someone else, still not managed to win his lady love over?” Leticia mocked, though she was actually probing into the reason for Dylan's visit.Dylan just took the insults without getting angry. He knew he had hurt Imogen. Even though she was someone who could take things in stride, the fact remained he had flirted with her and turned to claim he did not like her, which had hurt her feelings.