Hayden tugged on Kevin’s sleeve. He followed her and said, “I wonder when Madam Fisher is returning. I can’t wait to watch the Fisher family’s drama unfold.”Hayden glanced at him. “Even if Madam Fisher discovered her husband’s affair, she wouldn’t create a public commotion. She’ll probably take him back and fight behind closed doors. You won’t have a chance to witness the drama.”“There’s Caroline still. She has already revealed the Fisher family’s hidden chaos. Can her father’s scandal be kept under wraps? I highly doubt so.”After some thinking, Kevin added, “Caroline isn’t simple either. If she stirs a mess in the family, she can eliminate her brothers from Fisher Enterprise. Without those people, her position in the company will be more secure.“As expected of Madam Fisher’s biological daughter. She’s cruel to her family.”Hayden went silent for a moment. Then, she defended Caroline, “She has the brutality of a woman of the Fisher family, but it’s different from Madam Fishe
Not many people knew the woman was the mistress of a tycoon. Hunter was unaware as well. Otherwise, he would not have dared to approach someone else’s mistress. After looking through the media, Caroline replied to Darren: [Keep the evidence. I’ll delete them on my end because I can’t keep them. If my mom suspects me, she’ll check my phone.]Darren replied: [I saved everything. Have you eaten, Ms. Caroline?][I’m eating now. I got delivery.]Darren frowned. [You shouldn’t order food so often, Ms. Caroline. Isn’t there a cafeteria in the company? You could have your meals there. If you’re busy, I can get you food every day.”Caroline’s heart warmed when she saw his message. She had been fighting alone ever since returning to the Fisher family. No one was on her side, not even her mother. Belinda was not her mother alone as she was also mother to her brothers and Celine. While Celine could act like a spoiled child naturally, Caroline found it challenging to do so. Luckily, D
No wonder Celine always gritted her teeth at the mention of Kevin. She would curse at Kevin for being shameless and snatching Hayden away. “You can make Mr. Kevin the one who exposes the scandal. He’s already targeting the Fisher family.”Kevin was an enemy to them. As he recalled the Fishers and Audrey’s relationship, Darren sighed. He knew that Caroline would not stand against those in Wiltspoon. She even wanted to investigate the previous matriarch, Tiara’s death. Darren dared say that if there was evidence pointing out that Madam Fisher was responsible for Tiara’s death, Caroline would refuse to succeed the Fisher family and go as far as to leave the family to wherever she yearned to be. Caroline was not as weak as she seemed. In fact, before returning to the Fisher family, she was already a successful young entrepreneur. She only hid that fact because her adoptive parents constantly wanted to take advantage of her. Therefore, she allowed others to misunderstand that she
Hunter was dressed up youthfully and appeared dashing. Looking at the hot young woman in his arms, Caroline muttered, “He must’ve been a heartthrob when he was young. Despite his age, he still looked handsome after dressing up.”No wonder Belinda was strict with Hunter. Caroline wondered how her mom would feel about Hunter hooking up with other women with the money his children gave him. Meanwhile, in Wiltspoon, Serenity immediately went to sleep once she arrived at Wildridge Manor after coming back from Wiltspoon Hotel.Her fatigue still lingered.Zachary had accompanied her back to the room. When he saw her eagerly climbing onto the bed, he sat on the bedside and said, “You could’ve slept in the car and I could’ve carried you up.”“I stayed awake anyway. I’ll take a short nap, honey. Do you want to take a nap? Otherwise, you can read some books in the study.”With a gentle gaze, Zachary said, “Go ahead. I’m not tired yet.”She fell asleep instantly. Looking at her sleeping
“Are you free to talk now, Zachary?” Kevin returned to his office to make the call after seeing Hayden off. Zachary said, “Get to the point or hang up if you have nothing to say.”Kevin smiled and said, “The pictures and video I sent you are evidence of Madam Fisher’s husband’s affair.”Zachary waited for him to continue. “Madam Fisher’s husband is Hunter Clark. He was a handsome man in his youth but not very capable. That was why he became her husband. Although he’s addressed as Mr. Clark in the Fisher family, he never earned full respect and has to be at his wife’s beck and call.“Madam Fisher is strict with him. She doesn’t provide him with living expenses, and the allowance she gives him daily never exceeds five hundred dollars. She taught him a lesson when he intended to cheat on her before. Since then, Hunter dared not attempt any affair.“This time, Madam Fisher attended your wedding and remained in Wiltspoon for half a month. Hunter grabbed this opportunity to cheat on
Zachary said, “Since every matriarch has a loyal assistant, they must know a lot. If he’s still alive, we’ll be able to get him to testify against Madam Fisher. If he had passed away, it’d be nearly impossible to verify the truth after four to five decades.”It was even challenging for the Bucham family to gather relevant evidence. “I’ll call Julian later to get his help on the identity of the previous matriarch’s assistant and where he is if he’s alive.”Kevin said, “I can ask around too. It’ll be faster to ask Donald about this.” The assistant might be alive, but searching for him would alert Belinda. “Okay. Let me know if there’s new information.”“Sure. I’m envious that Callum and Camryn have gotten their marriage license. We received the picture from Nana together, but I’m still wooing my wife while he’s married.”After they were done talking about serious matters, Kevin started chatting with Zachary. Both of them had time anyway. “Who told you to stay idle for half a
Zachary burst out laughing. “I’ve never thought of you as a down-to-earth person.”“I’m not unapproachable either.”Zachary chuckled. “You may not be unapproachable, but even I must use my connections to meet you. If Josh and I weren’t friends, I probably wouldn’t be able to see you regardless of how much money I offered.”Julian said, “I’m busy. You’re the head of your family too. You should know how busy people in our positions are.”“The matter I want to discuss can’t be described briefly. You can head to Summervale and meet Ms. Crawford. I’ll talk to Josh.”Julian said, “Look for Josh as much as possible. It’s easier for you two to communicate anyway. Don’t disturb me unless the situation is dire.”He could think of nothing else but his first love at the moment. Besides, his parents had been urging him to go to Summervale before someone else snatched Quinn away. Quinn was Julian’s fated partner. He had to rely on her to be an ordinary healthy man as well. His parents were
Quinn replied with alacrity, “Alright, I’ll let my mom know and ask her to prepare more food tonight. She’ll be really happy to know that you love her cooking so much.”Julian smiled. “Mrs. Crawford’s cooking is truly delicious.”“Make sure to eat plenty tonight, Mr. Bucham. I’ll go for my training now and I’ll fetch you from the airport later. See you tonight.”“Sure, I’ll switch my phone to airplane mode now. See you.”While Julian exchanged goodbyes, he was reluctant to hang up first. After he noticed that Quinn had ended the call, he moved the phone away from his ear.His phone’s screen displayed a photo of Quinn. When Quinn attended Zachary and Serenity’s wedding, Julian had taken several portraits of her and sent them to her. He also kept those photos on his phone and set one of them as his wallpaper.He could see Quinn every time he unlocked his phone.Quinn looked both stunning and full of youthful energy with a brilliant smile. Julian found himself increasingly drawn to
Austin was extremely patient with the boys. Although they occasionally caused trouble, most of them were minor issues. They would never do something they were not allowed to do.After breakfast, Austin brought them their bags. With a boy in each hand, he left the house. It was to prevent the boys from saying he was playing favorites. Dominic was used to that scene. Initially, Austin was simply Ms. Isabella’s private chef. However, he gradually took on more responsibilities.He would take the two young masters to school. If he had time in the evening, he would also fetch them from school. Austin also made sure Louis and Phillip did their homework, supervised their hobby classes, and played with them. Sometimes, he would even teach them martial arts and train with them. Dominic felt Austin was an all-rounder. It seemed like there was nothing Austin could not do. No wonder Ms. Isabella thought highly of Austin. However, Austin was a young master of a wealthy family. He w
Louis and Phillip were downstairs having the breakfast Austin had prepared for them. The food was different every morning, and everything was delicious.Having gotten used to Austin’s cooking, Louis and Phillip could no longer stand the food provided in the school. They thought the food there was terrible. Louis was enrolled in an elementary school not far from home. As he was a first grader, he did not need to stay in the dormitories and could have his lunch and dinner at home. Phillip, who was a year younger than him, was still in preschool. He would have breakfast and dinner at home. Actually, the preschool did provide breakfast, but Phillip refused to eat in school and insisted on having breakfast at home. In order to eat the breakfast Austin made, he would get up early in the morning without the adults waking him. After putting on his clothes and washing up, he would head to Louis’s place with his bag. “Austin.”Louis suddenly asked, “Did my sister come back last n
Isabella had always thought Tati was teasing her. Therefore, she did not take her words seriously. She thought it was completely normal for Austin to treat her well as she was his boss. From Austin’s perspective, she was his source of income. Now that Isabella pondered about it deeper, she realized perhaps Austin did come to Satbury for her. It was not just to be her chef. He always said Grandma May only gave the York lads a year to pursue their fiancées. However, Austin had never left since he started working for Isabella. Even if he did, it was to accompany her on business trips. He was busy feeding and taking care of her every day and had never gone to pursue his so-called fiancée. He did not even try to gather information on her. Was he not anxious?A year would go by pretty quickly. Although it felt like it had not been long since Austin started working for Isabella, three months had passed. Time really flew. Three months had gone by in the blink of an eye. Neve
When Austin reached the door, he stopped and turned to say, “Ms. Isabella, I only care about my future wife. Other young women are simply strangers to me.“I’m polite to other women when I need to be. If they’re unimportant, I’ll ignore them. Even if that woman is my boss, I won’t cross any lines. If I do, there must be a reason behind it.“Get some rest, Ms. Isabella. You might have a headache when you wake up tomorrow. I’ll prepare a warm honey drink for you in the morning.”After speaking, Austin left. Isabella turned to look at where he last stood. What did his words mean?He said he only cared about his future wife.Aside from this lady, he would not step out of line with any other young woman, even if she were his boss. What did he mean by crossing lines?Was it showing concern? Did he mean that if his boss was a young woman but not his fiancée, he would simply do what was required of him without any personal feelings involved? Was that what he meant?If so, was
Isabella was cold sometimes, but that was not her true personality. She was a reasonable person. Austin was not worried that he would be mistreated as a live-in son-in-law. “Ms. Isabella.”Isabella looked toward him and waited for him to speak. He asked, “This may be abrupt, but may I ask what your ideal type is?”Isabella was stunned. Why did the question come to her? What was the type of man she liked?‘Someone like Austin,’ she thought. After a moment of silence, she said, “I like men who are capable, responsible, and have correct values. Even if his family isn’t as financially well-off as mine, I don’t mind so long as he’s honest, competent, and sincere about his feelings for me.“Of course, it’ll be great if we have the same social status. That way, we’ll have similar perspectives and more common topics. If we get married, we’ll be joining forces instead of it being a one-way financial aid.”“Although you can accept someone who isn’t from a similar family backgrou
After a moment of silence, Isabella said, “It’s okay. I know I was forcing it.”There was no point in asking Austin if he did not want to reveal anything. If he wanted to tell her, he would do so without her asking. However, her curiosity spiked with his silence. She was eager to know who his fiancée was. He was already so protective of his fiancée even though he had not met her before. It made Isabella jealous. It was her first time feeling that kind of emotion throughout her life. Although it was not a strong feeling, she still felt it. “You weren’t forcing me to tell you. You were simply curious. Most people have a curious side. It’s only natural for you to be inquisitive as well.”Austin said gently, “It’s not just you. Those who knew that my nana had chosen fiancées for my brothers and me were also curious about who the ladies were.“To be honest, we didn’t even know Nana had been choosing fiancées for us since a few years ago until she handed their pictures to us
“You can drink it now. It’ll turn cold if left aside for longer.”Isabella took the ginger ale and drank it with elegance. She put it down after drinking half of it. “I’m drunk, but only slightly. I can walk, and my brain is still alert. I know what I’m doing and saying.“I’ve had enough ginger ale.”She did not want to consume too much liquid late at night. “Which family is your fiancée from, Austin? Where is she? Do you mind telling me?”Isabella was insistent on getting answers. Austin had never told her when she had asked him about it before. He kept saying he would focus on working and that he was not in a rush to get married. After all, he was only in his twenties; Zachary only got married at thirty years old. If he was unsuccessful in wooing his fiancée that year, he did not mind waiting for a few more years. Isabella suddenly felt jealous of Austin’s fiancée, having had his heart without even doing anything. She wondered what Austin’s fiancée had done to cat
Austin stared into Isabella’s eyes. He could detect some feelings in her gaze, but it was not obvious enough. What she felt for him was still mostly admiration. It was not the right time for him to confess yet. He would continue to wait. “You’re the best and most outstanding lady in my heart, Ms. Isabella. I admire you more.”Austin added gently, “You give off a strict and cold aura sometimes, but you’re always a nice person in my eyes.”Isabella had treated him well ever since he became her private chef. It only got better after she discovered he was a young master of the Yorks. Austin believed her when she said she viewed him as a friend because her actions reflected it as well. However, he was not content with being just friends. He wanted to be her husband. He wanted her to trust him and love him forever. He would also reciprocate her feelings and trust. Isabella smiled. “Even my parents are scared and avoid me when I’m in a serious mode. Louis and Phillip w
Austin responded, “Don’t worry, Ms. Edith. I’ll take good care of Ms. Isabella.”Edith had come in a hurry and left just as quickly. The hidden meaning in her cousin’s words was not lost on Isabella, but she did not comment on it.She allowed Austin to accompany her into the house. The lights were still on inside, but the first floor was empty. Everyone else had already gone to bed.Since Isabella had not returned yet, the housekeeper had left the lights on for her.The house was warm, so once inside, Isabella took off Austin’s coat and handed it back to him.Austin accepted the coat and followed her to the sofa. After she had sat down, he asked gently, “Ms. Isabella, would you like some ginger ale for a hangover remedy?”Isabella rubbed her temples and said, “Yes, please. I don’t want to wake up with a splitting headache tomorrow.”Austin immediately went to prepare it for her.Isabella leaned back on the sofa and closed her eyes to rest. After some time, she heard Austin’s