“How many important matters do you still have to handle? Do you trust me? Do you want me to help you with it?” Kevin asked.Hayden said, “There’s no need for that. Is Madam Fisher back in Jensburg?”“She’s on the way from Jensburg Airport. It’ll probably take over forty minutes for her taxi to arrive.”Kevin checked the time and said, “You still have about half an hour to work. After that, we can go to the hotel, and the timing will be just right.”It would be dinner time by the time they arrived, and Madam Fisher would likely think that they coincidentally witnessed the drama unfolding without suspecting any of it was orchestrated.“Do you want to go watch the show?” Kevin asked once again.Glaring at Kevin, Hayden replied, “You’ve already told me. How can I not go watch such an exciting event? Of course, I want to see.”Still glaring, she commented, “I wasn’t originally a person fond of drama. You’re a bad influence.”Surprisingly, she agreed to go with him to witness the spe
“Kevin, if you sneakily take pictures of me again, I’ll smash your phone.”Out of the blue, Hayden warned Kevin.Kevin set down the phone, which was aimed at her for a photo, and chuckled, “Hay, you’re not fully focused on your work. You knew I was taking pictures of you. Either that or you’re paying attention to me while sneakily watching me.”Hayden did not even lift her head, calmly saying, “Do you think you’re as handsome as me? Or am I watching you because you’re uglier?”Kevin was speechless.Kevin could be considered handsome amongst men, but compared to Hayden who was in male attire, he fell short in terms of charisma.“If you switch back to women’s clothing, grow your hair out, you’d look noble and graceful. Breathtaking. Stunning. It would captivate me and make it hard for me to look away.”Hayden did not respond.Seeing that she was not speaking again, after sitting for two minutes, Kevin stood up and walked over to sit in front of her desk. He asked, “Do you want so
"In that case, it'll be convenient for you to use the stones to hit me instead. It's fine even if I bleed. But if I'm hospitalized, you'll have to take responsibility," Kevin said. Hayden exclaimed, "How shameless!"Kevin chuckled. "I thought you would say my love for you is limitless.""It's your shamelessness that's limitless."Kevin laughed. "Can you sit further away? You'll distract me if you sit across from me." Hayden chased him away, not letting him in front of her. Kevin was too talkative and could easily chat with her about anything and everything. However, even if he could sit there in silence, he would still distract her from working with his intense staring, admiring her as if she were a precious treasure. "I won't make a sound, so I won't distract you from working.""Your stare is also distracting."Kevin was pleased as he asked, "Are you shy to admit you love me, Hayden? You're telling me I'll distract you by sitting here, even if I don't make a sound. If th
Hayden had no intention of reclaiming her identity as a woman at the moment.“We haven’t had a grand proposal yet,” Kevin honestly replied.Hugh chuckled. “I thought you already proposed. I mean, it’s such a big deal, how come none of us in the family knew? So, you haven’t had a grand proposal yet, huh? Then when are you going to grandly propose to Hayden?“You better make it grand and pick a crowded place for the proposal. The crowd might even cheer together for my sister to marry you.”As long as Kevin proposed splendidly and was seen by people, there would surely be many onlookers. Perhaps nobody would cheer for Hayden to marry him and instead, they would probably hurl unpleasant words or eggs at her.Some might remind Kevin that within the country, he and Hayden cannot become legally married.Unless Hayden regained her female identity, only then would the marriage proposal from Kevin receive everyone’s blessing.Kevin was also aware of this. “When Hayden is willing to marr
Kevin stared at his future brother-in-law and remarked, “No wonder we get along so well. We’re the same kind of people—shameless and unapologetically so.”Hugh remained silent as Kevin walked away.The future of Queen Enterprise and who would manage it were matters for the Queen family. Even if he became their son-in-law, he would neither interfere nor voice his opinion.This was mainly to avoid others thinking that he was after the Queen family’s money.To be honest, he did not really care about the Queens’ wealth. Although they were one of the elite families in Jensburg, they were not as financially powerful as his own family.As soon as Hayden stopped working, Kevin pushed the door open and entered.“Hay, are you done? Let’s go eat.”Kevin walked over with large strides, smiling at her while asking.Hayden nodded, neatly stacked the processed documents, and pressed the intercom. She informed her secretary to come in and collect them. She then got up and walked around her desk
Belinda did not immediately explode. She inquired, “May I ask if Hunter Clark is here?”“Who? Who’s looking for me?”Hunter happened to come out of the bathroom, having just finished showering.Holding a dry towel to wipe his hair, he asked upon hearing the question.When he saw his wife standing at the door, Hunter was dumbfounded.He thought he was seeing things and quickly rubbed his eyes. Looking again, he still saw his wife’s face, well-maintained but marked by the traces of age.“Darling, she’s looking for you.”The woman stepped aside and addressed Hunter.In her heart, she guessed that Hunter’s wife had come looking for him.She honestly could not care less. She lost count of the number of these men’s wives who came knocking on her door. As long as she did not get involved with men from high society, her true financial backers would not find out.After all, her main sponsor rarely came to see her. He had many women around him, and he might have forgotten about her. F
Belinda slapped Hunter ten times, leaving his face bruised and swollen with blood trickling from his nose and the corners of his mouth.He did not dare fight back.He endured the wrath of his wife.Hunter waited until Belinda stopped, then grabbed her hand and asked with a heartbroken expression, “Honey, did you hurt your hand? Are you tired? I’ll help you blow on it.”Belinda kicked him in the stomach, knocking him to the ground.“Take both of them away.”Belinda coldly ordered the two bodyguards to take them home for further punishment.She would not let anyone who betrayed her off lightly.The two bodyguards immediately entered the room and dragged the woman out, following Belinda.Hunter did not need the bodyguards to help him up. He got up from the ground and obediently followed behind Belinda, begging for mercy as he walked, saying that he had been tricked by the woman. He absolutely denied he had been attracted to the woman and that he had come to the hotel with her cou
After the bodyguards restrained the woman, Belinda beat her up until her face was utterly bruised, so much so she was almost unrecognizable. “Belinda.”Hunter was worried that she would beat the woman to death. He also felt sorry for the woman he had been intimate with for some time and went to pull Belinda’s hand away. By doing so, he had redirected Belinda’s wrath onto himself. She turned and slapped him across the face. Belinda started hitting her husband without caring that they were in public. At that moment, Kevin, who had been watching the commotion unfold, stepped forward. “Madam Fisher,” said Kevin. Only then did Belinda stop hitting Hunter. She looked toward the person who called her and realized it was Kevin. She seemed to have snapped back to her senses and adjusted her clothes, which were messy from hitting her husband and the woman. She said, “Mr. Kevin.”“I just returned and had no idea what happened here, but this is my hotel. You should have some merc
Austin replied, “Both Mr. Louis and Mr. Phillip woke up very early, especially Mr. Phillip. He gets up earlier than Mr. Louis every morning. It’s really hard on him, getting up so early in such cold weather.”Sometimes, he himself felt like staying in bed a little longer, reluctant to leave the warm comfort of his blankets.Even after the New Year, Satbury remained quite cold. In contrast, over in Wiltspoon, the temperatures had begun to reach a high of over seventy degrees Fahrenheit in the daytime, with nighttime lows around fifty degrees.The two provinces and cities were simply incomparable. The temperatures in Wiltspoon were just so very comfortable for Satbury locals.Isabella smiled and said, “Phillip is just afraid he’ll get here too late and that you’ll assume he’s not coming over for breakfast, then not prepare any for him. He's such a little foodie.”The house was never short of snacks for the little ones. In fact, any goodies were always reserved for them first.Yet,
Even when she attended banquets, she would show up in formal clothing. Isabella did not remember the last time she wore a dress. Perhaps it was when she was in third grade. In fact, she liked wearing pretty princessy dresses when she was young. Her mother had told her that.As Isabella was the first child and extremely adorable, Delphine had dolled her up like a princess. Her pretty dresses filled the closet. Her parents, aunts, uncles, and relatives would always gift her many beautiful dresses. As she grew up, perhaps when she was in fourth grade, she stopped wearing dresses. Regardless of who gave her new pieces, she would refuse to wear them and give them to her cousins instead. After everyone realized she disliked dresses, they gradually stopped giving her them. Delphine had asked Isabella why she disliked wearing dresses. Isabella reasoned that she could not walk quickly enough while wearing one. She valued speed and efficiency. Delphine said she had alway
While the private chefs Ms. Isabella had hired in the past were respectful, they were leaning toward flattery instead of sincere dedication, like how Austin was toward Ms. Isabella.Dominic was experienced. He could sense that Ms. Isabella treated Austin differently. She was also a special existence to Austin. It was normal for young people to be attracted to each other. Initially, Dominic wanted to advise Austin not to even think about dating Ms. Isabella. However, upon discovering that Austin was a young master of a wealthy family, he decided not to interfere. Dominic was glad that he did nothing.Austin returned to the house. Instead of heading straight to the kitchen, he went upstairs. He stopped outside of Isabella’s room and knocked on the door lightly. No response came from within the room. Perhaps Austin was too soft when he knocked. He knocked on the door again with more force and asked, “Are you up yet, Ms. Isabella? It’s time to have breakfast.”Isabella w
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