When the Fisher siblings were young, the three brothers often got into trouble and therefore scolded or punished. On the other hand, Celine always got away unscathed. Belinda glared at Celine coldly. A wave of fear swept through her. She had no choice but to go to her brothers’ side and kneel unwillingly. She scolded Hunter mentally for dragging her into the mess. Never had she thought he would ask for money to hook up with other women. She had given him the money to relax while Mom was not around at the thought of how he had been restrained by Mom all these years.However…She felt wronged. “Slap yourselves,” Belinda ordered. Hunter was bitter. “Honey, my face is all swollen from the beating you gave me just now.”“Are you going to do it yourself? Or should I do the honors?”“I’ll do it myself. You don’t have to move, Honey. I’ll feel bad if you get tired or feel pain from hitting me.”Hunter quickly slapped himself. However, the hatred in his heart for the woman gr
“Yes, Mom.”Emma finally had a chance to get revenge on her fake sister-in-law. Ava and Ellie said, “Mom, we want to help Cece too.”Celine glared at her sisters-in-law. Did they think that Mom would back them up?She was her mom’s daughter, while they were just daughters-in-law. In most cases, daughters would be favored over daughters-in-law.Belinda glanced at them and said, “Emma is enough. You two can watch.”They replied, “Okay.”Emma walked up to Celine. Celine raised her head and said, “Please be gentle, Emma. I’m scared of the pain.”“If you don’t want Emma helping you, you should put in more strength yourself.”Celine was speechless. Emma would surely make her face swell.“I’ll do it myself, Mom. I don’t want to trouble Emma,” said Celine hastily. Belinda did not say a word. Celine thought it would be worse for Emma to hit her than exert force herself, so she no longer pretended and slapped herself hard as her brothers did. Slap!It hurt. Slap.Celin
“Once you’re outside, your survival will depend on you alone. Don’t think I’ll go soft on you just because you’re my children. Those who betray me never end up well.”“We’re sorry, Mom. We’ll never give Dad any money again.”Adrian quickly repented and made a promise. The rest followed his lead. As Belinda mentioned, she had provided everything they owned. If they were to lose their identity as a young master of the Fishers and be expelled from the family and company, they would be nothing. No matter how deep their relationship with Hunter was, they would still choose money and status over family. Their father was a disappointment. He had the audacity to take their money to flirt with other women. Did he not know how fierce their mom was?“Break off all the love affairs you have. I’ll kick anyone who has lovers or mistresses out of the family.”When Belinda knew her sons were cheating on their wives, she did not say much or punish them. At most, she would give Caroline acce
Caroline stuffed the ice pack she brought into Hunter’s hands for him to place on his face back in his room. He took it and hurried upstairs. Belinda and Caroline were the only ones left in the living room. Caroline sat beside her mother and comforted her. “Dad knows he’s wrong, Mom. He’ll never do it again. Don’t be sad.”Belinda sighed. She said, “Your dad must have a lot to say about me, but he doesn’t dare to resist me out of fear of my power. While we may look like a loving couple to the public, I know better.”“Since you’re aware of it, why did you choose to continue the marriage?”After a moment of silence, Belinda said, “Your dad is easy to control. He has no future, and his family relies on the Fishers to survive. He has to think for their future.“I also have to take you and your siblings into consideration. As long as Hunter doesn’t make any major mistakes, I won’t divorce him.“I thought he wouldn’t be able to do anything so long I didn’t give him money, but I ov
“When I was beating them up back then, it should have been captured on surveillance.”Caroline said, “Mom, asking Kevin to delete the footage wouldn’t work anymore. There were so many witnesses at the hotel. Besides, Kevin might not be willing to delete it; he has never shown respect to our family.”Belinda was taken aback.True, what was the point of asking Kevin to delete the footage?With so many onlookers, the incident must have been recorded by someone. By then, the internet would most probably be full of videos of her catching her husband in the act.Her daughter's words rang true too. Even if others had not recorded it, Kevin was unlikely to delete the surveillance footage. He truly never showed respect to the Fisher family.Serenity was Tiara’s granddaughter and carried the Fisher family's blood. There was a deep-seated grudge between them.Her cousin, Audrey, had been doing well in Wiltspoon; she was the wife of Darrell Stone. Although she had retired, she still had inf
When Caroline returned to the Fisher Enterprise, her takeout had also arrived.She entered the office building while carrying her takeout.The employees working overtime in the company were surprised to see Caroline returning at this hour, but they did not inquire further.In her office, Caroline enjoyed her meal and then poured herself a cup of water. Sitting back at her desk, she sent a message to Darren.“The plan was perfect.”After receiving a reply from Darren, she promptly deleted the message and reminded him to do the same.“How is Mr. Clark?”Darren sent a voice message.“Not good at all. He’s in a miserable state, and his marriage with my mom is definitely shattered. However, he doesn’t dare to divorce, and my mom doesn’t want to divorce at the age of seventy. They’ll probably endure each other for the time being.”For her mother, it was still a significant blow.Hunter's mistreatment, orchestrating harassment, and his absence of fatherly affection contributed to th
“No need, I have my own car. Oh, if we’re going to drink, I can’t drive. I’ll have the driver come over.”Darren said, “No need to call the driver. I'll take you home. I don’t drink.”“Suit yourself.”Caroline wanted to have a couple of drinks to celebrate the success of her revenge plan.She immersed herself back into work.By the time she finished, it was already eleven o'clock at night.The employees working late in the company had long gone home.When she walked out of the office building, she saw Darren leaning against the car, waiting for her. As she approached, Darren straightened up and quickly walked toward her.“How long have you been here?” Caroline asked as she got into the car.“Not too long, about ten minutes.”After both of them fastened their seat belts, he started the engine.Caroline told him to go to a popular food truck. Darren chuckled. “Do you fancy food trucks for late-night snacks?”“I used to go there often.”Darren fell silent.He knew Caroline's
The night went by and darkness quietly slipped away in dreams.As the sun rose in the east, a new day began.At Wildridge Manor in Wiltspoon, Serenity came down from upstairs.“Liberty!”Hearing that her sister had arrived, she quickly rushed downstairs.Tania was chatting with Liberty.Upon hearing Serenity’s voice, both of them turned to look at her.Serenity approached, greeted her mother-in-law, and then sat next to her sister, asking, “Liberty, how come you’re free to come and see me today?”As the words fell, Liberty playfully tapped her forehead with a finger.“Isn’t it a good thing that I came to see you? Don’t you welcome me?”Serenity immediately embraced Liberty’s arm and laughed. “Very much welcome! It’s just that you have been so busy lately, always too occupied to come and see me. When I visit you, you always say the restaurant is crowded, afraid someone might accidentally bump into me, so you don’t let me stay there for too long.”“I’m just concerned about you