“That’s great. I’m outside your house now. I see your butler coming to open the gate. Let’s talk when we meet.”After speaking, Ben hung up. Zachary was puzzled. He lowered his head to look at Sonny, who was looking at him too. “What’s wrong, Uncle Zak? Did something happen?” Sonny asked. Zachary patted his head and said, “Someone woke up early like you and came to visit.”He did not know what was going on either. Had something gone wrong with Remy and Elisa’s relationship? Did Ben come over to get him to persuade the couple?He could not do that. Serenity was more suited for the job. Soon, Ben drove Remy’s car into the villa and stopped at the courtyard. Before Ben got out of the car, the backseat door opened first. A flash of a small figure darting out of the car toward Zachary. “Sonny, Sonny. I’m here.”The small figure was none other than Laurence. “Laurence!”When Sonny registered it, he immediately flung Zachary’s hand away and jogged toward Laurence. The
Zachary found it hilarious. “No wonder they’re best friends. I was forced to take Sonny out because he knocked on my door.“Ben, why don’t you join us?”Zachary invited Ben and Laurence to go for a walk with them. Ben smiled. “Okay. I probably can’t fall back asleep anyway.”He told Laurence, “You can take Sonny to play ahead of us, but don’t go too far.”“It should be Sonny bringing Laurence around. You two are our guests. We should be proper hosts.”The children had already run off hand in hand. Ben said, “Laurence has a good memory. He memorized the route here after only one visit and could even remember the plants along the roads. He recognizes more plant species than me now.”Zachary said, “Look at who his mentor is. Dr. Carden is an expert in both medicines and poisons. Although Lilian did not spend much time teaching Laurence one-on-one, he had the miracle healer. He learned about many herbs during the time he spent with the miracle healer. They knew Laurence had a
Zachary ran ahead and Ben jogged after him. “Luckily, our families are close. Otherwise, I would’ve felt bad for disturbing you early in the morning.”The neighborhood was quiet. Only a few residents were having their morning runs. “Laurence is rarely here. I understand that he doesn’t waste a single second he can play with his friend.“He’s improved a lot. It’s obvious from the speed he ran after jumping out of the car. I think Sonny can never catch up to him.”Ben said, “Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. Laurence’s downside is that he loves eating. He’s a total glutton. Whenever he’s home, he likes following Lee around and asking him to make all sorts of food for him. He still wants to eat even after his stomach is bloated.“Jane was worried that he’d overeat. It’s great that he’s training daily to burn off the calories.”“Kids are all like that. It’ll get better after they grow up. My nana said I was a glutton too when I was young. However, I think I changed afte
Since Laurence rarely visited, and his only friend in Wiltspoon was Sonny, Serenity could allow her nephew to take a day off school. Sonny nodded and guaranteed that it would only be this once. Laurence said, “I’ll come again during the summer or winter holidays, Aunt Seren. That way, no one will need to take a day off.”“Can you please tell Mom now, Aunt Ser?”Sonny wanted to confirm that he could get the day off as soon as possible, then he would be able to play to his heart’s content. Serenity looked toward Zachary, who looked away sheepishly. She scolded him mentally for pushing the responsibility to her. “Okay.”Serenity called her sister. When Liberty picked up, she said, “Liberty, Sonny has something to tell you.”After speaking, she handed the phone to Sonny, “You tell her.”He took the phone and told Liberty why he wanted to take a day off school. After repeating Serenity's words, Liberty agreed to let Sonny skip school for a day to accompany his friend. Sonny
Besides, Sonny had his strengths. He was better at reading and writing than Laurence. Although Laurence could read, he could not write well whereas Sonny was a good writer. He was one of the best among children his age. Uncle Zak told him that when he showered him with compliments. Uncle Zak would not lie to him; he was a husband and a CEO, so he would always speak the truth. With those thoughts, Sonny stopped pouting and pulled Laurence. “Let’s go and get something to eat. I’m hungry.”“I’m hungry too.”The boys happily hopped back into the house. …At the Newmans, Carrie stood far away from the villa’s gate and dialed Trenton’s number continuously. After some time, Trenton came out. When Carrie saw him, she walked over with a dark expression and slapped him across his face. It was resounding. Trenton did not expect his sister to slap him the moment he went to her. He thought she had specially come to see him because she knew he was returning to his university. Th
“You bastard. Now that you’re an adult, you and Camryn bully me together. I know everything. Your intention for visiting Mom and Dad in prison wasn’t pure. I thought you missed them, but you were aiming for their fortune.“I have a share in our parents’ assets too, Trenton. Don’t even think of monopolizing it. Mom and Dad love me the most. They won’t transfer everything to you. You should stop bothering them.”Carrie had gone to visit her parents too. That was how she found out Trenton was trying to get their parents’ assets that were not confiscated to be transferred to him while she and Camryn would not get anything.It was natural that Camryn would not get a single penny because she was not their biological daughter. However, Carrie was. She was their favorite child as well. How could she not have a share?Carrie had consulted a lawyer and was ready to fight Camryn through a lawsuit to get everything back. However, she never expected that Trenton had planned to take everything
The Newman couple was strict with Trenton and trained him to be independent at a young age because they wanted him to succeed them. How could a successor take over the family if they could not stand their ground and be independent?However, they kept it subtle because Trenton was still young then. Now that he had grown up and Carrie kept stirring trouble after getting out of prison, their parents agreed to transfer all their assets to him to protect them. Trenton also promised to ensure Carrie’s life essentials were covered. He would stop giving her allowance once she could earn money to sustain herself. However, if she were to get married, he would give her a large sum of money and luxurious presents to send her off. He also made it clear that Camryn would not take anything—she only wanted justice. “Mom and Dad won’t agree to this. They wouldn’t. You should stop dreaming.”Carrie knew her parents had already agreed to the plan. She was simply in denial. She refused to beli
Trenton refused. “I can’t help you there, Carrie.“I can’t change Camryn’s mind. What I’m spending now comes from her. I still need her to support me financially. How can I influence her to change her decisions?”Even if he could persuade Camryn to reactivate Carrie’s bank card, he would choose not to do it. Trenton and Camryn’s aim was to prevent Carrie from losing all the family’s money. He wanted to force Carrie to be independent and build her own life. Otherwise, Carrie would be suppressed by Camryn for the rest of her life. After all, Carrie was Trenton’s biological sister, and he wanted to see her do well. “Since you know she’s this unreasonable, you should work with me instead of falling prey to her lies. Was it her idea that you meet Mom and Dad and get them to transfer their assets to you? She must’ve taught you that, right? She probably badmouthed me too.“Camryn wants to take everything belonging to the Newmans, Trenton. Worrying that I might lose everything is ju