Kevin chuckled. “You definitely won’t get used to it because you’re such a serious person. You should really practice with me, Hay. If you’re embarrassed, you can do it in your room. No one can hear or make fun of you.”Seeing that he was still speaking, Hayden cut the bacon and shoved it into his mouth. Not even food could shut him up. At that moment, Kevin’s phone rang. It was Liberty. Kevin answered, “What’s up, Liberty?”Liberty said, “Nothing in particular. Just wanted to tell you that many entertainment reporters are at the hotel’s entrance. I asked around. Did Hayden publicly admit that she was a woman? The reporters must be here to get an answer from you.”“I knew they’d be waiting at Fortress Hotel. There are probably some of them at Jensburg Hotel too.”“Jim went to check the situation over there. There are reporters at both hotels and more than usual visitors today. What did you and Hayden do last night, Kevin? I sensed some gossip brewing right after I came dow
Serenity said, “It’s not just Sonny. Even I want to stay in my bed in the morning. Jensburg must be colder, right? I saw my friends posting that it’s snowing there. Wiltspoon doesn’t snow, but it gets cold here when the north wind blows from places snowing there.”Wiltspoon’s temperature could go as low as 45 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit. During the day, it would usually be about 55. Temperatures like that were not considered cold to those residing in the north, but they were to Wiltspoonians, who were used to warmer temperatures. “Wrap Sonny in more layers. The preschool’s winter uniform isn’t thick enough.”Sonny was only three years old. It would be a lie to say she was not worried as she was not by his side. “He’s already wearing more layers. Don’t worry, I won’t let Sonny catch a cold. You must take care of yourself over there. Wear more clothes and don’t fall sick.”“I’m not a child. I know how to take care of myself. Are you heading into the office today? Wiltspoon’s temper
Liberty wanted people to know that Serenity had someone formidable on her side. Aside from investigating the truth behind Tiara and her family’s death, Liberty had traveled to Jensburg on Audrey’s instructions to reclaim her position as the matriarch. It was also one of her strategies to strengthen Serenity’s family background. Although the Fisher family was gradually declining, it was still a more powerful family than the Hunts. The Hunts had numbers, but their relatives were difficult people. It was better to avoid them because they would only drag Serenity down. Liberty had ignored them from the start. “You’ve always been my supporter. We’ve been relying on each other for over ten years. I’m your supporter as much as you are mine.”Liberty smiled. “We’ve only had each other all along. Let’s not be sentimental anymore. You should go on with your work. I’m going to have my breakfast now.”“I just finished mine too. I’m about to head out. Enjoy your breakfast. Contact me if
Serenity smiled. “I’m not worried about not getting along with them. I’m just curious what types of girls Nana chose for Dylan and Peter.”She was just nosy, not at all concerned about her future interactions with the girls. Grandma May had a good eye for people. Those who were chosen would definitely have good characters. It would not be an issue even if she could not get along with them. Everyone had their own villas in Wildridge Manor. They did not live together. If they could get along, they would interact more. Otherwise, maintaining an amicable relationship would be enough. Zachary said, “I don’t know who they are too. They must look pretty. After all, my cousins are outstanding men. Nana wouldn’t choose someone who isn’t good enough for them. Dylan hasn’t looked for me for a long time. I don’t know what his partner looks like.”He did not even know her name. She was not his woman, so there was no need for him to be concerned about her. Dylan and Peter would bring their f
Zachary lingered in Serenity’s office for half an hour before leaving, and that was only because Serenity urged him to. …Meanwhile, in Jensburg, plenty of reporters were waiting outside Queen Enterprise, Queen Manor, Fortress Hotel, and Jensburg Hotel. They had one aim—to verify whether Hayden was truly a woman. Queen Manor’s gates were closed. Someone did answer the door when the reporters rang the doorbell, but they were not allowed entry. When they asked the person who answered the door, that person claimed that he did not know anything. Donald’s and Sophia’s phones remained turned off. Only Hugh’s number could be reached, but he knew better than to answer calls from unknown numbers. At that moment, Hayden was on her way to the office. Kevin was with her. When the car was about to reach Queen Enterprise, Kevin’s car moved ahead of Hayden’s. When the reporters saw the familiar Maybach, they immediately surrounded it and forced Kevin to step on the brakes. Only t
“What will you do after knowing whether Hayden’s a woman? Does him dressing up as a woman have anything to do with you? Hayden just did it to make me happy, just like how I tried to please her by cross-dressing back then.”The reporters thought Kevin had a point. However, they were not satisfied with just leaving. They wanted an answer. They wished to know why Hayden was a woman disguising herself as a man, or a man dressing up as a woman. “If you refuse to leave, please make way. I want to go inside. You can wait here as long as you want.”“Mr. Hayden isn’t here yet.”A reporter said, “You won’t see him even if you enter, Mr. Kevin.”“He’s right behind me. Don’t you see her convoy? You may have the guts to stop me, but do you dare to block Hayden’s car?”The reporters did see Hayden’s convoy approaching when they turned their heads. They had the urge to surround his car just like how they did Kevin’s. However, none of them moved. Kevin was not a local. Even if he were
Kevin entered the pantry. “I want water instead, Kevin.”Hayden was thirsty. “Okay.”Soon, he brought her a cup of water with a smile. Hayden found it funny. “Why are you looking at me like that? Do I look like a stranger?”“I think you were super cool just now, Hay. It’s true.”Hayden glared at him speechlessly. She sat and took a sip of water. After hydrating herself, she turned on her computer and said, “My gender is my problem. I don’t think I owe them any explanation. The questions will only keep coming if I entertain them.”“You’re right. But you said they’d have their answer a year later. Is it what I think it is?” Kevin asked with a smile. He was thinking about them being officially husband and wife a year later. If he worked hard, there would be a mini him or her growing in her womb. When that time came, the answer to whether Hayden was a man or a woman would be obvious.Hayden did not reply to him. She said calmly, “You can think whatever you want.”“I’m defini
“Kevin is good, but I don’t know why my dislike for him is growing.”Hayden had never worn a dress for Hugh to see, yet she did it for Kevin. She even announced that she was a woman to the world for him. Hugh was jealous. Although he hoped Hayden could live as a woman and get married, he could not bear the thought of her leaving when that time came.“Why don’t you ask Kevin if he’s willing to marry into our family? I really don’t want you to leave. I only have one sister. You’re our parents’ only daughter. Can you bear leaving us behind and moving to Wiltspoon? If Kevin isn’t willing to become a live-in son-in-law, you should dump him.“With your conditions, you can have any man you want.“What happened to your eyes? Why do you keep winking? Did something get into your eyes?” Hugh asked out of concern when he saw Hayden winking at him non-stop. She glared at him. Hugh was usually clever, but he was especially dense that day. Hayden stood up to walk around her table. She pat
Imogen had been really worried that Dylan’s reaction to the chili peppers would leave him suffering for several days.“Okay,” Dylan hoarsely replied.Imogen let him eat the porridge by himself. There was nothing else to go with it, but the porridge had a little bit of salt sprinkled in, giving it some flavor.Dylan was hungry, so he quickly finished the bowl of oatmeal porridge. “Do you want more? There’s another bowl’s worth in the thermos.”Dylan shook his head. It was late, and he did not want to eat too much, afraid of gaining weight and ruining his good physique. He still had not won over his future wife, so he had to take care of his figure and maintain his handsome and charming look.Once Dylan finished the IV fluids and took his medicine, Imogen finally left the hospital around ten o’clock. Having slept twice in the day, Dylan was not able to fall asleep again, and Imogen did not let him accompany her downstairs, so he stood by the window and watched her walk out of th
A few minutes later, Imogen took the thermometer from under Dylan’s arm and looked at it. She said to him, “It’s 100.4. Your fever hasn’t completely gone down yet, but compared to when you were admitted at 103.64, it’s come down quite a bit.“What time did you take your medicine? It should be time for your next dose.”Dylan shook his head, indicating that he did not remember when he had taken the medicine.Imogen thought for a moment and said, “I think it’s about time. Take your medicine first, then sleep for a while. I’ll have dinner brought over for you. In your condition, you can only have something light, maybe some oatmeal porridge.”Considering Dylan’s sore throat, Imogen knew he would not be able to eat much, so she called home and asked the housekeeper to bring over dinner, specifically requesting a bowl of oatmeal porridge for Dylan.Dylan could only nod in response.After giving instructions to her housekeeper, Imogen looked at Dylan, who could only nod, and said, “The
Kade had once been so gentle and kind. Was he really that kind of person?Imogen did not believe so.It was possible that the Butcher elders were simply being too pragmatic. Seeing that Maria’s family was on the verge of decline, they thought that Maria was not worthy of Kade and tried to stop them from being together.But wait—Maria said that Kade had never told her he loved her or anything of the sort. Maria had basically been secretly in love with Kade, waiting for him to confess, but she had waited in vain all this time.Imogen internally sighed. What a mess. She could not understand what was the problem between them. She would just have to wait until Kade came back, and then she would find a chance to get some answers from him. “Imogen…” A hoarse voice called out from within the room. It was not very loud; he could not speak loudly. Though it was better than this morning when all he could get out were moans.He had received several bags of IV fluids, which had had some eff
Imogen did not know that Dylan had woken up. She was still on the phone with Maria outside.Maria felt reassured when Imogen mentioned that the person she liked was a member of the richest family in Wiltspoon. All was good as long as he was not a social climber. Imogen asked, “Maria, when are you coming back? It’s been a long time since we’ve seen each other. Kade will be back soon. Are you really not coming back?“Maria, Kade and I are like siblings. Please don’t misunderstand or overthink it. Actually, you should know this—the person Kade likes is you. You two are the real childhood sweethearts, you grew up together.”Imogen and her mother’s godchildren had known each other since they were young, but the three of them had not actually spent much time together as she had always stayed with her master while she learned the trade, only returning home during the summer and winter holidays.Once the holidays ended, she would leave again. Even her formal education was completed in th
There were so many other possible choices. Why were they so fixated on him?Leticia sighed. “Alright, just pretend I never said that. You youngsters will decide for yourselves anyway, we don’t have a say in it. Remember to fetch Kade from the airport on Saturday.“I’ve already told him and he knows you’re supposed to be picking him up. And remember to get some flowers too. You two haven’t met in ages and you should give flowers at a reunion.” She reminded Imogen.“Mom, I can pick him up, fine, but I’m not giving him flowers. Who said you’re supposed to give flowers at a reunion?” Imogen refused to give Kade flowers when fetching him from the airport. “Oh, Mom, I gotta go. Bye!”Imogen quickly hung up, not allowing her mother the chance to speak further. Then, after a moment of thought, she texted Kade to ask when he was expected to arrive at Huntington Airport.It took a while before Kade replied that he would arrive around eleven in the morning on Saturday.Imogen replied wi
“I know you only view Kade as a brother, but who knows, if you nurture the relationship, those feelings might turn romantic? Jen, before you agree to be with Dylan, give yourself another option.“Make Dylan nervous. He’ll get jealous. He was jealous when he overheard our conversation that day.“You need to make him realize that even without him, you can still marry well. The Butchers like you a lot, and our families have a close relationship. You and Kade have known each other since you were young, so you guys could be considered childhood sweethearts.”Imogen said weakly, “Mom, I’m worried that if I get too close to Kade, not only will Dylan misunderstand, but even Maria might misunderstand. Kade and she are a thing, after all.“I really don’t understand what’s going on with Kade. He and Maria clearly have feelings for each other, they just haven’t made it official yet. Don’t their families see this?”She did not have any romantic feelings for Kade, but both families were trying
Although Leticia was angry over how Dylan had treated her daughter previously, at least he was not two-timing. He made things clear to Imogen right after realizing his feelings and stopped her from loving him. He still had a decent character.Besides, Imogen had also kept secrets from Dylan and she tricked him. Dylan still did not have sufficient evidence to prove that Imogen was the Chameleon Fox he loved. Dylan would start pursuing Imogen again after some time. Leticia heard that it was Serenity who had given Dylan a hint that Sugar was Fox. After that, Dylan sought confirmation from Old Mrs. York but only received a vague answer. However, he decided to continue pursuing Imogen because he believed his nana would not bring him harm.After going in circles, Dylan still ended up returning to Imogen.Actually, Leticia already viewed him as her son-in-law.Since Imogen’s happiness was on the line, she was concerned about her future son-in-law’s condition.“Dylan’s hospitalized.”
“Please look after Dylan, Imogen. Message me when he gets better. I just need to know that he’s alive.”Grandma May knew Dylan would be okay with Imogen by his side.Imogen quickly said, “Don’t hang up yet, Grandma May. Where are you now? Wiltspoon?“If it’s convenient, please get his parents to come and take care of Dylan. I’m busy with work. I can’t stay in the hospital to look after him.”Grandma May replied, “His dad is home, but he doesn’t know how to take care of others. I think Dylan will meet his death quicker under his dad’s care.“My daughters-in-law and I are at the Johnson family’s place in Annenburg. We won’t be back that soon because we just came not long ago. We’ll head back closer to Seren’s due date. That’s why we don’t have time to look after Dylan.“If you’re busy, you can return to work once Dylan’s fever breaks, Imogen. You don’t have to care about him. He can take care of himself. It’s just like a bad cold. He’ll be fine once his fever subsides.”Grandma Ma
Imogen should have gone to stop Dylan earlier than she had. Since Layla was helping Imogen to get revenge, Imogen thought she would let Dylan put on a show to display his sincerity. She could only stop Dylan once Layla was satisfied.After handling the hospitalization procedures, Dylan lay on the bed and received an IV drip. Meanwhile, Imogen brought him water and told him to take his medicine.“Take this medicine for your fever. Your face is red from the heat.”Dylan’s temperature was close to 103 degrees Fahrenheit when they measured it at the hospital. He would cough constantly, and his face was flushed red from the fever. He looked tired and weak as well. Dylan sat up and accepted the glass of water. Imogen handed him the right dosage of medicine according to the doctor’s prescription.“Make sure you’re hydrated.”Imogen refilled his glass and told him to drink more water.“I don’t want to drink water.”Dylan lay back down.Perhaps because he was on an IV drip, his