Zoey turned to look at Quinn and asked, “What do you mean by hypoactive sexual desire disorder?”“Julian has a disorder—hypoactive sexual desire disorder. He’ll only have a reaction toward one woman in his whole life. If he never meets that woman, he’ll basically be a eunuch. It’s incurable. You could say he’s at the mercy of God.”Zoey was silent for a moment before saying, “This is my first time hearing about an illness like that in all my decades of living.“In that case, if you marry Julian, you don’t have to worry about him changing his mind about you nor about other women climbing into his bed to steal him away from you.”Quinn replied, “Theoretically, that is the case. Julian also told me that he doesn’t have any reaction at all to other women.“When his parents found out about his disorder, they arranged blind dates for him every day. When he didn’t go on the blind dates, his parents would show him pictures of young ladies in hopes that one of them would trigger a reaction
Zoey, who already adored Julian very much, acknowledged him as her future son-in-law right after hearing about his special circumstances.Since Julian could only marry Quinn due to special reasons, he would naturally cherish her and Zoey did not have to worry that her daughter would have an unhappy life once they moved to Wiltspoon after marriage.The mother-and-daughter pair chatted as they prepared breakfast for Walter and Stacy.Soon, Julian came in to help.“There’s no need to help us, Julian. You should go and talk to your parents.”Quinn pushed him out.Julian said, “My parents were the ones who told me to come help. Now, you guys are shooing me out. Tell me who should I listen to?”“Oh, right. Are your dad and Will not up yet or have they already left for the gym?”Julian had not seen them and only had the chance to ask now.“They’ve gone on a business trip and left for the airport really early this morning. They should be on the plane by now,” Zoey answered.Julian di
Mark was chatting with Walter and Stacy in the living room.Walter was a very easygoing person. He was a few decades older than Mark, but they got along very well very quickly.If Julian had not brought his parents’ breakfast out for them right then, Walter and Mark probably would have taken an oath to become sworn brothers.Only the Lord knew how many times Stacy surreptitiously kicked her husband.Had that old man forgotten where they were?This was the Crawfords’ home, their future in-laws’ home.Mark was their future daughter-in-law’s older brother. If the old man became sworn brothers with Mark, how would their son address Mark then? The seniority would be all messed up.“Dad, Mom, Mrs. Crawford prepared breakfast for you guys. You should eat it while it’s hot. The rest of us have already eaten.”Julian called for his parents to come to the dining room to eat and said, “And let’s stay here for lunch. Quinn and I will go out to buy groceries later.”Stacy said smilingly, “
“I feel at ease now too, Mom. Quinn hasn’t said yes to Julian, right? Even I feel like saying yes on her behalf. The Buchams are right for Quinn. They’re all very easygoing and Quinn is the straightforward type and honestly just as easygoing. They’re like peas in a pod.”Zoey glared at Mark. “This is your sister’s happily ever after we’re talking about. Once we’ve helped her evaluate the situation, we should leave the rest to her to decide for herself.“She’ll be the one marrying and spending the rest of her life with Julian, so she has to like him. And now that your sister’s marriage is settled, it’s yours and Will’s turn to start thinking about yours.”“I’m going to start preparing the mashed potatoes, Mom.”Mark turned and walked away.His mother took every opportunity she could to urge him to get married.Zoey called him a few names.-Snow covered every inch of Summervale, but in Wiltspoon at noon, it was at its hottest. You could see people in short-sleeved clothing in th
“I don’t have any letter tracing workbooks for preschoolers here. You can look for it at other bookstores.”Serenity’s bookstore was located in front of a middle school. Her primary customers were middle schoolers, so she had no preschool materials. “You don’t have it? I’ll go to other bookstores to get it then.”After the lady paid for her books, she took them and thanked Serenity before leaving. Serenity found the silhouette of the lady familiar. Maybe she had seen her before when she accompanied Zachary to business engagements. She probably could not remember her because they did not interact much. She would ask Zachary about it later. Which family had three children with their eldest son married, their second son in seventh grade, along with their daughter in preschool? The lady appeared to be in her early twenties, so her husband was likely of similar age. Serenity would often attend gatherings of the higher society before she was pregnant. However, she had never hea
“Mr. Longbottom wants you to study more and focus on self-improvement. You have to change your temper as well. You should be gentle and generous like a noblewoman instead of your past arrogant self. You can’t be like that anymore. Otherwise, it’ll be difficult for you to mingle with the elite ladies of Wiltspoon.”Carrie pouted. She said, “Do you think those ladies aren’t arrogant? Just because you haven’t met one doesn’t mean they don’t exist.“The Newman family is wealthy. I used to be young and aggressive, but I wasn’t uneducated. I’m refined too. My social circle comprised elite ladies and daughters of wealthy families.”Her mother was unwelcome in high society. Everyone disliked her because she had married her brother-in-law after her husband's death. However, that did not affect Carrie’s status in Wiltspoon’s high society. Although she could not compare to Elisa, she was still better off than many other elite daughters. She was confident and never doubted her elegance an
Carrie suddenly slouched on her seat. That way, she would not be spotted from the outside.At that moment, Zachary’s convoy passed by. Truth be told, he would not have been able to see her. Carrie was guilty and worried about Zachary spotting her and discovering her plans. Serenity was able to send Carrie to prison because she had underestimated Serenity. She did not know Serenity was trained in martial arts. More importantly, Serenity had Zachary’s backing. Even if Carrie had gotten her own backer, she instinctively felt fear and wanted to hide when she spotted Zachary’s car. When his car passed by hers, the bodyguard on the passenger seat turned and saw Carrie curled up in her seat out of fear. No one could have known there was someone in the backseat. “What are you doing, Ms. Newman?” the bodyguard asked, displeased. Carrie raised her head and took a peek outside. She only sat straight when she saw Zachary’s car was gone and adjusted her clothing. Her shirt had gotten
Mr. Longbottom had promised Carrie. She had to kidnap Mrs. Young-Johnson’s adopted son once they verified his identity. If she could accomplish that, he would give her all of the Newman family assets and let her do whatever she wanted to Serenity. Mr. Longbottom never told her that his promises were worthless. There was no knowing if Carrie would still be alive after the deed was done. He would never make an enemy out of the Yorks and Buchams for her sake.The bodyguards were aware of that. However, they were assigned to watch Carrie and assist her. It was not their place to reveal anything else. He would just let Carrie dream on. Otherwise, how would she be motivated to help Mr. Longbottom?After pursing her lips, Carrie said, “I understand. Why are you guys so cold to me? You still have to address me respectfully before others.”While the bodyguards treated her with respect in front of others, they were like her managers in private and kept controlling her. They were hig