Rosella said, “I didn’t. She was just here to create a scene and ruin your reputation. I met her but didn’t let her into the manor. I went out to meet her.“How could I give her money? She’ll only come back for more when it runs out.”Rosella was not that stupid. She said, “Your sister had gone too far with her words. I had someone cover her mouth and drag her away after hearing a few sentences. “She’s your sister. Regardless of how things are between you two, I thought I should let you know that she came to the manor to ask for money.“I’m just informing you, Camryn, not blaming you. Don’t take it to heart. I think I was nice enough to not release the dogs on her after what she and your mother did to you.”Rosella explained because she thought Camryn misunderstood she was angry. No matter the circumstances, Carrie was still Camryn’s sister and a young lady of the Newmans. However, she had gone to the manor to ask for money and humiliated Camryn. Although Rosella had stood up
Camryn could also make the Joyners and Chandlers jobless and leave Wiltspoon with a call. Even Carrie, who was not that bright, could probably figure everything out once the two families stopped egging her to do things. Maybe she could be independent once she found a job.She needed to withstand the trials of society to become a mature person. Of course, Camryn did not expect Carrie to turn over a new leaf entirely. Paige had already twisted Carrie’s views. It was difficult to correct it fundamentally. As long as Carrie lay low, Camryn would spare her from the worst. However, if she still did dirty tricks, Camryn would disregard all family ties. They never had sisterly love for each other anyway. Only Trenton treated Camryn with respect and care. He was the reason Camryn held back. Once Camryn’s patience ran out, she would not show mercy to Carrie even if Trenton interfered. “Okay. Let me know if you need my help. There’s no need to worry about asking for help because we’r
As they talked, Callum held the car door for Camryn. While she could see, it was only limited to short distances and objects further away were still blurry to her. Callum never stopped taking care of her attentively. Bodyguards followed her wherever she went. The two bodyguards could only get a break when Callum was by Camryn’s side. Callum still had lingering fear after what happened last time. He dared not imagine the consequences if Serenity had not rescued Camryn. Therefore, he went all out getting revenge on the Joyners and Chandlers. Not only did he destroy their businesses, but he also bankrupted them, leaving them saddled with debt. The two families ended up having to live in a rented house and work to get by. Camryn’s aunts were working as cleaners. It was greatly different from the lives the pampered women were used to. “Your family and relatives treat me very well. I’ve come to learn what a family’s warmth and parental love feels like.”While her father love
As for Trenton’s share, Camryn had not taken it.Still, Newman Enterprise was under her control.“Mom told me that you should just ignore her. If she curses you, just gag her and leave.”Callum’s tone turned cold.Apart from Trenton, he despised all the Newmans, including their relatives.His beloved wife’s relatives could give Serenity’s crazy relatives a run for their money.The Hunts now wanted to reconcile with Serenity but there was zero chance of that. She stopped caring about them long ago. Apart from collecting rent from those few families, all of which she sent to the old Hunt couple every month as their living expenses.Occasionally she might add a bit of allowance on top of that, sort of a reconciliation between the grandparents and their grandchild. It was also how Serenity did well by her late father by taking care of his parents.However, there was no way Camryn and her relatives would ever make peace.“Yeah, Carrie isn’t that smart to think of asking Mom for mon
After a few minutes, Trenton replied with a text, asking: [Camryn, what has Carrie done this time? She just doesn’t listen.]Trenton was deeply disappointed in Carrie as well.To this day, she could not see the situation clearly or accept the truth.Camryn kept her tally of just how Carrie bullied her and did so many harmful things to her. The payback Camryn was serving Carrie now that Carrie had gotten out of prison was positively minor in comparison. If Carrie had any ambition at all, she would learn to stand on her own two feet.Trenton sighed inwardly. If that happened, pigs would fly.With Carrie’s petty nature, and if she was allowed to have even a single bit of power, she would definitely choose to aggressively take revenge against Camryn. The sisters would be involved in a huge fight and no one would benefit from it.Trenton respected Camryn the most, but Carrie and he shared the same parents. He could not possibly leave her be.After a moment of thought, he felt that
Even if Carrie did not need the money Trenton provided for her living expenses now, she would need the money when she regained her status as the Newman heiress any time now.Did she really have to find a job to evade suspicion?It was even more unexpected for Carrie to learn that Brenda’s and Amy’s families lost their jobs because of her actions.Brenda probably had not expected that just teaching her niece a trick would make her whole family lose their source of income once again, unable to even collect scrap.After finding out she was the reason for all that befell them, her husband, her son, and her sister’s whole family gave her a terrible scolding.Their abusive scolding only stopped when Brenda cried and sobbed that she was going to commit suicide.The two families discussed it and felt that they would not be able to escape Camryn’s control if they stayed in Wiltspoon, so they decided to move away to a small, distant city where no one knew them. Even the Yorks could not ext
Right then, some people arrived.Naturally, the new arrivals were employees from the manor.They carried over two chairs for the two female employees to let them sit and even delivered food to them.“Janice, Lucy, Madam Rosella said you guys have worked hard and asked us to bring chairs over for you two to sit on, as well as dinner for you both. She also asked us to tell you that for every hour you stand watch here, she’ll pay you one day’s wage.”Janice and Lucy said smilingly, “Thank you.”The two of them worked every day in the flower fields at the foot of the hill, which had honed their strength, so it was very easy for them to handle a pampered girl like Carrie.They were very delighted Madam Rosella had entrusted them with such a task. It was much easier than working in the flower fields and they had not expected Madam Rosella to pay them handsomely for it.Since they were being paid one day’s wage for every hour they stood to watch over the girl, they wished she would sta
Carrie squinted for a while and when she made the car out and saw it was a luxury one, she guessed that one of the York men had come home. She was immediately energized and stood in the middle of the road, planning to force the driver to stop.Out of all the men of the Yorks, she was only afraid of Zachary.He usually appeared with a convoy of cars, but this car was alone, so it was obviously not Zachary.Thus, Carrie fearlessly dared to stand in the middle of the road to try and stop it.The car halted a small distance away from Carrie.Camryn wound down the car window and poked her head out to take a look. She could not see clearly, but she guessed that it was probably her half-sister. No one else would stand in the middle of the road to block their way.“You’re finally back, Camryn. Get out of that car and give me money! You took my parents’ assets, kicked me out of the house, and even canceled my credit cards. Are you trying to starve me to death? I’m telling you, if you don’
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
“You can drink it now. It’ll turn cold if left aside for longer.”Isabella took the ginger ale and drank it with elegance. She put it down after drinking half of it. “I’m drunk, but only slightly. I can walk, and my brain is still alert. I know what I’m doing and saying.“I’ve had enough ginger ale.”She did not want to consume too much liquid late at night. “Which family is your fiancée from, Austin? Where is she? Do you mind telling me?”Isabella was insistent on getting answers. Austin had never told her when she had asked him about it before. He kept saying he would focus on working and that he was not in a rush to get married. After all, he was only in his twenties; Zachary only got married at thirty years old. If he was unsuccessful in wooing his fiancée that year, he did not mind waiting for a few more years. Isabella suddenly felt jealous of Austin’s fiancée, having had his heart without even doing anything. She wondered what Austin’s fiancée had done to cat
Austin stared into Isabella’s eyes. He could detect some feelings in her gaze, but it was not obvious enough. What she felt for him was still mostly admiration. It was not the right time for him to confess yet. He would continue to wait. “You’re the best and most outstanding lady in my heart, Ms. Isabella. I admire you more.”Austin added gently, “You give off a strict and cold aura sometimes, but you’re always a nice person in my eyes.”Isabella had treated him well ever since he became her private chef. It only got better after she discovered he was a young master of the Yorks. Austin believed her when she said she viewed him as a friend because her actions reflected it as well. However, he was not content with being just friends. He wanted to be her husband. He wanted her to trust him and love him forever. He would also reciprocate her feelings and trust. Isabella smiled. “Even my parents are scared and avoid me when I’m in a serious mode. Louis and Phillip w
Austin responded, “Don’t worry, Ms. Edith. I’ll take good care of Ms. Isabella.”Edith had come in a hurry and left just as quickly. The hidden meaning in her cousin’s words was not lost on Isabella, but she did not comment on it.She allowed Austin to accompany her into the house. The lights were still on inside, but the first floor was empty. Everyone else had already gone to bed.Since Isabella had not returned yet, the housekeeper had left the lights on for her.The house was warm, so once inside, Isabella took off Austin’s coat and handed it back to him.Austin accepted the coat and followed her to the sofa. After she had sat down, he asked gently, “Ms. Isabella, would you like some ginger ale for a hangover remedy?”Isabella rubbed her temples and said, “Yes, please. I don’t want to wake up with a splitting headache tomorrow.”Austin immediately went to prepare it for her.Isabella leaned back on the sofa and closed her eyes to rest. After some time, she heard Austin’s