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’
The other party hung up on Carrie.She was livid. She raised her hand, wanting to smash her phone on the ground before putting her hand back down. Carrie could not destroy her phone because of Camryn.Fine! So what if they were not coming? They would regret it in the future.Carrie ran up to the manor gates, planning to shout, but then she saw Camryn coming out, accompanied by Callum. He was the man Carrie had had her eye on from the beginning. Before her parents ended up in jail, her mother had planned to matchmake her and Callum somehow. Yet Callum ended up becoming the man of that blind bitch!Carrie was jealous and resentful. Her jealousy grew even more, especially at the thought of herself being mistreated by Mr. Longbottom and how she could only be his mistress.“Camryn Newman! You’ve finally shown your face. I thought you wouldn’t dare to come out!”Carrie shrieked. “Give me money! I don’t have any more money to buy food.”“You took my family’s assets and even coerced T
Looking at the money, Carrie estimated the total to be less than a thousand dollars.She was so angry that she immediately called Camryn and scolded her. “What do you mean by this, Camryn? I asked you to give me money. You shouldn’t insult people like this! Are you trying to wave off a beggar? Even beggars would disdain the money you gave.”Camryn said coldly, “Didn’t you ask me for money for food? That’s exactly it. Ten cents is money too. If you count the money, it should all add up to about a thousand plus dollars. Even a fast food meal should only cost around ten or twenty dollars. It’s enough for you to eat for a while.“And if you buy groceries and cook for yourself, it might last you a bit longer.“This is the loose change we managed to come up with after my mother-in-law mobilized all the people in the entire manor and emptied their wallets of small change. You should thank her. If it were up to me, I wouldn’t have cared if you had money to buy food or not. My mother-in-law
Callum said, “If you asked me, I wouldn’t have given her a single cent.”“She doesn’t do anything productive and spends money like they grow on trees. It’s possible she doesn’t have any money left. That’s why I gave her a few hundred dollars, just enough for her not to starve to death. I can’t let her die of hunger so soon. She needs to stay alive to watch how my life gets better and happier.“She’s so jealous and resentful of me because she once wanted to marry you. Before I even met you, I heard my mother analyzing which York brother would be most suitable for her to marry. In the end, they decided on you.“She’s young, exuberant, and spoiled. Once my mother decided on you, she thought she definitely could marry you and become a daughter-in-law of the Yorks. Her heart was very easily all set on you.“That’s why she particularly hates me now.”Camryn laughed softly. “The more she hates me, the more I want her to live and watch how I’ve married the man she wanted to marry and have
Since Serenity was also an owner of the villa, she assigned rooms to Hayden and Camryn before returning to the master bedroom. She kept feeling that something was missing as Zachary was not around.Carrying the baby bump around was tiring.Although Serenity was used to having Zachary by her side, she fell asleep quickly as she was exhausted. The night passed peacefully. New Year’s Eve had arrived. It was a busy day. After a family dinner in the evening, people who were close acquaintances of the Yorks went to Wildridge Manor to watch the fireworks. The atmosphere was lively. However, fun times would always go by quickly. Soon, it was the second day of the new year. It was the day when the York family’s daughters-in-law would visit their families. The fact that their families resided in Wiltspoon made the trip convenient. Zachary, Serenity, Liberty, and Duncan went to the Stones’ residence. Since Audrey was Serenity and Liberty’s aunt, they would visit the Stone
While Grandma May and her granddaughters-in-law had settled down, Zachary and his two brothers were still waiting for their wives. As the sky was getting darker, Zachary could not help but give Serenity a call. “Why are you and Nana not back yet, Seren?”“We won’t be going back tonight, babe. Nana said we’ll return after breakfast tomorrow. We’re staying in your villa in the high-end neighborhood now.”Zachary replied, “I already had a bad feeling when Nana brought you guys out.”As expected, Nana had “kidnapped” their wives.Serenity laughed. “Go to bed early. We’re singing now. Hayden is a pretty good singer.”“You should rest earlier. Don’t stay up too late. You’re still pregnant.”Zachary reminded her.“Mm. I will. I’ll hang up now. Let’s talk again tomorrow.”“Okay. Sonny came over this evening and asked where you were. I said you went shopping, and he said why you didn’t wait till he came and if you didn’t miss him.”Serenity smiled. “He called me afterward and told
Grandma May brought her daughters-in-law to Zachary's villa. The butler did not go home to celebrate the new year. Instead, he had brought his family over upon obtaining Zachary’s permission. Sam was a disciplined person. Although he had brought his family over, he would still watch over the house properly and not let his family enter the main house.He was Zachary’s butler and had his own quarters. He did not live in the main house. Sam was surprised to see Grandma May and her granddaughters-in-law coming over late at night.“Have you all come by yourself, missus?”Sam opened the gates for them and asked Serenity, who had lowered her window. He was worried that Mr. York might have made Mrs. York angry and that she had come over to escape him. It would be New Year’s Eve tomorrow. Logically speaking, Serenity should have been at Wildridge Manor. However, upon seeing Grandma May, Camryn, and the rest, Sam finally figured it out. Grandma May must have been feeling mischievo
“Dylan didn’t really disobey you, Nana. It’s simply because his partner is Imogen.“If it weren’t for Zachary telling me, I wouldn’t have thought Imogen would have that many identities. She hid all of them well. Dylan couldn’t find a thing even after investigating it for a long time.”Serenity smiled and added, “As expected of Silver’s best student. She’s definitely different.”Grandma May was being extremely nice to Dylan.She had chosen Silver’s student for him. The legendary masters and their students were the true big bosses. Any one of them could rival Julian. “Dylan was trapped by his dream. He couldn’t escape it.”Grandma May sighed. “I don’t know what happened. He never met Sugar before. I can’t believe he dreamt of her before I gave him a picture of her. He even had the same dream several times.“Maybe they were just fated to be together.”Camryn smiled. “It must be fate. Maybe they were husband and wife in their past lives.”“You’re amazing, Nana. How did you know
Once Dylan arrived home, he went looking for his nana first. Grandma May was not in the manor. She was in one of the houses at the foot of the hill. Dylan did not search the houses one by one. He simply gave her a call. Grandma May picked up the call after some time. “You’re back, Dylan? I thought you weren’t planning to come back.”She chuckled. “How are things going? Have you found your little fox? Your elder brothers have already succeeded in getting their women. The three of you are the only ones left.“Peter is quicker than you. He said he could bring his fiancée back in a few months. Austin is probably doing better than you too. They aren’t you.”“When are you coming back, Nana? I have something to tell you.”Dylan requested Grandma May politely as he did not want other people to be present.Grandma May could roughly guess what Dylan wanted to do. She said, “I’m not in the manor. I’m out shopping with Serenity and won’t be back so soon. If you have something to say,
“The wind is strong, Mr. and Mrs. Brown. Please return home. We’ll be heading back as well.”After Liberty took everything her ex-in-laws had prepared for Sonny, she said goodbye to them, and under their gazes, she walked toward Duncan and Sonny, who were waiting for her.Sonny had already gotten off Duncan’s shoulders.Duncan had also returned to his wheelchair and held Sonny in his arms. They waited for Liberty to return. When Duncan saw the bags in Liberty’s hand, he told Sonny, “Help Mom hold some of the stuff, Sonny.”“Okay.”Sonny slid down and went to grab his luggage. He could pull the luggage along since it had wheels.Liberty let him.On the other hand, Duncan took some bags from Liberty’s hands and placed them on his thighs. He said, “Why are there so many things? I remember there wasn’t this much when we sent Sonny over.”“Dad bought me new clothes and toys. I really can’t take all the toys, so some of them were left in Dad’s house. I can play with them the next t
Hank pulled Sonny’s luggage over. Luke and Olivia had many bags in their hands too. They were presents they had prepared for Sonny and Liberty. Although the stuff they prepared was not as expensive as the supplements Sonny had brought back, it still contained their sincerity. “Liberty,” Hank called and handed the luggage over. “Sonny’s belongings are all inside. He can’t take that many toys, so there’s some left at my place. He said he can play them the next time he comes.“We bought him a few sets of clothes. They can’t fit into the luggage, so we put them in bags.”After speaking, Hank took the bags from his parents’ hands.Aside from the clothes and toys they had bought for Sonny, the rest were presents for Liberty. “My parents prepared some snacks for you. You can have them while celebrating the new year. It’s nothing expensive, just a token of our sincerity.“Although we aren’t husband and wife anymore, we’re still Sonny’s parents. We can still be friends or relative
Liberty and Duncan had only gotten their marriage license for a few days. They were newlyweds. Even with Liberty by his side, Duncan still wanted to have video calls with Sonny several times a day. He missed Sonny more than she did. He would worry about whether Sonny was eating and sleeping well at the Browns’ place.He also worried whether Chelsea’s son would bully Sonny.While Sonny had learned martial arts, he was not exactly skilled yet. Besides, he was taught well and would not fight under normal circumstances. Therefore, Duncan was worried that Sonny would be at a disadvantage. Liberty thought Duncan was acting more like Sonny’s biological father than Hank. “Sonny’s here,” said Duncan. He got up and walked toward Sonny, leaving his wheelchair behind. He could walk short distances. Liberty was anxious that he might fall. She quickly left her neighbors behind and followed him. She reminded him, “Walk slowly. Be careful.”They did not have their bodyguards with them
“Dunc is nice, Dad. He treats me well. He’s not a bad guy.”Sonny tried his best to clear Hank’s misunderstanding toward Dunc.Hank felt bitter, but he kept a smile on his face. He replied, “Mm. Duncan isn’t a bad person. He treats you and your mom well. I feel at ease knowing you and your mom are living with him.”No matter how jealous he was, he had to admit that Duncan had dedicated his heart and energy to Liberty and Sonny. Duncan was better than him, Sonny’s biological dad. Liberty had made a great choice marrying Duncan.Although Duncan was still in a wheelchair, he would eventually recover. Once he recovered, he could take on any challenge and be the pillar Liberty and Sonny needed. “Sonny, Sonny,” Olivia called out from the living area. Hank told Sonny, “Your grandmom is calling you. Go out and have a look.”Sonny hummed in agreement and left the room. “Grandmom.”Hank smiled when he heard Sonny saying that. He liked being with his son and parents. He truly