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
“Mom and Dad are so good to me that I want to have a child as soon as possible. I can tell that they really like kids and really want grandchildren,” Camryn said as she rubbed her stomach.Both of them knew it was harder for her to get pregnant, so Callum was especially vigorous at night.If she were a healthy woman, coupled with Callum’s vigor, she probably would end up like Jasmine, who got pregnant just one month after getting married.“There’s no rush. We’re still young too, and we haven’t even had a wedding yet. We should work on taking care of our bodies for now and spend some time together, just the two of us. Let them envy us.”Callum was really not in a rush to have kids.Even if Camryn was perfectly healthy, he had no plans to have kids too early. The earliest he would consider kids would be one year after marriage.“Honey, I’m not afraid of you scolding me for this, but seriously, small kids aren’t fun to have around. Other people’s kids might look cute, but if you’re
Austin replied, “Both Mr. Louis and Mr. Phillip woke up very early, especially Mr. Phillip. He gets up earlier than Mr. Louis every morning. It’s really hard on him, getting up so early in such cold weather.”Sometimes, he himself felt like staying in bed a little longer, reluctant to leave the warm comfort of his blankets.Even after the New Year, Satbury remained quite cold. In contrast, over in Wiltspoon, the temperatures had begun to reach a high of over seventy degrees Fahrenheit in the daytime, with nighttime lows around fifty degrees.The two provinces and cities were simply incomparable. The temperatures in Wiltspoon were just so very comfortable for Satbury locals.Isabella smiled and said, “Phillip is just afraid he’ll get here too late and that you’ll assume he’s not coming over for breakfast, then not prepare any for him. He's such a little foodie.”The house was never short of snacks for the little ones. In fact, any goodies were always reserved for them first.Yet,
Even when she attended banquets, she would show up in formal clothing. Isabella did not remember the last time she wore a dress. Perhaps it was when she was in third grade. In fact, she liked wearing pretty princessy dresses when she was young. Her mother had told her that.As Isabella was the first child and extremely adorable, Delphine had dolled her up like a princess. Her pretty dresses filled the closet. Her parents, aunts, uncles, and relatives would always gift her many beautiful dresses. As she grew up, perhaps when she was in fourth grade, she stopped wearing dresses. Regardless of who gave her new pieces, she would refuse to wear them and give them to her cousins instead. After everyone realized she disliked dresses, they gradually stopped giving her them. Delphine had asked Isabella why she disliked wearing dresses. Isabella reasoned that she could not walk quickly enough while wearing one. She valued speed and efficiency. Delphine said she had alway
While the private chefs Ms. Isabella had hired in the past were respectful, they were leaning toward flattery instead of sincere dedication, like how Austin was toward Ms. Isabella.Dominic was experienced. He could sense that Ms. Isabella treated Austin differently. She was also a special existence to Austin. It was normal for young people to be attracted to each other. Initially, Dominic wanted to advise Austin not to even think about dating Ms. Isabella. However, upon discovering that Austin was a young master of a wealthy family, he decided not to interfere. Dominic was glad that he did nothing.Austin returned to the house. Instead of heading straight to the kitchen, he went upstairs. He stopped outside of Isabella’s room and knocked on the door lightly. No response came from within the room. Perhaps Austin was too soft when he knocked. He knocked on the door again with more force and asked, “Are you up yet, Ms. Isabella? It’s time to have breakfast.”Isabella w
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