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
“Rowan will be going on winter break soon, right? Once he’s out, you guys should take him out to play and relax. Kids nowadays are under a lot of pressure academically.”As far as Camryn knew, Rowan’s grades were excellent.As long as he did not mess up during the college entrance examination, he would be able to get into any top institution he chose.“He still has to keep up with his studies. Once he’s back, there’ll only be a few more days left till Christmas. Alright, since his cousin-in-law has said so, we’ll bring him on a trip for a few days once his winter break starts.”At the mention of a trip, Callum asked excitedly, “Honey, do you want to go up north to see the snow? Have you seen real snow before?”“No, but I’ve felt the coldness of the north before. In the past, Aunt Evelyn took me traveling all around the country looking for someone who could treat me. I’ve been to many cities in the northern region, but I couldn’t see back then, so I’ve never seen snow.”Before she
Martin shifted to a new spot and even patted the one beside him, gesturing for his son to sit.Callum sat down and took a look at the large brocade box before his mother. He asked softly, “Dad, what has Mom dug out for my wife this time?”“It’s a set of jewelry from her dowry. They’re vintage. Your mom wore them once when she was young and put them away after. She took them out because she suddenly remembered them. That set suits your wife quite well because she’s tall and has a naturally dignified aura, she’ll be able to pull it off.”Callum smiled. “Mom’s already given quite a few sets of jewelry from her dowry to Camryn, and now she’s giving more? I have two younger brothers. Mom will have two more daughters-in-law in the future, you know.”Of course, he was glad that his mother was willing to give valuable things to Camryn, but he thought she should leave some to his two future sisters-in-law, lest they say that his mother was biased, which would be bad for the family’s harmony
Rosella laughed as she looked at her son. “It’ll be a ladies' night. If a big man like you comes with us… Well, if you’re not afraid of being teased, you can come with us. But whenever I asked you to attend dinners with me, you’d always say you were busy.“Now that I want to bring your wife to meet my friends, you suddenly say you’re free. Why, are you afraid I’ll sell off your wife?”Rosella teased her son. “Don’t worry, I promise you I’ll return her to you whole and unharmed.”Callum blushed slightly as he laughed. “I’m not worried. You’d sell me off sooner than you’d sell Camryn off. I just really am free. I was really busy in the past too. It’s just that, now that the younger ones can help out, us older ones can take the occasional break too, after working so hard for so many years.”Austin and River could both help out now.“You’re the protective type and you dote on Camryn the most. It’d be weird if you heard someone dared to touch even a single hair on Camryn’s head and did
Martin chimed in, “Your mum has me to pick her up. You don’t need to.”“Alright, alright. We’ll each bring our own wives home.”Once Camryn and Rosella were done with the dinner, Callum would take Camryn home and stay far away from his mother to avoid her hogging his wife all to herself.He and his wife had just gotten married and were still in their honeymoon phase. He could not bear being apart from her even for a second and wished he could be with his wife 24/7.Even his secretary had pointed out that after he married, the amount of networking dinners he went for had lessened greatly.Of course, married men should put their families first and go straight home after work to spend time with their wives.Zachary too had stopped going out to network at night as much.“Come here, Camryn. I’ll help you put on the jewelry. Let me see if I was right.”Rosella could not be bothered with those two overly doting men and picked up the necklace to put it on Camryn.Camryn said, “Mom, yo
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