Paige forbade Carrie from smoking too. While she usually let Carrie do whatever she wanted, smoking was strictly banned because she hated the smell of it. If Cain smoked, Paige would make him spend the night in the study. Paige also told Carrie that she was to become the York family’s missus in the future. If she liked to smoke, it could be disadvantageous to her plan to marry into the family as the Yorks might not like it. In the end, Carrie neither smoked nor married into the York family. She had become a middle-aged man’s mistress instead. It was all because of Camryn and Serenity. Carrie would grit her teeth in anger whenever she was reminded of her situation. “You can learn how to smoke. It can help when you’re in a bad mood or feeling depressed.”Mr. Longbottom passed her a cigarette and lit it for her. Carrie took two drags before she started coughing heavily. Mr. Longbottom laughed and said, “You’ll get used to it. Learning how to smoke is easy, but quitting is
Seeing Carrie’s pale face looking at him in horror, Mr. Longbottom laughed. He asked, “Were you scared?”Carrie nodded. She was frightened. Mr. Longbottom extended his hand again. Carrie looked at it, startled, but she dared not avoid it. However, he was not going to strangle her again. He simply caressed her face with a heartbroken expression, “Look at your face. It’s as pale as a sheet. My bad. I didn’t mean to scare you like that.“You just have to do my bidding, babe. I won’t kill you. I’ve taken a liking to you. You’re young, vibrant, and beautiful.”Carrie’s expression still looked terrible. Although Mr. Longbottom’s tone was gentle, she remained afraid of him. She knew he was a demon who would not even bat an eyelid when he committed murder. “Mr. Longbottom.”Carrie stuttered. “I’ll do my best and complete the mission you gave me. Serenity didn’t recognize me when I appeared before her with my new face. It gave me a lot of confidence.“I’ll try to overcome my fear o
Aware of his brutality, his lovers became more tactful. They were fine with him giving them money. They never dreamed of replacing his wife or having his child to get a portion of his inheritance. They would probably end up dead if that happened. However, Mr. Longbottom still had illegitimate children. Aside from the three sons and a daughter he had with his wife, he still had a son and a daughter—children he shared with two especially obedient lovers of his. He liked them a lot. Aside from being obedient, the ladies had done a lot for him and played a role in an important incident that occurred several years ago. Therefore, he allowed them to carry his child. Having a child meant they would have someone to rely on in the future. His wife was not capable of preventing all of his lovers from having children. It was all up to his will. If he wished to give his lovers a child, the child would be born without a hitch. Otherwise, Mrs. Longbottom would order her people to beat up his
The night passed peacefully. The next morning, Camryn snuggled up to Callum as she felt the cold before she was fully awake. Mornings at the manor were colder than those in the city. In addition, they did not close the windows but simply had the thick curtains down. That was why Camryn found it cold once the chilly morning air drifted into the room. It was also raining outside. The rain had lowered the temperature and announced the arrival of winter. After a week of chilly days, the temperature had increased. It had been hot days with the sun shining brightly as it did in summer. Wiltspoonians only had to add another layer of clothing during early mornings and late nights. However, the rain turned the weather cold again. Callum brought Camryn closer to him and tugged on the blanket without opening his eyes. He only woke up a few minutes later due to the sound of the rain. No wonder he felt the cold. Callum pecked Camryn’s cheek before getting up stealthily. He wen
Camryn was rendered speechless for a moment. Then, she said, “Maybe I didn’t want you to get involved because it was a fight between sisters. I didn’t see you taking any action against Carrie in my dream.”Callum turned Camryn toward himself and bit her lips lightly. “Am I not the most important person to you? You always turn to Dal instead of me whenever you have a problem, right?”“There you go again. Being all jealous of Dal again. He’s already married. You shouldn’t say such things. Melissa might misunderstand, and it’ll affect their relationship.”Camryn was speechless about Callum's jealousy of Dalton. Despite her countless explanations, Callum still viewed Dalton as a love rival. However, he was closer to Dalton than anyone else whenever Dalton came over to visit. “I’m used to solving problems myself because of the environment I grew up in. That was why even when Carrie and I were fighting in my dream, I never thought of having anyone help me teach her a lesson.“Dal i
“Okay,” Callum replied. The couple went to the dining area. After breakfast, the rain had let up considerably. However, the weather had only gotten colder. Callum was worried about Camryn freezing. He went upstairs to get her a coat and insisted she wear it. Only then did they depart for work. “Take me to the flower shop, darling. I’ll return home in the afternoon.”Callum hummed in acknowledgment and said, “It’s cold and raining. There won’t be many customers buying flowers today. Why don’t you rest for the day?”Camryn usually worked from home if she was not managing the store. She would only leave Wiltspoon and go to the office if there were important meetings or business negotiations that required her presence. She did not have to do so most of the time. With Dalton managing the company, everything was going well. Camryn trusted Dalton. He was also loyal to her and never thought of betraying her. Callum was not worried about Dalton’s loyalty. If he dared betray
As Jasmine mentioned, men had to be coaxed occasionally by giving them gifts or flowers. They would be in a good mood and more motivated to work when they receive presents. Ultimately, they would earn more money for their wives to stay pretty. Camryn felt Jasmine was skilled at persuading her husband. She and Serenity had to learn a thing or two from Jasmine. Serenity said Jasmine was simply applying what she learned from romance novels in reality. Camryn used to love reading, but she rarely read novels and preferred classics instead. When she lost her sight, she had not even graduated from school, let alone read books. While there were schools catered for the blind, her mom refused to send her to those schools. On the other hand, her stepfather, who was also her uncle, seemed to treat her decently. In truth, however, he could not be bothered about her life. In the end, Camryn was unable to go to university. When she regained her sight, Camryn wanted to start learning again
“Giving birth to a daughter is a remarkable feat in the York family. Our ancestors might even die from laughing.”After a brief silence, Josh reminded, “Need I remind you that your ancestors are already dead?”Callum replied, “It was just a metaphor.”He was affected by Josh's showing off. He had been looking forward to having a child of his own after getting married. The gender of the baby did not matter. He simply wanted to experience fatherhood. However, that would not happen for another two to three years. Camryn had not been nursed to full health yet. Even if he put in the effort, she was unable to get pregnant. Callum could not express his love for children in front of her because he did not want her to feel pressured. Well, they could spend more time together without a child. He was satisfied with their happy life. Josh and Callum took the elevator up as their offices were located on the same floor. They walked out of the elevator together. Callum had a huge s
Although Leticia was angry over how Dylan had treated her daughter previously, at least he was not two-timing. He made things clear to Imogen right after realizing his feelings and stopped her from loving him. He still had a decent character.Besides, Imogen had also kept secrets from Dylan and she tricked him. Dylan still did not have sufficient evidence to prove that Imogen was the Chameleon Fox he loved. Dylan would start pursuing Imogen again after some time. Leticia heard that it was Serenity who had given Dylan a hint that Sugar was Fox. After that, Dylan sought confirmation from Old Mrs. York but only received a vague answer. However, he decided to continue pursuing Imogen because he believed his nana would not bring him harm.After going in circles, Dylan still ended up returning to Imogen.Actually, Leticia already viewed him as her son-in-law.Since Imogen’s happiness was on the line, she was concerned about her future son-in-law’s condition.“Dylan’s hospitalized.”
“Please look after Dylan, Imogen. Message me when he gets better. I just need to know that he’s alive.”Grandma May knew Dylan would be okay with Imogen by his side.Imogen quickly said, “Don’t hang up yet, Grandma May. Where are you now? Wiltspoon?“If it’s convenient, please get his parents to come and take care of Dylan. I’m busy with work. I can’t stay in the hospital to look after him.”Grandma May replied, “His dad is home, but he doesn’t know how to take care of others. I think Dylan will meet his death quicker under his dad’s care.“My daughters-in-law and I are at the Johnson family’s place in Annenburg. We won’t be back that soon because we just came not long ago. We’ll head back closer to Seren’s due date. That’s why we don’t have time to look after Dylan.“If you’re busy, you can return to work once Dylan’s fever breaks, Imogen. You don’t have to care about him. He can take care of himself. It’s just like a bad cold. He’ll be fine once his fever subsides.”Grandma Ma
Imogen should have gone to stop Dylan earlier than she had. Since Layla was helping Imogen to get revenge, Imogen thought she would let Dylan put on a show to display his sincerity. She could only stop Dylan once Layla was satisfied.After handling the hospitalization procedures, Dylan lay on the bed and received an IV drip. Meanwhile, Imogen brought him water and told him to take his medicine.“Take this medicine for your fever. Your face is red from the heat.”Dylan’s temperature was close to 103 degrees Fahrenheit when they measured it at the hospital. He would cough constantly, and his face was flushed red from the fever. He looked tired and weak as well. Dylan sat up and accepted the glass of water. Imogen handed him the right dosage of medicine according to the doctor’s prescription.“Make sure you’re hydrated.”Imogen refilled his glass and told him to drink more water.“I don’t want to drink water.”Dylan lay back down.Perhaps because he was on an IV drip, his
Dalton said, “Callum spoils you a lot too. Many people are envious of you two.”Camryn smiled. “You’re right. Our lives are objects of envy to other people.“You can head back to work, Dalton.”“Okay.”Camryn saw Dalton out. She sat for a few minutes before returning to her desk to continue working.Meanwhile, in Huntington, Dylan was coughing badly. He quickly grabbed the glass of water Imogen had just offered him and took a few sips. After moistening his throat, he stopped coughing. However, he started coughing again after a few minutes. Imogen said, “Why is your cough getting worse after seeing the doctor and taking medicine?”“Ah…”Dylan pointed at his throat. He could not speak. His throat was badly inflamed from eating excessive chili peppers. His voice was so hoarse that he could not talk, and he was hacking non-stop. Imogen had already brought him to a doctor, who had prescribed some medication for him. However, his condition was so bad that the medication was no
“Did you think of your mother again?”Dalton said gently, “It wasn’t your fault, Camryn. You don’t have to overthink it or care about how she treated you. You have loving in-laws now. You’re like a daughter to them.“Your husband dotes on you a lot too. I believe there’ll be better days ahead of you. As for your mother… Let her regret what she did.”He had never seen a mother like Mrs. Newman. There were many biased mothers, but not many of them were as evil as Mrs. Newman.“She does feel regret. However, it isn’t because she had hurt me, but because she gave birth to me. She regretted not getting an abortion or strangling me to death after giving birth to me.“She said I was the bane of her existence. She had gone to a psychic when she was pregnant with me. The psychic said I was an unlucky child who would bring bad luck to my parents and that if she didn’t kill me after I was born, I would become her downfall.“My mom was just finding excuses for herself. How would I be her d
“It’s getting better. Don’t worry, Dal. Dr. Carden will be here to check on me after some time and adjust my prescription. She said I’d be able to get pregnant after two years.“Dr. Carden is the legendary doctor’s best student. I trust her skills. She was the one who helped me to regain my sight.”Camryn reassured Dalton. “You just have to take good care of Melissa and tell her not to worry about me. I believe the heavens won’t take away my right to be a mother.”If Dr. Carden said she was infertile, then it would be impossible to get pregnant. However, Dr. Carden had guaranteed that Camryn could give birth after two years of recuperation. Therefore, Camryn was at ease.“Even if I can’t get pregnant, Callum won’t divorce me. He said we could adopt if it didn’t work out.“He and his family didn’t give up on me when I was blind. I believe my in-laws won’t abandon me just because I can’t get pregnant, Dalton. Besides, I’m not actually infertile.”Camryn knew Dalton and Melissa we
Although Callum had started viewing Dalton as a brother after Dalton got married, he still kept his guard up around Dalton. He only let his guard down a little after Melissa got pregnant.It was also because Dalton treated his wife with utmost sincerity and love. Dalton had nothing to worry about and could focus on his life after knowing Camryn was doing well and had the York family supporting her. Not only that, her husband and in-laws adored her. Camryn would come over to handle more important company matters, while Dalton could deal with smaller ones. He rarely attended business engagements at night and chose to accompany his pregnant wife most of the time. Melissa was kinder to Camryn as well. Although they were not sisters-in-law, they shared a close relationship. “Melissa’s baby probably has a sweet tooth. Tell her to be careful and not eat too many sweet things at once.”Camryn wanted to say that Melissa was probably pregnant with a girl. However, she did not say it ou
After her call with Leah ended, Camryn put down her phone and leaned against her office chair. She rotated her chair back and forth. She was at Newman Enterprise.At that moment, someone knocked on the door. Dalton entered soon after.“Dal.”Camryn stood up when she saw him. “Are you daydreaming?”Dalton asked softly, “Are you tired? Go and rest if you are. You should return to Wiltspoon soon. I can handle things here.”“Melissa is pregnant. You should spend more time with her.“I’m not really tired. I was on the phone with an employee of my flower shop earlier and thought of some things that made me feel unhappy.”Dalton and Camryn sat on the sofa in the guest lounge. “Why are you upset? Is the flower shop not doing well?”Camryn had put in a lot of effort in Spring Blossoms. It had accompanied her through her tough times. No matter how her identity had changed, it would always have an important place in her heart.Despite becoming rich, she still kept the store up and
To Louise and Leah, Mrs. Longbottom looked too young.Carrie caressed her stomach. She sighed and said, “I was pregnant before, but it was a high-risk pregnancy and ended up in a miscarriage.“My husband told me to recuperate first before we try for another baby a few years later. We’re still young anyway,” Louise consoled Carrie. She picked two jade plants and two money trees for her. After paying, Carrie got her two bodyguards to carry the plants. Before leaving, she handed Louise and Leah her calling card and said, “Please call me if your boss or Mrs. York comes over. I want to make an appointment with them, but it’s too difficult to do so.”Leah accepted the card. After taking a look at it, one of them replied, “Mrs. York is heavily pregnant, so she rarely drops by. She’s usually resting at home. I can inform you if our boss comes.“You should probably have Ms. Camryn’s number if you wish to make an appointment with her. You can try calling her.”Carrie replied, “I’m not