“I know who set me and Dad up, Mom. It was my sisters-in-law. The wine Adrian gave Dad came from his room, but he wouldn’t do that to us. It must’ve been Emma.“Mom.”Belinda got into her car.Celine flung herself toward the car but failed to even touch it.However, Belinda lowered the window before the driver started driving. She gestured at the bodyguards to release Celine and let her come close.Celine was delighted. She shrugged the bodyguards off and went forward.“Do you believe me now, Mom? My words are true. You haven’t had time to investigate because you’ve been taking care of Dad at the hospital all this while. If you did some investigation, you’ll definitely find out the truth.”Belinda looked toward her and said coldly, “I know you and Hunter were tricked.”Celine was ecstatic.She knew that her adoptive mother was wise. Belinda definitely knew the truth.“So what? We can’t pretend like nothing happened between you and Hunter.”Celine’s hopes dimmed in an instant
Celine stopped crying after a while. She stood up and counted the money. It was precisely two thousand dollars.In the past, she would have scoffed at that amount of money.Fast forward to the present, two thousand dollars had become her accommodation and meal allowance for the month.Celine was in an even worse state than Carrie, who was in Wiltspoon.Even if Carrie did not have Mr. Longbottom’s aid, she still had a brother giving her some living expenses monthly. She would never go hungry.On the other hand, Celine had no one to rely on.However, she refused to leave Jensburg just like that.She wanted revenge against her sisters-in-law.The three Fisher brothers had taken after Hunter’s flirtatiousness and took a fancy to have affairs.Celine knew their preferences and personalities well. More importantly, they still loved her. They would definitely grovel at her feet once she tried seducing them.She would make them enamored with her to make their wives angry.She was no
Caroline suddenly turned to look at Darren. She whispered to him, “Do you have someone you like, Mr. Fletcher?”Belinda had assigned Darren to be with Caroline earlier than scheduled and told her she could trust Darren forever and that he would never betray her.Even if she were to fail to become the next matriarch, Darren’s allegiance would never change.After testing him several times, Caroline finally chose to trust Darren.Darren was an all-rounder, as expected of an assistant trained to serve the matriarch or heir of the Fishers.He was competent.Caroline thought, ‘Although the Fisher family has been getting weaker, the training base that their predecessors built is remarkable. I wonder how the person in charge of the base manages to find so many talented children to train them into capable assistants.’The assistants even had beauty, brains, and brawn.Although Darren could not compare to the young men of York, he was relatively handsome.Caroline had been back with the
Caroline was clueless about Darren’s feelings for her. There was no need for her to know unless she revealed that she had fallen in love with him first. Only then would he expose a trickle of his love to show her that he felt the same. The education Darren had received since he was young had made him unable to express his feelings. Therefore, he simply cared for Caroline secretly. If she were to marry another man, he would sincerely wish for her happiness and remain by her side as a competent and trustworthy assistant. When Caroline bore a child, he could even help take care of the child. In this life, Darren belonged to Caroline; never leaving her until his time in the world was up. At that moment, someone knocked on the door. “Come in.”Caroline guessed it would be Adrian. She did not open the door for him but let him enter the ward himself. Indeed, it was Adrian. He had a bouquet and fruit basket in his hands. When he spotted Caroline and Darren in the guest area
Hunter looked toward Caroline and said, “Since Adrian is here, you can go home, Carol. Your mom hasn’t been in a good mood lately. She isn’t going to the office or managing family matters. You must be tired. Go get some rest.”Adrian added, “That’s right, Carol. I’ll stay here with Dad. You can go home.”Caroline did not want to linger there any longer either. She was not close to Hunter in the first place.She would not even spare him a glance if they were not true father and daughter.“I’ll head back then. Call me if you need any help, Adrian.”“Okay. Drive carefully,” said Adrian.He saw Caroline and Darren out.After they left, Adrian returned and told Hunter, “Caroline and Mr. Fletcher have left, Dad.”Hunter replied, “Take a look outside again two minutes later. We’ll talk again after confirming that they’ve left.”Adrian knew that Hunter wanted to ask about Celine. He agreed.A few minutes later, Adrian took a stroll outside the ward. He only returned to the ward aft
Liberty and Hayden did not go upstairs, but Kevin did. He would surely tell them about everything that happened upstairs.Hunter said, “Liberty is a descendant of your eldest aunt. She came here for the position of matriarch. She’ll definitely expose the incident to embarrass us. That’ll eliminate one of her competitors as well.“Cece may not be my biological daughter, but she grew up in our family. We didn’t even know she wasn’t our daughter until two years ago. With over twenty years of love bond, your mom might still let her inherit the position.”“But… I think Cece doesn’t stand a chance now.”Adrian added, “Do you think my brothers and I have a chance, Dad? Ever since our affairs were exposed, Mom has been prioritizing Caroline. With Mr. Fletcher’s help, Caroline’s position is now stable. On the contrary, we’re gradually becoming insignificant to the company.“Caroline isn’t close to us. She has never treated me as her brother. I admit that I’ve never accepted her as my siste
“Dad, what if Cece refuses to leave?”Adrian knew very well what Celine was like, having been siblings for close to thirty years now.He did not think she would leave. She still hoped that Belinda would forgive her.Besides, now that she had no source of income, how would she survive if they made her leave Jensburg?Yes, Celine could get a job of her own to support herself, but she was used to being pampered and had developed an arrogant personality. It was very hard for her to humble herself to work for someone else.Hunter was silent for a moment before he said, “Do your best to persuade her to leave and not to stay in Jensburg.” “Alright. I’ll have someone look for her. Once she’s found, I’ll discreetly pass her some money, and get her to leave.“Dad, you should get some sleep. I’m feeling sleepy too, so I’ll take a nap here,” Adrian said.“Alright. You can nap on the sofa outside.”Hunter felt sorry for his son. When he heard his son was sleepy and saw that he indeed look
Carrie smiled and nodded. “Yes, we’re quite close and my in-laws are busy with work, and so is my husband. I’m the only one who has free time on my hands, so naturally, the responsibility for her care has fallen to me. She’s really clingy and is closer to me than to my mother-in-law.”“That’s why I have to drop her off and pick her up every day. She refuses to let the driver or the nanny do it.”Carrie realized she was getting better at making things up.Besides, all she needed to do was turn up here and occasionally bump into Serenity. It was not like she needed to actually pick up a kid and leave with one.Serenity said, “Kids are like that. She’ll feel closer to whoever’s there for her all the time. My nephew’s really close to me too. He doesn’t even make a fuss crying for his mother whenever she goes on business trips.”“Right? My sister-in-law’s the same.”Carrie very patiently discussed the difficulties of raising a kid with Serenity. Serenity had been helping Liberty to