More importantly, during one of his visits, Granddad kept sighing whenever he saw him. Grandmom would keep telling him to tell Mom to remarry Dad when he goes back. However, Sonny was still young. He did not know what remarrying meant. Olivia had explained it to Sonny as having his parents live together again. Sonny shook his head vigorously at that. He said he liked living with Liberty and did not want to be with Hank. Moreover, Lucas was always in Hank’s house. He still liked to snatch Sonny’s toys. While Sonny’s grandparents would not side with Lucas anymore, Chelsea would scold him for not sharing his toys with Lucas despite having a lot of money and toys. She said he was petty and stingy. Chelsea even secretly asked him to give her money for her business. He replied that he had no money and that Liberty had kept all of it in the bank for him. Chelsea told Sonny off for being stupid and letting Liberty control his money instead of keeping it himself. Sonny’s dis
“Alright. See you, Sonny. Have a safe trip.”“See you, Aunt Ser.”Duncan placed Sonny in the car. Sonny turned to wave goodbye to Serenity before turning to look at his father. He pursed his little mouth and said, “Bye, Dad.”Hank smiled.Duncan left with Sonny and the bodyguards in tow.Meanwhile, Carrie took advantage of everyone’s lack of attention to slip away. Otherwise, her ruse would have been exposed.Those who were here to pick their kids up only had to pass their guardian card to the teacher and the teacher would then escort the little ones out.They did not have to wait very long.If she waited here any longer and still did not receive her so-called sister-in-law, it would arouse Serenity’s suspicion.Once Duncan’s car had vanished into the distance, Serenity returned to her car and quickly left the preschool.Only Hank stood in place, looking extremely lonely.He could feel his son was getting further away from him now.Sometimes, he thought of restarting the fi
After taking a look at the plants and flowers, Serenity sat back down on the sofa.Then, she took out her phone to text her sister.[Duncan’s taken Sonny to the airport. They’ll arrive at night.]Liberty soon called.“Liberty.”“I got a text from Duncan saying that they’ll reach the airport soon. I’ll wait for them to arrive to have dinner together.”On Fridays, Sonny got out of preschool early and it only took a few hours by flight to get to Jensburg from Wiltspoon. Liberty would be able to have dinner with the both of them upon their arrival if she ate just a little later.“Sonny told me his dad went to pick him up?” Liberty asked.“When I dropped Sonny off at preschool this morning, I bumped into Hank. He said he happened to be seeing a customer off somewhere nearby, so he dropped by the preschool to see Sonny, but Sonny had already entered the building.”Serenity did not believe Hank. “I think he was there on purpose. I think he got jealous when he saw Sonny and Duncan so
Serenity changed the subject.She did not want to talk about the Browns anymore.Liberty chuckled. “Do you think I have super speed or that I’m a goddess, able to handle everything in a flash?“The company’s only just been established. We’re still recruiting heavily.“There’s no need to worry about business though—I might have started the company, but in truth, it’s just a subsidiary of York Corporation. Zack and Duncan own all the shares. I’m just an employee.”The company that she started was involved in an industry overlapping with that of Fisher Enterprise, specifically targeting them. She was obviously trying to steal their business. Serenity laughed. “You’re not an employee, you’re the boss. Does your company offer meals and accommodation? You have a cafeteria, right? Don’t you need vegetables and fruits? Don’t forget to give your sister a chance to work together.”She and her friends had started an agriculture company growing fields after fields of fresh produce.They h
“You should leave Elisa enough time to go on dates.”Liberty chuckled. “Don’t be a slave driver and take up so much of her time that she doesn’t even have time to go on dates.”“I don’t! I’m handling the management of the headquarters, aren’t I? Elisa just needs to handle the new branches.“There are so many employees in the company too. She just needs to sign the agreements and hand everything else off to the management team to handle. It won’t affect her time to go on dates.”Liberty said supportively, “Alright. You guys should discuss and arrange it then. If there’s nothing else, Seren, I’ll hang up first. I have work to do and once I’m done with that, I’m heading to the airport to pick Sonny up.”“Alright. Go ahead. I’m just waiting for Zack in his office to get off work and go home together.”On Friday nights, Zachary generally refrained from attending events, instead choosing to go home and spend time with his wife.After the sisters ended their call, Serenity immediately
“He’s going on a trip and it’s to see his mom, so of course he’s excited.”This weekend was the one that Sonny looked forward to the most and was the happiest about.With Duncan taking the place of Hank as a father, it was essentially a family trip. It would be weird if Sonny was not happy about it.“Sonny didn’t even come to see me before leaving. He’ll be gone for two days… I’ll miss him.”Zachary grumbled about the little boy’s “heartlessness”.Serenity laughed. “If I weren’t delivering him his luggage, he wouldn’t have come to see me either, and would’ve just left with Duncan.“It saved time. Otherwise, it would have been really late by the time they got to Jensburg.“My sister’s still waiting to have dinner with them too.”Zachary rubbed her stomach and asked softly, “Has our Lil’ Bun been good?”“Lil’ Bun’s still too small to disturb me much. Once the baby’s grown a little bigger, I won’t be able to sit for long periods of time. If I do, the baby will feel uncomfortable
Zachary looked worried. “If you can’t manage it, then don’t. I’ll help you do it instead.“Seren, I want you to be carefree for the rest of your life.”Serenity touched his cheek.“Babe, every time I see you, I thank Nana for letting me marry such a wonderful man. I thank your family too for never looking down on me and never saying things like I’m not good enough for you to me.“I know—you’re so good to me and you don’t want to burden me.“But since I’ve married you and am now the eldest daughter-in-law of the York family, I must bear the responsibility that falls on me. I can’t run from it, and neither will I refuse to bear it.“Plus, you’re already so busy. How could I make you do it instead?”Serenity said confidently, “I can surely do everything well.“I won’t complain, either. You know how dedicated I am.”Zachary gazed at her deeply.He hugged her tightly for a long moment before letting her go.“It’ll be easy once you’re familiar with it. Like my mom—she’s been manag
“If you want to see snow, I’ll take you up north to see it once Lil’ Bun is born.”“Okay.”The couple rarely went on trips together.They were both busy, after all.Just as they arrived at the manor, so did Grandma May.Zachary got out of the car and walked toward his nana’s car. Once she got out, he said, “Still know your way home, Nana? You said you would come over to look after Seren now that she’s pregnant, but you’re hardly ever home, always off to who-knows-where.“There aren’t any old ladies who are as mischievous as you are. You’re still gallivanting at this age and when we call you, we only get to say a few words before you impatiently hang up on us.”The old lady was not angry despite her grandson’s complaints about her constant wandering and said smilingly, “Isn’t it good that I’m still able to be gadding about? That means I’m very healthy. You guys should worry if I was bedridden and immobile.”“Bah, it’s unlucky to say that. That won’t happen to Nana.”Serenity wa
Jane suggested. Antonia added, “You guys can even leave for Wiltspoon tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. You must be tired after your business trip, Mr. York. You should rest at our manor. Besides, it’s the weekend tomorrow. You can meet Ben.”Zachary smiled. “I thought about that as well, but I didn’t want to intrude.”Antonia said, “Not at all. We would love to host you. Sonny probably doesn’t want to go home yet.”She waved at Sonny, who then walked to her. She pulled him into her arms and lifted him, asking, “Do you want to play for another day or two?”“I’m fine with anything. I’ll go back when Aunt Seren does. I’ll follow her.”His mother was not back yet. Sonny did not mind either arrangement. Zachary told him, “I bet you’re having so much fun that you don’t want to go home, but your mom will return soon. Duncan has already gone to Jensburg to bring her home.”Sonny replied with a grunt. He knew about that. He was unhappy that Duncan did not bring him along to
Zachary laughed. The kids were fighting to do something so trivial. Conflicts arose often between the two boys. In the past, he, Josh, and Duncan also got into fights. However, they always reconciled quickly. No one ever took their quarrels to heart. After the bodyguards took all the gifts, Zachary led them to the courtyard. At that moment, Serenity stepped out of the house. She and Zachary stopped at the same time and stared at each other.A day apart felt like three years to them. Since they had been apart for some time, it felt as if a lot of time had passed. During those days, Serenity had been extremely worried about her husband and sister. Luckily, everything was over. “Seren.”Zachary smiled and walked toward his wife. Serenity snapped back to her senses and went to him in quick steps. The couple hugged each other tight. “You’re finally back, Zachary.”“I said I’d come to take you and Sonny home. Of course, I’d be back.”Zachary pulled away from Ser
“Honey, you have me, and my parents treat you like their own. They care for you more than they do for me and I’m their son.”Camryn shook off the pain in her heart and smiled lightly, “Yes, God has been kind to me by giving me such an excellent husband and open-minded in-laws, and sisters-in-law who I get along with like real sisters.”This had somewhat compensated for her lack of familial affection. She was especially grateful to Grandma May. If the old lady had not chosen her, Callum would not have even known who she was, let alone pursue her. The Camryn of today would not exist, and she could not imagine how many more years she would have spent living in darkness if she had not married Callum. Even if Aunt Evelyn had heard of the legendary doctor, she had no way to contact him.Right then, a customer entered the store. The couple aptly stopped their conversation there and moved on from the heavy topic.Meanwhile, in Annenburg, Serenity knew her husband would be flying here tod
Camryn smiled, “You spoil me too much. You’ll turn me into an absolute sloth who only waits around for you to take care of me, and it might tire you out.”“That won’t happen. I enjoy taking care of you,” Callum assured as he reached to help her with the snacks, but she would not let him feed her anymore. Callum had no choice but to hand her the snacks.“Although Trenton is young, he has mettle. When we put his parents away, it was hard for him to accept, but in the end, he did. As long as he has the right values, even the hardest things can be accepted over time and he won’t resent anyone else for it either.”Camryn pushed the snack box closer to her husband, indicating that he should have some too. “If Trenton didn’t have the right values, I wouldn’t care for him so much. Given the hurt and pain I suffered during the twenty-odd years under his parents, if I hated them, they’d have nothing to say in defense.“Because Trenton has treated me well since he was little, respects me as
Just now, Carrie came here and made a scene, and he had given her fifty thousand dollars. Although he had not spent much time with her, they were siblings. He could at the very least still recognize her. However, when Camryn asked him that, Trenton's heart started to race, not daring to confidently say that the lady really was Carrie.As for the young lady beside her? He had watched the video a few times but had not paid much attention to her. All he could see was a beautiful, young woman dressed in luxurious attire. In the video, he heard Camryn refer to her as Mrs. Longbottom, so her husband’s family name had to be Longbottom.Mrs. Longbottom had a good attitude toward Camryn and even supported her. He was not familiar with Mrs. Longbottom at all, though. Why did Camryn ask him that? Should he know her? Trenton watched the video two more times but could not find anything unusual about her. It was just that he was not acquainted with Mrs. Longbottom. If he had not seen the video,
The young couple looked at Trenton, then exchanged smiles.“How much did you give Carrie?” Camryn asked her brother gently. Camryn could harden her heart to completely ignore Carrie and not give her a single cent, but Trenton could not be as ruthless as she was, mainly because while Carrie had not been particularly kind to Trenton, she also had not bullied him outright. She had treated Camryn very poorly though and had never shown her any respect at all, so their sisterly bond had deteriorated to the extreme. It was already generous of Camryn not to completely destroy Carrie after taking charge, which was probably out of consideration for the fact that they shared a mother.“I-I gave her fifty thousand. She said it was almost Christmas, and she wanted to buy gifts and new clothes, so I-I gave her fifty thousand.” Trenton looked down as he spoke, not daring to look at Camryn, afraid she would scold him.Camryn gave her brother a long look but did not scold him. Instead, she took o
Callum was silent for a moment before he said, “I wanted you to get familiar with the route to my office, which is why I asked you to deliver the flowers yourself.”“Did you ever think about how difficult it was for me as a blind person? It was so hard for me to walk all the way to deliver those flowers,” Camryn retorted.Callum pulled her into an embrace and said apologetically, “I’m sorry, Camryn. It was my fault for not thinking it through, which put you through a lot.”Camryn pushed him away, “We have customers constantly coming in. Don’t just hug me out of nowhere. You’re as thick-skinned as a rhinoceros, but I’m not. At that time, I was angry and silently cursed you a hundred thousand times, but your insistence actually did help me learn the way to your office and now, I can find my way there even with my eyes closed.”At that moment, Trenton returned. After Carrie left, he felt a bit down and stayed outside for a while to compose himself before coming back in. He did not wan
Just then, a customer came in wanting to buy a bouquet. Camryn first brought over some sample pictures for the customer to choose from. “No need to choose, just help me arrange a bouquet of roses. I’m going to confess my feelings,” said the young boy, a hint of shyness on his face as he spoke.Camryn smiled gently. “Alright, please wait a moment while I prepare it for you.”Callum assisted by inviting the young boy to sit down and poured him a glass of water.The boy glanced between Camryn and Callum and quietly asked, “Are you and the boss married or dating?”“We’re married. She’s my wife.”The boy expressed his envy. “You both seem very happy.”“Yeah, we are very happy. I love my wife very much, and she loves me too.”Thinking about the girl he was pursuing, the boy’s face lit up with anticipation. “I also have someone I like, and I’m going to confess to her, though I just don’t know if she feels the same. I’m a bit nervous.”Callum, drawing from his own experience, advised
“She hasn’t paid. Stop her.” Camryn was not going to let her get away with it. With a command, her two bodyguards stopped Carrie.Carrie said furiously, “Camryn, I only took a few flowers from you! You have so many flowers here. What's the big deal if I take a few? You still want me to pay? I’m your sister! Don’t you know that blood is thicker than water?!”“Blood might be thicker than water, but business is business. Anyone who buys flowers from me has to pay, including you. Besides, you’ve never treated me like an older sister. You always bring up how we’re sisters when you want to take advantage of me, but that won’t work here. My roses are freshly transported, and since you’re my sister, I’ll let you have them for twenty bucks each. You took about five stems, so just give me a hundred. I won’t rip you off.”Carrie’s expression changed in an instant. “Camryn, why don’t you just rob a bank? You’re charging twenty bucks each? You’re just a thief! Here! I don’t want them! I’d rather