Those people must have gone crazy to spread rumors about the Yorks. Lionel nodded. “I’ll keep a close eye.”He held his wife’s hand and consoled her, “Don’t blame yourself. If our child makes a mistake, we’ll help her to correct it and ensure that she learns her lesson.“Even the best kid makes mistakes sometimes. No one is perfect. There’s no need to keep beating yourself up.”Nina sighed. “I hope Sally does realize her mistake.”“I think she does. She’s not inherently evil. She only said rude things because she was under the influence of alcohol and overcome by jealousy.”After the incident, Lionel believed that Sally knew what she did wrong. Nina also asked Sally to head to the countryside to help those in need after reflecting on herself. Living in those places would impact Sally significantly. Lionel was confident she would transform into a positive person and be grateful for everything she had. Letting Sally help people in need would also allow her to do good deeds
Mr. Longbottom’s expression still did not seem right. Upon sensing that, Carrie blamed herself. “It’s my fault for not mastering how to change my voice yet. It’s a given that she’ll suspect me after hearing my voice.“I endured all her taunts. I didn’t lash out at her.”Camryn must have been testing her earlier. “Your self-control is still lacking.”Mr. Longbottom said coldly, “If the bodyguards didn’t call you to go home, you would have exposed yourself.”Carrie wanted to defend herself, yet words did not come to her when she met his cold stare. She felt satisfied watching Sally humiliate Camryn. Camryn’s words had infuriated Carrie as well. Carrie almost could not hold back from hitting Camryn. That blind woman always managed to get on her nerves. After a moment, Carrie said softly, “I’m sorry, Mr. Longbottom. I didn’t do well enough.”Mr. Longbottom watched her for a moment. His voice relaxed, and he said, “I can’t blame you. You’re still young, and your personality i
Carrie suspected that the man had taken some sort of medication. “Come here.”Mr. Longbottom seemed to be in a good mood. He gestured at Carrie to come over. He liked her fragrant scent after her shower. “Mr. Longbottom.”Carrie went to him and called him in a seductive voice. Although she wanted to stab him, she had no choice but to please him due to her lack of capability. Her life would only be better if he were happy. The best scenario would be for him to be satiated and leave Wiltspoon as soon as possible. Without him around, Carrie could feel freer. Although she had to learn etiquette, it was better than facing Mr. Longbottom and his turbulent emotions. He could be sweet to her one moment and strangle her in the next.Mr. Longbotton grabbed her hand. After she fell on him, he flipped them over and pinned her underneath. Just as he was about to enjoy her, she suddenly pushed him away, hopped off the bed, and rushed to the bathroom. The next thing Mr. Longbot
“Remember to take the pill every time in the future.”Mr. Longbottom said, “Otherwise, I can arrange for you to get your tubes tied.“That way, you won’t have to take contraceptives all the time. The side effects may be harmful.”Carrie said, “I’ll continue taking the pills.”She would not opt for tubal ligation. No matter how young or ignorant she was, she knew that she would lose the chance to be a mother after the procedure. Why did Mr. Longbottom not suggest he go for a vasectomy instead?If he had treasured her and been strict about birth control, she would not have gotten pregnant despite taking contraceptives or needed an abortion. Mr. Longbottom said, “Do as you wish.”It was not his body that would be harmed anyway. He would never let Carrie give birth to his child. He and his legitimate wife’s children were already adults. Successors were not an issue to him. While Mr. Longbottom had lost his love for his wife, he treated his children well and nurtured them at
“It’s all your fault, blind bitch. I wouldn’t have ended up in this situation if not for you.”Whenever things did not go well for Carrie, she would blame everything on Camryn. Her hatred toward Camryn deepened, and Serenity was not spared from her scolding as well.Meanwhile, Camryn sneezed. Callum heard her sneeze as he was exiting the bathroom. He quickly walked over and asked, “Did you catch a cold? Why didn’t you put on more layers after bathing?“You didn’t even turn on the heater. The weather’s cold now. You should turn it on.”Callum was about to turn on the heater as he spoke. Camryn said, “It’s not that cold that we need the heater on. You even shut the windows tightly. It’s not that cold.“Besides, I’m in my thermal wear under a duvet now. I’m not cold. It must’ve been Carrie scolding me behind my back.”Camryn did not feel chilly even when she attended the House family’s banquet in a dress. However, the heater was turned on throughout, so it was warm there. “I
Callum said, “I swear I didn’t flirt with anyone, honey.”“I know. I didn’t say you did. I said you’re a fine, handsome man who attracted countless ladies.“Men will stare at pretty girls or even fall in love with them at first sight when they spot one. Girls are no exception. They’re attracted to good-looking guys too.“Tasha introduced a few of her friends to me during the banquet. I dare say it was my first time seeing that girl, but she was unfriendly and even uttered rude remarks afterward.“I was puzzled. I’ve never offended her. Later, I found out that she likes you, and that I’m her rival.”Callum’s expression darkened. He asked, “Who is she, honey?”That person should have been grateful that Camryn was willing to greet her. How could that woman be rude to Camryn?Camryn pinched his face and said, “Don’t put on a dark expression once you hear something terrible. You’ve always been gentlemanly, but your cold expression can rival even Zachary’s.“I don’t like seeing you
Back then, Evelyn kept advising Camryn not to let Callum slip by.Even Trenton admired Callum and told her that Callum was utterly smitten with her. Trenton and Evelyn had persuaded her to accept Callum’s love. They also told her not to discount herself when Callum did not mind her blindness at all. Camryn was perfectly fine and there was no need to feel inferior. She knew Callum’s feelings for her were sincere but she was still blind then. An outstanding man like him could find a better girl, and he did not need to waste his efforts on a blind person. Later, Camryn discovered that he had traveled to FC Manor several times to get Dr. Carden to treat her eyes. He even received complaints from Tim for disturbing his wife, who had just given birth. Callum chuckled. “No one can snatch me away. I belong to you, and you are mine.“Nana chose you for me too.“To be honest, I thought Nana was biased for picking someone blind as my wife. I was a little narcissistic, thinking that
The following day, Camryn stirred from her sleep because of Callum’s piercing stare. She woke up because she felt someone staring at her. When she opened her eyes, she saw Callum’s dark eyes. After blinking, she covered his eyes with her hand and closed her own. She said, “Why are you looking at me like that, darling?“It’s great that you’re not into cannibalism. I’m worried because you look like you want to gobble me up.”It was not the first time Callum did that. There had been a few times when he would just stare at her after waking up. Even if she were asleep, her instincts would alert her to wake up. Camryn was startled by his intense gaze when they first shared a bed after being legally married and had thought a burglar entered her house.She was not used to sharing a bed with Callum yet and had forgotten they were now husband and wife. When she finally recognized him, her reflex was to wrap herself with the blanket tightly and kick him off the bed. Callum was
Imogen had been really worried that Dylan’s reaction to the chili peppers would leave him suffering for several days.“Okay,” Dylan hoarsely replied.Imogen let him eat the porridge by himself. There was nothing else to go with it, but the porridge had a little bit of salt sprinkled in, giving it some flavor.Dylan was hungry, so he quickly finished the bowl of oatmeal porridge. “Do you want more? There’s another bowl’s worth in the thermos.”Dylan shook his head. It was late, and he did not want to eat too much, afraid of gaining weight and ruining his good physique. He still had not won over his future wife, so he had to take care of his figure and maintain his handsome and charming look.Once Dylan finished the IV fluids and took his medicine, Imogen finally left the hospital around ten o’clock. Having slept twice in the day, Dylan was not able to fall asleep again, and Imogen did not let him accompany her downstairs, so he stood by the window and watched her walk out of th
A few minutes later, Imogen took the thermometer from under Dylan’s arm and looked at it. She said to him, “It’s 100.4. Your fever hasn’t completely gone down yet, but compared to when you were admitted at 103.64, it’s come down quite a bit.“What time did you take your medicine? It should be time for your next dose.”Dylan shook his head, indicating that he did not remember when he had taken the medicine.Imogen thought for a moment and said, “I think it’s about time. Take your medicine first, then sleep for a while. I’ll have dinner brought over for you. In your condition, you can only have something light, maybe some oatmeal porridge.”Considering Dylan’s sore throat, Imogen knew he would not be able to eat much, so she called home and asked the housekeeper to bring over dinner, specifically requesting a bowl of oatmeal porridge for Dylan.Dylan could only nod in response.After giving instructions to her housekeeper, Imogen looked at Dylan, who could only nod, and said, “The
Kade had once been so gentle and kind. Was he really that kind of person?Imogen did not believe so.It was possible that the Butcher elders were simply being too pragmatic. Seeing that Maria’s family was on the verge of decline, they thought that Maria was not worthy of Kade and tried to stop them from being together.But wait—Maria said that Kade had never told her he loved her or anything of the sort. Maria had basically been secretly in love with Kade, waiting for him to confess, but she had waited in vain all this time.Imogen internally sighed. What a mess. She could not understand what was the problem between them. She would just have to wait until Kade came back, and then she would find a chance to get some answers from him. “Imogen…” A hoarse voice called out from within the room. It was not very loud; he could not speak loudly. Though it was better than this morning when all he could get out were moans.He had received several bags of IV fluids, which had had some eff
Imogen did not know that Dylan had woken up. She was still on the phone with Maria outside.Maria felt reassured when Imogen mentioned that the person she liked was a member of the richest family in Wiltspoon. All was good as long as he was not a social climber. Imogen asked, “Maria, when are you coming back? It’s been a long time since we’ve seen each other. Kade will be back soon. Are you really not coming back?“Maria, Kade and I are like siblings. Please don’t misunderstand or overthink it. Actually, you should know this—the person Kade likes is you. You two are the real childhood sweethearts, you grew up together.”Imogen and her mother’s godchildren had known each other since they were young, but the three of them had not actually spent much time together as she had always stayed with her master while she learned the trade, only returning home during the summer and winter holidays.Once the holidays ended, she would leave again. Even her formal education was completed in th
There were so many other possible choices. Why were they so fixated on him?Leticia sighed. “Alright, just pretend I never said that. You youngsters will decide for yourselves anyway, we don’t have a say in it. Remember to fetch Kade from the airport on Saturday.“I’ve already told him and he knows you’re supposed to be picking him up. And remember to get some flowers too. You two haven’t met in ages and you should give flowers at a reunion.” She reminded Imogen.“Mom, I can pick him up, fine, but I’m not giving him flowers. Who said you’re supposed to give flowers at a reunion?” Imogen refused to give Kade flowers when fetching him from the airport. “Oh, Mom, I gotta go. Bye!”Imogen quickly hung up, not allowing her mother the chance to speak further. Then, after a moment of thought, she texted Kade to ask when he was expected to arrive at Huntington Airport.It took a while before Kade replied that he would arrive around eleven in the morning on Saturday.Imogen replied wi
“I know you only view Kade as a brother, but who knows, if you nurture the relationship, those feelings might turn romantic? Jen, before you agree to be with Dylan, give yourself another option.“Make Dylan nervous. He’ll get jealous. He was jealous when he overheard our conversation that day.“You need to make him realize that even without him, you can still marry well. The Butchers like you a lot, and our families have a close relationship. You and Kade have known each other since you were young, so you guys could be considered childhood sweethearts.”Imogen said weakly, “Mom, I’m worried that if I get too close to Kade, not only will Dylan misunderstand, but even Maria might misunderstand. Kade and she are a thing, after all.“I really don’t understand what’s going on with Kade. He and Maria clearly have feelings for each other, they just haven’t made it official yet. Don’t their families see this?”She did not have any romantic feelings for Kade, but both families were trying
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