Nevertheless, they did not dare to offend her as she was skilled in using poisons. Of course, Dr. Carden would never harm anyway with the poisons she produced. Instead, some poisons saved lives when used in small doses. However, most people still had a different way of thinking. Although they knew Dr. Carden was ethical, they feared being poisoned by her. Therefore, no one dared to bother her even if she had refused to treat them. Dylan asked, “Are you a student of one of those masters?“Do you know Mrs. Lafayette from Meadspring personally?”Chameleon Fox smiled. “If you’re so interested in my background, you can investigate it yourself. I’ll be impressed if you manage to find something.”Dylan grinned. “If I can discover your background, you have to fulfill one of my wishes unconditionally.”“If you can find something without the Bucham family’s help, I’m even willing to fulfill a hundred wishes of yours.”Dylan said, “Having more people involved increases efficiency.”He
Dylan’s voice came from the kitchen. “I’ll make a simple chicken pie.”Making a chicken pie from scratch required some time. That way, he could make her stay longer. “You can walk around my house as you wish.”Chameleon Fox thought, ‘I’ve searched your entire house before. My item isn’t here.’She did not say it aloud. If she did, she would be admitting she had been acting like a thief and was no different from him. She put her fork down after eating half the fruit platter. She stood and walked around the living area before finally heading to the kitchen. The little fox stood by the kitchen door and tapped her feet. She wore black boots that day. Beneath the coat she took off was skin-tight red clothing. She disliked the color red, but she continued wearing it because that was the color she had worn when she first met Dylan. “Is it true that the York family members are good at cooking?”“Yes, we all cook, but it’s mostly the men who do the cooking.“Since my dad can
Dylan returned in disappointment after failing to catch up to Chameleon Fox. He did not know when he could see her again. If he knew where she lived, he could visit her often. However, he did not know her address or name and had no choice but to wait. She would look for him to get her item back when she had time. If she were busy, he would be unable to meet her for as long as a month. Dylan was clueless about her real job. She was even busier than he was, a young master of the York family. Although he was not working at the headquarters of York Corporation, he was still in charge of two subsidiaries and had a few small companies of his own to manage. He was busy every day. At that moment, Beckham appeared again. He stood afar and watched his young master return disappointedly. “You didn’t manage to catch up to the lady in red?” Beckham asked.Dylan stopped walking. He stared at Beckham for a moment before replying, “I wasn’t fast enough.”Beckham turned and left.
Such was the advantage of having many cousins and brothers who were close-knit. “I’ll be waiting.”“Okay.”Peter hung up the call and told River, “Dylan made supper and he’s treating us. Let’s go to his place. Maybe he was in a good mood. Free supper for us.”Callum, Dylan, and River were Martin and Rosella’s sons. They were biological brothers.Before River entered the car, he smiled and said, “Dylan returned to the manor and met Nana today. Maybe he was in the mood to cook and invited us over because Nana gave up on arranging his marriage.”Peter knew more than River did. After all, he was the closest to Dylan due to their similar ages. Dylan and Peter were five years apart. Although he adored his younger brother, he was still closer to Peter. Peter simply smiled and did not comment much. “Anyway, let’s head over for supper. We’re hungry too.”“Thanks for today, Peter.”“Don’t sweat it. Let's go. You go ahead and I’ll follow your car from behind.”Peter was erring to
The lady in red left without eating the pie. Mr. Dylan only invited the other two young masters because he did not want the fruit of his labor to go to waste. However, a simple pie might be too shabby for them, so Mr. Dylan prepared mashed potatoes and salad. The supper seemed a little bland. Nevertheless, it was best to avoid having hearty suppers. The young masters would have to exercise harder if they ate too much. In the past, Mr. Dylan would never have supper as he wanted to stay in shape. “Please head inside, Mr. Peter and Mr. River. I’m leaving now. You can open the gates yourselves when you leave later. I didn’t lock them.“You may stay overnight if you wish to. The guest rooms are cleaned every day. They are stocked with the essentials as well.”After speaking, Beckham ushered them into the house and left quickly. “I’m here, Dylan.”“What did you make? All I smell are vinegar and potatoes. I think it’s balsamic vinegar.”Peter asked River, “Don’t all kinds of
River asked. His nose was never wrong. Dylan must have brought a woman to his home. “That woman is my future sister-in-law, right? Did she leave?” River asked happily. Dylan could not help but say, “What kind of nose do you have? She left a long time ago. How can you still smell something?“I can’t guarantee that she’ll be your future sister-in-law. She isn’t the person Nana found for me. I don’t even know her name.”River smiled. “You brought her home despite not knowing her name.”Whenever his elder brothers brought a woman home, that woman would definitely become his sister-in-law. Dylan was embarrassed to tell the truth. He said, “I refuse to answer a personal question. You guys will find out when the time is right.”River chuckled. “I know. You suddenly called us over for supper, but you must’ve wanted to cook for that woman. You only invited us because she left.”“Just keep quiet.”Dylan was exasperated. He would have thrown River out if he was not his brother.
Serenity woke up at her habitual time.“Honey, you can sleep a little longer. I’ll drop Sonny off at preschool today.” Zachary could not bear for his beloved wife to wake up early just to send Sonny to school. He wanted her to sleep in whenever it rained and got cold.Serenity, who was about to get up, lay back down and pulled the covers back over her as she said, “The bed’s still the warmest place, after all. Okay then—you can drop Sonny off. I’ll sleep in. When you go next door to wake him, make sure he puts on a coat.”“Sure.” Zachary pecked her on the cheek. “I’ll go wake him up now.”Serenity kissed him in response and hummed in acknowledgment.Zachary quickly got changed, left the room, and went to the next room. Sonny was still sleeping soundly.Zachary had just walked up to Sonny’s bed when he heard Sonny laugh and thought he had woken up. He said, “Sonny, it’s time to get up.”However, Sonny was just dreaming. Zachary wondered what he was dreaming about to laugh so happ
“It won’t snow in Wiltspoon.”“Why?”“It won’t snow because it won’t snow.”Sonny was at a loss for words. He still could not understand why it would not snow in Wiltspoon. Little Sonny who always wanted to skip school ended up getting carried out of the room by his Uncle Zak.“I’ll be dropping you off at preschool today.”“Where’s Aunt Ser?”Zachary replied, “I told her to sleep in so she doesn’t have to get up so early and can head to work a little later.”Sonny immediately pouted. “You’re biased, Uncle Zak! You didn’t let me sleep in but you let Aunt Ser sleep in. Aunt Ser doesn’t have to get up early and go to work but I have to and go to preschool.”“That’s right. I’m biased toward your Aunt Ser because she’s the person I’ll spend the rest of my life with, but you? When you’re all grown, you’ll be someone else’s man. You’ll get your hands on another family’s sweetie pie and spend the rest of your life with them. So tell me—since you’re not spending the rest of my life with
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
“If Mom said she would create an opportunity for you to get with the king, would you really believe her? It’s just talk—nothing actually happened.” Trenton could not resist poking Carrie’s forehead a few times. “Carrie, can you please come back to earth? In your current state, forget about finding a great guy like Callum—even a regular, decent guy would be turned off by you.”Carrie swatted away her brother’s fingers, irritated and embarrassed. “Am I really that bad? I’m young, beautiful, have a great figure, and a dignified heiress. If the monarchy still existed, I could marry the king and be his queen without a problem.”“Carrie, you have sky-high ambitions, but be careful, don’t fly too close to the sun and end up like Icarus.”As soon as he said that, Trenton was met with a smack from his sister.“Is there a brother who curses his own sister like that? What do you mean by that? I’m destined to have the princess life. I’ll be fine.”However, deep down, she was still worried bec
Camryn was right—he was just too soft-hearted. If he were as ruthless as her, Carrie would have found a job long ago after running out of money.To encourage Carrie to become independent, Trenton decided that after Christmas, he would stop giving her living expenses. He would also tell their parents during his visit to prison that Carrie was truly hopeless.“Trenton, you keep siding with her, and one day you'll regret it. She’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing who has deceived who knows how many people. Do you really think she cares about you? She just wants to win your complete trust to take everything that belongs to you for herself. By driving us out of our home, she’s not only seeking revenge on Mom and Dad but also on us—especially you. She’s just pretending to be nice to you to sow discord between us siblings.”“Carrie!” Trenton said seriously, “Don’t talk about Camryn like that. She’s not that kind of person. I believe in her, one hundred percent.”Carrie was so furious she wanted
“Alright, alright, I can't win with the two of you against one,” Carrie sulked. “Give me money to spend. I'm out of money.”She reached out her hand toward Camryn, wanting her to give her money. Camryn slapped her hand away. “Even Trenton knows to take advantage of the winter break to find a part-time job and earn some pocket money. You’re perfectly capable, yet you don’t look for a job.“To put it bluntly, if you’ve gone to sweep the streets, you'd still have a source of income. I have money, but I won’t give it to you. Don’t think that just because we’re sisters—estranged, too, at that—I have an obligation to support my adult sister. I’ve said it before: if you want money to spend, earn it yourself.” With that, Camryn walked away to tend to her plants.As Christmas approached, the flower market was bustling. Every day, many people came to buy flowers, and all her employees were out delivering flowers to clients. Sometimes, when it got too busy, she even had to ask her two bodyguar
Trenton was relieved that Dalton was indebted to Camryn. That was why Dalton had been loyal to Newman Enterprise.If Newman Enterprise did not fall into Camryn’s hands, there was no doubt that Dalton would leave the company. If that happened, the company was doomed.When his parents went to prison, he was merely 18, and Carrie only knew how to spend money. Not only that, their relatives were hungry to get a share of the Newman family’s assets. He and Carrie could not have protected their family’s wealth alone.After Camryn regained her sight, she still could not strain her eyes for long hours. Therefore, Dalton remained in charge of the company.Luckily, they had Callum as well. Even if anything were to happen, Callum would not leave Newman Enterprise to fall because many of the Newman family’s assets belonged to Camryn.He would not let Camryn lose anything.“You’ve been brainwashed by Dalton after working with him. Our dad treated him well and trusted him, yet Dalton betrayed
Camryn said, “She’s just using her lack of money as an excuse to start a fight with me.“Do you really think she has no money?”Carrie had somehow become Mrs. Longbottom yet she was still hiding her identity. Camryn had not understood the entire situation yet.Nevertheless, she was certain that Carrie did not need money.After she spoke, a familiar car arrived.It was the car Carrie had always used in the past.When she returned to the Newman family’s villa after getting out of prison, she only drove that car. She could not take other cars. The cars were still parked in the garage. “Come out, Camryn.”Carrie had gotten out of the car and started shouting for Camryn.When the York family’s bodyguards saw her, they simply glanced at her and did not stop her from entering the store. They knew Camryn had always been lenient with her younger sister.Since Camryn did not give any orders to stop Carrie from entering, the bodyguards simply kept an eye on Carrie to ensure that sh
“I want to go to Spring Blossoms as Carrie,” she told the bodyguard who was driving. “Your sister’s people are keeping an eye on your apartment. She’ll get suspicious again if you head over in your outfit. Everything Mr. Longbottom arranged will go to waste,” the bodyguard reminded her.Carrie thought it over. “Okay. Let’s head home first. I’ll change my clothes and remove my makeup before heading over.”She would also check if her stand-in had damaged any of her stuff.If she did, Carrie would tell the stand-in to compensate her.The bodyguard remained silent.Once they arrived at Longbottom Villa, Carrie took off her hyper-realistic mask and removed her makeup. After changing her clothes, she returned to being Carrie and went out with her bag.Her two bodyguards did not stop her from leaving.She could do anything as long as it would not rouse Camryn and other people’s suspicions.Besides, Carrie had just gotten scolded by their boss on the phone. Although Mr. Longbottom