Miles used to bully Tati a lot in the past. That was also why she kept picking fights with him. Although they stopped fighting as adults, Tati would try to avoid Miles whenever she could. She utterly despised his smiley, charming eyes. Miles would always look at her with a grin. Some people might have thought that he liked her. “Okay.”Tati agreed resignedly. “Go back to your office and rest. We have a meeting later on.”Isabella passed the box of desserts to Tati. She said gently, “If Miles bullies you, I’ll get back at him for you when I’m back.”“He doesn’t pick fights with me now. Even if he does, I’ve never lost to him.”Upon remembering Tati’s ferocity back then, Isabella pretended to look worried and said, “How are you going to get married at this rate? It’s concerning.”Tati was speechless. “I only get rough with Miles. I’m an elegant and well-mannered young lady of the O’Connors when I’m with other people.“Anyway, you should rest while you can too, Isa. I’ll g
It turned out that Isabella was going on a business trip. Austin replied, “Okay, Ms. Isabella.”At that moment, Dominic said, “Aren’t you taking Austin with you, Ms. Isabella?”With her picky mouth, she would have difficulty finding food she could stomach during her trip. It would be better if she brought her private chef with her. Isabella had rarely gone on business trips in the past. She remained silent. Austin continued cleaning up quietly. He thought, ‘She’ll probably go hungry on business trips because of her picky mouth.’After considering the suggestion and thinking about her stomach, Isabella finally said, “Okay. Austin can go back and pack his luggage and be here again at 5:00 p.m. He’ll be coming with me on my business trip.“Don’t tell anyone, aside from my family, about Austin traveling with me, Dominic.”Isabella did not want others to spread rumors or criticize her for taking a young private chef on her business trip. Even if the entire Satbury knew she
Austin and Dominic had traveled to the company in the same car. On their way back, Austin asked Dominic, “Does Ms. Isabella usually stay in a hotel or her own property when she goes on business trips?”“She didn’t mention where she was going this time. If the location has one of our branch companies, she usually has a house there. It may not be big, but there are employees and daily necessities stocked.“If it’s just for a business meeting, Ms. Isabella will stay in a hotel. However, she’ll stay in the presidential suite so that cooking is possible.“You just have to pack everything you need for the trip. Ms. Isabella wouldn’t have decided to bring you along if you can’t cook there.”Austin thought about it and replied, “You’re right. I’ll start packing once I get back. I don’t have much to bring aside from some seasonings. I can get ingredients when we get there.”Bringing ingredients along on a business trip was inconvenient. However, Dominic reminded Austin, “The ingredient
Austin felt that Dominic was truly worried sick over Isabella. It was a simple business trip, yet Dominic harped on his instructions for Austin for fear he could not remember them. He initially wanted Austin to take care of Isabella, but he must have changed his mind, considering that Austin and Isabella were both young and single. Something could happen between them. He had to prevent Austin from getting ideas. It would be better to put Austin on cooking duty only and the bodyguards could look after Isabella instead. To be honest, Austin was not thinking of doing anything. After all, it had not been long since he started being by Isabella’s side. Even if he knew she was the lady chosen for him, he did not have feelings for her yet. His focus was cooking. With Isabella’s feedback on his food, he could discover his weaknesses and improve his cooking skills. Isabella had not been able to find a fault in any of his dishes so far. Austin had also noted the amount of ingredien
“Hasn’t Austin been doing well? Isa didn’t comment on his food even once,” Delphine asked curiously. Before Dominic could reply, she added, “The dishes he made were truly delicious. However, he’s a boss himself after all. He might not have been able to adapt to this shift in identity.”Being a private chef in the O’Connor family was equivalent to being a servant. Austin was capable. He was his own boss and had money. He only became a private chef because he found it challenging. It was natural that he could not take it anymore. ‘Ah, we only enjoyed his food for two days. We have to look for a new chef again.’Delphine was used to her family chef changing regularly. “Louis loved the breakfast Austin made. He could make a huge variety of food and even shape them into animals. Louis and Philip liked it a lot.”After she spoke, Dominic explained, “Austin didn’t quit, Mrs. O’Connor. Ms. Isabella had told him to go along with her on a business trip and asked me to find a stand-i
Callum wanted to pick Camryn up from the airport, but she did not let him and rode in a car with her bodyguards instead. She told him not to worry about her and let her be independent as she had already regained her sight. Callum listened to his wife. In fact, he was also busy at that time. Since Camryn did not need him to pick her up, he went home and waited for her after work.The dining table was filled with her favorite dishes he had prepared. Although Camryn had eaten on the airplane, she was hungry again when she arrived home. Her house was far from the airport. The rain had stopped, but the ground was wet, and the sky remained gloomy. The temperature now was lower than this morning. Callum exited the house when he heard the sound of a car. When he saw Camryn getting out of the car, he walked down the stairs with a smile. “You’re back, honey. Must’ve been a long trip.”Camryn had lived where her company was for several days. She was indeed exhausted. Since Dalto
Camryn could not help but laugh. “If Mom and Dad heard that, they’d be heartbroken and call you heartless. What do you mean they don’t care about you? They treat me so well precisely because they do.”Her in-laws treated her well, but that was because they loved their son. She was their daughter-in-law and they wanted their son’s little family unit to be happy. Camryn thought to herself that God was not that unfair after all. After being abused for over twenty years, she was finally given some warmth by being allowed to marry Callum and gaining in-laws who doted on her like she was their own.She no longer had to worry about being ravaged by the storms for the rest of her life. Her in-laws would back her up and shelter her. For this, she was particularly grateful to Grandma May. She did not know what she had done for Grandma May to take a liking to her when she was still blind and choose her for Callum.She was also grateful to Callum for never looking down on her when she was blind
“Your winter break started so early.” Camryn appraised Trenton and saw that he had not lost weight. He looked sturdier and a little more mature than before. She was satisfied with the changes the university had made to him.“Yeah, the moment winter break started, I immediately packed up and took the train home. When I got here I saw your car, so I asked the housekeeper and they said you just got back from a work trip. Everything’s fine, right, Camryn?” Trenton had a share in Newman Enterprise but he trusted Camryn and was only asking casually. He still did not understand business and had no experience, so he would not ask much.“Everything’s fine. It’s good that you’re back. Let’s wash our hands and eat. I just got home too.”Trenton greeted Callum once more. Minutes later, Callum served some food to his beloved wife before asking Trenton, “Are you not planning to find a part-time job during your break? You’d be able to gain some experience and earn some pocket money.”Trenton wa
“Besides, he caught a cold just from standing outside for half an hour without his jacket last time. He was only fine because he drank some spicy soup and took some medicine. Also, he has a strong body, because if it were other people, they would’ve fallen sick.“I just wanted to torture him a little. I don’t want him to die. I still need him so I can marry into the York family.”Layla smiled. “The York family has many young masters. It doesn’t have to be him. His cousins are of similar age as you, right?”“Peter is close to my age, but he already has a fiancée. Austin already has an arranged partner too. River and the rest are too young. Even if they were offered to me, I wouldn’t want them. I don’t like being the older one in a relationship.”Rowan was not even a legal adult yet.Layla said, “Okay. Old Mrs. York is a weird lady, but I can’t deny that she has a good eye for people.“I think Dylan isn’t even good enough for you. He can’t win against you in a fight, and his IQ and
If Imogen hated the noise and excitement in the air, she would not have snooped around as Chameleon Fox. That identity allowed her to explore and have fun. Sometimes, she would step up to help someone or be a troublemaker and offend someone.Layla walked over and sat down. She watched Imogen’s charming face and smiled. “That York guy is here again. He’s waiting at the company’s entrance. He has a bouquet in his hands, and his new car is parked behind him.“It looks like he wants to invite you to have a dinner date with him.”Layla asked, “What is he trying to do? Are you still planning to accept him?”Dylan had been living in a hotel since his arrival in Huntington. He was already looking at houses but had not found one he liked yet.Grandma May suggested he learn from Remy and buy a house right beside the Doyle family's. It would make it more convenient for him to pursue Imogen.However, none of the Doyles’ neighbors intended to sell their houses. Those people did not lack money
Imogen did not give Dylan a reply. She was still in the office.She did not even have time to look at his messages. She just wanted to finish her work as soon as possible so she could leave and eat.Did Dylan not need to work?He also had a company under his name. Even if he was not involved in managing York Corporation, he still had to manage his own company, right?Imogen was extremely busy.She had been overwhelmed with work since she resumed working yesterday. She would be at a meeting, on her way to see a client, handling documents, or solving issues at a branch company.Imogen barely had time to take a sip of water, let alone reply to Dylan’s messages.Seeing Dylan being so relaxed while she was working so hard put her in a bad mood. Her urge to ignore him gradually increased.As her parents had mentioned, she had other men to choose from. Dylan was not her only option.She could fall in love with someone else.Even if Imogen were to choose Dylan in the end, she would m
However, they had heard that this man had previously pursued Imogen, and those who had a good memory and had seen Dylan before, had already recognized him.When Imogen seemed a bit interested, this man then said he did not love her and went to pursue someone else. After failing to win over that person, he backtracked to pursue their vice president once more. This behavior left many people with a bad impression of Dylan.What did he take their vice president for?It was worth noting that Imogen was the chairman’s niece and the president’s sister. The chairman treated his own daughter and niece the same, and in the Doyle family, she was very much favored by her elders. The Doyles were one of the top families in Huntington, and as part of it, Imogen did not have to worry about finding a husband.Dylan ignored the looks people gave him. His gaze fixed on the cars coming out of the Davidson Group building, afraid that if he blinked, Imogen would pass him by.He watched the employees le
Duncan called Serenity to inform her that he was taking Sonny to the Lewises’ for dinner and would send him back later. Naturally, Serenity had no objections. With her nephew being well taken care of by Duncan, Serenity had time to go shopping with Jasmine. Jasmine was buying baby supplies as she was eight months pregnant and it was high time to prepare for the baby’s arrival. Watching Jasmine pick up items for her baby made Serenity feel the itch, and she ended up buying a ton of stuff for both her baby and Sonny.In the evening, Zachary and Josh came to pick up their wives.They both managed to cancel their appointments, leaving the task of handling work engagements to Callum and other senior executives. The two men who were once the busiest had now become the ones who most enjoyed slacking off.“Why did you buy so much? Where’s Sonny?” Zachary asked as he walked toward Serenity when he got out of the car. He saw his wife and her bodyguards carrying a bunch of shopping bags. T
Olivia cursed Duncan one last time. “You won’t have a good ending bullying the weak!” she spat before she was pulled away by her husband.Duncan watched them leave, his expression cold. “Dunc, don't be angry. My grandmom is always like that. When Lucas wanted my toys before, I cried and refused to let him take them. My mom wouldn’t let him either, but she always scolded my mom. I still remember that.”Sonny could vaguely remember some things from when he was two years old. It had only been a little over two years since then, after all.As he comforted Duncan, he gently touched Duncan's face, speaking softly, “Aunt Ser says we shouldn’t get too angry. If we get too angry, we’ll grow old faster. I don’t want you to get old, Dunc. I want you to stay just like this forever.“Dunc, please don’t be mad anymore. I won’t eat the fried chicken my grandmom buys for me anymore.”Duncan could not help but feel both amused and heartbroken for both Sonny and Liberty, who had been mistreated b
“I don’t want to. I want to be with Dunc.”Sonny did not want his grandmother to carry him. He turned to Olivia and said, “Aunt Lili treated me when I was sick and she said my throat got infected because I ate fried chicken, and that’s why I had a fever. She told me not to eat fried chicken anymore.“Aunt Ser also said that when I feel better, she’ll fry it for me herself. It’s safer than the fried chicken bought from outside, but I still can only eat a little bit, not too much.“Grandmom, I don’t want to eat fast food bought from outside anymore. You guys shouldn’t blame Dunc. He’s really good to me and if you scold him, I won’t like you anymore.”Sonny did not really have any affection for his grandparents. They had always taken his cousin Lucas’s side. Whatever toys he had or food he liked, Olivia would take them away to give to Lucas. He did not like Lucas, and he did not like Grandmom either. Even though his grandparents were nicer to him now, Sonny still spent very little t
Olivia immediately retracted her hand when she saw Duncan’s cold glance. Not daring to forcefully take Sonny from him, she awkwardly smiled and said to Duncan, “Mr. Lewis, can we have a word with Sonny?”“You can ask Sonny. If he’s happy to, that’s fine,” Duncan said coldly, giving Luke’s bag a glance before addressing both of them. “Mr. and Mrs. Brown, Sonny had a fever yesterday, which the doctor said was due to a throat infection. You two took him to eat a lot of fried chicken and fries that day, which caused the infection.“Today, you brought him more fast food. If Sonny eats that, he might have a fever again. Please try to avoid giving him such heavy foods in the future.”Olivia immediately became anxious, reaching out to touch Sonny’s forehead. “Has Sonny recovered from the fever? Are you still feeling unwell? Why didn’t you take a day off from preschool?“It’s fine to do that, you know. There’s no need to rush back to school. Plus, Sonny doesn’t eat much. We did take him to
“I don’t understand what Liberty is thinking, leaving Sonny in Wiltspoon. When she got Sonny’s custody, she should have taken him with her,” Olivia muttered.She really wanted her son to file another lawsuit and regain custody of Sonny, but out of consideration for Sonny’s future, she could not do that. Plus, her son would not listen to her anyway.“Liberty went to Jensburg. She’s probably still dealing with a lot of trouble over there and we don’t understand the situation. If she could, she would have taken Sonny with her. She values Sonny’s education a lot, and Sonny has been well-educated under her care,” Luke spoke more objectively.Although he did not like Duncan, he could see that Duncan really cared for Sonny. Sonny was very attached to Serenity because she had raised him. That was natural, and it probably had nothing to do with whether Duncan was a good stepfather or not. Luke did not say this out loud to avoid being scolded by his wife for siding with Duncan.“Here comes