âHasnât Austin been doing well? Isa didnât comment on his food even once,â Delphine asked curiously. Before Dominic could reply, she added, âThe dishes he made were truly delicious. However, heâs a boss himself after all. He might not have been able to adapt to this shift in identity.âBeing a private chef in the OâConnor 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. âAh, we only enjoyed his food for two days. We have to look for a new chef again.âDelphine was used to her family chef changing regularly. âLouis 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.âAfter she spoke, Dominic explained, âAustin didnât quit, Mrs. OâConnor. 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. âYouâre back, honey. Mustâve been a long trip.âCamryn had lived where her company was for several days. She was indeed exhausted. Since Dalto
Camryn could not help but laugh. âIf Mom and Dad heard that, theyâd be heartbroken and call you heartless. What do you mean they donât care about you? They treat me so well precisely because they do.âHer in-laws treated her well, but that was because they loved their son. She was their daughter-in-law and they wanted their sonâs 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
âYour winter break started so early.â 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.âYeah, 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. Everythingâs fine, right, Camryn?â 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.âEverythingâs fine. Itâs good that youâre back. Letâs wash our hands and eat. I just got home too.âTrenton greeted Callum once more. Minutes later, Callum served some food to his beloved wife before asking Trenton, âAre you not planning to find a part-time job during your break? Youâd be able to gain some experience and earn some pocket money.âTrenton wa
Camryn said, âI think youâd better work at Newman Enterprise. You have a share in it too. You can work there while on break from university and gain some work experience. Once you graduate, if you donât plan to further your studies, you can start from the bottom. Itâll be a good, early exposure to experience the hardships of work.âYork Corporation had very high standards. Even the younger York lads could not start working at the headquarters right off the bat when they freshly graduated. Camryn did not want her brother to use Callum to get into York Corporation. Others would talk and it would not be fair to others either, though the world was not fair in the first place. It was better for her to let Trenton work at Newman Enterprise. After all, Trenton had a share in it.âDidnât you say itâll be Christmas soon? What if he canât get a train ticket home when the time comes?â Callum looked like he wanted Trenton to stay in Wiltspoon but was internally looking forward to him going to
âOnce Iâve found her and made sure sheâs alright, Iâll start work. Once Christmas break starts, Iâll come back. You donât have to get someone to pick me up. Iâll just book my ticket in advance.â Trenton felt that now that he was an adult, he could take care of himself while away from home and did not need his sister to take care of him at all times.Camryn hummed in agreement. âApart from the companyâs upper management, the regular employees donât know who you are. If you donât say who you are, no one will say anything. Work hard, talk less, do as much as you can, observe how others do it, and learn.ââOkay.â Trenton had met the companyâs upper management before. After all, he was his parentsâ only son. They had transferred all their remaining assets to him after being fined. He owned a share now.However, he was still studying and normally did not have to concern himself with the business, so the ordinary employees did not know him. He was going to join Newman Enterprise as an erra
Camryn stopped and looked around. After making sure there was no one in the vicinity, she hooked an arm around Callumâs neck and kissed him. She wanted to give him a deep kiss as soon as she got home, but not long after she did, her little brother arrived, so she could not do so.Callum wanted it more than she did and immediately wrapped his arms around her, deepening the kiss. After their lips parted, Callum whispered into her ear, âThis isnât enough, honey. This is just an appetizer.ââTrentonâs at homeâĶ Letâs talk about it later tonight,â Camryn whispered back.âHeâs at home, but he wonât barge into our room. Once we get back later, weâll head upstairs if heâs on the first floor. If heâs gone upstairs, weâll just lock our room door. Heâs smart enough not to just come and knock on our door. I canât wait until tonight. Iâm ravenous.âCamryn was speechless. She pushed Callum away with a red face and continued walking on her own. The cold wind blew some heat away from her face.Kno
Then again, Paige and Cain were the ones who had caused all of this so they could only regret and blame themselves for it! Camryn laughed. âMy mood would be beautiful if theirs were foul. Alright. Iâll go visit them with Trenton tomorrow. No matter how you look at it, oneâs still my uncle, and the other my motherâof course I have to go see them. The less they want to see me, the more Iâm going to visit.âCallum said, âThen Iâll ask Zachary for the day off tomorrow to drive you guys there. Iâll visit too.âPaige would probably be driven crazy with anger. Her beloved daughter had not married Callum, but the daughter she hated became the apple of his eye. Callum did not want them to be in a good mood after all they had done to hurt Camryn, despite them having received their punishment. To drive them up the wall and frustrate them was exactly what he wanted.Camryn did not refuse. The couple walked a lap around their yard before returning to their house. Trenton was still on the first
Austin was extremely patient with the boys. Although they occasionally caused trouble, most of them were minor issues. They would never do something they were not allowed to do.After breakfast, Austin brought them their bags. With a boy in each hand, he left the house. It was to prevent the boys from saying he was playing favorites. Dominic was used to that scene. Initially, Austin was simply Ms. Isabellaâs private chef. However, he gradually took on more responsibilities.He would take the two young masters to school. If he had time in the evening, he would also fetch them from school. Austin also made sure Louis and Phillip did their homework, supervised their hobby classes, and played with them. Sometimes, he would even teach them martial arts and train with them. Dominic felt Austin was an all-rounder. It seemed like there was nothing Austin could not do. No wonder Ms. Isabella thought highly of Austin. However, Austin was a young master of a wealthy family. He w
Louis and Phillip were downstairs having the breakfast Austin had prepared for them. The food was different every morning, and everything was delicious.Having gotten used to Austinâs cooking, Louis and Phillip could no longer stand the food provided in the school. They thought the food there was terrible. Louis was enrolled in an elementary school not far from home. As he was a first grader, he did not need to stay in the dormitories and could have his lunch and dinner at home. Phillip, who was a year younger than him, was still in preschool. He would have breakfast and dinner at home. Actually, the preschool did provide breakfast, but Phillip refused to eat in school and insisted on having breakfast at home. In order to eat the breakfast Austin made, he would get up early in the morning without the adults waking him. After putting on his clothes and washing up, he would head to Louisâs place with his bag. âAustin.âLouis suddenly asked, âDid my sister come back last n
Isabella had always thought Tati was teasing her. Therefore, she did not take her words seriously. She thought it was completely normal for Austin to treat her well as she was his boss. From Austinâs perspective, she was his source of income. Now that Isabella pondered about it deeper, she realized perhaps Austin did come to Satbury for her. It was not just to be her chef. He always said Grandma May only gave the York lads a year to pursue their fiancÃĐes. However, Austin had never left since he started working for Isabella. Even if he did, it was to accompany her on business trips. He was busy feeding and taking care of her every day and had never gone to pursue his so-called fiancÃĐe. He did not even try to gather information on her. Was he not anxious?A year would go by pretty quickly. Although it felt like it had not been long since Austin started working for Isabella, three months had passed. Time really flew. Three months had gone by in the blink of an eye. Neve
When Austin reached the door, he stopped and turned to say, âMs. Isabella, I only care about my future wife. Other young women are simply strangers to me.âIâm polite to other women when I need to be. If theyâre unimportant, Iâll ignore them. Even if that woman is my boss, I wonât cross any lines. If I do, there must be a reason behind it.âGet some rest, Ms. Isabella. You might have a headache when you wake up tomorrow. Iâll prepare a warm honey drink for you in the morning.âAfter speaking, Austin left. Isabella turned to look at where he last stood. What did his words mean?He said he only cared about his future wife.Aside from this lady, he would not step out of line with any other young woman, even if she were his boss. What did he mean by crossing lines?Was it showing concern? Did he mean that if his boss was a young woman but not his fiancÃĐe, he would simply do what was required of him without any personal feelings involved? Was that what he meant?If so, was
Isabella was cold sometimes, but that was not her true personality. She was a reasonable person. Austin was not worried that he would be mistreated as a live-in son-in-law. âMs. Isabella.âIsabella looked toward him and waited for him to speak. He asked, âThis may be abrupt, but may I ask what your ideal type is?âIsabella was stunned. Why did the question come to her? What was the type of man she liked?âSomeone like Austin,â she thought. After a moment of silence, she said, âI like men who are capable, responsible, and have correct values. Even if his family isnât as financially well-off as mine, I donât mind so long as heâs honest, competent, and sincere about his feelings for me.âOf course, itâll be great if we have the same social status. That way, weâll have similar perspectives and more common topics. If we get married, weâll be joining forces instead of it being a one-way financial aid.ââAlthough you can accept someone who isnât from a similar family backgrou
After a moment of silence, Isabella said, âItâs okay. I know I was forcing it.âThere was no point in asking Austin if he did not want to reveal anything. If he wanted to tell her, he would do so without her asking. However, her curiosity spiked with his silence. She was eager to know who his fiancÃĐe was. He was already so protective of his fiancÃĐe even though he had not met her before. It made Isabella jealous. It was her first time feeling that kind of emotion throughout her life. Although it was not a strong feeling, she still felt it. âYou werenât forcing me to tell you. You were simply curious. Most people have a curious side. Itâs only natural for you to be inquisitive as well.âAustin said gently, âItâs not just you. Those who knew that my nana had chosen fiancÃĐes for my brothers and me were also curious about who the ladies were.âTo be honest, we didnât even know Nana had been choosing fiancÃĐes for us since a few years ago until she handed their pictures to us
âYou can drink it now. Itâll turn cold if left aside for longer.âIsabella took the ginger ale and drank it with elegance. She put it down after drinking half of it. âIâm drunk, but only slightly. I can walk, and my brain is still alert. I know what Iâm doing and saying.âIâve had enough ginger ale.âShe did not want to consume too much liquid late at night. âWhich family is your fiancÃĐe from, Austin? Where is she? Do you mind telling me?âIsabella was insistent on getting answers. Austin had never told her when she had asked him about it before. He kept saying he would focus on working and that he was not in a rush to get married. After all, he was only in his twenties; Zachary only got married at thirty years old. If he was unsuccessful in wooing his fiancÃĐe that year, he did not mind waiting for a few more years. Isabella suddenly felt jealous of Austinâs fiancÃĐe, having had his heart without even doing anything. She wondered what Austinâs fiancÃĐe had done to cat
Austin stared into Isabellaâs eyes. He could detect some feelings in her gaze, but it was not obvious enough. What she felt for him was still mostly admiration. It was not the right time for him to confess yet. He would continue to wait. âYouâre the best and most outstanding lady in my heart, Ms. Isabella. I admire you more.âAustin added gently, âYou give off a strict and cold aura sometimes, but youâre always a nice person in my eyes.âIsabella had treated him well ever since he became her private chef. It only got better after she discovered he was a young master of the Yorks. Austin believed her when she said she viewed him as a friend because her actions reflected it as well. However, he was not content with being just friends. He wanted to be her husband. He wanted her to trust him and love him forever. He would also reciprocate her feelings and trust. Isabella smiled. âEven my parents are scared and avoid me when Iâm in a serious mode. Louis and Phillip w
Austin responded, âDonât worry, Ms. Edith. Iâll take good care of Ms. Isabella.âEdith had come in a hurry and left just as quickly. The hidden meaning in her cousinâs words was not lost on Isabella, but she did not comment on it.She allowed Austin to accompany her into the house. The lights were still on inside, but the first floor was empty. Everyone else had already gone to bed.Since Isabella had not returned yet, the housekeeper had left the lights on for her.The house was warm, so once inside, Isabella took off Austinâs coat and handed it back to him.Austin accepted the coat and followed her to the sofa. After she had sat down, he asked gently, âMs. Isabella, would you like some ginger ale for a hangover remedy?âIsabella rubbed her temples and said, âYes, please. I donât want to wake up with a splitting headache tomorrow.âAustin immediately went to prepare it for her.Isabella leaned back on the sofa and closed her eyes to rest. After some time, she heard Austinâs