LOGINJane also said, “Laurence and the rest of us have told her countless times, but she won’t listen.”Her tone was exasperated.Lilian nodded.Noelle said, “I’m just used to calling him that. It’s very difficult to change.”“No matter how difficult it is, you still have to. In the future, when you marry Laurence, you’ll become the lady of the Longbottom family. If people hear you calling him with an honorific, where would your dignity as the lady of the house be? Others will think you’re just his servant.”Serenity added, “In private, when it’s just the two of you, you can call him ‘Mr.’ or however you like, but in front of outsiders, you should call him by his name.”Noelle thought about it before nodding. “I’ll listen to you.”Jane pretended to be jealous. “Your master and I tried persuading you countless times, but you had always refused. Yet Serenity only had to say it once for you to agree. Lilian and I are going to be jealous.”Serenity affectionately linked arms with Noelle
While the two men chatted inside the house, Noelle accompanied Serenity and the others on a walk.Jane asked her, “Laurence took over Longbottom Corp today. Did everything go smoothly?”“Yes. Ever since Mr. Laurence came to Havenmill, he’s been keeping an eye on Longbottom Corporation. He understands all the industries the company is involved in, so taking over wasn’t a problem for him.“As for Manny, he did try to make things difficult for Mr. Laurence. He tried to use an important client to pressure Mr. Laurence, but it was easily resolved. The client didn’t dare to say anything either.”Jane finally relaxed. “That’s good. We weren’t that worried about him, but if things really become difficult, you have to tell us. Laurence sometimes refuses to ask us for help.”Laurence was the eldest among the children. It might also be because he had no biological parents or siblings, which caused him to develop such an independent personality. Other than matters of the heart, where he had s
“Chloe is very satisfied with her. Callie said that working at FC & Co. taught her a great deal. If she didn’t still have plans to continue her studies, she’d want to stay there permanently, not just as a summer intern.”Honestly, Zachary hoped his daughter would spend her summer vacation relaxing and having fun, but since she wanted to gain work experience, he chose to support her.Besides, there was nothing to worry about with her working at FC & Co.“Callia is truly something if she earned Chloe’s approval.”Laurence gave a thumbs-up. No one understood better than he did just how demanding his sister was. Chloe had exceptionally high standards at work. Countless people failed to last under her management, and those who remained were the best elites in the industry.Under Chloe’s leadership, FC & Co. continued to flourish, maintaining its position as the leader of Annenburg’s business world.Countless people in Annenburg’s upper-class envied Devon. He and Chloe were childhood s
Laurence looked slightly embarrassed. “I haven’t finished knitting yet. I’ve been so busy lately that I haven’t had time to continue. Once this busy period passes, I’ll make time to finish that sweater.“I’ll try my best to have it ready before winter so I can give it to Noelle. As for Xavier and Devon, let them learn if they want to. If I can learn to knit a sweater for Noelle, they can certainly do the same for Callie and Clo.“If they truly love them, then there’s nothing they wouldn’t do for them.”Laurence was the perfect example. Because he genuinely loved Noelle, he was willing to do anything for her.No one around him knew how to knit. It was just an offhand suggestion from Chloe, but he had taken it seriously and learned it.“True. As elders, we can tell at a glance whether someone’s feelings are genuine.”When it came to his precious daughter’s future happiness, Zachary had exceptionally high standards for his future son-in-law.If Xavier’s feelings contained even the
A couple of days was simply not enough to go back to Wiltspoon. Even traveling by air could take nearly an entire day factoring the logistics of airport transfers, the flight itself, and journey to Wildridge Manor from the airport.It was only now that the children were grown up and Louis could take over management of the family business that Isabella could catch a breather. Even then, she could not travel too far because there were simply too many things to worry about.There were her two younger brothers’ marriages, then once they were married, she had to worry about her eldest’s marriage.Worriers always had endless things to worry about.Laurence chuckled, “That’s true.”Laurence was all too aware of what Zachary and Serenity’s purpose was in visiting him first.Everyone chatted for a while. When the chef-cum-bodyguard was done cooking, he exited the kitchen to inform them the food was ready.Upper-class families like them would not chatter much during mealtimes.After the
Laurence replied, “That’s fine. Please don't stand on ceremony with me. Whenever you visit Havenmill in the future, I’ll take care of all your meals and accommodations. I can even arrange for a tour guide if you need one.“Aunt Ser, did you get car rentals? There’s no need for that. I have a few that I’m not using. You guys can knock yourselves out.”Most men liked cars, and Laurence was no exception. He had so many cars in his garage he could put on an exhibition.He did not need so many cars either, and the cars in his personal garage did not even include the fleet assigned to his bodyguards.“Yeah, it’s a rental.”Zachary replied mildly. “We’ve paid the deposit, so we’ll just use them. It’ll only be for a few days anyway.”They traveled all this way by plane, and the Yorks did not have businesses in this city, so they could only rent cars.Sonny did have a small villa here, but he only had one car. If it were just Zachary and Serenity, that would be enough, but a few bodyguar
Serenity understood that it would take a while for Elisa to let go of her feelings for Mr. York. Elisa had not pestered Mr. York for a long time. She was probably here now because she wanted to secretly take a look at Mr. York.It must be painful for Elisa to fall in love with someone who did not lov
Alex said, “Don’t bring any. I’m already drinking some iron-replenishing soup every day.”He glanced at Stanley.Prepared by Stanley, two out of his three daily meals included soup. After drinking it for so many days, he was starting to get tired of it.“You know, you guys can just come empty-han
It would be great if they could develop feelings for each other. Otherwise, they could simply remain as friends.Besides, their families had business collaborations with each other, so being friends was not a bad idea either.For Christian, he simply wanted to marry a gentle woman who prioritized
An outsider listening in might have thought Hunter was cursing a sworn enemy rather than his daughter.Darren strode forward, his expression icy, until he stood directly in front of Hunter.The old man faltered mid-rant, momentarily silenced by the younger man’s intimidating aura. However, he then







