“Lisa’s eldest daughter went to Jensburg, Uncle True. She’s growing her business there. You won’t be able to see her for now,” said Audrey gently. She knew why Patrick was staring at Elisa. He was probably worried that none of Tiara’s descendants could become the matriarch of the Fisher family. Patrick was loyal. He thought the Fisher family belonged to Tiara’s bloodline. Although Belinda had been the matriarch for over forty years, he had never acknowledged her. On the other hand, Belinda did not want Patrick alive. She had always felt a sense of wrongness being the matriarch as long as he was alive. The curtain fell only with Patrick and her sisters dead. It would also be a boost of confidence. “Seren is on her way here. You’ll be able to see her soon.“Seren takes after her dad, while Liberty takes after Lisa. Liberty’s son looks like a mini Lisa. If Sonny wears a dress and has pigtails, he’ll look exactly like her.”Audrey was unable to find Liberty and Serenity bec
The York men were the same as the men in his son-in-law’s family. No wonder the Yorks and the Johnsons had a good relationship. “Doc.”Zachary greeted the legendary doctor politely as well. Doc nodded back. Next, he introduced his friends to Zachary and Serenity. Then, he pointed at Patrick and told Serenity, “Patrick is the person you all have been looking for, Mrs. York. Your aunt calls him Uncle True.”“Please call me Serenity, Doc.”She looked toward Patrick and said, “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Patrick.”Patrick and Serenity had never met each other, so they did not share the same excitement as Audrey. Patrick nodded with a smile and said, “You must be Serenity.”Audrey was right. Serenity did not take after Lisa. They might have looked slightly alike at first glance, but one could tell they did not look similar upon a closer look. It seemed like Serenity had inherited her features from the Hunt family. “I’m Serenity. My sister, Liberty, is currently in Je
Audrey was shocked. “Is there no way to let Uncle True live a few years more, Doc?”Doc replied, “Lilian and I have used all our best medicine on him. We’ve done our best. Patrick could only live this long because of his firm conviction and having us maintain his health.“Although your mom’s not avenged, he’s relieved to see you all doing well and having some influence. He thinks he can leave the revenge to you all and finally reunite with his master in heaven.“Since his conviction is gone, he won’t be able to live for much longer. Besides, he’s almost a hundred years old. Even if he leaves one day, you’ll have to accept it.”How many centenarians are there in this world anyway?Audrey looked toward Patrick’s room worriedly. Doc knew that she feared Patrick would pass away in his sleep. He reassured her by saying, “He’ll hang on as he hasn’t passed the evidence to you. He’s been hiding it himself. We’ve never asked him about it or seen it.”To be honest, Patrick had never tr
Audrey agreed. “You can come over with Sonny after picking him up.”After a pause, she added, “Doc said Uncle True’s days are limited. We should let him meet Sonny.”Everyone exchanged glances with each other. Serenity asked, “What illness does he have?”“It might have been a side effect from his past injury. The elderly usually fall sick easily. Uncle True is very old.”Audrey sighed and stopped talking. The legendary doctor had even told them to be mentally prepared. “I’ll come over in the evening after picking Sonny up.”Serenity understood that Patrick was of advanced age. At this age, they usually passed away once their wishes were fulfilled.“Should I ask Liberty to come back?”“Not yet. Uncle True hasn’t given us the evidence. I don’t think anything will happen for now. I’ll invite him to stay here the next time he comes. We’ll take care of him until he leaves us.”Patrick was not married or bore any children. He viewed Audrey and Lisa as his own. Audrey felt
“We should return to Wildridge Manor and inform Nana of this, Seren. She probably wishes to meet the masters.”They were born in the same generation. Grandma May was already a notable figure in Wiltspoon back then. Those grand masters probably knew her as well. Upon recalling that Serenity had woken up early, Zachary changed his mind. He said, “You can go back and rest. I’ll go to the manor. If Nana wants to come, I’ll drive her over.”Serenity replied, “I’m not tired. I’ll go with you.“We haven’t gone back for some time anyway. We can stay there with Sonny for the weekend. We should also tell them that I’ll be taking him to Annenburg when winter break starts next week.”Zachary asked worriedly, “Will it be exhausting for you? Get some rest if you feel tired. Don’t overdo it.”Serenity straightened her back and patted her bump. “The baby isn’t that big yet. I won’t get tired that easily.”“Don’t pat your bump. The baby might’ve woken up from his sleep because of that.”Za
Ever since Serenity got pregnant, Zachary had the urge to be with his wife 24/7.It was Serenity who stopped him from clinging to her.She had work to do.Since Serenity was working while pregnant, Zachary had no excuse to skip work. He had to earn money to spend on the baby.Sonny said it was a boy.If that were true, then Zachary would have to earn more money for his son to be able to own a house and a car in the future. Zachary did not lack money. In fact, he could confidently say that the one thing he had the most was money.Of course, no one would say no to more money. The amount he earned was enough to last his son for a lifetime.The money could be inherited by Zachary’s grandchildren and future generations to come. He hoped the York family would still hold its position as the wealthiest family in Wiltspoon for a long time.“Is Alex going to work next year?”Serenity had always felt that Alex was still very young.“He looks like a high schooler. His baby face makes h
Serenity said, “If you’re this nervous now, will you drive off to the hospital by yourself, without me, when I’m in labor like Elisa did when Alice’s water broke? Zachary replied in a serious tone, “Don’t compare me to Elisa, okay? I won’t do such a thing. I may get nervous, but I won’t forget about you. I want to be in the delivery room with you.”“You will?”“That’s right. I’ll be there with you. No matter what happens, I’ll be by your side.”Serenity smiled sweetly. “Thank you, Zack.“Thank you for loving me and being so nice to me.”Zachary corrected her again. “Call me babe. I like it better that way. I should be the one thanking you for carrying our children. You’re a great hero in our family.”“Let’s stop thanking each other.”Serenity snuggled into his embrace again with a grin and hugged him tight. Happiness filled her to the brim. Zachary used to be a man of few words, yet he became someone who could utter such loving words to her. He changed so much for her
“No. The baby is fine.”Serenity’s in-laws were being overprotective of her. It also meant that they were concerned about her and the baby. “That’s good. I’m just scared of hearing that something has happened to you.”Tania was relieved. She said, “I have a friend whose daughter-in-law is pregnant too. She was five months along, but the baby died in the womb the day before yesterday. She was utterly devastated. The baby boy had been developing well. They had no idea why he died. “Enough with that. Our Seren and her baby are healthy and fine.”Tania was so worried because she had heard about the story of her friend’s daughter-in-law.“The baby died in the womb at five months?”Tania held Serenity’s hand. They walked into the house together. Zachary was left behind. He was used to his parents revolving around Serenity whenever they returned to the manor. Even the baby in Serenity’s womb was more important to them than he was. ‘Mom and Dad couldn’t have become grandparents