The employee gestured Sugar into the house. She then walked ahead and up to Audrey, who was sitting on the sofa, before saying respectfully, “Madam, a certain Ms. Sugar is here to look for Mr. Silver.” Silver turned to beckon for his little girl. “Over here, Sugar.”Audrey did not know Silver had called Sugar over. When Silver called for Sugar, she looked over and saw she was a young girl who looked slightly younger than Elisa. She was dressed simply, but had an outstanding air about her. She looked a bit timid, but from the way she walked, she seemed confident at the same time.Either way, the first impression Audrey had was that Sugar was a complicated and contradictory being. Not knowing if Sugar was Silver’s granddaughter or disciple, Audrey could not randomly guess either. Regardless, there was no way she was a useless and timid person.She was most probably a wolf in sheep’s clothing. How could any of the old gentlemen’s disciples be timid and easily intimidated? Sugar walke
Gabe walked over to respectfully inform Audrey that lunch was ready. She then called for everyone to go ahead and eat. Sugar deliberately slowed her steps to walk beside Silver and then tugged on his sleeve. He matched her pace and the two fell behind the group.“Master, have the two girls the Old Mister was looking for been found?”Silver remarked, “Didn’t Hawk tell you? They’re not girls anymore. It’s been four or five decades. One of the two girls from back then is Mrs. Stone here, the Fishers’ previous matriarch Tiara Fisher’s oldest daughter, Audrey Fisher.“The younger one is the eldest daughter-in-law of the Yorks, Serenity Hunt’s biological mother, Lisa Fisher, but she passed away in a car crash around a decade or so ago, leaving behind just Serenity and her sister, Liberty.” Sugar replied, “Hawk didn’t tell me. And here I was still asking around everywhere to no avail. So it was Mrs. Stone. And Serenity’s mother was the previous matriarch’s daughter too? In that case, the
After the meal, apart from Patrick, the rest of the old gentlemen took their leave. The Stones warmly urged them to stay.Audrey said, “Old Mrs. York will be coming over later. She called me and told me to make sure you guys stay back because she wants to have a meal with you.”At this, Silver and the rest looked around at each other. Finally, Doc conceded, “Old Pat hasn’t woken up yet. If we leave like this, he’ll definitely complain about us abandoning him without a word when he wakes up. Why don’t we stay in Wiltspoon for a little longer and head back tomorrow or the day after?”He added, “Even I’m not in a rush to go back and see my grandson. You guys don’t even have any grandchildren, so why are you in a rush to head back? To stare at each other? How boring.”Audrey chimed in, “That’s right. Since you’re already here, just stay a few more days so that I can thank you gentlemen properly for taking such good care of Uncle True all these years. You’re the reason I could see him a
“Isn’t Suzy married?”“She’s married, but you’re still single.”Sugar smiled. “I can earn a lot of money and take care of myself when I’m old in the future. I’m really busy. Besides, I haven’t found someone suitable. Men who are too capable might not even want me.”After speaking, Silver tugged on her sleeve and said, “Where has the money you earned gone? You can’t even bear to wear better clothes. Are you trying to depend on me even when you’re old by showing me such plain clothes?”Elisa laughed. “Sugar’s clothes may look plain, but they’re branded. Her whole outfit is expensive.”“That’s right. Elisa has a sharp eye. My teachers know nothing about women’s clothing. That’s because they don’t have a wife themselves.”The old gentlemen looked as if they wanted to give her a beating. Sugar quickly escaped, making everyone laugh. “We’re old men, yet our disciples keep urging us to get a partner. Whenever we urged them to get married, they’d target us instead and ask us to find
“It makes us feel like failures when none of our disciples are getting married. It’s embarrassing to say that the ones we taught cannot get a wife or husband.”The old gentlemen nodded in agreement. Sugar quickly grabbed Elisa’s arm and said, “Let’s go, Elisa. I’m tired of listening to them bugging me to get married.“I’m only twenty-six, not thirty-six or forty-six. Do they have to bug me? They’re even older than me. Why didn’t they get a wife when we were urging them?”Elisa exited the house with her. As they walked, she smiled. “You’ll get used to it.”The girls left. The old bunch also said they wished to go on a stroll without Audrey and Darrell’s company. Audrey arranged for Clive and Remy to accompany them instead. Remy was a young master of the Johnsons, who were in-laws to Doc. He could definitely engage in conversations with the old gentlemen. Meanwhile, at Wiltspoon Hotel, Dylan leaned against his chair after eating and called Zachary. When Zachary picked up,
Dylan was speechless. “Zachary…”“Since she doesn’t want to meet you, it’s useless to find her. You should wait until she comes to you. Give her back her stuff. The more shameless you are, the less likely she’ll fall for you.“Be an honest person and a responsible man. Don’t cheat or deceive her. Serenity almost wanted a divorce because I lied to her back then. “Haven’t you learned anything from my experience?”Zachary refused to help Dylan. He wished Dylan would take a long time to court his future wife. Who asked him to choose the difficult path instead?Grandma May’s choice of women would never go wrong. She even gave Dylan hints multiple times. He was too dumb to decipher her words. He was asked several times if he would regret his choice. He was also told that he should not beg her for help if he were to change his mind. However, Dylan did not take the hint. Who could he blame?Zachary did not tell Dylan that Imogen and Chameleon Fox were most likely the same person.
Dylan immediately sat up straight. He said, “I don’t regret it.“It’s fine, Zachary. I’ll think of something myself.”Dylan thought of how he had rejected his nana’s arrangement. He feared being laughed at by his brothers and getting scolded by Grandma May. Therefore, he decided not to get Zachary’s help and figure something out by himself.“Remember to return the item to the lady when you find her. Otherwise, it will only make her impression of you worse.“You should attract her with sincerity and honesty. That way, you will have a happy future with her.”Zachary shared his experience with Dylan as someone who had gone through it before. Dylan replied, “I know, Zachary. I will give it back to her when she looks for me next time. Are you guys coming back to the city now? I hear cars in the background.”“Yeah, we’re on the way back to the city.”“I shall not take up more of your time. I’ll return to the company and get some rest. I have two meetings in the evening.”“Take care
“Dylan’s the only one who didn’t listen. Since he likes taking the long way, let him do it until he starts questioning life.”Grandma May sounded happy to see Dylan suffer.Consequences would befall those who refused to take their elders’ advice. Many of her grandsons were obedient. Having one of them acting stubborn occasionally spiced things up.Zachary and Serenity exchanged glances. He silently held her hand. He was glad that he eventually gave in and obeyed his nana’s arrangement to marry Serenity. Otherwise, who knew what she would have done to make him regret his decision?“Nana.”There were only three of them in the car, besides the driver. Serenity wanted to confirm something. “Is Ms. Doyle the girl Dylan likes?”Grandma May smiled. “Why are you asking when you’ve guessed it? Don’t tell anyone about it. Dylan is a little dense. I told him not to regret his choice or ask for our help if he ever decided to pursue Imogen again, yet he didn’t take the hint.“He dese