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
“You’ll live a long life, Nana. Since Doc is here, he can check on you. If there are any issues, we can get him to prescribe some medicine for you.”They were the closest people to Grandma May. Although they knew death was inevitable, Zachary felt anxious whenever he thought of her eventual departure. They were depressed for a long time after their grandfather’s passing. Whenever the York lads gathered, their eyes would turn red if their gramps was mentioned. Grandma May said, “I’m fine now. Our family doctor visits and does regular checkups on me from time to time. Dr. Carden also examined me the last time she came. There are no problems. I’ve been paying extra attention to my health.“Anyway, I can still help to take care of your baby. I hope I get a great-granddaughter. I don’t want to meet your gramps in heaven without hugging a great-granddaughter or taking her to school. “Your gramps couldn’t meet his great-granddaughter. I have to look at her in his stead, so I can tell
Serenity lowered the volume of her phone before sending a message to Liberty, telling her that they had found Mr. Patrick. Technically, it was Mr. Patrick who found them. She also told Liberty to continue texting instead of calling because Grandma May was resting in the car and did not want to wake the old lady. When Liberty received the message, she immediately replied: [Where has Mr. Patrick been all these years? Are you sure he’s Tiara’s assistant? Could it be an imposter?]Serenity: [Mr. Patrick was rescued by the legendary doctor and his friends. He’s been living with them while hiding his identity all these years. There are some issues with his health as well. He has been looking for our mom and Aunt Audrey all this while. Mr. Patrick came to look for Aunt Audrey after only confirming her identity recently.]Although Aunt Audrey could not remember much, she still had vague memories of Mr. Patrick. Besides, Doc was accompanying him. Even if they did not trust Mr. Patrick, th
If her daughter were to be a Fisher, it would mean that Duncan was marrying into the Fisher family. Their sons could take on Duncan’s last name, but not their daughters. Liberty did not know if Duncan could accept that. Anyway, those concerns were for the future. She simply had to think about how to expand her company and invest in other industries to earn more money at the moment. She wanted to become a recognized businesswoman in Jensburg. Liberty did not want to rely on Hayden all the time. She could only be truly strong when she was capable of doing everything herself. After Serenity and Liberty’s conversation ended, Serenity napped while resting her weight on Zachary. Liberty also placed her phone on the bedside table and lay down again. She had partitioned a small room in her office for breaks. The room had a four-foot-wide bed, a small closet, a bedside table, and an en suite. That way, she had a mini private lounge and could rest in her office during afternoo
Sometimes, Duncan was worried that he would turn resentful from missing Liberty. During those times, he would tell himself she was having it worse. She had to leave her young son with Serenity and did not even have much time to call him. “Half an hour’s rest is enough for me. I was guessing you’re already awake and wanted to call you before you started working again.”“Mmhmm, I’ll work after having my coffee. What’s wrong?”Liberty added, “Miss me?”Duncan replied affectionately, “I miss you. I miss you every day and every moment. I think I’m going insane.”He heard Liberty laughing. His work efficiency would definitely increase by a whole level after hearing her laugh. “You just got back not long ago.”“I want to be with you twenty-four hours a day. It’s been quite some time. A day feels like years to me. How many years do you think has passed for me?”Liberty smiled. “Probably ten or twenty?”“That’s right. I miss you so much.”“I miss you too. Our company will be close
“I think Sonny’s holiday starts next Tuesday. I can take him to Jensburg during that period, and we can return to Wiltspoon together once you’re on leave.“Let’s have a look at some houses when I go over. We should buy one since you’ll be developing your business there. That way, we don’t have to stay in a hotel whenever we visit.”Liberty said, “I don’t think we have to buy a house now. We can consider it after my business is more stable. Besides, I don’t have that much money for it now. I might have enough for an apartment though.”However, Duncan probably disliked living in an apartment. Sonny was still young too. If they were to live in an apartment, their neighbors would probably complain when Sonny ran around at home. Liberty often received complaints from her neighbor downstairs before her divorce. Whenever that happened, Hank would tell her to keep an eye on Sonny and stop him from making noises. Telling a clueless child to stay quiet was impossible. Even adults ma
Layla scoffed. “Who knows if you’re truly sincere?”“I know you all won’t believe me no matter what I say, Ms. Doyle. I’ll prove that I’m serious about Imogen through my actions.”Dylan spoke with honesty, “If there’s a sliver of possibility that I’m playing around with Imogen’s heart again, you don’t have to teach me a lesson. My family will gladly do the honors. Besides, I’m not that kind of person. Back then, I thought of developing a relationship with Imogen because of Nana’s orders.”“That’s right. You listened to your nana and came to pursue Jen for three months. Jen was young and naive. Just when she started getting attracted to you, you ran away and said you realized you couldn’t fall in love with her.“Is Jen’s love worth so little? Would you even have given an explanation if Jen didn’t go to you for one?“It’s been months since then. Just as Jen has moved on, you reappear and disrupt her peaceful life. You came back to pursue her because you couldn’t get the woman you lo
“We can talk about this next time. By the way, Layla already left.“I still have some work to do. I’ll hang up now. Don’t call me again even if the world is ending. I’ll hate you if you disturb me and make me work till late at night.”Dylan said, “Okay. I won’t disturb you. Go on with your work. Remember not to exhaust yourself.”Imogen hung up without another word.Before Dylan could even put his phone back into his pocket, he saw a luxury car exiting the parking lot.Since it was past working hours, most employees had already left.That luxury car probably belonged to Layla.Dylan had met members of the Doyle family before. However, he did not have a deep impression of them.Layla Doyle was the president of Davidson Group. Although there was still a board of directors above her, she still called the shots for most matters.Therefore, she was extremely busy. Back when Dylan deliberately approached Imogen and treated her well to pursue her, he had only seen Layla once from afa
Dylan smiled. “Look, Imogen. It’s dark, and it’s time to have dinner. Aren’t you hungry? Why don’t you come out and have dinner with me? I can take you back to the office to continue working afterward. What do you think?“How much work do you have left? I bought two movie tickets. We can go watch a movie after you’re done working.”Imogen rejected him coldly. “I’m sorry, Mr. Dylan. I’m not free. I’ll be heading home for dinner after work. Since it’s a rare day where I don’t have to attend an event, I want to have a good rest.”She had already made an appointment with a few of her best friends to go shopping at eight o’clock that night.She had no time to accompany Dylan.How could he think of having dinner and watching a movie together? It had only been one day since he decided to pursue her again.Dylan could dream on.Imogen had not even admitted she was Chameleon Fox. How could she possibly accept him?Did he think she was an easy target?In the past, Imogen had loved him s
“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