“Those families are in Wiltspoon and have few businesses in Jensburg. They can’t interfere in our family affairs.“So what if Liberty is Aunt Tiara’s descendant? Aunt Tiara has been dead for decades. The current matriarch is our mom. Returning the position to Aunt Tiara’s descendants is understandable only if you are incapable. Since you’re competent, why should we surrender the position to them?”Adrian added, “Is Liberty even capable? Her establishing a company in Jensburg doesn’t mean anything. No one in our family is close to her. They didn’t even take you seriously when you first returned, let alone her.“While many family members are dissatisfied with Mom, they can’t do anything about it.”He then muttered softly, “Maybe Liberty is destined to have a short life like Aunt Tiara and dies when she’s middle-aged.”His hiring someone to hit Liberty with a car was unsuccessful. To circumvent this, he had sent two cars, yet the mission still failed. “What did you say?”Carolin
Caroline looked at Adrian and said, “You’d have better done nothing. I’m busy, and Mom isn’t in Jensburg. I don’t have the time to clean up your mess if you’ve stirred up trouble.”“No. I didn’t. I’ve been working or going to my mother-in-law’s place to argue with Emma. I don’t have time to be a troublemaker. Besides, I’m an adult. I can lie in the bed I make. I wouldn’t dare to let you do it for me.”“That’s great. You can go back to work. I’m heading out now.”Caroline got up and walked away from her desk. The siblings left the office together. Adrian had wanted to pry into what Caroline was going to do outside. He could not obtain any information but her tight lips. After entering the elevator, Caroline stood upright in front of him in her suit. She gave off an intimidating aura. Adrian cursed mentally but kept a smile on his face. The doors opened when the elevator arrived on his floor. Adrian exited the elevator. When he was passing by his secretary’s desk, he sto
If it were not for Liberty’s intervention, Celine would not have died. Although many factors contributed to Celine’s death, Adrian dared not bother his mother or Caroline. Therefore, he unleashed his anger on Liberty. While Liberty had three influential families—the Yorks, Lewises, and Stones—supporting her, they were based in Wiltspoon, not Jensburg. He would be fine as long as he was not too obvious. Caroline did not know what Adrian was plotting. Just as she exited the building and got into her car, she received the results of Darren’s investigation. She did not react when she saw it. Instead, she started driving calmly and left the company. A few minutes later, Darren called her. Caroline parked her car by the roadside before answering the call. “Ms. Caroline, Mr. Adrian was behind Ms. Hunt’s almost getting hit by two cars.”Darren had sent Caroline sufficient evidence that Adrian had been behind the incident. “I saw the outcome. I knew it’d be him.”Caroline said
After a moment of silence, Darren said, “There’s new information in Wiltspoon, but I haven’t confirmed the details yet. Maybe Liberty will disclose something to you.”“It doesn’t matter if she does or not. After all, we’re rivals. To be frank, I dare trust her fully, but she doesn’t. If she were to have full trust in me, she wouldn’t be a good fit to take over the Fisher family.”Before the truth behind Tiara and Alivia’s deaths was exposed, Caroline would not hand over anything that belonged to the Fisher family just yet. She promised that if her mother had indeed killed her Aunt Tiara and Aunt Alivia, she would cooperate with Liberty and return everything that belonged to Tiara’s descendants. After that, she would leave and not obstruct Liberty from becoming the next matriarch. However, if her aunts’ deaths were indeed an unfortunate accident, Liberty would have to compete against her fair and square. If Liberty could defeat her, she would willingly accept the loss.Therefore,
Even if Caroline were not involved in the Fishers' infighting, she would still experience deception as a businesswoman. Only a few people were truly kind in the business world; most were cunning. Ever since Caroline started her business, she had been paving her own path and managed to stand out among her competitors. Many smaller factories and companies were unable to secure orders and went bankrupt because they could not compete against her company. It had always been the survival of the fittest. Darren said, “I’ll find out more. If Mrs. Stone has truly found that assistant, I believe she’ll come over soon.”Audrey would seek revenge if Belinda did murder Tiara.Although Belinda could probably avoid the death sentence since decades had passed, she would definitely lose her position as the matriarch. Her descendants would be stripped of their rights to become matriarchs too. Audrey most likely would not spare any of them. Thinking about it, Darren reminded, “Should we p
Those who would harm her were either her brothers or father, while others dared not do anything to her. “Okay. That’s all. I’ll go and pick you up if I can finish my errands early.”Caroline did not refuse the offer. After the call ended, she was deep in thought for a moment. She felt like she was becoming more reliant and attached to Darren. He was the only person she could trust wholeheartedly. Caroline sent a message to check on Liberty’s arrival and update that she would be there soon. Liberty replied quickly, saying she had reached Caroline’s company and was welcomed in by a manager.Caroline returned a thumbs-up emoji.After putting her phone down, she started her car again and drove away. Forty minutes later, Caroline arrived. Her company had been doing well and was growing steadily. Even Hayden was willing to collaborate with Caroline’s company. That proved how promising the future of her company was. However, Caroline had not returned for some time. The
Although Mr. Wolfe did not know why Liberty had visited, he hosted her with utmost care. “I came late because I had something going on earlier,” Caroline whispered. She entered the VIP room and saw Liberty and her bodyguards sitting with a cup of tea in front of them. None of them had touched the tea. Upon seeing Caroline, Liberty smiled. “You didn’t have to come over if you were busy. We could’ve talked over the phone.”Caroline grinned as well. “Something happened. Adrian came over to get my signature on a document just as I was heading out. He kept rambling and we had a call with our mom. That was why I was late. Sorry to keep you waiting.”“It’s okay. It wasn’t that long of a wait.”Liberty got up to greet Caroline and only sat after Caroline came closer. Caroline told Mr. Wolfe to get back to work after he poured her a cup of tea. Liberty also asked her bodyguards to leave. They did not need to watch over her in the room. Soon, Liberty and Caroline were the only o
Caroline answered truthfully, “No clue. She didn’t tell Adrian and I during our call earlier.“If it were up to her, she might not punish Adrian heavily. He’s her biological son after all.”Liberty said, “I know. I won’t break the law to get back at Adrian, but I can make his life difficult and have him usher in the new year feeling terrible.“By the way, hasn’t your sister-in-law divorced your brother?”“The divorce isn’t finalized yet.”After a moment of silence, Caroline said, “They may be my brothers, but as a woman, I do agree they’re bastards.” Learning from Emma and Adrian’s situation, Justin and Jason started to treat their wives better. It was also because Celine had passed away. They tasted their mother’s cruelty and dared not be presumptuous anymore. Ava and Ellie had already forgiven their husbands. Their relationships seemed to have returned to normal. Since those two couples still wished to be together, Caroline left them alone. Her sisters-in-law had already
Callum was silent for a moment before he said, “I wanted you to get familiar with the route to my office, which is why I asked you to deliver the flowers yourself.”“Did you ever think about how difficult it was for me as a blind person? It was so hard for me to walk all the way to deliver those flowers,” Camryn retorted.Callum pulled her into an embrace and said apologetically, “I’m sorry, Camryn. It was my fault for not thinking it through, which put you through a lot.”Camryn pushed him away, “We have customers constantly coming in. Don’t just hug me out of nowhere. You’re as thick-skinned as a rhinoceros, but I’m not. At that time, I was angry and silently cursed you a hundred thousand times, but your insistence actually did help me learn the way to your office and now, I can find my way there even with my eyes closed.”At that moment, Trenton returned. After Carrie left, he felt a bit down and stayed outside for a while to compose himself before coming back in. He did not wan
Just then, a customer came in wanting to buy a bouquet. Camryn first brought over some sample pictures for the customer to choose from. “No need to choose, just help me arrange a bouquet of roses. I’m going to confess my feelings,” said the young boy, a hint of shyness on his face as he spoke.Camryn smiled gently. “Alright, please wait a moment while I prepare it for you.”Callum assisted by inviting the young boy to sit down and poured him a glass of water.The boy glanced between Camryn and Callum and quietly asked, “Are you and the boss married or dating?”“We’re married. She’s my wife.”The boy expressed his envy. “You both seem very happy.”“Yeah, we are very happy. I love my wife very much, and she loves me too.”Thinking about the girl he was pursuing, the boy’s face lit up with anticipation. “I also have someone I like, and I’m going to confess to her, though I just don’t know if she feels the same. I’m a bit nervous.”Callum, drawing from his own experience, advised
“She hasn’t paid. Stop her.” Camryn was not going to let her get away with it. With a command, her two bodyguards stopped Carrie.Carrie said furiously, “Camryn, I only took a few flowers from you! You have so many flowers here. What's the big deal if I take a few? You still want me to pay? I’m your sister! Don’t you know that blood is thicker than water?!”“Blood might be thicker than water, but business is business. Anyone who buys flowers from me has to pay, including you. Besides, you’ve never treated me like an older sister. You always bring up how we’re sisters when you want to take advantage of me, but that won’t work here. My roses are freshly transported, and since you’re my sister, I’ll let you have them for twenty bucks each. You took about five stems, so just give me a hundred. I won’t rip you off.”Carrie’s expression changed in an instant. “Camryn, why don’t you just rob a bank? You’re charging twenty bucks each? You’re just a thief! Here! I don’t want them! I’d rather
“If Mom said she would create an opportunity for you to get with the king, would you really believe her? It’s just talk—nothing actually happened.” Trenton could not resist poking Carrie’s forehead a few times. “Carrie, can you please come back to earth? In your current state, forget about finding a great guy like Callum—even a regular, decent guy would be turned off by you.”Carrie swatted away her brother’s fingers, irritated and embarrassed. “Am I really that bad? I’m young, beautiful, have a great figure, and a dignified heiress. If the monarchy still existed, I could marry the king and be his queen without a problem.”“Carrie, you have sky-high ambitions, but be careful, don’t fly too close to the sun and end up like Icarus.”As soon as he said that, Trenton was met with a smack from his sister.“Is there a brother who curses his own sister like that? What do you mean by that? I’m destined to have the princess life. I’ll be fine.”However, deep down, she was still worried bec
Camryn was right—he was just too soft-hearted. If he were as ruthless as her, Carrie would have found a job long ago after running out of money.To encourage Carrie to become independent, Trenton decided that after Christmas, he would stop giving her living expenses. He would also tell their parents during his visit to prison that Carrie was truly hopeless.“Trenton, you keep siding with her, and one day you'll regret it. She’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing who has deceived who knows how many people. Do you really think she cares about you? She just wants to win your complete trust to take everything that belongs to you for herself. By driving us out of our home, she’s not only seeking revenge on Mom and Dad but also on us—especially you. She’s just pretending to be nice to you to sow discord between us siblings.”“Carrie!” Trenton said seriously, “Don’t talk about Camryn like that. She’s not that kind of person. I believe in her, one hundred percent.”Carrie was so furious she wanted
“Alright, alright, I can't win with the two of you against one,” Carrie sulked. “Give me money to spend. I'm out of money.”She reached out her hand toward Camryn, wanting her to give her money. Camryn slapped her hand away. “Even Trenton knows to take advantage of the winter break to find a part-time job and earn some pocket money. You’re perfectly capable, yet you don’t look for a job.“To put it bluntly, if you’ve gone to sweep the streets, you'd still have a source of income. I have money, but I won’t give it to you. Don’t think that just because we’re sisters—estranged, too, at that—I have an obligation to support my adult sister. I’ve said it before: if you want money to spend, earn it yourself.” With that, Camryn walked away to tend to her plants.As Christmas approached, the flower market was bustling. Every day, many people came to buy flowers, and all her employees were out delivering flowers to clients. Sometimes, when it got too busy, she even had to ask her two bodyguar
Trenton was relieved that Dalton was indebted to Camryn. That was why Dalton had been loyal to Newman Enterprise.If Newman Enterprise did not fall into Camryn’s hands, there was no doubt that Dalton would leave the company. If that happened, the company was doomed.When his parents went to prison, he was merely 18, and Carrie only knew how to spend money. Not only that, their relatives were hungry to get a share of the Newman family’s assets. He and Carrie could not have protected their family’s wealth alone.After Camryn regained her sight, she still could not strain her eyes for long hours. Therefore, Dalton remained in charge of the company.Luckily, they had Callum as well. Even if anything were to happen, Callum would not leave Newman Enterprise to fall because many of the Newman family’s assets belonged to Camryn.He would not let Camryn lose anything.“You’ve been brainwashed by Dalton after working with him. Our dad treated him well and trusted him, yet Dalton betrayed
Camryn said, “She’s just using her lack of money as an excuse to start a fight with me.“Do you really think she has no money?”Carrie had somehow become Mrs. Longbottom yet she was still hiding her identity. Camryn had not understood the entire situation yet.Nevertheless, she was certain that Carrie did not need money.After she spoke, a familiar car arrived.It was the car Carrie had always used in the past.When she returned to the Newman family’s villa after getting out of prison, she only drove that car. She could not take other cars. The cars were still parked in the garage. “Come out, Camryn.”Carrie had gotten out of the car and started shouting for Camryn.When the York family’s bodyguards saw her, they simply glanced at her and did not stop her from entering the store. They knew Camryn had always been lenient with her younger sister.Since Camryn did not give any orders to stop Carrie from entering, the bodyguards simply kept an eye on Carrie to ensure that sh
“I want to go to Spring Blossoms as Carrie,” she told the bodyguard who was driving. “Your sister’s people are keeping an eye on your apartment. She’ll get suspicious again if you head over in your outfit. Everything Mr. Longbottom arranged will go to waste,” the bodyguard reminded her.Carrie thought it over. “Okay. Let’s head home first. I’ll change my clothes and remove my makeup before heading over.”She would also check if her stand-in had damaged any of her stuff.If she did, Carrie would tell the stand-in to compensate her.The bodyguard remained silent.Once they arrived at Longbottom Villa, Carrie took off her hyper-realistic mask and removed her makeup. After changing her clothes, she returned to being Carrie and went out with her bag.Her two bodyguards did not stop her from leaving.She could do anything as long as it would not rouse Camryn and other people’s suspicions.Besides, Carrie had just gotten scolded by their boss on the phone. Although Mr. Longbottom