Caroline was teased while seeing Liberty out. However, she did not even blush and said, “Darren doesn’t look like a romantic person.“I don’t think I am too.“We aren’t in a relationship right now.”Liberty said, “Aren’t you going to consider it since you’re already planning on having his daughter? It’ll be difficult to find a man who treats you well and isn’t like your dad. With your identity and status, finding a capable man willing to marry into your family is rare.“Darren is a perfect match. Regardless of whether you two are dating or not, he’ll always be loyal to you and stay by your side. You have high standards and different views on marriage as well. I think you won’t fancy another man aside from Darren.”Caroline held admiration for Hayden before, but it had been just that. Hayden was a woman, who had also thought of bringing Hugh and her together. Unfortunately, both of them were not interested in each other. She had no choice but to give up. After a moment of sil
The elevator brought them to the first floor. Liberty and Caroline exited and talked about something fun instead. They walked out of the building with smiles. Caroline stood at the entrance and watched Liberty leave before getting into her car. No one knew what they had discussed other than that they were having a pleasant conversation when walking out together. Night befell early during winter. The city was ablaze with lights, while places without lights were already pitch black. Upon returning to the city center, Caroline proceeded to meet a client as scheduled instead of heading home. She did not care about Belinda’s sudden return and pretended to be in the dark about it. Since Belinda liked to spring surprises on them, she could do it as much as she wished. Caroline did nothing wrong anyway. She was not afraid of Belinda’s little ambushes. That would however be different for Adrian, who should be breaking out in cold sweat.Little did he know that Belinda was bac
Adrian answered, “Not yet. I asked Caroline to call Mom and ask her, but she didn’t give us an answer. She probably won’t be back so soon.”Hunter looked noticeably more relaxed when he heard this. Even while living with his son, Belinda was on his mind, worried that the ruthless old woman would come looking for him and disrupt his peace. After all, he was an old man himself now, and in fact a few years older than Belinda was.“It’s none of our business what your mother does. She’ll let us know of her own accord when she’s coming back, if she wants us to know. If she doesn’t, we won’t be able to find out either, so it’s best not to even try, lest she suspects you guys have ulterior motives.”Hunter sighed and continued, “I’ve been married to your mother for decades and still only got off so easily because we had you all. She doesn’t feel much for me, but she still has motherly love and only lets me live out of consideration for you guys. I’m just living for the sake of living now.”
It appeared as if Celine’s biological family were the ones who did it, but in reality, it was Belinda and the other women who were the true culprits. Hunter knew this very well but had no way of seeking justice for Celine. He was at her mercy, merely an ant on Belinda’s chopping board.“Not only did Belinda use Cece, she even drove her to death. Your mother, Caroline, and that Hunt woman from Wiltspoon—and your wives too. None of them could bear to see Cece doing well. All of them drove my daughter to her death…” Hunter choked up.“Dad.” Adrian felt heavy-hearted too. His feelings for Celine were complicated—in the past, he felt for her as an older brother did, but later on, it evolved into feelings a man held for a woman.“Dad, don’t be like that. If someone catches you and whispers to Mom, neither of us will come out of this unscathed.” Although the residence was under Adrian’s name, he could not guarantee there were no watchers, like that time he was photographed taking Celine to
At the mention of giving Hunter money, all three Clark brothers first laughed before changing the subject and gathered around him as they walked into the house. They did not dare secretly give Hunter any money after their last lesson learned.They could give their father whatever he needed but dared not give him money directly. A few hundred dollars or so was acceptable, but they could not give it to him daily. If they did and Hunter saved it up, he could save around ten thousand dollars a month.That was a negligible sum to them, but it was a large enough sum for their strictly controlled and penniless father to do a fair few things. If Hunter used the money they gave him to wrong Belinda in some way again… well, they did not even dare to imagine the consequences.Hunter knew what his sons were thinking and his expression clouded in unhappiness. Once they got in the house, he made a beeline for the sofa and sat down before picking up a pack of cigarettes from the coffee table and l
The man Belinda truly loved was older than her by a decade or two, and he was her older sister Tiara’s all-rounder assistant. The man was entirely devoted to his Tiara. Belinda was just being delusional. She might have killed Tiara out of anger because her love was unrequited.Hunter did not have any evidence to prove Belinda had killed her sisters, but as her husband of a few decades, he knew just how ruthless she was. Plus, he had heard what the other family members said behind her back.After all, where there was smoke, there was fire. It was indeed possible Belinda had taken the position by killing her sisters. What was a person like her not capable of? Moreover, was it even possible that Belinda’s true love was still alive?More likely than not, Belinda had found his grave and was having a hard time dealing with it, which was why she was isolating herself somewhere far out of the way. Adrian, Justin, and Jason looked at each other before Justin and Jason finally fixed their gaz
Hunter glared at Adrian and said, “If you tell Belinda and she disallows you to give me an allowance, are you guys really going to listen to her?”“Of course not. We’ll definitely fight for you to get a certain amount, as long as you promise not to—” Adrian remembered that Hunter had been castrated and trailed off.Hunter’s expression was dark, but he knew Adrian was just being honest. He collected himself before saying, “It’s up to you. If you want to tell her, go ahead. I’m your father. I’m old and have no income of my own. Isn’t it natural for you to provide me with an allowance? Will that woman have the nerve to stop you?”Angry at Belinda, Hunter even stopped calling Belinda by her name.“Dad, I’m sure Mom won’t stop us. Let’s not talk about this anymore, alright? Let’s go and have some barbecue. Tonight, we have to have at least a few good drinks.” Adrian changed the subject.Hunter had managed to get money out of them today, so he was soon cheered up by his sons. The four m
The little Audrey in Patrick’s memory had only been a few years old, but now, she was already a grandmother. Oh, how old he had gotten. Ms. Tiara’s grandchildren were already old enough to get married and have kids. If she were still alive, she would definitely be very happy that she had three outstanding granddaughters and would not have to worry about choosing her successor. She could randomly pick one to bear the heavy burden and still not have to worry. It was just a shame that Tiara was unable to witness her offspring’s achievements herself. After Patrick woke up and realized he was not dreaming and that he really had met Audrey, he cried at the thought of Tiara and felt bitter on her behalf. She had raised Belinda like she was her own daughter, but fell at her hands in the end.Tiara had loved, cared for, and trusted Belinda wholeheartedly, so indeed, Belinda was the only possible person who could harm her. Alivia had not had such ambition and was also a very kind and gentle