“What about us ordinary people, Grandma May? If Zachary and the rest are considered mediocre, we’re probably bottom feeders.”Clive smiled and joked around. Remy nodded in agreement. Grandma May laughed aloud. Her nine grandsons were her greatest pride. After a few more years, her grandsons would have formed their own families. Even if she died, she could leave with a smile on her face. Patrick looked toward Sonny again. Sonny was in Serenity’s arms, looking at everyone curiously. He did not understand what the elders were saying. “He does look a lot like her,” Patrick murmured to himself. “He looks a lot like Ms. Lisa when she was young. If he had his hair in braids and wore a dress, he would look exactly like her.”Patrick was lost in reminiscence while staring at Sonny. Back then, Lisa used to ask him to lift her whenever she saw him. “Uncle True, upsy-daisy.”He could never refuse her request. Patrick would lift her high and spin her around before putting her
Grandma May smiled. “Sonny is indeed a good boy, but he can also be very naughty sometimes.“If he’s quiet, it means he’s causing trouble somewhere.”Serenity chimed in. “There was once when he was playing quietly on his own. I went looking for him, and it turned out he was playing with my skincare and makeup. My lipstick was smeared all over the table and floor.“He even smeared it all over his face. I was totally speechless.”Everyone burst into laughter as they imagined the scene. Sonny was embarrassed by everyone laughing at him. He buried his face in Patrick’s chest and said, “Aunt Ser is laughing at me, Great-grandpa True.”Patrick was swooning over how Sonny was addressing him. He immediately got protective and told Serenity, “Stop laughing at him, Serenity. That’s just how kids are when they’re young. Your mom used to be naughty when she was young too.“She would spill the expensive alcohol Madam Tiara had collected and even smash the bottles. She also took a pair of sc
The Hunts had hurt the sisters too much. Before Patrick made his visit, he already knew what Madam Tiara’s daughters had experienced. His heart ached for Lisa, and he resented the Hunt family.He also supported Serenity and Liberty in fighting for the house Scott and Lisa had left for them.The house belonged to them. Built by their parents, the house held the memories of their childhood happiness. They would always recall times with their parents whenever they returned to that house. Those were the memories the sisters wanted to protect. Therefore, the house could not be taken away.The Hunt family had wronged Serenity and Liberty. Not only did they become rich with the compensation they received for Lisa and Scott’s passings, but they also chased them out of the house and forcefully occupied it. Before Liberty and Serenity came of age, the Hunts tried to guilt-trip them into paying Old Mrs. Hunt’s hospital bills. Oppressing the Hunts and pushing them into a corner was me
When the fight for the house was ongoing, the Howdens gave up on Lisa’s inheritance and passed it all to Liberty and Serenity. After that, Serenity sent some gifts over to the Howdens. That was the last of their interaction. Lisa had lost a lot of memories, probably from being transferred from family to family countless times when she was young. It could have been selective amnesia.Serenity and Liberty were mature enough to stop asking their mother about her past after she had refused several times to recall or talk about it. However, Serenity had always been curious about her mother’s younger days. Before Lisa was three or four years old, she was a happy kid. Patrick jogged his memory. He said, “Ms. Lisa was honey-tongued. She looked adorable. Sonny is like a replica of the young Ms. Lisa. Everyone loved her.“Although she was a troublemaker, everyone couldn’t bear to scold her because it was a child’s nature. On the other hand, Ms. Audrey wasn’t as eloquent. Ms. Lisa tru
Sugar tacitly understood Silver’s nudge. She whispered, “I’m not your only student. You have students who are older than me. Why don’t you urge them instead? I want to be an aunt too.”Silver replied, “If Old Mrs. York introduces a guy to you, you should check him out. She has a sharp eye that can choose outstanding granddaughters-in-law and even men.“The York family is strict about loyalty in marriage. If she introduces you to a boyfriend, he’s most likely dedicated to a relationship.“Date for a year and get married. Then have children two years into your marriage. That way, you can still spend some time alone with your husband. If you have children, I can help you to take care of them. I’m really jealous of Old Pat now. Although Sonny isn’t related to him, he’s a descendant of his matriarch.“Sonny calls him great-grandpa. Old Pat has become a grandpa and a great-grandpa. I’m so envious.”Sugar said, “If we’re speaking of age, Sonny can also address you as his great-grandpa.
Silver gave in to Sugar. It was lively as many people were gathered for the meal. The atmosphere was great, and everyone’s appetite grew as well. Even Patrick ate half a steak, and a bowl of soup, with some sides. He also had some fruits to finish off.The elders told Audrey, “Old Pat doesn’t usually eat much, Audrey. He would take a bit of noodles, half a bowl of soup, and some vegetables. He doesn’t even eat fruits afterward.”Audrey looked toward Patrick and said, “You should eat more, Uncle True. More nutrients would do you good.”People his age were supposed to eat whatever they wanted without restraint. Food lovers would say that everyone was born to taste all the delicacies in the world. Patrick smiled. “I’ll have to go for a walk to digest my food if I overeat. Now that I’m old, my stamina has worsened, and I don’t really like moving around much. However, I know I must do it to maintain my physical fitness.“That’s why I usually walk around in the garden for half
Grandma May smiled. “Sure.”“I’m not talking to you anymore. I’ll go out for a walk. Do you want to come with me, girls?”Sugar stood and asked Serenity, Camryn, and Elisa.The three of them got up as well. Sugar was a guest, while Elisa was the host. If the guest wanted to walk around, then it was only proper that the host accompanied.Hence, the four ladies escaped. Sonny had wanted to follow his Aunt Ser. However, he remembered he had to accompany Patrick and had no choice but to watch as Aunt Ser left.Luckily, Uncle Zak was still with him.Aunt Ser would definitely return as long as Uncle Zak was around.The other young masters of the Yorks left after some time. They still had matters to attend to. More importantly, they were still single and feared the elders would mention them in their conversation.Anthony also found an excuse to sneak away. He was the only one among the three Stone siblings without a partner. Not only were his parents keeping an eye on him, but e
Grandma May glared at Dylan and said, “Can’t I ask you for a simple request anymore?”He looked toward the other adults. They did not utter a word. It seemed like they did not mind Grandma May making decisions on her own. Under his nana’s glare, he had no choice but to sit and say, “Of course, you can. I’ll wait for Ms. Sugar here and take her to the hotel later.”Dylan could not believe that she was pushing any young woman she saw to him. While Sugar was dressed plainly, she looked elegant. She probably came from a wealthy family.Was his nana playing matchmaker despite only meeting Sugar for the first time and not knowing anything about her background?Grandma May knew that he was in love with Chameleon Fox. How could he like Sugar when he even rejected Imogen?Sugar’s and Imogen’s personalities were complete opposites. Sugar was more energetic, but she still could not compare to his Chameleon Fox. ‘Ah, my little fox. Am I that terrible of a man that you don’t even want
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