Lilian proceeded to distribute the antidote according to age.After getting the antidote, the Fisher family’s bodyguards hesitated to consume it.Lilian said, “Why are you still scared of my medicine when you’re already poisoned? This antidote can alleviate the numbness you’re feeling.“Don’t you feel uncomfortable being numb?”The bodyguards exchanged glances. They felt some numbness even after they stopped twitching. It was extremely uncomfortable, but they dared not do anything to Lilian as they were weaker, especially after knowing her identity.It turned out that the young woman was the legendary doctor’s student and Tim Johnson’s wife.While they had never heard of the legendary doctor, they knew the Johnson family’s fourth missus.She was a formidable woman.Dr. Carden had lent a hand to the Lafayette family when they were in trouble.Belinda’s bodyguards decided to take the antidote not long after. After one person did it, the others followed suit. When it was Beli
All Belinda felt was bitterness. He had always only had eyes for Tiara. Earlier as he walked past her convulsing on the ground, he had not even glanced at her. How was she less than her sister in any way?Patrick talked to Tiara’s grave for a while before standing up. They had headed straight for Fisher family cemetery immediately after they landed and had not eaten yet, so everyone was hungry.“Ms. Tiara, I’m taking Missy Drey to get something to eat first. We took a long flight and came here to see you immediately after we got off the plane, so we’re all still hungry. Oh, right, Lil is here too. You don’t know her—she’s actually considered a disciple of mine, though I’ve never officially taken her in as one. She’s Doc’s disciple and I’m not interested in stealing others’ disciples. I just give her pointers here and there when I’m free, that’s all.“In my heart, though, she does count as one. She’s a very understanding and capable girl. I’m going to call her over so you can meet he
Neither Patrick nor Audrey would produce the evidence that Belinda caused Tiara’s death at this time and place. Their intention was not just to seek justice for their loved ones but also to show all of Jensburg Belinda’s true nature and thoroughly ruin her reputation. There were only a few people here now, so the reveal would not have much effect. Plus, they would have to be on guard to prevent Belinda from destroying the evidence.Audrey and Darrell walked up to Patrick and supported him, one on each side. Audrey said coldly to Belinda, “Don’t worry, we have both material evidence and witnesses of your misdeeds. We’ll make sure you’ll get what’s coming for you. Dr. Carden, we’re leaving for the hotel first. Liberty and the rest are waiting for us to have a meal together.”Lilian hummed in acknowledgment.When Patrick passed by Belinda, he paused to give her a look filled with hatred, though his tone was calm. “I am Ms. Tiara’s assistant. In life and in death, I am hers forevermore.
No—there would be no battle. Liberty and the rest did not have guns unless the police were involved. Could their plan have been leaked and Liberty and the rest had called the police?Belinda called Mr. Gordon again, who took a while to answer the phone.“Has something happened, Gordon?” Belinda asked in a low voice.“No,” Mr. Gordon replied.“If not, why didn’t you answer when I called earlier? Why didn’t you proceed with our plan?” Belinda questioned with some distrust.Mr. Gordon explained, “I was too busy evacuating everyone earlier and couldn’t answer the phone. They seem to have caught on to our plan and responded with their arrangements. If we take any sort of action, we’ll not only fail, but we’ll even end up getting caught, which will be very disadvantageous for us.”“You mean they have men waiting around the cemetery, just waiting for us to act so they can catch us red-handed?”“Yes.” Putting it like that really did make it sound like they were doing something wrong tho
Mr. Gordon replied respectfully, “As you wish, Madam Fisher. I’ll do as you say. I won’t act on my own.”If Belinda chose mutual destruction, he would accompany her and the others to the netherworld. As an assistant, he was always meant to live for the matriarch assigned to him and die with her. Patrick was an exception in that he had not followed Tiara into death back then, most likely to avenge her. Belinda still trusted Mr. Gordon very much. As she told Caroline, everyone else might betray her, but Mr. Gordon would not. She hung up.Meanwhile, Audrey and the rest went down the hill and left the Fishers’ cemetery. They went to the neighboring cemetery to place some flowers on the graves of Audrey’s father and grandparents before returning to the taxi. The taxi driver had been getting a bit anxious mainly because they were taking so long. If he had not seen them go over to the cemetery next to this, he might have suspected they were ghosts.Once they got into the car, the taxi dr
“I was wondering why she didn’t arrange for Elisa to marry one of your brothers.” Kevin looked at Zachary.Seeing his calm demeanor, Kevin brazenly replied, “Elisa used to like Zachary, but he was completely indifferent to her, and her feelings for him were well-known throughout Wiltspoon. After he married Serenity, Elisa gave up on her feelings for him, but Nana knew about her past affection for Zachary, and if she had tried to matchmake Elisa with any of us, it would have been awkward for everyone. She was also afraid that Elisa might unconsciously compare us to Zachary, which would have soured whatever relationship there was. We do consider ourselves quite exceptional, but compared to Zachary, we’re all still a bit lacking.”Silver laughed and said, “I see. Elisa’s fiancé’s also a great match, though. Old Pat can rest easier since she's marrying into the Johnson family.”The Johnson men were quite outstanding. Lilian’s partner, for instance, was great—he was tolerant of her and
Silver examined Kevin and said with a smile, “Indeed, Mr. York is decent and worthy of your Hayden.”Donald responded, “The York boys are all fine men. I’ve heard that you have many excellent female apprentices. Perhaps there are suitable matches among them for the York boys?”Zachary and Kevin were speechless.Dan took over. “His female apprentices do whatever he says, except when it comes to marriage. Whenever he urges them to marry, they retort by saying he’s not married and still lives well without worries, so why should they listen to him?“They even said they’re now taking in young apprentices and treating them like their own children. When their apprentices grow up and can stand on their own, they’ll be able to support them, so marriage and children aren’t necessary.”Silver gave him a stern look and said, “Your precious apprentice got married, so you can finally relax and feel accomplished. But when Suzy was still single, weren’t you just as worried about her happily ever
The underground passage had three entry points; one inside the mansion, one in the front courtyard, and one in the back courtyard. This greatly increased the chances of escape. Even if there was no underground passage, they had also secretly mobilized a lot of manpower. When Belinda was about to truly try to perish with them, their men would take control of Mr. Gordon and his team and prevent them from pouring gasoline and setting a fire.No matter how skilled Mr. Gordon was, he was no match for the five elders who dominated the underworld decades ago. Although they were retired now, their disciples were big shots in various fields, who had networks spanning all major cities. Belinda was merely allowed to enjoy a moment of hope that her scheme might succeed.“Not only was she waiting there, but also wouldn’t let us pay our respects to my mother. The audacity she has to disturb my mother’s peace! If my mother knew she was so cold-blooded and heartless, she’d rather have raised a dog t
Austin quickly left the CEO’s office. Just as he stepped out, he ran into Tati, who was looking for Isabella.“Ms. Tati,” Austin greeted politely.Tati nodded and waited for Austin to leave before she knocked on the office door and entered.“Austin came early today to cook for you,” Tati said, holding a folder in her hand and opening it as she walked toward Isabelle.She sat down at the desk, handed over the folder, and said, “Isa, this is urgent. Please take a look.”Isabella took the document, glancing through it as she replied, “He comes around this time every day, neither early nor late.”“That Longbottom fellow came by again?” Tati asked.It was only after Mr. Longbottom had directly asked to see Isabella that Tati found out the old lecher had come again.“Yes, but I didn’t meet him. He brought some gifts, claiming they were holiday presents for us. I had them sent back. He’s too ambitious, and he has bad intentions. We’re absolutely on guard against him. Why would we give
Isabella turned her head to look at Austin.Austin stopped the massage and asked in a gentle voice, “Are you feeling any discomfort? I can work on it. I don't give people massages often, so I don’t have much experience. I'll keep giving you more massages as practice so I'll be able to serve you better.”“It's not that,” Isabella smiled. “It's actually very comfortable. It’s just that I really want to meet your grandmother every time you mention her.”In Isabella's mind, Austin's grandmother had already become something of a legendary figure.Austin thought to himself, ‘Nana’s already met you. You probably met her before, you just didn't know it was her.’His nana had surely spent a lot of time observing Isabella, getting to know her, and confirming that her character and abilities were suitable for him before choosing Isabella for him.“When you’re less busy, if you’re willing, you can come visit us in Wiltspoon. Lots of flowers bloom in spring, and there’s beautiful scenery ever
When Isabella first took over the family business, many of her grandparents' and parents' friends and relatives openly tried to sabotage her. They played dirty tricks, schemed, and tried various ways to undermine her.They wanted to take advantage of her, and they also did not want her to take control of the family’s legacy. They tried to prevent her from establishing herself in the company, even going as far as to collaborate with outsiders to trap her.She had suffered countless setbacks, faced numerous conspiracies, and even experienced several so-called accidents, nearly losing her life. It was only after all this that she truly understood the treachery of human nature. From that point on, she learned to arm herself with cold indifference.Though she was taking over her own family’s business, it felt like she had to fight through a bloody battle to secure her place, as if she were a king striving to ascend the throne. It was exhausting and disheartening.However, she endured an
Austin said, “He’s definitely here to discuss a potential partnership with your company.“He's just the acting head of the Longbottoms. He doesn’t truly control the family. If the real head returns, everything he’s worked for will go to someone else.“The downfall of Belinda Fisher probably gave him a wake-up call and he doesn’t want to end up like that.“He’s definitely seeking to cooperate with you regarding his personal business. He’s just using the Longbottoms’ name, since their influence in Windermere is enormous.”In terms of wealth, the O'Connors and the Longbottoms were on equal footing, but the O'Connors had fewer members and did not have the same level of influence in Windermere as the Longbottoms.Isabella said, “He’s very ambitious. A partnership would only just be the beginning. Once it’s established, he’ll start thinking about how to cheat us and steal our business.“Plus, he’s very lecherous. Nobody can put a number to how many women he’s toyed with. Some even lost
Tony was aware that whenever his wife had to play the villain, it was always to protect him. He said, “You're right, I misspoke. Your mother isn’t that kind of person.”“Manny, I’ll be leaving soon. You stay here, and I’ll leave half of my men with you. If anything comes up that you can't handle, contact me. I’ll be waiting to hear good news from you.” Tony decided to fly to Wiltspoon in the afternoon. He would only stay for two or three days before returning to Havenmill to handle business.However, as he thought about how he was working like a horse for Longbottom Corporation when many of the benefits did not even belong to him personally, Tony felt a bit disgruntled.“Got it.” Manny did not reject his father’s arrangement.As the Longbottom father and son were discussing how to deal with the O’Connors, Austin entered Isabella’s office.Isabella was busy, so Austin did not disturb her. He quietly sat at the tea table and made some tea.“It seems you’ve learned the art of tea-
Manny had never been to Wiltspoon, but he knew from his father that several prominent families in Wiltspoon had close ties with the Johnsons from Annenburg. It was possible that the child adopted by the Johnsons’ young missus was Laurence. Unfortunately, he could not meet that child, so he could not be a hundred percent certain. The child was currently out of sight and well-protected, hidden so effectively that even the Longbottoms’ information network could not find anything. The other prominent families in Wiltspoon were also helping to keep the child hidden, so Manny deeply disliked the people from these families. Even though they were thousands of miles away, they were still an obstacle to him and his father in their pursuit of becoming the true head of the family.“That's right. If we can conquer the O’Connors, we’ll have a backup plan,” his father said. “You must put your all into it, son. If you need help, just let me know, though this is also an opportunity for you to ge
Tony Longbottom was the only person who would put on such a parade. The big shots in Satbury usually had entourages of their own, but none would put on a spectacle as big as Tony would.As they departed in their car, Tony’s gracious demeanor utterly shattered.His face twisted into an ugly, cruel expression as he said, “I’ve never been treated like this before, even when the legitimate branch of the family still lived, and those two ignorant little girls actually refused to see me multiple times.”Manny was very angry too and he said, “Pops, since they refuse to go about this the easy way, we’ll have to show them the hard way. We can approach it from other angles, and once they’re completely out of business and they have nowhere else to turn to, they’ll be at our mercy.“Won’t they have to do as we please then? I want to marry them, they’ll have to marry me, and if I don’t, I’ll just make them my mistresses. Don’t the O’Connors have plenty of daughters? I’ll fuck every one of them
“Isabella O’Connor is so outstanding, so why are you asking me to go for Tati O’Connor instead?” Manny said under his breath in puzzlement.He had seen photos of the two ladies and Isabella’s appearance was more striking. She had a cold and aloof aura that easily triggered his desire to conquer her, and after just a few glances, he was captivated.If it were up to him, Manny would choose Isabella.Tony looked at his son, smiled, and said, “You can’t control her. Of course, if you manage to make her fall for you, we can talk about switching. But for now, focus on Tati O’Connor.”Tati was also beautiful. However, she did not have Isabella’s cold demeanor. She seemed much gentler, like she smiled often.“Marrying Tati O’Connor would be a big advantage for both you and our family.”Manny thought for a moment and then nodded in understanding. “Got it, Dad.”Manny’s good looks, wealth, honeyed tongue, and generosity toward girls made him good at winning them over. Pursuing a rich youn
After testing the O’Connor sisters and realizing they were not like other women, Mr. Longbottom thought of having his son marry Tati.He knew that his son would not be able to handle or control Isabella, so he set his sights on Tati. Tati probably did not realize she was considered an easy target. Most people underestimated her because she had always kept a low profile.At that moment, a young man got out from the other side of the Rolls-Royce. He resembled Mr. Longbottom. Indeed, he was Mr. Longbotton’s eldest son, Manny.“Dad.”Manny went to his father’s side and glanced at the building before him. He asked, “Aren’t we driving inside?”In Havenmill, Manny could do whatever he wished because his father was the interim head of the Longbottom family. While he had no respect for ordinary people at all, he was clever enough not to offend people he should not.He never parked his car outside the places he wanted to go and simply drove his car through the gates. However, Manny