Caroline glanced at the few bodyguards lying on the ground and said, “Just keep an eye on them. Don’t harm them.”“I’ve instructed them accordingly,” Darren replied respectfully.Caroline hummed in acknowledgment and quickly walked over to get into Darren’s car. Soon, he drove her away from the scene.On the way back to Jensburg, Darren informed her, “Madam Fisher has been planning this for a long time. She got Mr. Gordon to prepare a substitute for you in advance, who is currently taking your place at Fisher Manor.”Caroline rubbed her neck as she said, “I suspected she would do that.” That was why she had also made preparations in advance. When Belinda suggested going for a walk, she dropped her guard and waited for Belinda to act, leading her to think her plan had succeeded. This way, Caroline could work discreetly once she returned to Jensburg. “My mom might be old, but she still has considerable strength. My neck is still aching.”Darren continued to drive as he explained
As long as Darren was by her side, Caroline felt that she did not have to worry about anything, even if the sky were to fall. Liberty often said that Darren loved her deeply and that Caroline felt differently for him as well. She was advised not to miss her chance with Darren and to avoid saying she only wanted a sperm donor, to prevent hurting his feelings. Regardless of how things turned out between her and Liberty, the advice was always for her benefit. Caroline recognized her own feelings too and knew she had indeed fallen for Darren. It was easy to love such an excellent man. Noticing that Caroline had fallen asleep, Darren pulled over to the side of the road, took off his coat, and gently draped it over her. Even with the heater running, she could easily catch a cold because it was so cold out. He watched her quietly for a moment, then leaned over and pressed a soft kiss to her cheek before straightening himself to continue driving her back to his little home.Meanwhile, Lib
“Okay!” Sonny replied happily. “Mom, I can eat by myself now. I don’t need Aunt Ser to feed me, and I don’t spill all over the table anymore! I’m going to race with Laurence to see who can eat faster and better!” Laurence leaned over and waved politely at Liberty, saying, “Good morning, Aunt Lib! Have you eaten yet?”Liberty smiled. “I just had breakfast. I’m on my way to work. You and Sonny should eat more so you can grow taller!”“Liberty, don’t tell them to eat more. They’re both little foodies who can eat a lot and I’m worried they’ll overeat,” Jane chimed in.Liberty knew her son was a foodie. It was inevitable when everyone who had a hand in raising him was a foodie too, and under his Aunt Ser’s influence, it was no surprise he had turned into a little glutton. He was no longer a picky eater who hated vegetables, especially after Liberty insisted he eat them at every meal. Now, he was used to it and would not protest against greens anymore.Laurence was also a hearty eater
The Johnsons' status in Annenburg made others think twice before acting rashly. Moreover, they could no longer obtain any information about Laurence from FC Manor and suspected the Johnsons had sent the child away but had no idea where.“It’s alright. When summer vacation comes next year, I’ll take Sonny to your house for the whole summer.” Liberty smiled.Laurence cheered, “Aunt Lib, you have to keep your promise! You have to let Sonny come over and play with me next summer!”The two kids would occasionally have their little tiffs, but they spent most of their time happily playing together. Although there were many children at FC Manor, they were all younger than Laurence and could not play with him. He really looked forward to Sonny’s visit.“I promise,” Liberty assured him.By the time summer vacation rolled around, Serenity would have had her baby and not be able to bring Sonny to the Johnsons’ home. Liberty planned to take her son there instead. When the time came, she would
“Mom, Uncle Zak won’t be coming to pick me and Aunt Ser up too soon, right? I haven’t had enough fun yet. I want to play a little longer!”Hearing this and also worried that Sonny would go back to Wiltspoon early, Laurence quickly pleaded, “Aunt Lib, please don’t take Sonny back too soon. Let him stay a few more days. We still haven’t played enough! I won’t fight with Sonny if you let him stay longer.”Liberty laughed, “Alright, Sonny can stay for another week. His uncle should be free to go pick him up by then.”Laurence felt that a week was still not enough of a time, so he suggested, “Could you come get him in ten days?”“Ten days, huh?” Liberty calculated the days and said, “If it’s in ten days, I’ll be on holiday then. Alright, Sonny can stay at your house for another ten days, but you two must get along and not fight, alright?”“Aunt Lib, you’re the best! I like you so much! I won’t fight with Sonny. He can’t beat me anyway, so at most, I’ll argue with him instead.” When i
Laurence's face fell, and suddenly, his breakfast did not seem so appetizing. On second thought, he realized that summer vacation next year was still six months away, and once again found his breakfast appealing.“Serenity, what subjects does Sonny usually take? Next summer, the kids will be playing together, so why don’t we just have them take classes together? They might learn faster with a study buddy,” Ben suggested.Serenity replied, “I probably won’t be able to come over here next summer unless Laurence visits us.”Even if it was past her postpartum care period by then, the baby would still be too young and it would not be convenient to travel. However, if Laurence went to Wiltspoon, the responsibility would be too much for her to handle. It might be easier if Jane brought the twins along with Laurence. Then it would not be so heavy a burden. Laurence’s guardians were Ben and Jane, after all. By summer, the twins would be walking, and if they stayed at Wildridge Manor, it wo
Ben silently grumbled about how quickly Zachary learned after coming to him for advice back then. After breakfast, Jane and Serenity took the kids to play in the hall while Ben had gone to work. Reluctantly, he handed his precious daughter over to Jane and asked her to see him off.Jane sighed, “The kids are already this big, and he’s still so clingy.”Serenity teased, “That’s just you showing off! You guys have been together for ages but you’re still as loving as you were in your honeymoon period—if that’s not showing off, what is? Also, you know, Ben dreamed of getting to marry you for ten years before finally catching you. It’s normal for him to be clingy.”Jane blushed. Doc approached, carrying Oliver, while Cheryl brought her two little boys to join the fun.When she spotted Jane, Cheryl exclaimed, “These two little rascals woke up asking for their older brother! They’re driving me crazy. Since you’re not going into the office these few days, I’m leaving them here to play with
However, Serenity asked, “Sonny, how about practicing writing with Laurence every day? You both have great memories, so copying more will help you remember the content better. It’ll be beneficial for you in the future.”It was never a bad thing to have some medical knowledge. Laurence looked at Sonny. Under both his friend’s and aunt’s expectant gazes, Sonny subconsciously found himself nodding. Oh, alright, he would make this big sacrifice and practice his writing with his buddy.Meanwhile, in Satbury, two little boys warmly bundled up were building a snowman in the O’Connors’ yard after a heavy snowfall last night. Louis was crafting a large snowman. Stepping back to admire his work, he turned to his younger cousin and said with satisfaction, “Look! I finished my snowman. Are you making turtles?”Phillip had created several turtle-shaped snow sculptures, and they actually looked quite good. “Yeah, they’re turtles. Louis, can you help me build more turtles to make it look like th
“I don’t want to. I want to be with Dunc.”Sonny did not want his grandmother to carry him. He turned to Olivia and said, “Aunt Lili treated me when I was sick and she said my throat got infected because I ate fried chicken, and that’s why I had a fever. She told me not to eat fried chicken anymore.“Aunt Ser also said that when I feel better, she’ll fry it for me herself. It’s safer than the fried chicken bought from outside, but I still can only eat a little bit, not too much.“Grandmom, I don’t want to eat fast food bought from outside anymore. You guys shouldn’t blame Dunc. He’s really good to me and if you scold him, I won’t like you anymore.”Sonny did not really have any affection for his grandparents. They had always taken his cousin Lucas’s side. Whatever toys he had or food he liked, Olivia would take them away to give to Lucas. He did not like Lucas, and he did not like Grandmom either. Even though his grandparents were nicer to him now, Sonny still spent very little t
Olivia immediately retracted her hand when she saw Duncan’s cold glance. Not daring to forcefully take Sonny from him, she awkwardly smiled and said to Duncan, “Mr. Lewis, can we have a word with Sonny?”“You can ask Sonny. If he’s happy to, that’s fine,” Duncan said coldly, giving Luke’s bag a glance before addressing both of them. “Mr. and Mrs. Brown, Sonny had a fever yesterday, which the doctor said was due to a throat infection. You two took him to eat a lot of fried chicken and fries that day, which caused the infection.“Today, you brought him more fast food. If Sonny eats that, he might have a fever again. Please try to avoid giving him such heavy foods in the future.”Olivia immediately became anxious, reaching out to touch Sonny’s forehead. “Has Sonny recovered from the fever? Are you still feeling unwell? Why didn’t you take a day off from preschool?“It’s fine to do that, you know. There’s no need to rush back to school. Plus, Sonny doesn’t eat much. We did take him to
“I don’t understand what Liberty is thinking, leaving Sonny in Wiltspoon. When she got Sonny’s custody, she should have taken him with her,” Olivia muttered.She really wanted her son to file another lawsuit and regain custody of Sonny, but out of consideration for Sonny’s future, she could not do that. Plus, her son would not listen to her anyway.“Liberty went to Jensburg. She’s probably still dealing with a lot of trouble over there and we don’t understand the situation. If she could, she would have taken Sonny with her. She values Sonny’s education a lot, and Sonny has been well-educated under her care,” Luke spoke more objectively.Although he did not like Duncan, he could see that Duncan really cared for Sonny. Sonny was very attached to Serenity because she had raised him. That was natural, and it probably had nothing to do with whether Duncan was a good stepfather or not. Luke did not say this out loud to avoid being scolded by his wife for siding with Duncan.“Here comes
Moreover, Patrick was still alive, and he had been Tiara’s assistant. Plus, the crime of Belinda killing her sisters to rise to power had been exposed to the world and no matter how one thought about it, it was impossible for Belinda's children to take over the position.“Dad, I just can’t accept it! I just don’t agree! Even if I can’t get the position of the head of the family, Liberty can forget about taking away our positions in Fisher Enterprise!“And if Caroline doesn’t divide the huge fortune left by Mom with us, she can forget about taking it all. If worse comes to worst, I’ll go down with her. If I die, my children can inherit Mom’s fortune, but Caroline’s unmarried and childless! She stands to lose the most if she dies.”Adrian stood up and turned to leave once he finished speaking. It was clear he did not want to continue the conversation with his father and did not want to listen to his advice.Justin and Jason looked at each other, then at their father, who was tremblin
The older generation of the Fisher family had indeed accepted the gifts sent by the Clark brothers. They felt that they had been mistreated by Belinda, so they viewed the benefits given by Belinda’s sons as compensation from her. However, they had not agreed to do what the Clark brothers wanted—to solicit their support. Without concrete evidence, what could the Clark brothers do to them? Besides, it was quite normal for juniors to give their elders gifts during the holiday season, was it not?Hunter could not help but slap his son’s arm. He scolded, “How many times have I told you, and you still won’t listen? My words just go in one ear and out the other.“Though you lot and Caroline are siblings, you’re still Clarks, not Fishers. The Fisher family’s rules have been in place for over a hundred years and won’t change just because of you. If they could change, it would have happened long ago. Do you really think it would have taken this long?“Those old fogies are from the Fisher fa
At the sound of a car, Hunter, who was sitting in the yard basking in the sun, instructed the helper who was taking care of him, “Go outside and see if the young master is back.”The helper went out. Soon, Hunter saw his three sons walking toward him one after another.Seeing this, Hunter could not help but furrowed his brow, feeling a headache coming on as he pinched the space between his brows. He suddenly understood why his late wife would become so impatient and frustrated with their sons—they were really troublesome.He had tried to reason with them, advising them to preserve their strength, to stop hoping to stay on at Fisher Enterprise, and to return here where they could still live well, but they simply refused to listen.When they accompanied him back to Ashford during Christmas, he thought they had come to their senses, but when the new year started and Fisher Enterprise resumed operations, they eagerly hurried back.It made Hunter so angry that he scolded them at home f
“I’ll still try my best to convince them to leave. One of these days, I’ll go meet my father and my two sisters-in-law, and get them to try to persuade my brothers. If they still refuse to listen, then there’s nothing else I can do.”“You should do whatever you think is right. I’ll leave them alone as long as they don’t appear before me.”It was not that Caroline did not care about her brothers; it was them who did not value the relationship. What else could she do? Liberty said, “I’m not the kind of person who would harm the innocent. As long as they stay honest and don’t get involved in any schemes or underhanded tactics, and leave Jensburg for the Clark hometown, I’ll only take half of what they currently have.” She would leave half of the assets for Adrian and the others. They would not starve, and this way, she was still showing Caroline some respect.“They won’t give up easily. They’ll still try to make trouble. You taking only half of their assets is already showing mer
Duncan had been so insistent on marrying no one but Liberty that his current temporary cripple was the result of his conflict with his parents. He had sacrificed his legs in exchange for their consent, but who knew whether his parents truly accepted Liberty or were just pretending to?“They’re very good to me, and they’ve accepted Sonny. It’s not that they don’t want to take care of him—, it’s Sonny who wants to stay with Seren.” Liberty explained, "My in-laws tried to persuade Sonny to stay with them for several days, but they didn’t manage to.“Ever since Sonny was born, it’s mostly been Seren looking after him. During the most difficult times, Seren helped me a lot too, so when I’m not home, Sonny prefers to be with her. No matter how good others are to him, he still chooses to stay with her.”Duncan loved Sonny like his own child, but if Liberty was not in Wiltspoon, Sonny would not want to stay with Duncan. He preferred to stay with his aunt.“That’s good, then.”As long as
Then there was her mother, who had committed countless evil deeds. It was likely that Liberty and the others would not pay respects to Belinda, as she was an enemy of Liberty’s branch of the family. No matter how magnanimous Liberty was, she would not go as far as to visit the grave of her enemy. Therefore, Caroline needed to come back herself to pay respects to her mother, to ensure that her mother’s grave would not be neglected. This was her duty as a daughter. Her mother had committed many sins, but she was still her mother.“Anyway, I’ll also be back to attend your wedding to Mr. Lewis. Technically, I’m still your elder.”Caroline smiled as she extended her belated blessings. “Liberty, I wish you and Mr. Lewis a lifetime of happiness. Mr. Lewis loves you dearly. You two will definitely be very happy together.”Duncan was such an outstanding person in his own right but was willing to marry into the Fisher family for Liberty. This truly broke the previous streak of the matri