Zachary said after a brief pause, “Nana, you really do think in the long run. Tell your sons to put in the effort and give you a granddaughter instead. It might be faster that way.”Grandma May instantly laughed and scolded him, “If your grandfather was still alive, would you say that it’ll be quicker for us to try for a daughter instead? Your parents, aunts, and uncles are already old. How can they give birth to more children? They didn’t manage to get a daughter when they were young, so they can only pin their hopes for a granddaughter now.”“My third uncle and aunt are only in their forties. I think they can still try.”If his third uncle and aunt were here, they would say, “Zachary, you traitor!”“Are you busy now?”“I’m on the phone with my Nana.”“Look, that’s what I mean. You’re not cute at all. You’re not busy, right? If you’re not, I’ll go to the office to find you. Let’s go shopping.”Zachary was at a loss for words.“I’m working, Nana.”“The company won’t close down
Olivia soon walked in while holding Chelsea’s third child.Chelsea was not with her. She probably went back to work.“Sonny, Lucas is here to play with you.”Olivia called out to Sonny while holding her other grandson.“Serenity, Ms. Sox.”She smiled and greeted Serenity and Jasmine. She glanced at them a few more times when they saw the two packing up.Her attention was soon drawn to Elisa.Elisa did not put Sonny down and asked him, “Who is she, Sonny?”Serenity straightened up and said in a light tone, “Why are you here, Aunty?” Then, she told Elisa, “She’s my sister’s mother-in-law and Sonny’s grandmother.”She emphasized on the word “grandmother”.Elisa looked at Lucas, who Olivia was holding, then looked at Sonny. Sonny only greeted his grandmother once and nothing else. He was obviously not close to his grandmother.She guessed the relationship between Liberty and her mother-in-law was not pleasant.“Sonny usually has no playmates, so I went back and brought Lucas
Serenity said coldly, “Who is Lucas? What has he got to do with me? Sonny is my nephew. I can’t possibly let him suffer to coax someone else’s child. What did Sonny do wrong? It’s your other grandson who was raised badly. He always bullies Sonny, steals his toys, beats him, and brings his toys back home. You’re their grandmother, right? Are you blind?“Or is this what you usually teach him? Olivia, Lucas is your grandson, but so is Sonny. You’re too biased!”Olivia was speechless.She responded, “Sonny is still young, Serenity. Besides, Sonny has so many toys. What’s wrong with giving Lucas one or two to play with? Look, Sonny, your brother is crying. Share some toys with him to play together, okay?”Sonny hesitated.Elisa said to him, “Sonny, you don’t have to force yourself if you don’t want to share. If he likes to cry, he can cry as much as he wants. Since he wants to roll around and clean the floor, we’ll let him do as he pleases. It’ll save your Aunt Seren the need to mop th
Serenity’s expression was gloomy. “I also wished that she was his step-grandmother. That way, it would not be that hurtful. Unfortunately, she’s his real grandmother.”Her nephew’s grandmother and her own grandmother were comparable to each other.After a pause, she added, “That old woman brought Lucas over so he could infect Sonny. If Sonny gets sick, my sister will be too worried to go to work. She’ll definitely take time off to take care of Sonny, but she has just started her job. If she keeps taking time off, it’ll be difficult for her to keep this job.”The Brown family was really doing everything to keep her sister from returning to the workplace.Now that her sister had a job, she should bring forward her plans to divorce. The earlier she divorced, the faster she could get a new lease on life.“Serenity, why does your sister’s mother-in-law not want her to go to work?” Elisa asked.Serenity walked back with the broom. When she saw Sonny walk out, she bent down to pick her
“Liberty, now that you have a job, you can ask Hank for a divorce.” Serenity advised her sister to file for a divorce as soon as possible.Jasmine and Elisa both echoed, “Divorce early and start anew.”Liberty looked down at her son’s tender little face and nodded firmly. “I’ll wait for Hank to get off work tonight and ask him for a divorce.”She already had the evidence of Hank’s affair.When she first got the evidence, she did not immediately fall out with him because she was still unemployed and without an income. It would not be conducive for her to fight for the custody of her son.The New Year is around the corner. Initially, she wanted to wait until she got her first paycheck before bringing up the divorce. However, her mother-in-law’s behavior today made her unable to tolerate it anymore.She could bear with it no matter how they treated her, but she could not tolerate them harming Sonny!When her mother-in-law and sister-in-law came over two days ago, she heard Chelsea
Sonny soon fell asleep in his mother’s arms.Liberty took the opportunity of him sleeping and handed him over to her sister. She was extremely grateful that Serenity and her husband hired Mrs. Lane to help her take good care of Sonny.She could not stand on her own feet yet, but she would remember Serenity and Zachary’s kindness. She would repay them well when she could stand on her own again.Liberty then went to work.Elisa received a phone call from a friend. The others did not know what the friend said, but after Elisa took the call, she said goodbye to Serenity and Jasmine before leaving in a hurry.“Jasmine, you watch the shop with Sonny first. I’ll take Mrs. Lane to buy some bedding products.”Serenity had not forgotten that she had to buy a bed, cabinets, and bedding for Mrs. Lane.“Sure.”Jasmine agreed easily. Business would be idle until the students finished their classes in the evening.She would always read novels to pass the time.Mrs. Lane said, “Ms. Hunt, you
Unfortunately, the handful of close friends he had were just as inexperienced as he was.He could not ask Nana for a few tricks in private either. She would laugh at him.He thought of how he stubbornly said to Nana that he would not chase after his wife. Now, he was feeling his cheeks burn in embarrassment.However, he did not actually have to chase after his wife. Serenity was already his wife!“Thank you for your concern, Mr. York. I’ll be mindful.”Serenity’s dexterous hands were nimbly crafting a car. “Mr. York, you take Mrs. Lane home first. Also, don’t forget to take Snowball and the others with you.”Zachary’s expression tightened. “I won’t take the three furballs.”“Then let Mrs. Lane take them. The store’s not busy now, so you two can’t help me much here anyway. Why not go home and let Mrs. Lane clean up her room?”“You’re chasing me away!”Serenity glanced up at him and then looked down again to continue working. She said in amusement, “Mr. York, I realized that you
When Serenity learned the truth, she realized she had to apologize to Elisa.Mr. York in fact had a wife.Elisa should give up.She was a good girl. Serenity hoped that Elisa could let go of her feelings for Mr. York as soon as possible, and look for her happiness that belonged to her.“Since Mr. York is married, why wasn’t there any news?”Even Elisa did not know about it.“It should be to protect his wife. Think about it. Our boss is young, handsome, promising, and rich. Any woman who sees him in real life would fall head over heels for his charm.“Although no other woman except Ms. Stone has the courage to openly confess to him and pursue him, it doesn’t mean that there aren’t people who adore him. He’s worried that exposing his beloved wife’s identity and appearance would bring trouble for her. He’s also afraid that someone would hurt his wife while he’s not paying attention.”“I don’t know about the others, but Elisa is definitely not that kind of person. She’s a good girl
Caroline hummed. “I do plan to visit Wiltspoon to see her sometime soon. I just don’t know if I’ll be kicked out when I get there.”“And I should visit Mr. Foster too. How is he, by the way?" Patrick was the longest-living person she had ever met. Back when she lived with her adoptive family in the countryside, the oldest people in town usually lived into their eighties, and few made it to ninety. Patrick was nearly a hundred years old. What was more, he could walk without support and even travel long distances with his old friends.Liberty replied, “He’s doing quite well. Aunt Audrey accompanies him on walks every day. When they don’t go out, he sits by the cradle and watches baby Elias for hours on end.”The bond between generations was strong. When Patrick looked at Clive’s son, Elias, he felt like he was looking at his great-grandson. As Tiara’s great-grandson, Elias was naturally like his own great-grandson, too.“Dr. Carden comes by periodically to check on him and adjus
Liberty had already called Audrey to inform her about what had happened and also mentioned it to Serenity.Knowing the Clark brothers had all been captured, Serenity felt thoroughly relieved and stopped worrying that her sister would run into trouble in Jensburg.She told Zachary that Caroline never let people down.Zachary did not comment.Caroline’s fever had completely subsided, but her coughing had worsened. The doctor had changed her prescription, but the effects were not immediate.When Liberty entered, Caroline was out of bed and walking around, supported by Darren.“Caroline, why are you out of bed?”Liberty scolded her, “Get back in bed and lie down. You’re injured. If you don’t rest properly and keep moving around, you’ll aggravate your wounds, and you’ll regret it.”She did not blame Darren, though. She knew Caroline always came first to him. He always followed her lead and was unable to influence her decisions.“I’ve been lying down all day. My back is sore, and I’m
The housekeeper replied, “Yes, sir.”They did not have much work in the first place, so they did not need to slack off. Once they were done with their work, they had tons of time to entertain themselves.Hunter rushed out the door with his car keys. Despite being over seventy years old, his driving skills were still quite good. Not needing to hire a driver, he drove himself straight to Jensburg.Upon arriving at the city, Hunter did not immediately go looking for Caroline. He was unaware that she had been injured.Instead, he went to meet his old friends to ask them to help him find out if anything had happened in relation to the Fisher family last night.After he finished speaking, one of his friends said, “We were about to ask you the same thing. Your three sons attacked your daughter with knives and even kidnapped her, intending to chop her up and feed her to the fish.“Luckily, that Mr. Fletcher, who works for your daughter, arrived with the police and rescued her, but she wa
The Queen family was well-educated and had few members. Sophia had heard of other families fighting over power, but Caroline’s experience shocked her the most. Maybe it was because the Queens was close to her. Sophia quite liked Caroline as well. “How could they… You’re their biological sister!”Caroline smiled bitterly. “Are you having a fever, Carol? Your face is red.”Sophia touched Caroline’s forehead. She said, “You’re burning up. Have you informed the doctor, Mr. Fletcher?”Darren replied, “The fever started at dawn. Ms. Caroline caught a cold. Her fever subsided after taking medication once, but it returned.“It’s time for her to take her medicine.”Sophia spotted the lunch boxes. She told Darren, “Go have your lunch, Mr. Fletcher. I can look after Carol.”“It’s okay, Mrs. Queen. I can eat on my own,” said Caroline embarrassedly. It was her first time feeling cared for by someone her mother’s age. Although Sophia was not part of her family, the lady treated her
Caroline looked toward Darren. She said, “In my younger days, I often caught colds and coughs when the weather was too cold. The coughing will last throughout the changing of seasons. Therefore, I’ve been looking after my health since I grew up.“My immune system strengthened a lot. I haven’t been coughing for years.“I’m not worried.”Caroline stared at Darren lovingly. “I have nothing to be worried about with you here.”Darren pinched her face lightly with affection. “I’m still sulking. I didn’t want you to risk yourself, yet I couldn’t stop you. I’ll only feel better once you recover.”He was Caroline’s assistant and had to heed her orders. Even if they were dating, he still had to follow her arrangements.“Okay. Don’t be angry. I won’t take risks like this again in the future. You’ll age quickly if you get angry frequently. If that happens, your hair might turn gray before I even grow old.“We promised to grow old together.”Under Caroline’s gentle coaxing, Darren’s expre
Darren became an orphan when he was only a few years old. After losing everything, he was collected and trained by the training center to be an all-rounder assistant. He could not remember how he lost his parents as he was too young back then. Since he had no memories, there was no pain.Nevertheless, he had seen others interacting with their parents. He knew parents should love their children. There were not many parents who would not shower their children with love. Ms. Caroline was too unlucky to have met one. “I don’t care. I don’t care about my dad at all.”Caroline asked, “Has my dad asked you to give him money? He doesn’t need money. He just wants to know about his sons’ conditions.“Having lived for so many years, he was probably aware of the consequences of his sons’ plan and had advised them not to do it. They didn’t listen to him, so he’s just hoping to get lucky and waiting for some news.”Hunter must have known that her brothers were going to murder her. Sinc
“I’m not obliged to provide for you, Mr. Clark.”Darren would not give Hunter money. He also felt Hunter was trying to obtain some information through the call, not money. Hunter said furiously, “Aren’t you going to marry Caroline? You’ll be my son-in-law in the future. It’s like being half a son to me. Since you’re my son, you should look after your father. Quick. Give me the money.“Otherwise, I won’t let you marry my daughter.”Darren said without hesitation, “Ms. Caroline will decide for her marriage.“If we do get married, she’ll be the one in charge of the finances. I don’t have money.”“Fletcher! Are you a man? Can’t you revitalize the spirit of the Fisher family’s sons-in-law? You saw how I ended up like this. I didn’t have access to the finances and didn’t have money. I’ve been under strict control ever since I married into the family.“That was how I ended up in this miserable state. I’m telling you, the Fisher women are evil. It’s best if you don’t marry Caroline.
“Why would a husband have an affair if his wife could do well?”Ellie was exasperated. She ended the call without hesitation. “Old bastard. The apple really doesn’t fall far from the tree. All your sons cheated on their wives because they have a perverted father like you.“I would’ve divorced Jason if it weren’t for my children being too young. Look at Emma now. She even received half of Adrian’s assets and doesn’t have to look after her children herself. How relaxed her life must be.”The wealth Belinda had left behind was sufficient to afford the children’s education. Ellie still had feelings for Jason. Otherwise, she would have gotten a divorce upon knowing he cheated on her. She would not have reconciled with him with just a little coaxing and advice from her family. Since Jason did not return home the entire night, Hunter guessed his sons’ plan had failed. As he had expected, Caroline was not an easy target. After all, she was Belinda’s biological daughter. Belind
Since the call ended abruptly, Adrian’s girlfriend, Irene, muttered, “Is Mr. Clark unsatisfied with me?”She was almost twenty years younger than Adrian. If he had not been rich and willing to spend his money on her, she would not have wanted to be his lover. Adrian promised to marry her after he was done fighting a legal battle against his sister and claiming his inheritance. He would make her the missus of the Clark family. As for the three children he had with his ex-wife, he had told Irene not to worry about them.Since his mother had left some money behind for her grandchildren, he did not have to pay child support. Irene knew Adrian used to be a young master of the Fishers and that Madam Fisher was extremely wealthy. She did not expect Belinda to be helping her son take care of his children even after her death. Considering Adrian would be able to receive a huge portion of inheritance in the future, Irene decided to be with him. If she did get married to him, and gave