The two men were Celineâs biological brothers, Jacob and Michael Dott. Adrian nodded. âThatâs good to hear. Grieving is useless. Avenging Celine and seeking justice is more important.âJacob and Michael remained silent. They could not do much. When their father was still the Fishersâ butler, he received a high salary with excellent benefits; the Dotts were the wealthiest family in their town. Since their family was rich, the brothers never put effort into studying. They spent time with questionable friends and led a life of debauchery. Jacob and Michael only matured after marrying and having kids. However, their father was already in prison. Meanwhile, Caroline, whom they used to abuse, had returned to the Fisher family. Celine had refused to return to the Dott family and simply gave them some money. Jacob and Michael had built houses in their town and furnished them well. The money they used was from Caroline and their parentsâ savings. Since then, their financial crisi
âAlthough Caroline is our biological sister, she doesnât treat us as her brothers. We only recognize Celine as our sister. I really wish we could turn back time.âWe shouldnât have allowed Caroline to return to the Fisher family. Ever since she came back, the family had been declining. Many things had happened. My momâs dead, and my dadâs crippled. All of these are related to her.âCarolineâs an ungrateful bitch. I canât believe she sided with the people from Wiltspoon. Even now, sheâs constantly in contact with them and giving away Fisher Enterprise.âIt shouldâve belonged to Celine.âJacob and Michael stayed quiet. They had known for a long time that their biological sister was not Caroline but Celine, the then-successor of the Fisher family. Therefore, they treated Caroline badly and often abused her.Although Caroline had learned to put up resistance after growing up, she was still bullied by Jacob and Michael.She hated them. She did not know the truth in the past and
âCaroline will definitely receive retribution for this.âAdrian said with spite, âI shall see how she meets her death. The people in Wiltspoon will kill her sooner or later.âDoes she think theyâll treat her well just because she betrayed her family? They despise us. Sheâs still my parentsâ biological daughter. Thereâs no way she can be spared.ââYouâre absolutely right.âThe three men kept cursing Caroline throughout their journey. Upon arriving at Adrianâs villa, he parked the car. Jacob and Michael looked around after getting out of the vehicle. They thought Adrianâs place was luxurious. Adrian mentioned it was a small place, but it was already a lavish place to them. It was many times bigger than their house in the countryside. Adrian invited Jacob and Michael into the villa and they followed suit.Jacob whispered to Michael, âThe Clark brothers are fighting with Caroline for the inheritance, Michael. They must be up to no good, calling us here.âNo matter what request
âIf the plan fails, we have a backup planâhit her bodyguardsâ car and force her car to stop. That way, you two can take Caroline away and leave the rest up to us.âAdrian was prepared for various scenarios.If the car accident did not succeed, then they would first eliminate Carolineâs bodyguards. Without them, and with Darren on a business trip, they could easily take down Caroline, who did not know how to fight. After kidnapping her, they would kill and cut her to pieces before throwing her into the sea. No one would be able to find her. If Caroline were dead, the inheritance from Belinda would belong to the Clark brothers. They still could not take over Fisher Enterprise and the Fisher family or do anything to Liberty. However, with Caroline dead, there would be no one to teach the new and inexperienced Liberty. Whether Liberty could hold her ground was an unknown variable. After a discussion between Adrian and his brothers, they set two goals. Firstly, they would kill Car
Twenty million dollars!It was the Clark brothersâ turn to exchange glances. They did not expect Jacob and Michael to name such a high price. While they could pay that amount, they did not want to hand the money to Jacob and Michael. After all, it was no longer a small sum to them, given their situation. Adrian was nervous that he would have to fork out the money himself. While he had significantly more assets than an ordinary person, most were fixed assets, and he only had a few tens of millions of savings. Therefore, he was unwilling to pay twenty million dollars out of the blue. After exchanging glances, Adrian said, âTwenty million is too much. We donât have that much. We may be wealthy people to you, but itâs all fake. We arenât as rich as you think.âYouâre aware of the Fishers family rulesâonly daughters can be the successors. Sons canât even take on the Fisher surname, let alone inherit the family assets.âWhen my mom was alive, she would support us financially in
Wiltspoonâs hot weather in October was a killer. Still, the mornings and evenings were eased by the late autumn breeze. Serenity Hunt got up first thing in the morning to make breakfast for her sisterâs family of three. She then grabbed her birth certificate and slipped away in the silence. âWeâre going Dutch from now on, and Iâm talking about everythingâthe living expenses, the mortgage, and auto loans! Your sister should be splitting the cost since sheâs staying at our place. Sure, she pays two thousand bucks a month, but it doesnât stretch very far. Sheâs basically mooching off us.â Serenity overheard her brother-in-lawâs comment during the coupleâs argument last night. She had to move out of her sisterâs place. However, there was only one way to put her sisterâs mind to rest, and that was to get married. Since Serenity wanted to tie the knot on short notice without ever having had a boyfriend, she decided to take up on Grandma Mayâs offer. Serenity had saved the old lad
âI wonât back out on a promise.â It took Serenity a few days to consider before reaching a decision. Now that she had made up her mind, she was not going to go back on her word. There was nothing more Zachary could say at that point. He took out his document and placed it in front of the officer. Serenity did the same. The pair swiftly went through the formalities in less than ten minutes. Once the officer issued the marriage license, Zachary fished out a bunch of keys from his pocket and gave them to Serenity. He said, âThe house I bought is in Brynfield. Nana told me that you own a bookshop near Wiltspoon School. My place isnât too far from your workplace. Itâll take around ten minutes by bus.âDo you have a driverâs license? If you do, you can get a car. I can help with the down payment while you will be responsible for the monthly payment. Itâll be easier for you to commute to work.âI can get very busy at work, so you wonât see me much. There will be business trips too
âI will, Nana,â Serenity casually responded. Although Grandma May was nice to her, Zachary was her blood relative while Serenity was only related to the family by marriage. Serenity found it hard to believe that the Yorks would stand by Serenity during a conflict between her and Zachary.Such was the case with her sisterâs parents-in-law. Before marriage, the in-laws were nothing but good to Liberty to the point their birth daughter was jealous. It was a different story after the wedding. Every time Liberty got into a disagreement with her husband, Hank, her mother-in-law would get on Libertyâs case about being a bad wife. In short, the son was always family while the daughter-in-law remained as an outsider. âYou must be heading to work, so I should get out of your hair. Iâll get Zack to get you home for dinner tonight.â âNana, Iâm closing the shop pretty late at night. I probably wonât be able to make it. Can we reschedule for the weekend?â The school was off on weekend
Twenty million dollars!It was the Clark brothersâ turn to exchange glances. They did not expect Jacob and Michael to name such a high price. While they could pay that amount, they did not want to hand the money to Jacob and Michael. After all, it was no longer a small sum to them, given their situation. Adrian was nervous that he would have to fork out the money himself. While he had significantly more assets than an ordinary person, most were fixed assets, and he only had a few tens of millions of savings. Therefore, he was unwilling to pay twenty million dollars out of the blue. After exchanging glances, Adrian said, âTwenty million is too much. We donât have that much. We may be wealthy people to you, but itâs all fake. We arenât as rich as you think.âYouâre aware of the Fishers family rulesâonly daughters can be the successors. Sons canât even take on the Fisher surname, let alone inherit the family assets.âWhen my mom was alive, she would support us financially in
âIf the plan fails, we have a backup planâhit her bodyguardsâ car and force her car to stop. That way, you two can take Caroline away and leave the rest up to us.âAdrian was prepared for various scenarios.If the car accident did not succeed, then they would first eliminate Carolineâs bodyguards. Without them, and with Darren on a business trip, they could easily take down Caroline, who did not know how to fight. After kidnapping her, they would kill and cut her to pieces before throwing her into the sea. No one would be able to find her. If Caroline were dead, the inheritance from Belinda would belong to the Clark brothers. They still could not take over Fisher Enterprise and the Fisher family or do anything to Liberty. However, with Caroline dead, there would be no one to teach the new and inexperienced Liberty. Whether Liberty could hold her ground was an unknown variable. After a discussion between Adrian and his brothers, they set two goals. Firstly, they would kill Car
âCaroline will definitely receive retribution for this.âAdrian said with spite, âI shall see how she meets her death. The people in Wiltspoon will kill her sooner or later.âDoes she think theyâll treat her well just because she betrayed her family? They despise us. Sheâs still my parentsâ biological daughter. Thereâs no way she can be spared.ââYouâre absolutely right.âThe three men kept cursing Caroline throughout their journey. Upon arriving at Adrianâs villa, he parked the car. Jacob and Michael looked around after getting out of the vehicle. They thought Adrianâs place was luxurious. Adrian mentioned it was a small place, but it was already a lavish place to them. It was many times bigger than their house in the countryside. Adrian invited Jacob and Michael into the villa and they followed suit.Jacob whispered to Michael, âThe Clark brothers are fighting with Caroline for the inheritance, Michael. They must be up to no good, calling us here.âNo matter what request
âAlthough Caroline is our biological sister, she doesnât treat us as her brothers. We only recognize Celine as our sister. I really wish we could turn back time.âWe shouldnât have allowed Caroline to return to the Fisher family. Ever since she came back, the family had been declining. Many things had happened. My momâs dead, and my dadâs crippled. All of these are related to her.âCarolineâs an ungrateful bitch. I canât believe she sided with the people from Wiltspoon. Even now, sheâs constantly in contact with them and giving away Fisher Enterprise.âIt shouldâve belonged to Celine.âJacob and Michael stayed quiet. They had known for a long time that their biological sister was not Caroline but Celine, the then-successor of the Fisher family. Therefore, they treated Caroline badly and often abused her.Although Caroline had learned to put up resistance after growing up, she was still bullied by Jacob and Michael.She hated them. She did not know the truth in the past and
The two men were Celineâs biological brothers, Jacob and Michael Dott. Adrian nodded. âThatâs good to hear. Grieving is useless. Avenging Celine and seeking justice is more important.âJacob and Michael remained silent. They could not do much. When their father was still the Fishersâ butler, he received a high salary with excellent benefits; the Dotts were the wealthiest family in their town. Since their family was rich, the brothers never put effort into studying. They spent time with questionable friends and led a life of debauchery. Jacob and Michael only matured after marrying and having kids. However, their father was already in prison. Meanwhile, Caroline, whom they used to abuse, had returned to the Fisher family. Celine had refused to return to the Dott family and simply gave them some money. Jacob and Michael had built houses in their town and furnished them well. The money they used was from Caroline and their parentsâ savings. Since then, their financial crisi
In the afternoon, Duncan fetched Liberty from Fisher Enterprise for dinner. Caroline stood at the building entrance, watching Liberty and Duncan leave. She was envious. She missed Darren. Although he was still following her, he could not expose himself before others. She was not used to it. Nevertheless, she had to endure it to lure the Clark brothers into her trap. She thought, âPlease make your move soon, brothers. Donât keep me waiting.âAt that moment, Adrian and his brothers exited the elevator. They were discussing something as they walked. When they saw Caroline standing at the entrance, they paused for a moment. However, they quickly pretended they did not see her and walked past her.Soon, three cars left the company.Caroline stood there for a few more minutes before heading to the parking lot. Her personal bodyguards were waiting at her car. They quickly went to her when they spotted her, while one of them opened the door for her. After Adrian left the com
âIâm used to him being by my side. Now that heâs hidden, it just feels weird.âCaroline added, âEven if I want to kiss him, I can only do it in my dreams.âLiberty was speechless. Seeing Liberty being at a loss for words, Caroline smiled. âDid I renew your impression of me?ââYes. I didnât know you were this kind of person.âCaroline giggled. âDarrenâs too serious and respectful. If I donât take the lead, we might sleep on opposite ends of the bed after getting married. He probably wonât even dare to turn in bed.âLiberty thought of Darrenâs face, which constantly had a stern expression. He only looked normal around Caroline. He indeed treated her respectfully and never dared to offend her. Liberty said, âYouâre still his master. Itâs only natural that heâs acting that way.âWhen you two become husband and wife, heâll change. However, you wonât have to doubt his love and loyalty for you.âThe next thing Liberty knew, Caroline asked her private questions regarding married lif
Caroline moved first, exiting the elevator.Adrian blocked her path, refusing to give way.Caroline did not want to argue with her brothers, so she simply sidestepped and continued toward the CEOâs office. The Clark brothers watched her leave.âLetâs go, Adrian.â Justin entered the elevator first.Adrian withdrew his gaze and led Jason into the elevator.âI heard Darrenâs out on a business trip and has been sent to another province to handle some matters, so he wonât be back for at least ten days to half a month,â Jason shared in a low voice. âAnd for the past few days, Carolineâs only been accompanied by those few bodyguards of hers. There really hasnât been any sign of Darren with her. Iâve asked someone to look into it and verified Darren left Jensburg by flight a few days ago. What do you think, Adrian?âAdrian replied under his breath, âWeâre at work. Donât talk about that here. Weâll talk about it when we get home tonight.âJustin and Jason immediately shut their mouths.
âIâm in charge now, not your mother. If you canât do the work, then donât cling to your positions and collect a salary for doing nothing.âLiberty had no intention of tolerating their laziness any longer.The three brothers had tried investing and running their own businesses, but they mostly ended up losing money. The only stable income they had was from renting out the properties and shops they owned.That was why Hunter had advised his sons to return to Ashford, buy more properties and shops, and live off the rental income. It was much more stable than their business ventures.If the properties were hard to rent out, they could always sell them and recover some money, but with their business investments, not only did they lose money, they often ended up in debt by the time the businesses failed.It was a mystery how much of Belindaâs personal wealth had been spent helping her sons pay off their debts while she was alive.However, there were times when they made money. They wou