Jessica was upset but did not show it. After all, she was not his wife yet, so she could not say too much lest Hank resent her. Her future husband’s family might also have a problem with her.Sonny was just over two years old. He was not sensible yet and could not take care of himself. If he lived under her hands, she had plenty of opportunities to deal with him, so there was no hurry.“No problem.”Jessica handed the divorce agreement back to Hank. “I’ll print two copies for you. Take them to Liberty tomorrow and have her sign them, one for each of you. On Monday, hurry and go to the City Hall to file for divorce.”Hank laughed. “I’m more impatient than you are.”“I’m not impatient.”Jessica laughed as she helped Hank print the divorce papers.That night, the two people dreamed beautifully, thinking about their happy life after marriage.The night passed without a word.The next day, Serenity woke up and saw the note Zachary left on the dresser. She quickly picked up her phon
Serenity asked, “Where can we send Sonny to?”Hank knew where Serenity lived.They did not have anyone they could depend on in their hometown either. Not to mention Liberty, even Serenity would not be at ease.Jasmine reminded Serenity. “What about Elisa? You can ask Elisa for a favor. She’s the Stone Group’s heiress and lives in a large villa with high security. Moreover, with the Stone Group’s prestige, the Browns wouldn’t dare go and make a scene.“They wouldn’t expect Sonny to be with the Stones. Elisa likes Sonny very much too, so she’ll definitely take good care of Sonny.”Serenity’s eyes lit up. “Right! I forgot about Elisa. I’ll discuss it with my sister later. If she agrees, then I’ll ask Elisa to help take care of Sonny for the time being.”“Elisa has already said that you can go to her if you need help. Serenity, sometimes we’ll have to give in to reality. In this unfair world, it’s easier for the rich and powerful to get things done compared to ordinary people like us
Serenity said, “Liberty, it doesn’t matter whether the police will be of help, just call them first.”“Okay, I’ll call the police now.”“What about your in-laws?”“They left after Sonny was carried into the car. They probably went to find Hank. He didn’t come home last night.”Serenity thought about it for a while and said, “Liberty, you should call the police first. Zachary and I will go to Hank’s hometown and Chelsea’s house now. They probably took Sonny back to their hometown.”Liberty and Hank were about to divorce, and the custody was not yet determined. The Browns took Sonny away without Liberty’s permission, so if she called the police, the police would most likely be mediators. If none of them compromised, they would just have to wait for the court to resolve it together with the divorce proceedings.Although the Browns were also Sonny’s relatives, Liberty and Serenity had taken care of Sonny since his birth. Sonny did not have a close relationship with the Browns. If Son
Zachary called Callum while he walked out.It was early in the morning, so Callum was still in dreamland.The phone rang for a while before Callum answered.“Zack, what’s up?”Callum opened his eyes to look at the caller ID, then closed his eyes after answering the call.On weekends, Callum had nothing to do and would not wake up until noon.“Callum, please inform everyone except Rowan to go to… Serenity, which expressway do we need to take to Liberty’s in-laws’ house?”“We’ll need to take the XX expressway for around forty minutes.”Zachary said to his cousin on the phone, “You all can wait for me and Serenity at the intersection of the XX expressway. Something happened, and I need your help.”Callum heard that Zachary wanted to gather all nine of the York brothers, except Rowan because he was still a minor.Callum asked with concern, “Zack, what happened?”Why was it necessary to gather all the York brothers?“Serenity’s nephew was kidnapped. Her sister is going through a
Grandma May and Mrs. Lane arrived at Bright Boulevard and went straight to Liberty’s house. As soon as they got out of the elevator, they heard loud cries which were disturbing the neighbors. A crowd gathered in front of Liberty’s place to see what was going on.“Hank Brown, you b*stard! Give me back my son! Your whole family is despicable! You treat Sonny like a toy and come over to play with him whenever you please. But when you make him cry, you just leave without a word.“Sonny is two years and five months old, but have you guys, as his grandparents, ever bought him a piece of clothing? You didn’t even buy him a toy. Now you’re saying that you miss Sonny? Even if you miss Sonny, have I ever stopped you from seeing him?”Liberty was held down by her in-laws to prevent her from beating up Hank. She struggled desperately as she cried and cursed like a mad woman.Since she fought with her husband’s family before, she no longer cared how disheveled her hair was. Her voice was hoarse
Mr. and Mrs. Brown could not help their daughter because Grandma May would kick them when they tried to help.The Browns were stunned that an old lady who was almost eighty years old was still so strong and vicious.Under Grandma May’s protection, Liberty and Chelsea had a fierce fight.Chelsea was usually just sharp-tongued. When it came to fighting, she could not compare to Liberty. Liberty’s weight was an advantage in a fight. As soon as she sat on Chelsea, Chelsea could not get up.Liberty finally stopped slapping Chelsea, who looked like a broken rag doll.“Hank, why are you still with such a sl*t?! Divorce her immediately! Kick her out of your house! This is your house, so make her leave!”Chelsea had never suffered such grievance and humiliation. She was beaten violently by Liberty while many onlookers watched. At this moment, her hair was disheveled, and her face was swollen. Her whole body was in pain.“Chelsea.”Mr. and Mrs. Brown hurriedly helped their daughter up. T
Chelsea was freed. She hated Grandma May so much because she would not have been beaten by Liberty if this damned old lady had not appeared out of the blue.Grandma May pulled Liberty up and sat down on the sofa. She glanced at Chelsea arrogantly and said coldly, “You really redefined my understanding of human nature. Don’t talk to me. Otherwise, people will think I’m talking to a pig.”Chelsea was so angry that she wanted to rush over again.“Chelsea.”Hank grabbed his sister, who might not have heard what Grandma May said earlier.“She’s Zachary’s grandmother.”Chelsea suddenly recalled Zachary’s stony face and eagle-like eyes. She retreated and shoved her arrogance aside.“Old Mrs. York…”Mrs. Brown said, “This is between Hank and Liberty, so let’s not butt in, okay?”“I didn’t butt in. Did you see me butting in?” Grandma May retorted.In Grandma May’s eyes, she only kicked them and did not butt in.Mrs. Brown was speechless by Grandma May’s denial.“I just think that yo
Liberty did not have a car, so after she asked Serenity and Zachary to look for Sonny, she went to Hank to settle the score.However, Liberty was alone, and Hank’s family was there, so she was outnumbered.Fortunately, Grandma May and Mrs. Lane came to help out.Just in time, Hank took out the divorce agreement he wrote last night and said, “Liberty, I admit that I wronged you. I also know that you can’t forgive me. Since the two of us are no longer in love with each other, this marriage can’t go on. Let’s get a divorce.“This is the divorce agreement I wrote. Take a look at it. If there’s no problem, we can sign it and finalize it on Monday at the City Hall.”Liberty took the divorce agreement with a cold face. When she read it, she was so angry that she wanted to rip Hank to shreds.Grandma May took a look at the divorce agreement that Hank wrote. After reading it, she took a few deep breaths to control her anger.The Browns were truly despicable!Seeing Liberty’s glum face,
“But as time passed, we treated you decently, no? Yet, you’ve never had any regard for us, your brothers, and not even for Dad.“You’ve been back with us for several years now. Even if we weren’t particularly close to you, we weren’t exactly terrible either, but you’ve always shut us out, never treating us as family. It’s you who couldn’t integrate into this family, not us who rejected you.”Every time Adrian saw Caroline, he had a lot to say. He always complained that Caroline was not close to them and that she was not on their side.Caroline wore a neutral expression. “Adrian, you might be much older than me, but you’re only middle-aged. Has your memory already started failing? Do I need to remind you of all the things you’ve done behind my back?“It’s not that I didn’t want to integrate into this family, it’s you who’ve always excluded me. You never treated me as your sister. “In your hearts, Celine was your sister, while I was just an intruder who shouldn’t have come back, wh
Adrian’s housekeeper was long bribed by Darren. Whenever he needed them, they would do his bidding. The video and audio recordings were sent by the housekeeper to Darren, who then forwarded them to Caroline.After reviewing the evidence, Caroline no longer felt like resting. She got out of bed, went into the bathroom, and quickly freshened up. When she came out, she grabbed her phone and left the lounge.She first brewed herself a cup of coffee, then carried the steaming cup to her desk and sat down, leisurely sipping it.Then, a knock sounded at the door.“Come in,” Caroline said.The door opened, and in walked Adrian.Seeing him enter, Caroline’s beautiful eyes flickered slightly, but her expression remained calm. She continued sipping her coffee as she watched her eldest brother approach.“Carol,” Adrian said with a forced smile, his tone somewhat affectionate.Caroline stopped drinking her coffee. She casually placed the cup on the table, straightened up, and said, “Adrian,
“You’re new here, so you wouldn’t know. I’ve been working here longer, and since the eldest son lives here, I’ve been able to hear the latest news about the Fisher family.”After all, family matters like these were not usually spread all over the city. Only major events that caught the media’s attention would get leaked. Adrian had no idea about the two security guards’ conversation. He believed he had executed his plan perfectly and was now just waiting for the final step to be carried out tonight in eliminating Caroline to avenge Celine and his mother, as well as reclaiming all of his mother’s private assets.He could not let Caroline take everything for herself.Adrian blamed Caroline for the deaths of Celine and Belinda, convinced that Caroline was responsible for their demise. However, in reality, even without Caroline, Audrey would have returned to seek justice for her mother, and the Fisher family would still have ended up in the same situation. Belinda’s descendants woul
“If you ever encounter any difficulties in the future, come to us. If we can help, we will. If we can’t, then there’s nothing we can do,” Adrian said.The Dott brothers pretended to decline the money, but after some back-and-forth, they eventually accepted, repeatedly expressing their gratitude.“I’ll call a car to take you back,” Adrian said, pulling out his phone to arrange transportation for them.Of course, they were not actually leaving Jensburg. They planned to start their operation tonight, aiming to deal with Caroline quickly to avoid any complications.“Thank you, Mr. Clark. You've already done so much for us,” the Dott brothers said, continuing to play their roles. They had come this far in their act and did not mind keeping up the charade a little longer.Soon, a black car really did arrive and stopped nearby. The driver stepped out and approached, respectfully greeting the three Clark brothers.“Take these two gentlemen home. They are Ms. Celine’s biological brothers,
Justin returned to the dining room and packed up all the leftover dishes they had not finished, along with the opened but unfinished bottle of wine. He stuffed everything into several bags and carried them out. Handing the leftovers to Jacob, he said, “If we’re going to keep up appearances, we need to make it look like we’re really giving you our charity, so take these leftovers back with you. You can heat them up for dinner tonight, otherwise, just toss them in the trash after you leave, but don’t throw away the wine—only you two had it. We haven’t touched it.“This wine is really good stuff, too. Where you’re from, even if you had the money, you wouldn’t be able to buy such fine wine. And if you did find any, it’d probably be fake.”Jacob took the leftovers and the unfinished bottle of wine from Justin. The wine was indeed excellent. In fact, he would have asked for it himself even if Justin had not offered it. In all his life, he had never tasted such good wine.“Once you’re re
Adrian beckoned Celine’s brothers closer in a low voice. The two had had some alcohol, and it was going to their heads. Their faces reddened in excitement and they hurried over.Adrian handed the suitcase to Jacob by the handle. He watched as Jacob laid it on the ground and opened it, exposing the thick wads of cash within.The Dott brothers' hands were trembling from excitement, for they had never seen so much cash before. At the thought that the bagful of cash was theirs now, wide smiles broke out across their faces. They each took a bundle and kissed it a couple of times.“I love this the most,” Jacob exclaimed excitedly. “The more, the better, and the more, the merrier.”“Me, too. Jacob, we’ll take ten bundles each. Let’s just keep the cash in this bag for now and when we get home, we’ll secretly divide it. For now, let’s not tell Mom, your wife, or any others.”The more people knew, the more talk there would be, so it was better for as few people as possible to know.Actuall
Ever since Belinda passed away, they were worried their cruel sister would cancel their bank cards. Therefore, they withdrew all the remaining money from the accounts from which they received their monthly allowance. Adrian rarely used the money on that particular card of his because it was a meager sum to him. Tens to hundreds of thousands a month was not even enough to buy a high-quality watch. In the past, he would only transfer the money from that card to another account every one or two years. Otherwise, he would withdraw the money and use it to flirt with women; cash could always draw many gorgeous women to him. Not many people could resist someone who could take out bundles of cash. Adrian recalled that he had withdrawn a few million dollars. He kept it all in a safe. When their mother was still alive, they spent money extravagantly. When they switched cars, they would get cars that cost millions and pay for them in full. They also made full payment when buying houses.
Jacob said, “Add one more million to it and make it six. My brother and I will get three million each. We won't do the job if you offer anything less than this.“After all, we’re the ones solving a problem for you guys. The benefits you’ll obtain from this are more than ten times the amount you’re offering us.“Besides, you three are adamant about killing Caroline, not us. We might even go to prison for this.“If we get three million each, we can consider helping you out.”Michael added, “That’s right. We may be poor, but our lives aren’t worth any less. There’s no such thing as wanting us to sacrifice our lives for you without giving us money.”Adrian went to take a fine bottle of wine and poured a glass each for Jacob and Michael. Meanwhile, he took a sip of his juice and told them, “We won’t be drinking alcohol since we have to drive and go to work. This is a precious wine I’ve been keeping. It’s sold for a high price outside.“Help yourselves to it. If you think it’s good,
It could not satisfy their appetites. After all, the Clark brothers were asking them to commit a crime. If they were caught, they had to pay the price and go to jail for several years. Losing their freedom for a few years in exchange for a million dollars was not worth it at all. “Mr. Adrian, we do hate Caroline, but she won’t do anything to us if we remain in the countryside away from Jensburg and avoid offending her.“We can still live a peaceful life. Although we’ll face financial difficulties, we can still afford basic necessities and be free.“You guys are the ones in a rush to eliminate Caroline. Her existence affects your benefits the most. Of course, you can choose to accept reality by resigning from Fisher Enterprise, selling your assets, and leaving Jensburg.“If you flee to the countryside like us, you can enjoy a comfortable life away from Caroline’s control. You won’t have to reward us for doing your bidding and can save that money.”Jacob could accept not gett