Carl kissed Violet with a satisfied expression after she settled down. He said softly, "Get up. I'll bring the food in.""Okay." Violet decided that she would deal with hunger first. She figured she would find a way to delay the marriage somehow. She suddenly chuckled as she thought about something. She rested her head on one of Carl's hands while holding his other hand. She gazed at him affectionately. Carl frowned. He knew she was up to no good. There was no way she was trying to seduce him. As expected, Violet asked, "The pancakes that morning. Are you sure you didn't make them?" "It wasn't me."Violet smirked and cooed, "If I find out it was you. We'll delay going to the city hall."Carl gritted his teeth and said, "Do you know the consequences of making me angry?"Violet covered herself with her blanket and continued, "We're the only ones here. Just tell me, were you the one that made the omelet?" Carl was put on the spot. If he admitted that he made it, he would be
"Don't ask about matters that are none of your business," Carl said in annoyance. "You're supposed to be an assassin, yet you lack the bloodlust of one." "That's because I can't be a bloodthirsty killer around my daughter." Violet didn't care about Carl's criticism as she cuddled with Whitney. Since Whitney came into the picture, Violet had participated in significantly fewer missions. She only went on missions if the targets were especially tricky. Therefore, she rose in notoriety since she only killed challenging targets. She also gained more enemies as a result. Now that more people were starting to realize that she was an assassin, things didn't look good for her. Carl gave her a cold stare and ignored her. "Uncle Carl, you have to let Great Aunt Elsa out. Or else, with that temper of hers …" Lucy couldn't help but say.Carl interrupted her coldly, "What can she possibly do?""You're holding your mother captive!" Violet chipped in."Daddy, have you thought about the co
Maverick chuckled awkwardly and said, "Ah, the thing about the White family."Lucy's eyes were fixed on Maverick. She was angry that he didn't even spare her a glance since he walked through the door. "Spill it! I'm also curious about how you handled it," Elsa said in a commanding tone. "And spare no detail. If you try to hide anything from us …" Carl didn't bother to finish his sentence. Maverick was in despair. The three Walkers were harsh masters. If he offended Lucy, she'd hound him forever. If he offended Elsa, his social life would be utterly destroyed. And if he offended Carl, he would be better off dead. The three of them had overwhelming presences. Maverick knew that Violet was the only one who could get him out of the tricky situation. He knew Violet had the most authority here because she could bend Carl to her will. Maverick regained his cool when he thought of that. After all, his actions toward the White family were retribution for Violet."I didn't kill a
If Carl couldn't marry Violet yet. That meant that Whitney still couldn't be recognized as his legitimate heir. Carl had no choice but to put his plans on halt. He brought them back to Zeloth to deal with the issue at hand. Lucy was pestering Carl as she said, "Uncle Carl, why aren't you bringing me back with you? I want to go with you!"She had just heard that Carl intended to leave her here with Elsa. Lucy couldn't possibly accept that. She had planned to pursue Maverick in Avrington. She had just talked it out with him. They agreed not to tell Carl about their situation. The condition for that was that he must not hide from her anymore. Maverick had been a playboy all his life. He didn't think a woman would ever get the better of him."Why would you need to go? Stay here and accompany your great aunt," Carl said coldly. "I don't need her here," Elsa said. Elsa wanted Lucy to follow along so that she could ruin the relationship between Carl and Violet. "Do you hate me
Carl frowned hard. Not only did he have to worry about Lucy, but he also had to worry about Violet. The person who stole Violet's papers had a clear goal. That was to stop her from getting married.Who would it be? Carl had a suspect in his mind—Nathaniel Skye. "You're ignoring me again!" Violet said as she pinched Carl. "I asked you, why did you say Maverick wasn't the right man for Lucy?""You don't have to worry about that. Just remember that they must not be together." Carl didn't want to answer her question. Violet shrugged and muttered, "You're like a domineering old man. You're even interfering in other people's love life now.""What else can I do? Do you think it's a wise choice to let Lucy get between Maverick and Annabel?" Carl asked coldly. "I can't tell if it's a wise choice or not. But if it was me, I would respect Lucy's decision. She chose to walk this path. She will have to endure the hurt or happiness that comes with the choice. And you! You can't be respons
Carl had just finished making the pancakes when Violet woke up. She smelled the fragrance of the food, but she stopped in her tracks. She would've leaped into Carl's arms in joy if she hadn't tasted the disgusting pancakes he'd made before. But because she did eat that before, all she could think of was how to get out of eating it now. No one else was in the house. She knew she was going to be the first to taste the pancakes. She quickly ran back into the bedroom and grabbed her phone and purse. She was ready to sneak out of the house. She was sure she couldn't stomach any of the food Carl made for her. "You're awake!" She came face to face with Carl while trying to sneak out. He frowned when he saw she had her hands behind her back."What's wrong? What are you holding that you must hide from me?" Carl asked. "It's nothing!" Violet quickly replied. The thing she was trying to hide from was his food!She trembled slightly when she saw the pancakes he had placed on the di
It took Carl over an hour to finish. Violet was starving by the time he was done. The pancakes became something she actually yearned for. "Bring me the food! I need to eat. I'm famished!" Violet shoved Carl and said. "Mind your tone." Carl was dissatisfied. No one had ever spoken to him in such a demanding tone. "Carl! Heartless bastard! Honey! Bring me the food, please. I am really hungry," Violet said in a sweet voice. Carl leaned in and nibbled on her ear. He then whispered, "Don't seduce me like that. I might lose control."Violet's face paled. They had already done it multiple times today. If he lost control again, she might have the urge to put him down for a few months to get some rest.Carl smiled impishly. He left the room to get her the pancakes after seeing the worried look on her face.But the pancakes that were placed on the table were gone. In its place was a message. "Do not succumb to lust".Carl clenched his fists. The pancakes he had gone through great pai
Annabel sighed in frustration. She tried several other methods to regain control of Carl's computer but to no avail. She wasn't good enough to undo the Demon King's damage. She wondered how the Demon King came back to life. She had a bad feeling. Her gut told her that something big was about to happen. She left the study to knock on Violet's door. "Are you asleep, Violet?" she asked. "No, I've been waiting for you!" Violet said as she quickly came out.Carl came out with her and asked coldly, "Where are you two going at this hour?""We're going out for supper," Violet replied. "You have a lot of things to talk about with Maverick, right? We'll leave the two of you alone. Feel free to talk to your heart's content.""You're not allowed to go out tonight," Carl said in a commanding tone."Why?"Annabel quickly said. "Violet, it is indeed too late. We'll catch up tomorrow."Violet said with a frown, "I have to go to work tomorrow."She looked at Carl and wondered why he wanted
"Uh-huh." Violet reached out and hugged Carl. There was deep affection in her voice."I've conceived two children for you, and you've been pretty nice to me recently. Who else should I marry if not you?"Great joy rose in Carl's eyes after listening to Violet.After all the ordeals they had gone through, she finally agreed to marry him!Violet chuckled when she saw Carl unconsciously getting excited. Her heart was filled with satisfaction.She said on purpose, "But if you're not serious about marrying me, I won't be serious about marrying you too. We can get a divorce once I give birth to the baby. How about that?""I won't let you leave me." Carl held Violet tightly, looking anxious as if she would disappear all of a sudden.His heart was satisfied when he felt her warmth in his embrace. He lifted her up and spun around in excitement. He looked like a kid who got candies, which stunned Maverick as he entered.Maverick then lowered his head and said in a low voice, "Carl, this
"Vi, promise me you won't risk yourself ever again. Please trust me no matter what happens." Carl hugged Violet in fear.Violet nodded and leaned on his shoulder. She said softly, "Carl, if you hadn't shown yourself on television, I wouldn't have fallen for Benilio's trap easily. Then, Silvia wouldn't have kidnapped me.""Yes, it's my fault." Carl tightened his arms around Violet. "Vi, I've been wanting to ask you something. I don't know if you would give me an answer.""What?" Violet rested in his arms. She was getting sleepy after using her wits and energy against Silvia."Help me keep these two keys. When I need it, help me open a box." Carl took out two heart-shaped keys like a magician, giving them to Violet.Violet took the keys and looked at them carefully. She couldn't find anything special about them. She nodded and agreed to Carl's request."Okay, anything else?" Violet was getting more sleepy."There's something more, but I can't tell you about it right now." Carl loo
"Carl, I'll settle things with you next time."Silvia knew she would be at a disadvantage if she continued fighting with Carl. Without waiting for Carl to strike, she took out a poison gas bomb with itching powder added to it.She threw it at Carl. The poison gas bomb landed on the floor and exploded immediately. As Carl backed off quickly, Silvia used the opportunity to escape in a flash.Carl only went after Silvia when the gas dissipated. Silvia had already reached the entrance of the restaurant with one injured leg. She took a pregnant lady hostage and left quickly."Contact the Zuissian police and lock down the city. They must catch Silvia and save the pregnant lady."Carl came out from the kitchen, and Maverick immediately went up to him and told him about the current dangerous situation.Carl made a quick decision and asked Maverick to deal with it accordingly. Then, he looked around and asked for Whitney's and Mick's whereabouts."Whitney and Mick? Did they come here?" M
Benilio asked for the votes to be finalized and combined with the judges' choices. He was about to announce Carl as the winner when the crowd suddenly erupted.It turned out that a plump foodie who only ate Carl's walnut cake suddenly collapsed. Her foaming mouth indicated that she was poisoned."What? Who would be so evil to kill us?" The foodies were horrified. Some of them screamed and became restless.The restaurant went into chaos at once. Amidst the mess, a cold smile formed on Silvia's lips. She quickly snuck into the kitchen where Carl was at."Arrest those troublemakers and send them to the police. Keep calming the crowd down." Maverick watched as Silvia sneaked away with a smile on his face. He gave his orders calmly.The Walkers' bodyguards, who had been on standby, received Maverick's instructions. They immediately contacted the Zuissian police headquarters and asked for police cars to take away the troublemakers.They also got Carl's and Nathaniel's walnut cakes exam
The plump woman stared at her watch gloomily. Her expression turned uglier the more time had passed. A few female foodies wanted to chat with her, but they backed off once they met her gaze.Soon, there was an empty space surrounding the plump woman that separated her from the crowd.Maverick and the Demon King stood on the upper floor, looking at the situation downstairs with their eyebrows furrowed hard."Mr. Walker, I think I found Silvia." Maverick took a photo of the ground floor and sent it to Carl."Since she showed up here, it means she must've everything ready where Annabel is kept at. Our men are rushing over to Annabel. You must ask our men to protect Violet, too. I suspect that …""They've found Annabel. She's safe and sound. But there was a pool of blood there. They don't know whose blood it was." Carl cut Maverick off.He continued, "Maverick, I've done everything to keep Violet safe."All you have to do is to keep an eye on the foodies. There are real foodies amon
"Demon King, I'm right outside the door. Come out for a second. I've something to give you." Maverick thought about it and called the Demon King.At that time, the Demon King had just slightly recovered from the blow of losing Annabel. He frowned a little when he received Maverick's sudden phone call.His fingers trembled, and he really wanted to reject the call. But when he thought of his beloved Annabel, he picked up."Huh?" The Demon King heard Maverick as soon as he picked up. He furrowed his eyebrows."You're outside? What about Annabel? You didn't come with her?"The Demon King was obviously disappointed. He thought by speaking with Maverick on the phone, he could hear Annabel's voice a little.Violet sat right beside the Demon King. She curled her lips when she saw the Demon King sulking like a kid.She thought that the Demon King and Annabel would make a pretty good couple if there was no Maverick. The Demon King had never dated anyone, and he would treasure Annabel."Y
"Carl, there are many special ways to propose. You can look it up on the Internet or ask for help from someone more experienced in love. For example, Ray from our company is pretty good at it." Annabel continued to suggest.Carl's face darkened even more when he heard that.Ray didn't even know how to pursue a woman properly. Yet he knew how to propose to someone? Quit joking!"Annabel, you don't have to worry about this. You just have to focus on recuperating," Carl said bossily and hung up.Annabel snickered when she heard the call was disconnected.Oh, Carl. He was undeniably good in business, but when it came to women …"It really is true that genius men can be complete fools in some other ways." Annabel sighed.Maverick had just finished carrying out Carl's orders. He got the stuff ready and was about to tell Annabel that he was going to send the stuff to Carl. It was at this moment that he heard Annabel's random comment."Annabel, are you talking about me?" He grinned. He
"Kiera, I won't give up." Nathaniel strengthened his resolve after looking at the pictures."What's the point?" Kiera disagreed."There's plenty of nice people in the world. Even if you don't like me, there are so many excellent women out there. Why can't you find someone among them?""I can't. I can't find anyone else like Vi ever again." His voice became lower as if he was caught up in his memories."I've decided from the first moment I saw her. Ever since I met her when we were young, I was bound to protect her for the rest of my life. I'll be her knight in shining armor forever.""Kiera, I've made these desserts for Vi, and I need your help to give it to her. I'll drive there right now. You just have to come out for a moment." Nathaniel's pleading voice came from the phone. Kiera couldn't bear to refuse. She let him drive over and agreed to take the desserts.Nathaniel was overjoyed and immediately left in his car.He was in a hurry. He didn't realize that after he left, a
Whitney, who had been hiding in the dark, curled her lips when she saw the interaction between the two.She grinned. She would matchmake Nathaniel and Kiera so that they could leave Violet and Carl alone. This was the life Whitney wanted."Ms. Quartley, keep up the good work. I'll create more opportunities for you guys," Whitney swore to herself."Whitney, I'll help you." While Whitney was thinking about ways to get Kiera and Nathaniel together, Mick's calm voice sounded next to her ear.Whitney knitted her eyebrows and looked to the side. She pouted in dissatisfaction."You'll help me? Do you know how to pursue a girl? Do you have previous experience that can help me bring Mr. Nathaniel and Ms. Quartley together?"Whitney put her hands on her hips like a spoiled girlfriend."I don't." Mick's gaze dimmed. But when he saw Whitney's smile, he strengthened his resolve."But I'll help you with everything I've got. Besides, although I've never pursued a girl, my dad has plenty of ex