Everly was a sister he had spoiled for years. Even though she was merely a child that his father had adopted out of kindness and she no longer referred to him as her older brother, Carson could not allow such a dream to exist. Besides, he had to be responsible to Layla.They had a child. He made sure it was his by running a DNA test.The memory of seeing Oliver for the first time in his wounded state and terrified eyes appeared once again.Everly had changed. She was no longer the same wilful child who loved the attention. She had become vicious and merciless. She killed Layla and tortured Oliver. Getting her to kneel and apologize and serving a sentence in jail was a punishment she deserved.He turned the steering wheel abruptly and drove the car into an alley before stepping on the brake in front of a piece of land covered in snow.Screech!Everly lifted her head slightly. She had not put on a jacket when she ran out and was still wearing the slippers she had on in the Baxter R
He frowned as he looked at her in her frantic state. An unknown emotion flashed by his black, brooding eyes before he resumed his cold demeanor."Stop causing a scene and follow me!" he uttered coldly."I don't want to!" She struggled with all she might."When you do something wrong, you will need to face the punishment. You don't get to throw tantrums about it!""I told you that I didn't do it! That kid is already four years old!" She yelled and stared at him.Rage crept up Carson's cold expression. "If it weren't for you, Oliver wouldn't have turned that way!""You felt angry for him?" Everly suddenly started smiling.Carson's brows knitted together as he roared, "You are supposed to feel guilty towards Oliver!""Supposed to? Guilty?"Everly's eyes were filled with tears. She stopped yelling and simply let her tears drop in silence as she looked at him.Was...was she supposed to feel guilty towards a child he had with someone else?That night...he was the one who said he l
It was obvious that the truck was targeted at her. Everly had no time to argue with Carson, and the two ran toward a place that the truck could not follow."I haven't earned enough money for Grandma. I can't just die here!" she thought.The snow was still falling. The snowflakes fell onto them and melted away swiftly. The sound of the truck's engine faded into the distance, but they had not stopped. Both Carson and Everly knew that there was more to this and that they must leave."We are at...send people over right away!" Carson commanded after making a call.However, just as they made a turn, a few people darted towards them from the direction ahead; their knives shone coldly under the lights.The two turned and ran in the opposite direction. However, before they could go far, they were blocked. Meanwhile, the men from the first turn had already caught up to them."Keep running!" The leader of the gang sneered at them with his hand on the weapon.The people from behind had bloc
Carson ran along the bushes and escaped swiftly. His eyes narrowed as his mind went through the information of all the families that held grudges towards him, when suddenly..."Carson! On your left!"An anxious scream came through, and he looked over by reflex.A person had leaped into the air on Carson's left without him noticing, and the knife on that person's hand was shining coldly under the moonlight.The attack was far too swift for Carson to dodge by then.Slash!The sound of the knife cutting into flesh echoed as a stream of warm blood splashed onto his face. Carson's pupils contracted abruptly.Before him was the image of her pale face; her pained expression sent excruciating pain straight to his heart. He kicked the man who ambushed him and held her with trembling hands."Everly...""Leave me and go..." she said in a hoarse voice before shoving the car keys back to his hand.Ignoring what she said, he lifted her up and ran.The snow had covered the entire city, pai
The snow fell, and no one seemed to have noticed an ordinary black car parked by the road in the midst of the snowstorm.Inside the car, the man on the driver's seat glanced at Lisa, who was at the back, and asked gingerly, "Miss Lisa, what do we do now?"She had not answered once. Her eyes were fixated on the Masheruti that drove off to the distance. She clenched her fists so hard that her delicately manicured nails snapped.After leaking information about Carson's location, she immediately came over with help. She was going to wait until after Everly died before bringing her men in for a staged rescue. However...from the beginning till the end, Carson had not once exposed Everly to danger.The scene where he shielded Everly in his arms despite his injuries in the last few minutes had enraged Lisa to the point that she came close to drawing blood when she bit on her lips."What exactly is so great about Everly for him to do all that for her? I've even brought Oliver to him, and s
Through the gap of the opened door, she saw what was inside of the room.Everly lay on the bed, and Carson stood still by her bed like a statue while staring at her.Hatred had Lisa trembling. She was not supposed to be there out of caution, but she had just received a new piece of information.Everyone that were sent to kill the two earlier that day had all been sentenced to death, effective immediately. At the same time, the Baxters had made a public announcement to all families in Cannesville to boycott the Fergusons.Within a matter of hours, the Fergusons were barely standing. By the time the sun rose, there was a high chance that the Fergusons would crumble to the ground.All the influential families were flustered with all sorts of guesses. The explanation they received was that the Fergusons had crossed a line with Carson. However, Carson had encountered assassinations and abduction countless times before, and he had never acted so mercilessly. Even when Lisa's sister died
His change had provoked Lisa."What do you mean?" She stared at him as her voice became sharper. She pointed at the bed where Everly lied and said, "Don't tell me that you really did all that for her sake!"Carson remained silent but instead stared down at her condescendingly, his eyes narrowing."She tortured Oliver! She killed my sister! She is a heinous murderer!" Lisa took a step closer as her eyes reddened. "How could you? You promised that you would make it right by us. Is this how you do it?"Carson did not respond and frowned as he looked at Everly."Carson Baxter!" Unable to bear it any longer and shouted, "Answer me! I've had enough!"Her chest fluctuated as she pointed at Everly and yelled, "Ever since we received news that she broke out of prison, my parents have been waiting for you to bring justice to us; but all these days have passed, and what have you done? Do you know what my parents call me at home? They called me a traitor for helping someone who killed my own
What was he doing?Everly was supposed to remain in prison for ten years as a punishment for what she had done, but she refused to reflect upon herself and faked death to escape. He should have caught her and sent her back as soon as he noticed it...but he had not.Why had he not? What had she done to him?His decisiveness had turned into hesitation, to the point that he even thought of forgetting what had happened in the past as though that incident had never happened.How could he forget that she killed Layla? What had happened to him?He drove even faster, and the highway was filled with furious honking from other cars, but the only thing Carson heard was Lisa's voice confronting him."Is this all simply because she was once your sister?"His sister...He stepped on the brake abruptly, and the deafening screech of the car echoed throughout the area.He could not shake the images of what he dreamt of. What was Everly to him?...By the time Everly woke up, it was already a