“I can’t let Oliver stay by his side.” This was the first thing she said in a long time.In the year she received treatment in Strandia, she had her vocal cord repaired. Although it was impossible to heal it completely, she recovered around 70%.She looked away and closed the car window. She said, “The Whites abused Oliver for a year, and then they pretended to send him back to his side. After learning the truth of everything, he didn’t punish the Whites. Until now, the Whites are still intact in Cannesville. I can’t accept it.”“Everly, it’s not that Carson has not dealt with them. Layla has been sentenced to prison for life, and the Whites are not the same as before…”Austin was halfway through speaking, but his eyes met hers in the rearview mirror. He reluctantly closed his mouth.The Ashton Hardin continued to travel through the city. Everly clenched her fist tightly behind the car.Layla had the support of the whole White family behind everything she did. Thus, Everly would
The corners of Oliver’s mouth twitched slightly upwards as he thought of her.‘I hope that mom will recover soon, so that I can see her!’ he thought to himself.Ding!The elevator arrived at the president’s office on the top floor. Oliver walked forward with a small school bag on his back as Robbie trailed behind.When the secretarial department outside saw Oliver, they all greeted him with a smile. Oliver just nodded and walked into the office.“Where’s my dad?” Oliver asked.“Mr. Baxter is in a meeting now,” Robbie said with a smile.Oliver nodded. He then took out a picture book from his small school bag and started to draw on the small table by himself. Robbie took a look and found that the picture he was drawing was Everly’s figure.Robbie felt very sad. They all knew that Miss Pettis had passed away, and Oliver could never see Miss Pettis returning.It was just that no one had told Oliver the truth of Everly’s death, just so that he could have an ounce of hope to look fo
“Then…” Oliver reached out his chubby little arms and put them in front of Carson. “Can you reward me with a photo of mom?”Carson paused for a moment while caressing Oliver’s face.“Oliver, Aunt Lucy has prepared your favorite dessert for you. Would you like to try it?” Robbie said immediately.Oliver shook his head. His eyes had not left Carson. He continued, “Dad, I haven’t gotten a photo of mom for a long time. Did you quarrel with her?”Carson stayed silent. Robbie was like a cat on a hot tin roof.“Oliver, how could Mr. Baxter quarrel with Miss Pettis? You’re overthinking it.” Robbie took over the dessert brought in by Lucy. He came forward with a smile and said, “Come on, Oliver. Try it.”The last sunset on the horizon disappeared, and the whole world gradually fell into darkness.The lights in the president’s office were bright, but the smile on Oliver’s face had disappeared. He looked at Carson and removed his hands from his face. Oliver asked, “Do you dislike mom becau
Robbie was slightly startled. He subconsciously looked up at the rearview mirror, but Carson’s eyes had already moved away. Carson looked out the window sideways and said, “Go to the cemetery.”“Yes!” Robbie said immediately as he turned around at the intersection ahead, and drove straight to the cemetery.No one saw that about five minutes after Carson’s Bendley drove past, a Meybach drove past the same road.Behind the rear window of the Meyback, the face of a woman wearing sunglasses flashed past.…Carson stood in front of Everly’s tomb. He reached out and touched the edge of the headstone lightly. His eyes were dark.A year had passed, and the scene from the past was still vivid in his mind.During this period of time, he grew old rapidly. Only a year had passed, but it felt like a century.He never knew that he could be so vulnerable.The people around him were always cautious and dared not mention anything related to her. It seemed that without mentioning it, this matte
The cold November wind blew by. After a very long time, a woman appeared next to Everly's headstone. She gently touched the headstone with an indecipherable expression."You heard it. He won't hand over Oliver to you." Austin turned around and looked at that woman.The woman took off her sunglasses. She had the exact face as the photo on the headstone.She lifted her head. "I don't care whether he will hand him over to me or not. I will get Oliver back no matter what."Austin took two steps forward, approaching her anxiously. "But we're in Cannesville. He is the most powerful person here. You're no match for him! Everly, listen to me. Let's return to Strandia. We can live a good life there!"He grabbed Everly's shoulders and continued, "Stop being foolish and just forget about everything here!""Oliver is what made me hold on for the past year. I can't live without him." Everly looked at Austin. "The Baxters have had power over Cannesville for a long time now. I'm sure there wo
However, Violet turned them all down. She told them that she wanted to take a break for a while. She would only think about work in the future.She turned them all down, so she did not explain much either. She only said that there might be possibilities of cooperating in the future.No one has seen Violet in person. The mystery shrouding around her was just like her name, unpredictable.…In Baxter Group's meeting room."Violet's new work was instantly sold out in the market. It even called for an astonishingly high price in the black market. Thankfully, it was only short-term cooperation with another party. Violet is an artist herself. She does not have a regular partner with whom she works. Now that she is here in Cannesville, if we could work with her, we could rapidly expand our overseas market while maintaining domestic stability…"Everyone there nodded in agreement to the manager's analysis. After all, everyone knew how famous Violet was."Mr. Williams, we understand what
She wanted to see Oliver. Even if she could only meet him as a stranger, it was fine. She missed Oliver too much."Sigh, the homework my daughter's teacher gave her was too hard! Those things are not for kids! They're meant for the parents!""Yes! My son's homework was like that too!""Do any of you have a good piano teacher to recommend? I want my kid to learn the piano.""My daughter's piano teacher is quite good. I'll send you the contact information."The conversation between the parents was strangely real and ordinary. These were the things that Everly had never experienced before.Everly craved the experiences of the problems that parents were going through. She kept looking for Oliver, then…She saw him! Oliver carried a Pikachew backpack, standing next to a professionally dressed woman. He lifted his head and said to the woman in his childlike voice, "Aunt Lucy, is my dad still having meetings?"The woman bent down, smiled, and said, "Mr. Baxter is not in a meeting to
The night on the 22nd of November.Luxury cars were parked outside the private club in the villa in the middle of the hill. In the dark corners, some reporters had their cameras set up.Everyone knew that the young prince of the Baxter Group's fourth birthday party was held there.Many in Cannesville tried their very best to get an invitation to the party but to no avail. At that moment, many cars were parked outside. The inside was filled with even more people! In the private club.Carson put on a bowtie on Oliver. He grabbed Oliver's shoulders and said gently, "Oliver, happy birthday.""Thank you, Dad!" Oliver looked at Carson and blinked his huge eyes. He said, "I heard from Aunt Lucy that you prepared a surprise for me."Carson chuckled and patted Oliver's head. "It wasn't me. It was someone else. Of course, the surprise should come last. You need to be patient."Oliver nodded. His eyes brightened. It was the same as Everly in the past.Oliver replied, "I will, Dad! I hav