Alice paused for a moment and said, "No thanks, Aunt Baxter. Now that I know that Violet is Everly… I don't think I want to do this anymore.""Don't worry, Alice. Neither Violet nor Everly is my favorite daughter-in-law. Carson is weak and injured now, and I've chased Everly away. This is a perfect chance for you! When Carson sees you the moment he wakes up, he must…""Aunt Baxter," Alice interrupted before Angelica could finish."I no longer have the confidence, and… I don't want to be the third wheel and meddle with other people's feelings.""Alice...""Aunt Baxter, I gotta go. Talk to you soon." Alice did not even give Angelica the chance to speak and hung up the phone.The whole room was silent, except for the sound of raindrops hitting incessantly on the window.Alice held her phone tightly as she locked herself in the room.She had intervened in other people's relationships in the past. For Carson, Alice would do anything to be with him. She did not care that she carried
The drama had stirred up countless discussions among the citizens."I think Mister Baxter is true to Violet. He even got himself hurt in the process! This is true love. She should be able to replace Everly!""But what Violet did was too much. Miss Alexander won't just let her go that easily. Moreover, she prefers Alice over her.""Don't forget about Everly! She may be dead, but she had left him a son! This is a fact that we cannot ignore!"In the midst of the discussions, a man was watching silently from a corner. His face was unfathomable.…The rainy storm got stronger. The heavy downpour slapped onto the windows of the hospital ward, producing incessant clattering noises.Everly was lying on the hospital bed, but she did not sleep soundly.She felt as if she was in the dark, and the only thing she could see was the back of a man not too far away.The man did not turn around. Everly could not see his face clearly. Not knowing what was going on, she just followed him in silen
"Why do you still care about him?!" Austin held Everly's hand tightly. He looked into her eyes and said, "Is there really no one else other than him?!""Austin..." muttered Everly. Austin seemed strange and scary at that moment. She wanted to break free from him. "Let me go!" she exclaimed."No! I'm not letting go!" scolded Austin. He stood up and looked down at her angrily. He held her wrist with one hand and pointed at himself with the other. "All these years… You were always going after him, and he had been changing girlfriends all the time! What has he done for you?!""You…""He may have saved you today, but don't forget that he had sent you to prison back then. He was the one who had brought so much suffering into your life! Till now, you still couldn't even be together with Oliver. It's all because of him!" Austin got more emotional as he spoke.He pushed Everly back to the hospital bed. "Where was he when you needed him? Where was when you were in trouble? Where was he when
Everly knew what Austin said was the truth.To her, Austin was like a big brother companion.As for Carson… He was more than just a brother.Austin's madness was something Everly did not expect. His tantrum was making her feel even more confused. The world in her head was all a mess right now.She looked at Austin and said anxiously, "Bro… Mister Samberg, please don't misunderstand. I've been very grateful for everything you've done for me. I…""Then what do I get in return?!" Austin was even more furious now. Did she just call him Mister Samberg?"I..." stammered Everly. She could not think of anything to answer him. Austin had been so kind to her all the while. She knew that her personal wealth alone was not enough to repay him. She was at a loss for words. Looking at his angry face, she quickly said, "What is it that you want? I will do my best to repay you…""Good!" Austin stared at her with his teary eyes. He pinched her chin and said, "I want to be together with you.""Wh
Robbie was feeling anxious as he looked at Carson, who seemed very calm in his wheelchair.The moment Carson woke up earlier, Robbie had taken a lot of effort to get Angelica to leave. After that, he immediately pushed Carson in his wheelchair over to Everly's ward. However, they did not expect to hear Austin's confession toward Everly!In fact, Robbie had always guessed that Austin had feelings for Everly. After all, he had always been so concerned over her, and he was also behind Everly's treatment abroad.Robbie believed Carson had also known about this. However, to actually hear the confession itself…How could Carson bear it!"Mister Baxter, do you want me to...""Let's go back," said Carson calmly. He acted as if nothing had happened.However, Robbie could see the sadness in Carson's eyes.He was backing down.Nowadays, Carson had been making constant efforts all by himself for Everly, and he had almost lost his life.Carson did not want to listen to Everly's answer t
Everly stared at Austin, who seemed to have lost his mind, and backed away.What had she done…?In her mind, Austin had always been a gentleman with countless women pursuing him, and yet he stood humbly before her, asking for her to compensate him.If everything he said was true, she broke free when Austin took her away, but at the same time, he brought her into a different kind of cage.In the past year, she saw how much he cared for her. He was the first person who truly cared for her as a family member would throughout her entire life. She was grateful and could not help but rely on him. Though she used to call Carson 'brother', Austin was the person whom she truly thought of as an older brother.Those days back in Strandia had not been easy. One could even describe it as torture. She would often vomit when she had seizures and would always be drenched with her own sweat. She lost so much weight that she barely looked alive, and it was Austin who remained by her side.He had s
Everly did not know what to say and simply looked at him with tears rolling down her face."Is it because he saved you? Or is it because he is willing to die for you?" The sadness and discontentment were overwhelming in his eyes as he said, "Don't you know I can do that, too, Everly?"No one knew how difficult the things he had to do were when he snuck her into Strandia. He had to find a legitimate excuse to admit her into the best hospital in Strandia and to locate the best medication at all costs to cure her.Everly spent endless sleepless nights in that hospital, but so did he. When she was suffering from side effects from the medication, he remained by her side day and night and suffered alongside her.He was sent back to Strandia to handle the family business for months for her sake.His family had been unhappy about Austin's actions. Though they were unsure what he was doing, they knew that everything he had done so far was more than simply spending money.Hence, this dange
Austin was twenty-one at the time, and she had heard that he was the only son of the Samberg Family, who traveled overseas to study in Strandia three years ago after completing high school. Finally, he returned to the country when he turned twenty-one to visit the others.At the time, Everly had been described as Carson's tail that followed him everywhere, but she never cared about the others because Carson was all she could see.As for Austin, she merely recognized him and had a general idea as to who he was. The two exchanged pleasantries, and she greeted the man with a glass of juice under Carson's supervision.Everything that happened after that was as usual. They played games, sang in the clubhouse, and raced cars on mountain trails.There was nothing unusual, and after a while, Austin returned to Strandia to study, and Everly had not seen him again.If that gathering were not the first time she met Austin, she probably would not even remember it, and yet he said that it was