FAZER LOGINSuspicion ran high, particularly among those in Tony's age group.No Havenmill elites in their right mind would welcome Roxy into the family through marriage. Now that Laurence was back, his focus was definitely on revenge. Once Laurence avenged his family, Tony and his people would not get away with murder. In other words, Roxy and her future in-laws would suffer as well, so no one could consider Roxy as marriage potential carelessly. Sitting inside the vehicle, Tony grimaced. Along with him was Roxy. She glanced at Tony several times before offering him comfort. “Grandpa, there’s always a way out. With one door closing, I’m sure a window will open for us.“We’ve already suspected that Laurence was a Longbottom. After the many encounters we had with him, we know what he’s made of. It’s not a guaranteed loss if we face him in the future. “Plus, we have been in leadership for three decades. So what if he’s the last family head’s son? The position is not all sunshine and rose
“Laurence, I’m your uncle. I even carried you in my arms when you were but a baby.”Tony asked anxiously, “We haven’t seen each other in thirty years, and I have lots and lots I want to talk to you about. Are you not willing to even have a meal together?”In terms of seniority, he was Laurence’s second cousin once removed.Tony and the previous family head were second cousins, and his grandfather and Laurence’s great-grandfather were half-siblings with different mothers. It was just that Laurence’s great-grandfather had been born to the first wife, and had been raised as the heir since young, while Tony’s grandfather had been born to the second wife, and thus had no chance at the family head’s seat, so he became a branch family.Despite being born to the same father, because of the difference in status, his descendants also lost their chance at the head of the family position and grew distant from the center of power.That was why Tony was so unwilling to accept defeat. While his
In the end, Laurence won the bid.He bought the necklace not only because it belonged to his family, but also because he wanted to give the necklace to Noelle.Once he confessed his feelings to Noelle, he would give this necklace to her as a token of their feelings for one another.The only person he wanted to marry was Noelle. With him as the head of the family, she would then be the missus. Since the necklace had once belonged to a previous lady of the Longbottoms’ house, he would make it so that it once again belonged to the missus of the Longbottom family.Laurence had no interest in bidding for the rest of the goods that subsequently went up for auction.Lilian and Jane each managed to buy something they liked, and so did Isabella and Tati. Even Tony and his son bought a few items that were not so expensive.After the auction ended, Tony and his group waited outside for Laurence and his party to exit,From time to time, he even reminded Manny and Roxy, “Be respectful to Lau
However, Isabella had no such self-awareness. Now, she continued to be a figure of importance within the O’Connor family, so much so that her word carried more weight than Louis’s did. Chase was in Costa Corporation too, and although he was not in any position of importance at the moment, it would happen sooner or later.The O’Connors had few boys. Even if Louis had a son right away after getting married, there would still be a large gap between his son and Isabella’s son. By the time Louis’s son grew up, Costa Corporation would likely have changed hands to a York.“Roxy.” After Manny and his father sat down, he called out to his daughter.Roxy withdrew her gaze and made a sound of acknowledgment in response to Manny.“Sit, stop looking.” Manny chided in a low tone.After confirming that Laurence Young was Laurence Longbottom, he knew his plan would not succeed. There was no way Louis would become his son-in-law.The auction began.Jane and the rest did not raise their paddles f
“Tony Longbottom, my real name is Laurence Longbottom.” Laurence directly addressed Tony by his name.“If I told you the previous head of the family you mentioned was my biological father, would you believe it?”Just two sentences alone from Laurence made Tony turn purple in splotches, but he did not dare to do anything in front of so many people. He recovered very quickly, however, and put on a happily surprised expression. “You really are Laurence?“And here I was thinking how you could look so alike? Where have you been these thirty years, child? We’ve been looking for you for all these years.”There was no mirth behind Laurence’s smile in reply. “Well, Tony, this is the auction hall, and it’s not the right time for us to rehash the past. Once the auction’s over, let’s find a time to properly catch up.”After Laurence finished speaking, he turned to Jane and Lilian and said warmly, “Mom, Master, our seats are over there.”Then, he led them toward their seats.It was some dist
Jane asked, not seeing the children around.After everyone greeted each other, Austin invited everyone indoors. As he walked, he replied, “They all went back yesterday. The elders were complaining that it’s summer break and it’s rare for the kids to be free, and they wanted to spend time with them, so they were all sent back.”If they stayed here, it would be so noisy. Even though the kids were all quite well-behaved, whenever they played together, they would still argue sometimes.Taking care of one child was enough to give one a headache, let alone a whole troop of them.When the kids were all around, Austin had arguments to break up every day. They were such headaches that, despite his good-tempered nature, he would lose his temper sometimes.“No wonder it’s so quiet. It’s summer break and the kids finally get to gather together. The elders just love it when it’s lively at home.”Lilian remarked, “I look forward to whenever the kids aren’t at home.”She was the most impatient
Isabella said, “If Louis wants to climb up to the roof to take off its tiles, my mom would even go as far as to give him a ladder to climb up there. You don’t know the situation, so I don’t blame you, but when we get back, I’ll have a good talk with my mom.”Louis and his brother exchanged glances, w
Hunter was present when Belinda made her will. He dared not voice out any opinions back then. He simply knew the will stated that if Belinda passed away before him, half of her assets would go to Caroline because she was her biological daughter and the one to inherit the family business. The rest wo
They were so far away that she could not even see their features clearly. Who could she hit with her two remaining bullets? The only possible target was herself. She peered at the family member she had taken hostage and recognized the young lady, who was a fairly capable woman. If the girl was kept
Audrey and the rest exited their cars when Caroline appeared. As Patrick was old, he was slow to get off. Zachary and Clive stood by Patrick’s car door. When he opened the door, the two CEOs bent over to help him.“Be careful, Mr. Patrick. There’s no need to rush. Take it slow.”They did not have much







