Duncan was without a word. Since Duncan’s purpose of being here was to talk about partnership with his best friend, the pair soon got right into it. Once the duo ironed out all the kinks, Duncan was ready to leave and said, “I’m going to check on Sonny again. I’ll take him out for some fun if he’s awake.” “You take him out? I bet he will cry his eyes out while you panic and rush to send him back.” Duncan choked. That was right. Sonny did not take kindly to his hugs. Nevertheless, Duncan went into the private resting room once again. It did not take him long to yell from inside, “Zachary! Zachary! Hurry!” “What’s the matter?” His outcry gave Zachary a scare. Zachary jumped to his feet and raced into the private resting room. “Sonny wet the bed. Look at the pool of pee on the bed sheet,” Duncan told his best friend as he pointed at the child on the bed.Zachary was lost for words. He drew close and removed his jacket before picking Sonny up. Zachary then took off So
With his dark eyes sparkling, Sonny asked, “Why can’t boys wear dresses?” Duncan replied, “That’s because dresses are for girls.” Sonny turned his attention to Duncan. Zachary grabbed a pair of pants and picked Sonny up to help him into the pants. He said, “That’s because boys have to do a lot of heavy lifting, and doing the work in a dress makes it quite difficult.” “Why are boys doing the heavy lifting?” “Boys have to do the hard work, so the girls don’t have to. We leave the lighter load to your mom and your aunt.” Somewhat getting the idea, Sonny answered, “I’ll do the heavy lifting when I grow up, so Mom and Aunt Ser get less work.” Zachary remarked with a smile, “Good boy, Sonny.” Duncan had no words. Ring, ring, ring…The intercom phone was ringing. Putting Sonny down, Zachary got up to take the call. He quickly put down the phone and told Sonny, “Your mom’s here, Sonny.” “Mom’s here.” Hearing that his mother had arrived, the little guy immediately st
Getting on bended knee, Liberty asked her son, “Were you a good boy? Did you bother your uncle?” “I’ve been a good boy… But I wet my pants, Mom.” Sonny looked embarrassed when he mentioned this. Liberty inquired, “Were you sitting anywhere?” “Uncle’s bed.” Liberty was speechless. “Dunc bought me a lot of new clothes and a dress. We can keep the dress for Aunt Ser’s baby girl.” Liberty had no words. Duncan shopped for clothes for her son, and it included a dress too. How dense was the guy to buy a dress for a boy? Not the least bit awkward, Duncan drew close and handed the bag of clothes to Liberty. He then scooped Sonny up and told Liberty, “Come on. I’ll walk you two out.” Liberty kept up the pace. “I took my e-bike.“Mr. Lewis, how much were the clothes? Let me pay you back.” “It’s fine. They aren’t worth much.” “I should, though.” Liberty insisted on returning the money to him. Duncan hesitated for a moment before uttering, “I spent almost two thousan
Serenity woke up hungry. As she regained her senses, she habitually touched her side but did not feel the wolf. She tilted her head to look and saw that the pillow next to hers was empty. There was no warmth even under the blanket. That wolf had gotten up long ago. Serenity thought the sky had just turned bright, but when she took her phone to check the time, she froze for a while and then sat up abruptly. It was almost noon! No wonder she felt hungry. Given that she had slept so long and just woken up, it would only be strange if she was not hungry. Zachary did not wake her up. Serenity quickly took a set of clothes into the bathroom to change into them. Following that, she washed up and hurried downstairs without putting on any makeup. While she was still on the stairs, her phone rang. It was the wolf who had called. “Zachary.” Serenity stopped to answer his call. As soon as she did, she complained about him in a low voice, “You didn’t wake me when you got u
Jim walked to Serenity’s front and stopped, then he handed a small transparent bag containing a dozen strands of Old Mr. Hunt’s hair to Serenity and said, “Missus, this is what Mr. Zachary ordered me to do when he left home this morning. It’s done.” “These are? My granddad’s hair?” Serenity asked as she took the bag. The result of her discussion with Zachary last night was that she decided to use Noah to help them obtain Old Mr. Hunt’s hair. Afterward, she would take them for a DNA test. “Yes.” Serenity thanked Jim and asked, “Noah was willing to help?” “He’s quite afraid of you, Missus. I brought you up to scare him, then he conscientiously went to pluck a dozen strands of his grandpa’s hair.” As for how Noah coaxed Old Mr. Hunt into letting him pluck his hair, Jim was not bothered. Jim only wanted the result. Serenity laughed. “That kid is just young and impetuous. He doesn’t have a bad nature.” Noah was still two or three months short of turning eighteen. He was in
Zachary said, “I hope you can get Nana’s reward of five hundred million.” Serenity pondered the question and said after a while, “Your family hasn’t had a daughter for generations. Perhaps it just runs in the family. Your family might just be fated to have sons only.” Zachary fell silent for a while before he said, “It’s possible. Our ancestor had a daughter but failed to raise her. Ever since that child passed, no one in the family has given birth to a girl. I remember my little aunt watched her diet closely before she gave birth to Rowan. She ate a lot of acidic food, saying that it’ll promote the conception of a daughter. “Her pregnancy with Rowan was also different from her first two pregnancies. Everyone thought she would give birth to a daughter. When the fetus took shape, we sought advice from an acquaintance. When that person said that it was a girl, everyone went crazy with joy.” Zachary recounted what happened that year. “I was a teenager at that time, so I had a part
Zachary’s nana had found a fortune-teller in the past to tell Zachary and Serenity’s fortune. Would he have a way to solve the problem? He should more or less know something, right? Nonetheless, someone who only had a superficial knowledge of this probably would not be able to help the Yorks solve this problem. The husband and wife chatted about having a daughter. Before they knew it, they were back in front of Wiltspoon School. Zachary sent Serenity into the store. He also needed to go back to work, so he did not stay for long before he left. Serenity could not help but chuckle when she thought about how she and her husband were talking about having a daughter during their whole journey here. “What’s so funny that is making you giggle? Tell me and make me happy too.” Jasmine placed some sweet treats in front of Serenity. “Josh had someone send these over to me for tea.” “Mr. Bucham treats you very well. He’s considerate and obedient.” Serenity took a piece of the tre
Josh often did romantic things for Jasmine, so she was not surprised at all. He had a high IQ and EQ, after all. On the other hand, Zachary had a high IQ but low EQ. When Josh gave him relationship advice, he often roasted him for not being open-minded. It was not easy for Zachary to go this far for Serenity. No wonder she was so moved that she slept through the first half of the day. Serenity said sweetly, “He changed a lot for me. He deserves me putting in effort for him.” A married couple who were willing to give and put their hearts into their marriage would last a long time. “I’m so envious.” “You’re the object of other people’s envy too.” Jasmine chuckled. “That’s right. I like to be the object of other people’s envy. I feel happy and blessed ever since Josh appeared. My ears are also free from noise now that my family no longer arranges blind dates for me—even my aunt stopped doing so.” “Your aunt must be smiling from ear to ear now. She really wanted you to ma
Lilian often messed with the medicinal herbs her master cultivated, which led to her being chased and scolded by him.It seemed her son had inherited her restless nature.“How’s Sonny been lately?”Liberty had been on edge these past few days because Caroline had been preparing to lure her three brothers into a trap and had not had time to call her son.“Same as usual, but it seems like things have soured again with the Browns.”Serenity added, “Sonny still answers when Hank calls him, but he doesn’t seem happy when his grandparents visit. He doesn’t like going to the Browns’ place, and he doesn’t want to take their calls either.“Hank’s mother and sister are truly incorrigible. They must have been badmouthing you and Duncan in front of Sonny again, which is why he’s upset with them.”During the holidays, Sonny had stayed with the Browns for a few days and started to warm up to them.However, who would have thought that the mother and daughter would start spouting nonsense in f
Once the baby was born, he would apply the knowledge he had learned over the past few months to care for the baby. He was determined to be a competent and responsible father.Serenity released her arms from around him and shifted to her side.Zachary let go, too, allowing her to turn.Then, she planted countless gentle kisses on his face.“Babe, with you here, the baby and I will be just fine. Don’t worry too much,” Serenity comforted softly after kissing him.“You are my rock. If even you are nervous, I’ll start feeling anxious too, and that won’t be good.”Hearing this, Zachary immediately said, “Seren, don’t worry. I’ll protect both of you. Alright, I won’t be so nervous anymore.”He gently touched her rounded belly again. “Lil’ Bun should be a calm kid. He’s not that mischievous.”He felt that the baby’s movements were not too intense.Serenity wanted to tell him that there were times when the baby kicked more vigorously, but she decided against it, knowing it would only m
“Just hit the gym a few more times. Lately, you’ve been spending less time there.”Every day after work, he would come home and orbit around her. As a result, he had less time to work out.It was normal to gain a few pounds eating well and exercising less. Did he really think he could eat anything without gaining weight?The reason he could maintain a model-like physique before was that he exercised daily.“Ow.” Serenity suddenly cried out in pain.This startled Zachary so much that he nearly jumped up, asking anxiously, “Is it stomach pain? Are you going into labor? Let’s go to the hospital right away.”He was about to pick her up, but Serenity stopped him by pressing his hand.“Don’t be so nervous, Zachary. It's not time yet. It’s not happening so soon. It’s just the baby kicking again. His kicks are getting stronger.”As she entered the later stages of pregnancy, the little one inside her was growing stronger. Sometimes, a couple of kicks from the baby could actually hurt.
Zachary, afraid that his wife might refuse to spend time with him at his office in the future, emphasized that he was not busy today.He had already cleared his morning schedule because he needed to accompany his beloved wife for her prenatal checkup.His secretary was well aware of Serenity’s checkup dates. Whenever he saw Serenity turn up at the office with his boss, his secretary would quietly adjust his schedule.Sometimes, on the day of the Serenity’s checkup, his secretary would not schedule any appointments for Zachary at all.Even if appointments were scheduled, Zachary would request they be canceled or rescheduled.Now, in Zachary’s eyes, his wife’s matters were the most important.With Alex now able to share the workload, Zachary felt that he, as the eldest of his generation who had shouldered the bulk of the burden for so many years, deserved a break.Plus, there was the elite team the company had trained; if not now, then when would they be put to use?Everyone was
Tony turned around and left.Only after hearing the door close did Carrie dare to open her eyes.She had woken up while Tony and his son were on the phone, but she did not dare move, fearing that Tony might suspect her of eavesdropping.Just now, when that old lecher stood by the bed looking at her, there was definitely a murderous glint in his eyes. She could feel it.Sooner or later, he would kill her.Carrie was filled with panic. She wanted to escape but was afraid she would not succeed. No one was there to help her.For a moment, Carrie even considered running to Camryn to confess everything, but she quickly dismissed the thought. The reason she ended up in this situation was entirely due to Camryn.She and Camryn were sworn enemies. Their conflict would not end until one of them was dead. However, even if she died, she would drag Camryn down with her.-Meanwhile, in the CEO's office at York Corporation, Zachary, seated at his desk, kept glancing up at his pregnant wife.
“You should have gotten rid of them all back then and cultivated a network of people loyal only to you.” Manny felt that his father should not have spared those people in the first place.Tony said, “There were too many of them, all relatives and friends with the same goal as us. We couldn’t eliminate them all at once.”Back then, he had incited everyone to join him in wiping out the entire main family, sparing neither the elderly nor the children.It was because they were all from the collateral branches, jealous of the main family’s long-standing control, and shared a common goal that his conspiracy succeeded.He had also spent over a decade waiting for the right opportunity.Who would have thought that even after wiping out the main family, he still could not obtain the family seal, token, or totem? Without these, he could not become the true head of the family and could only act as a proxy. Many of the connections loyal to the head remained inaccessible.Moreover, much of the
It was his father. Manny composed himself and picked up Tony’s call as he walked toward his car.“Hey, Pops.”“How’s it going, Manny? Has there been any progress?”Tony was still in Carrie’s room at the moment, but had gotten up and walked to the balcony to call his son.Carrie was still fast asleep, though her face was set in a frown. She was obviously discomfited.Tony had pestered her for the majority of last night, so it would be weird if she did not feel any discomfort.Despite her begging, Tony would not let her go. He even forcefully drugged her to make her mess around with him while out of it. He was simply an old pervert.Before she passed out, she cursed him in her heart. However, she knew that Tony only treated her so roughly because she was just his mistress—a tool for him to vent his frustrations on.If she really was his wife, he definitely would not treat her like this.In the past, she had ambitions of taking Mrs. Longbottom’s place and becoming the real missus
Tati also finished her plate of pastries.She followed Isabella out.“Isa, you’re always so busy and exhausted. If you’re feeling even a little unwell, you should have a good rest. Stay home for the day. I can handle the work you have on hand. It’s the same either way.”Tati wanted Isabella to take the day off so Isabella could spend some time with Austin and nurture their relationship.However, Isabella still declined Tati’s kind offer.She said, “Not today. There’s an important meeting today, and I have two important clients to meet. I’m fine, really. Don’t worry. From now on, I won’t touch alcohol.”Given her current status and position, no one would dare to force her to drink during social engagements.Many people also knew that Isabella would not drink outside her home, fearing that she might fall victim to someone’s schemes.However, Isabella would occasionally make an exception. When she was in a good mood, she would have a couple of drinks.Hearing this, Tati stopped t
Austin still smiled gently and said, “It’s all thanks to Ms. Isabella’s guidance.”He felt that he had indeed improved a lot.Grandma May really understood him well. The wife she picked for him could actually help improve his culinary skills.“After eating the sweets, I feel much better.” Tati picked up another piece of pastry and ate it.Austin quietly retreated, not wanting to disturb their conversation and also to avoid overhearing their private matters.“Just ignore him. Are you really going to skip work because of him?”Isabella added calmly to Tati, “If you let him provoke you, he’ll only cling to you even more. If you act like he doesn’t exist and don’t respond no matter what he does, he’ll naturally give up once he sees that you’re completely unresponsive.”Tati said, “I’m afraid that he’ll go and bother Edith and Eleanor if he doesn’t get anywhere with me. They don’t have the same resolve as we do.”She, therefore, decided to bear the brunt of it.“Every time I see hi