Callum’s secretary looked at the bouquet Camryn was holding and said warmly, “Please wait a moment. I’ll call and ask Mr. Callum.”The secretary had not received the news, so he had to ask Callum for confirmation before he could let Camryn in to see him.“Of course.”Camryn stood there quietly, waiting for the secretary to use the intercom to confirm with Callum.Soon, he walked up to her and said warmly, “Please come with me.”“Thank you.”Camryn thanked the secretary as she followed him.When they came to his office, the secretary knocked on the door and went in first to announce that Camryn had arrived.“Let her in.”Callum was still busy, so he responded in a deep voice without raising his head.The secretary invited Camryn to enter the office before retreating.Camryn listened attentively to which direction Callum’s voice resounded from when he talked to the secretary.She walked straight in that direction after entering the office.When she encountered something alon
“No. We’ve only met a few times. How could you have offended me?”Even if she had offended him, he would be tolerant. After all, they would spend the rest of their lives together.He would not hold it against her.“If I haven’t offended you, why did you want me to personally send the flowers over? You also wanted me to come here by myself and not let others lead me.”Callum said, “You’ll be coming here often in the future. I hope you can remember the route you need to take to reach me. Once you’re familiar, it’s easier for you to come over.”Camryn was speechless.Why would she come to see him?Plus, why did he say she would come here often?“Some of the potted plants in our company have died. Maybe they died of radiation because there are too many computers. I want to help everyone change their potted plants.Callum stopped to look at her.Camryn thought, ‘What a great business opportunity!’“Okay, I’ll take the bus myself next time I come over. I know where to go after rea
“Mr. Callum?” Camryn called out in bewilderment.“I don’t like flowers, and I don’t have a girlfriend. Telling you to send a bouquet over was just a way for you to get yourself acquainted with the route to come see me. That way, it’ll be easier for you in the future.”Callum explained with a smile, “But your silly look is quite funny. Since you amused me, I’ll treat you to dinner. Let’s go.”Camryn scolded him in her heart, ‘You’re the fool!’He did not play by the rules. She was completely flabbergasted by him.On the surface, Camryn recovered her calm demeanor and followed Callum out while declining his invitation to dinner.“You’ll just order takeout if you go back anyway. It’s not good to eat takeouts often. If you don’t want me to treat you, then you treat me instead. I gave you two big business opportunities, so it’s natural you treat me to a meal.”Camryn choked. After a moment, she said, “I only have a few hundred dollars with me. I might not be able to treat you, Mr. Ca
“Zachary,” Callum greeted.Zachary glanced at Camryn and the bouquet of flowers she was holding, then his eyes returned to his younger brother. He sighed faintly, hugged Serenity’s waist, and said, “We’re leaving now.”Without waiting for Callum to reply, he left with Serenity in his arms.Serenity turned to look back as she walked.Zachary used his hand to push her face forward and said in a low voice, “I’m more handsome than Callum.”“I’m not looking at Callum; I’m looking at Camryn. Wait, why do you sound jealous?”“You’re looking at another man. Even if he’s my brother, I’ll still get jealous.”Serenity was speechless. “If we have a son in the future and I treat our son well, will you be jealous of him too?”“I won’t get jealous if we have a daughter.”“I also want to have a daughter and break your family’s record. Who knows if I’ll have the chance? I’d better prepare for a son. If you’re going to be jealous of your own son, then I hope you’re prepared to be jealous for th
The York family had more boys than the Johnson family in Annenburg. Zachary secretly vowed to find a particularly powerful fortune teller to do a divination for their family. Was there a problem that caused their family to be unable to conceive girls?“Babe, what do you think of Callum and Camryn now? I think Callum is courting death.”Serenity changed the topic.She did not want her husband to keep bringing up the mention of having a baby girl and stress her out.“They’re a good match. It’d be better if Ms. Newman regained her sight. What do you mean Callum is courting death?”Zachary still did not know what his brother had done.Serenity told him, “He called the flower shop and told Camryn to send him a bouquet of flowers. And he told her not to let anyone lead her and asked her to walk by herself. He’s not considerate at all of the fact that Camryn can’t see.“Isn’t that courting death? I bet he’ll regret his decision every day in the future.”Zachary felt a flush rose to hi
Callum booked a private room.After the two sat down at the table, he turned his head to look at the waiter, who immediately handed him the menu.The waiter thought in confusion, ‘Mr. Callum eats here every day. Why does he need the menu?’Callum did not care what the waiter was thinking. He opened the menu, read the names of the dishes and the prices to Camryn, and let her order.“You can order whatever you want, Mr. Callum.”The meal was Camryn’s treat, so she told him to order what he wanted.“You only brought a few hundred dollars. I’m worried the food I order will be too expensive.”Camryn was silent before saying, “Didn’t you say you could lend me the money?”Callum laughed. “I did say that, but you look like you don’t want to owe me money. We’ll just order some cheaper dishes.”Camryn did not object as she listened to him listing off a few dishes that were not too expensive.The waiter took down the orders and said respectfully, “Please wait a moment.”Callum said, “T
Callum did not speak.Camryn remained silent when she did not get an answer.She could feel Callum’s gaze on her.After a while, the waiter served the food.“Let’s eat.”Callum finally opened his mouth but did not answer Camryn.Camryn could not see, so he filled her bowl with soup and placed it in front of her. “Have some soup first. I’ll serve you the other dishes when you’re done.”“Thank you, Mr. Callum.”“You’re welcome.”Callum also served himself a bowl of soup and ate while occasionally putting more food on Camryn’s plate.Camryn usually ordered fast food where all the side dishes were placed together, so she could just eat slowly.Now that she was eating with Callum, she did not know where the food was. Even when she reached out to stab the food with her fork, she did not know what she would be eating.She could only accept Callum’s care.If it could be avoided, she never wanted to eat with Callum again in her life.“Do you like shrimp?” Callum asked as he finish
Callum took Camryn out of the hotel and said he would send her back to the flower shop.“Thank you, but there’s no need. You can just help me stop a bus that will pass by my shop.”Callum thought of how she would have to come out often and take the bus by herself, so he said, “All right. I’ll take you to the bus stop.”“Thank you.”Camryn thanked him again.Since she met him, the words she said most often to him were ‘thank you’.Fortunately, Bus No. 6 was arriving just as they walked to the stop. Callum helped Camryn hail the bus and watched her board before turning around to head back to the hotel.He met his loving brother and sister-in-law in the small parking lot in front of the hotel again.“Callum, where’s Ms. Newman?” Serenity asked right off the bat when she only saw him without Camryn.She knew that Callum and Camryn ate together.“She went back.”Callum stopped to answer Serenity and asked Zachary, “Are you sending Serenity back?”“Yeah,” Zachary answered faintly
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
Austin replied, “Both Mr. Louis and Mr. Phillip woke up very early, especially Mr. Phillip. He gets up earlier than Mr. Louis every morning. It’s really hard on him, getting up so early in such cold weather.”Sometimes, he himself felt like staying in bed a little longer, reluctant to leave the warm comfort of his blankets.Even after the New Year, Satbury remained quite cold. In contrast, over in Wiltspoon, the temperatures had begun to reach a high of over seventy degrees Fahrenheit in the daytime, with nighttime lows around fifty degrees.The two provinces and cities were simply incomparable. The temperatures in Wiltspoon were just so very comfortable for Satbury locals.Isabella smiled and said, “Phillip is just afraid he’ll get here too late and that you’ll assume he’s not coming over for breakfast, then not prepare any for him. He's such a little foodie.”The house was never short of snacks for the little ones. In fact, any goodies were always reserved for them first.Yet,
Even when she attended banquets, she would show up in formal clothing. Isabella did not remember the last time she wore a dress. Perhaps it was when she was in third grade. In fact, she liked wearing pretty princessy dresses when she was young. Her mother had told her that.As Isabella was the first child and extremely adorable, Delphine had dolled her up like a princess. Her pretty dresses filled the closet. Her parents, aunts, uncles, and relatives would always gift her many beautiful dresses. As she grew up, perhaps when she was in fourth grade, she stopped wearing dresses. Regardless of who gave her new pieces, she would refuse to wear them and give them to her cousins instead. After everyone realized she disliked dresses, they gradually stopped giving her them. Delphine had asked Isabella why she disliked wearing dresses. Isabella reasoned that she could not walk quickly enough while wearing one. She valued speed and efficiency. Delphine said she had alway
While the private chefs Ms. Isabella had hired in the past were respectful, they were leaning toward flattery instead of sincere dedication, like how Austin was toward Ms. Isabella.Dominic was experienced. He could sense that Ms. Isabella treated Austin differently. She was also a special existence to Austin. It was normal for young people to be attracted to each other. Initially, Dominic wanted to advise Austin not to even think about dating Ms. Isabella. However, upon discovering that Austin was a young master of a wealthy family, he decided not to interfere. Dominic was glad that he did nothing.Austin returned to the house. Instead of heading straight to the kitchen, he went upstairs. He stopped outside of Isabella’s room and knocked on the door lightly. No response came from within the room. Perhaps Austin was too soft when he knocked. He knocked on the door again with more force and asked, “Are you up yet, Ms. Isabella? It’s time to have breakfast.”Isabella w