The chauffeur asked Milo, one of Serenity’s personal bodyguards. Milo gave it a thought before answering, “I’ve been the missus’s bodyguard for several months now. I know a bit more about her. I don’t think she will take it out on Mr. Zachary. Ms. Daniels was the one clinging to Mr. Zachary, but she ultimately failed. Why should the missus blame Mr. Zachary for that?” “Good. My worst fear is that the missus is angry and gives Mr. Zachary the snub. We would be in trouble.” No one had it easy when Zachary was in fury. Nevertheless, the firsts to suffer were the ones who were often in Zachary’s life. The chauffeur usually drove Serenity around, so he often met with Zachary. His worry was justified. Serenity entered the house and sat on the sofa. There was a noise outside not too long later. Zachary was back. Zachary’s car pulled up at the front of the main house. Serenity remained on the sofa and did not go up to welcome Zachary home as she usually did when she heard his c
Since Serenity was in a good mood, Zachary cautiously asked, “Honey, did something happen before I came back?” Serenity looked at him and inquired, “What makes you think so?” “You would always come out of the house when my car rolled into the driveway. You would stand in front of my car and smile as I got out. If you’re back later than me, Sam will greet me outside, but you and Sam weren’t there tonight.“It’s not a coincidence. Something must have happened before I was back, and it might affect our relationship. Are you possibly mad at me?” Zachary asked in a tender voice, “Tell me, Seren. What did I do wrong?” It never occurred to Serenity that Zachary would assume something was wrong because she did not go out to greet him. With Zachary walking on eggshells and afraid to offend her, Serenity was amused and felt bad. She felt as though she was not nice enough for him to feel insecure. He was worried about angering her and that she would leave him in a fit of rage. Sereni
“It takes two to tango, but since the incident, everybody pointed their finger at Jessica, calling her a homewrecker, a mistress, a wh*re, and a b*tch for stealing someone’s husband and ruining a marriage.“Not many blamed Hank for the affair. They should be criticizing Hank because he’s married with a kid. He forgot his duty to marriage and his child when he went after a young and beautiful girl. “Of course, Jessica is not innocent in this. She could’ve turned Hank down and quit her job to stay far away from Hank, but she didn’t. She enjoyed all the good things Hank provided for her and got greedy to replace my sister as Hank’s wife.“She deserves no pity for whatever happened to her, and neither does Hank. My sister only visited him because he is Sonny’s dad. I don’t think she would give him the time of day to even go to his funeral if Sonny wasn’t in the picture. “Jessica must think it was unfair that everybody blamed her, and that karma got to her. That was probably why the B
Serenity smiled and leaned into Zachary’s ear to whisper a few words. With his eyes sparkling, Zachary carried Serenity upstairs right away. Back in the bedroom, Serenity struggled to get her feet on the ground. She turned around to close the bedroom door before facing him with loving eyes. “Babe, I’ll take the lead tonight.” “That’s fine by me.” Zachary happily obliged. He loved her passionate response, and he was getting addicted to her. The addiction was for life. His heart was forever hers. The flowers outside may be beautiful, but they could not compare to the carefully nurtured flower that bloomed only for him. The couple enjoyed an intense night while Jenna returned to her villa in Wiltspoon. An unexpected guest, her cousin, waited for her at the residence. Furrowing her brows at the sight of her cousin, Jenna asked, “It’s late. What brings you to Wiltspoon?” “Jenna, Uncle Edwin told me to keep an eye on you before he went on his business trip. You’re not allow
Daniels Group should be left in the hands of the Daniels men. If Jenna got married, they would just prepare a generous wedding gift for her.Alvin was not just being influenced by his parents. He and his other cousins also had the same idea, thinking that Uncle Edwin should not train Jenna as his successor and that it was best to leave the company to him in the future. As long as his uncle allowed him to take over Daniels Group, he would stand up for Jenna if she ever got bullied by her husband’s family in the future.“I can go wherever I like. You don’t need to worry about me. I came to meet my friend. Can’t I come to travel? Alvin, if you came here to take me back, I advise you not to meddle in my business.”Jenna threw her bag on the sofa, sat down, and ordered the servant, who had kept her presence as low as possible. “Go and get me a glass of water. I’m dying of thirst.”The servant hurriedly poured her a glass of water.Alvin had been waiting for quite a while, and the ser
After a moment of silence, Jenna said, “Alvin, I’ll go back with you tomorrow night. I have a dinner appointment tomorrow.”“Who are you having dinner with? I’ll accompany you, then we can go back together tomorrow night.”“You don’t know her, so she’ll feel uncomfortable if you’re there.”Alvin said, “Well, you can introduce us. In short, I will watch your every move in Wiltspoon if you don’t go back with me tonight. I’ll accompany you no matter what you do and who you meet.” Jenna was annoyed.“It’s so late now, so it won’t be easy to buy a ticket.”Alvin said, “I borrowed my friend’s private jet, which is already on its way to Wiltspoon. It’ll arrive soon, so we can fly back in it.”“Did you arrange everything? Did you tell my dad?”Jenna was angry about Alvin’s arrangement, but there was nothing she could do.Her father would rather believe Alvin than her regarding this matter.Alvin said, “I’m just completing the task Uncle Edwin assigned to me.”Jenna was irritated. I
The woman ran toward Hayden and pretended to trip. She screamed as she hugged the bouquet and fell toward Hayden.She knew that Hayden recognized her because Hayden once praised her for being a good actress. Since they were in public, Hayden would not push her away when such a beautiful woman like her threw herself into his arms, right?This woman was a rising star in Jensburg. Mr. Hugh, Hayden’s twin, admired this actress and wanted to visit the set when she was filming. However, he could not spare the time and asked Hayden to go in his stead.Hayden was a cold person in front of outsiders, but she loved her twin brother. She was also busy with work, but at her brother’s repeated requests, she agreed and went to visit the set to watch the actress in action and even complimented her acting.She never thought that visiting the set once would create such a scandal. The tabloids reported that Mr. Hayden of Queen Enterprise liked this actress.The actress fell in love with Hayden at f
After leaving the Jensburg Hotel, Hayden took out her phone and called her brother.When he answered the phone, she said coldly, “Hugh, tell Ms. Lopez that I’ll blacklist her from the entertainment industry if she pesters me again!”Hugh was taken aback and said, “Bro, Ms. Lopez likes you and just confessed to you a few times. She hasn’t made a big mistake, so you shouldn’t blacklist her. It’s not easy for her to become popular. She had suffered a lot.“If you blacklist her, her acting career will be over. She’s only twenty-three years old, so she still has a long way to go.”Hayden asked Hugh to call her “bro”, so Hugh had gotten used to it and called her “bro” even in private. Mrs. Queen was helpless because of this. She used to correct Hugh, but now, she no longer bothered with it.Outsiders did not know that Mrs. Queen gave birth to a boy and a girl twenty-eight years ago.Everyone thought Mrs. Queen gave birth to twin boys.Hayden disguised herself as a man since she was yo
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