Serenity felt Zachary did not take action because he had benefited from it. It was also because that old pervert was not targeting her. Otherwise, with Zachary’s personality, he would have made that pervert suffer in secret. Zachary seemed to have sensed what she was thinking. He added, “Although he wasn’t targeting you, I won’t let such a shameless pervert off easily. Don’t worry. Your husband will stand up for you.” “I thought it was Ms. Daniels’s doing. She called me and said bluntly that she fell in love with you at first sight. You have such good luck with women, Zachary. You have pursuers before and even after you’re married, and they’re all young and beautiful.”In the end, Serenity’s words sounded sour. Zachary picked up on that and asked her, “Are you jealous?”“I’m not. To be jealous is to be bitter, and I don’t like bitter stuff.”Zachary laughed. “Honey, people who say those things are always proven wrong by reality. I used to be one of those people.”Serenity bur
“Thank you, honey,” Zachary said apologetically. He had always avoided trouble, but women still flocked to him. He could not do anything about it either. Serenity said seriously, “I’m only keeping you because your heart is still with me. If you have the slightest intention of cheating on me, I won’t stay with you. I’ll offer my place to whoever wants to marry you. I have so many love rivals. Do you think I’m willing to keep a husband who attracts women like a magnet?”“I love you and only you forever, honey. You’ll be my only woman in this life. Don’t push me away.” “Hmm, it’ll depend on your performance. I’m hanging up. You should continue with your work.” Serenity ended the call after speaking. After hanging up, Serenity made a rare complaint to Grandma May, “Nana, your dearest grandson keeps getting jealous. It’s been like this since the past. I think he won’t change in the future either.”Grandma May said, “I scolded him last night. Let me know if he complains that you’re n
“Old Mrs. Johnson is more fortunate than me,” Grandma May said enviously. Old Mrs. Johnson was old, yet she still had her husband by her side and many children and grandchildren. All of them were filial too. Grandma May also had many children, but her husband passed away long ago. She was lonely, but the man who loved and understood her best was no longer there. She would feel even lonelier if she did not make herself busy.That was why she liked going out of her way to do things. “Seren, didn’t you say you have something to take care of? You should go. I’ll pack up and head out later.” Serenity hummed in agreement. She did have to handle the matter with Unit 188. At the same time, she called her sister to inform her that she was taking Sonny on a trip before the summer break ended. Liberty was with her son at the store she bought recently. When she received her sister’s call, she quickly agreed to her sister’s idea.The summer break was almost ending, yet she had not t
“Missus… isn’t home.”Zachary paused. He turned to ask Sam, “Where did she go?”“Missus didn’t say anything.”Zachary was disappointed that he could not see his wife after work. He immediately took out his phone to call her. The phone rang for a long time, but Serenity did not pick up. After ending the call, he asked, “Who did she go out with? Was it Nana?”There was no sound from the TV inside. Grandma May was probably not home as well. “Yes. Sonny too.”Zachary acknowledged and did not ask further. He brought the present he bought for Serenity into the house. Grandma May was an old child who could not stay still at home. She probably asked Serenity to have supper with her or enjoy the night breeze. Sam followed behind Zachary. He wished to speak but hesitated. Zachary did not notice that. After entering the house, he placed the gift on the coffee table and sat on the sofa. He tried calling Serenity again, but she still did not pick up even though the call connected.
Zachary was in disbelief. “Nana and Seren brought Sonny on a trip? She didn’t tell me about this! I called and texted her, but she didn’t respond to any of them. Did she just abandon her husband at home and go to have fun herself?“Liberty, look at Serenity. She’s being increasingly indifferent to me. She didn’t even tell me about such an important matter as this. She often goes on business trips and only returns after three to five days. She always neglects me.“I let it slide usually, but she’s not even telling me about an important matter like traveling now. She’s abandoning me at home on purpose. If she had informed me about it, I would’ve gone with her and clung to her if I had to.”Liberty said, “Seren has been exhausted lately. She’s just going on a trip to relax. She’s not neglecting you.”Her brother-in-law always complained to her. Whenever the husband and wife had a conflict, Zachary would surely complain to her, and she would criticize her sister. However, Seren had t
“Are you trying to make me die from laughter so you can inherit my assets, Zachary? It’s not your first day being Grandma May’s grandson. You should know her personality by now and be mentally prepared. You should be thankful that she didn’t kidnap your wife after you just got married. Otherwise, you would’ve been in a worse state.”It was a terrible feeling to be separated right after tasting the feeling of love. Zachary said, “I feel awful now too. I’m used to seeing my wife the first thing after opening my eyes. She always waits for me at home at night. Whenever she’s home, I’ll always be eager to return home because I don’t want her to wait up for me.“Now that she left me to have fun, decided not to let me follow her, and even changed her phone, I’m not used to it at all. Josh, come out to drink with me. It’s my treat.”He had tried having people find out where did Grandma May go. Since Grandma May was the one who brought Serenity out, she would not let him know where they
“Actually, Zachary has changed a lot because of Serenity. She has been getting busier these days. Maybe he’s complaining a little because he has been neglected occasionally.”Jasmine said, “He didn’t just start complaining. It’s been going on for some time. Serenity said she’s not one to write love letters, but she has to wrack her brain to write one for her husband to coax him.”It would be difficult for a bossy man like Zachary to change his character. He would probably still behave the same way even after he became a grandfather or great-grandfather with gray hair. It was fine as long as Serenity was willing to tolerate him. One loved to complain, while the other had to coax her husband. The cycle would repeat. Maybe it was fun for the husband and wife. Outsiders did not need to interfere but simply lend a listening ear. Josh looked toward Jasmine and said enviously, “Zachary received a love letter from his wife, but I haven’t. Jasmine, why don’t you write me one too? Let me
Josh nodded quickly. He said, “I won’t talk about love letters or compare myself to Zachary anymore. I’m much happier than he is.”He caressed Jasmine’s small abdomen, which was still flat. Zachary had not become a father even though he had been married for a long time. On the other hand, Josh was already becoming a father, and his relationship with Jasmine had always been smooth sailing. They were in a better situation than Zachary and Serenity. Josh was content. Jasmine placed her hand on top of the back of Josh’s and took his hand off. She said, “Don’t talk to Zachary about this.”“I didn’t say anything.”“I know what you’re going to say when you do that. Seren doesn’t say anything, but she’s still worried that she’s infertile. I often see her searching about infertility on the internet.”Josh hummed in agreement. “I won’t say anything. You should advise Serenity not to be hasty. Sometimes things won’t go how we want them to if too much stress is involved.”“I know. I don’t
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