Hugh quickly slapped Kevin’s shoulder and whispered, “Mr. Kevin, you mustn’t let my brother hear this, or he’ll take this up with you. He doesn’t usually talk much and only nags me, his twin brother. “Look at my brother—he doesn’t look like a woman at all.” Kevin smiled and responded softly, “Your brother is just concerned about you.” Hayden did not look like a woman indeed. If she looked like one, Kevin would have taken action long ago. Even if he made a move now, he could not be impressed when he looked at Hayden. He would feel as if he was pursuing a man. When Hayden looked over, their eyes met. Kevin grinned, whereas Hayden’s gaze darkened. She looked away into the distance. When Hugh noticed that Kevin was always looking at his sister, he nudged and teased him, “Mr. Kevin, you haven’t fallen for my brother like those girls, have you?” Right after he said that, a snack was shoved into his mouth. Hayden scolded him, “There’s so much food here, and yet you can’t k
Hugh continued to ask, “Mr. Kevin, can you show me your wife candidate’s photo?” “That won’t do. What if you fancy her? Wouldn’t I be inviting a love rival for myself?” Hugh was speechless. “Once I manage to pursue her, and marry her, I’ll definitely invite you to our wedding. You’ll find out then who she is.” When Kevin married Hayden, Hugh would become his brother-in-law, so Hugh would definitely be present at the wedding. Since Kevin said that, as thick-faced as Hugh was, he could not press Kevin to show him the photo. Hugh could only say with a smile, “You must invite me to the wedding when you get married, Mr. Kevin. If possible, I’d like to be your groomsman so I can take a piece of your luck. I hope I’ll be the next person to get married so my parents will stop saying that I’m unwanted when they see me come home by myself every day.” Kevin grinned and neither promised nor refused him. He had to first find out if a brother-in-law could be a groomsman. If it was al
Kevin wanted to use the hot spring session to expose Hayden’s identity as a woman. It was worth noting that Kevin was scheming. If Hayden were to go in the water, she would be exposed. Men only wear a pair of pants in a hot spring. Hayden had fake abs on her body at the moment, so she would be exposed if she removed her clothes. She would not simply enter the hot spring. Who cared what Kevin would think? “Mr. Hayden, why aren’t you getting in?” Kevin and Hugh had gone into the water. Seeing as Hayden was sitting on the side and did not get changed, Kevin called out to her. Hayden sat there, and the expression on her good-looking face remained the same. She did not seem shy at all when she looked at Kevin and admired his strong body. It was clear that Kevin had a better build than Hugh. Hugh had been overly pampered. If he knew what Hayden was thinking, he would have thought, ‘...I’m still a boy!’ After hearing Kevin’s shout, Hayden responded apologetically, “I’ve be
Kevin said, “If I pursue her openly, people will think I’m gay and I’ll be trending in Jensburg and Wiltspoon.” Callum laughed when he heard that. He gloated at Kevin’s misfortune. In the beginning, when his nana arranged for him to marry Camryn, he thought she was biased and chose a blind wife for him. After interacting with Camryn and slowly taking a liking to her, Callum felt that his nana still loved him. He liked Camryn’s personality of pretending to be weak but was actually tough. When everyone thought she could be easily bullied, she would shock everyone with her move. As long as Camryn’s eyes were healed, Callum felt that his fiancée would be perfect. Compared to Kevin, who had Hayden as his wife candidate, Callum felt that his nana favored him a little more. The wife candidates their nana had arranged for them were difficult to be pursued and were not perfect. Serenity was not handicapped, but she had a poor family background. She would need to learn and grow
“Sonny is asleep?” Serenity asked Zachary. “He fell asleep during his bath. After playing crazily all day without a lunch break, it’ll be strange if he’s not sleepy. Now that he’s asleep, he can sleep until noon tomorrow before he gets up.” Zachary put Sonny on the bed and picked up his clothes to carefully put them on for him. He also used a towel to help Sonny dry his hair. The little boy’s hair was short, so it dried easily after being rubbed with the towel a few times. Afterward, Zachary picked up Sonny and moved him to the other side of the bed. He then covered him with the comforter. “What did Kevin say?” After attending to the little one, Zachary went over and asked Serenity. Serenity did not answer him immediately but said to Kevin on the other end of the line, “Why do you care if she’s a male or a female? Nana wouldn’t trick you. Just pursue her as one normally would.” Kevin responded, “Serenity, you and Callum said the same thing.” Serenity chuckled. “Well,
Since both Serenity and Callum suggested that Kevin should directly pursue Hayden, he decided to pursue his future wife tomorrow. Even if he were to be suspected of being gay and became a trending topic, it would be fine as long as he knew he was not gay. As long as his nana did not trick him. She would not, would she? He was her grandson, after all. It was quiet for the rest of the night. The next morning, Zachary flew back to Wiltspoon. Serenity and Grandma May remained at FC Manor and planned to return to Wiltspoon in another two or three days. Dr. Carden had been discharged from the hospital to do her confinement at home. Sonny liked FC Manor very much as there were many kids here. Even though those babies were very young, could not talk, and only cried, he still liked to stay here. He and Laurence went to see Dr. Carden’s baby every day. After that, Sonny kept asking Serenity to give birth to a younger brother for him. He said that Laurence had four younger b
As long as Sonny wished for it, he believed that his mom and Aunt Ser would satisfy him. Liberty was also laughing on the phone. She said, “No wonder he keeps asking for younger siblings. He has never been like this. It turns out that he argued with Laurence.” “It’s okay, they’ll be fine after a while. They’re about the same age and play well together. They occasionally fight over toys and argue a little, but they make up very quickly. Kids are all like that.” While Serenity and Liberty were on the phone, Laurence came in with two water guns. “Sonny.” Laurence called out to Sonny as he walked over, “Sonny, let’s go play with water guns. I have many, many water guns. I’ll give you one.” “Okay.” Sonny, who was feeling aggrieved just a while ago, immediately stopped feeling so when he saw Laurence asking him to go play with water guns. He ran toward Laurence. Afterward, the two children walked out and played with the water guns outside under the nanny’s supervision. “Lib
After the call with her sister, Serenity heard Sonny’s giggle outside, laughing as she said to herself, “Kids really are capricious. They change whenever they want!” As long as he did not ask her for another brother or sister, it would be fine. Liberty returned to her new shop. When she parked her car, she saw Duncan coming out from the shop in a wheelchair and a number of bodyguards around him. He must have come for Liberty but she was not around, so he must be leaving. Who would have thought he would run into her when he wanted to leave. When he spotted Liberty coming out of the car, Duncan told the bodyguard to stop wheeling him. He waited for Liberty with a smile in front of the restaurant. “Mr. Lewis, when did you arrive? How long have you been here?” Liberty asked as she walked over to him. “I wasn’t in the shop but you can always call me if there’s anything urgent.” “I just arrived. I went inside and found out you weren’t here, so I wanted to go back. Who would hav
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