Antonia looked at Elisa lovingly and said with a smile, “I’m happy to have you and Jane as my daughters.” Elisa felt shy. Even though she had not married Remy, Remy was the only one for her. Everybody burst into laughter. Soon, Remy arrived at Liberty’s place. His beloved woman and women he respected were there, so he did not want to miss out on the fun too. Hearing that Remy had arrived, Elisa mumbled, “Why is he here when he’s supposed to be at work?” Remy must have skipped work again. Jane smiled and teased her, “Remy can't focus on his work since you're away with Serenity. His mind and heart are with you, even when he’s in the office. He might as well join you before he gets even more distracted.”“You’re making fun of me again, Jane.” Serenity said with a grin, “I’m close enough with Remy, so it’s fine if I don’t open the door for him. Elisa, you should go.” Elisa stood up. “I’m your cousin. I should attend to the guests for you.” It was clear that Elisa was eag
“Thank you.” Elisa accepted the bouquet and thanked Remy before saying, “You knew I was with Serenity, and yet you bought me flowers. I feel embarrassed to carry the flowers into the house.” “There’s nothing to feel embarrassed about. Serenity is the witness to our love story. She’ll be happy for you that we’re closer than ever. She won’t laugh at you.” Remy held her hand as they walked into the house together.“That’s true. Seren only wants me to be happy. I know that she blames herself that Zachary and I couldn’t be together, believing she stole my happiness. I can tell, even if she doesn’t say it.” Elisa added, “She got the wrong idea. I have never placed the blame on her. Zachary and I are not meant to be. Besides, Zachary has never loved me or promised me anything.“To be honest, I don’t think Zachary would even give me a second glance if I wasn’t related to Serenity.” Remy understood and said, “I get why Serenity would think that. She can only let go of the past when
“My family is only a plane ride away, and the flight isn’t long.” Everybody was happy for Remy to get married, so they would not bother about trivial matters like the engagement venue. The most important thing was their happiness. “Once my family has chosen a good date, they will send it to your parents for their approval. If there are no problems, we can finalize the date and have our engagement party in Wiltspoon. We're sticking to the location.”Remy added, “It’s our marriage, Elisa. Whether it works out is up to us. What other people say doesn’t matter. You’ve never cared about their opinions before.”“I love you and care deeply about you, so I care about what people say about you. I don’t mind what they say about me because I can take their criticism.” Remy smiled and pulled Elisa into his arms. He was careful not to squish the flowers. He uttered, “Your words mean a lot to me, and I’m ready to do anything for you. I don’t care if people say that I’m marrying into your f
At first, Corey was against her son getting together with Liberty. She did not like that Liberty was a divorcee with a child. Duncan later got into a car accident. Corey then hoped that Liberty would accept Duncan into her heart. While the pair had not officially started dating, everybody in Wiltspoon saw them as a couple. No one would dare steal Duncan’s woman. It was said that Liberty’s ex-in-laws had been trying to get Liberty and Hank back together. However, she would never give her cheating and abusive ex-husband a second chance. “I’m Harvey, Harvey Gray.”Harvey was, in fact, the man who had been drinking heavily after being dumped. He would pass out drunk anywhere in the neighborhood of East Hill Apartments. He would also leer at any young women who passed by.Since meeting Liberty, Harvey had stared at Liberty for days until she moved out of East Hill Apartments. He had never seen her again. Now that Harvey had stopped drinking, he decided to get his act together
“I came today to apologize to you in person. I’m sorry. I truly am. I will apologize to others I have scared too.” Harvey had a plan to chase after Liberty, but he could not possibly be honest right away. He used the apology as an excuse and included other people so as not to raise suspicion. Otherwise, Liberty would not accept his apology. Liberty poured Harvey a glass of water and responded, “I accept your apology, Mr. Gray. I’m happy for you to sober up and not dwell on past pain.“There are many fish in the sea.” Harvey smiled and said, “Yeah. There are plenty of fish in the sea. I can’t force what’s not meant to be mine.” Liberty did not accept the flowers from Harvey. Instead, she said, “I accept your apology, but I can’t accept the flowers. Please take the bouquet with you.” Harvey did not insist and put the bouquet on her desk instead. He looked at Liberty in hesitation and said, “Ms. Hunt, I didn’t come just to apologize today. There’s one more thing I need your
The flowers Harvey brought were left on Liberty’s desk. She grabbed the bouquet and ran out to return the flowers to him. However, Harvey left in a rush and was long gone by the time Liberty emerged from the restaurant. Helpless, Liberty held the bouquet and did not know what to do with it. Coincidently, Duncan arrived at the scene. Duncan saw Liberty standing outside the restaurant with flowers in hand. Thinking the bouquet was for him, Duncan smiled broadly as the bodyguards wheeled him over. “Liberty,” Duncan cried. “You’re here, Mr. Lewis.” Liberty carried the flowers down the steps. Duncan waited until Liberty was close before reaching his arms out to take the bouquet. He said, “Why did you get me flowers? My birthday has passed.” Liberty replied awkwardly, “These flowers aren’t for you, Mr. Lewis. Mr. Gray gave them to me as an apology. I didn’t accept it, but he left after putting the flowers down. He was gone by the time I came out of the restaurant to look
Duncan was pleased with Liberty having trust in him. “Are you here to eat? I chose a few dishes that you’d like and asked the kitchen to prepare them. They’ll be served shortly. I have to rush back home now.”She had been out on errands for the entire morning. There were still a bunch of matters awaiting her back home. Serenity could have handled them, but Liberty did not want her sister to get involved. Serenity’s morning sickness was terrible. Liberty would rather her sister not vomit every day than have herself work. Duncan knew Liberty was busy. He said, “I’ll give you a ride and have a meal at your home. Is that okay? I haven’t tasted Mrs. Lane’s cooking in a long time. I miss it a lot.”Liberty did not refuse him. “Wait for me here. I have to grab something inside.”“Okay.”Liberty went into the restaurant to retrieve her stuff. Just then, Duncan told the bodyguard behind him, “Get someone to look into Harvey Gray.”He needed to know his rival thoroughly.“Yes, si
While Hank could walk, he looked weak and spiritless compared to Duncan. “Mr. Lewis,” Hank greeted nicely. Duncan nodded and asked, “When were you discharged?”“Yesterday.”Duncan thought Hank being discharged could have been for the better. Liberty would not need to take Sonny to the hospital for visits on weekends anymore. “You’re here to look for Liberty, right? Why aren’t you going inside?” Chelsea asked Duncan. “Liberty went inside to get some stuff. We’ll go home together in a bit.”Duncan purposely phrased it that way to anger them. Liberty and Hank have been divorced for a year. The Browns should not even dream of pestering her anymore. Some people were brazen enough to think they could get away with anything; Duncan realized the Browns were such people. Hank's gaze darkened upon hearing that Duncan would return home with Liberty. However, he remained silent as he had no right to say anything anyway. Chelsea had been expecting Hank to retort, but she was disa
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