Liberty read between the lines of Audrey’s suggestion and nodded with a smile. “I hope my food will be served all over the country one day.”“Liberty, that day will come,” Serenity cheered.She had complete faith in Liberty’s ability to pull it off.Audrey laughed and said, “All women of Fishers are capable.”Especially the eldest daughter.If it had not been for their family’s demise decades ago, Liberty would have been the matriarch of the Fisher family.The women in the Fisher family were all capable.Caroline Fisher was a good example. She pretended to be weak and deceived the entire family.Perhaps the only person who could see through Caroline’s act was her biological mother, Belinda.Serenity hesitated to speak and she kept mum till the end.She was fully aware that her sister was capable but becoming the matriarch of the Fisher family might be very intense. After all, it involved grudges across two generations.The current matriarch was so cruel as to kill her elder
Audrey did not notice Serenity’s hesitance, but Liberty did and guessed that her sister wanted to talk to her about the Fisher family from Jensburg.After the Hunt sisters went out, the only ones left in the living room were Darrell, Zachary, and Remy.Grandma May did not follow Zachary and Serenity to the Stones’ residence after the hospital visit, so Zachary arranged for someone to take his nana back to the villa. Zachary did not know and could not care less whether Grandma May made a detour before going home. She was an active elderly woman who just would not stay at home.The three grown men drank tea and chatted about business matters.The Hunt sisters walked out of the house. Liberty wanted to help her sister down the steps, but Serenity smiled and said, “Liberty, I’m less than three months in, and my body hasn’t changed much yet. Aside from the morning sickness a while back that reminded me of the pregnancy, I’m not any different than before. You don’t need to help me down t
Liberty paused for a moment and said, “Caroline is in a very difficult situation now. If we go back, it’ll be even more difficult for her.”Caroline was Belinda’s daughter. If she had been trained as a successor since she was a child, she would have been able to take over smoothly. However, she was swapped out and had spent over twenty years in the housekeeper’s household.Her level of education was incomparable to the others in the Fisher family.After Caroline returned to the Fisher family, the fake heiress, Celine, continued to stay with the Fishers and became the second young lady of the Fisher family. In the eyes of outsiders, the Fisher family was partial to Celine. After all, they had been living with Celine for more than twenty years.In the past, Belinda did her best to raise Celine because she did not know that Celine was not her blood. Although Celine was not particularly outstanding, she was still much better than Caroline, who had just returned to the Fisher family. At
Staying single was better than settling for a bad marriage.Everyone’s way of life was different.“I saw Belinda Fisher at my wedding. She didn’t leave immediately after coming to Wiltspoon. I thought she would visit Aunt Audrey, but nothing happened even after two weeks.”Serenity had never met Belinda before and only noticed her presence when Zachary pointed it out to her at their wedding.It was Serenity’s idea to invite Belinda to their wedding because she wanted Audrey to see Belinda and confirm her identity.Even though Audrey and Caroline had done a blood test, it was best to confirm again.That way, they would know who their enemy was before they took their revenge.“Maybe she’s feeling guilty, or maybe she has already left.”Liberty was busy with her sister’s wedding and did not pay attention to the Fisher family.She did not even see Belinda there.“I think she may be investigating Aunt Audrey and our grandmother.”Serenity made a guess. “News spread in Jensburg th
Liberty poked Serenity’s forehead and said, “Zachary is concerned about you. Besides, he only talks to me when you’re the one in the wrong. He doesn’t make false accusations. If he doesn’t care about you at all, he won’t even pay attention to what you do.”Serenity smiled. “Yes, my Zachary’s the best. My bad, Liberty. He’s just concerned about me.”“That’s right. Yet you got unhappy when your mistakes were pointed out.”Liberty poked Serenity’s forehead again. “I told Zachary to inform me if he couldn’t handle you. I’m the only person who can make you behave.”Serenity stuck out her tongue playfully. They continued strolling in the Stones’ courtyard to exchange secrets and then returned to the house. Not long after, Audrey and Elisa went to the hospital with a few containers packed with food. Remy drove them while Darrell was tasked to entertain Zachary. Since Serenity and Liberty had visited Alice and the baby, they left shortly after having a meal at the Stones’ house.
Never mind if her best friends did not pick her up, but even her relatives were not there. Did they decide to curry favor with Camryn after she had taken over the family business? Now that Carrie was out of jail, she wanted to snatch the family business back. Her dad had run and managed the business all along. She could not let Camryn gain all the advantage. Besides, could a blind person like Camryn manage a company?Mr. Dalton Mitchell was most likely a pretentious person. He must have turned to Camryn after seeing Carrie and the Newman couple being sentenced to prison while Trenton was still in school. Since Carrie was released, he would probably side with her. Her dad had supported Dalton in climbing up the corporate ladder, so how could he be on Camryn’s side?Carrie stopped after taking a few steps.Two cars drove over slowly and stopped in front of her. Someone in the first car lowered the window. An unfamiliar, old face appeared. Well, that person was not that old
“Reveal your identity and the person who ordered you to pick me up. Otherwise, I won’t follow you.”After a short pause, the old woman said, “You’ve matured after being in prison. My husband’s last name is Clark and he was your dad’s business partner. They’re acquaintances.”Clark?Carrie did not know much about her family business. Her parents rarely talked to her about business as she was still young. The only thing she knew was her family was rich and her parents would give her anything in the world. Sometimes, she heard her dad mentioning that their business was booming. They must have come because they knew her dad. “How did you know that I’m being released today, Mrs. Clark?”The old woman’s smile never faltered. “I had someone find out this information several times. We’re friends with Mr. Newman as we collaborated on some projects previously. He requested us to look after his son and daughter before going to jail.“Your brother’s doing well. He’s on good terms with
Everything Mrs. Clark mentioned about helping her was simply out of courtesy. All of Carrie’s misfortune stemmed from Camryn and Serenity. Her parents, who had protected her all along, were in jail because of Camryn. She bore an irreconcilable grudge against Camryn and refused to witness her two enemies becoming the Yorks’ daughters-in-law.As for Trenton, he had been closer to Camryn than he was to Carrie since he was young. He always accused Carrie of bullying Camryn too. Carrie knew she could not count on Trenton to work with her. She was young and lacking in connections and capability. It seemed she had no choice but to join forces with other people. It did not matter whether what Mrs. Clark said was true. Anyone who was Serenity’s enemy could be her partner. The enemy of her enemy was an ally. Therefore, Carrie got into Mrs. Clark’s car. After the car started moving, Carrie asked, “Do you know how my aunts are doing now, Mrs. Clark? I can’t possibly seek revenge and
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