After writing the prescription, Lilian passed it to Callum and said, “Do you still have the medicine I sent over previously? Get these newly prescribed ones and let Camryn have them with the previous medications.“I’ll examine her again when she’s done with the new prescription. Bring her out on strolls more often if you have time.”“Thank you, Dr. Carden,” Callum said earnestly. He would prepare Camryn’s medicine personally every day to ensure they were the right ones and had not been tampered with. Lilian teased Camryn about this before. Callum was the most attentive caregiver she had ever seen throughout her practice. She said Camryn would definitely have the sweetest and happiest life in the future.Spring finally arrived for Camryn when she met Callum as her life before him had been an endless, brutal winter. Although she received Dalton’s help later on, she had suffered a lot and was even abused when she was young. “The eye wash solution is running out, Dr. Carden. Does
Lilian’s words made Camryn realize that Paige played a role in her infertility.She had always thought it was due to her poor eating and sleeping routine during puberty and the abuse she had endured. She did not expect Paige to have done something else to her. Was her mother really the culprit?Even wild beasts would look after their young. Her mother was truly no better than an animal. On the contrary, Paige was extremely caring toward Carrie and Trenton. Her love for them was sincere. She simply disliked Camryn, the child who resembled her the most. If Camryn had a choice, she wished to take after her dad’s features more than her mom’s. Sadly, she looked strikingly similar to Paige. Callum thanked Lilian once again. Lilian smiled and said, “You don’t have to be so polite. If you really want to thank me, preparing a feast for me before I return to Annenburg will be sufficient.”Callum’s cooking skills were superb. Although Tim cooked too, he was not as good as Callum. C
Lilian’s husband, Tim, disliked it when she visited the Yorks, especially when she praised Callum’s cooking. He would also say that Lee’s cooking skills were comparable to Callum’s.Lilian agreed that Lee’s and Callum’s cooking were similar, but there was still a distinction.Moreover, Lee seldom cooked. As his sister-in-law, Lilian was too embarrassed to always ask her brother-in-law to cook for her.Thus, the best solution was to ask Callum to give some cooking tips to her personal chef.Callum readily agreed.Camryn and Callum watched as Lilian got into the car. Callum’s mom, Rosella, arranged a driver for Lilian during her stay in Wiltspoon because she came specially to treat Camryn’s eyes. Rosella was grateful and treated Lilian as an honored guest.She also paid for all of Lilian’s expenses in Wiltspoon.“Camryn, let’s go back inside. It’s quite hot out here.”Callum took his fiancée’s hand and walked toward the main house.When they got to the door, they heard someone s
#Camryn laughed.She was aware that Zachary enjoyed being jealous, but now it seemed that Callum was also a little green-eyed monster.Carrie stood at the entrance. She was furious when she saw Callum holding Camryn’s hand. The two of them slowly walked toward her.While Carrie was in jail, Camryn fell in love with Callum, who was as handsome as Zachary. Zachary was serious and aloof, while Callum was much friendlier. If Carrie could choose between them, she would choose Callum.However, Carrie was not given this opportunity.First of all, Carrie was in her early twenties. Even if her parents did not end up in jail, they would not let her get married so quickly. They would want her at home for a few more years.Secondly, she rarely had the chance to meet the York brothers, let alone date one of them.When Carrie saw Camryn and Callum standing together, she had to admit that they were a good-looking couple, which drove her mad with jealousy.Carrie thought to herself, ‘That blin
Carrie shouted, “Open the gate. I want to go in!”Under Callum’s glare, Carrie dared not call Camryn a blind bitch anymore, but she still insisted on going into the house.Callum said coldly, “Are you deaf? Didn’t you hear what Camryn said? She can’t open for you because she can’t see. If you want to come in, help yourself. If it doesn’t open, just stay outside.”“I don’t have a key. How can I get in? The gate is locked!”Carrie was furious.If she had the key, then there was no need to talk to the blind bitch and she would have already opened the gate and gone inside.Ignoring Carrie, Callum held his fiancée and said gently, “Camryn, it’s hot outside. Let’s get back into the house.”Camryn followed Callum’s lead and turned around.“Bli—Camryn, open the gate! This is my house! I want to go home!”Callum turned his head and glowered at her. Carrie immediately shut up and watched indignantly as the couple walked away until they disappeared into the house.Carrie stomped her fee
Carrie was furious.November was not as sunny as summer but remained rather warm in Wiltspoon for this time of the year. Even during winter, one could get by with a long-sleeved shirt on a sunny day, not to mention that it was barely winter now.Carrie felt hot after standing under the sun for a long time.Her face turned red, and there were beads of sweat on her forehead.She kept cursing Camryn until her mouth went dry with nothing to quench her thirst.Camryn had already entered the house, so no matter how loud Carrie yelled, Camryn might not be able to hear her.Carrie looked up and assessed the gate. With the gaps, she could still climb over if she was careful. She decided to climb over the gate which she did immediately.On the other hand, Camryn was in her room on the second floor. She stood by the windowsill, looking at the gate.Since she had not fully regained her eyesight, she could not see clearly from a distance. She asked the man next to her, “Is Carrie gone?”
At this time, the four dogs barked at Carrie.Carrie’s face was as white as sheets. She quickly climbed back out. When she saw the dogs rushing toward her, she was so frightened that she let go of her hands and fell from the top.The fall gave a loud thud on the ground.It was immensely painful.However, Carrie could not care less about the pain when the dogs were throwing themselves at her through the gaps of the gate. She quickly sat up and backed away, fearing that the dogs would bite her.Carrie only calmed down after she was far away, knowing that the canines could not pass through the gate.Fortunately, she fell outside the gate because if it was the other side, the dogs would have bitten her.Right then, Carrie felt the pain.She fell from the highest point of the gate, which was close to seven feet high, so it was a painful fall.Carrie thought, ‘That damned blind bitch must have released the dogs on me!’Never had it crossed her mind that Camryn would keep such feroc
Carrie also had the idea of publishing her story online and hiring influencers to share her post to pressure Camryn with public opinion and ruin her reputation.The Yorks were the richest family in Wiltspoon, so they would care about their good name. If Camryn’s reputation was ruined, then the Yorks might not approve of her as a daughter-in-law.Carrie walked away from the Newman villa while rubbing her sore behind.She had to walk a long distance before she could hail a taxi because there was none available there. She did not have a phone either, so booking an Uber was out of the question.“Just you wait, blind bitch! I will make you pay!”Carrie cursed Camryn as she walked away. She recalled the way Callum shielded Camryn just now and said bitterly, “I will even steal your man!”Before Paige went to jail, she had planned for Carrie to marry one of the York men.Considering that Zachary was difficult to get along with, Carrie set her sights on Callum or Kevin because she felt t
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