Martin smiled and said, “Indeed this is a good thing, a huge and wonderful thing. We’re very happy. It’s getting late, Callum. Take Camryn inside to complete the paperwork. The staff will be getting off work soon.”Prompted by their parents, Callum held Camryn’s hand while accepting the household registration permit that Rosella handed over along with the ring he had ordered in advance. Together with Camryn, he entered the city hall.Martin and Rosella waited outside for the two to come out.He tilted his head and said to his wife, “This reminds me of when we came here to get married thirty-two years ago. It feels like just yesterday, but in the blink of an eye, our eldest son has also walked in here. Time flies, and we are growing old.”With Rosella’s hand in his, he said, “I’ve said it before, we will grow old together.”Rosella was moved. She said, “Yes, time really flies. I always feel like I’m only eighteen, but my son is already thirty. We are getting older, and we can’t den
“Let’s go. I’ve just called Wiltspoon Hotel to book a private room. We’re going to celebrate with everyone over dinner. Nana is very happy to hear that you two got married.“Camryn, I also called your aunt a while ago and told her about you and Callum being officially married. I invited her over, and we’ll discuss your wedding.“We still have a few months until New Year’s, so we’ll try to have the wedding before then.”Rosella was quick to act.As soon as the lovebirds got their marriage license, she had already arranged for a discussion with her in-law about their wedding.Camryn’s mother and stepfather were still in prison, and she held resentment toward them; there was no need to discuss the wedding plans with them. That was why Rosella had invited Evelyn over.However, since Paige was still Camryn’s mother, Rosella wanted to check with her daughter-in-law on this. “Camryn, do you want to tell your mom as well?” Even if she might not get her blessing, she should at least let
Kevin, who was far away in Jensburg, saw the Facebook post by Callum. He saw Callum and Camryn had just gotten their marriage license, and he could not help but feel envious.Unable to keep his green-eyed monster down, he immediately left his office in the hotel, got into his car, and drove to Queen Enterprise.At this time, Hayden had just finished a business negotiation.She stood up and gently shook hands with the clients, saying warmly, “Mr. Ziegel, it was a pleasure doing business with you.”Mr. Ziegel smiled and replied, “The pleasure was mine too.”Hayden politely offered, “It’s lunchtime now, would you like me to treat you to a meal?”“Thank you, Hayden. My schedule is packed for this trip, and I can’t spare any time. I need to catch a flight right away, so I’ll have to settle my lunch on the plane. Next time, we can definitely go for a meal.”Hayden understood and responded, “It will be my treat then. It’ll be my honor.”“Definitely,” Mr. Ziegel smiled and replied.Ha
Mr. Ziegel had a moment of realization and said, “Oh it’s Kevin’s car, he really does come to Queen Enterprise every day to pester Hayden. I thought that was just a rumor.”“This isn’t a rumor, it’s the truth. Mr. Hayden is the youngest and most outstanding head of a major company here in Jensburg. His handsome appearance has attracted countless young ladies. He’s the dream lover of many young ladies in Jensburg.”“I never expected that so many girls couldn’t catch Hayden’s eye, yet he was charmed by a man.”“From the looks, Kevin and Mr. Hayden do seem to be quite compatible. If one of them were a woman, they’d be a match made in heaven. It’s a shame that they’re both men.”Their relationship had certainly made quite a few girls envious. Many heiresses from elite families in Jensburg were quite frustrated because they lost their dream lover to a man!“Have they confirmed their romantic relationship?” Mr. Ziegel inquired.“I heard Kevin is still pursuing Hayden. Is it possible
Kevin walked into the office building holding a bouquet of flowers.It was the end of a workday, and many employees were leaving. They were quite used to seeing Kevin come bearing flowers; it would be unusual if he did not.“Mr. York.”Despite whatever thoughts they had about him, the employees showed respect toward Kevin.Kevin nodded with a smile, acknowledging their greetings.He soon arrived at the Queen's siblings’ side.“Hay, it’s the end of your workday, right? I’ve come to pick you up, and we can have dinner together. This bouquet is for you.”He presented the flowers to Hayden.Hayden replied calmly, “I’ve told you before, I don’t like flowers. Please don’t bring me one every time you come. My office is starting to look like a florist.”Sometimes he visited multiple times a day, which resulted in several bouquets.If she tossed them into the trash, he would send even more flowers as a retaliation. Hayden felt like this man was going to eat her alive.“I’ll buy mor
Hugh followed behind silently.He watched as Hayden was being stuffed into the car by Kevin. Soon, the Maybach under everyone’s gaze drove away from Queen Enterprise.Hugh muttered, “He is truly the most arrogant brother-in-law I’ve ever seen. He doesn’t try to please me, the only brother-in-law, at all.”Mumbling aside, Hugh did not follow them as a third wheel.If Hayden was his brother, he would have tagged along to prevent Kevin from doing any harm.Hayden was his sister though, and the sister had to get married. Kevin was a good match. He could not act as a third wheel lest his parents lecture him because Kevin would voice his complaints to them.Right now, Kevin had more of a say in front of their parents than he did.“Hugh isn’t coming, is he?” Kevin asked Hayden while driving.Hayden replied without looking at him, “He’s just a big talker, he won’t actually follow us. He’s afraid that you’ll complain about him to my parents.“He’s only ten minutes younger than me and st
Hayden said truthfully, “I haven't had time to travel since I became an adult. I’m busy every day. There’s hardly time for fun. However, I’ve been to many places because I often go on business trips.”“Where do you want to go for our honeymoon?” Kevin asked. After some thought, Hayden said, “I like somewhere with mountains and rivers, someplace quiet.”“I’ll look into that. We can stay there for a month, just us two.”Kevin discovered Hayden’s preferences. Was Wildridge Manor not exactly what she described? It was a quiet place as well.“Do you like Wildridge Manor?”“I do. Are we having our honeymoon there?”Kevin smiled. “No. That’s our future home. We should head somewhere else for our honeymoon.”“I haven’t even decided on marrying you, yet we’re already talking about our honeymoon.”Hayden gave a self-deprecating laugh. “I go off-track easily when I’m with you. My wits and self-restraints are useless before you.”“Do you still need time to think about it, Hay? Am I no
“I’m being a distinguished gentleman.”Hayden accepted his offer and stepped out.However, she refused to walk into the hotel while holding hands with him. The spark in Kevin’s eyes dimmed. Hayden still avoided behaving as his lover in public. As she had mentioned, her love for him was not deep enough. They walked side by side until Hayden suddenly stopped. “What’s wrong?” Kevin asked concernedly. Was her pursuers around?Kevin looked around. Hayden’s pursuers were nowhere in sight. “Hunter.”Hayden whispered a name. Then, she pulled Kevin and hid behind a car. Her bodyguards thought she was in danger and ran to her out of instinct. They were ready to shield her from any threats. “Hide and don’t block my view,” Hayden ordered. The bodyguards were speechless. It turned out that Hayden simply wanted to spy on someone. She pointed to an older man wearing sunglasses and a black shirt. He had a young woman by his side. The lady had the face of an angel and the body
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
Austin was extremely patient with the boys. Although they occasionally caused trouble, most of them were minor issues. They would never do something they were not allowed to do.After breakfast, Austin brought them their bags. With a boy in each hand, he left the house. It was to prevent the boys from saying he was playing favorites. Dominic was used to that scene. Initially, Austin was simply Ms. Isabella’s private chef. However, he gradually took on more responsibilities.He would take the two young masters to school. If he had time in the evening, he would also fetch them from school. Austin also made sure Louis and Phillip did their homework, supervised their hobby classes, and played with them. Sometimes, he would even teach them martial arts and train with them. Dominic felt Austin was an all-rounder. It seemed like there was nothing Austin could not do. No wonder Ms. Isabella thought highly of Austin. However, Austin was a young master of a wealthy family. He w
Louis and Phillip were downstairs having the breakfast Austin had prepared for them. The food was different every morning, and everything was delicious.Having gotten used to Austin’s cooking, Louis and Phillip could no longer stand the food provided in the school. They thought the food there was terrible. Louis was enrolled in an elementary school not far from home. As he was a first grader, he did not need to stay in the dormitories and could have his lunch and dinner at home. Phillip, who was a year younger than him, was still in preschool. He would have breakfast and dinner at home. Actually, the preschool did provide breakfast, but Phillip refused to eat in school and insisted on having breakfast at home. In order to eat the breakfast Austin made, he would get up early in the morning without the adults waking him. After putting on his clothes and washing up, he would head to Louis’s place with his bag. “Austin.”Louis suddenly asked, “Did my sister come back last n
Isabella had always thought Tati was teasing her. Therefore, she did not take her words seriously. She thought it was completely normal for Austin to treat her well as she was his boss. From Austin’s perspective, she was his source of income. Now that Isabella pondered about it deeper, she realized perhaps Austin did come to Satbury for her. It was not just to be her chef. He always said Grandma May only gave the York lads a year to pursue their fiancées. However, Austin had never left since he started working for Isabella. Even if he did, it was to accompany her on business trips. He was busy feeding and taking care of her every day and had never gone to pursue his so-called fiancée. He did not even try to gather information on her. Was he not anxious?A year would go by pretty quickly. Although it felt like it had not been long since Austin started working for Isabella, three months had passed. Time really flew. Three months had gone by in the blink of an eye. Neve
When Austin reached the door, he stopped and turned to say, “Ms. Isabella, I only care about my future wife. Other young women are simply strangers to me.“I’m polite to other women when I need to be. If they’re unimportant, I’ll ignore them. Even if that woman is my boss, I won’t cross any lines. If I do, there must be a reason behind it.“Get some rest, Ms. Isabella. You might have a headache when you wake up tomorrow. I’ll prepare a warm honey drink for you in the morning.”After speaking, Austin left. Isabella turned to look at where he last stood. What did his words mean?He said he only cared about his future wife.Aside from this lady, he would not step out of line with any other young woman, even if she were his boss. What did he mean by crossing lines?Was it showing concern? Did he mean that if his boss was a young woman but not his fiancée, he would simply do what was required of him without any personal feelings involved? Was that what he meant?If so, was
Isabella was cold sometimes, but that was not her true personality. She was a reasonable person. Austin was not worried that he would be mistreated as a live-in son-in-law. “Ms. Isabella.”Isabella looked toward him and waited for him to speak. He asked, “This may be abrupt, but may I ask what your ideal type is?”Isabella was stunned. Why did the question come to her? What was the type of man she liked?‘Someone like Austin,’ she thought. After a moment of silence, she said, “I like men who are capable, responsible, and have correct values. Even if his family isn’t as financially well-off as mine, I don’t mind so long as he’s honest, competent, and sincere about his feelings for me.“Of course, it’ll be great if we have the same social status. That way, we’ll have similar perspectives and more common topics. If we get married, we’ll be joining forces instead of it being a one-way financial aid.”“Although you can accept someone who isn’t from a similar family backgrou
After a moment of silence, Isabella said, “It’s okay. I know I was forcing it.”There was no point in asking Austin if he did not want to reveal anything. If he wanted to tell her, he would do so without her asking. However, her curiosity spiked with his silence. She was eager to know who his fiancée was. He was already so protective of his fiancée even though he had not met her before. It made Isabella jealous. It was her first time feeling that kind of emotion throughout her life. Although it was not a strong feeling, she still felt it. “You weren’t forcing me to tell you. You were simply curious. Most people have a curious side. It’s only natural for you to be inquisitive as well.”Austin said gently, “It’s not just you. Those who knew that my nana had chosen fiancées for my brothers and me were also curious about who the ladies were.“To be honest, we didn’t even know Nana had been choosing fiancées for us since a few years ago until she handed their pictures to us