Would that actually be the case?Was Hayden indeed a woman, cross-dressing as a man before, or was he now cross-dressing as a woman?Everyone was confused by Hayden.However, no one dared to clarify.Some of those who had good relations with the Queens tried calling Donald and Sophia. Alas, nobody could reach them because their phones were turned off.Hayden was welcomed into the main house by Old Mr. Reading, and gracefully took a seat.Mrs. Reading, Old Mr. Reading’s daughter-in-law, kept looking at Hayden several times, hesitating to speak.She and Sophia were acquainted. They played cards, went shopping, and had meals together, so they were somewhat friends.“Mrs. Reading, if you have something to say to me, feel free to speak openly without reservation.”Hayden noticed that Mrs. Reading wanted to say something and took the initiative to ask, to avoid avoiding her voiceless staring.Old Mr. Reading looked toward his daughter-in-law.She hesitantly said, “Nothing, I just t
“Mr. Queen… Are you saying you’re a girl?” Matilda Reading stammered, strongly indicating disbelief that Hayden was a girl. Hayden looked at Matilda, who was also looking at her. From Matilda’s expression and gaze, it was evident that she really hoped Hayden would deny it.Even though Matilda gave up pursuing Hayden after not getting a response, she still hoped that Hayden was a boy. At least, that would mean her crush on Hayden was not misguided.If Hayden was a woman, then Matilda would doubt her own orientation, mistaking a girl for a boy and admiring her.Matilda could not remain calm just thinking about it.Not to mention Matilda, no one could remain calm upon hearing Hayden stating that she was a girl.After a moment of silence, Hayden said, “I said I’m a girl, believe it or not, it’s up to everyone.”She would not explain herself.If it were not for Kevin, she would not even bother saying it. She did not care how others perceived her.She raised Kevin’s hand, “Both Kev
Tonight was originally the client’s meeting with Hayden, but Hayden did not come back to the company in the afternoon and had social engagements in the evening, so Hugh took over. Hugh was Hayden’s twin brother, outstanding in various aspects, but compared to the shining presence of Hayden, Hugh always fell a bit short.“It’s not that my brother ran into trouble, it’s that my brother created trouble, and now the trouble has found its way to me.”As Hugh finished speaking, his phone rang again. He said to everyone, “See, another call is coming. Why don’t they call my parents? They always call me. I’ve been brothers with Hayden for more than twenty years. While we may be close, we’ve never shared a bed or bathed together. How would I know if my brother is a man or a woman?“As far back as I can remember, I’ve always called him brother.”Hugh found out that his brother was actually his sister when he was already an adult because his parents told him.However, he never sought confirm
Gossips often spread the fastest.It was within a short time that news about Hayden, the dream lover of countless girls, the head of Queen Enterprise, and quite possibly a woman, spread throughout the upper echelons of Jensburg.Everyone who received this news was utterly surprised.Even Belinda, who was watching over Hunter in the hospital, was taken aback upon receiving this news.Sitting by the hospital bed, she suddenly smiled. While laughing, she said, “So that is what it was. No wonder.”Belinda laughed inexplicably and said a couple of bewildering things, startling Hunter, who nervously watched his elderly wife, unsure of what had happened.Hunter had preserved his marriage through self-castration, preserving the wealth of the Clark family exchanged with his years of freedom. He had nothing else to desire in the future and dutifully stayed by his old wife’s side.Yet, Hunter knew that even though he had castrated himself, cracks in their marriage still existed. It was jus
Belinda started to smile again.She felt more at ease now.Deep down, she really hoped that Hayden could become her son-in-law. It was evident that Hayden treated Caroline very well.Although Caroline was not a stunner, she was not unattractive either. Belinda and Hunter were quite good-looking when they were young, especially Hunter, who was a handsome man in his youth. That was why she was drawn to him.Belinda had believed that Caroline was Hayden’s cup of tea.Now she understood that Hayden was not disliking anyone but was a girl herself.“Hayden isn’t gay?”Hunter was puzzled. “Then why would he accept Kevin?”“Take a guess.”“I can’t.”With a chuckle, Belinda said, “Hayden attended the Reading family’s banquet tonight wearing a formal dress. Since Mrs. Reading and Mrs. Queen are acquainted, Mrs. Reading might have spoken a few words to Hayden when she saw him in the dress. She made passing remarks, and Hayden replied by saying he was originally a woman but dressed as
“Carol’s marriage, sigh, it worries me too. Her mindset is different from ordinary people.”Thinking about her own daughter who said she would have a child out of wedlock as her successor, as long as the child did not want the father, Belinda found it distressing. Even though Belinda's marriage with Hunter had issues in later years, after decades of being together, there might not have been love but there was still affection. Having a companion in old age at least prevented loneliness. What did having sons and daughters matter? When children grew up, they have their own families, work, and earn money. They had their own children to care for, leaving very little attention for their parents. One should not even think about children being by their side every day. The one who could stay close was the spouse. After the incident between Hunter and Celine, Belinda was furious. In the end, she drove Celine away and demanded Hunter to live in seclusion while not divorcing him or
The hospital room regained its tranquility. As the night deepened, the city gradually settled from the hustle and bustle into calmness.The next day, at Lake Edge, a Maybach stopped at the entrance of Hayden’s private villa.The person getting out of the car was Kevin. Today, in addition to a bouquet, he carried a few delicate bags.He walked up to the villa’s entrance and rang the doorbell.After a while, the butler came out to open the door. Seeing it was Kevin, the butler smiled. “Mr. Kevin, good morning. Mr. Hayden had not woken up yet.”Hayden returned very late last night.However, he often came home late every night due to his busy work and numerous social engagements.Hayden stole the limelight at last night’s banquet.Hayden did not stay at the Reading family’s place for long, having made an appearance and greeted some familiar CEOs to talk business for about half an hour. She then left with Kevin and the security team.Upon returning home, Hayden immediately chan
Kevin felt that he was in top form right now, then only he knocked on the door.“It’s me, Hay, Kevin.”As Hayden had just woken up, she heard Kevin’s knocking. She lingered in bed for a couple of minutes before reluctantly getting up and walking to open the door for him.“Hay, good morning.”Kevin presented the bouquet of flowers to her with a look of deep affection and said, “Hay, this bouquet is for you. May you be as beautiful as a flower every day, with a smile always on your face.”Hayden’s lips twitched as she looked at him, then at the bouquet in front of her. Finally, she reached out to take the bouquet and remarked, “You came early in the morning to disturb me just to give me flowers?”“I came to have breakfast with you and, by the way, give you this bouquet.“You said the flowers I gave you were beautiful and fragrant, so I decided to give you a bouquet every day. Don’t you like receiving a bright and eye-catching bouquet every day?”Hayden turned around with the bouq
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