However, Serenity was still suspicious because she had not seen Mrs. Longbottom and Carrie appear at the same time. Her suspicions of Carrie pretending to be Mrs. Longbottom would not be cleared unless she saw the two women together. Carrie did not wait for Serenity to return. Since they met by coincidence, it would look intentional if she were to wait for Serenity. It would be suspicious as well. Mr. Longbottom had told Carrie that Serenity was investigating her. Of course, nothing useful was found. Serenity suspected that she was Carrie. Carrie thought of Camryn, whom she hated the most. Camryn was familiar with her voice. Serenity most likely only investigated her because Camryn had told Serenity something. Luckily, Mr. Longbottom was capable. Serenity could not discover anything. Everything she found was fake information that Mr. Longbottom had created for Carrie. They knew that Serenity and Jasmine were best friends; Jasmine being the missus of the Buchams,
Therefore, Sonny wanted to pass his luggage to Duncan beforehand. Serenity replied with a smile, “Okay.”She only walked toward her car once Sonny and the teacher were out of sight. When she arrived at the parking lot, she saw Mrs. Longbottom, who had just gotten into her car. As usual, there were two bodyguards with her. One of them closed her door with a solemn expression. Mrs. Longbottom spotted Serenity when she turned to look outside the window. She waved at her with a grin. Serenity waved back out of courtesy. Soon, Carrie’s luxury car left. Serenity quickly sent a message to Camryn: [I saw Mrs. Longbottom again, Camryn. Did Carrie look for you?]Camryn had not left her home yet. She would not be going to the flower store as she had an online meeting in the morning. Some company matters still required her attention. Anyway, she was busy. Later in the evening, she would be returning to Wildridge Manor with Callum. It was the weekend again. She usually did
Camryn: [Stop bragging.]Serenity could not hide her grin. She replied: [Callum spoils you too.]The two women were basked in love. Since Camryn was busy, Serenity did not send another message. When she was about to get into her car, she heard someone calling her. She turned and saw Hank. “Serenity.”Hank walked over. Seeing her alone, he asked, “Has Sonny gone in already?”“Yes. You wanted to meet him?”Hank smiled. He said, “I was passing by the area with a customer, so I thought I’d have a look at Sonny. I didn’t think you guys would arrive so early.” “Sonny’s doing well.”Serenity remained indifferent toward Hank. He smiled again. “I know he’s okay. Liberty and I know that we can entrust him to you. I heard that Liberty is on a long business trip?”“Do you need anything?”“Nothing. I was just asking.”After a moment of silence, Hank asked again, “Will your sister only be back after a long time?”“I’m not sure.”“Oh.”Hank looked disappointed. Serenity sa
Serenity's car was parked at Lewis & Co. She was waiting for Duncan to come out. He did not make her wait too long and appeared in his car within minutes.“Serenity.”Duncan lowered his window and said, “You can pass Sonny’s luggage to me.”Serenity replied, “I still have to send you two off. Sonny’s stuff is already in my car, Duncan. Let’s go to the preschool first, he’s almost done.”“Okay.”Duncan then asked, “Didn’t Zack come along?”“I didn’t tell him. He’s busy too.”Duncan nodded. Zachary was indeed a busy man. Serenity drove away and Duncan followed from behind. When they arrived at the preschool, they bumped into Carrie again. Carrie had been deliberately setting up such encounters every day. “Are you here to pick your nephew up?” Carrie asked Serenity with a smile. When she saw Duncan beside Serenity, her gaze gleamed. If it were not for Serenity already approaching her, she would have taken a picture of Serenity and Duncan together. Zachary was crazy ab
“Aunt Ser. Dunc.”Sonny was out. When he spotted them, he immediately broke free from his teacher’s grasp and started running. The teacher was shocked. She immediately raced after him. “Don’t run, Sonny. You might fall.”Serenity called out to him. Sonny arrived before her in the blink of an eye. She lowered herself to lift him, but he quickly escaped her arms to stay standing. “You have my little brother in your belly. He’s bigger now. I might squash him if you carry me.”Sonny would touch Serenity’s baby bump from time to time. He was greeting his little cousin in her womb. Sometimes, he would also ask why the baby was a boy and not a girl instead. Unfortunately, the baby boy could not answer him. Aunt Ser told him that his little cousin might move when Sonny greeted him after a month. That was because fetal movement would start a month later. Serenity said, “It’s okay. You’re not heavy. You won’t crush your little cousin.”Even if she was pregnant, holdin
Sonny asked Serenity. Serenity smiled. “I did. Don’t worry. I won’t let you detour. Duncan even came to pick you up to save time. Let’s go. Your mom is waiting for you two in Jensburg.”Sonny told Duncan happily, “We should leave now, Dunc. Let’s not make Mom wait.”Duncan adjusted Sonny to sit on his lap and replied, “Okay. Let’s go now.”He gestured at his bodyguard to push his wheelchair. Of course, a private plane could not take off from a preschool. He still had to take Sonny to the airport.“Are you hungry, Sonny?” Duncan asked. “I had some snacks in school.”The preschool always prepared some small bites for the kids during break time. Sonny knew he was about to go on a trip, so he ate a lot of them. He did not feel hungry at all as his stomach was filled. Duncan smiled. “We can have some food in the car or on the airplane if you’re hungry. We’ll have dinner with your mom when we arrive.”“Okay.”Duncan prepared a lot of food and drinks for Sonny so he would not
More importantly, during one of his visits, Granddad kept sighing whenever he saw him. Grandmom would keep telling him to tell Mom to remarry Dad when he goes back. However, Sonny was still young. He did not know what remarrying meant. Olivia had explained it to Sonny as having his parents live together again. Sonny shook his head vigorously at that. He said he liked living with Liberty and did not want to be with Hank. Moreover, Lucas was always in Hank’s house. He still liked to snatch Sonny’s toys. While Sonny’s grandparents would not side with Lucas anymore, Chelsea would scold him for not sharing his toys with Lucas despite having a lot of money and toys. She said he was petty and stingy. Chelsea even secretly asked him to give her money for her business. He replied that he had no money and that Liberty had kept all of it in the bank for him. Chelsea told Sonny off for being stupid and letting Liberty control his money instead of keeping it himself. Sonny’s dis
“Alright. See you, Sonny. Have a safe trip.”“See you, Aunt Ser.”Duncan placed Sonny in the car. Sonny turned to wave goodbye to Serenity before turning to look at his father. He pursed his little mouth and said, “Bye, Dad.”Hank smiled.Duncan left with Sonny and the bodyguards in tow.Meanwhile, Carrie took advantage of everyone’s lack of attention to slip away. Otherwise, her ruse would have been exposed.Those who were here to pick their kids up only had to pass their guardian card to the teacher and the teacher would then escort the little ones out.They did not have to wait very long.If she waited here any longer and still did not receive her so-called sister-in-law, it would arouse Serenity’s suspicion.Once Duncan’s car had vanished into the distance, Serenity returned to her car and quickly left the preschool.Only Hank stood in place, looking extremely lonely.He could feel his son was getting further away from him now.Sometimes, he thought of restarting the fi
However, Remy felt that his niece, Chloe, seemed even more outstanding than her brother. Perhaps in the future, it would be Chloe who would take charge of the family.“I miss Clo-clo so much. I don’t know why, but lately, whenever I see little babies, I feel especially fond of them. Maybe it’s because as I get older, I’m becoming more maternal.”“You’re not old at all. I’m older than you, so don’t talk about being old in front of me.”Remy did not like hearing her say she was getting old. If she was old, then he was even older. Remy felt that he was still in his prime, especially since he had not even married Elisa yet.“I’m older than Seren, and her baby is due in two months.“Oh, by the way, earlier, besides complaining that I was making you cook and worrying that I was tiring you out, my mom also suggested that we start preparing for pregnancy. She said that by the time we hold the wedding in the fall, it could be a double celebration.”Remy turned to look at her, his eyes bur
“Just like how Grandma May taught Zachary and the others, being able to cook isn’t just about earning points when looking for a wife—it’s also about rewarding your own stomach.” His own grandmother had not said anything like that. All she said was that flowers did not stay in bloom forever. Although the Johnsons were currently at their peak and were wealthy beyond measure, the world was unpredictable. Who knew in which generation the family might decline?Having more skills never hurt. Learning an extra skill meant that if the family ever fell on hard times, they would at least have the ability to support themselves.That was why their family elders encouraged them to develop a wide range of skills. They did not need to master everything, but they should at least have a basic understanding of many things. In truth, his cooking skills used to be quite average.It was only after he developed feelings for Elisa and learned that she had once had a crush on Zachary, who was skille
Audrey heard the cry of her precious grandson and immediately forgot about her daughter. She called out loudly, “You two enjoy your time together then. My grandson is crying, so I’m heading back inside.“You and Remy can start preparing for pregnancy too. When it’s time for the wedding, it’ll be a double celebration.”Hearing someone else’s daughter had given birth, Audrey was eager for her daughter to do so too. Though she was already a grandmother, she wanted to be a grandmother to her daughter’s child too. That was simply how elderly people with both sons and daughters were.Elisa was speechless. She heard the hurried footsteps of her mother heading back into the house, calling out before even entering, “Darling, don’t cry. Grandma’s back.”Elisa muttered, “Now that she has a grandson, even I, this precious daughter of hers, have been pushed aside. When I give her a grandson, I doubt there’ll be any room left for me.”She and Remy would definitely have children, but they were n
“Remy, Remy!” a voice called from outside. It sounded like Audrey. Remy came out of the kitchen, wearing an apron.“You keep at it, I’ll go out. My mom must have seen the lights and knew you were back, so she’s calling you over for dinner at our house.”At this time, her family was probably halfway through their meal.Elisa put down the remote control and walked out of the house with a packet of snacks in hand, munching as she went.“Mom.” Elisa walked to the fence and responded to her mother.“Elisa? You’re back too? You came back and didn’t even come home for dinner? We’re eating right now. Hurry up and bring Remy over. Grandpa True was just saying that Remy hasn’t come over for dinner in a few days.”Remy had been busy entertaining clients lately, so he had not had time to join his in-laws for meals.Elisa replied, “Mom, I feel like eating Remy’s cooking tonight, so we won’t be coming over. You guys go ahead.”“Oh, you. It’s so late already, and you’re still making Remy c
Elisa said, “Although cousins can be as close as siblings, it’s still better to have another child. After all, we won’t be living at your family home permanently, and our children might not have much time to bond with their cousins in the future.“I have two older brothers, and the three of us have always been close. My brothers have always doted on me, and I can always talk about things with them. My sister-in-law has been very kind to me even after they got married too.“I’m used to having siblings around. It’s lively, and no matter what happens, we can always talk things through. It’s nice not having to face everything alone. I don’t want my children to feel lonely in the future.”Elisa continued, “Most importantly, I love children. If you could be the one to carry and give birth, sparing me the exhaustion of pregnancy, I’d even consider having three kids. But unfortunately, you can’t.“If I have to carry the baby myself, even though I love children, I’d only have two—preferably
Jasmine smiled. “I can’t tell. He’s so tiny. I’m scared when I have to carry him. I’m afraid of hurting him. What if he slips from my arms?”As a first-time mother, Jasmine was inexperienced. She was not like Serenity, who had raised a baby before. Josh and Zachary had secretly taken classes on how to look after a baby. The way Josh held the baby was more accurate than hers. “You’ll get better at it after learning slowly. I didn’t dare to carry my nephew either because I was scared of hurting him, but I’m an expert now.”Elisa could not resist touching the baby’s face again. She really liked babies.“Has the baby been fed?”Camila replied, “He was fed an hour ago.”The baby had been ravenous. Everyone was relieved when they saw the baby could feed normally. The doctor said the baby might experience jaundice a few days later and that premature babies should be monitored closely. Jaundice usually appeared when the baby was a few days old. It would reach its peak after
Remy gave it some thought. If he were to become a father, he would also be extremely happy, to the point that he would forget about posting on social media.They were usually busy people and did not have the habit of posting regularly anyway. Josh only started sharing a lot on Facebook after he got married. He simply wanted to show off his life after marriage and irritate his friends who were still single. Even Zachary would post about his love life on Facebook occasionally. Remy suddenly felt he had to keep up with the trend and post something on Facebook during his free time. Remy and Elisa went to buy some supplements before heading to the hospital. There were still many people in Jasmine’s ward. Most of the men were sitting in the small living area while the women were chatting with Jasmine or looking at the baby in the room. The baby boy was already fed and in fresh diapers. He was sleeping soundly. “Jasmine.”Elisa walked over with the supplements she had brought.
The secretary wished she could skip work and visit Jasmine at the hospital with Elisa. However, that could never happen. She was simply an employee, while Elisa was her boss. The only alternative was if Elisa invited her along. Nevertheless, the employees could meet Jasmine during their break or visit her at her house. Elisa left excitedly. A Maybach was parked at the entrance of the company. When Remy spotted Elisa exiting, he stuck his head out and waved at her. Upon seeing him, she was no longer in a hurry to get to her car. She quickly walked over. “Why are you here? Why didn’t you go inside?”Elisa was beaming. As she had received good news, she had a smiling face regardless of who she met.“I just arrived. I didn’t drive inside when I saw you coming out. Where are you going?”Remy got out of the car.“Jasmine gave birth. I want to go to the hospital to visit her and her baby. You came at the right time. We can head over together, but let’s get some supplemen
“Yes. Health is the most important thing. Everything else is secondary. With the York family’s wealth and numbers, they won’t have to worry about not having a successor even if your child is slightly more ordinary.”Of course, Elisa personally hoped the next successor of the York family would be her nephew.The Stones and the Yorks could be considered relatives because Elisa and Serenity were cousins.The successor of the Stone family was most likely Clive’s son. If the York family’s heir was not Serenity’s child, would the two families’ relationship that was finally mended become strained again?After all, the head of the York family would no longer be a relative of the Stones if that were the case. However, Elisa did not voice her thoughts. She did not want Serenity to feel pressured. As an aunt, she also thought her nephew’s health was more important than anything else.“You must be busy, Elisa. You should go on with your work. I shall not disturb you. I appreciate your