Sally blushed and said, “The York brothers are fine men. Their parents are open-minded too. Men of the Yorks are loyal to their wives. They have an excellent reputation. “Who doesn’t like outstanding men? I started liking Callum after meeting him several times.”Tasha admitted that Sally’s take on the York family was spot on. She replied, “You’re free to like whoever you want, but Callum is married. You should give up.”“I liked him first.”Sally muttered, “Camryn simply had a headstart when I was deciding on how to confess.”Tasha laughed. “Love isn’t first come, first served. It’s about fate. Two people who have known each other since childhood won’t end up married if they weren’t destined to be together.”Elisa knew Zachary a few years earlier than Serenity, yet she failed to win his heart. On the other hand, Zachary and Serenity got married right away. Zachary would rather marry a stranger than accept Elisa’s feelings. Therefore, love did not work on a first-come, firs
A few ladies gathered in the lavish living area. They conversed with polite smiles plastered on their faces. Born with a silver spoon and married into another wealthy family, they have lived in luxury and every action was infused with elegance. Carrie was led into the manor where she greeted Mrs. House and had small talks with. It was her first public appearance as Mrs. Longbottom. Everyone barely knew her. Carrie was quick-witted enough to mingle with other guests and initiate conversations. In the past, she had attended many banquets with Paige and acquainted herself with quite a few madams and young ladies. Although she was Mrs. Longbottom now, she could still interact with people she recognized. Since they did not know she was Carrie, she could use it to her advantage and carry the conversations based on their preferences so as to get along with them. After Camryn entered, she sat beside Rosella instead of approaching Carrie. Rosella glanced at Carrie, who was engag
Rosella only withdrew her gaze once Camryn was with Tasha.Her good friend said of her, “Your daughter-in-law seems very precious to you. She’s only a couple of feet away. Are you that afraid she’ll fall or something?”Rosella laughed. “She’s precious, alright. To the Yorks, all daughters-in-law are treasures that deserve to be doted on and cherished by the whole family.“My boy Callum only got married when he turned thirty. It wasn’t easy, and I only have one daughter-in-law now, so it’s natural to pamper her and treat her like a precious person.” Rosella made no secret of her satisfaction and love for her daughter-in-law.Her friend laughed. “The men of your family are famous for pampering their wives a lot and the women are famous for doting on their daughters-in-law. I don’t have any daughters, but if I did, I would do anything to latch onto you guys and become your in-laws.“This is your daughter-in-law’s first public appearance at a gathering like this, but she’s not shy a
Camryn politely refused the glass of red wine. “I still have to take medication daily, so I can’t drink. I have to mind my diet too.”“I’m sorry, I didn’t know.”Tasha hurriedly apologized. “I’ll drink it, then.”“Tasha, you’re being such a suck-up.”Sally’s slightly nasally voice cut in.She still could not suppress the envy she felt for Camryn. When she saw the two sitting together and eating, she walked over to them with a glass of red wine in hand and happened to hear the exchange.Her acerbic words did not seem to have been filtered through her brain before being said.“You can’t drink, Ms. Newman? How do you usually network and strike deals, then? You can’t be relying on your looks.“Oh, that’s right. Ms. Newman has a good figure, good looks, and she's so gentle. Men would melt at the very sight—there aren’t any deals that can’t be cinched then.”The moment Sally finished speaking, Camryn and Tasha splashed their red wine at Sally almost at the same time.Sally did not
“Which part was slander? If you can’t drink alcohol while networking and talking business, the reason you manage to strike any deals has to be due to your beauty and your good figure. Callum might have already been cuckolded tons of times over by marrying you.”“Whoever said that you had to drink alcohol when you network and talk business?”Carrie hurriedly took the chance to rebut Sally.“Ms. Abrams is truly dirty-minded. Is it because you rely on your beauty and your body to strike deals?“Don’t assume that everyone would stoop as low as you would.”“Who are you?” Sally questioned Carrie.Carrie sneered, “Who cares who I am? Your mouth is just filthy.”She handed the glass of red wine she was holding to Camryn and said, “Mrs. York, here. Have another glass. Help Ms. Abrams wash her filthy mouth out.”Camryn took the glass and hurled it at Sally once more.She said coldly, “Everyone here has heard it. It’s Ms. Abrams who has insulted me, slandered me, and smeared my reputatio
What madness had gotten into Sally to make such sarcastic remarks about Camryn and insult her?At the Houses’ banquet, where all three York madams were present, she actually insulted Camryn, spread lewd rumors about her, and smeared her reputation.Just by the stares she was getting now, she already wished she could burrow herself into a hole in the ground, let alone when Callum came looking for her to settle the score if the nonsense she spouted was to get out.She had just had a few glasses of wine and seeing Tasha and Camryn chatting away happily, she could not resist going over to them to cause a scene. She had had a crush on Callum, which made her incredibly jealous of Camryn. Then, her sarcastic remarks just started flying.She had overlooked one thing—Camryn had not come alone.Camryn was not just the eldest daughter of the Newmans—she was also Callum’s wife.Callum was just like Zachary, in that they doted on their wives tremendously. Camryn was his precious, beloved wife
If, however, words of what Sally said got out, Camryn would absolutely bring the hammer of the law down on her to demand justice and have Sally suffer the consequences of her actions.If anyone else wanted to get sued by her, they could say whatever they wanted. She would come after them with all she had.Sally looked at her mother, who gave her another glare.Nina said to her daughter, “Heard that? She’s being so generous that she’s willing to let the matter be for now. That’s out of the kindness of her heart. You can’t relax and not learn your lesson just because she’s being kind and is letting you go for now.“Your baseless rumors are not just harmful to others, but also to yourself.“You’ll drag us, your parents, down with you too. You’re my daughter. People will not just talk about you now that you’ve said such outrageous things—they’ll talk about how we have failed to educate you and raised a rumor-mongering, liar of a daughter too.“But it is indeed a failure of mine to ed
Camryn had always been the embodiment of strength and endurance. Everyone felt that it was simply ridiculous and that Sally had been loose-tongued and was such a liar when she made up such lies about Camryn.If not for Nina rushing over to discipline her daughter and if Sally had been allowed to continue raging drunkenly, no one knew how far things would have gone.The crowd also only found out now that Sally had targeted Camryn because she had a crush on Callum.However, they had never heard anything about the Abrams’ daughter pursuing Callum.It was just a crush all along.No wonder she targeted Camryn—it was because she was jealous.“I’m really, really sorry, Mrs. York. I’ve failed to adequately educate my daughter. Tomorrow, I will bring her with me to visit you to make amends.”Nina once again apologized to Camryn after Sally sincerely apologized.She then said to the onlookers, “What my daughter said just now was all baseless. It was all nonsense that she made up because
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
“A baby’s face changes almost every day. We’ll only know who he takes after when he’s a little older.”Serenity agreed. “I should call Elisa and share this news with her.”Jasmine probably did not have time to tell her friends about her newborn. Serenity also forgot to inform Elisa because she was too worried about Jasmine. Zachary told her to call Elisa only after they were inside the car. There were too many people in the hospital. Serenity held back her excitement and immediately called Elisa when she got in the car. Elisa was extremely busy at the company. She was the only one who could manage their joint company at that moment because Serenity and Jasmine were pregnant. Even if they wanted to return to the company to work, Elisa would not allow them. Rest was of utmost importance for pregnant women. Elisa was unmarried and not pregnant. She did not mind being busier. She only picked up Serenity’s call after some time.“Seren.”Elisa held the phone in her left h
“All that matters is that you’re okay, honey. Let’s not have more children. We’ll just have this one son.”Josh spoke while holding Jasmine’s hand.Women had to experience immense pain when giving birth. It came with many risks as well. Josh had heard other people saying that a woman usually had one foot in the grave during childbirth.He was genuinely shocked after accompanying Jasmine through her labor. He had been terrified and worried that something would happen to Jasmine.Luckily, everything ended well. Jasmine and their son were safe. However, Josh did not want to experience something like that again. Having one child was enough. There was no need for a second or third child. The Buchams were a big family anyway. He did not have to bear the responsibility of expanding the family alone.“Okay. We shall not have another baby.”Although Jasmine was brimming with motherly love and recovery from a vaginal delivery was quicker, she still thought childbirth was too
It was not just Camila. The rest of the people there also had the same thought. Josh and Jasmine had a great relationship. If something happened to Jasmine, Josh would be devastated and lose all hope of living.“Congratulations. The mother has given birth to a boy safely. The baby boy is six pounds and three ounces.”The people who brought Josh out were the anesthetist and nurse.The nurse instinctively reported the good news when she saw the crowd.Then, she explained, “The father probably fainted from shock after the baby was born. Come over and help bring him to the side to rest. The mother won’t be out that quickly.”Upon hearing her words, everyone’s mood brightened up.Camila, whose legs felt weak just now, was immediately filled with strength and stood up. Without Drake's help, she went to the nurse and asked, “Does the baby need to be in the incubator since he was born prematurely?”The nurse replied, “We’ll put the baby in the incubator and observe him for a while. If
Zachary was also worried that Serenity would go into premature labor out of shock. He also persuaded her to go for her checkup in a gentle voice. They could not do anything but wait anyway.Serenity finally decided to conduct her prenatal checkup first. Zachary accompanied her. Just moments after they left, the door to the delivery suite opened. A nurse stood there and shouted, “Is Jasmine Sox’s husband here?”“Yes. I’m her husband,” replied Josh quickly. He dashed to the nurse. “You must save Jas, doctor. Save the mother no matter what.”His family members behind him also echoed, “That’s right. No matter what happens, you have to save Jasmine.”The nurse said, “The mother is fine. It’s just that she wants her husband to accompany her as she’s in a lot of pain.”Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.Josh was about to rush inside but was stopped by the nurse.She asked him to change his clothes before taking him inside the delivery suite.Jasmine was wailing in pain. When
With advanced medical technology, a premature baby could still be healthy if taken good care of in the incubator. Serenity said, “Jasmine should be at thirty-five weeks. I just don’t understand why she would suddenly go into labor. Did she fall at home?“Or did she eat something that made her go into labor?”Zachary said, “That’s most likely not the case. Josh’s cousin is Jasmine’s dietician and keeps an eye on her food every day. There’s no way Jasmine would’ve eaten something bad unless she ate it secretly.”Serenity and Zachary suddenly went silent. Pregnant women had weird appetites. Once they had a craving, they could not go unsatisfied. Sometimes, they would even crave fruits that were not in season. Serenity herself was one of them. Once, she woke up in the middle of the night craving mac and cheese. Of course, Zachary, the ever-doting husband, had to satisfy her request. However, where could he find mac and cheese at that hour?Ultimately, he had to drive to the
People would reap what they had sown. They would have to bear the consequences of their actions. Sometimes, interfering in another person’s fate would backfire. After chatting for some time, Serenity said, “I have to go for my checkup now, Liberty. Let’s talk again when you’re free another day.“By the way, I’ll get someone to bring Sonny to you this weekend. He misses you.”“Okay,” said Liberty. After the call ended, Serenity put her phone into her bag and stood up. She told the man behind the office desk, “It’s almost time, babe. Let’s go.”“Okay. I’m almost done.”Zachary quickly signed and stamped a document before closing it. He walked over with the document in hand. Serenity and Zachary left the office together. He handed the document to his secretary. The secretary did not expect him to pass the document to him personally. He had thought of entering Zachary’s office to request it later. The secretary watched Zachary and Serenity leave. He could not believe