Josh laughed and said, “Alright, we all know you guys are in love. There’s no need for you to flaunt it.”“Pot calling the kettle black. Before I got married, you and Zachary shoved so much PDA in my face,” Callum retorted.“Now, I want to do the same every single day to agitate my unmarried cousins.”Austin immediately excused himself, as he was the only one single among everyone present.The other unmarried York gentlemen were not back at the manor.“Austin, why are you running away so quickly? You should sit here and listen to our experiences. In the future, you can apply it to pursuing your wife and won’t have to take the long route,” Josh teased.Austin was already at the door by now and he said without looking back, “I think I’m talented and smart enough without being taught, thanks.”Josh laughed. “I’d believe that about your cooking.”Then, he turned to say to Zachary, “Austin really does love cooking.”“If he didn’t, you wouldn’t be able to eat such delicious food.”
The doctor said, “If you decide not to keep it once you’re too far along, you’ll have to have an induced abortion, which will cause greater harm to your body.“I still recommend that you make a decision now. If you have an abortion soon after conception, the harm isn’t as great.“The next time you want to conceive, you should pay attention to the condition of your body. Don’t take medication indiscriminately, and don’t do any tests that involve radiotherapy.”Carrie was silent.She picked up her results and thanked the doctor before walking out of the clinic.After exiting, she did not leave right away and instead found a spot outside to sit down.She felt very helpless at the moment and did not know what she should do.It would have been great if her parents were still around.If her parents had not gone to jail, all this would not have happened to her. Ultimately, this was all that blind bitch’s doing.That blind bitch might have gotten married but had not gotten pregnant ye
“What’s wrong, Carrie? Don’t cry. Tell me how you’re unwell.”Trenton was shocked by Carrie’s crying.She was temperamental, unruly, and unreasonable, but she rarely cried.Carrie sobbed, “Do you even still care about me? I thought you only cared about Camryn.”“Carrie, we’re siblings. How could I not care about you? Tell me what’s wrong.”Carrie wiped her tears away and said resentfully, “Trenton, I’ve already caused so much harm to Camryn. If you still care about me, stop helping her and join hands with me to take back everything that belongs to us.“Stop listening to Camryn. Whatever she’s told you, that our family’s assets were left to her by Uncle Abel—they’re all lies.”Trenton was silent for a moment and he did not sound as anxious anymore when he spoke, “Carrie, what on earth has happened? What has Camryn done to you?”Trenton did not believe Camryn would do anything to Carrie.It was true there was no sisterly love between them, but Camryn would not take the initiativ
“Send me whatever you have.”Trenton did not say anything further.Soon, he hung up and transferred five thousand dollars to Carrie. Then, he sent her a voice note, “Carrie, a minor surgery shouldn’t cost much, so I’ve transferred five thousand dollars to you. Once it’s done, you should rest well and make sure to eat well too.”Once she received the money, she replied angrily via a voice note, “You stingy bastard, Trenton Newman, why are you getting stingier by the day? I told you to send me whatever you have. How could you only send me five thousand dollars?“You’re just treating me like a beggar. The family assets Mom and Dad gave you should amount to at least over a hundred million. You should give me half.“If you don’t want to, even fifty million will do.”Carrie claimed that all the Newman assets were her parents’ but she was in fact aware that some of it belonged to Camryn, bequeathed by Uncle Abel.Before her parents went to jail, she heard Paige say that they had arou
Despite knowing his sisters were at odds with each other, Trenton still gave Camryn a call. When Camryn received his call, she was walking down the hill with Grandma May and the rest while admiring the purple orchid trees planted along the path. She stood beside one of the blooms and answered Trenton’s call. Before her eyes, purple flowers were blossoming on the drooping branches. She could touch them just by raising her hand. Camryn had forgotten the colors of flowers after living in the dark for ten years. Ever since she regained her sight, she found the flowers in her shop extremely beautiful. Now that she saw the purple orchids, she thought they were gorgeous too. The purple orchids usually bloomed from November to April. “What’s wrong, Trenton?”Camryn asked while touching a flower, “Don’t you have classes?”“It’s the weekend, Cam.”“Oh, I forgot. I’m not even working today, yet I still asked you that.”Camryn laughed. “Aren’t you outside? Hang out with your fri
After inheriting his parents' assets, Trenton handed over everything related to business to Camryn while keeping the money himself. He was not short of money. Nevertheless, it was great that he still went to work instead of just spending the money he had. “I know, Cam.”“Okay. Go on with your reading. I’m back at Wildridge Manor. Grandma May and I are taking a stroll and admiring the flowers now.”Trenton hung up and Camryn caught up to the rest. Serenity asked, “Who were you on the phone with for so long?”“Trenton.”“Doesn’t he have classes today?”Camryn smiled. “You asked the same question I did. Today’s Saturday. We don’t have to work, let alone him. He usually tutors during the weekends, but he has a day off today because his student got sick.”Serenity laughed. “I really did forget.”They smiled at each other. After that, Camryn made a call to get someone to check if Carrie was really sick. Not long after, she received a reply. No hospital had records of Carri
“Why don’t we keep the baby, Mr. Longbottom? I’m still scared. I searched online just now, and it mentioned some people will have excessive bleeding or even die during abortion.”Carrie’s face turned pale. “I’m still young. I’m scared of death. I don’t want to die.”Mr. Longbottom flicked her forehead lightly and laughed. “Silly girl. The doctor’s still downstairs. She’s very skilled. She even saved a patient from amniotic fluid embolism during child delivery.“Nothing will happen to you with her around.“Everything has its risks, but only a very small probability of it. There’s no need to be scared. As I said, I won’t let you die because you’re still valuable to me.“Besides, you’re young and beautiful. I can’t bear seeing you die.”Mr. Longbottom pinched Carrie’s cheek. “You’ve taken contraceptives. It has side effects and will affect the baby. We can’t keep the baby. What if it is deformed or has brain damage? You’d be making the baby suffer its entire lifetime.“Let’s sa
The secretary did not say anything and left. As long as Mr. Fletcher was around, Caroline would not need her. He alone was equivalent to ten of her. Darren took off his jacket and was about to place it on Caroline’s shoulders. However, she stopped him and said, “I’m not cold.“Wear it yourself. It’s freezing at this hour. I’m not a child. I know I have to wear more clothes when it’s cold.“It wasn’t cold inside. It’s cold out here, and you aren’t wearing much.”Darren insisted on putting the jacket on Caroline, but she stopped him again. “There’s really no need, Mr. Fletcher. Wear it. Don’t catch a cold yourself.”Seeing that she refused his jacket, he had no choice but to wear it himself. Then, he escorted her back to his car. Suddenly, Caroline said, “Can you go on a walk with me, Mr. Fletcher? My head feels a little fuzzy now. I want to sober up by walking in the cold air.”Darren stopped. He looked toward her and said, “You’re too tired. You’ve been working from mo
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