They were all intimate pictures of Adrian and Celine. Adrian and his brothers would appear at Summitview occasionally. Every time they did, they had multiple bags with them. It was obvious they were bringing supplies over for Celine. Belinda’s heart ached from rage. She despised Celine. Celine and Hunter may have been set up, but Belinda simply could not come to terms with it. Therefore, she could no longer tolerate Celine’s presence in Fisher Manor. She also took back everything that had been given to Celine. Celine could blame or resent her, but ultimately, she was not her daughter. If Celine had decided to leave Jensburg after the incident, Belinda would have asked Mr. Gordon to give her enough money to provide her with a comfortable life. However, Celine chose revenge instead. Belinda sneered. “I wanted to let you live. You didn’t cherish it but chose to take the deadlier path instead, Celine. Don’t blame me for being cruel.”She could kill her sisters, let alone
Jason’s two children were the youngest of Belinda’s grandchildren. They were in preschool and usually stayed with their maternal grandmother, whose house was near the preschool. It was more convenient for the kids. Since that was the arrangement, Belinda would make monthly bank transfers to her in-laws for her grandchildren’s living expenses. “Tell Emma to meet me upstairs when she’s back.”“Okay, Madam Fisher. Incidentally, dinner is ready,” Elaine reminded her. After a brief silence, Belinda said, “I don’t have an appetite.”Neither her husband nor children were around. She could not enjoy her food as before. Besides, her appetite was further ruined by her bad mood. “You hadn’t had much for lunch. A lot of time has passed since then. You should eat.”“I don’t feel like it.”Belinda hung up. Elaine sighed. Not long after, Caroline returned. Darren had given her a ride back. She held cotton candy in one hand and two chocolate-dipped apple slices in the other. Da
“Why are you eating this, Ms. Caroline?”Caroline retorted, “Why can’t I eat this?”“Only children like cotton candy.”Caroline replied, “I’m unleashing my inner child.”Elaine was speechless. “What’s the problem?”Elaine said, “Madam Fisher barely ate during lunch, Ms. Caroline. She skipped dinner because she didn’t have an appetite. Since you’re back, can you go upstairs and persuade her to eat something?”“My mom doesn’t have an appetite?”“That was what she said.”“Did someone visit today?” Caroline asked. “Her assistant came. She refused dinner after he left.”“Maybe something had happened and affected her mood. That was probably why she lost her appetite. Okay, I’ll head upstairs to check on her. Is she in the study?”Elaine said, “Yes. She also requested that Mrs. Clark meet her at the study once the young missus was back. Do you want to bring some food upstairs, Ms. Caroline?”‘Was it something related to Emma?’Caroline recalled mentioning the possibility of Ce
Perhaps Celine had left the curtains drawn on purpose to let someone see them in action. Revenge in secret would mean nothing. Creating a huge scandal was the best way to exact her revenge on the Fisher family. “The butler said you didn’t eat, Mom. What’s wrong?“I haven’t eaten either. Why don’t I have dinner with you?”Caroline sat opposite Belinda. However, she stood up again and handed the chocolate-dipped apple slice to her mother. She said, “I bought this, Mom. You can have one.“I only bought one cotton candy. I already took a few bites, so I won’t be sharing it with you.”Belinda stared at the chocolatey apple slices, then the cotton candy. It was pink, a color that little girls liked. Her daughter was in her twenties, almost thirty. However, she still bought cotton candy for herself. Belinda did not care if other people ate cotton candy, but her daughter was the heir of the Fisher family. How could she…“Why did you buy this?”Belinda frowned and asked the same que
“ Alivia couldn’t take it and in her hysteria, an accident occurred and she passed away. That was how the heavy burden of managing this family fell on me.”Caroline rarely heard Belinda mention her aunts.Now that Belinda was talking about it with a complicated expression, Caroline very much wanted to ask her if their deaths were her doing.The words were already on the tip of her tongue when she swallowed them back down.She did not ask.Even if she did, Belinda would not tell her.She would even get mad that her own daughter did not believe in her.“Mom, do you have a photo of Aunt Tiara and Aunt Alivia?” Caroline asked with faux curiosity as she munched on some cotton candy. “You said Liberty looks like Aunt Tiara, but I’ve never seen a photo of her, so I can’t tell. Liberty’s just her granddaughter. How similar could they be?”Belinda was silent for a long moment before she spoke, “I used to have photos of them. But after decades, those photos faded so much that they were u
Caroline wanted to take another look at the photos, but Belinda stopped her. “You aren’t married yet, so you shouldn’t be tainting your eyes by looking at those photos.”“I’m almost thirty, it’s fine. But I’d better finish my snacks first so that I don’t puke.”Belinda was speechless.“Mom, I only glanced at them earlier, but the photos were very clear. Do you think Celine purposely had the curtains drawn for photos to be easily captured? I think she might have anticipated you looking into her and deliberately ensuring your men could get very clear photos.“People who are involved in scandals would do their best to cover it up, so I think Celine did that on purpose to get back at us. You wouldn’t have recognized her if she hadn’t.”Belinda said coldly, “Whether she did it on purpose or not, I can’t forgive her for doing such a thing.”“Hunter can’t let her go either.” Belinda added hatefully, “I’ve never thought Celine would be someone like this. What a waste of my love for her o
After that incident with Celine and Hunter, Belinda seemed to have aged more than a decade overnight.In the past, she took great care of herself and looked like she was only in her fifties.Now, she looked like an old lady in her eighties.Caroline stayed silent.It was not appropriate for her to comment on her parents’ marriage.“Your dad was even harping on about how I had feelings for someone else, but I never cheated and that was all in the past. Who doesn’t have a past? Before he married me, he had an endless stream of women by his side. Doesn’t he have a past too?“I never held it against him even after we got married, but he had the gall to use the fact that I had feelings for someone else as an excuse.”Caroline’s eyes sparkled. “Mom, that person you loved must have been someone outstanding, wasn’t he?”“Very. He was a hundred times better than your dad. He’s the old friend I’m going on a trip to see in two days.“We haven’t seen each other in decades. I wonder if he
Caroline had a gossipy and curious look on her face.Emma felt even more anxious at this.Photos?Of whom?“Hurry on in, Emma. Don’t make Mom wait,” Caroline urged in a whisper before leaving.Emma took a few deep breaths. Whatever it was, there was no running from it. She would have to go in.No matter how impressive her mother-in-law was, she was not going to eat her now, was she?Emma went in.The moment she did, she saw photos scattered all over the floor before the desk.Her scary mother-in-law was sitting behind the desk, munching on some fruit dipped in chocolate.Emma was a little surprised to see this.She did not expect her scary mother-in-law to be eating the same snack children fancied. It was probably given to her by Caroline.Belinda did not care what Emma thought of this as she finished the last bit before instructing, “Pick up all the photos on the floor.”“Yes, Mom.”Emma hurriedly walked over to the table and put her bag down on a chair before bending ov