Serenity had no choice but to put Sonny down. She said, “I have to answer a call. It might be Zachary calling.”She took out her phone and looked at the caller ID. True enough, it was Zachary. “Is it Uncle Zak, Aunt Ser?”“Yes.”Sonny extended his little hand. “Let me answer it, Aunt Ser. Let me.”Serenity passed the phone to him with a smile. He picked up the call skillfully. “Uncle Zak,” said Sonny clearly. “Where’s your aunt, Sonny? It’s pretty late now. Have you bathed?”Zachary knew Sonny had been playing a lot. Serenity always had to grab him back to bathe.The York family’s elders doted on Sonny a lot. Thankfully, he did not become a spoiled child because of Serenity and Liberty. “Not yet. Aunt Ser said she was taking me back to bathe. I haven’t played enough. I said I wanted to play some more, but Aunt Ser wouldn’t let me. When’s your vacation, Uncle Zak? Aunt Ser won’t scold me anymore if you play with me.”Zachary said, “She’ll scold me if she doesn’t scold y
Zachary hung up after giving Serenity a few reminders. In the past, he would have wanted to be on the phone with her for several hours. Now that he was hiding something from her, he quickly ended the call because he was afraid of exposing something.Serenity did not suspect anything because everyone was busy at the end of the year.Zachary was the head of the York family. He was busier than anyone else. Although his brothers and cousins had grown up and could share his responsibilities, not all lived in Wiltspoon permanently. Only Callum, River, and Noah left, whereas Dylan and Peter occasionally traveled to different places. Kevin and Austin had not returned to Wiltspoon as they were pursuing their happiness. Zachary and Serenity had not asked Austin how his courting was going due to the elders’ visit for the past few days.They wondered if there had been any progress between Austin and Isabella.However, it had only been a few days. Unless Isabella had fallen in love wi
“I know you’re worried, Duncan.”Zachary was speechless when he heard Duncan villainize him as if Zachary did not care about Liberty at all. As long as he was still in love with Serenity, he would be concerned about his sister-in-law’s safety. Liberty had raised Serenity and was her only sister. Zachary had nothing but respect for her. To him, Liberty was equivalent to being his mother-in-law.He would always go to Liberty whenever Serenity fought with him or ignored him. Serenity had mentioned that she had never seen a man who complained so much to the wife’s family. She could not believe Zachary was that sort of person. “Why wouldn’t I be worried about Liberty? She’s my wife’s sister. She’s like a mother-in-law to me.”Liberty had always been a mother figure to Serenity. She started looking after the ten-year-old Serenity when she was only fifteen herself. She acted as both a sister and a parent. Not only did she become a fine woman, but she also raised Serenity to
Duncan asked, “Who’s Mr. Patrick?”Zachary replied, “Oh, we forgot to tell you.”He told Duncan about Mr. Patrick. When Duncan heard that Tiara’s assistant had been found, he finally understood why the situation in Jensburg suddenly became so tense. He sulked and said, “I know you all are hiding things from me so I don’t get anxious, but I’ll still feel sad and guilty.“If only I drove slower and more carefully that day, I wouldn’t have gotten into an accident. If the accident didn’t happen, my legs wouldn’t get hurt. None of you will be keeping secrets from me now.”Zachary said, “It’s because many things happened over the past few days…”He did not finish his sentence. They had indeed hidden some information from Duncan after considering his injury. Duncan stayed silent for a moment. Then, he raised his head to look at Zachary and said, “I feel better with the elders around. It’s late, Zachary. Why haven’t you gone home?”Zachary replied honestly, “I haven’t updated Ser
Zachary had no words. They could do nothing but worry about Liberty.Meanwhile, in Jensburg, Belinda did not attack Liberty that very night. It was because Clive had arrived from Wiltspoon. Belinda had received the information swiftly. Mr. Gordon entered her study. No one knew what they were discussing inside. The night passed peacefully. It snowed heavily in Jensburg the next day. When Caroline woke up, the first thing she saw was the white ceiling. The smell of antiseptic overwhelmed her nose. She was not in her room. ‘Oh. Darren said he was taking me to the hospital.’She was most likely in the hospital then. What time was it?When her memories came flooding back, Caroline sat bolted upright. However, she got dizzy and fell back into the bed. What on earth was the drug her mother had given her?She managed to regain consciousness last night but felt extremely dizzy and weak. She fainted again shortly after. Caroline had no memory of Darren taking her to t
“It’s true. However, Mr. Gordon had met Madam Fisher several times. I don’t know what they are planning.”Darren pulled a chair over and sat by the bed. He tugged the blanket to cover Caroline further. “It’s snowing a lot today.”Caroline turned toward the window and saw falling snow, covering the ground in white. “You regained consciousness pretty quickly and told me to contact Liberty. She was able to make preparations and even had reinforcements sent in from Wiltspoon. Madam Fisher might’ve shifted her plan because the situation had changed.“You should focus on resting and not overthink. You’ve done everything you could.”What he meant to say was that Liberty would not blame her. Madam Fisher was Ms. Caroline’s biological mother. Nevertheless, Ms. Caroline had chosen justice instead of siding with her mother. She had done enough for Liberty and the rest. “Are you hungry? I’ll buy breakfast for you.”“I wasn’t hungry before, but I am now that you mention it.”Carolin
“Mr. Fletcher.”Hunter smiled at him. However, he was utterly frustrated. Despite being the husband of the matriarch, his status was not even as high as the assistants. He still had to show respect when he talked to them. “We’re here to visit Carol. How is she? We were worried for the entire night and only found out this morning that you’ve taken her to the hospital. We rushed over right away.”Hunter lied. He and his sons left Fisher Manor in a hurry after getting yelled at by Belinda. After that, they monitored what was happening in the manor. However, nothing happened the entire night. Aside from Mr. Gordon visiting the manor several times, it was a relatively peaceful night.Hunter had thought, ‘Did I make a wrong guess? Otherwise, did Belinda set up a trap to trick Audrey Stone and Liberty?’Darren said indifferently, “Ms. Caroline is awake and fine. You look more badly injured than her.”Hunter laughed sheepishly. “I fought with the matriarch. I was worried aft
“Now that we’ve seen you’re fine, we can finally relax. Don’t eat whatever your mom gives you next time. You shouldn’t even touch a cup. Your mom is evil. She even killed the sister who raised her.“She’s a selfish person who only loves herself.“As her children, she’ll give you all some love if you’re obedient and listen to whatever she says. However, she won't hold back once you start going against her.”Hunter started badmouthing Belinda before their children without fear. Well, he was not bad-mouthing. Everything he said was true.Belinda was indeed a selfish person who loved no one but herself. “I’m okay, Dad. You should return with Adrian and the rest now. Take care, and don’t disturb Mom if you have no business with her.”Caroline was aware that her parents had become enemies. They did not get a divorce because they were old and Hunter could not bear losing the benefits the Fisher family provided to the Clarks.Hunter had always thought he had sacrificed his happines
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
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