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
“Adrian, although nothing has happened as of yet, my guesses won’t be wrong. You guys should still leave the city and return to my hometown. Tell your mom about it later.”Hunter could not be bothered to guess what his wife was up to. His priority was to protect his children and grandchildren. “Your fears are groundless, Dad. Nothing has happened.”Adrian, Justin, and Jason did not want to leave. “I’m not being a worrywart. You guys will find out when the time comes.“If you still treat me as your father, just do as I say.”“I have to go back and talk to Mom about my divorce, Dad. I’ll be taking my leave now.”Adrian found an excuse and went ahead. Subsequently, Justin and Jason excused themselves too. Hunter was exasperated, but he could not do anything about his sons. Since they could not bear to leave the bustling Jensburg, he would have no choice but to take his grandchildren back to his hometown first.After some thinking, Hunter called his daughters-in-law, except E
Belinda had already lost to Caroline once last night. Caroline did drink the tea. Although it was just one sip, Belinda had spiked the tea with a large dose of the drug. It was supposed to knock Caroline out for days. However, Liberty received the information not long after Darren left with Caroline. Clive flew to Jensburg overnight. That was when Belinda knew Caroline had tipped Liberty off. After Darren left with Caroline, he did not take her home but went to the hospital. Once the doctors identified the drug used and administered medication, Caroline soon recovered. Belinda had made Hunter and her sons visit Caroline and bring her breakfast. The breakfast contained sleeping drugs.However, Caroline did not fall for the trap and refused to eat the food they brought. ‘Ah.’Belinda sighed mentally. She truly felt as if she was receiving retribution. Her daughter was not on her side and was even planning to put her behind bars. Nevertheless, Caroline was the only p
Clive did not answer. He got up and poured a glass of water for Belinda. He placed the cup before her and said, “Do you dare drink the water I give you?”Belinda raised her head to look at him. Jealousy grew in her heart. Why were other people’s sons so outstanding?Her sons were always inferior compared to the sons of others. Although Belinda prioritized her daughter over her sons, she still devoted much effort to nurturing the boys. However, they ended up needing to rely on Fisher Enterprise to survive. They suffered losses every time they tried starting a business. Belinda often had to cover their losses with her money. “I don’t drink plain water. It’s tasteless.”Belinda said indifferently, “I want to hear you two respectfully address me as your grandaunt.”“Have you ever acted like our grandaunt? Don’t you know that the younger generation won’t act respectfully if their elders aren’t respectable people themselves?”Clive returned to his seat. Belinda’s expressio
Belinda never thought the truth of what she had done decades ago would be exposed one day. She also did not expect her nieces to survive and thrive even after getting disconnected from the Fishers’ support. They were able to marry into wealthy families and obtain the support of many other influential families. The fortunate ones would always be blessed. “So why are you here, Madam Fisher?”Clive asked after seeing Belinda remain silent. Belinda met Liberty’s hostile gaze. She thought Liberty had traces of Tiara’s spirit in her. Was she bound to live under Tiara’s shadows her entire life?“Will you be scared if I say that I’m here to kill you, Liberty?”Liberty replied honestly, “Of course. Who isn’t afraid of dying? Don’t you fear death as well?“However, I know you don’t like doing things that aren’t beneficial. Even if you want to kill me now, you’re scared that the people backing me will kill everyone you care about.“You’re trying to eliminate all of us in one go.”
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