Carrie accused, “The both of you always treat me like a beggar.”Camryn looked away and continued trimming the flowers, her attitude as cold and indifferent as ever. “You’re perfectly able-bodied. Why don’t you find a job and support yourself? I have the money, but I won’t give it to you.”“Camryn, I have a share in the Newman’s family assets! Don’t you and Trenton dream of keeping it all to yourselves.” Carrie shouted angrily, “Is this how you act as an elder sister? Christmas is approaching, and you won’t even give me some money for the holidays!“Everyone is going on holiday, preparing for Christmas. How am I supposed to find a job now? Even if I did find one, I wouldn’t get paid in time for the holidays. If I don’t get any money, I’ll starve. Hurry up and give me some money—I need it for rent, fuel, Christmas presents, and new clothes for the holidays.”Camryn, still refusing to look at her, replied coldly, “Trenton received a large inheritance from your parents and is quite we
What part of her performance was flawed and exposed her?“How do I not have the grace of a young lady? Are you saying you have it? Camryn, even though you’ve regained your sight, in my eyes, you’re still that blind bitch—blind, blind, blind! I might look like a street thug now, but it’s because you and Trenton forced me into it. You two monopolize the family assets and don’t give me any. Trenton said he would give me ten to twenty thousand a month, but you only let him give me three thousand. I had a minor surgery recently, and Trenton still only increased it to five thousand a month. This small amount of money is hardly useful. It’s gone after just a couple of meals.”Camryn repeated, “You are able-bodied, no illness or pain. You can find a job and support yourself. If you can’t do anything else, you can work as a cleaner like both your aunts to earn some money. There’s nothing wrong with being a cleaner, it’s an honest job. You’d at least make a few thousand a month. If you’re out
“I’m not leaving. If you get them to throw me out, I promise you, I’ll make a commotion in front of your flower shop the entire day and make sure your reputation is ruined. Mine’s gone, but you’re not the same—you’re a York daughter-in-law.“I don’t care if you couldn’t care less—even so, would your in-laws not care about their reputation? Even if they protect you, others will still point fingers behind your back and say you’re unworthy of Callum. If it weren’t for you, I was the one he originally should have married. You stole my happiness.”Camryn chuckled. “If you’re capable of it, go ahead and take back the happiness you think is yours. If you can’t, stop yelling in front of me. Originally? Originally, I was the eldest Newman daughter. And yet, how did you guys treat me? Much of the family assets were originally mine too, but they were taken by your parents anyway, weren’t they?“You and your mother were just wishfully thinking about Callum. In reality, Callum didn’t even rememb
It had been too short a time since she was first assigned to impersonate Carrie and she had not paid attention to any specific characteristics of the real Carrie's hands.“Tell him to let go of me. His grip is really painful. I won’t hit you.” “Carrie” backed down.With such a formidable bodyguard by Camryn’s side, she dared not touch even a single hair on Camryn’s head. Her hands would seriously be at risk if she did. Camryn sat back down behind the counter and signaled for the bodyguard to release her. The bodyguard let go, but stayed nearby, keeping a watchful eye on “Carrie”.“Carrie” rubbed her hurting wrist. It was already turning red, showing just how forceful the bodyguard’s grip was. Right then, two cars pulled up in front of Spring Blossoms. One was a luxury car while the other seemed to be the bodyguards’ vehicle. The bodyguards quickly got out and walked over to the luxury car to open the door for the person in the back seat.Camryn looked outside and saw Mrs. Longbot
“I heard a while back that you run a large florist with beautiful flowers. I’ve always wanted to visit, but I never had the time. Now that my sister-in-law is on winter break and doesn’t need me to pick her up from kindergarten every day, I have a bit of free time and decided to come and browse. Then, I suddenly remembered that tomorrow’s my mother-in-law’s birthday. I’ve prepared a gift for her, but I still need a bouquet of flowers. Since you own a flower shop, I thought I’d come by and have a look.”Mrs. Longbottom was acting convincingly and Camryn chose not to expose her either. Until she removed Mrs. Longbottom’s mask, she could not reveal that Mrs. Longbottom was Carrie.“Mrs. Longbottom, you really are so filial. What size bouquet would you like? I’ll make sure it’s arranged to her satisfaction.”“I’m just the daughter-in-law, so a modest bouquet suitable for a mother-in-law will do. I’ll let my father-in-law give her the large bouquets. I wouldn’t want to overshadow him.”
Camryn looked at “Carrie”, who initially did not react. It was not like Mrs. Longbottom was talking about her real self. It was only when Camryn looked at her that she remembered that she was Carrie now.Immediately, she started shouting, “She stole my family assets and froze my bank account, so I can’t receive my monthly allowance. My brother even cut his support for me by seventy percent because of her.”“I have no money to spend now, and it’s all her fault. If I don’t ask her for money, who else am I supposed to ask? Why should I look for a job? I’m a Newman. My parents left me billions in assets, which I could never finish spending in my lifetime. Why should I work? How much could I even earn in a month? It wouldn’t even be as much as my previous monthly allowance.”Carrie previously had a monthly allowance of three hundred thousand dollars. For big purchases, like luxury cars, she only needed to act spoiled in front of her parents, and they would buy it for her. She hardly ever
“Mrs. Longbottom.” Right as the fake Carrie was about to be thrown out, Camryn finally spoke.She looked at the imposter, who was restrained by the Longbottoms’ bodyguards, her struggles futile and her mouth silenced by the tape over her mouth. Then turning to Mrs. Longbottom, she said, “Mrs. Longbottom, my sister spoke without thinking. She’s been spoiled by her parents and doesn’t know her place. She was quite offensive just now too. Now that you’ve given her a lesson, let’s call this even for my sake. Just throw her out.”Mrs. Longbottom maintained a stern expression as she said, “Mrs. York, you’re too kind-hearted, which is why she’s been bullying you. I heard that she used to bully you quite a lot.”“That’s all in the past. I don’t want to get into it with her either.”Camryn looked magnanimous as she said, “Just think of her as a stray dog. As humans, we can’t bite back when a dog bites us, can we?”Mrs. Longbottom cursed inwardly, ‘You’re the dog, and your whole family ar
“Carrie” snapped back to reality and, fearing something might betray her deception, she quickly said, “I just hate Camryn. What’s wrong with cursing her out?”Then, she hurried toward her car, trying to get in quickly and drive away. However, before she could close the door, a figure moved with great speed, reaching the side of her car in a few strides. A strong hand reached into the car and grabbed one of her wrists, roughly pulling her out of the vehicle. When “Carrie” centered herself, she realized it was one of York’s bodyguards, who were indeed agile. The bodyguard dragged her over to Callum.Mrs. Longbottom shot a furious glare at the fake Carrie. Even if she was not very smart, the imposter should not be making her look so stupid. How dare she provoke Callum now that he was here? Was that not a death wish?She should have made a quick getaway the moment she was let go earlier. After all, today’s objective was achieved. Camryn should no longer doubt that Mrs. Longbottom and Ca
“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
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.