“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
“Mr. York, you’re here. This woman is so shameless and keeps insulting Mrs. York. I’ve already taught her a lesson, but she hasn’t repented. Mrs. York is willing to overlook it because she’s so kind-hearted, but for people like this, who care nothing for sisterly bonds, it’s better to just teach them a good lesson and drive them away," Mrs. Longbottom spoke up first.Callum glanced at her briefly before turning his cold gaze to “Carrie”. He said coldly, “Camryn has shown you mercy multiple times because you are her half-sister, but you’ve taken advantage of that. Camryn may choose to ignore you, but I’m not that magnanimous. An insult to my wife is equivalent to an insult to me, and I’ve always liked to slap those who insult me. Give her a few slaps and teach her that words have consequences.”Callum instructed his bodyguards to punish the insolent “Carrie”. The bodyguards did not show any mercy and quickly delivered several slaps to her face. She was left stunned by the blows. It tu
They were simply amazing!“Callum.” Camryn walked over, took her husband’s hand, and said gently, “She’s just a mad dog who likes to bite people indiscriminately. Don’t pay her any mind and don’t let her anger you. It’s not worth it. I’ve long since grown numb to her insults.”“She has a mouth and can say whatever she likes. I just don’t like it so I got them to give her a couple of slaps,” said Callum as his cold expression immediately softened into one of tenderness. Even the fake Carrie could not help but feel a pang of jealousy at the change in his expression. He was so cold to her and seemed to want to tear her apart, but with Camryn, he was practically dripping with gentleness. Sure enough, the men of the York family truly doted on their wives.“I just can’t stand anyone insulting you like that. You might be magnanimous to hold it against her, but I’m very petty. It’s whatever if I hadn’t heard it, but since I did hear it, I had to teach her a lesson.”He lightly tapped h
“Remy, Remy!” a voice called from outside. It sounded like Audrey. Remy came out of the kitchen, wearing an apron.“You keep at it, I’ll go out. My mom must have seen the lights and knew you were back, so she’s calling you over for dinner at our house.”At this time, her family was probably halfway through their meal.Elisa put down the remote control and walked out of the house with a packet of snacks in hand, munching as she went.“Mom.” Elisa walked to the fence and responded to her mother.“Elisa? You’re back too? You came back and didn’t even come home for dinner? We’re eating right now. Hurry up and bring Remy over. Grandpa True was just saying that Remy hasn’t come over for dinner in a few days.”Remy had been busy entertaining clients lately, so he had not had time to join his in-laws for meals.Elisa replied, “Mom, I feel like eating Remy’s cooking tonight, so we won’t be coming over. You guys go ahead.”“Oh, you. It’s so late already, and you’re still making Remy c
Elisa said, “Although cousins can be as close as siblings, it’s still better to have another child. After all, we won’t be living at your family home permanently, and our children might not have much time to bond with their cousins in the future.“I have two older brothers, and the three of us have always been close. My brothers have always doted on me, and I can always talk about things with them. My sister-in-law has been very kind to me even after they got married too.“I’m used to having siblings around. It’s lively, and no matter what happens, we can always talk things through. It’s nice not having to face everything alone. I don’t want my children to feel lonely in the future.”Elisa continued, “Most importantly, I love children. If you could be the one to carry and give birth, sparing me the exhaustion of pregnancy, I’d even consider having three kids. But unfortunately, you can’t.“If I have to carry the baby myself, even though I love children, I’d only have two—preferably
Jasmine smiled. “I can’t tell. He’s so tiny. I’m scared when I have to carry him. I’m afraid of hurting him. What if he slips from my arms?”As a first-time mother, Jasmine was inexperienced. She was not like Serenity, who had raised a baby before. Josh and Zachary had secretly taken classes on how to look after a baby. The way Josh held the baby was more accurate than hers. “You’ll get better at it after learning slowly. I didn’t dare to carry my nephew either because I was scared of hurting him, but I’m an expert now.”Elisa could not resist touching the baby’s face again. She really liked babies.“Has the baby been fed?”Camila replied, “He was fed an hour ago.”The baby had been ravenous. Everyone was relieved when they saw the baby could feed normally. The doctor said the baby might experience jaundice a few days later and that premature babies should be monitored closely. Jaundice usually appeared when the baby was a few days old. It would reach its peak after
Remy gave it some thought. If he were to become a father, he would also be extremely happy, to the point that he would forget about posting on social media.They were usually busy people and did not have the habit of posting regularly anyway. Josh only started sharing a lot on Facebook after he got married. He simply wanted to show off his life after marriage and irritate his friends who were still single. Even Zachary would post about his love life on Facebook occasionally. Remy suddenly felt he had to keep up with the trend and post something on Facebook during his free time. Remy and Elisa went to buy some supplements before heading to the hospital. There were still many people in Jasmine’s ward. Most of the men were sitting in the small living area while the women were chatting with Jasmine or looking at the baby in the room. The baby boy was already fed and in fresh diapers. He was sleeping soundly. “Jasmine.”Elisa walked over with the supplements she had brought.
The secretary wished she could skip work and visit Jasmine at the hospital with Elisa. However, that could never happen. She was simply an employee, while Elisa was her boss. The only alternative was if Elisa invited her along. Nevertheless, the employees could meet Jasmine during their break or visit her at her house. Elisa left excitedly. A Maybach was parked at the entrance of the company. When Remy spotted Elisa exiting, he stuck his head out and waved at her. Upon seeing him, she was no longer in a hurry to get to her car. She quickly walked over. “Why are you here? Why didn’t you go inside?”Elisa was beaming. As she had received good news, she had a smiling face regardless of who she met.“I just arrived. I didn’t drive inside when I saw you coming out. Where are you going?”Remy got out of the car.“Jasmine gave birth. I want to go to the hospital to visit her and her baby. You came at the right time. We can head over together, but let’s get some supplemen
“Yes. Health is the most important thing. Everything else is secondary. With the York family’s wealth and numbers, they won’t have to worry about not having a successor even if your child is slightly more ordinary.”Of course, Elisa personally hoped the next successor of the York family would be her nephew.The Stones and the Yorks could be considered relatives because Elisa and Serenity were cousins.The successor of the Stone family was most likely Clive’s son. If the York family’s heir was not Serenity’s child, would the two families’ relationship that was finally mended become strained again?After all, the head of the York family would no longer be a relative of the Stones if that were the case. However, Elisa did not voice her thoughts. She did not want Serenity to feel pressured. As an aunt, she also thought her nephew’s health was more important than anything else.“You must be busy, Elisa. You should go on with your work. I shall not disturb you. I appreciate your
“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