It was convenient for Tiara’s in-laws to visit Fisher Manor if they lived in the villa. After Belinda killed them, she buried them in the cemetery next to the Fishers to keep up appearances. She also made an excuse, saying that it would be more convenient for her nieces to pay their respects if they happened to be found in the future. Audrey did not allow anyone to fetch them from the airport. Once she and the rest landed, they got into a few cars and notified the drivers to head to the Fishers’ cemetery by navigation.Initially, the drivers hesitated to drive them when they heard the destination. Although it was in the afternoon, it was gloomy as the sun rarely shone during winter. It felt eerie to go to the cemetery. Ultimately, the drivers only agreed to drive them after they paid double the original price.Two hours later, once the cars were parked at the Fisher family’s cemetery, Audrey told the drivers, “Can you gentlemen wait for us here for a moment? We’re just goin
There was security on duty at the Fisher family’s cemetery. When they saw Audrey’s group, the security shouted, “Who are you? What are you doing here? This is a private cemetery. Not just anyone can… Ms. Audrey?”When they noticed it was Audrey, they were stunned. The head of security said sheepishly, “We didn’t know it was you, Ms. Audrey. We thought someone was trespassing.”Audrey had visited her parents’ graves before. The security knew her. She said gently, “I found Uncle True and brought him here, Uncle Ricky. He said he wanted to visit Mom.”The cemetery’s head of security was Audrey’s distant uncle. Since he was older and she had not been in Jensburg for long, she addressed him politely. “Uncle True?”The security guards in charge of the cemetery were in their forties. They did not recognize Patrick at all. They looked toward Patrick, who was supported by Darrell and Audrey. Uncle Ricky asked, “Who’s this Uncle True, Ms. Audrey? We’ve never seen him before. How’s he r
Ms. Audrey’s identity would have been noble if Madam Tiara had been alive since she was Tiara’s eldest daughter. Unfortunately, Madam Tiara was already dead for decades. Ms. Audrey had also been missing all this while and only appeared a few months ago. So what if Madam Fisher confirmed she was the previous matriarch’s daughter?The one sitting in that position was Madam Fisher. Employees were changed whenever a new matriarch took over. Madam Fisher had been the matriarch for four or five decades. The employees did not think Ms. Audrey could replace Madam Fisher as the matriarch. Things looked hopeless for Ms. Liberty too. How long had she been in Jensburg?She could never surpass the influence Madam Fisher and Ms. Caroline had built over the years. Ms. Caroline would be the next matriarch unless Madam Fisher willingly returned the position to Ms. Audrey’s family line. Therefore, the cemetery’s security suggested Audrey and the rest not head up the hill while Belinda wa
Patrick could knock the cemetery’s guards out when he was young. Now that he was old, he had lost the strength to do so, even if he had been an expert at it in the past. “I want to meet Madam Tiara as soon as possible.”He had not been back for decades.“This has been the only thing keeping me going all these years.”Patrick started panting as he walked. Darrell and Audrey were worried that he would tire himself out. They suggested stopping and taking a break. However, Patrick refused to rest. He said, “It’s just a few more steps away. I can see Belinda’s bodyguards from here. We’ll arrive in a few minutes.”Although he was tired, he did not want to stop. Stopping would make him feel more exhausted and reluctant to move. Audrey looked forward and indeed they could spot Belinda’s bodyguards. Belinda had brought ten bodyguards with her. Two of them had followed her to Tiara’s grave to protect her. Two of the remaining eight were standing guard by the road, while the o
Belinda’s bodyguards blocked Audrey and her group’s path. Audrey got furious and scolded, “Don’t you know who I am? How dare you block my way when I’m here to visit my mother? Get lost.”The bodyguards felt guilty. Audrey was the previous matriarch’s daughter. If Tiara had not passed away, the current matriarch would have been the noble-looking middle-aged woman before them. Although she was close to sixty years old, she had maintained her appearance well and looked like she was only in her forties. Besides, she used to manage Stone Group and had a commanding presence in the business world. The bodyguards thought Audrey was more fearful than Belinda. Nevertheless, they remembered Belinda’s orders and said, “We apologize, Ms. Audrey. Madam Fisher is paying her respects to her sister now. She told us not to let anyone disturb her without her permission.”“I don’t wish to hurt you. Do you all prefer leaving yourselves or me knocking you all out?” Audrey said coldly. She wa
Lilian rushed forward. The rest of the bodyguards saw their comrades defeated by a young woman. They had also been watching earlier. However, everything happened in a flash, and they next saw their comrades lying on the ground. Was that woman a master in martial arts?When they saw Lilian charging at them, they approached her as a group without hesitation. However, before they could even get near her, they fell to the ground after feeling a tinge of pain and numbness in a few areas of their body. Just like the earlier two, their bodies convulsed. The only ones left were Belinda and her two personal bodyguards. Lilian did not hold back. When the remaining bodyguards charged at her, she unleashed her poisoned needles. Even Belinda crumpled to the ground and started twitching. It seemed like Lilian had used her poisoned needles on Belinda as well. She had used up all the needles she had brought. Later, she would have to collect the needles back and lace them with poison
Audrey asked Lilian softly, “They won’t die, right?”Although Belinda was detestable, she could not die just like that. It would be an easy way out for her. They wanted to ruin her reputation and ensure she was criticized even after her death. “They’ll recover after ten minutes or so. However, they still have to take the antidote I developed. Otherwise, the poison will affect their body forever.“I won’t let them die. I don’t want to become a murderer.”Lilian looked toward Belinda and her bodyguards. She said, “They aren’t worth it.”She was satisfied with her life. She did not have to risk her future for the likes of them. Audrey agreed. “That’s good. They aren’t worth it indeed.”She placed the bouquet before her mother’s grave and threw aside the flowers and fruits Belinda had brought. “Mom, the person who killed you was your younger sister. She’s an ungrateful bastard. You raised and taught her, yet she used it all against you and killed everyone.“She killed Aunt Al
Was Lilian Carden even a doctor? She was probably an evil doctor. When all of them stopped convulsing, Lilian retrieved her needles from their bodies before they could get up. They were speechless. How could such tiny needles with a bit of poison put them in such a state?“Give us the antidote!”After Lilian took her needles from Belinda’s body, Belinda grabbed her wrist. She glared at Lilian and said through gritted teeth, “Give me the antidote, Dr. Carden.”Belinda had been in pain and shamed. She did not want to go through it again. She just wanted to get the antidote and cure herself as soon as possible. Lilian flung Belinda’s hand away and said, “Get in line. Queue up from the youngest to the oldest. Since you’re so old, you should move to the end of the line. No one is allowed to cut the queue or lie about your age. If I find out someone’s lying about their age, I won’t give you your antidotes for the following days.“I didn’t bring enough antidotes today. You c
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
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