Zachary said, “Don’t worry.”Liberty exchanged glances with him. She also saw Clive's gaze and nodded. Audrey chatted with the Fisher family members and introduced her fellow visitors, especially Liberty.They smiled. “We know Liberty very well.”Liberty smiled back.The Fishers were aware of her actions in Jensburg. Some of them even secretly expressed their interest in joining her side. “Since everyone’s here, why don’t we head inside? It’s a little cold out here.”Belinda’s voice rang. She and Hunter had been waiting for Audrey and the rest in the house. However, they did not come. After asking, they learned that Audrey and her group had been strolling in the garden. They even said they were afraid of her burying bombs or dousing the house with gasoline. They also mentioned it was safer and easier to escape if they were in the garden. Belinda was exasperated. She did think of burying bombs. However, Mr. Gordon said they could get caught easily if they used bom
“Let’s continue our walk, Uncle True.”Audrey left Belinda behind and went on ahead with Patrick. It was clear that she wanted to ignore Belinda. Although Audrey was born and had lived at Fisher Manor for seven or eight years, she had been absent for decades and had no recollection of the manor. Belinda followed them with a dark expression. No matter what, she had to accompany her guests as the matriarch of the Fisher family. “Why are you following us?” Audrey asked Belinda, unhappy. Belinda replied, “How can you talk to someone older than you like that, Audrey? I’m your aunt.”“While you may be my aunt, you’re also the culprit who killed my parents. Why should I speak to you politely?”“Audrey Fisher!”Belinda could no longer stand the provocation and mocking. Having been the matriarch for decades, she had a terrible temper. “You all are saying that I’ve caused my sister’s death, but do you have evidence? Show it if you do. Why are you speaking in riddles?“Let me
However, Belinda was chanting in her heart, ‘Quick, Gordon. Pour the gasoline and light the fire. Burn them all.’Unfortunately, nothing happened despite her strong wish. Did Mr. Gordon think the time was not right yet? Or were there other reasons?Belinda thought the best time to start the fire was when everyone was distracted by the evidence. In truth, Mr. Gordon did want to put the plan into action. However, while he was ordering everyone to douse the manor with gasoline, they realized that the tanks of gasoline they had prepared had been switched to water at some point.When they opened the tanks, there was no smell of gasoline. Mr. Gordon asked them to empty one tank and try setting it aflame, but it failed. It was certain that their gasoline was swapped. Mr. Gordon broke into a cold sweat.Since he and Madam Fisher were the ones who thought of the plan, no one other than his most trusted subordinates, who were carrying out the plan with him, knew about it.Even the s
“Are you trying to let Mr. Fletcher kill your daughter? Since you’re suspicious that we assistants will harm our masters, your assigning Mr. Fletcher to Ms. Caroline is equivalent to handing her a death sentence.”Belinda was speechless.Patrick’s words were still as sharp as ever. He used to have a lot of patience with her. Looking back, it had probably been because of Tiara.Patrick looked at the audience gathered around them. He said, “That year, Madam Tiara got into an accident. Her entire family passed away, save for her two daughters, who were unscathed because they were in school.“There was a mechanic who would always check Madam Tiara’s car daily before she headed out. After she returned, the mechanic would inspect the car again to ensure nothing was amiss.“However, on the day of the accident, the mechanic suddenly had an upset stomach. He was severely dehydrated from diarrhea and had no energy to inspect Madam Tiara’s car. She headed out after a simple check conducted
“No matter how strong I am by myself, I couldn’t handle group after group of assassins coming after my life. No, they didn’t just want to kill me. They also wanted to destroy the little evidence I had painstakingly gathered.“There was once I got severely injured after many rounds of attacks. When I thought I was about to die, the heavens blessed me. Someone rescued me. I believe the heavens must’ve thought Madam Tiara and her family’s deaths were unjust and sent someone to save me to seek justice for Madam Tiara.“Not only did my savior rescue me, but he also spent lots of precious medicine to heal me. Although I was brought back from the brink of death, some side effects remained. I could never recover from them. I stayed alive for decades with my broken body solely for the sake of avenging Madam Tiara.“Later, I secretly returned to Jensburg to retrieve Madam Tiara’s daughters, Audrey and Lisa. However, I only discovered they had gone missing after arriving in Jensburg. At that t
Patrick looked around again. He said, “Belinda said I had escaped and she refused to admit she wanted to kill me. She even accused me of killing Madam Tiara. But I have witnesses. They can prove that I was being hunted down. “They can also verify that the assassins sent after me were by Belinda. The people who rescued me that year are here with me tonight. They’ll be my witnesses.”Patrick turned around. Silver and the other legendary masters stood behind him. “They’re my saviors. If it weren’t for them lending a hand, I would’ve been six feet under now.”Belinda suddenly laughed out loud. She then said sarcastically, “You said they’re your saviors, Patrick. Can their words be trusted? What if Audrey had paid them to act as your saviors?“You kept saying that I killed Tiara and Alivia. You can ask them to confront me directly and see if I was the one who killed them. If the victims don’t sue me, then there’s no truth in your words.”Everyone looked toward Belinda with a weird
Belinda sneered. “Can you prove that they are the elders of the Imperial Force, Mr. York? Who here knows these old-timers of the Imperial Force and can verify their identities?”Zachary was rendered speechless.Aside from their group, no one had met the legendary masters before. Not only that, they had just recently met the masters in the flesh. Their families’ elders would be able to confirm the masters’ identities. However, they only had Audrey with them. Even if they could vouch for the masters, it would not be convincing enough. “I’ve met them before. I can verify their identities.”An old voice came from the direction of the manor’s gates.The place was silent. Therefore, the old voice could be heard clearly. Everyone looked toward the source of the voice. It belonged to an elderly man in his nineties. He was in good health. Although he had a cane in one hand, he did not need support from anyone else. It seemed he had spoken right after getting out of a car and was
Roy then shook hands with Silver, Dan, and the other two masters. He said, “I never thought I’d be able to see you lot again. I could never forget the days when you fellas deceived me. Even if you turn to ashes, I’ll still be able to recognize you.”Silver said, “We didn’t deceive you. You wanted us to do something but refused to pay. Were you trying to mooch off us?“You’ve always been a people-pleaser, Roy. How could you do something like that?”Roy laughed. “Leaving money aside, there were still many instances where you all tricked me and put me in a difficult spot.”After a short reunion, Roy said resoundingly, “I can prove that these old men here are the masterminds of the Imperial Force. However, they retired decades ago. The leaders of the Imperial Force are now their disciples.“I never thought I’d be able to see these people again in my life.”Roy looked toward Zachary and said, “You have the aura of your grandfather, Mr. York. However, how you do things resembles your g
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