Masuk“If I didn’t make an excuse, how could I create an opportunity for them to be alone? And if they never spend time alone, how are they supposed to develop feelings for each other? The only other time they met was when Everly and I went to Wiltspoon.“This time, Sonny came to Clearfield, so it’s only their second meeting.“They’ve barely met, so they naturally haven’t had much time together, but we can create opportunities for them.“Anyway, don’t worry about Everly’s marriage anymore. I’ll take care of it. Do you think I wouldn’t consider what’s best for my own granddaughter?”Maddie nodded repeatedly. “I understand. From now on, if my brother or the others try to introduce a guy to Everly, I’ll turn them down.”Sonny was indeed much better than the men her siblings had introduced. Putting aside his abilities and background, even his looks were exceptional.Besides, Kaden was right. Whenever someone else introduced a man to Everly, there were usually some ulterior motives.Howeve
The previous time, Steven wanted to introduce the son of the Zellers’ neighbor to Everly. Maddie had objected because she thought the young man was too flirtatious, but Steven insisted that he was simply good with words and was actually very devoted in relationships.In the end, it was only after Kaden told them to stop interfering that Steven dropped the subject.This time, the man being introduced was Andy’s son. Maddie had met him several times and thought he seemed well-matched with Everly, so she listened to her brother and agreed.“I… I’ve met Nate several times. I thought he seemed quite good, so I agreed when my brother introduced him to Everly. We can’t always assume that everyone is only after the Flemming fortune.“If we do that, it’ll be very difficult for Everly to find a suitable man. I-I don’t know what Nate did to make Everly so angry…”Maddie trailed off.She knew that there was no point in saying anything more. Kaden was angry, and so was Everly. She was mad at
Over the decades, Maddie continued to mourn Ike’s death as his widow. Thus, Kaden tolerated her for her steadfastness in giving birth to the Flemmings’ only offspring back then. Plus, Everly was outstanding enough to bear the responsibility of helming Flemming Group.Kaden could rest in peace after death.That was why, for the past few decades, the Flemmings continued to support the Zellers, and Kaden merely closed an eye whenever Maddie sent things to her birth family. It was only some supplements, after all, as his daughter-in-law did not have access to large amounts of money and her authority was limited to the household. She held no decision-making power, nor could she interfere in anything else.However, the Zellers constantly tried to manipulate Everly through these ties, and Kaden had seriously had enough of it.It was not once or twice. It had happened countless times now.No matter how good-tempered or how great the debt of gratitude was, he could not tolerate it anymore.
“Yes, I’m making a visit. You’re not feeling well?” Maddie asked in concern. “What’s wrong? Do you need to see the doctor? I’ll call the family doctor to stop by.”She followed Kaden back into the house and placed the gifts she prepared on the coffee table. Kaden glanced over them and saw they were all expensive supplements and health foods.There was no need for the Zellers to buy things of the sort because the moment they ran out, they only had to make a call to Maddie for her to hurriedly send some home.If she was giving them to her parents, Kaden had no comments about it, because it was normal for children to show filial piety to their parents. However, most of the time, the stuff she brought home was divided up between her siblings. Rarely, or not at all, was any left for her parents.When they needed more, they would call Maddie.All these years, the Zellers were used to mooching off of Maddie because the Flemmings were much better off, and Everly was their only offspring.
Kaden looked pleadingly at Sonny.Sonny did not want them to continue fighting, so spontaneously, he said, “I do want to get to know Clearfield’s industry leaders. Since you’re so kindly giving me this chance, I won’t refuse your good intentions.“Ms. Flemming, I won’t work late tonight. I’ll go with you to that banquet. When the time comes, I’ll have to trouble you to introduce me to them.”The moment the words left his mouth, there was no room for regret.Nevertheless, he did not regret it. It was just a brief moment of weakness that made him not want to continue watching the show.Everly’s head whipped around to glare at him, accusing him of giving in to her grandfather. He had opened the floodgates and now her grandfather would keep making requests like this.Sonny chuckled, “It’s fine if you don’t want my accompaniment. We can go our own ways, but I didn’t get an invitation, so I might get stopped at the door.”That would be embarrassing.Kaden hurriedly reassured, “That w
Sonny was surprised for a moment, not expecting Kaden to ask him to accompany Everly to a banquet.If the two attended the banquet together, it was only going to fuel rumors.Before he could refuse, Everly said, “Grandpa, I can go alone. There’s no need to trouble Mr. Brown. I’ll bring the bodyguards and my secretary with me, and they’ll protect me. “Besides, I usually don’t drink that much at banquets. That’s well known here in Clearfield. Few would dare force me to drink.”Though she was a girl, she was raised by her grandfather and started learning the ropes of the business in her teens. She was considered to have over a decade of experience in the industry. Having built her reputation with her status and identity, and with Flemming Group as her backing, no one dared to make light of her.In fact, most people did not dare to provoke her, knowing she was not an easy one to deal with.Some people schemed against her, but most of them were her relatives. They only dared to do so
An outsider listening in might have thought Hunter was cursing a sworn enemy rather than his daughter.Darren strode forward, his expression icy, until he stood directly in front of Hunter.The old man faltered mid-rant, momentarily silenced by the younger man’s intimidating aura. However, he then
Alex said, “Don’t bring any. I’m already drinking some iron-replenishing soup every day.”He glanced at Stanley.Prepared by Stanley, two out of his three daily meals included soup. After drinking it for so many days, he was starting to get tired of it.“You know, you guys can just come empty-han
It would be great if they could develop feelings for each other. Otherwise, they could simply remain as friends.Besides, their families had business collaborations with each other, so being friends was not a bad idea either.For Christian, he simply wanted to marry a gentle woman who prioritized
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