LOGINIn the end, Laurence won the bid.He bought the necklace not only because it belonged to his family, but also because he wanted to give the necklace to Noelle.Once he confessed his feelings to Noelle, he would give this necklace to her as a token of their feelings for one another.The only person he wanted to marry was Noelle. With him as the head of the family, she would then be the missus. Since the necklace had once belonged to a previous lady of the Longbottoms’ house, he would make it so that it once again belonged to the missus of the Longbottom family.Laurence had no interest in bidding for the rest of the goods that subsequently went up for auction.Lilian and Jane each managed to buy something they liked, and so did Isabella and Tati. Even Tony and his son bought a few items that were not so expensive.After the auction ended, Tony and his group waited outside for Laurence and his party to exit,From time to time, he even reminded Manny and Roxy, “Be respectful to Lau
However, Isabella had no such self-awareness. Now, she continued to be a figure of importance within the O’Connor family, so much so that her word carried more weight than Louis’s did. Chase was in Costa Corporation too, and although he was not in any position of importance at the moment, it would happen sooner or later.The O’Connors had few boys. Even if Louis had a son right away after getting married, there would still be a large gap between his son and Isabella’s son. By the time Louis’s son grew up, Costa Corporation would likely have changed hands to a York.“Roxy.” After Manny and his father sat down, he called out to his daughter.Roxy withdrew her gaze and made a sound of acknowledgment in response to Manny.“Sit, stop looking.” Manny chided in a low tone.After confirming that Laurence Young was Laurence Longbottom, he knew his plan would not succeed. There was no way Louis would become his son-in-law.The auction began.Jane and the rest did not raise their paddles f
“Tony Longbottom, my real name is Laurence Longbottom.” Laurence directly addressed Tony by his name.“If I told you the previous head of the family you mentioned was my biological father, would you believe it?”Just two sentences alone from Laurence made Tony turn purple in splotches, but he did not dare to do anything in front of so many people. He recovered very quickly, however, and put on a happily surprised expression. “You really are Laurence?“And here I was thinking how you could look so alike? Where have you been these thirty years, child? We’ve been looking for you for all these years.”There was no mirth behind Laurence’s smile in reply. “Well, Tony, this is the auction hall, and it’s not the right time for us to rehash the past. Once the auction’s over, let’s find a time to properly catch up.”After Laurence finished speaking, he turned to Jane and Lilian and said warmly, “Mom, Master, our seats are over there.”Then, he led them toward their seats.It was some dist
Jane asked, not seeing the children around.After everyone greeted each other, Austin invited everyone indoors. As he walked, he replied, “They all went back yesterday. The elders were complaining that it’s summer break and it’s rare for the kids to be free, and they wanted to spend time with them, so they were all sent back.”If they stayed here, it would be so noisy. Even though the kids were all quite well-behaved, whenever they played together, they would still argue sometimes.Taking care of one child was enough to give one a headache, let alone a whole troop of them.When the kids were all around, Austin had arguments to break up every day. They were such headaches that, despite his good-tempered nature, he would lose his temper sometimes.“No wonder it’s so quiet. It’s summer break and the kids finally get to gather together. The elders just love it when it’s lively at home.”Lilian remarked, “I look forward to whenever the kids aren’t at home.”She was the most impatient
Everyone fell into a long silence before someone finally asked, “Tony, what do we do now? If Laurence really is that boy from all those years ago, we’re completely helpless against him.”The other relatives might have only suspected it, but those who had actively helped Tony betray and plot against the previous family head knew the truth all too well. Ever since Longtail Group had started rising to prominence in the public eye, Tony and Manny had constantly targeted them.Laurence, however, had survived countless assassination attempts. He was invincible. Despite everything thrown at him over the years, he was still kicking, while Tony had lost countless men.As Longtail Group grew more powerful and eventually caught up to Longbottom Corporation, those people had grown increasingly anxious. They were terrified that Laurence was that boy returning for vengeance.Today, their fears were finally confirmed. Amidst the terror, they also felt relieved. They were terrified because Laurenc
The butler quickly led a group of people inside. Most of those Longbottom family members were elderly folks from Tony’s generation, along with a few from Manny’s generation. There was not a single person from the younger generation among them.Before long, the living room was packed to the brim. With no more seats available, the rest of them simply stood.Tony scanned his relatives, estimating there were about fifty or sixty people in total. The older ones were the very same accomplices who had plotted alongside him all those years ago.“What is all this racket so early in the morning? Did Manny screw up again?”Tony’s tone was relatively mild with them. After all, those were the people who had done his dirty work in the past, his most loyal loyalists.“Tony, that boy from back then is back,” one elderly man said in a low, panicked voice. “When we woke up this morning, every one of us received a piece of paper. We have no idea who delivered them.”As he spoke, the man pulled ou
Caroline wanted to take another look at the photos, but Belinda stopped her. “You aren’t married yet, so you shouldn’t be tainting your eyes by looking at those photos.”“I’m almost thirty, it’s fine. But I’d better finish my snacks first so that I don’t puke.”Belinda was speechless.“Mom, I only glan
Dylan, who was at the hotel taking care of Imogen, replied privately to Austin.He sent Austin a voice note asking, “You traveled so far just to become a chef?”Austin sat on the sofa as he replied, “Am I not allowed to? It’s a very challenging role to be the O’Connors’ private chef. I just wanted to
After that incident with Celine and Hunter, Belinda seemed to have aged more than a decade overnight.In the past, she took great care of herself and looked like she was only in her fifties.Now, she looked like an old lady in her eighties.Caroline stayed silent.It was not appropriate for her to comme
Imogen did not move. She was already in a deep sleep.“I told you to stop drinking, yet you didn’t listen to me. Look at you now. You’ll feel the worst of it when you wake up tomorrow.”Dylan poked Imogen’s cheeks. He resigned to his fate and carried her out of the presidential suite. However, he had







