MasukSonny opened the doors as Heath got out of the car and instructed his driver to head back for now and pick him up the next morning.He followed Sonny into the villa.“Your house is quiet too, Sonny.”“Of course, it’s quiet at night. I’m usually the only one living here too. You’re much luckier than I am. At least your parents are with you. Callie left home only after she started university, too, and you guys all lived together before that.“My mom rarely has time to make the trip back from Jensburg. Dunc and Jiggy too. If I want some liveliness, I have to go to your house.”Heath recognized Sonny had a point and smiled, “That’s true. I’m really lucky.”“Of course you are. I’m not that bad off either. We’re all really lucky, so we shouldn’t complain and take what we have for granted.“How’s the company?”Heath answered as he walked, “It’s running smoothly, which is great. It’s just really busy. When I think back to my childhood, I always felt my parents didn’t spend enough time
“That’s just how she is. When the urge comes, she’ll just drag my dad off for a holiday on a whim. The moment they make a run for it, I have to take over everything at home and at work. It’s so tiring. It’s seriously not easy being the head of the family.”Sonny laughed. “Of course it isn’t. You’re in a good position, though, with so many younger cousins to help share the burden. You mainly handle matters at the HQ, so it’s pretty easy for you. Besides, you’ve got Xavier.”“I don’t have anyone else to rely on. Jiggy has her own responsibilities, so I can’t rely on her.”He only had one sister and they both had their own responsibilities and burdens to bear.If they really had to compare, Jeanne had a heavier weight on her shoulders.She bore the burden of a whole family.At Sonny’s remarks, Heath gave it a moment of thought, then agreed with a smile, “When you put it like that, I am very lucky. It’s true that every single one of my cousins is very impressive and they help me shar
Heath continued working and only left for home a little past ten at night. Since his parents and sister were out of town, leaving him home alone, he decided to spend the night at his cousin’s place instead. At least he would have someone to talk to.Thus, Heath headed straight for Sonny’s home.Sonny had just gotten home and poured himself a glass of water. He was sitting on the sofa drinking it when he heard his phone ring and saw Heath calling. He picked up.“Is something wrong? Why’re you calling me so late?”“You’re back home already, right, Sonny? Is it okay if I come over and stay the night?”Sonny did not understand. “Why? Did your parents kick you out? Don’t you own a house of your own?”Every York child would receive a villa and a luxury car as their coming-of-age gift. As the eldest grandson and the successor, he received the biggest villa out of all his cousins.It was not far from the one Zachary usually lived in, which made it convenient for him to come home and moo
“If there’s nothing else, son, I’m hanging up. I’m on a walk with Jane and Lilian.”“Mom, when will you guys be back?”Heath hurriedly asked out of fear that if he was too slow about it, his mother would hang up on him.He noticed that whenever they were on holiday, they were always very impatient when they were on calls with him.Were they annoyed he was disturbing their lovey-dovey time?They had been married for decades now and were even more affectionate than young couples were. It was truly enviable.Heath hoped one day he too would find someone who shared his values and that they remained deeply in love into their old age.Grandma May was not around anymore.If she were, she would definitely help them out with finding matches.Liam and Tania were worried too, but they did not get as personally involved like Grandma May did when she was arranging her grandsons’ matches.He really missed his great-nana. Why had God not let her live until she was a hundred and twenty?“I
Heath grumbled, “Mom doesn’t care about me at all.”“What do you mean? I’m just taking a couple of days off. How is that not caring about you?”“I want to go on holiday too.”Heath still sounded a little aggrieved.“Then ask Lil’ Pie to come back and take your place, then you can have half a month off, even.”Heath immediately replied, “I don’t have to go on holiday. It’s just that you guys went off without a word, which made me feel like I’d been abandoned.”He was already in his twenties, but before his parents, Heath still felt like he was a child.“Lil’ Pie is working at Clo’s, and she’s doing well. Don’t call her back. It’s too tiring for her. I’ll feel bad. It’s not so tiring for her over there.”Heath felt bad for his sister.He took on all the intense and tiring work so Callia could live a carefree life, knowing she could rely on her brother for everything.At FC & Co., Callia was just working for the summer. She was not the successor, so it was not as tiring.Having
After a moment of silence, Noelle said, “I’ll think about it some more and give Mr. Laurence my answer in two days.”“Mm. Think carefully. Remember what we told you. Don’t overcomplicate things.”Noelle nodded.Her heart felt warm.She was an orphan. Her life was unfortunate, but in a way, fortunate. She met Doc, who had taken her in. Because she often accompanied Laurence to visit the Johnsons and the Yorks, the elders of these prominent families had come to know her and grow fond of her.They all treated her and Laurence extremely well. Whatever Laurence had, she would too. Sometimes, she would even receive what Laurence did not have.Those families all favored daughters over sons because they shared one common trait and that was that their families had more men than women. Thus, they treasured women especially. They had very few daughters of their own, so even someone like Noelle, who could not even be considered a goddaughter, was able to experience parental love and warmth f
The mention of Sonny softened Duncan’s facial muscles. Duncan said to his mother, “I held Sonny to sleep tonight. My heart just melted when I saw him settling down in my arms. The kid is cuter by the day, and I can’t help but grow fonder of him. I don’t expect him to call me Dad. It makes me happy e
#Camryn laughed.She was aware that Zachary enjoyed being jealous, but now it seemed that Callum was also a little green-eyed monster.Carrie stood at the entrance. She was furious when she saw Callum holding Camryn’s hand. The two of them slowly walked toward her.While Carrie was in jail, Camryn fell
Liberty felt that her sister’s suggestion was not bad, and she replied, “Alright, we’ll do as you say.”Zachary looked at the time and said gently, “Liberty, Seren, once we reach town, let’s go eat first. We adults won’t be hungry, but Sonny is still a kid—he won’t be able to hold out and will probab
Serenity understood that it would take a while for Elisa to let go of her feelings for Mr. York. Elisa had not pestered Mr. York for a long time. She was probably here now because she wanted to secretly take a look at Mr. York.It must be painful for Elisa to fall in love with someone who did not lov







