LOGIN“Heath said that we’re not getting out of the car.” Sonny answered with a smile, “Okay. We’ll be right there.” After the call, Sonny turned to Kaden and Everly. “Heath’s here. He’s waiting for us at the hotel entrance. Let’s head out.” Everly helped Kaden up as the latter said, “I thought I heard a child’s voice.” “That’s Heath’s youngest cousin. The boy is five this year. He won’t leave his older cousins alone now that the summer is here. He ditches his own parents for his cousins any day.” The realization hit Kaden. He sure envied the Yorks for having a huge family. If the Flemmings were blessed with more children, Kaden would smile in his sleep. While the Flemmings had been lucky in wealth, there was no male heir left in the family. Everly was the only next-generation focus. As Everly was the only heiress, their relatives set their sights on Flemming Group, wanting a piece of the pie. Many people advised Kaden to marry Everly off and adopt a boy to leave his inheri
Back at Wiltspoon Hotel, Sonny, Kaden, and Everly were not in a hurry to leave the buffet. They stayed and chatted. Since Sonny took his time, Kaden and Everly did not feel right pushing him. “Aunt Serenity sent Lil’ Bun to pick us up.” Sonny explained the reason why they could relax for a bit. Everly replied, “She sure is kind. We could’ve just driven there.” It kept things simple. “Mr. Brown, by Lil’ Bun, did you mean Heath York?” Everly asked. Sonny nodded with a smile. “That’s his nickname. Aunt Serenity didn’t get pregnant until over a year into her marriage. Heath is her firstborn and the eldest son of the Yorks. He has the whole family’s heart. “It was cute to call his nickname when he was little, and it became a habit. When his little sister was born, she was nicknamed ‘Lil’ Pie’. Together, they make the family’s sweetest jewels.” Everly grinned. “They are precious to the family.“How old is Mr. York’s sister now?” “She’s a fresh college grad. She’s turnin
Callia paused to think if it had been more than six months since they last saw each other. Somehow, she recalled running in Xavier every month as the latter would make time to take business trips to her college town, conveniently spending time with her there. York Corporation had a branch office where she went to school. Of course, someone from headquarters had to attend to assignments at the branch office, and that person was always Xavier. “Laurence, take care of yourself. Don’t take on too much.” “I’m alright. I’m used to the workload. Things are a little hectic since Sonny is in Wiltspoon, but my workload will ease up once he’s back next month. “Go and grab some breakfast. I’ll get out of your hair. I have a meeting to catch.”“Bring Noelle along for dinner when you can make time. The place is going to be lively when you visit.” Laurence agreed to the proposal with a smile. There was no telling when he would be available to visit the O’Connors. Though Laurence and
“What? Xavi only left today?” Koben grew furious, learning that Xavier’s flight was today. He whined, “Heath didn’t tell me that. Xavier said nothing too. I bet he snuck off to steal you away. “Don’t let him win, Callie. You’re my family, not his. He doesn’t have a girl in his family, so he’s trying to take you from me.” Callia said with a smile, “Relax. I’ll always be family. No one can change that.“I think Heath might have forgotten to let you know. Who are the guests coming today?” Callia asked curiously. It was her way to change the subject before the chatterbox obsessed over the issue. Eden often said that Koben took after Rowan in talking someone’s ear off. From what Callia remembered, Rowan could keep the conversation going. Serenity said Rowan was the nicest when she was first introduced to the Yorks. Rowan, on the other hand, knew who held the power, so he had been kissing up to her since day one. “I don’t know them. Heath and I are driving to the hotel to
Koben nodded. “Well, Callie’s future husband has to move in with us. We can’t let her leave. I can’t bear to see her go. Heath, what exactly is a husband who moves in?” Heath replied, “You’re still young. You’ll understand when you grow up. That’s the end of the discussion. Go and play with your toys while I focus on the road.” Koben would bombard Heath with a million whys if the conversation kept going. Heath considered himself to be knowledgeable. However, he would be stumped by the questions. To save himself from embarrassment, Heath dropped the subject entirely. Koben uttered with a pout, “That's what all the adults say when you don’t want to talk to me. How am I supposed to know when I grow up if you don’t let me know?” Heath said with a smile, “No way. Koben is very smart. I’m sure you’ll figure everything out once you grow up.” “Fine. Heath, can I borrow your phone?” “What do you want to do?” “I want to FaceTime Callie. I miss her.” Heath eased his foot off th
“Koben, we have guests today. I need to take care of them, so my hands are tied. “Can we wait two more days?” Behind the wheel, Heath tried to reason with Koben. Koben uttered, “Why didn’t you say that Sonny was coming? Sonny isn’t a stranger. He’s part of the family.” For so long as he could remember, Sonny was family. “Sonny has two VIPs with him. Why did you think your Uncle Zachary, Aunt Serenity, and I weren’t at work?” “It’s the summer break.” Koben said matter-of-factly, “Why work during the holidays?” Heath said with a smile, “Only those in school get summer breaks. I don’t. We still need to work.” “Don’t you have summer holidays? Then, why…” “We aren’t in the office today because we have special guests coming to the house.” Koben responded confusedly, “Oh.” The older members of the family would host guests at the manor from time to time. Koben’s parents would tell him not to cause any trouble when there were visitors around. As far as he was concern
Before Hank and his wife divorced, Olivia felt that her son had good taste when she saw Jessica. Not only did she not think that Hank was wrong to betray his family, she felt he was still competent to be able to attract a young and lovely girl like Jessica despite already being a husband and father.
Tania stared intently at her son for a while before breaking the silence. “You call the shots for your own affairs. I can only give you some advice. I’m going back before your dad gets worried. Are you and your wife coming home for New Year?” “Didn’t Nana tell you? I’ll be back with Seren to the old
Zachary took the time to answer. Seeing there was a nearby pergola, he walked toward it.The fake snow around the structure gave an illusion of a winter wonderland. There was a stone table at the center of the pergola. Zachary scanned the fake snow everywhere, somehow getting the chill of December.
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







