Liberty did not have a car, so after she asked Serenity and Zachary to look for Sonny, she went to Hank to settle the score.However, Liberty was alone, and Hank’s family was there, so she was outnumbered.Fortunately, Grandma May and Mrs. Lane came to help out.Just in time, Hank took out the divorce agreement he wrote last night and said, “Liberty, I admit that I wronged you. I also know that you can’t forgive me. Since the two of us are no longer in love with each other, this marriage can’t go on. Let’s get a divorce.“This is the divorce agreement I wrote. Take a look at it. If there’s no problem, we can sign it and finalize it on Monday at the City Hall.”Liberty took the divorce agreement with a cold face. When she read it, she was so angry that she wanted to rip Hank to shreds.Grandma May took a look at the divorce agreement that Hank wrote. After reading it, she took a few deep breaths to control her anger.The Browns were truly despicable!Seeing Liberty’s glum face,
Liberty sneered, “I’ll move out by myself once I get back the renovation costs! I don’t need you to kick me out.”“You won’t get a penny back!” Chelsea shouted and felt a pain on her face.Liberty applied ice on her face, but Chelsea did not, and it hurt like hell.Chelsea felt a burning pain on both sides of her face. She did not need to look in the mirror to know that her face was as swollen as a pig’s head at the moment.She thought, ‘Liberty! I won’t let you get your way!’“See you in court.”Grandma May said, “Your family is being unfair to Liberty. Since you all can’t agree on the terms, there’s no need to talk anymore. Liberty, you should file for divorce and confront them in court.”Hank threatened her. “Liberty, you won’t get the slightest benefit if you file a lawsuit. Your sister and these people can’t help you. If you push us to a corner, it’ll be difficult for you to see Sonny in the future.”If Liberty filed for divorce and divided their property, Hank would hide
Serenity rushed over and took Sonny away from Matthew. She freed one of her hands and slapped Matthew in the face.Matthew was around ten years old, but because of his height, he looked like a fifteen-year-old.After getting slapped by Serenity out of the blue, Matthew was not afraid either. Instead, he was infuriated and rushed over to fight Serenity like a madman.However, before he could touch Serenity, he was lifted from the ground.Before Matthew could react, his whole body was lifted, and his face was pinned against the wall. His hands were folded behind his back. He wanted to struggle, but those two large hands were like metal pincers that were clamping him down.Matthew’s clamped wrists felt increasingly painful.“Let go of me!”Matthew yelled, “Let me go! I’ll fight you one-on-one if you dare!”When Emma Repton saw her brother being pushed against the wall, she wanted to help him, but she was blocked by a wall of people. Upon closer look, she realized that these tall m
Zachary said, “Callum, I’ll leave this place to you. Make sure he pays the price for how he treated Sonny.”Zachary threw Matthew aside. Matthew fell to the ground but did not get up immediately. He even tried to kick Zachary.Zachary did not even have to look to evade that kick. He stepped on Matthew’s foot, which made him howl in pain.Glancing at Matthew, Zachary left these people behind and hurried out. Serenity had already put Sonny in the child safety seat and was about to drive.“Serenity, I’ll drive.”Zachary quickly pulled Serenity out of the driver’s seat and stuffed her into the back seat of the car so that he could drive.Serenity did not argue with him. She picked up the unconscious Sonny and wondered if the little boy fainted due to shock or pain. “Go to the nearest hospital.”Without needing her reminder, Zachary would head to the nearest hospital too.The car quickly drove away.Serenity hugged Sonny tightly as her distressed tears fell on him.Sonny was such
Not long after, the door to the emergency room opened, and Sonny was pushed out.“Sonny.”Serenity and Zachary quickly stepped forward. She anxiously asked the doctor, “Doctor, how is my nephew?”“The soft tissue on the child’s face was injured, and one side of his thigh was bruised. Was he kicked? There are footprints on his clothes. Other than that, there’s no other injury. He’s unconscious because of the shock.”The nurse was applying ice to Sonny’s face.“Who’s so cruel to do such things to a small baby?”The doctors felt distressed about what happened to Sonny.Such a cute little baby was beaten until both sides of his face were black and blue. This showed how ruthless the perpetrator was for him to be so vicious to a small kid.The abuser was simply mentally sick.“His cousin.”The doctor was speechless and thought, ‘What kind of grudge would someone have to pound their little cousin up this brutally?’“I took pictures of the child’s injury earlier. You can keep them a
On the other hand, Sonny’s mental trauma would take a long time to heal.“How’s that little b*stard?” Zachary asked in a low voice.“I didn’t hit him. Instead, I forced his dad to slap his face until the corners of his mouth were bleeding. We also trashed their house, then they threatened to call the police. I told them to go ahead and call the police because if anything happens to Sonny, the police can just arrest that little b*stard.“Once they heard that, they didn’t dare make a sound.”Callum saw that Matthew was still a child, so if he hit Matthew, the Reptons would sue him in turn. That was not what they wanted. Fortunately, the York brothers outnumbered the Reptons. In order to protect himself, George ruthlessly taught his eldest son a lesson and slapped Matthew until the little perpetrator’s face was red and swollen with his mouth bleeding.George was merciless when he hit his son. He even hit him with a belt.He blamed Matthew for causing heavy losses to him because Matt
Josh figured something big must have happened because Zachary spoke with gritted teeth and sounded infuriated.“The Browns took Sonny, and when we found Sonny, he was being abused by Hank’s nephew. Sonny is now in the hospital. His face is swollen, and his facial soft tissues are damaged. He was also in shock.”Josh cursed. “What the f*ck! How could scumbags like the Browns still exist? They’re a disgrace to all mankind!“How’s Sonny?” Josh asked with concern.“His physical wounds will heal in a few days, but his mental trauma will take a long time to heal.”“Have you taught that demon who abused Sonny a lesson? Do you need me to bring some people over and beat him up? He’s simply inhuman to be so cruel to such a small kid.”Zachary was silent for a while and said, “He’s a ten-year-old boy. We called the police, but at his age, he’ll just be reprimanded. His parents will be ordered to discipline him and compensate us, but he won’t go to jail.“But his father beat him up until hi
Jasmine did not put on makeup or dress up for the date. She looked the same as usual. Actually, she usually had light makeup on, but at that moment, she was barefaced.“Ms. Sox, I’m sorry to keep you waiting.”Jasmine smiled. “I didn’t wait long, Mr. Bucham. Please take a seat.”Josh sat down opposite Jasmine and handed the rose to her, but Jasmine did not take it from him.“Mr. Bucham, this flower came from your mouth…”She did not need to say more.Josh took the hint and replied, “Next time, I’ll buy a bouquet for you and hold it with my hands. I won’t bite it again.”“Is your mouth so big that you can bite a bouquet of flowers?”Josh replied, “No…”He threw the rose that he had bitten into the trash can under the table.Seeing that Jasmine had already ordered her coffee, Josh beckoned to the waitress and asked for a cup of coffee.The waitress brought him his coffee and lingered. Josh smiled and said to the waitress, “I’m on a blind date.”The waitress blushed and wanted
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
It was his father. Manny composed himself and picked up Tony’s call as he walked toward his car.“Hey, Pops.”“How’s it going, Manny? Has there been any progress?”Tony was still in Carrie’s room at the moment, but had gotten up and walked to the balcony to call his son.Carrie was still fast asleep, though her face was set in a frown. She was obviously discomfited.Tony had pestered her for the majority of last night, so it would be weird if she did not feel any discomfort.Despite her begging, Tony would not let her go. He even forcefully drugged her to make her mess around with him while out of it. He was simply an old pervert.Before she passed out, she cursed him in her heart. However, she knew that Tony only treated her so roughly because she was just his mistress—a tool for him to vent his frustrations on.If she really was his wife, he definitely would not treat her like this.In the past, she had ambitions of taking Mrs. Longbottom’s place and becoming the real missus
Tati also finished her plate of pastries.She followed Isabella out.“Isa, you’re always so busy and exhausted. If you’re feeling even a little unwell, you should have a good rest. Stay home for the day. I can handle the work you have on hand. It’s the same either way.”Tati wanted Isabella to take the day off so Isabella could spend some time with Austin and nurture their relationship.However, Isabella still declined Tati’s kind offer.She said, “Not today. There’s an important meeting today, and I have two important clients to meet. I’m fine, really. Don’t worry. From now on, I won’t touch alcohol.”Given her current status and position, no one would dare to force her to drink during social engagements.Many people also knew that Isabella would not drink outside her home, fearing that she might fall victim to someone’s schemes.However, Isabella would occasionally make an exception. When she was in a good mood, she would have a couple of drinks.Hearing this, Tati stopped t
Austin still smiled gently and said, “It’s all thanks to Ms. Isabella’s guidance.”He felt that he had indeed improved a lot.Grandma May really understood him well. The wife she picked for him could actually help improve his culinary skills.“After eating the sweets, I feel much better.” Tati picked up another piece of pastry and ate it.Austin quietly retreated, not wanting to disturb their conversation and also to avoid overhearing their private matters.“Just ignore him. Are you really going to skip work because of him?”Isabella added calmly to Tati, “If you let him provoke you, he’ll only cling to you even more. If you act like he doesn’t exist and don’t respond no matter what he does, he’ll naturally give up once he sees that you’re completely unresponsive.”Tati said, “I’m afraid that he’ll go and bother Edith and Eleanor if he doesn’t get anywhere with me. They don’t have the same resolve as we do.”She, therefore, decided to bear the brunt of it.“Every time I see hi