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
Jasmine smiled and said, “If you don’t have any admirers, I’ll think there’s something wrong with you.”Josh said, “I’m absolutely healthy in every way!”“Mr. Bucham, you look healthy on the surface.”Josh opened his mouth but did not know how to answer her.He could not possibly say that she could give him a go to see if he was healthy, right?It was inappropriate to flirt with someone like this on a blind date, so Josh decided to shut his mouth.Josh, who had always been articulate, was suddenly speechless when he was with Jasmine.He thought, ‘This lady who made her name by passing out at a banquet is really something!’…...Grandma May, Mrs. Lane, and Liberty rushed to the hospital as soon as they heard what happened.The police finished taking down the statements and left. Chelsea, George, and Matthew were summoned to the police station.That was when Chelsea found out that her eldest son had caused such big trouble.Chelsea did not dare to tell her brother but told he
Austin replied, “Both Mr. Louis and Mr. Phillip woke up very early, especially Mr. Phillip. He gets up earlier than Mr. Louis every morning. It’s really hard on him, getting up so early in such cold weather.”Sometimes, he himself felt like staying in bed a little longer, reluctant to leave the warm comfort of his blankets.Even after the New Year, Satbury remained quite cold. In contrast, over in Wiltspoon, the temperatures had begun to reach a high of over seventy degrees Fahrenheit in the daytime, with nighttime lows around fifty degrees.The two provinces and cities were simply incomparable. The temperatures in Wiltspoon were just so very comfortable for Satbury locals.Isabella smiled and said, “Phillip is just afraid he’ll get here too late and that you’ll assume he’s not coming over for breakfast, then not prepare any for him. He's such a little foodie.”The house was never short of snacks for the little ones. In fact, any goodies were always reserved for them first.Yet,
Even when she attended banquets, she would show up in formal clothing. Isabella did not remember the last time she wore a dress. Perhaps it was when she was in third grade. In fact, she liked wearing pretty princessy dresses when she was young. Her mother had told her that.As Isabella was the first child and extremely adorable, Delphine had dolled her up like a princess. Her pretty dresses filled the closet. Her parents, aunts, uncles, and relatives would always gift her many beautiful dresses. As she grew up, perhaps when she was in fourth grade, she stopped wearing dresses. Regardless of who gave her new pieces, she would refuse to wear them and give them to her cousins instead. After everyone realized she disliked dresses, they gradually stopped giving her them. Delphine had asked Isabella why she disliked wearing dresses. Isabella reasoned that she could not walk quickly enough while wearing one. She valued speed and efficiency. Delphine said she had alway
While the private chefs Ms. Isabella had hired in the past were respectful, they were leaning toward flattery instead of sincere dedication, like how Austin was toward Ms. Isabella.Dominic was experienced. He could sense that Ms. Isabella treated Austin differently. She was also a special existence to Austin. It was normal for young people to be attracted to each other. Initially, Dominic wanted to advise Austin not to even think about dating Ms. Isabella. However, upon discovering that Austin was a young master of a wealthy family, he decided not to interfere. Dominic was glad that he did nothing.Austin returned to the house. Instead of heading straight to the kitchen, he went upstairs. He stopped outside of Isabella’s room and knocked on the door lightly. No response came from within the room. Perhaps Austin was too soft when he knocked. He knocked on the door again with more force and asked, “Are you up yet, Ms. Isabella? It’s time to have breakfast.”Isabella w
Austin was extremely patient with the boys. Although they occasionally caused trouble, most of them were minor issues. They would never do something they were not allowed to do.After breakfast, Austin brought them their bags. With a boy in each hand, he left the house. It was to prevent the boys from saying he was playing favorites. Dominic was used to that scene. Initially, Austin was simply Ms. Isabella’s private chef. However, he gradually took on more responsibilities.He would take the two young masters to school. If he had time in the evening, he would also fetch them from school. Austin also made sure Louis and Phillip did their homework, supervised their hobby classes, and played with them. Sometimes, he would even teach them martial arts and train with them. Dominic felt Austin was an all-rounder. It seemed like there was nothing Austin could not do. No wonder Ms. Isabella thought highly of Austin. However, Austin was a young master of a wealthy family. He w
Louis and Phillip were downstairs having the breakfast Austin had prepared for them. The food was different every morning, and everything was delicious.Having gotten used to Austin’s cooking, Louis and Phillip could no longer stand the food provided in the school. They thought the food there was terrible. Louis was enrolled in an elementary school not far from home. As he was a first grader, he did not need to stay in the dormitories and could have his lunch and dinner at home. Phillip, who was a year younger than him, was still in preschool. He would have breakfast and dinner at home. Actually, the preschool did provide breakfast, but Phillip refused to eat in school and insisted on having breakfast at home. In order to eat the breakfast Austin made, he would get up early in the morning without the adults waking him. After putting on his clothes and washing up, he would head to Louis’s place with his bag. “Austin.”Louis suddenly asked, “Did my sister come back last n
Isabella had always thought Tati was teasing her. Therefore, she did not take her words seriously. She thought it was completely normal for Austin to treat her well as she was his boss. From Austin’s perspective, she was his source of income. Now that Isabella pondered about it deeper, she realized perhaps Austin did come to Satbury for her. It was not just to be her chef. He always said Grandma May only gave the York lads a year to pursue their fiancées. However, Austin had never left since he started working for Isabella. Even if he did, it was to accompany her on business trips. He was busy feeding and taking care of her every day and had never gone to pursue his so-called fiancée. He did not even try to gather information on her. Was he not anxious?A year would go by pretty quickly. Although it felt like it had not been long since Austin started working for Isabella, three months had passed. Time really flew. Three months had gone by in the blink of an eye. Neve
When Austin reached the door, he stopped and turned to say, “Ms. Isabella, I only care about my future wife. Other young women are simply strangers to me.“I’m polite to other women when I need to be. If they’re unimportant, I’ll ignore them. Even if that woman is my boss, I won’t cross any lines. If I do, there must be a reason behind it.“Get some rest, Ms. Isabella. You might have a headache when you wake up tomorrow. I’ll prepare a warm honey drink for you in the morning.”After speaking, Austin left. Isabella turned to look at where he last stood. What did his words mean?He said he only cared about his future wife.Aside from this lady, he would not step out of line with any other young woman, even if she were his boss. What did he mean by crossing lines?Was it showing concern? Did he mean that if his boss was a young woman but not his fiancée, he would simply do what was required of him without any personal feelings involved? Was that what he meant?If so, was
Isabella was cold sometimes, but that was not her true personality. She was a reasonable person. Austin was not worried that he would be mistreated as a live-in son-in-law. “Ms. Isabella.”Isabella looked toward him and waited for him to speak. He asked, “This may be abrupt, but may I ask what your ideal type is?”Isabella was stunned. Why did the question come to her? What was the type of man she liked?‘Someone like Austin,’ she thought. After a moment of silence, she said, “I like men who are capable, responsible, and have correct values. Even if his family isn’t as financially well-off as mine, I don’t mind so long as he’s honest, competent, and sincere about his feelings for me.“Of course, it’ll be great if we have the same social status. That way, we’ll have similar perspectives and more common topics. If we get married, we’ll be joining forces instead of it being a one-way financial aid.”“Although you can accept someone who isn’t from a similar family backgrou
After a moment of silence, Isabella said, “It’s okay. I know I was forcing it.”There was no point in asking Austin if he did not want to reveal anything. If he wanted to tell her, he would do so without her asking. However, her curiosity spiked with his silence. She was eager to know who his fiancée was. He was already so protective of his fiancée even though he had not met her before. It made Isabella jealous. It was her first time feeling that kind of emotion throughout her life. Although it was not a strong feeling, she still felt it. “You weren’t forcing me to tell you. You were simply curious. Most people have a curious side. It’s only natural for you to be inquisitive as well.”Austin said gently, “It’s not just you. Those who knew that my nana had chosen fiancées for my brothers and me were also curious about who the ladies were.“To be honest, we didn’t even know Nana had been choosing fiancées for us since a few years ago until she handed their pictures to us