MasukLaurence glanced at his watch, stood up, and said, "Uncle Tony, I only came by to check on your moving progress. Since there's nothing else, I'll head back now."Noelle stood too.Tony and the others hurried to their feet to see them off. They escorted Laurence and Noelle out of the house and watched as they got into their car. Only after the car had disappeared from sight did Tony lead his family back inside.Once they were seated again, he stared at his family and said sternly, "All of you, listen carefully. No matter how much you hate Laurence, you must show him and Noelle the utmost respect whenever you see them from now on."Roxy was the first to object. "Grandpa, I can't accept this!""And what will that change? Will your refusal make any difference? Laurence is now the head of the Longbottom family. All the elites answer to him. If you dare disrespect him, he truly will punish you under the family rules."He won't show any mercy. He already made you apologize in front of e
Tony said apologetically, "It's our fault that you have to stay at one of the secondary residences for now. Fortunately, it's not too far from the company, so it should still be convenient. We'll move out as soon as possible."Laurence nodded. "As long as you're out by the deadline I’ve given you, that's fine. Just be careful with the items that belong to the estate. Don't damage anything."Tony replied quickly, "Of course. We've been very careful. We wouldn't dare touch any of the original ornaments carelessly.""Every item is listed in the inventory. I'll check them one by one when the time comes, and I'll have experts authenticate them too. That way, we can make sure your descendants haven't gotten greedy and switched any of the genuine pieces for fakes."The expressions on Tony and his family's faces turned sour.They had indeed done that, and not just recently. Ever since they moved into the estate, they had gradually bought fake antiques to replace the genuine ones. They did
It was infuriating.Noelle said indifferently, "You hate me so much, but you were made to apologize and promise to treat me with respect. It must be hard for you."Roxy's face darkened, and she gritted her teeth. However, she held back and kept her head down, acting as though she were in the wrong."I'm a generous person. Since you've apologized, I'll let it go. But let me make one thing clear. If you fail to show me the proper respect next time we meet and keep glaring at me like that, don't expect me to go easy on you.""M— Laurence, isn't there a rule in the family that says everyone must greet the family head and his wife politely? Anyone who breaks that rule will be punished."Noelle almost called him "Mr. Laurence" out of habit but caught herself just in time.The elders had all been telling her to change the way she addressed him. Laurence had said the same, telling her to call him by his name from now on.Laurence hummed in agreement.Noelle looked at Roxy. "Did you hea
Roxy snapped out of her thoughts and quickly lowered her head, but everyone in the room had already seen the hateful way she had been glaring at Noelle.Tony shot her a fierce look. "Roxy, apologize to Mr. Laurence and Ms. Noelle."Roxy jerked her head up and stared at her grandfather in disbelief. "Apologize? All I did was look at her for a couple of minutes. Why should I apologize?"She was a lady of the Longbottom family, but who was Noelle? Noelle was just Laurence's bodyguard, and an orphan at that. Even her surname had been given to her by Laurence.Laurence's voice turned cold. "You weren't just looking at her. You were glaring at her with such venom that everyone here could see you wanted her dead."I know you and Noelle had plenty of conflicts in the past, a history of bad blood, so it's understandable that you resent her. However, Noelle is my fiancée now, and I'm the family head. No matter how much you hate her, don't let me see you acting that way."It irritates me wh
Noelle felt a little awkward, but this time, she did not get up immediately as she would have before. Instead, she stayed seated just as Laurence had asked.Although she felt conflicted, she loved Laurence. As long as he did not look down on her and remained determined to make her his wife, she was willing to marry him. If they became husband and wife, they would truly be equals. Neither of them would be above the other.Jane and the others had always reassured her, telling her that they had never considered her a servant, only family. As for Laurence, he loved her wholeheartedly.One day, she would be Laurence's wife and the missus of the Longbottom family. She could not keep feeling inferior. She needed to be confident, generous, and unafraid of anyone.Her problem was that she still felt a little unworthy of Laurence. She would need some time to overcome that insecurity.The bodyguards stood behind them.When Tony and the others heard Laurence's words to Noelle, their expressi
At the Longbottom estate in Havenmill, Tony and his family were packing up their belongings. They were moving out of the house they had stayed in for thirty years. His grandchildren had all been born here, but no matter how long they had stayed, it was not truly their home.Around evening, several cars drove into the estate and stopped at the entrance of the main residence.Gideon, the butler, came out, assuming they were visitors. Ever since Laurence reclaimed his place as head of the family, the number of visitors had dwindled considerably. After all, Tony was no longer the acting head of the Longbottom family. Although Laurence appeared to treat the elders with great respect, it was all just for show.Noelle got out of one of the cars. The moment Gideon saw the cool, striking woman, he knew Laurence had arrived. He immediately plastered a broad smile on his face and hurried down the steps, approaching the car Laurence was in.He bent forward to open the door for Laurence, but
Alex said, “Don’t bring any. I’m already drinking some iron-replenishing soup every day.”He glanced at Stanley.Prepared by Stanley, two out of his three daily meals included soup. After drinking it for so many days, he was starting to get tired of it.“You know, you guys can just come empty-han
He had fully paid for an apartment in a certain residential complex in Wiltspoon, bought a car worth over thirty thousand bucks in full, and had some savings in the bank. Considering he had started from nothing and worked his way up to having a home, a car, and savings, he had already done quite wel
“I’m not asking you to get involved. I just wanted to tell you about it.”Zachary turned to kiss his wife. “Since you’re still so energetic, let’s go for another round.”Serenity was speechless.They had another round of sex.After that, Serenity did not talk to Zachary and simply fell asleep.
It tasted as bitter as his emotions at that moment.The words Sheila spoke before she left meant she had guessed what he and Mary had done the night before. She probably knew something through Mary as well. Kent did touch Mary. Although they did not cross the final line, he had touched and kissed







