“Not all of the appliances were bought by you, so don’t move everything.”Olivia was afraid Liberty would move the appliances they bought as well.“Don’t worry, Mrs. Brown. I won’t touch things I didn’t pay for. You can come to me if you find anything of yours missing.”Olivia snorted coldly and stopped speaking.Ring ring ring...Hank’s phone rang.It was from his boss. He quickly answered the phone when he saw the caller ID.The boss said something over the phone, and Hank’s expression sank. He said in a subdued voice, “I’ve finished my business, sir. I’ll go back to the office now to deal with it. Why were all the orders canceled? Don’t worry, sir. I’ll definitely deal with it and salvage those orders.”After hanging up the phone, he said to his parents, “Mom, Dad, something urgent cropped up in the office. I’m going back to work now. You two take a cab back.”He turned to Liberty and said, “Liberty, just move out before ten tonight. I’ll only be home at that time.”He lef
Serenity stopped the car.“Seren, did everything go well?” Jasmine asked with concern.Serenity smiled. “It went great.”Liberty got out of the car. She took out her access card and while swiping it, she said to the security guard, “I’m moving out. These are the movers I hired to help me.”The guard took a double take at the group of people and said, “Are you moving or tearing down your home? They even brought so many tools with them. Are they redecorating after the move as well?”“Yes, they’re here to redecorate.”However, it would not be her money to be spent anymore.The security guard did not ask more and it was fine to him as long as they were not here to pick a fight.With Liberty leading the way, the group of people entered Bright Boulevard.Along the way, many residents were attracted by the procession and stopped to watch.“Liberty, why did you bring so many people over?”Some people who knew Liberty took the opportunity to ask her when they greeted her.Liberty sm
“Wait, aren’t you the substitute driver?”Serenity was surprised when she recognized Jim.Jim smiled sheepishly. “I gave your husband my name card and told him he could find me if he needs anything. I can do anything as long as I’m paid.”Serenity supposed that there was not a smooth stream of business for a substitute driver and that doing other jobs part-time was better than staying idle at home, so she did not suspect that Jim was lying.“Thank you.”“Don’t thank me. I’m getting paid to do my job.”Jim finished speaking and hurriedly carried the sofa out with a colleague.Jasmine asked casually, “Do you know that person?”“Yeah, I’ve seen him a few times since he lives in Brynfield. He usually works as a substitute driver. He sent Zachary home twice when the latter got drunk.“I didn’t know that he had side jobs. I’ll ask for his name card later. We can hire him if we need something done in the future. I think he’s quite reliable.”Grandma May, who was helping to pack up S
After moving out those things that were moveable, what remained were the few items Hank bought with his own money.Everyone worked together and brought the appliances Hank purchased over to the entrance of the house before they began smashing the floor tiles and tearing down the drywall.The sounds of drilling, shattering, and breaking mixed into creating a cacophony.It affected the residents upstairs and downstairs.Liberty and Serenity felt embarrassed and hurriedly went to a store to buy some fruit to give to their immediate neighbors. They apologized and assured them that the job would be finished before dark.Since the sisters came bearing fruit to apologize and the neighbors were familiar with the sisters, they temporarily put up with the noise.For families with children who could not stand the sound, the adults took the children out for a walk.The sisters also bought a lot of food and gave it to the people who were tearing down the house.With a happy-looking Liberty,
Zachary said that unless it was an outstanding man, he would not introduce the man to Serenity’s best friend. It seemed he was living up to his words.Josh was a little regretful that he came at the wrong time.He looked at Jasmine, who was directing everyone to move Liberty’s stuff. When she saw him, she walked over and greeted him, “Mr. Bucham.”“Ms. Sox.”Josh smiled back and asked with concern, “Are you feeling better from your cold?”“Yes, thank you for your concern.”Serenity quietly took Zachary away so Josh and Jasmine could talk.When they were by themselves, she praised her husband. “Zachary, your colleague is quite brilliant. Is he also a director in your company? I saw him when you came out of the hotel.”“Yeah, he’s also a director with a very high position. Everyone calls him Mr. Bucham.”He suddenly leaned into Serenity’s ear and whispered, “He told me not to say, but since we’re husband and wife, there’s no harm telling you. Mr. Bucham has won the trust of our
After a lively afternoon, calm finally returned after dark.Back in the day, Liberty was especially attentive when setting up this small home and spent a lot of money on it. Now, all the appliances she bought were removed. She could not fit all of them into her rented house, so she picked some of the commonly used ones to keep and sell the rest as pre-owned items instead of moving them to her sister’s place.It was somewhat like a farewell to the past.Liberty’s rented house was not cleaned up yet, so it was not convenient to cook. Thus, she invited everyone to a hotel for dinner.It was also a celebration of regaining her freedom.Liberty happily bid farewell to her past. Meanwhile, Hank was not idle either.He went to Jessica’s rented apartment at nine o’clock in the evening.“Jessica, is this all you have?”Hank saw that Jessica did not have many things packed. He went up to her and asked her while pulling the suitcase, “Have you finished packing everything?”“I usually liv
“Which floor is our unit?”“Sixteenth floor.”Hank carried Jessica’s suitcase out of the car, pulled it, and took Jessica inside.A neighbor bumped into them at the elevator and exchanged greetings with them, then asked, “Mr. Brown, didn’t your wife bring a group of people over to move out this afternoon? Why are you still coming back to live here?”“She was moving her stuff out.”The neighbor glanced at Jessica and seemed to understand.He smiled at Hank and left.It was no wonder Hank was chased by Liberty with a kitchen knife for five blocks. It turned out that he was cheating on his wife.The couple should be divorced, right?Liberty just moved out this afternoon, and Hank came home with a beautiful woman on the same night. He would not be so blatant unless he was already divorced.“Does he suspect something?”Jessica was a homewrecker, after all, so she still felt uneasy.Hank pulled her suitcase with one arm while embracing her shoulders with the other. He swept her i
Crack.The phone screen shattered when it hit the ground.Hank hurriedly bent down to pick up the phone and once again looked at everything at home without caring about the broken screen.Jessica also turned on the flashlight on her cell phone and together they looked at the state of the house. Never mind the lack of luxury decoration, it was even worse than a shack.“Hank, are we in the wrong house?”Jessica was still holding onto false hope.Hank walked inside and said, “That’s impossible. My key wouldn’t be able to open the door if it was the wrong house.“This is my house. What happened here? Where are my appliances? Is that all there is?”The more Hank looked, the darker his expression became.He stood in front of the dining table which he had paid for.A lightbulb moment hit him.He suddenly understood.It was Liberty.“Liberty!”He shouted up as the thought crossed his mind.“She smashed up my house!”Hank was furious.Jessica immediately said, “Let’s call the p
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