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Laurence looked slightly embarrassed. “I haven’t finished knitting yet. I’ve been so busy lately that I haven’t had time to continue. Once this busy period passes, I’ll make time to finish that sweater.“I’ll try my best to have it ready before winter so I can give it to Noelle. As for Xavier and Devon, let them learn if they want to. If I can learn to knit a sweater for Noelle, they can certainly do the same for Callie and Clo.“If they truly love them, then there’s nothing they wouldn’t do for them.”Laurence was the perfect example. Because he genuinely loved Noelle, he was willing to do anything for her.No one around him knew how to knit. It was just an offhand suggestion from Chloe, but he had taken it seriously and learned it.“True. As elders, we can tell at a glance whether someone’s feelings are genuine.”When it came to his precious daughter’s future happiness, Zachary had exceptionally high standards for his future son-in-law.If Xavier’s feelings contained even the

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“Chloe is very satisfied with her. Callie said that working at FC & Co. taught her a great deal. If she didn’t still have plans to continue her studies, she’d want to stay there permanently, not just as a summer intern.”Honestly, Zachary hoped his daughter would spend her summer vacation relaxing and having fun, but since she wanted to gain work experience, he chose to support her.Besides, there was nothing to worry about with her working at FC & Co.“Callia is truly something if she earned Chloe’s approval.”Laurence gave a thumbs-up. No one understood better than he did just how demanding his sister was. Chloe had exceptionally high standards at work. Countless people failed to last under her management, and those who remained were the best elites in the industry.Under Chloe’s leadership, FC & Co. continued to flourish, maintaining its position as the leader of Annenburg’s business world.Countless people in Annenburg’s upper-class envied Devon. He and Chloe were childhood s

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While the two men chatted inside the house, Noelle accompanied Serenity and the others on a walk.Jane asked her, “Laurence took over Longbottom Corp today. Did everything go smoothly?”“Yes. Ever since Mr. Laurence came to Havenmill, he’s been keeping an eye on Longbottom Corporation. He understands all the industries the company is involved in, so taking over wasn’t a problem for him.“As for Manny, he did try to make things difficult for Mr. Laurence. He tried to use an important client to pressure Mr. Laurence, but it was easily resolved. The client didn’t dare to say anything either.”Jane finally relaxed. “That’s good. We weren’t that worried about him, but if things really become difficult, you have to tell us. Laurence sometimes refuses to ask us for help.”Laurence was the eldest among the children. It might also be because he had no biological parents or siblings, which caused him to develop such an independent personality. Other than matters of the heart, where he had s

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Jane also said, “Laurence and the rest of us have told her countless times, but she won’t listen.”Her tone was exasperated.Lilian nodded.Noelle said, “I’m just used to calling him that. It’s very difficult to change.”“No matter how difficult it is, you still have to. In the future, when you marry Laurence, you’ll become the lady of the Longbottom family. If people hear you calling him with an honorific, where would your dignity as the lady of the house be? Others will think you’re just his servant.”Serenity added, “In private, when it’s just the two of you, you can call him ‘Mr.’ or however you like, but in front of outsiders, you should call him by his name.”Noelle thought about it before nodding. “I’ll listen to you.”Jane pretended to be jealous. “Your master and I tried persuading you countless times, but you had always refused. Yet Serenity only had to say it once for you to agree. Lilian and I are going to be jealous.”Serenity affectionately linked arms with Noelle

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After a moment of silence, Noelle said, “I’ll think about it some more and give Mr. Laurence my answer in two days.”“Mm. Think carefully. Remember what we told you. Don’t overcomplicate things.”Noelle nodded.Her heart felt warm.She was an orphan. Her life was unfortunate, but in a way, fortunate. She met Doc, who had taken her in. Because she often accompanied Laurence to visit the Johnsons and the Yorks, the elders of these prominent families had come to know her and grow fond of her.They all treated her and Laurence extremely well. Whatever Laurence had, she would too. Sometimes, she would even receive what Laurence did not have.Those families all favored daughters over sons because they shared one common trait and that was that their families had more men than women. Thus, they treasured women especially. They had very few daughters of their own, so even someone like Noelle, who could not even be considered a goddaughter, was able to experience parental love and warmth f

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Heath grumbled, “Mom doesn’t care about me at all.”“What do you mean? I’m just taking a couple of days off. How is that not caring about you?”“I want to go on holiday too.”Heath still sounded a little aggrieved.“Then ask Lil’ Pie to come back and take your place, then you can have half a month off, even.”Heath immediately replied, “I don’t have to go on holiday. It’s just that you guys went off without a word, which made me feel like I’d been abandoned.”He was already in his twenties, but before his parents, Heath still felt like he was a child.“Lil’ Pie is working at Clo’s, and she’s doing well. Don’t call her back. It’s too tiring for her. I’ll feel bad. It’s not so tiring for her over there.”Heath felt bad for his sister.He took on all the intense and tiring work so Callia could live a carefree life, knowing she could rely on her brother for everything.At FC & Co., Callia was just working for the summer. She was not the successor, so it was not as tiring.Having