With orders barking from Camryn’s eldest cousin, his brothers and cousins immediately took action. They pushed over her flower pots that were placed on the racks. “What are you guys doing?” Camryn got up and questioned them sternly. Mr. Chandler walked over furiously. “What are we doing? Blind woman, don’t blame us for being inhumane when you were also unkind. Guys, continue smashing everything up!“Are you still counting money? You’re still counting your money after blocking our road to riches.”Upon seeing the bouquet of money flowers, Mr. Chandler stretched his hand to snatch the bouquet over without even thinking. However, the bouquet was taken away again in the blink of an eye. It was not Camryn who did it. It was Callum. The Chandlers and Joyners knew Mr. Callum fancied Camryn and was pursuing her passionately. If it were not for Callum’s identity and status, the Joyners and Chandlers would have joined hands and defeated Camryn to the extent she could not live i
After that, Callum placed the money bouquet he had snatched back into Camryn’s arms. He said gently, “Camryn, you can continue counting the money. The food will be ready soon.“You don’t have to mind those people. I’m here. I’ll even hold the sky up if it falls down.”After speaking, Callum glared at Mr. Chandler again. “Don’t you know Camryn is my fiancée? You dared touch my fiancée. How bold of the Chandler family.”Those words were laced with threats. Mr. Chandler’s expression changed. He quickly said, “It’s a misunderstanding, Mr. York. We… We realize our mistakes. We’re Camryn’s cousins. My mom’s her aunt. We’re relatives.”Callum let out a cold hmph. “My Camryn doesn’t want either of your families.”Camryn had a close relationship with her youngest aunt. Her youngest aunt was the one who saved her life. However, Callum did not have the chance to meet Aunt Evelyn, who had rescued Camryn, because she married someone who lived far away.If he had the chance to meet her, he
“Mr. York, we probably don’t have that much cash on us.”Mr. Chandler said, “Can we do it by Apple Pay instead?”“There’s a bank opposite here. You guys must’ve brought your bank cards, right? Just go there and withdraw some cash. Since Camryn said she wanted cash, you guys have to pay her cash.”Under Callum’s stern eye, Edward had no choice but to have his cousin from the Joyner family withdraw twenty thousand dollars from the bank opposite. After that, the cousins fished out all the cash from their wallets and managed to gather 22,800 dollars. “Camryn, this is our compensation.”Mr. Chandler handed a stack of bills to Camryn. Camryn accepted the money and started counting it speedily. After a moment, she said, “The amount is correct. Do you have other business? If there’s nothing else, you can leave.”Those people exchanged glances. In the end, their gazes fell on Edward. He was the eldest amongst them. They treated him as their leader. “Camryn, we’re cousins by
She had been living silently with minimal presence. Even when she spoke occasionally, she was soft-spoken. They did not expect that the most ruthless person would be her. She showed no mercy at all. “As for Mr. Mitchell, I trust him fully. I only work with people I don’t doubt.”Everybody opened their mouths to say something, but nothing came out in the end. They knew their past actions best. Camryn could swiftly gain control of everything in Newman Enterprise with Dalton’s help. Maybe she really had evidence of them earning a side income and embezzling funds. “Camryn… I hope you don’t regret this in the future. Uncle Abel wouldn’t be able to rest in peace if Newman Enterprise were to be passed to someone else when you’re in charge of it.”Edward left those words and said to his brothers, “Let’s go.”Camryn said coldly, “Goodbye. I won’t be seeing you guys off.”The cousins left angrily. After they were gone, Callum instructed the bodyguards and store assistants, “Place
Meanwhile, at York Corporation, Zachary had already stopped working. He knew Serenity would come to pick him up from work, so he went downstairs early to wait at the building’s entrance. When he went downstairs, it was time when people got off work too. The employees greeted him respectfully when they saw him. Upon seeing him standing at the entrance, several senior managers thought something had happened. They stopped and asked him, “Mr. York, is something wrong?”“Nothing. I’m waiting for Seren. You can get off work or go to your appointments. Go on.”Everyone was speechless. No wonder Mr. York came downstairs so early. It turned out that Mrs. York was coming. Seren only came after stopping by Spring Blossoms to get flowers. She got stuck in the jam as it was rush hour on her way there. When she reached York Corporation, most employees had already left the company. Upon driving her car into the building, the tall, handsome figure appeared within her sight. There w
Serenity smiled. She did not think her brothers-in-law were playing up to her. She simply thought they respected her as their eldest sister-in-law a lot. She also knew that it was because Zachary loved her. Grandma May adored her too. However, she would not become haughty because of the love she received. “Callum and Camryn are still the same. I think their progress is pretty slow.”Zachary said smugly, “They can’t compare to me. I completed everything in one go.”Serenity turned to glance at him. She mocked him, “Your face was as tight as marble when we got our marriage license back then. I was afraid people would misunderstand that I forced you to register our marriage with a gun.”Zachary was speechless. He had to admit that he did not want to get married back then. He was hoping she would go back on her word. However, it turned out that she was in a rush to get a marriage license. Just like that, both of them registered their marriage. It was primarily because
Grandma May had mentioned that even though Elisa had a similar social status to Zachary, she was not suitable to be the wife of the York family’s head. “Let’s eat at a hotel. You still have a business engagement. We don’t have to travel a long distance back home.”“It’s up to you.”Serenity smiled. Although her relationship with Zachary was not dramatic, he started respecting her and prioritizing her wishes more. Their days were ordinary yet fulfilling and sweet. Zachary often said he still wanted to be with her in another life. Serenity got greedy too. She also thought of marrying him and being husband and wife again in their next lifetime. …While in the Lewis family’s house, Mrs. Lewis put down her phone with a grim expression. Although Mr. Lewis sat opposite her and was holding a newspaper, he had been paying attention to his wife’s expression. He heard the conversation between his wife and their youngest son too. “What happened again? You look awful. You’ve been
Derek said, “I disagree too, but what can I do? That’s Duncan’s decision. He has always disobeyed us.”“Well, do you think Liberty will let Serenity know that I talked to her?” Mrs. Lewis suddenly asked. “Why did you go and meet Liberty? Didn’t you say Liberty isn’t interested in our son at all? The problem lies with our son.”After a moment of silence, Mrs. Lewis replied, “I know the problem doesn’t lie with Liberty, but Duncan refused to listen to us. He’s very stubborn. I had no choice but to deal with it by approaching Liberty. I wanted to advise Liberty to cancel her tenancy agreement and move her breakfast place somewhere else so she can stay away from Duncan.“In the future, if Duncan visits the Yorks, tell Liberty not to visit the Yorks to prevent the two of them from meeting each other.“That said, it’ll be great if Liberty is willing to leave Wiltspoon and live in a place that Duncan is unaware of. I’m ready to pay her a hefty sum as long as she doesn’t meet Duncan.”M
Once Maria hung up, Imogen glared at Kade.With an innocent look, Kade asked her obliviously, “Why are you glaring at me like that, Jen? Did I do something wrong?”“You didn’t do anything wrong. I just know now why Maria’s lost hope and said stuff like she’s entrusting you to me. You couldn’t even call or text her? You seriously only posted on your Story? If she had muted your Story, she wouldn’t have seen anything.”Kade replied without thinking, “She probably wouldn’t have muted my Story, would she? If she did…”He was suddenly at a loss for words.Listening to their conversation, Dylan was sure that Kade was an indecisive man when it came to his feelings. A man like that was probably not a very big threat to him.Still, he did not dare be careless and would continue viewing Kade as his rival in love, staying on guard against him.Imogen took up the thread of conversation and replied to Kade, “If Maria had muted your Story, that would mean she’s on the verge of blocking you an
Seeing that Imogen was protective of Dylan, Kade did not say anything else. The three of them chatted while eating, but it was mainly Kade and Imogen talking. Dylan rarely spoke. Only Imogen would talk to him from time to time. At that moment, Imogen’s phone rang.Looking at the caller ID, she told Kade, “It’s Maria. She must be calling to ask if you’ve arrived.”Kade’s smile faded. “I already posted on my Story once I landed. She must’ve known I’ve already arrived safely.”Imogen glared at him. She decided not to scold him and answered the call first.“I just picked Kade up, Maria. He arrived safely.”Imogen immediately told Maria not to worry as she had picked Kade up.“Oh. I wasn’t going to ask about him though. I just thought of talking to you since you’re free this weekend.”Maria denied that she was concerned about Kade. She had seen Kade’s Story on Instagram. She did not comment or like the post, but simply swiped upon seeing that he had arrived safely. Howev
Kade patted Imogen’s head again. “Thanks, Jen, but no one can help with relationship problems.”He had patted her twice. Whenever Dylan saw that intimate action, he desperately wanted to chop Kade’s hand off and feed it to the dogs.Dylan had not even touched Imogen’s head before. He had only held her hand. They had held hands many times and were near each other when she was Chameleon Fox, but they never did anything beyond that. Although Dylan was jealous, he did not rush forward to push Kade away. Kade’s and Imogen’s mothers were best friends who had known each other for a long time. Dylan was at a disadvantage, so he would not do anything rashly. Not only did he not push Kade away, he simply walked behind them quietly with Kade’s luggage in tow. He did not butt in their conversation either. Imogen brought the men to a restaurant. They sat down. Dylan placed Kade’s luggage beside him. He wanted Kade to look after his own luggage. The three of them ordered a se
She loved Dylan, not Kade. “You, Maria, and I are best friends. In my heart, you two will always be my older brother and sister.”Imogen emphasized the words “older brother and sister.”She truly viewed them as siblings. She had never had a crush on Kade, nor would she have feelings for him in the future. Their families were only thinking about their own benefits. However, her parents knew the man she truly loved was Dylan. The York family was better than the Butchers and more suited for her.To be honest, if Imogen and Kade were to be together, she would be used by the Butchers. The Doyles would also have to aid the Butchers financially. If she were with Dylan, she would not have to worry about being used or giving away money. York Corporation was slightly superior to Davidson Group. Even Leticia wanted Dylan as her son-in-law. Kade understood Imogen’s words. She did not want to follow her family’s arrangements. She liked another man, and that man was more capable
“It’s lunchtime, Kade. Let’s find a restaurant and have some food.“It’ll take an hour or two to return to the city center, and there’s also the weekend traffic. If we head back without eating, you might get very hungry.”Imogen was already hungry. Kade smiled. “Okay. Let’s go with that.”Imogen led the way. Kade pushed his luggage to Dylan and said, “Please help me with my luggage, Dylan.”Without giving Dylan a chance to refuse, Kade quickly went after Imogen with a small bag, probably a laptop bag.Dylan had the urge to kick the luggage away. However, he held it in to maintain a good image before Imogen.Imogen’s attitude toward Kade was likened to that between siblings and friends. There were no romantic feelings involved as her gaze was too calm. It made Dylan feel reassured. Although Kade and Imogen looked intimate, Dylan could sense their intimacy was due to them reuniting after a long time. After Kade caught up to Imogen, she turned back and saw Dylan pulling
Kade did not know if what he felt for Maria was love or friendship. There were two reasons behind his return to Huntington—his career and the time for himself to analyze his feelings. He had been friends with Maria for over two decades. They had a close relationship. In the past, when their families had similar social status, they wished Kade and Maria could get married. However, Kade and Maria seemed to be just friends and had no romantic feelings for each other. He had never even confessed to Maria. As Maria’s family business declined and they went bankrupt, the Butcher family’s attitude changed. They no longer allowed Kade and Maria to hang out because they were worried about Maria’s family dragging them down. Kade had helped the Sprearings a lot in private. Despite having a successful career, Kade was poor. Maria’s father had borrowed all of Kade’s money to salvage his company. If the company made a profit on the borrowed money, Kade could get his money back. The
“Okay.”Kade said gently, “I’ll hang up and send you my location. We can talk when we meet.”Soon, Kade ended the call and sent Imogen his location. It took Imogen and Dylan about ten minutes to find him. “Kade.”Imogen was happy when she saw him. She ran toward him elatedly.Dylan saw a man about his age or a few years older than him. The man looked handsome and gentlemanly. He wore a gray suit without a tie, which made him look like a successful person. From Imogen, Dylan knew his love rival was a senior executive of a multinational company. He was competent since he was assigned to return and handle the business in the country. Kade’s mother and Leticia were best friends. Kade was also Leticia’s godson. Imogen had known him since he was young, and the parents of the two families intended to bring their kids together. Upon seeing Kade in the flesh, Dylan felt threatened. If he wanted to win, he had to put effort into pursuing Imogen. If Imogen loved him and was will
“You can decide what we have for dinner, Mom. I don’t have any opinions.”Some of the Doyles were busy during the weekends, while others would take a rest. Either way, they still had time to have dinner together. After ending the call with her mother, Imogen told Dylan, “When we meet Kade at the airport, we can have lunch there first. We’ll only eat with my family during dinner.”Dylan had heard Leticia’s words through the phone. He said, “Will Mr. Butcher be staying with your family?”Dylan found it normal for them to have dinner together. After all, that Kade guy was his future mother-in-law’s godson. Since he was finally back in the country, it was customary for Leticia to invite him over for a meal. However, Dylan could not help but feel jealous about Kade staying at the Doyles’ mansion. When he could not even enter their mansion most of the time, Kade could immediately move in. If Kade got closer to the Doyles, he would be a more significant threat to Dylan. Imogen
“We can head there in my car.”Dylan was delighted that Imogen allowed him to go to the airport with her. “Any car is fine.”Imogen led him out of the house. Dylan quickly followed after her and opened the car door for her. He even hovered his hand above her head to prevent her from hitting the roof of the car.“You’re so attentive.”Imogen complimented him as she fastened her seatbelt in the car. “I’ll only be gentlemanly to you aside from my family members.”Imogen glanced at him but did not say a word. A few minutes later, Dylan drove out of the Doyle residence with Imogen in his car.Not long after they left, Leticia went downstairs.She noticed the gifts on the table but did not see Imogen anywhere. Thinking he had kidnapped her daughter, she quickly called Wendy over and asked, “Did Jen head out?”“Yes. Ms. Imogen had gone out with Mr. Dylan. She said they were heading to the airport to receive someone.”Wendy had overheard Imogen and Dylan’s conversation, so she