“Thanks for your concern, Mr. Charles. My sister is doing much better now and is recovering quite well,” Serenity replied. “That’s good, that’s good.” Mr. Charles ate some of the vegetables in his bowl again. “Serenity, I’ll tell you something. Can you give me some advice and tell me if it’s reliable or not? I told Mrs. Charles, and she scolded me.” Serenity chuckled and said, “Mr. Charles, go ahead. What is it? I’ll listen to it and give you some advice.” “You know I can tell fortunes, right? But I didn’t learn it from a teacher and somehow learned from others to get into it. I also read some books and figured it out myself.” Mr. Charles stopped eating and said softly, “But I think I can now set up a fortune-telling stall by the road or in the park. I’ll just do it during my free time so I can get some extra money for my family, though I still have to tend to our grocery store. “It’s just that as our children and elders grow older, middle-aged people like us are under mo
Serenity visited her sister in the hospital first. When she arrived at the hospital, Liberty and Sonny had finished their dinner. “Aunt Ser.” Sonny was delighted to see Serenity. He ran to her asking her to carry him. Serenity picked him up and saw her sister getting ready to wash the insulated lunch boxes. She quickly said, “Liberty, I’ll wash them.” “You don’t need to. I’m also bored now, so I’m just looking for things to do.” Otherwise, Liberty would have let Mrs. Lane wash the lunch boxes long ago. “You closed the bookstore pretty early today.” Serenity stood at the bathroom door with her nephew in her arms. While watching her sister wash the lunch boxes with hot water, she responded, “Jasmine is treating us to dinner. Sonny, you’re full from dinner already. I was going to take you to dinner.” Liberty chuckled and said, “I’m being raised like a pig now. I eat, sleep, and repeat every day. Moreover, the food brought by Sam every day is delicious. If I keep going at t
Everyone imagined Zachary coming to work with a baby in his arms. They could not help but shiver and did not dare imagine it! The senior managers who were talking to Serenity said with a smile, “Mrs. York, Mr. York is here. We’ll be leaving first.” They did not want to be third wheels. Serenity grinned and nodded. After the senior managers left, she walked over to the man and the kid with a smile. “Zachary, you have to hold him tight.” Some people did not hold their children tight when lifting or spinning them, causing them to fall on the ground. The consequences would be serious. Zachary stopped lifting and spinning Sonny in the air. He lowered Sonny and carried him instead as he responded with a smile, “Don’t worry, I’ll hold him tight. I won’t let him fall no matter what.“Sonny, am I good?” Sonny answered, “Uncle Zak, you’re good—very good.” The little guy thought, ‘As long as you stop calling me a third wheel, you’ll be even better.’ Sonny finished talking and
“It’s still early, but we have to get ready nonetheless.” Zachary added, “You don’t need to worry about it and just need to work with the designer. The designer will create a wedding dress that suits your figure and temperament. You’ll definitely be the most beautiful bride when you put it on.” Serenity smiled and said, “I think I’ll still be your most beautiful bride even if I don’t wear a bespoke wedding dress.” She was confident about her appearance. Zachary grinned as well. “Yes, you’ve always been my prettiest bride. I just want to give you the best.” He also wanted to prepare his wedding gifts for her. His properties and what would be given by his family would be used as the bridewealth. Zachary and Serenity left the office building and walked together to Zachary’s Rolls-Royce. “You don’t need to follow us anymore,” Zachary said to the bodyguards. The bodyguards responded to him with respect. Only after Zachary started the car and drove out of York Corporation
Everyone present knew Josh and Jasmine’s wedding date had been set. The wedding will be held at the end of this month, so they all teased Josh. Josh openly accepted everyone’s banters and blessings. “Except for Zachary, everyone here is a bachelor.” Josh filled his glass with wine and said to everyone with a smile, “Here’s a toast to all you bachelors. From today onward, I’m officially out of your ranks. You don’t need to invite me to any bachelor activity from now on. Enjoy getting high among yourselves.” Remy remarked with a smile, “I envy you, Mr. Bucham.” On the other hand, Duncan noted, “From today onward, Josh will be henpecked like Zachary.” Zachary responded in a deep voice, “I can be henpecked, but you don’t have the chance to even if you want to.” Duncan replied to him, “Zachary… that’s hurtful. Serenity, you need to control him.” Serenity took some food for her nephew. Sonny had eaten dinner and did not want to eat again, but there were some sides that he lik
Josh asked with concern, “Julian, why are you not a normal person?” Julian pursed his lips and answered, “I’m quite close to all of you, and Jasmine and Serenity are experienced in relationships, so I’m not afraid of being laughed at by you. I don’t react to women.” Everyone was lost for words. Serenity and Jasmine were best friends indeed. The shrimps they picked up fell back into their plate at the same time. “Julian, y-you’re making an excuse, right? We won’t rush you to get married, so you don’t need to tell us that and scare me.” Josh thought of his uncle’s hopeful gaze and his aunt’s expectant look. He felt that he had asked something he should not have. His cousin’s words were shocking. It scared him. “Julian, what about men…?” Remy asked probingly. He and Julian were sitting next to each other. Remy had moved his hips discreetly. He was ready to switch seats if Julian said that he was into men. However, who was Julian? Remy’s petty action could not escape
Josh could not throw a talent show for Julian, could he? After peeling a plate full of shrimp for his beloved wife, Zachary removed his disposable gloves and said in a deep voice, “I’ve heard of the disease. “Julian, let nature take its course. How about I introduce my nana’s most trusted fortune teller to you? He can tell if you’re going to be forever alone or will have many children and grandchildren.” Julian asked, “Grandma May’s most trusted psychic? If she trusts the psychic so much, he must be really skilled.” He respected Grandma May very much and believed in what she said. “Julian, let Grandma May’s trusted psychic see if someone can save you, okay?” Josh was impatient. He said to Zachary, “Zachary, call your nana later and ask her to introduce the psychic to my brother.” Serenity wanted to laugh. She tried her best to hold back. Zachary said seriously, “Okay, I’ll call her when I get back.” Julian looked at Zachary with an indescribable look. Zachary calmly
Zachary looked at his younger cousin.Callum immediately pretended as if nothing happened and ate his food.However, his mind was not focused on the food.He originally wanted to go directly to the Newmans’ residence, but he had no choice but to come here since Josh had invited him. Thus, he did not go to the Newman residence but came to his family’s hotel first.Serenity saw Callum’s reaction and figured out what was going on. She turned her head to look at Zachary.Zachary asked her gently, “Are you full, honey?”Serenity hummed.He fed her until she was full.“Stop glaring at Callum.”Serenity whispered while taking out her phone. When she called Camryn’s number, what answered her was a mechanical voice saying, “The number you’ve dialed is unavailable.”Camryn’s phone was turned off.Since she could not see, she did not have messaging apps. It would be hard to contact her if she did not pick up her calls.“Her phone is turned off. Go to her place tomorrow to have a look.