Jasmine chuckled. Her best friend had Zachary wrapped around her finger, but Zachary had Seren wrapped around his too. It was because the husband and wife had a good relationship. Without love, they could not have influenced one another. Serenity cleared her throat before picking up Zachary’s call. “Babe.”She deliberately made her voice cuter and addressed him. On the other end of the call, Zachary’s hand trembled. His phone almost dropped to the ground. He thought he had called the wrong person. After moving his phone away from his ear and taking a look, he verified that he was indeed calling his wife. He placed the phone by his ear again and asked Serenity with a laugh, “What bad deed have you done that you don’t wish for me to find out? Or did you badmouth me behind my back?”“Nothing. I just miss you. Did your bones tingle from me calling you like that? Or did you dislike it?”Zachary smiled and said, “I was startled and thought I dialed the wrong number. You must
Jasmine thought Serenity had mistakenly identified Aunt Audrey as family. “My mom and Aunt Audrey are biological sisters. However, Kevin discovered a prominent family in Jensburg that prioritizes daughters. The previous head of that family died from a scheme planned by her younger sister, and her husband’s family members lost their lives too. However, it was covered up as an accidental death.“The family head had two daughters who went missing tens of years ago. No one knows whether they’re dead or alive. The family name is Fisher, which is also my mom’s original surname. That’s why Zachary suspects the Fisher family is related to my mother.”Jasmine widened her eyes. She said in shock, “Wow. That sounds complicated.”Her best friend’s mother had a tough life. Serenity’s mother, Lisa, would have been born with a golden spoon if she were really from the Fisher family. However, she did not have the luck to enjoy the wealth and luxury. Instead, she lost her closest family at a youn
Serenity smiled with understanding. “Jas said the same too.”“Elisa, is Aunt Audrey in?”Serenity took the bags and went into the house with Elisa. “My mom’s in the house.”Elisa replied in a whisper, “My mom has been silent lately, but she still can’t accept that Remy and I are dating. Seren, you must grab the chance and help me put in a few good words about Remy in front of my mom.“She wouldn’t listen to what we say, but she might if it’s from you or Liberty.”Serenity happily agreed. Then, she asked, “Has Aunt Audrey stopped making a fuss? Did something happen that I wasn’t aware of?”“I’ll let you know later. I’ll only tell you about it, so you must keep it a secret. I’m not even letting Jasmine know. If she finds out, my peaceful days will be over.”Jasmine was Julian’s sister-in-law. If she were to discover that he had been sending Elisa various gifts recently, she would definitely tell Josh about it. After that, Josh would inform his uncle, and the entire Bucham family
Sonny looked like Liberty while Liberty inherited her mother’s looks. Whenever Mrs. Stone saw her elder niece and Sonny, she would feel as if she were looking at her younger sister. “Sonny didn’t cry. He was so excited that he got up early and changed into his uniform. He carried his little bag and went to preschool happily. It was my sister and I who weren’t used to it.”Children had always adapted quickly on their first day of school. On the other hand, parents were not used to it and would worry about their children who were in preschool. They would also eagerly hope for the time for school to be over soon. Mrs. Stone laughed and said, “It’s his first day of preschool. He must’ve thought it was fun and didn’t know he had to stay in school all day. Most kids start making a fuss about not wanting to go to school a few days later.”She looked toward her daughter and talked about Elisa’s embarrassing stories from when she was young. “Elisa acted the same way when she went to presc
“The Fisher family in Jensburg?”Mrs. Stone was taken aback. She said, “I heard of them but never interacted with that family. Why?”“There aren’t many people with the last name Fisher, Aunt Audrey. The Fishers in Jensburg are different from other prominent families. They prioritize daughters, and they’ve always had matriarchs.”Mrs. Stone looked toward Serenity and asked, “Seren, do you think I’m related to the Fishers and are part of them?”Serenity nodded. “I suspect so, and so do Zachary and the rest. He was the one who told me, so I came over to ask you about it.“Do you remember where you used to live?”Mrs. Stone did not give an immediate reply. Instead, she became lost in her memories. She was only eight when she and her younger sister were sent to the orphanage. Although she was already aware of some things, she was still a child who did not know much. She only knew she had lost her parents and family. She and her sister became orphans and were taken away from home b
The current matriarch of the Fisher family was seventy years old. When her older sister gave birth to her first child, Madam Fisher had just come of age and was eighteen. If Mrs. Stone were Madam Fisher’s niece, she would be fifty-two. However, Serenity remembered her aunt was older than that. Aunt Audrey gained her father-in-law’s favor and her husband’s love after she started working at Stone Group. Subsequently, she got married and had children. Her eldest son, Clive, was already thirty-two years old. If she was indeed the eldest daughter of the Fisher family’s previous matriarch, it meant she had given birth to her son when she was merely twenty years old.Although people had gotten married early forty or fifty years back, Serenity still found giving birth to a child at twenty years old slightly too young. “Aunt Audrey, the eldest niece of the Fisher family’s matriarch should be fifty-two years old this year. This doesn’t match your age.”Mrs. Stone said, “My current age is
Serenity knew the matter was important to Aunt Audrey. Her aunt’s mood would be affected. Serenity said out of consideration, “You can take time to calm yourself, Aunt Audrey. Elisa and I will go out for a walk.”Mrs. Stone nodded. She told her daughter, “Elisa, you can accompany Seren to have fun. Don’t worry about me. I’m fine. What problems haven’t I experienced in my life?”She was a member of the Fisher family and the previous matriarch’s daughter. Her parents’ and relatives’ deaths were caused by her second aunt. She would require a long time to gather evidence and bring her second aunt to justice. However, it had been tens of years since the incident passed. Could she still manage to find any evidence?Mrs. Stone told herself to calm down. She could consider the matter carefully only after thoroughly investigating the matter and confirming that she was a part of the Fisher family. “Aunt Audrey, Elisa and I will be heading out.”Serenity got up and gestured at Elisa to fo
“Mom’s maiden family might be the Fishers of Jensburg, and her parents might’ve been killed by the Fishers’ current family head. If Mom is really a Fisher, then the family head is my second aunt and possibly Mom’s enemy who killed her parents.” Elisa simply told her dad what happened. When Mr. Stone heard what she said, he knew things were bad. He immediately said to her, “Okay, I’ll go back now. It’s not that I don’t want to stay by your mom’s side. She said the fish in the river is more delicious grilled, so I come here every day to fish for her.” Mr. Stone loved his wife the most in his life. How could he leave her alone and only care about his happiness? He had been going fishing every day lately because of what his wife said. Elisa replied to him, “Drive slowly when you come back later.” “Got it.” Mr. Stone quickly hung up and collected his rod, ready to go home to keep his wife company. After her dad hung up the phone, Elisa said to Serenity, “My dad just showed