“Adrian, although nothing has happened as of yet, my guesses won’t be wrong. You guys should still leave the city and return to my hometown. Tell your mom about it later.”Hunter could not be bothered to guess what his wife was up to. His priority was to protect his children and grandchildren. “Your fears are groundless, Dad. Nothing has happened.”Adrian, Justin, and Jason did not want to leave. “I’m not being a worrywart. You guys will find out when the time comes.“If you still treat me as your father, just do as I say.”“I have to go back and talk to Mom about my divorce, Dad. I’ll be taking my leave now.”Adrian found an excuse and went ahead. Subsequently, Justin and Jason excused themselves too. Hunter was exasperated, but he could not do anything about his sons. Since they could not bear to leave the bustling Jensburg, he would have no choice but to take his grandchildren back to his hometown first.After some thinking, Hunter called his daughters-in-law, except E
Belinda had already lost to Caroline once last night. Caroline did drink the tea. Although it was just one sip, Belinda had spiked the tea with a large dose of the drug. It was supposed to knock Caroline out for days. However, Liberty received the information not long after Darren left with Caroline. Clive flew to Jensburg overnight. That was when Belinda knew Caroline had tipped Liberty off. After Darren left with Caroline, he did not take her home but went to the hospital. Once the doctors identified the drug used and administered medication, Caroline soon recovered. Belinda had made Hunter and her sons visit Caroline and bring her breakfast. The breakfast contained sleeping drugs.However, Caroline did not fall for the trap and refused to eat the food they brought. ‘Ah.’Belinda sighed mentally. She truly felt as if she was receiving retribution. Her daughter was not on her side and was even planning to put her behind bars. Nevertheless, Caroline was the only p
Clive did not answer. He got up and poured a glass of water for Belinda. He placed the cup before her and said, “Do you dare drink the water I give you?”Belinda raised her head to look at him. Jealousy grew in her heart. Why were other people’s sons so outstanding?Her sons were always inferior compared to the sons of others. Although Belinda prioritized her daughter over her sons, she still devoted much effort to nurturing the boys. However, they ended up needing to rely on Fisher Enterprise to survive. They suffered losses every time they tried starting a business. Belinda often had to cover their losses with her money. “I don’t drink plain water. It’s tasteless.”Belinda said indifferently, “I want to hear you two respectfully address me as your grandaunt.”“Have you ever acted like our grandaunt? Don’t you know that the younger generation won’t act respectfully if their elders aren’t respectable people themselves?”Clive returned to his seat. Belinda’s expressio
Belinda never thought the truth of what she had done decades ago would be exposed one day. She also did not expect her nieces to survive and thrive even after getting disconnected from the Fishers’ support. They were able to marry into wealthy families and obtain the support of many other influential families. The fortunate ones would always be blessed. “So why are you here, Madam Fisher?”Clive asked after seeing Belinda remain silent. Belinda met Liberty’s hostile gaze. She thought Liberty had traces of Tiara’s spirit in her. Was she bound to live under Tiara’s shadows her entire life?“Will you be scared if I say that I’m here to kill you, Liberty?”Liberty replied honestly, “Of course. Who isn’t afraid of dying? Don’t you fear death as well?“However, I know you don’t like doing things that aren’t beneficial. Even if you want to kill me now, you’re scared that the people backing me will kill everyone you care about.“You’re trying to eliminate all of us in one go.”
Liberty was furious after listening to Belinda. Clive gave her a comforting glance to calm her fury. Belinda was angering them on purpose. The more riled up they were, the happier she would be. She could only agitate them with words since she had yet to have a flawless plan to eliminate them. “We’re looking forward to seeing if you can put your words into action,” said Clive. “You can’t even handle the mess happening in the Fisher family. I don’t know how you’ve been managing the Fisher family all these years.“Other families have only been growing stronger. The country aside, they can at least maintain their influence in their respective cities. Meanwhile, look at the Fishers’ status in Jensburg now.”Clive was mocking Belinda’s capability on purpose. She may have been able to rile them up, but they could do the same to her. “Look at Serenity’s in-laws. The York family has always been a dominant force in Wiltspoon. While the Stone family can’t surpass them, we mainta
“Take care and goodbye.”Clive and Liberty spoke almost simultaneously. Belinda, who had reached the door, stopped in her tracks and turned to glare at Liberty. She sneered, “Remember that this is Jensburg. The Fisher family is still stronger than you here.”Liberty smiled and admitted. “I didn’t say that the Fisher family is weaker than me. That would hurt your pride too much.“I’ve only been in Jensburg for a few months. If you’re worse than I am, then you probably have to bang your head on the wall. If you’re going to do it, don’t do it in my company and dirty my place.”Belinda had the urge to kill them both right away. However, she held herself back. She was already seventy years old and had enough self-restraint.Belinda opened the office door with her head held high, looking like a rooster that had won a fight. In reality, however, she was a defeated rooster who was simply pretending that everything was fine. “Madam Fisher.”Her bodyguards quickly followed after he
Liberty agreed. “I believe things will only get better for Seren and I.”Herself aside, Serenity had been living a happy life since she got married to Zachary. Serenity treated Liberty well too. “You must be tired after rushing over last night, Clive. Go to the hotel and rest. I don’t think Madam Fisher will do anything to us for now.”Liberty told Clive to head to the hotel for a rest. “Although Madam Fisher wants to kill me, there are still consequences she has to consider. More importantly, she’s probably more ambitious and wants to eliminate all of us at the same time.”Liberty had grasped Belinda’s thoughts well. Clive indeed felt the fatigue from traveling. He said, “Okay. I’ll take a short break at the hotel. Call me if anything happens.”“I will.”Not long after Clive left, Hayden arrived. Liberty’s secretary informed her of Hayden’s arrival. She was about to receive Hayden when a dashing figure was already standing before the office door when she opened it.“
Darren said with a serious face, “Ms. Caroline is your daughter.”Belinda ordered coldly, “Let go, Darren. Don’t forget that I’m still the matriarch. You have to listen to me.”“My only mission has been to protect Ms. Caroline from the moment I was assigned to her. I’ll be loyal to her and follow her instructions for the rest of my life. This is our responsibility as assistants.“We only have one master.“My master is Ms. Caroline, not you. My task is to protect her, and not allow anyone to hurt her, including you.”Belinda was enraged. Indeed, Darren only needed to be loyal to and serve Caroline since he was assigned to her. Even she, the reigning matriarch, was not his master. She had no right to order him to do anything. Of course, he would stop her from hurting Caroline. Caroline told Darren softly, “Let go of my mom, Darren. It’s fine if she wants to vent her anger on me. I’m her daughter.”She was the one who told Darren to share information with Liberty and messed