Belinda and Mr. Gordon returned to Fisher Enterprise late at night. Most of the employees were working overtime. Some had worked slower on purpose to see if both of them would be back. If they could return, it would mean that they had been framed for possessing firearms illegally. Maybe the police were not able to find the guns as well. The Clark brothers were nervous wrecks. They could not focus on work until the secretary informed them that Belinda and Mr. Gordon had returned. Upon hearing that, the brothers exchanged glances and let out a sigh of relief. Justin said, “I knew someone must’ve framed us. I’ve never seen a gun throughout my entire life of being Mom’s son. Even if I did, they were toy guns Mom had bought for me.”Adrian and Jason laughed. Similarly, Adrian had never seen his mother’s or Mr. Gordon’s guns. The Clark brothers quickly went downstairs to receive their mother. Belinda and Mr. Gordon entered the building with bodyguards escorting them.
“When that time comes, my teacher and I will search Fisher Manor again. Unless she swallows the gun and we can’t cut her open to find it, my teacher and I will never fail.”Most of them were aware of Belinda’s way of doing things. Sure enough, at ten o’clock at night, someone rang the doorbell. Elaine was there to deliver invitation cards to Audrey and the rest. They were invited to have dinner at Fisher Manor tomorrow night. Those who held high status in the Fisher family would also attend the dinner. Since it was a family banquet, Belinda mentioned that inviting the Queens would not be appropriate.She dared not and did not wish to be the Queens’ enemy. Audrey told Elaine, “Tell your madam we’ll arrive on time tomorrow evening. Please prepare more dishes as well. Since it’s a welcome banquet for me and Uncle True, everyone should have a hearty meal.”Elaine said politely, “I’ll relay your words to Madam Fisher, Mrs. Stone.”Audrey responded, “I prefer people addressing me
“It’s late. You all should rest,” said Audrey.Most of them were used to being night owls and were not tired yet. However, since Audrey said so, those staying in Queen Manor retired to their rooms for the day. Those who were not staying there went back to their hotels.Zachary stayed at Fortress Hotel. As soon as he sat on the sofa after returning to his room, his phone rang.He had a hunch it was Serenity who called. Sure enough, when he looked at his phone, it was a video call invite from her.The tension in Zachary’s face bled out right away. He accepted the call. Once it connected, the first thing he saw was Sonny’s face.“Uncle Zak.”Sonny was delighted to see Zachary. He greeted him with a smile and turned to say, “It’s Uncle Zak, Aunt Ser.”Serenity bent over and approached the camera so that Zachary could see her. She asked, “Are you back at the hotel?”Zachary replied, “I just returned from a meeting, and you called. Why haven’t you gone to bed yet, Sonny?”Sonn
Sonny liked having younger playmates around. They were tiny and adorable, just like the little boy at Grandaunt Audrey’s place.Whenever he went to Grandaunt Audrey’s house, he had the urge to tell Aunt Ser to carry the baby boy back to their house. He could take care of the baby and had many toys for the baby boy to play with. Zachary smiled. “That’s not true. I love you the most. I’m asking after your little cousin in your aunt’s belly because I’m concerned about her. I’m worried she might be tired or uncomfortable. Don’t you care about your Aunt Ser, Sonny?”Sonny nodded and replied, “I do care about her. I love Aunt Ser the most.”“See? Since you love her, you don’t want her to suffer, right?”“Yes.”“I’m just like you. I asked after your aunt because I care about her. It has nothing to do with favoritism. Do you understand, Sonny?”Sonny blinked and looked toward Serenity. After thinking, he nodded and said, “I understand, Uncle Zak.”Zachary praised him. “You’re so cleve
Sonny replied without hesitation, “Of course. I like Dunc. Having one more dad is pretty good. Other people have one dad, while I have two. Isn’t that great?”When Duncan first asked Sonny if he wanted a new father, Sonny answered that he already had one and was content with that.Now that Sonny had grown up and developed a relationship with Duncan, he could accept having another dad.Since he was more attached to Duncan, who was about to become his stepfather, he had grown distant from Hank. It was primarily because the Browns liked to stir up trouble, which diminished Sonny’s feelings toward that family. Sonny was still very young. As long as the Browns spent quality time with him and were sincere with him instead of trying to use him to obtain benefits, they could still develop a wholesome relationship with him. It would only get more challenging when Sonny grew up. Once he had thoughts of his own, he would no longer be easy to trick. Well, the Brown family was shortsight
“Your mom has been working tirelessly all day and can only rest late at night these days. We should consider giving her a well-deserved break.”Sonny thought about it and said hesitantly, “Okay. I’ll go to sleep and call Mom tomorrow morning. Please wake me up earlier tomorrow, Aunt Ser.”“Sure. I’ll wake you up at half past seven. Your mom usually has breakfast at that hour.”Sonny finally waved at Zachary and said good night to him. After that, he left Serenity’s room and returned to his shared room with Laurence. Laurence was taking notes from a book. He was copying the benefits and side effects of each drug compound. When he saw Sonny return, he raised his head and asked, “Did you manage to call your mom, Sonny?”Sonny walked over and saw what Laurence was writing. He did not recognize most of the words. “My mom is still busy and can’t have a video call with me. Aunt Ser told me to come back and rest. I’ll video call my mom when she’s having breakfast tomorrow morning.“
Serenity could only whisper sweet nothings with her husband after Sonny left. “Serenity, you should relax and have fun at FC Manor with Sonny. Don’t think about anything. I’ll come and get you two after I finish my work here.”Serenity retorted, “You’re the one who needs more rest than I do. I can feel your exhaustion just by looking at your face. Delegate some of your work if you can. Don’t insist on doing everything yourself.“That’ll be tiring. You shouldn’t pull all-nighters just because you think you’re young. You might face health issues if you do it often. You might even die a sudden death.“Remember, Zachary. You aren’t single anymore. You have a wife and a baby on the way. The baby and I will be waiting for your return.”Zachary smiled warmly. “I know, honey. Don’t worry. I’ll always think before doing anything. I can protect myself as well. I’ll consider you and our baby in whatever I do. Just take it easy and wait for me to pick you and Sonny up.”After staring at him
However, since no one ever expressed such thoughts openly, Serenity acted clueless.The happier she was, the more jealous other people would get. “It’s late, honey. Go to bed. Even if you aren't sleepy, our baby needs to rest.”Zachary, who felt a little guilty, quickly changed the topic and coaxed his wife to sleep. Nevertheless, he was reluctant to end the video call himself. Ultimately, it was Serenity who hung up. She put her phone down and caressed her bump. She mumbled to the baby in her womb, “Lil’ Bun, your dad is still keeping secrets from me. Even if it’s a white lie, he’s still lying.”After a short silence, she added, “We can’t blame him, Lil’ Bun. He’s doing it for our sake. I can’t risk going over because of you. Those who love you aren’t willing to let me go over because it’s too dangerous.“Do you think your dad and the rest can return safely?”The baby in her womb moved slightly under her touch as if answering her.Upon feeling a kick from the baby, Seren