"Why are you here?" Annie parked the car and went over immediately. She stood in front of Everly to block any possible attempt from Carson of hurting Everly.On the other end, Robbie parked the car and ran over as well. He explained with a smile, "Miss Pettis, Annie, we haven't had the chance to tell you. Mister Baxter will be living in Rose Pavilion, the house next to Orchid Garden, from now on. We are going to be neighbors!"Carson nodded and lowered his gaze to look at Everly, who had not moved yet. Just as he tried to say something, Everly turned around and left, giving him the cold shoulder."Hmph! So what if you live next door! Everly doesn't even want anything to do with you!" Annie glared at the two and turned to leave with Everly.Carson stood still and watched as Everly hurried back to Orchid Garden, as his lips curled into a subtle smile."Mister Baxter, Miss Pettis doesn't seem all that enthusiastic about this. What should we do from now on?" Robbie stole a peep at Car
However, she intended on letting Annie do whatever she wanted.The sky was beginning to turn dark, and Annie went home, leaving Everly alone in the entire mansion. Just as she contemplated as to whether she should order delivery…Ring… Ring…The doorbell rang. Everly walked over and spotted Carson on the security camera.“Hmph!” Everly immediately turned the screen off and decided not to open the door.Rinnggg…The doorbell rang once again and did not stop this time. At first, Everly could still withstand it, thinking that he would leave if she continued to ignore him. She had not imagined that he would keep pressing the doorbell. She ran out of patience and connected the intercom.“Carson Baxter! What on earth are you trying to do?” she roared furiously.Unexpectedly, Oliver’s endearing face appeared on the screen in the next instant.Oliver batted his doll-like eyes and leaned towards the screen while being held up by two big hands.“Aunt Violet, I am Oliver. My dad and I j
"Aunt Violet, open it and see if you like it!" Oliver had not noticed the awkwardness and urged Everly to open the box.Everly sneered at Carson, who was standing by the side, before changing her expression drastically to smile as she rubbed Oliver's head and said, "Alright, let Auntie take a look!"Everly carefully opened the box and found an adorable bunny accessory inside."Dad and I picked this. This is just like the deer accessory you gave me before. Aunt Violet, you can hang it on your phone," Oliver explained and took out his own phone to show Everly the deer accessory she gave him. With an incredibly cheerful expression, he looked at Everly, doe-eyed, and asked, "Do you like it?"Everly acted swiftly and hooked the bunny accessory to her phone before dangling it and said, "What an adorable gift, Oliver. Auntie likes it a lot!"Everly touched Oliver's chubby cheeks. In truth, she wanted to tell him, "Mommy likes it". However, she had yet to obtain Oliver's custody, and she
Alice was not happy with it. She had already been furious, to begin with, the fact that Robbie had stopped her from seeing Carson added to her grudge and she blurted out, "So what if I am targeting her?"Robbie simply returned a polite smile. "Miss Davidson, there are boundaries to everything. We are all witnesses to what has been happening between you and Violet. I would advise that you step back while you still can.""And I'm supposed to step back simply because you ask me to?" Alice became more agitated at the thought that Robbie was siding with Violet and said, "Robbie, I am the marketing representation that Carson hired, and I'm in charge of all tasks in the matter. Right now, I don't think that Violet's work could pass, and it's only reasonable that I call her and ask that she comes back!""Miss Davidson, don't be so certain with your words. You and I both know the truth behind how you got into Baxter Group, so there's no point for you to try and pressure me with that." The sm
Everly was boiling the pasta.She had not had her dinner, and her stomach began to rumble after playing around with Oliver. Oliver heard her, and after a brief moment of awkwardness, Oliver told her that he had not had his dinner as well and would like to try her cooking, which led to the current situation.Carson had been assigned to handle the ingredients. Everly cast him aside on purpose while she remained on the other side with Oliver.'If he insists on staying here, then he's just going to have to work!' she thought."Oliver, who cooks at your house?" she asked."Aunt Emma. She cooks well!"As the two chatted to one another, Carson looked at the potato in his hand. His brows relaxed as he held the peeler tightly and began peeling the skin of the potato.The feeling that they were a family of three cooking together in the kitchen felt great. Though he had not been inside a kitchen before, he was willing to change for her sake.Everly observed Carson as he processed the ingr
"Yes, yes!" Everly immediately tapped Oliver on the shoulder and changed the subject. "Here, let's do something else. Auntie is going to surprise you today!""Are you a better cook than Aunt Emma?" Oliver was instantly distracted by Everly and leaned over cheerfully."Aunt Emma is good at what she does, but I also hope that you like my cooking!" Everly petted him on the head and walked towards the stove. Oliver found himself a small chair and stood on it from a distance to observe Everly.The kitchen was soon filled with a wondrous smell. While both Everly and Oliver did not notice, Carson had finished washing the vegetables and was looking at them with a faint smile.…Time flew by in the Orchid Garden.All three were satisfied with dinner, with Oliver going on and on about how delicious it was and that he wanted to come over again in the future. Everly was delighted as any chance that she had to interact with Oliver was more than what she could ever ask for. As for Carson, she
Carson had not to back down even though he was not much of a talker."Stop making false accusations!" John retorted immediately and tried to run in. Carson remained standing at the door and refused to move. Instantly, the entrance to the Orchid Garden became extremely noisy, to the point that both Everly and Oliver noticed from the living room."What are you two doing?"Before the two could notice, Everly had come over to the door holding Oliver's hand. She stared at the two furious men and felt helpless. John was absolutely livid, looking as though he was prepared to penetrate any barrier before him to get inside the house at any moment. Meanwhile, despite the composure Carson displayed on the outside, he oozed a terrifying aura that could bring chills to one's bones."Dad," Oliver called out in fear.Carson retrieved his gaze from staring at John and reached out his arm to grab Oliver's hand."Ever- Violet, are you okay? Did he do anything to you?" John instantly changed his wa
"Carson Baxter, did you hear her? This is Violet's house, not yours, so why are you standing here?" John continued to tease.Carson and Everly remained silent with no regard for any noise around them. In the end, Carson asked, "Do you really want him to stay?""It's my personal business, Mister Baxter. You have no right to ask questions about it." Everly looked away. With Oliver gone, she had no intention of exchanging pleasantry with him any longer. "Mister Baxter, you have stayed for long enough to have your dinner. This visit should come to its end now. It's late, so please leave."Carson did not move but stared at her, his fingers turning white from gripping onto the doorknob too hard."You heard her. She's asking you to leave," John said sarcastically.Carson stared intently at Everly, but she showed no sign of changing her mind. John was still muttering sarcastic remarks. In the end, Carson lowered his gaze to look away and released his hand on the doorknob."Ha! There you