Once Maria hung up, Imogen glared at Kade.With an innocent look, Kade asked her obliviously, “Why are you glaring at me like that, Jen? Did I do something wrong?”“You didn’t do anything wrong. I just know now why Maria’s lost hope and said stuff like she’s entrusting you to me. You couldn’t even call or text her? You seriously only posted on your Story? If she had muted your Story, she wouldn’t have seen anything.”Kade replied without thinking, “She probably wouldn’t have muted my Story, would she? If she did…”He was suddenly at a loss for words.Listening to their conversation, Dylan was sure that Kade was an indecisive man when it came to his feelings. A man like that was probably not a very big threat to him.Still, he did not dare be careless and would continue viewing Kade as his rival in love, staying on guard against him.Imogen took up the thread of conversation and replied to Kade, “If Maria had muted your Story, that would mean she’s on the verge of blocking you an

Imogen sighed softly and said in a low voice, “If that's the reason, I actually hope they cut ties completely, because the Butchers already look down on Maria. Even if Kade persists, once Maria marries into the Butcher family, she’ll be treated poorly by her in-laws.“A woman who isn’t liked by her in-laws will have a hard time, unless she doesn’t live with them and her husband supports her unconditionally no matter what happens.“Otherwise, it’s easy for conflicts to arise. If they argue every few days, even the strongest feelings will fade over time.”Dylan asked in confusion, “If you think that way, why are you still encouraging them to be together? Are you worried that your families will try to matchmake you two?”Imogen laughed at him, “You wish, don’t you? Stop flattering yourself. I used to love you, but you made it clear that I’m not the one you love, so we’re completely over.“Now, at most, we’re just friends. And the only reason I’m nice to you is out of respect for your

Caroline thought Liberty was worried about having to shoulder the responsibilities of Fisher Enterprise alone after taking over as the matriarch, so she said with a smile, “I’ll continue to help you until you’re fully capable of taking over. Only then will I leave.”She had spent almost three years familiarizing herself with and managing Fisher Enterprise, so she had more experience than Liberty.Liberty had only been in Jensburg for a few months. Moreover, when she first arrived, she was busy with her new company and did not know much about the Fishers’ family affairs.When Belinda was still alive, she had been most wary of Liberty and would never have allowed her to learn about the Fisher family’s inner workings. Thus, Liberty was currently truly in the dark about many things. “I know you won’t leave too soon, but I still don’t understand anything. Taking over everything now would make it hard to gain everyone’s respect. Let’s wait until I’m more familiar with things before dec

“Caroline!” Adrian called out sternly, his face dark and serious. He asked coldly, “I’ll ask you one more time. Are you really going to hand over the entire Fisher legacy to Liberty Hunt?”“This was Mom’s blood, sweat, and tears of a lifetime! If you don’t want to protect it, you can hand it over to us. We’d be more than willing to take over. We don’t want Mom’s life’s work to become someone else’s gain.”Caroline looked directly at her eldest brother and replied, “Adrian, I’ve said it countless times—the Fisher family should have been managed by Liberty’s branch of the family. Our mother took it by force, and what’s taken by force can never truly be yours.“Mom probably regretted it before she died.“Now, our branch of the family has lost everyone’s trust. Even if we don’t let Liberty take over, do you think it would fall to you? There are so many young women in the family, all hoping to be the lucky one.“Rather than letting it fall into their hands, it’s better to return it a

The price for one life was another life. If they killed Caroline and Liberty, they would likely be caught within days. Then, they would face legal punishment, possibly the death penalty. What would be the point of that?What they wanted was control over the Fisher family, but if they were sentenced to death, the Fisher family assets would only go to others. “Adrian, a life for a life. If we kill someone, we won’t be able to escape—what’s the point of that? What if our plan fails, and instead of them dying, we end up dead? They have powerful backers and connections. It won’t be easy for us to harm them.”Adrian said, “Mom succeeded. We’re her sons. She raised us with care since we were young. Are we really inferior to her?”Jason muttered softly, “We are inferior to her. Not just her, we’re even inferior to Caroline.”Adrian glared at his brother, feeling that he was boosting the opposition’s morale while undermining their own.Hunter finally spoke up, “Your brother is right.