“I’m just the wife of River’s cousin, but he respects me deeply and dotes on my two children. He treats all his other cousins’ wives and sisters-in-law with the same respect.“From this, you can tell how good our family values are. Rosalie, I can assure you that if you marry River, you’ll be happy for the rest of your life.“The men in his family share one common trait—they’re devoted and cherish their wives.“They were all raised by their grandparents, who brought them up to be well-rounded individuals. They take love and marriage very seriously and never toy with women’s feelings.”Rosalie smiled. “I know he’s sincere when it comes to relationships. In all the years I’ve known him, countless women have admired and pursued him, but he never gave any of them a chance if he wasn’t interested.“He never gets involved in scandals and values his integrity. Even though we’re bitter business rivals, I have to admit that outside of work, he’s truly a good man.”Serenity said, “Anyone wh

Serenity could not help but laugh. “At least let me get inside and sit down for a drink of water first.”River smiled sheepishly and quickly ushered Serenity into the house. Once inside, he hurriedly poured her a glass of water and handed it to her respectfully. “Here you go, Serenity.”Serenity took the glass, drank half of it, then set it down before she said, “Rosalie mainly wanted to find out about your family background. I didn’t tell her everything. Your identity as the seventh young master of the York family is something you should reveal to her yourself.“I wasn’t sure if you planned to keep it hidden, like Zachary did back then.“I only told her that you have two brothers, making you the youngest in your immediate family, and that there are a total of nine boys in your generation, with you the seventh. I also mentioned that our family values are excellent.“As for the rest, I leave it up to you to decide. It’s your call whether to tell her or not.”River replied, “I neve

“Heaf.”Lil’ Pie’s ability to express herself was still limited. She wanted to go look for her brother but could not articulate it fully. Still, just saying his name was enough for Mom to understand what she meant.Serenity smiled. “Let’s finish packing first, then we’ll go wake your brother up. Or how about, you go wake him up yourself?”Lil’ Pie nodded.Serenity carried Callia to the door, opened it for her, then set her down so the little girl could toddle off to knock on her brother’s door. Meanwhile, Serenity returned to packing.Most of their things had already been packed the evening before. Now, it was just a matter of putting away the toys Lil’ Pie had played with last night.Oh, and she needed to prepare a bottle of milk for Lil’ Pie first. After feeding her, she could pack away the formula and bottles.Lil’ Pie stood outside her brother's door, patting it insistently while calling out, “Heaf, Heaf.”Heath had sharp ears. The knocking and his sister’s voice roused him

After River accompanied Serenity and the children to the airport, Serenity urged him to leave.“I’ll text you when we board and again when we land in Wiltspoon,” she assured. “With the bodyguards and nanny, I can handle the kids just fine.“Go on back—you still have work this afternoon.”Reluctantly, River hugged little Callia one last time. “Lil’ Pie, Uncle River will miss you. You better miss me too when you’re home, okay?”Lil’ Pie nodded dutifully.In reality, she would forget all about him the moment she returned.With so many uncles vying for her attention, there simply was no time to spare for Uncle River.After giving Heath a few final reminders and planting another kiss on Lil’ Pie’s cheek, River double-checked with the bodyguards to ensure Serenity’s safety before finally leaving the airport.On his way back, he made a detour to the florist again to commission another bouquet of money flowers.Then, armed with the cash-stuffed arrangement, he headed straight for Summ

River shrugged. “My family’s wealth is just that—my family’s. It was built by my grandparents’ generation, not my own achievements.“I came out here to work because I wanted to test whether the education I received could let me stand on my own feet without the family safety net.“My nana always said that if we were raised right, even if the family business collapsed someday, we would still have the skills to survive.“Though, of course, she hopes we’ll uphold the family legacy and do our best not to let York Corporation close down. After all, it was built on generations’ worth of blood, sweat, and tears. If York Corporation really went down while we were in charge of it, we wouldn’t be able to face our ancestors in the afterlife.”His gaze deepened as he studied Rosalie. “Is there anything else you want to ask about me or my family? I'll answer anything. There’s no need to go through Serenity.“I’d never deliberately hide things like my eldest cousin did. You never asked before, s