Serenity and Zachary York



Hunter glared at Adrian and said, "If you tell Belinda and she disallows you to give me an allowance, are you guys really going to listen to her?" "Of course not. We'll definitely fight for you to get a certain amount, as long as you promise not to—" Adrian remembered that Hunter had been castrated and trailed off.

Hunter's expression was dark, but he knew Adrian was just being honest. He collected himself before saying, "It's up to you. If you want to tell her, go ahead. I'm your father. I'm old and have no income of my own. Isn't it natural for you to provide me with an allowance? Will that woman have the nerve to stop you?"

Angry at Belinda, Hunter even stopped calling Belinda by her name.

"Dad, I'm sure Mom won't stop us. Let's not talk about this anymore, alright? Let's go and have some barbecue. Tonight, we have to have at least a few good drinks." Adrian changed the subject.

Hunter had managed to get money out of them today, so he was soon cheered up by his sons. The four men stood around the grill as they ate straight off it and the atmosphere was quite good.

Perhaps because he had quite a bit to drink and no helpers waiting on them, Adrian said as he ate, "I arranged for someone to crash into Liberty Hunt today."

The rest immediately looked at him.

He looked back at them and said, "Why, is it that weird? She's partly responsible for Cece's death, so what's wrong with me avenging Cece? You guys didn't dare do it, but I did. Aren't you going to support me?"

Justin said, "Adrian, Mom said before not to carelessly provoke that Hunt woman. She might be from Wiltspoon, but she's Aunt Tiara's descendant. She's been dead for decades but people in the family still talk about her.

"Plus, that Hunt woman has a few of Wiltspoon's distinguished families backing her. Our whole family is watching her, whether openly or secretly. If she does well, it'll be easy for her to gain support.”

Adrian retorted, "That's all the more reason we have to get rid of her now. Rather than letting her take over, it would be better to let Caroline take the position. At the very least, she's our biological sister and won't treat us too badly. But if that Hunt woman takes over, we'll really lose everything then. Our lives might even be in danger."

Hunter remarked, "You guys don't have to worry too much about that. Your mother would never let Liberty Hunt take over and let someone else benefit from her efforts. They've met before too and you can tell just from the way they interact that they feel no familial closeness whatsoever. They're more like enemies."

That was true. The Clark brothers finally felt at ease after processing this, while Hunter was more concerned about whether or not Adrian's scheme had succeeded.

Adrian admitted with embarrassment, "It failed. She was protected by a team of bodyguards who saved her."

"Did you do it yourself, Adrian?"

Adrian gave his younger brother a scornful glance. "Do you think I'm an idiot? I arranged for two new female drivers to crash into her. Whether or not

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"You're a genius, Adrian." Both Justin and Jason gave Adrian a thumbs up.

"If it doesn't work the first time, you

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can try a few more times. Even if she's a cat, she'll wear out all her nine lives if you just try enough. Once she's dead, we'll be able to live without worries. We'll see then if Mrs. Stone dares to send anybody else our way."

"We'll eliminate everyone who comes for us, no matter how many."

"Exactly!"

The father-and-sons quartet daydreamed happily as they ate and drank.

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Meanwhile, at the Stone residence in Wiltspoon, Patrick slept for a whole day and only woke up in the evening. He was surprised for a moment upon seeing an unfamiliar surrounding when he woke up, but breathed a sigh of relief after making sure he really was at the Stones' home.

He thought it had all just been a dream that he had found the two young misses, though Ms. Lisa had passed away early on and only Ms. Audrey was alive.