Chapter 623 – The Disguised Billionaire and His Accidental Wife Novel Free Online

She was confident that she had never met him before.

He was a little mean.

Because of him, she was pricked by the cactus thorns.

The shop assistant hummed, and Camryn did not say anything else. She sat back at the register as cleaning and watering the flowers would be done by the assistants.

Callum soon returned to York Corporation after leaving the flower store. He got out of the car with his small pot of cactus in one hand and entered the office building.

Zachary also just arrived.

He sent his wife to the bookstore first, so he came to the office a little later than usual.

“Zachary,” Callum called out to him.

Zachary hummed in response. When he saw Callum holding a cactus, he asked, “Did you buy that?”

“Yeah, I went to Spring Blossoms before work.”

“Spring Blossoms?” Zachary found the name a little familiar. He seemed to have heard it from his beloved wife before.

Callum did not hide it and said honestly, “It’s Ms. Camryn’s flower store. The name of the store is so unoriginal.”

Zachary said faintly, “Flowers blossom during spring.”

Callum choked.

“Since you went all the way there, why didn’t you buy more potted plants?”

Callum pouted and said, “I didn’t go there to buy flowers. I bought this cactus because I had no choice.”

He could not just leave without buying anything when he caused her to prick her hand with the thorns.

“Wouldn’t a ball cactus look nicer if you place it next to your desktop? Normal cacti have longer thorns. Be careful not to get pricked.”

Zachary made a few passing remarks and entered the office building. He left his brother behind and went upstairs first.

Callum felt that Zachary had guessed what he had done. That was why he said that a ball cactus would be better.

A few minutes later, Callum sat at his desk and stared at the cactus for a long time. Then, he took out Camryn’s business card from his trouser pocket and called her with his office phone.

When Camryn picked up, he asked, “Ms. Newman, do you still remember me?”

Camryn had a good memory and asked with a smile, “Are you the gentleman who just bought the cactus earlier?”

“Yes, guess you do.”

Camryn thought in her heart, ‘You made me prick myself with the cactus. How can I not remember you?‘ However, she maintained her smile

Camryn was very surprised to hear that.

He was from York Corporation.

Was he an employee of York Corporation or someone from the York family?

Camryn could not tell.

She thought, ‘I’ll ask Serenity who that number belongs to the next time she comes to my store to buy flowers.’

Serenity did not know Callum had begun to approach Camryn. After Zachary sent her to the bookstore, she chatted with Jasmine for a while before her old classmates she invited over to help weave the handicrafts arrived. Serenity told them to weave a small trinket according to her instructions.

She first had to make sure that their skills were not rusty, then she took a lot of materials from the small storeroom and distributed them to everyone to take home and weave.

After sending them off, Serenity turned and was just about to go back into the store when Elisa arrived in her car. She watched Elisa park in front of the bookstore and get out of the car.

“Seren.”

Elisa walked over to Serenity with a smile. “Were you waiting for me?”

Serenity laughed. “I just saw you coming as I was sending my ex–classmates out.”

Elisa looked around and asked, “Were they the classmates you invited to help weave your crafts?”

“Yeah. I can relax a lot more now and make money with you guys. By the way, we’re going to a banquet tonight.”

Serenity remembered the last banquet she attended at the Dowling residence. Elisa and she offended Carrie by helping Camryn because they could not stand by and watch Carrie try to ruin her own sister.

That spoiled girl had actually hired thugs to block her car and smash it. It was the same thing that Noah did.

Although Serenity was fine and Carrie was taken away by the police, her conflict with the Newman family was getting worse.

“These two men look familiar.”

Elisa glanced at the bodyguards who were sitting in front of the bookstore. She smiled and asked, “My cousin–in–law specially arranged for them to follow you because he’s worried that someone will steal you away, didn’t he?”

“No, he arranged for them to follow me because he’s worried that I’ll be in danger.”

Elisa giggled and entered the store with Serenity, saying,” You’re the missus of the York family. It’s natural for you to keep a few bodyguards with you. I sometimes go out with a few of them too.”

However, she went out by herself most of the time. She liked the feeling of freedom that came with being alone.

When Jasmine saw Elisa arrive, she took some fruits out from the refrigerator, washed them, arranged them in a fruit bowl, and served them to her friends.

“Seren and Jas, I came here to talk to you about the fields. The discussion went well, and the village chiefs of the various villages have no problem with our proposal. They’ll hold a meeting to ask everyone else’s opinions and discuss their prices. After everyone agrees, we can sign the lease according to the size of the land.”

Whether it was Serenity’s hometown or the neighboring villages, the young worked in the cities while only the older generation stayed behind. The elderly could not do much farm work, so the fields were deserted. Since there was someone rich who wanted to rent the fields from them, they would not refuse the opportunity to earn money.

Serenity and Jasmine were very pleased to hear this.

After Elisa finished updating them about the investment project, she looked at Serenity and hesitated a moment before saying, “That was the good news. Time for the bad news. Seren, I also got someone to inquire about what your relatives were up to while talking about contracting the land.”

“Everything they’ve done has been bad news. Just say it, Elisa. I’m prepared to hear whatever it is they’re doing recently. At most, they hauled away the bricks, sand, and gravel and sold them.”

“The trucks of materials you sent to rebuild the house were still there. They were stacked properly untouched. Your relatives didn’t try removing them or selling them.”

Serenity said, “It seems my threat against Noah worked.”

Noah was not his grandparents‘ favorite, but he had his own advantages as the youngest.

She told Noah to keep an eye out and not allow the Hunt family to move the materials she had delivered. Noah probably took it as an order because he was terrified of her.

“Back then, you said that you’ll be filing a lawsuit to get your parents‘ house back. Although the two old ones don’t know much about the law, the younger ones do. After they explained, your grandparents realized what a lawsuit meant. They know that they won’t benefit from a lawsuit.”

Elisa continued, “Your grandparents were displeased, so they started spreading rumors in the village, saying that you and your sister were not their biological granddaughters. Since you’re not biologically related, you have no right to compete for the family property.”

Jasmine was speechless.

Serenity was stunned and then sneered. “They’re going that far? They said I’m not my father’s biological daughter? I take after my father. The only way for Liberty and I not to be their biological grandchildren is if my dad wasn’t their biological son either.”

“The other villagers also said that you look like your father, and it’s impossible that you’re not his flesh and blood. They also said that your parents had a good relationship when they were alive. Your mother would never have had an affair behind your father’s back.

“So, the final version of the rumor they spread is–your father wasn’t their biological son. He was adopted. They said they raised him and helped him marry and have children of his own when he grew up, so he owed them. Thus, after your father died, the property he left behind, which was the house, should be given to them, his parents, instead.

Jasmine looked at her best friend sympathetically. How unlucky was Serenity to have such vile relatives? They sought nothing but profit.

Serenity sneered. “Do they think they can take my parents‘ inheritance by spreading such rumors? That old man probably forgot that out of all of his children, my father took after him the most. The others favor the old woman.”

The two elderly went too far. Serenity did not even want to call them her grandparents anymore.

Old Mr. Hunt was older now. His face was full of wrinkles, and he looked much more different than how he did when he was young. However, Serenity took after her father, and her father took after Old Mr. Hunt. Thus, there was some facial resemblance between Old Mr. Hunt and her.

“If he claims that my dad was adopted, then how will he explain their similar physical features? They’re really doing everything they can to twist the facts. They even denied their relationship with their own son. Do they think they can get away with it because my dad is no longer around?”

In fact, their spreading these rumors would not affect the outcome of the lawsuit. Whether Serenity and Liberty were their parents‘ biological children, or whether their father was Old Mr. Hunt’s biological son had no effect on the verdict.

Her parents raised her sister and her for so many years. Even if they were not biologically related, they had a legal adoptive relationship. Either way, the truth remains they were their parents‘ biological children.

The Hunt family spread such rumors because they wanted to use morality to get the sisters to voluntarily give up fighting for the legacy left behind by their parents.

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