Standing back up, Serenity urged Heath to be careful on the road. Minutes later, Heath drove out with Koben strapped in his child seat in the back. Since Koben was always tagging along, the older family members would have a child safety seat installed in their cars just for him. “Heath, when are the others coming back?” “Um… I haven’t asked them. They might come back, but they could be busy. Your cousins in college might take up internships or part-time jobs in the summer.” Heath recalled working at York Corporation in the summer since high school. Not handed the management position right away, Heath had to work his way from the bottom. The employees of York Corporation knew that he was a York, so they walked on eggshells around him, too intimidated to assign him any real work. Zachary threatened to withhold Heath’s salary when he found out. Heath had to earn his keep like everyone else. The next day, Heath would actively look for things to do even when nobody assigne

Koben nodded. “Well, Callie’s future husband has to move in with us. We can’t let her leave. I can’t bear to see her go. Heath, what exactly is a husband who moves in?” Heath replied, “You’re still young. You’ll understand when you grow up. That’s the end of the discussion. Go and play with your toys while I focus on the road.” Koben would bombard Heath with a million whys if the conversation kept going. Heath considered himself to be knowledgeable. However, he would be stumped by the questions. To save himself from embarrassment, Heath dropped the subject entirely. Koben uttered with a pout, “That's what all the adults say when you don’t want to talk to me. How am I supposed to know when I grow up if you don’t let me know?” Heath said with a smile, “No way. Koben is very smart. I’m sure you’ll figure everything out once you grow up.” “Fine. Heath, can I borrow your phone?” “What do you want to do?” “I want to FaceTime Callie. I miss her.” Heath eased his foot off th

Callia paused to think if it had been more than six months since they last saw each other. Somehow, she recalled running in Xavier every month as the latter would make time to take business trips to her college town, conveniently spending time with her there. York Corporation had a branch office where she went to school. Of course, someone from headquarters had to attend to assignments at the branch office, and that person was always Xavier. “Laurence, take care of yourself. Don’t take on too much.” “I’m alright. I’m used to the workload. Things are a little hectic since Sonny is in Wiltspoon, but my workload will ease up once he’s back next month. “Go and grab some breakfast. I’ll get out of your hair. I have a meeting to catch.”“Bring Noelle along for dinner when you can make time. The place is going to be lively when you visit.” Laurence agreed to the proposal with a smile. There was no telling when he would be available to visit the O’Connors. Though Laurence and

“Heath said that we’re not getting out of the car.” Sonny answered with a smile, “Okay. We’ll be right there.” After the call, Sonny turned to Kaden and Everly. “Heath’s here. He’s waiting for us at the hotel entrance. Let’s head out.” Everly helped Kaden up as the latter said, “I thought I heard a child’s voice.” “That’s Heath’s youngest cousin. The boy is five this year. He won’t leave his older cousins alone now that the summer is here. He ditches his own parents for his cousins any day.” The realization hit Kaden. He sure envied the Yorks for having a huge family. If the Flemmings were blessed with more children, Kaden would smile in his sleep. While the Flemmings had been lucky in wealth, there was no male heir left in the family. Everly was the only next-generation focus. As Everly was the only heiress, their relatives set their sights on Flemming Group, wanting a piece of the pie. Many people advised Kaden to marry Everly off and adopt a boy to leave his inheri

Heath waited until everybody had buckled up before driving away from the hotel. Sonny said, “I didn’t expect you to pick us up. I was thinking about driving there.” He had already declined the offer, but Heath insisted on coming along. “Dad couldn’t stand me hanging around the house, so I dropped by. I didn’t want to get in Dad’s way.” Sonny said with a smile, “Uncle Zack sure adores you.” Heath was Zachary’s firstborn. Of course, Zachary’s heart went out to him. Though Zachary showered Callia with all the love in the world after she came along, Heath still had a special place in his heart. While on the way, the adults talked shop. With the business talk going over his head, Koben focused on his toys. Everly assumed that Koben had an incredible attention span since he stayed quiet, never bored with his two toys. Word on the street was that the Yorks had great family values and good genes. The rumor must be right because a five-year-old carried himself well. Ever