Chapter 3780

The O’Connor ladies were not like usual girls. Pestering them was useless. It would make Mr. Longbottom look cheap as well. After all, he was the temporary head of the Longbottom family. What woman could he not have for himself? Among his past lovers, there were also ice queens like Isabella. He still managed to charm them with some effort. Once they became his woman, they would soften and revere him. When he abandoned them, they would wail and cling to him, unwilling to leave. Of course, ten of those lovers could not even compare to Isabella. When Mr. Longbottom’s car was leaving, it passed by a black Mercedes-Benz in the opposite direction. Mr. Longbottom turned to look. He saw the security of Costa Corporation on duty opening the gates immediately upon spotting the black Benz. It only had to slow down before entering the compound. ‘Maybe that’s one of Costa Corporation’s senior managers,’ he thought. He turned his head back and leaned against the seat. After some thinking, he picked up his phone and called Carrie. He urged her to integrate into Serenity’s and the other ladies’ social circle as soon as possible. Serenity had gone to FC Manor with Sonny. Mr. Longbottom suspected that Laurence was also at FC Manor. Unfortunately, his people could not get any closer to the manor to spy on them. Since there was no information on Laurence, whatever he suspected could not be verified. Laurence was still a young child. It would be easy for the Johnson family to protect him and prevent any news of him from reaching the outside world. After all, a kid as young as that had no social circles. Mr. Longbottom also had his people check out all preschools but could not find the real Laurence. There were several children with the same name and age, but those candidates were eliminated because they were not the Laurence he was looking for. The true Laurence was with the Johnsons. He was the child Jane had picked up in Meadspring back then. Otherwise, the Johnsons would not have kept the boy hidden from the public eye. The people Mr. Longbottom had sent to spy on the Johnsons were brutally attacked and warned. He had no choice but to call them back. He dared not and could not keep an eye on FC Manor again. However, the Johnsons did not send Laurence to preschool. Were they homeschooling him? Or did they hire a private tutor for him? Carrie hated it when Mr. Longbottom pressed her to do something. She said carefully, “Serenity isn’t even in Wiltspoon now, Mr. Longbottom. I can’t go to the Johnsons’ place to look for her as Mrs. Longbottom. I’ve never even interacted with them. “Even my identity as Carrie Newman will not work. Everyone knows Serenity and I are enemies and that I hate her.” Before Mr. Longbottom could speak, she quickly added, “I’ve been working hard on the tasks you’ve given me, but Serenity is too clever. I can’t join her social circle within a short period.” “Aside from meeting her close friends, she’s busy with work. Although she does socialize, she doesn’t attend banquets because she’s pregnant. Zachary can’t bear to see her overworked. “Serenity also keeps her guard up around me. While the stand-in you arranged for me can lessen Camryn’s and her suspicions, the stand-in hasn’t been showing up much. Serenity might not be aware there’s a stand-in yet. I’ll have to wait until the preschool reopens next year to be able to meet Serenity more frequently at the entrance.” Mr. Longbottom knew things could not be rushed, but he was getting anxious. Belinda ended up committing suicide. The family she had managed for decades was returned to her sister’s descendants. Not only was her decades’ worth of effort simply lost to another, but she also did not receive a word of gratitude. Mr. Longbottom did not want to end up like her. He had to obtain the totem and seal before Laurence became an adult. Then, he would kill Laurence. That way, the final person standing from the main family would be eliminated. His descendants would become the new main family.