Jackson held Micah's hand, and Serenity grabbed Jacqueline's. The siblings were holding hands as they walked into the kindergarten.In the past, Gwen would have been happy to let everyone else see her with Jackson, but not this time. She kept her down as she walked behind the family of four with her daughter in tow, hoping no one would recognize her.On the other hand, while holding Gwen's hand, Anna kept staring at Jacqueline and Micah's hands.Micah had only held her hand once when he first met her and never held her hand again. Anna did not understand. Mom would have the maid do her hair daily and she always wore beautiful princess dresses, but Micah grew to dislike her as she became prettier than before and stopped talking to her. Anna thought she was Micah's sister too! Why? Was it because she was adopted? Mom said the little girl who fought her for photos of Mr. Valor was Mr. Valor's real daughter. She was Micah's biological sister.When Serenity and Jackson reached Micah a
Lisa took her phone and went to the corridor outside the office to talk. "Mom, I'll find a date on my own. Don't worry about it and don't keep looking for a blind date for me. How many has it been?""You know how many! It's been years. You're not 28 anymore. You're 33 this year. It won't be long before your fertility will decline so much that you can't find someone to date!" Mrs. Quest said bitterly.The light in Lisa's eyes dimmed. She knew her mother's worries and anxiety. Mrs. Quest was worried she would grow old alone with no one to take care of her. If she waited too long, she would miss a woman's peak reproductive years and end up childless. Lisa did not mind growing old alone. It was no big deal at all. Besides, she could live a good life all by herself. Although she would eventually get old, she could retire in a nursing home.Lisa did not want her parents to worry more than they already had, so she gave in. "Okay, okay. I get it. Give me his contact. I'll contact him and
Lisa slowly came to her senses and quickly understood Louie's real intention. Louie was just trying to gain some satisfaction by poking fun at her.When Lisa and Terry were dating, Louie kept making sarcastic comments about her. Lisa knew Louie was talking behind her back, saying Terry would dump her sooner or later. When she returned to the office after her recovery, Louie had gloated over the fact that she had broken up with Terry and that Terry had dumped her. She had even made snide remarks about her. "See, I knew it. A guy like Terry can't be serious about you."'Can't be serious?' Lisa did not think so. Anyway, at least… When they were dating, she could tell that Terry really loved her. Unfortunately, she did not have the background to give him what he wanted.'It's such a pity that Lisa and Terry broke up. Otherwise, Lisa would be the wife of the White Maple Group CEO right now," Louie said with impish glee. She could not miss any chance to gloat over Lisa's misery. Lisa lo
Lisa closed the webpage and sent a text to the man she was supposed to go on a blind date with that evening. Right now, she should be focusing all her attention on the blind date and not anything else! Perhaps she might one day meet someone on a blind date whom she truly liked who also liked her too.As dusk fell, Lisa went to the square in the city center at the agreed time where she met her blind date for the evening–Gale Porter. He was said to be a department head of a large company, and as soon as Lisa caught sight of him, she could not help but gasp silently. It seemed that the man her mother had set her up on a date with this time was slightly… out of her league.Gale was wearing leather shoes, a smart suit, and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. He seemed elegant and gentlemanly, not to mention quite attractive as well. According to her mother, he was supposed to be two years older than her, so he should be 35 years old, and yet, he looked like he was not a day older than 30."
"I guess I should say that I've never met a woman to whom I've fallen in love with."Fall in love… Indeed, such an experience was something that you might encounter but never seek! Lisa had a profound understanding of this fact through her own experience because for someone like her who loved chasing her favorite idols and all kinds of handsome celebrities, there had only been one man in her life whom she had truly fallen in love with–Terry White.No one else had ever made her heart race the way Terry did."You're right," said Lisa, "you don't just fall in love with anyone you meet. Especially not when you've fallen in love once. It's really hard to fall in love again after that."Gale seemed slightly taken aback."So, you've fallen in love before?" he asked."Yeah," she replied honestly. "I did once."Although the man was supposed to be her blind date, the more she chatted with him, the more she felt like he was a good friend of hers."Is that so?" Gale's interest was piqued.
"Okay," replied Lisa.As she stood on the roadside waiting for Gale to go get his car, the night's cold breeze blew past her, making her feel a little uncomfortable. She then ran to a garbage can nearby and threw up into it, emptying a significant portion of her stomach's content.After vomiting for a while, she drowsily groped her hand around inside her bag to find some tissue, but she could not find any even after searching for a long while.Just then, a hand reached out toward her, offering her a handkerchief.With eyes hazy from drunkenness, she said, "Oh… thanks."Without giving it much thought, she then took the handkerchief and wiped her mouth with it. Only then did she realize that it was a cloth handkerchief, not a tissue."Um… I think I'd better wash it before I give it back to you…"As she spoke, she turned around, thinking that the man who had just given her the handkerchief was Gale, but it was only then that she realized she was wrong! She found herself just inch
Just then, Gale's car arrived, and he was startled when he saw Lisa standing next to Terry. Although Terry was not a celebrity, Gale's company just happened to be working with the White Maple Group, and as a department head, Gale had naturally seen a picture of Terry White. At the same moment, Lisa caught sight of Gale, so she waved her hand at Terry and said, "Okay… So… I'm getting into the car now… Hiccup! Goodbye…"As she spoke, she opened the door to the passenger seat of Gale's car and was just about to get inside, but before she could step in, Terry suddenly grabbed her arm and pulled her away from the car before yelling at Gale, "You can go now! I'll take her home today!"He did not wait for Gale's reply before dragging Lisa toward another car which was parked nearby."Terry White!" Lisa shouted. "Let… Let go of me!"What Lisa had just shouted confirmed Gale's suspicion that the man he had just seen really was Terry White! But what was the CEO of White Maple Group doing
As soon as the car reached the entrance to Lisa's apartment complex, she lowered her head and unbuckled her seatbelt before thanking Terry in a soft voice, and just as she was about to step out of the car, she heard Terry's voice from behind her asking–"Are you going to date that guy?"Lisa froze for a good while before she regained her senses again, then realized that Terry probably meant Gale Porter when he said "that guy"."He's really not bad at all," she said. "He's financially stable, and we got along pretty well. Besides, he's also quite attractive, so if he does end up liking me, I don't see why I shouldn't date him.""Is that all you think about before deciding to date him?" he asked, glaring at her. "Does that mean that you like him?""Why not?" she asked, slightly bemused by his reaction. "He's pretty much a dream guy for so many women!""Lisa!" he cried, his voice suddenly raised. There was a hint of anger in his voice, which only puzzled her. Why would he be angry a