"I can't hear without a cochlear implant like normal people can. That's why I'm deaf," Yanny explained calmly, and his indifference struck a chord in Clara's heart.It was as if her son had become numb to the discrimination he had to face since he was born, causing him to accept his identity as a deaf person with resignation."Then I'll be deaf too so I can be like Yanny!" the little girl exclaimed, her teary eyes filled with determination.Hearing that, Yanny's heart skipped a beat, as if something deep within him had been touched.She was only three years old. She probably didn't even fully understand what being deaf meant.If he removed his hearing aid, the whole world would go silent – a complete silence that could induce panic!It felt as if he was the only one left in the world!"No, you shouldn't be like me. People will look down on you too if you're like me," Yanny said."I'm not scared. If anyone tries to bully you, I'll fight them!" little Riley declared fiercely, des
That warmth... She had no idea how much he yearned for it! She used to look at him that way too before they became enemies, before he misunderstood her.But after that, when she looked at him, all that remained in her eyes was coldness.Wilson stared intently at the photo of Clara on his computer screen, reaching out to gently touch her face in the picture. "You said we're even, that we don't owe each other anymore, but... are we? If we're even, then tell me, why can't I move on from you?"The woman in the photo had an affectionate gaze, but that gaze wasn't directed towards him.After the incident at the amusement park, Peter had visited Clara's convenience store a few times. Each time, he brought little Riley along, as she always insisted on seeing Yanny."I don't know why, but Riley really likes Yanny. At home, she keeps telling me that she wants to see Yanny. I'm sorry for bothering you so often," Peter said somewhat awkwardly."There's no need to apologize. Yanny seems to e
Clara turned to her son and asked, "Do you like Riley?""I do. She's cute, like Jackie," Yanny replied. "I think if Riley and Jackie meet, they'll become good friends.""Maybe. Alright, you haven't finished your homework yet, have you? Go and do it," Clara urged. After Yanny went to his room to do his homework, Clara's mother approached her daughter and said, "Peter is a good man. It's not easy for a man to take care of a daughter by himself. Actually, you two...""Mom, are you trying to play matchmaker again? Is that why you asked Peter to stay for dinner?" Clara interrupted, seeing through her mother's intention."I just wanted you two to spend more time together. Relationships need time to develop, you know," Clara's mother explained.Clara gently smiled. But she fell in love with Wilson at first sight! She had always believed that, if the man was someone she would fall in love with, she would fall in love with him at first sight. Otherwise, she would never fall in love with
The sharp sound of the slap reverberated in the car. Wilson's face was jerked to the side, while Clara felt a searing pain in her palm."Wilson, I thought we had reached an understanding and agreed not to interfere in each other's lives anymore. What's the meaning of this?!" she exclaimed."What's the meaning of this?" Wilson smiled bitterly. "It means I love you too deeply! It means I can't let you go!""But I don’t love you anymore! I've already moved on!" Clara tried her hardest to push him away, but he refused to budge."So you're going out with Peter Wall now, are you?" he asked.She looked him right in the eye and remarked, "That's none of your business!"His eyes narrowed, and his expression turned icy. "What do you even see in that guy?! What can he give you that I can't?!""What's wrong with him? At least he wouldn't hurt me or send me to prison!" she blurted out.His face instantly turned pale, and his grip on her loosened.Seizing the opportunity, Clara pushed Wilso
He had also sent someone to investigate at Yanny's school. It turned out that there were many students in the school who discriminated against his son due to his hearing impairment. These students and their parents were aware that Yanny's mother had been to prison. They didn't care that her name was cleared afterwards. They continued to discriminate against Yanny.What pained Wilson the most is that he was the direct cause of these discriminations. "How's the progress on your investigation of Sandra Cooper?" Wilson finally spoke again after reviewing the documents."Sandra Cooper has been released from prison and arrived in Solaria a few days ago. We have yet to determine her exact whereabouts, but she should still be in Solaria," the person replied.Wilson's gaze turned cold. "Find her. Even if you turn Solaria upside down, you must find her!"It's all Sandra Cooper's fault... If she hadn't done all those things back then, perhaps he and Clara wouldn't have ended up like this.
Peter smiled. "You guys… Don't be such busybodies."'Future wife?' Peter thought about living and working with Clara. Clara was a wonderful woman. Maybe he would have a better life with someone like her, but he knew Clara only considered him a friend. Clara's heart already belonged to someone else, to the man named Wilson! But Wilson had hurt her so much that her love had wilted."What would you like to buy, sir?" Peter suddenly heard an employee speaking to a customer at the door. The voice brought him out of his thoughts. Peter looked up, stunned to see the tall figure walking into the stall. He knew that man. Wilson Birch! Peter recognized Wilson instantly even after all these years. Wilson was an outstanding man, after all, and a man like him would always leave a strong impression on most people. Wilson came over and stood before Peter. He glanced at Peter, his eyes cold and icy. The thought of seeing Clara talking and laughing with Peter stung him. Unable to get the pain
Wilson furrowed his brows harder. He sneered, "What? Do you want to be with her?""It has nothing to do with you, Mr. Birch," Peter reminded. "I'm single, and so is she. Whether we're going to date or not is between me and her.The expression on Wilson's face changed slightly. Clara had said something similar before. She said her relationship with Peter was between them and none of his business.For a moment, Wilson felt abandoned. He was drowning in jealousy and stood up abruptly, grabbing Peter by the collar. "I'm telling you—Don't ever think about dating Clara!""Because you love her?" Peter asked in reply.Wilson's face darkened, his lips pursed tightly."If you love her, then why do you make her life so hard? She's running a small store and busy caring for her old mother and a young boy. Don't you know how tiring it is for her to live like this?" Peter said. Wilson's face sunk into the blackest shadow. Irritated, he tightened his grip on Peter's collar. He knew everything
Clara could not give her son much, so this was all she could do for him. Yannick gave it his all in learning Taekwondo. He knew how hard it was for Clara to pay the training fees. He knew he had to be stronger to better protect himself, Mom, and Grandma.Yannick was surprised to meet the bullies at school in the changing room in the Taekwondo training school. He had not met them because Mathew and the other classmates were not in the same Taekwondo lesson with him before, but this time, he bumped into Matthew and his friends, who quickly surrounded him."What a familiar face! Oh, it's you! Yannick! You must be so proud for making me transfer schools!" One of the boys spoke up, and his eyes were full of malice."Matthew Hudson! What are you up to?!" Yannick raised his voice and gazed around warily. Yannick was late for training and came to the changing room late. Everyone in the changing room was all part of Matthew's gang except him.Grandma was still out there waiting for him. The
“……” Morgan suddenly found himself unable to retort. She... wasn't wrong. “But when you play house, you can pretend to be parents with one person today and another person tomorrow. Real marriage is different; you can’t choose someone else.”Renee widened her eyes, listening intently.“The only person you can choose is me. Do you understand, Renee?” he continued.She nodded vigorously. “I understand!”“Do you really?” Morgan asked, a little skeptical. He was already fifteen, so he could grasp the concept of marriage, but she was only eight. Could she truly comprehend it?“So, in the future, I can only marry Morgan and be your bride, right? I can't be someone else's bride, right?” she asked. “I don’t want to marry other boys anyway. I like you the most, Morgan. Of course I’ll only be your bride!” she happily declared, her worries fading away.So she could be Morgan's bride when she grew up! That's great!After finishing another piece of snack, Renee thought of something. She put o
Despite her unease, she couldn’t resist when she saw the sweet desserts. She indulged herself.However, as she ate, her eyes remained fixed on Morgan, clearly still waiting for him to clarify Lucy’s claims.“You want to know if you’re a child bride, right?” Morgan began.Renee nodded.“Do you know what a child bride is?” he asked.She blinked. She had a vague idea, but not enough for her to articulate it.“To put it simply, a child bride is a girl raised by a boy's family. The girl will marry the boy when she comes of age. In the old days, some families were too poor to raise their daughters, so they would sell their daughters to become child brides for richer families,” Morgan explained.Renee blinked. “But my parents aren’t poor, and I'm raised by them, not by other people. That means I’m not a child bride, right?”“Correct, you are not,” Morgan affirmed.She breathed a sigh of relief, and a bright smile spread across her face. “I knew it! My parents would never sell me! The
"Morgan!" Renee turned to Morgan, unease etched on her face."The Moon family, eh? I'll remember this," Morgan replied calmly, then lowered his head to meet Renee's anxious and confused face. "Let's go, Renee. I’ll tell you what you want to know later."He led her away holding her hand.Benson looked worried. "Miss Lucy, how could you say that?""It's the truth!" Lucy shook off her fear and spoke defiantly. "Daddy and Mommy said she’s a child bride. A child bride is a girl sold by her own parents!""But the White family is not like that. Those things only happened to daughters of poor families in the old days," Benson explained. "You really shouldn’t have said that, Miss Lucy. You shouldn’t do that again.""Why do I have to listen to you?" Lucy retorted, displeased.Benson was too ashamed to tell Lucy in front of others that the Moon family simply couldn’t afford to offend Morgan. Dealing with the White family was already a headache, and Morgan's background was even more formi
Benson and Lucy were also dumbfounded. Benson started getting anxious. He felt like things were starting to unfold in ways that he did not expect."Mr. Grimes, I..." Benson stepped forward, intending to speak to Mr. Grimes.However, Mr. Grimes moved past Benson without so much as a glance at him. He went up to Morgan and said, "Master Morgan, I apologize for the oversight!"Everyone was stunned to hear that, including the security guards who had been called over. They were secretly relieved they hadn't forcibly removed anyone yet. If they had offended someone Mr. Grimes was showing so much respect to, it would have been really bad for them!Morgan regarded Mr. Grimes with an unreadable expression. He calmly recounted the situation to Mr. Grimes.After hearing about what happened, Mr. Grimes responded, "This set of stamps was not pre-ordered. If you like it, please take it. Feel free to take anything else in the exhibition that catches your eye."This declaration shocked every
"Who are you?!" Benson exclaimed, astonished. The mysterious figure remained silent, simply looking at Morgan.Morgan calmly reiterated to Benson, "I said, wait for Mr. Grimes." He then pulled out his phone and dialed a number. "I'm Morgan Wood. Please have Mr. Grimes from Lazy Cat Culture come to the Sleepy Cat Exhibition in Solaria. He should be in the area, right?"After ending the call, the person on the other end stared at the phone in disbelief.The Sleepy Cat Exhibition? What's going on?Benson, Lucy, and the staff stared at Morgan in shock, but the look in their eyes quickly turned to ridicule."Ah, a young man's naive bravado – how impudent!" Benson scoffed."Sir, please don't cause trouble," the staff member warned. "Or I'll have to call security."Morgan simply lowered his head to say to Renee, "Looks like we'll be here for a while. If you're bored, I can ask someone to walk around with you."Renee shook her head. "Morgan, what if this stamp set has really been p
Benson's words were not only meant to exert pressure on the staff, but also to inform him that they were on the same side.As expected, when the staff heard what he said, there was an instant change in his expression. He turned to Morgan and Renee and said, "I'm sorry, but it turns out this stamp set has already been pre-ordered by this customer."Morgan saw through the so-called pre-order as nothing more than an act. "When I asked you to wrap it up earlier, I didn’t hear you mention it was pre-ordered.""We forgot to mention that. Our apologies," the staff replied.Lucy, wearing a smug expression, raised her chin at Renee, causing Renee to puff out her cheeks in frustration.Benson calmly observed Morgan and Renee. The White family's White Maple Group had numerous overlapping businesses with the Moon Group. They were often competing with each other. Originally, the White Maple Group’s business activities weren't concentrated in Solaria, so even though there was competition wi
But before Morgan had even finished speaking, a girl's voice piped up, "I want this stamp set!"He turned to the voice and, upon seeing who it was, narrowed his eyes slightly. It was Lucy Moon, the girl Renee mentioned earlier. At the sight of Lucy, Renee immediately reacted like an angry little kitten. "Lucy Moon, why do you always try to take my stuff away?""Your stuff? How is this your stuff? You haven't paid yet!" Lucy shot back, her eyes fixed on Morgan.Morgan was well-known in their class, admired by many girls who claimed he was even more handsome than movie stars. If only Lucy had a big brother like that! She would be the envy of all the girls in class... no, all the girls in school!Unfortunately, her own big brother was not as good-looking.Last time, Lucy had tried to give Renee Sleepy Cat toys, asking for Morgan's email address in return. However, Renee accepted gifts from everyone but her, which infuriated Lucy."But if you want, I can give this stamp set to Re
Unlike many wealthy kids, Renee was quite restrained with her spending. She had never spent recklessly and often saved leftover money. Of course, when she wanted something beyond her budget, she would act cute and ask her Daddy or Morgan to buy it for her.Lisa was the least susceptible to her charms, so Renee didn’t dare to bother her!When they arrived at the exhibition, Renee’s eyes sparkled with excitement. There were so many adorable Sleepy Cat merchandise! They're all so cute! She wanted a lot of them, but realizing her limited budget, she knew she needed a sponsor! The best one was right beside her: Morgan!"Morgan," she said, flashing him a super bright smile.Seeing her like this, Morgan immediately knew she wanted to ask him for something. "What is it? Do you want me to buy you Sleepy Cat merchandise?""You’re so smart, Morgan! No wonder so many girls in our class like you and asked me for your phone number!" Renee praised him.As soon as she mentioned it, Morgan'
"Okay," Renee replied obediently, snuggling up to Morgan and acting cute. "Take me to the exhibition, Morgan! I know you’re the best. You’ll definitely take me, right?"Morgan pursed his lips. At 15, he was no longer a little boy. Although Renee was only 8, she was his destined wife.He had been protecting her since the day she was born. At first, he thought that he would only marry her because according to the family prophecy, she was the one most suitable for him. Over the years, however, he realized that his feelings for her ran deeper than he had initially thought.He found himself wanting to help her fulfill her wishes, and would clean up the mess when she caused trouble. Things had become different from what he had expected, but he welcomed them. He felt grateful that she was the one who was destined for him!With her by his side for the rest of his life, he would never feel lonely."Will you get into fights again?" Morgan asked."No more fighting, I promise!" Renee quickly