After the heavy rain, the sky appeared clear, and the air was particularly fresh. The stars in the night sky looked brighter than usual. Silvia was sitting on a rocking chair on the balcony. She looked up at the stars in the sky in a daze, thinking about ways to escape. There were no TV, computers, or any other communication devices in this villa, which completely cut off her contact with the outside world. It had been five days since she came here. For five days, she did not know what was going on outside, so she started to panic. She did not know how the company that her father had worked so hard to set up was going, nor did she know how her mother was, who was lying on the hospital bed. She was afraid that after she escaped, the ungrateful people of the Turner family would take over the company that her father left for her, and she was even more afraid that her mother's illness could not be treated in time. No! Silvia wiped away the tears th
Why didn't he respond? After putting on a show for a long time, Silvia couldn't get any response from the man, so she felt disheartened. But now, there was a crowd of people chasing her down. This man could be her only savior. No matter what, she had to hold onto him tightly. She bit her lip and showed a more pitiful expression, almost kneeling down to the man in front of her. "Sir, it's okay if you don't want to give me any food, but can you let me hide here for a night?" Jayden was caught by surprise and questioned her, "Hiding for a night?" Silvia thought she may have said something wrong, "No, I mean, stay for the night. It's so dark outside. I just traveled through time and I'm not familiar with the area. I'm afraid that I'll be eaten by wolves if I step out." Describing the people hunting her down as 'wolves' was not an exaggeration at all. To be honest, the group of people chasing her was even more terrible than the evil wolves. Jayden r
Lying on the large, soft bed, Silvia was not sleepy at all. After all, this was a completely strange place. And there was a man living next door who she didn't know whether he was a friend or a foe. How could she rest assured and fall asleep? Silvia widened her eyes and looked around. The decoration of this room was completely different from the modern simple decorative style of the villa. This was a room designed to look girly, and it seemed like a teenage girl's room... But this was not the style that Silvia liked. Silvia was the only child. She was supposed to inherit the family business. Her father was worried that she was too weak and would be bullied, so her parents raised her like a son. Back in elementary school, when she fought with boys, Silvia never lost a match. Later, she also hung around boys a lot and even had some younger male students become her underlings. Now that they had grown up, her friends still addressed her as "Big Brother".
Silvia had a dream, in which her father was still well and alive. Her father took her hand and said earnestly, "Silvia, I left the world suddenly and there are still a lot of things that haven't been arranged yet. I can rest assured knowing that you have your uncles to deal with the company's affairs." "Dad, no..." Silvia wanted to say that her uncles were not as kind as her father thought. When her father met with the accident, the people from the Turner family tried to take over the company he had worked so hard to build. However, even in her dreams, Silvia did not want her father to worry about her. In the end, she did not manage to tell her father the cruel truth. Her father patted her hand and sighed, "I'm worried about you and your mother. These years, your mother has been with me along the way. She woke up early to get to work and stayed up late. Sometimes, she would be too busy to even have her meals." Silvia nodded vigorously and sobbed, "Dad, I k
In case she was mistaken, Silvia rubbed her eyes hard to see the name written on the contract clearly. After rereading a few more times, and ensuring that the name written on the contract was indeed 'Jayden Elias Kyle', Silvia raised her head and looked at the man in front of her seriously. She had been locked up for a few days. She did not get to see Mr. Kyle, the most influential man in Madison City. Instead, she met his son, Jayden. At first glance, Jayden looked like someone not to be messed with. His eyes appeared so calm, yet intimidating, that it seemed like he had power over everything and everyone around him. For example, at this moment, his gaze towards her appeared so intimidating that it seemed like he was ready to pounce on her at a wrong move she might make. Then, Jayden said, "Miss Turner, take a good look at the contract. If you do not have any questions, sign your name here, and then our contract will take effect." "Contract?" Silvia
In front of the large French windows, Jayden looked at the car that was driving farther away quietly. It was not until Silvia's car was out of his sight that he said, "Get the driver." "Young Master, are you going out?" Simon was the one in charge of arranging Jayden's schedule. He was very clear that Jayden did not have any appointments today. Jayden, who had never gone out apart from work matters, was planning to go out?! Simon didn't quite believe his own ears. For a moment, he thought that he was hallucinating. He asked Jayden with such a surprised tone. Jayden glanced at him and asked, "Do I need your approval to go out?" Simon smiled awkwardly and said, "No, no... I didn't mean that. Young Master, if you want to go out, I'll arrange it right away." After Simon left, Jayden looked in the direction where Silvia's car drove off. He looked at her with a little more tenderness in his eyes. He was reminded of that special girl whom he could not get.
"Miss Turner, you can't leave on your own!" The two bodyguards stopped Reagan's motorcycle from going forward. They didn't intend to let Silvia leave. Reagan glared at the two bodyguards and said discontentedly, "She's my boss. Be careful when you talk, or I'll make you suffer... Hey, boss, you..." "How could you pinch me?" Before he could finish his words, Reagan closed his mouth immediately after receiving Silvia's warning look. He looked at them again and found that the situation seemed to be a little different from what he had expected. These two people didn't seem to be following his boss around out of loyalty. Instead, they seemed to be monitoring her. Monitoring her? What exactly had she been through in the past few days? Why would someone send men to keep tabs on her? Reagan couldn't understand. He looked at Silvia again, only to see her winking at him and signalling him not to ask anything. She wanted him to play along. After exc
Lemur grabbed Silvia and said worriedly, "Boss, you know what kind of person Norman is. Prince and I will never let you meet him alone." "Don't worry. I will be fine." Silvia shrugged her shoulders. It was easy for her to say, but deep down, she felt like there was a stone pressing on her heart, making it hard for her to breathe. Last time, Norman, sent someone to drug her and brought her to the black market to be sold. Now that her mother was in his hands, Norman would probably do things more unscrupulously. Lemur exchanged glances with Prince quietly and said, "No matter what, either one of us must go with you." "Thank you, both of you." Silvia was glad that she had a pair of good friends, Reagan and Lemur. Every time she was in trouble, they would accompany her and support her. Prince said, "Lemur, wait here as boss said. I'll go in with her, and I'll keep you posted." Anyway, they could not let Silvia take this risk alone. It was better to
...... Eight months later. Adrienne had given birth to a daughter, gathering the entire Yard family in Chatterton Town. Everyone was in high spirits but Jefferson had a sour expression on, as if that was the worst day of his life. Sierra found a moment and went over to Jefferson. "Hey, Jeff. Adrienne just gave birth but why do you have such a long face on? Did you want a son instead or something?" Jefferson responded rudely, "It doesn't matter to me whether it's a boy or a girl. That little girl is our daughter, and I'll love her no matter what." Sierra continued, "Why do you look so upset then?" "Must I have a reason for that?" Well, he was angry at himself. Adrienne had almost lost her life in the labor room earlier, but he hadn't been able to offer any help. Throughout Adrienne's pregnancy, Jefferson had done an enormous amount of research and found out that a C-section birth was relatively safer. Hence, he'd insisted that Adrienne und
...... Johan was still clamming up. Maxtor was so anxious that he couldn't stand still. "Johan, what happened between you and Sierra? Can't you at least explain the situation to me?" After a long silence, Johan looked up and out of the window. "There have been so many fights and misunderstandings between us in the past years and it seems that the past was a time that we can never go back to." Upon hearing this, Maxtor seemed to have put his finger on the crux of the problem. "Did Miranda make Sierra misunderstand you?" Maxtor said earnestly, "Johan, I've told you before that woman has a twisted psyche and you need to stay away from her. You pitied her for being an orphan, but look at what she has been up to." "It has nothing to do with Miranda. It's me. If I..." If he had explained everything to Sierra back then, she wouldn't have felt that insecure about their relationship. He knew everything, but he still got mad at her. Maxtor continued, "He
...... On the first day of school, Miranda was once again met with an unpredicted truth. She found out that Sierra was the top scorer in the entrance exam. She was the overachiever that every university was dying to recruit. Not only did Sierra come from a good family, but she was smart and beautiful to boot. Sierra possessed everything she could have in life. Miranda couldn't figure out why she had to take Johan away from her when she already had so much. What made Miranda even more disappointed was not her inferiority but Johan. On the first day of school, she was over the moon to see that Johan was at the gate to receive her. However, when Johan took her luggage from her and she was wallowing in her excitement to see him, He said to her, "Miranda, that is the girl I like, Sierra. She will be your sister-in-law in the future. You should get on well with her." She didn't want to be nice to her. Instead, she hated her. Mirand
...... Johan's words frightened Miranda so much that her face turned pale. "Johan, Mrs. Silas adopted me. I would have died a long time ago if it weren't for her. How could I have nothing to do with the Silas family?" Johan's face was somber, and his voice chilled Miranda to her bones. "You know that my mother was the one who took you in, but look at what you've been up to all these years?" "Johan, what-what did I do?" Miranda said, trembling with fear. Miranda was an expert at feigning a pitiful appearance and reaping sympathy from others. She even managed to tear up and gazed heart-wrenchingly at Johan at that very moment. However, Johan did not buy into her ploy at all. Not only did his eyes demonstrate her no pity, there was also a trace of disdain that Miranda had never seen before. He loathed her. Upon realizing that, Miranda's heart was broken. Johan had been her dream for those past years. She had worked so hard to do so many things in
...... Sierra wasn't able to refute because what Miranda said was the truth. It was indeed true that many could never compare with her background. However, although she was born privileged, that didn't spare her from putting in effort for her own future. Prestigious universities wanted her because she was the top scorer in the entrance exam but not because of her family background and connections. All of a sudden, Miranda smirked sinisterly. "I know you like Johan, and you want to be with him. Sierra, I like him too, and I want to be with him. You have everything so why do you still want to take my man away from me?" "Excuse me? Who took your man?" Displeased, Sierra said, "Miranda, you were the one who told me that you two were siblings, and that there was nothing going on between you guys. And mind you, you were also the one who encouraged me to go after him." Miranda shouted in a low voice, "Sierra, if I hadn't told you that, would you have remained fri
...... Averting her gaze, Sierra turned around with difficulty. However, just as she had taken a step forward, Miranda's voice sounded from behind. "Sierra, I didn't expect you to come to the airport to pick me up. Imagine my delight to be able to see you on the first day of my return." "You've misunderstood, Miss Attwood. I'm not here to pick you up." Sierra did not conceal her hatred for Miranda as she could not even be bothered to dole out the niceties at her. Miranda chuckled. "I haven't seen you for so many years, but you're still so adorable." It seemed that Miranda couldn't sense the despise Sierra had for her. She approached Sierra with a smile and wanted to give her a hug. Sierra stared at Miranda's outstretched arms and quickly dodged her. A single glance at Miranda and her eyes would be sullied. Sierra thought that she would even throw up should her body come into contact with Miranda's. Miranda was never good at reading between the
...... Stopping her car, Sierra quickly got off to check the situation. No sooner had her feet been on the ground that four men got off from the car in front of her and surrounded her. One of them pointed at her and barked, "Don't you f*cking know how to drive? If you don't, then don't drive. Say it, how much are you going to pay for the damage!" Sierra was driving in accordance to normalcy, but the other party had, so suddenly, cut into her lane without a signal. As hard as she had stepped on her brake, she still collided with the car. They were supposed to be the ones held accountable for the collision. However, they got out of the car and shouted at her, extorting compensation. Sierra suspected that these men had done so deliberately to scam her. She took out her mobile phone and was ready to call the police. However, before she could even unlock her phone, one of the men had already wrenched the phone away from her. "We have something important t
...... In the middle of cleaning the table, Rosie said, "He doesn't only come here to have meals, but he would also get one to go every time. No jalapenos on the one to go. He says that you can't take spices because your stomach doesn't handle it well." Sierra did have a stomach problem, but it wasn't till the point that she couldn't take spicy food at all. Moreover, Johan had never brought any tacos back for her. Sierra figured that he was probably getting it for someone else so she asked, "What did he say to you when he asked you to pack it?" Rosie smiled and said, "He said that he was going to bring it for his girlfriend. He's obviously talking about you, isn't he?" "Oh, his girlfriend." Smiling, Sierra did not put forth any more questions as she knew that Johan had never regarded her as his girlfriend. For him, she was nothing more like a leech that he couldn't shake off. Rosie looked at Sierra and said earnestly, "I know you two fought tod
...... "My ability to act coy?" Sierra said inwardly. She had no idea from where did his temper sneak in again. However, she knew that somehow everything she had done seemed to piss him off. If he didn't like her, then why did he come looking for her? Did he have nothing else better to do? She smiled and said, "Mr. Silas, since you don't like being around me, then let's not meet anymore in the future, nor have any meals together. I'm afraid your appetite will take a nosedive when you see me." "You shouldn't say that, Sierra." Rosie handed one of the plates to Sierra and said, "Every couple gets into fights, but you must know your boundaries. Some words are too hurtful, and you shouldn't just say everything that comes to your mind." Sierra didn't make a sound. She wasn't a fan of others poking their noses in her affairs. Besides, she was not close to Rosie either so she found her rather meddlesome. Rosie didn't seem to register in her mind that Sierra was d