"Thank you, Aunt Mia!" While worrying about Jayden, Silvia did not have the mood to joke around with Mia. She went straight to the point and asked the question that she wanted to know the most, "Aunt Mia, how is Jayden?" "Oh! Jayden? With so many doctors around, he'll be fine." Mia did not know what kind of lies the two kids had told Silvia to lure her here, nor did she know the conflict between Silvia and Jayden. Therefore, she spilled the beans as soon as she spoke. However, to Silvia, it seemed like Mia was saying that to comfort her. "Aunt Mia, you don't have to lie to me. Just tell me the truth." Silvia had already thought it through on the way to Chatterton Town. No matter what Jayden had become, as long as he was still alive, she would take good care of him and would never abandon him again. She wouldn't care even if he still had feelings for someone else! Or even if he still regarded her as a substitute. Silvia used to be so proud and arrogan
"We're home!" Mia patted Silvia's shoulder and recaptured her attention. She pointed to the entrance of the beautiful courtyard and said, "Silvia, this is the Secret Garden I was talking about just now." "Home? Secret… Secret Garden?" If Silvia remembered correctly, the Secret Garden that Mia had just mentioned was built by the head of Rovio Corporation Inc for his wife. Now that Mia had brought her to Secret Garden and said that they were home, could Jayden's father, Kevin Kyle, be the head of the Rovio Corporation Inc? In the past, Kurtson had always addressed Rovio's owner as Mr. Kyle, and that this man was only known by his business name, Leo Kyle. Nevertheless, Silvia had no idea what his actual name was. Despite that, Silvia thought it was just a coincidence that Rovio's owner and Jayden had the same last name. After all, there were a lot of people in the world with the last name 'Kyle'. Just because they shared the same last name, it didn't mean that they
"Everyone, don't just stand there. Please have a seat," Karen said after gathering herself together. "Silvia, since you're new here and not familiar with us, let me introduce you to our family members. There are quite a number of us but everyone welcomes you to our family." "Thank you, Mrs. Kyle!" Silvia was at a loss as she stood among the unfamiliar relatives. However, her uneasiness was greatly reduced by Karen's gentleness and thoughtfulness. Mia, who had always liked to stir up trouble, stepped forward and said, "Karen, I am already very familiar with Silvia so you don't have to formally introduce me to her anymore. I absolutely welcome Silvia to our big family." "Alright," Karen smiled gently. "Silvia, this is your beautiful and kind Aunt Mia. As long as she is present, there will definitely be lovely laughter in the house." "Do you really think I'm that lovely?" Mia was pleasantly surprised by Karen's compliment. She had always thought that in the eyes of
"Oops. I'm too excited to even think of that!" Karen patted her forehead and said, "Silvia, you must be tired after a long flight. Shall we get something to eat first?" "Mrs. Kyle, there's no need for such trouble. I'm not hungry at all." The main reason why Silvia had rushed over to Chatterton Town was to see Jayden. However, no one had brought up anything about him yet. Not knowing his current condition, how could she have the appetite to eat? "Silvia, the flight from Madison City to Chatterton Town is quite long. Coupled with the fact that airplane food is awful, how could you not be hungry?" Mia chimed in while dragging Silvia away. "Come on. I'll eat with you." "Aunt Mia, I'm really not hungry..." Silvia pulled back her hand but was stopped by Mia, "You've traveled thousands of miles to Chatterton Town. I can't make you starve." "Aunt Mia..." Silvia really did not want to eat. She only wanted to see Jayden. However, she figured it would be rude to reje
When Silvia realized that she had been tricked by the two little ones, her concerns about Jayden slowly faded away. She turned her head and glanced over Levi. Coincidentally, Levi was also looking at her. When he met her inquiring eyes, Levi immediately turned his face away. He fixed his eyes at the corner of the wall and dared not to meet her gaze. It seemed that Levi was conscience stricken after deceiving Silvia. Silvia then shifted her gaze to Julien, who was much calmer than Levi. However, when his eyes were fixed on hers, she could see that there was an unnatural expression on his face. He looked as if he was worried about something. Judging from their reactions, Silvia was convinced that she was indeed tricked by them. Jayden's illness was real but it was definitely not as serious as they had told her on the phone. Instead of feeling angry after being tricked, Silvia curled her lips upward and said to Karen, "Mrs. Kyle, I'm not really sleepy now. Can you
"Yes yes! I understand. I won't lie to you anymore," Levi nodded. "Sister Silvia, you are obviously worried about Jayden. Why are you not willing to stay with him?" Why? It's because... Silvia could not find a way to tell the kids the real reason. After pondering for a while, she chose an excuse that all adults loved to use, "Levi, you are still too young. Don't ask so much. You won't understand anyway." Silvia might be able to dismiss the matter easily had been another child. However, she was dealing with a quirky child. Levi was very smart and quick-witted, such a lame excuse would not be able to brush him off. "Sister Silvia, I'm already eleven years old. I'm no longer a three-year-old child. There's nothing I won't be able to understand," Levi remarked seriously. "I know. It must be that my brother returned to Chatterton Town without informing you, so you're mad at him." "Why would you think so?" It had been some time since Silvia had
What Julien said was very realistic and cruel. It moved Silvia deeply. Over the years, she had seen many couples who had viciously fought over their wealth after their divorces. As a result, their love had been torn apart. Therefore, many couples would choose to notarize a prenuptial agreement before they were married to prevent their other halves from taking away their properties. Jayden did not do that. There were only two reasons that Silvia could think of. The first was that he was so rich that he didn't care how much she would get from him. Secondly, he really wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. Nevertheless, his wish to spend the rest of his life with her was by no means as simple as Silvia thought. "Sister Silvia, you should be able to understand things that even we could understand as children!" Levi gave Silvia a disapproving look. "Didn't your mom teach you to think with your brain?" Silvia was rendered speechless. Levi con
"She wouldn't dare to!" Jayden said through clenched teeth. At the same time, he grabbed Levi, pressed him on the bed, and slapped his buttocks, "Little brat, how dare you mess with me, huh? Don't think that I'm not going to beat you up." "Are you serious, Jayden? How could you do this to me?" In the past, Jayden had only threatened to hit him but did not really do it. Therefore, Levi was taken back that Jayden had hit him quite hard this time. He had a feeling that his buttocks were swollen. "Be honest with me! Now!" "Boohoo... Why are you so fierce? Fine, fine. I'll tell you!" Levi could only blame himself. Despite fully aware of its danger, he took the risk and went ahead with it. He was just digging his own grave. Finally, Jayden let go of Levi. "Sit down." Levi immediately sat up straight, his eyes looking straight ahead like an obedient child. Jayden asked, "Did Silvia mention anything about me?" "Yes." Levi couldn't help
...... 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