"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
The reason Karen had arranged for Silvia to stay in the small building next to the garden was not because she wanted to keep Silvia away from Jayden. The truth was, she made that arrangement after taking into account Silvia's liking. Jayden was fond of traditional culture. Therefore, his room was situated in the traditional, vintage-themed building. The location of this building was a thousand meters apart from the building where Silvia was staying in. Hence, they were indeed far away from each other. It was very quiet in Secret Garden at night that even the chirping sounds of crickets seemed particularly loud. Jayden crept toward the small building where Silvia was. He thought that as long as he did not make any noise, no one in his family would find out about it. Little did he know that there were several busybodies standing on the rooftop of the main building, taking in his every move attentively. Mia exclaimed excitedly, "Jayden is full of surprises. He had
Silvia lay sleeplessly on the bed for a long time. She got up again and went to the balcony to gaze at the direction where Jayden stayed, as Levi pointed. "Jayden lives there," she thought. It was approximately a few hundred meters away from her. The distance was close. It was so close that she could see him in a few minutes as soon as she stepped out of the door. However, they were far apart from each other in reality that she couldn't see him even if she'd given all she got. According to Levi, Jayden had been carried home, unconscious, by his family members to Chatterton Town, and it all happened on the day Silvia visited Jayden. On that day, Silvia coincidentally bumped into Auntie Cherry when she was about to leave. Auntie Cherry told Silvia that Jayden was unconscious again. However, Silvia assumed that he was still the same as before; as long as the fever subsided, he would be alright. So, she didn't return to visit him. Now that Silvia thought about
"Silvia, it was you who refused to see me first! And so I didn't want to see you! Pay attention to the chronology!" Jayden sounded unusually stubborn. He just needed to take the first step and comfort Silvia to resolve their animosity. But he didn't! Instead, he insisted that he was not at fault! They were about to get into an argument over who refused to see who first. Given that Jayden was ill and hurt, Silvia decided to let him win. "Alright, it was my fault." Jayden added, "I'm wrong too." Silvia said, "Alright, it's your fault then." Jayden gritted his teeth and shot back, "You!" Silvia patted him. "Don't move. I'll clean your wound first. It may get infected if you don't clean it in time." Silvia took a swab with alcohol and cleaned Jayden's wounds. The moment it touched him, he frowned and inhaled sharply. "Ouch!" "Does it hurt?" Silvia asked anxiously. "Why don't you try if it hurts?!" Jayden said in a foul tone. He su
"Alright, my time at night belongs to you." Since Kevin already threw her phone aside, Karen decided that she should get a good night's rest and deal with her children's matters the next day. Besides, children could take care of themselves. As parents, Karen and Kevin could only lead the way for them, but the children still had to walk their path themselves. Kevin held Karen firmly in his arms and said, "Sleep now." Karen's ears were right on his chest. When she listened to his heartbeat, she would always feel at peace. "Kevin, sometimes I wonder what would happen to my life if I'd not met you?" Kevin replied, "There's no such possibility." Karen said, "I'm talking about what-ifs. If I did not meet you, I don't know what would have happened to me. I would probably be dead. I can't say for sure." Kevin replied with a low voice, "Karen, don't talk nonsense." Karen smiled. "I'm not talking nonsense. I'm grateful that fate arranged for you to be by
Jayden spoke so much earlier. How could Silvia know what he was referring to? Silvia racked her brains, but could not think of anything. "I still don't get what you mean." This woman had a memory of a goldfish. He was having a conversation with her just now. Jayden thought of using a more ruthless method to make her remember what he said, so he said fiercely, "Remember this, you came to Chatterton Town by yourself this time around. You're not going anywhere without my consent, otherwise, no matter where you go, I can cripple you!" "So, this was what he was referring to." Silvia thought. He was worried that she would leave. It was uncanny that she was afraid that he would chase her out instead! But she didn't need to worry about that anymore. "Alright, I'll remember that, and I won't forget it!" Jayden replied, "Okay." Silvia said, "Then, I'll hang up now." Jayden answered, "Okay." After hanging up the call, Silvia found herself smiling th
...... 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