"Julien, I know Jayden is there, so I'm not afraid." Silvia was not afraid. It was the piercing pain in her belly. When the ride came to an abrupt stop, it had caused a huge impact on her lower abdomen. It was so painful that she was already breaking out in cold sweat, and her fingers that were grabbing onto Julien's hand turned pale. "Sister Silvia, are you hurt?" Julien felt that Silvia's hand was icy cold, and it was becoming even colder. Anyone could tell that something was wrong with her. "No Julien, I'm not hurt. Don't worry about me. How about you? Are you injured?" Silvia reminded herself that she was an adult and that she was Julien's older sister-in-law. She wanted to protect him. "Sister Silvia..." Julien wanted to say something to comfort Silvia, but he was interrupted by the sudden announcement. "Silvia, Julien, don't be scared. I'm right here!" Just as they were feeling scared, Jayden's deep voice sounded. His voice was like a potent sedative, remo
Although Julien was much more sensible and much smarter than the kids of his age, he was still just a 12-year-old child. Just like the others, he was also human. After hanging upside down for quite a while, blood would rush to his head and his vision would turn blurry too. When Silvia's vision had turned blurry, Julien could no longer see clearly too. However, he still knew that he had to help Jayden protect Silvia, so he tried his best to keep himself awake. "I'm sorry, Julien! If I hadn't insisted on riding the roller coaster, you wouldn't be hanging here with me." Silvia regretted that she did not listen to Jayden. If she did, she would not have gotten Julien into trouble. "Sister Silvia, I'm the one who should apologize." Julien blamed himself. If Julien had not secretly wanted Jayden to fulfill the promise that he had given many years ago, he would not have chosen to come to the amusement park, and these things would not have happened. "Julien, you ar
Jayden stood up and was about to leave, but Silvia grabbed his hand and said, "Jayden, I'm pretty sure that you're hiding something from me." "Silvia..." Jayden sat back down and held Silvia's head, pushing her towards him. He planted a tender kiss on her forehead and said, "I'm fine, and you'll be fine too. Just listen to the doctor's advice, and stay in the hospital for a few more days, okay?" "Jayden, are you really okay?" Silvia refused to let go of his hand. "I'm not a child. You can always tell me what's wrong, and we can share the burden together. I don't want you to hide everything from me. Do you get me?" "I'm really okay." Jayden had thought of telling her the truth. But thinking of her temper, Jayden knew that Silvia might actually suffer from another psychotic blackout if she were to find out the truth. He would never risk her life like this. "Okay. Could you go get me some plain oatmeal then? I don't have much appetite." Since Jayden was not willing
Simon had been putting in all his time and effort into finding the murderer who killed Dr. Thames. He had just found a clue and was about to report it to his master, but before he could do that, his master was already calling him. After giving his orders, Jayden immediately hung up the phone, not giving Simon a chance to tell him about the clue that he had found. Judging from the hasty call, Simon guessed that something must have happened to Silvia again. Their master would only be this anxious whenever something happened to Silvia. Having worked for Jayden for so many years, Simon knew Jayden's character very well. At this time, even if there were major things that needed prompt solutions, they would still have to hit the pause button. Nothing would be more important than Silvia's affairs. Stanley was also there. Seeing that Simon looked distressed, Stanley said casually, "We've already found the murderer and also Felix Xavier. This is good news. Why do you look so u
Jayden grabbed her waving hand and pulled her into his arms. He called her name in a deep voice, "Silvia, Silvia..." Jayden had always been stronger than Silvia. He was so strong that it felt like he wanted to rub her into his bones. He was holding Silvia so tightly that she was already catching for her breath. However, Silvia did not struggle to get out of his arms. She knew that he was distressed. If this could make him feel better, Silvia was willing to let him hold her like this. It was after a long time had passed that Jayden had slowly let go of her. He looked at her worriedly. "Silvia..." "Jayden, I'm really fine. Don't worry about me, okay?" Silvia shot a sweet smile at him. Then, she took his hand and put it on her face. "Look, I've gained quite some weight for the past two days." He pinched her face. "Yeah, it seems like you did gain some weight." "But you, you've lost weight." Silvia scooted to the side of the bed and said, "Jayden, come u
"Jayden, don't tell me that you think I'm wrong?" Mia asked. Mia had always been very laidback. She would do and say whatever she wanted. Jayden said helplessly, "You are right, Aunt Mia." Fortunately, there was still someone in their family who could control Mia. Otherwise, she would be extremely unruly! …... Rumor had it that the ladies decided to go on a 2-day holiday by themselves. The men from the Kyle family were unhappy with the news after hearing it. Not even halfway through his dinner, Kevin had to excuse himself as he was busy with work. Karen sighed silently, "What a petty man. Even after all these years!" Neil was displeased as well. However, he could not be mad at Mia as she was even more hot-tempered than him. Since he could not take her home and he refused to hold it back on his own, therefore he took Levi, who was planning to go with Mia, with him. "But, Dad, it was Mom who left you behind. It's not me. Why are you mad at
"Karen Joy..." Lionel said. He grabbed her hands as he kissed her hair, her forehead, and her lips. Whenever he landed a kiss on her, he would call out her name and wait for her to reply. "Lionel..." she whispered. Karen Joy felt his passion and his deep love for her. His domineering kiss felt like he wanted to completely conquer her. Simultaneously, it was gentle enough to make her feel like the most precious treasure in the world. "Lionel, I love you so much!" Karen Joy had always expressed her feelings to him openly. She had loved this man for a long time, so long that her heart ached for him. After all those years of searching for him, she had finally found him. She must let him know just how much she loved him and wanted to be with him. "Karen Joy..." Before he planted yet another kiss on her, he said, "Karen Joy, you're mine!" "Yes, Lionel, I'm yours. I belong to you alone. I'll be yours for the rest of my life." Her words made his
"You'll say I'm not the Silvia that you know whenever you despise me!" Silvia raised her head and glared fiercely at Jayden. Inexplicably, she started shedding tears. "Jayden, why aren't you scolding me? You should scold me whenever I do something wrong so that I would not repeat the same mistake." "What did you do wrong?" Jayden asked. What was wrong with her? Why couldn't Jayden see through her thoughts? Jayden wondered, feeling clueless about what he might have wrongly said that agitated her. "Jayden, I really did something wrong. Why can't you blame me for it?" Silvia didn't want to appear sad in front of him. However, she couldn't control her own emotions whenever Jayden treated her well. She thought that she should be punished for her wrongdoings, instead of assuming that everything's normal. "Silvia, what's wrong? Take your time, tell me everything," Jayden asked anxiously as he held her hand. "It was I who hurt myself after insisting to ride on that stup
...... 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