"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
"President Kyle, are you not going to talk to me?" Karen asked. If she didn't know that he had a tendency to throw a temper, she wouldn't have taken the initiative to coax him. The thing with Kevin was that he would be angrier if Karen chose to ignore him when he was mad. Karen recalled an incident previously when she had no idea about what irritated Kevin. She didn't mind Kevin just as Kevin ignored her. His face was so sullen that it was quite frightening. "Kevin! Director Kevin! President Kyle! Mr. Kyle... You've ignored me the whole night. I will do the same to you if you continue acting this way," Karen warned him. Indeed, Karen wouldn't bother with him if he chose to ignore her further! "The car is ready, remember to call me once you have arrived at the holiday villa. The sea breeze is chilly at night, therefore try not to stay outdoors too long." The frustrated mighty President Kyle finally spoke a word. Even though his tone was cold, he still sincerely c
Karen chose Ocean Behae Villa for their vacation this time, which was also the place she and Kevin went for their first vacation after their marriage. Although there were other employees with them back then, it was also the beginning of her accepting a relationship with Kevin. For the past years, she would visit the place for a few days whenever she had time. Mia voluntarily took up the role of being a tour guide. Along the way, she kept chatting with Silvia, allowing her to understand more about their family. However, the more Silvia knew, the more uneasy she became. The Kyle family ran huge businesses, and Jayden would eventually have to take over and manage them. He could not leave them all to the young Julien alone to handle, which meant he wouldn't be able to spend a lot of time with Silvia in Madison City. If Jayden was away from Madison City, it wouldn't be easy for Silvia to meet her husband. The thought of that frightened her. Mia patted Silvia's
Jayden understood. His father's real intention was not for him to return to work, but he wanted Jayden to take over some businesses of Rovio so that Jayden wouldn't feel like an outsider to the family Actually, Jayden never thought so. The reason he abandoned his job at Rovio was so that he could prove his own capability, not because of the gossip about him being adopted. He wanted to prove that even without Rovio, the Kyle family can still depend on him and he was capable of letting his family live a good life. Not to mention, for many years, his mom, Karen, never gave up her career and could make a living on her own. Apart from Karen's passion for design, the reason she continued to work was to provide the house with another stream of income. Even if the salary was insignificant compared to what Kevin had been earning, she was still indirectly showing Kevin that he could retire without worrying too much. After thoughtful consideration, Jayden said, "Dad,
Regardless of what Karen had proposed, Kevin would not have any objection to it. Now that Kevin was not against it, Mia definitely would not have the courage to disagree. However, Karen wanted to get everyone's opinion, "Silvia, Karen Joy, what do you ladies think?" Karen Joy raised her hands in agreement, "I think this is a good idea, Mom. Lionel and I are up for it." "Yeah, me too, Mrs. Kyle." Although Silvia had attended countless bonfire parties in the past, this was her first time with the Kyle family, so Silvia was looking forward to it. She looked at Jayden and asked, "What about you?" Jayden said, "As long as you like it." Silvia was extremely satisfied with his answer. Jayden even knew to make her look good in front of his family. This was a great improvement and something worthy of praise. "Okay, it's decided then. Make a list of what you guys want to eat while I go get someone to ready the tools." After asking the ladies in the family, Kar
Under everyone's gaze, Kevin gracefully enjoyed the chicken wing that Karen had grilled. He never liked barbequed food but because it was Karen who cooked it, it somehow tasted delicious. Karen noticed every subtle change in Kevin's expression and his every move. She sighed helplessly and said, "I'm afraid that there will be no one else in this world that will compete against his daughter-in-law for a chicken wing." Kevin glanced at her and continued eating. He did not think there was anything wrong with his behavior. Mia muttered to herself, "His wife is a treasure while everyone else's wife is just dirt. Humph..." Neil put a piece of grilled mushroom on Mia's plate and said, "You'd better stop talking. Are you not scared that you'll get punished again?" Punishment! Punishment! All he knew was watch her getting punished! Mia said discontentedly, "Neil Brown, you're not a man at all." Neil raised his eyebrows. "I dare you to say that again."
"Silvia, I heard from Jayden that you like chicken wings. Why don't you try this one and let me know if Lionel and I did a good job?" The person who warmed Silvia up was not anyone else, but Karen Joy, who was as beautiful as an angel. To Silvia, whoever gave her a chicken wing at this very moment would be an angel. However, after what had happened with Kevin Kyle, Silvia did not get excited at that instant. She took a glance at Lionel, and tried to see if he was staring at her like how Kevin did. After confirming that Lionel wasn't looking at her, Silvia grinned and said, "Thanks, Karen Joy!" Karen Joy smiled and said, "Not at all. We're family, aren't we?" "Yeah, but I'll still have to thank you!" Silvia's gaze once again shifted to Lionel. He was looking at Karen Joy affectionately, as if she was his entire world. Silvia thought that all men should love their wives like this. When it was time to be gentle, they must be gentle. When it was time to make t
...... 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