"Don't doubt yourself, Silvia. You are much more important to Jayden than you think." As a mother, Karen knew exactly what Jayden was thinking. "Mom, Silvia's mother is here. You should come over." Silvia wanted to ask Karen about Jayden, but she did not expect Jayden would appear out of a sudden. What an annoying guy, Silvia thought. When Karen heard that Mrs. Turner had arrived, she immediately put everything down and went out to receive her. "Jayden, why didn't you tell me earlier? I'm so unprepared now." Karen wanted to leave a good impression on Mrs. Turner. She did not want Mrs. Turner to think that she was an arrogant elder nor did she want Mrs. Turner to worry about handing her daughter over to Jayden. Jayden said, "Mom, Mrs. Turner is a reasonable person." Karen said, "If that is the case, then we should treat her even better. We mustn't make her feel that we have neglected her and we must let her know that we treat Silvia as one of us too."
A year seemed to pass by in the blink of an eye. It was New Year's Eve, a special holiday celebrated with family. Now that the entire Kyle family was here, the West Side Villa had become much livelier than it was before. Silvia had not woken up from her sleep, but Levi was already knocking on her door. "Get up, Sister Silvia. We are going to make breakfast with everyone." "Make breakfast?" Silvia sprang up from the bed. Jayden, who was sleeping beside her last night, was no where to be seen. "Why didn't he wake me up? The rest of the family probably thinks that I'm a lazy person now." Silvia complained inwardly. Levi leaned in and said in a loud voice, "Yeah, we're all helping out in the kitchen now, except you." The Kyle family was rich and powerful, but their lives were not much different from ordinary families. To be more specific, they had paid more attention to traditions than any ordinary families usually would. Every year this time, they would
Although Jayden was adopted, Karen still raised him like he was her own. A few years ago, when Jayden left home, Karen was worried about him. She feared that something bad would happen to him, or that he would keep digging himself into a deep hole. After meeting Jayden three years later, Karen knew that he had completely changed. He had his own career and a woman who he really loved. Now, he had even brought his wife home to introduce her to the family. As a mother, the happiest thing for her was to see her son get married and have a career of his own. "Karen, Silvia is still waiting for you to drink the tea. Are you planning to give her a hard time instead?" Karen was so excited that she had forgotten that Silvia was still standing in front of her with a cup of tea in her hand. Luckily, Mia reminded her. She quickly took over the cup of tea and said, "Silvia, from now on, I'll hand Jayden over to you. Make sure you two live a happy life together, okay?" S
Bang! Bang! Bang! Audrey, who was still asleep, was suddenly woken up by a wave of urgent door-knocking. She was so frightened that she immediately sprang out of the bed. She thought she was dreaming but when she listened carefully, there was indeed someone knocking on her door. It was loud and repetitive, which was somewhat terrifying during the night. It was so cold outside. Who would come to her house in the middle of the night? Audrey grabbed a coat and put it on. She came to the living room and looked through the peephole. When she saw the person standing outside the door, she was so shocked that the coat that was draped over her shoulders had fallen onto the ground. It was Nordan Lawson! It turned out that the person who was banging on her door over and over again was Nordan. Audrey could not believe it. She raised her hand to rub her eyes and once again looked through the peephole. She saw it clearly this time. It wasn't anyone else who was k
Audrey held back her surging emotions and allowed him to do whatever he wanted with her. She did not know how long had passed when Nordan finally stopped. Before Audrey could recover from the tryst, Nordan had already pushed her away. He was pushing her away so hard that her body smashed heavily into the back of the couch, leaving her back in great pain. When he wanted to leave, Audrey instinctively leaned towards him. However, he stood up decisively and tidied up his clothes. Before leaving, he uttered menacingly, "8 p.m. tomorrow night... Make sure you are at Citrus Hall!" Bang! The door was slammed shut. It was so loud that there was even an echo across the room. Although he had left, there was still the scent of lovemaking in the air. However, that man left without a qualm while Audrey curled up on the couch with her body trembling. Looking at how frank he was, Audrey felt that her heart had become empty. It was as if she could no longer find a
Nordan pushed Jessica away and shouted, "Get the hell out of here!" Jessica was still immersed in the joy of being the chosen one, but in the blink of an eye, she was pushed aside. She was so frightened that her face turned pale. She didn't know what to do, so she looked at Nordan with a pitiful look, "Young Master Nordan..." "Do you want me to ask someone to escort you out of the room?" Nordan had a bad temper, especially towards women who threw themselves at him. If it wasn't because of Audrey, he would have driven her away a long time ago. Although she finally managed to get close to Nordan, knowing that he was this moody and fierce, Jessica no longer dared to stay by his side. Hence, under Nordan's angry roar, she fled in a panic. While running away, Jessica didn't forget to take another look at Audrey. Based on her instincts, she could tell that Nordan treated Audrey differently. Perhaps, this was why no other women could get close to him. At this mo
It was just after New Year's, and the weather in Madison City was still very cold. It was so cold that a person's breath could turn into ice. It was especially the case at this hour. It was already nine o'clock at night, and the temperature was ten plus degrees lower than it was in the day. As soon as Audrey walked out of the door, the cold wind was hitting her face like a sharp knife cutting her flesh. If it weren't for Nordan, that b*stard, who had nothing better to do, she would be at home, watching some TV series with the heater on. She wouldn't have to brave the cold wind out here. Audrey pulled her down jacket tighter towards her body and planned to hail a taxi. There were not many taxis in such cold weather. All the taxis that were passing by were all occupied. She waited for another ten minutes but she still could not get one. At this time, the cell phone in her handbag rang again. Audrey clumsily took out the phone and saw that it was Silvia. She was ab
Audrey was flabbergasted. How was Nordan considered easy to get along with? In the past few years, he had not come to see her, but he would always find faults with her and make her life miserable. How could he have the audacity to say that he was easy to get along with? Nordan continued, "Say it now." Audrey asked, "Say what?" Nordan asked, "What do you think?" Audrey said, "I gotta get going now." Nordan replied, "I dare you to walk out of this door." "What exactly do you want?" Audrey asked. Nordan said, "Say that you like me." Audrey gritted her teeth. What Nordan was saying was the truth and Silvia was right too. Since she could not forget him, Audrey thought that she should just tell him how she felt for him, "Yes, I like you. I have thought of countless ways to forget you over the years, but I just couldn't do it." Listening to Audrey's words, excitement surged through Nordan's veins. He pretended not to hear it an
...... 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