"I didn't know. I thought Mommy left again." Lawrie held Vanessa's hand and rubbed his little face against Vanessa's hand. His sad face quickly turned into a smile again. "I know now." Children would never hide their emotions. As long as their mother was by their side, they would feel so happy as if they had owned the entire world. Vanessa kissed him and asked, "Lawrie, do you love me?" Lawrie nodded. "Yes." "How much do you love me?" Vanessa asked again. Lawrie thought for a moment and said, "I love you very much... more than all the stars, Mommy." Because of his limited vocabularies, Lawrie could not pertinently describe how much he loved her, but Vanessa knew he wanted to say that he would love her forever. Vanessa rubbed Lawrie's head and kissed his forehead. Then, she said, "Lawrie, I want you to know that no matter how much you love me, I'll still love you more. I'll feel sad when I leave you even for a minute and I don't want to be separ
When Julien heard that someone was selling Ocean Star, he immediately straightened his body and asked, "Someone is selling the Ocean Star to you?" Yvette said, "It's not just the Ocean Star, but other valuable jewelry and some gowns that have only been worn once. I think these things are all high quality goods. I'm worried that someone might have stolen your stuff to sell, so I called you in advance to inform you." Julien asked, "Who is the seller?" Yvette said, "It's a young, beautiful girl who looks quite elegant. But then again, Julien, you're not having an affair with another woman while being engaged at the same time, right?" "What nonsense are you talking about?" Without having to think much, Julien was sure that the girl who was trying to sell Ocean Star to Yvette was Vanessa. He said in an instant, "Don't spread the news that someone is selling the necklace to you. If she wants to sell them, just buy them at any price." Yvette said, "It seems like
All this while, Vanessa had never believed that her piece was the real Ocean Star. What Yvette offered her was completely beyond her expectation. "Miss Spencer, are you really going to buy this necklace at this price? Aren't you afraid that you'll suffer losses?" Yvette said, "What's wrong? You don't feel like selling it?" In fact, Vanessa was a little reluctant to sell this necklace. After all, it was her favorite among the gifts Julien had given her. However, thinking about Lawrie who was in the hospital, she had no choice but to sell it. She said, "It's not that I don't want to sell it, I just don't want you to lose money." It was worth more than one hundred million dollars but not only Vanessa was willing to sell it at such a low price, she was actually worried that Yvette would get the short end of the stick. Was she stupid, or did she not know how rich Julien was? Could it be that she did not believe that the gifts Julien had given her were actually something?
After leaving Yvette's store, Vanessa received a phone call from Julien's lawyer, Pedro Murphy. He wanted to meet up with her to talk about the ownership transfer of the house. Without any further questions, Vanessa asked for the address and rushed over. When Vanessa arrived at the appointed place, Pedro went straight to the point. He took out a document and asked Vanessa to sign it. Vanessa asked, "Mr. Murphy, do we have to be in such a hurry?" Pedro said, "Miss Love, you should know very well that Mr. Kyle doesn't like to drag things out. Anything that needs to be settled today will not be done the next day." "That's true. He's the one giving away the house. If he's not worried, why should I be, right?" Vanessa picked up the pen and signed on the documents. "Thank you for your cooperation, Miss Love!" Julien had asked him to get the ownership transfer done that very day, so Pedro had gotten everything ready. All he needed now was Vanessa's signature.
At such a critical moment, Vanessa went back on her word. Julien reached out instinctively and grabbed Vanessa's hand, trying to stop her from leaving. He asked with a somber face, "Vanessa, do you know what you are talking about?" Vanessa did not know how to answer him. Both of them were at the register office to get married, but this was their first ever physical contact that day. Vanessa looked at Julien's hand which was grabbing her wrist tightly. He was holding onto her so tightly that it felt like he was afraid that she would run away. Vanessa understood the look in Julien's eyes, but she chose to ignore it. She took a deep breath and smiled at him. "I'm sorry, Julien! I really can't marry you now." Julien continued to hold onto her hand tightly and gritted his teeth as he asked, "Why not?" Vanessa smiled and tried to pretend like she didn't care about it. However, she couldn't do it. As she laughed, she began to burst into tears. "Don't ask me
After rejecting Julien, Vanessa was completely relieved. She had more than one million dollars in her bank account after selling the jewelleries and evening gowns. Even if she didn't sell the house, she still had enough money to pay for a fraction of Lawrie's medical bills for the time being. As for the remaining funds, she could take advantage of this time to think of other ways to get the money. When Vanessa got back to the hospital, Lawrie was still on drips and he looked extremely listless. Vanessa stood at the side of the bed and gently stroked Lawrie's head. "Lawrie, I'm back." Lawrie blinked his reddened eyes and said, "Mommy, I'm hurting so much. I want to go home with you." Vanessa kissed him and comforted, "You have to stay here. I'll bring you home once you're well, okay?" Lawrie shook his head. "No, Mommy. I will die if I stay here. I don't want to stay here." Vanessa caressed his head and said, "Lawrie, the hospital is a place to m
After receiving a hard slap, Jonathan's immediate reaction was to retaliate. He raised his hand and wanted to slap Vanessa, but before he could do so, Vanessa quickly kicked him in the leg. Jonathan flew into a rage and charged towards Vanessa. Vanessa could not dodge him, so she reached out her hands and clawed Jonathan's face, leaving a few bloody scratches on his face. "You b*tch, you're courting death!" Jonathan once again lunged at Vanessa. Vanessa knew that she couldn't beat him if she were to face him head-on, so she immediately yelled for help. Fortunately, there were still many kind-hearted people in this world. Someone immediately came over and asked, "Hey, what are you doing? What are you doing to this lady here?" Jonathan wanted to grab Vanessa to vent his anger, so he didn't care about the people around them. Vanessa took the opportunity and shouted, "He's trying to snatch my bag. Please help me call the police." Two plump, middle aged women immedia
Coming out of Julien's office, Vanessa's felt as if her heart had fallen into a jar of honey. The fact that Julien was concerned about her safety made her happier than receiving money or a house from him. It was so even when the thing she needed the most at this point in time was money. However, Vanessa did not know that a thunderstorm was waiting for her. She went to the pantry and made herself a cup of black tea to give herself a boost. However, when she returned to the office, everyone's attention was on her, as if they were staring at some strange-looking monster. "Vanessa, don't you think that you should give us an explanation?" Queenie Allen stood up and asked Vanessa. She was looking at Vanessa with a complacent look, as if she was going to destroy Vanessa. Vanessa hated Queenie's condescending tone. She sneered and said, "Queenie, who do you think you are? What's there for me to explain to you?" Queenie said, "Vanessa, I'm nothing to you, and you d
...... 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