Lawrie pleaded, "Mommy, can you chase the bad guy away?" Vanessa stroked Lawrie's head before looking at Julien. She signaled him to leave with her eyes. Knowing that he could not change Lawrie's perception of him in such a short time, Julien could not stay here any longer. He stood up and said, "Lawrie, listen to what your Mommy says and take good care of yourself. Do you understand?" Lawrie pouted and said childishly, "Of course I know that. I don't need you to tell me that." Hmph... This big bad guy always came to take his Mommy away. Whenever Lawrie saw Julien, he wanted to bite him. However, he was sick and could not leave the bed. Otherwise, he would have rushed out and bit Julien. He wanted the big bad guy to know that he was not going to be bullied. Since he was not able to bite him, Lawrie just stared at Julien, hoping to scare him off. "Lawrie, I'm not a bad guy. I'm your Daddy," Julien reached his hand out to pinch Lawrie's face, but
"Thank you, doctor! Thank you so much! I don't even know what to say..." Vanessa was so emotional that she thanked him over and over again. Then she thought of something and said, "By the way, can I meet the donor? I want to thank him personally." The doctor said, "The donor's a volunteer who wants to keep his information confidential. He doesn't want to see the patient's family either. He hopes that we can respect his wishes." Vanessa was a little disappointed that she could not meet the donor. She quickly came up with a solution and said, "Doctor, I still have some money in my bank card. Now that I don't have to pay for Lawrie's medical expenses, could you help transfer the money to the donor? I want to thank him for his kindness." The doctor told her, "There's no need for that. The donor's really not short of money." Vanessa muttered, "Oh..." If the donor did not need money, then she really did not know how else to thank this kind-hearted, anonymous per
Seeing how his Mommy was able to fend Julien off, Lawrie felt that Julien was less scary than before. He slowly became less defensive against him and did not even mind when Julien reached out to pinch his face twice while they were eating. Lawrie felt sleepy after dinner. Vanessa was busy bathing Lawrie, so Julien decided to help to wash the dishes. He was a little clumsy as he had never done this before. Fortunately, he managed to wash everything without much trouble. After Vanessa put Lawrie to bed, she came by the kitchen and saw that Julien had almost finished cleaning up the kitchen. Warmth suddenly crept into her heart. It turned out that it was really relaxing to have someone helping out when she was exhausted. As Julien was cleaning up, he felt a rather intense gaze on him. He turned over to look at Vanessa, and asked softly, "What's wrong?" "Nothing," Vanessa replied, shaking her head. However, she could not help but laugh when she saw Julien wearing an
This matter was between Vanessa and Julien. What did it have to do with him? Vanessa couldn't understand Larry's thoughts. In fact, it was Julien who indoctrinated that idea into Larry's mind. He told Larry that if Vanessa didn't want to be his aunt, it meant that she didn't like him. Larry was too young to understand what Julien actually meant, so he simply believed in Julien's words. Larry said again, "Auntie Vanessa, I have something to tell Lawrie. Could you please step out for a while?" Lawrie nodded desperately. "Yes, Mommy. Don't spy on us, okay?" Vanessa was speechless. Did she just get dismissed by these two little fellows? ...... The special forces military base, Chatterton Town. It was the first official assessment for the new military recruits. Among the 30 new recruits, there were men and women, and only half of them could stay. Those who were eliminated would not be allowed to join such an elite force ever again.
Monique's silence infuriated Levi to the point that he was clenching his fists. Levi thought that woman was so fancy of herself that it annoyed him. If it was not because they were in the same team this time, he would definitely kick her out of the team and make her disappear before his eyes forever. ...... To finish a 10-kilometre cross country race while carrying a heavy backpack was an extreme challenge. It was not something that any other ordinary people could accomplish. However, the members of Red Eagle were not ordinary people. They had great endurance and ambition, hence, the main purpose of the assessment was to see their true potential. The half an hour deadline approached quickly and none of the teams arrived at the finish line within the required time. Levi and Monique were the first to cross the finish line, but they finished the race at 36 minutes and 47 seconds. They were late by almost 7 minutes. Therefore, in the first assessment, none of
Time passed by very quickly. At this point in time, four out of the five assessments were completed. Now, it was time for the final assessment, that was hand-on-hand combat. Like the previous assessment, it was also a two-on-two match. Before entering the arena, Levi glanced at Monique and said coldly, "Are you alright?" Monique replied in an indifferent tone, "I'm afraid that I should be the one asking you instead." Levi was speechless. In his entire life, Levi had never thought of killing someone this much. He didn't even hate Julien this much, but at this moment, he really wanted to kill this woman, who could piss him off without fail. D*mn it! He was just worried about her, but she didn't appreciate his kindness at all. Just as Levi was dying to kill Monique, she scoffed coldly, "This is a competition, not a place to show your eloquence. I hope that you can keep this in mind." "D*mn it!" Levi cursed. In fact, he had made a clean sweep
Running a hundred laps around the arena was not only tiring but would also make one dizzy. After the ten-minute intense run, Levi and Monique were both lying motionlessly on the ground. They were so tired that they didn't even have the strength to quarrel, let alone fight. At this time, the assessments had finally come to an end, and several scorekeepers handed the final results to Jasper. As soon as Tobias, the lieutenant commander, blew his whistle, everyone immediately fell in line. "The army is not a playground. The results of today's assessment will be strictly enforced. Anyone who stays will face a brutal journey ahead and regardless of the results, I hope that all of you will accept it with a calm heart." After saying that, Jasper then announced the results of the assessments. Levi and Monique both had a huge lead over everyone else. Without a doubt, they were the top two out of the fifteen that have passed. After the eliminated soldiers had left th
"A woman?" Levi sized Monique up and said sarcastically, "She? Are you kidding me? Which part of her actually made you guys think that she's a woman? She's flat-chested and has such short hair... If it wasn't because she's staying in the female dormitory, would you be able to tell that she's a woman?" Woman! Levi had always been popular with women, and he knew exactly how to please them. In his eyes, other than Mia Kyle, who was unreasonable, women should be gentle and beautiful. Every time he saw those beautiful women, even if he was angry or sad, he would feel happy in an instant. However, even if he and Monique were not on bad terms, he would still think that she was nothing like a woman at all. In fact, Levi was not wrong. Monique indeed did not look like how a 19-year-old girl should look. Monique was born and raised in an old-fashioned martial arts family. Her family favored boys over girls and their unshared martial arts were only passed down to the
...... 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