By the afternoon, Vanessa had already met most of the Kyle family's members. Everyone was very friendly to her. The only person she had yet to meet was Julien's father, Kevin. He was also the former chairman of Rovio Corporation Inc, who had dominated the business industry his entire life. Kevin finally returned in the evening. Julien introduced them to each other. However, Kevin's attitude was rather cold. He only nodded at Vanessa and Lawrie without saying anything. Lawrie snuggled into Vanessa's arms and dared not look directly at Kevin. "Mommy, I'm scared." Sitting at the dining table, the apathetic look on Kevin's face was a stark contrast to the rest of the family. Lawrie was so intimidated that he wriggled in Vanessa's arms and grabbed her clothes tightly. It was as if Kevin would eat him alive. Vanessa comforted Lawrie in a soft voice, "I'm here, Lawrie. Don't be scared." Lawrie shook his head, saying, "But you're scared too, Mommy." Vanessa
Children were very innocent. As Lawrie asked his question, his emotions were clearly written all over his face, especially in his big bright eyes. It was clear that he wanted this toy car very much, but he was also afraid. Kevin smiled gently and said, "You are very cute. I like you very much, so I bought you a gift. Of course, I won't take you away." "Really? You really won't take me and Mommy away?" Even though Kevin was speaking to him in a kind tone, he had already left a cold impression on Lawrie earlier. Besides, Lawrie was more sensitive than other children, so he was still keeping his guard up. The innocence of a child could always bring out the gentlest side of a person. Kevin had never been a hardhearted person. He was just not good at expressing his love for the younger generation. Since Lawrie was his grandson, he wanted nothing more than to treat him well, so that he could make up for the lost years. "I swear I just want to give this toy car to you as a gift. I
Upon seeing Julien, Kevin's expression instantly darkened. He threw Julien a cold glance. Seeing that Kevin was about to lose his temper again, Karen quickly tugged at his sleeve. "Just talk things out nicely. Don't pull a long face whenever you see him." Not wanting to upset Karen, Kevin tried his best to soften his expression. "What are you planning to do now?" he asked Julien. Although it was an indirect question, Julien understood what he meant. "As long as Vanessa agrees, I will marry her. As for the wedding ceremony, I'll just decide after discussing it with Vanessa." Kevin was very pleased that Julien was taking Vanessa into consideration in all aspects. "You have made them suffer so much. Remember, no matter what happens in the future, you must put all your heart and soul into treating them well." "I will." "Vanessa was so young when she met you. She had even given birth to your child and raised that child on her own. You should give your eve
"What did you say, huh?" Jayden's voice suddenly chimed in. Silvia immediately put on a smile and said, "Honey, I'm going to spend the night with Lawrie tonight. You're perfectly fine to sleep alone, aren't you? Since you're such a considerate person, I'm sure you'll agree." "Also, it's been a long time since you and Julien last met each other. I'm sure you have a lot to catch up. We'll leave you to it then." As Silvia spoke, she even gave Jayden a big hug. Before Jayden could respond, Silvia let go of him and dragged Vanessa away. "Let's go, Vanessa. We'd better not disturb them." When Silvia and Vanessa were making their way downstairs, they ran into the servant, Maria Murphy, at the staircase. "Hello, Maria," Silvia greeted her warmly. "Why are you in such a hurry? Where are you going?" "Mrs. Spencer and Miss Spencer are here. I'm on my way to inform Madam Karen about it." As Faye and Karen were good friends, the Spencer family and the Kyle family were
It was not until becoming a parent that Faye finally understood how a parent would do anything for a child. Despite knowing it was not the most sensible thing to throw the question at Karen directly, she did it anyway for the sake of Yvette. She just wanted a confirmation. Regardless of the outcome, Faye had fulfilled Yvette's request. This way, Yvette would finally give up her feelings. "Faye, I'm really sorry." Faye gave her a blank look. "You don't have to feel sorry for me. I won't accept your apology." Karen squeezed next to Faye and spread her arms out to hug her. She said coyly, "My dear Faye, it's my fault. I shouldn't have been so petty. I know you're a magnanimous person. Forgive me, alright?" "If it weren't for the fact that I know you so well, you and I might have ended our friendship today," Faye said. "I know, I know. You are the only person in the whole wide world who could put up with me. Other people would've ignored me long ago."
"Vanessa, Yvette is my best friend's daughter. I treat her just like my own daughter! To Julien, she's only a younger sister, and he doesn't have any romantic feelings for her." Karen didn't know if Yvette had said anything to Vanessa, but she had to declare her stand. Karen absolutely wouldn't allow her future daughter-in-law to feel threatened in her own home. Vanessa smiled politely and replied, "Mrs. Kyle, I've heard Julien mention Yvette before. I know that they grew up together and are very close, just like siblings. If I have the chance, I wish to be friends with a beautiful girl like her." In fact, Julien had never mentioned Yvette to her. Vanessa lied because she did not want the elders to worry about her. At first, she was upset from Yvette's provocation. However, after some thought, she came to a realization. If Julien truly had feelings for Yvette, Yvette wouldn't have been so anxious to the point of asking her mother to come over and ask for confirmation.
Yvette let out a sneer. Then, she got out of the car, slamming the car door before walking away. "You..." As soon as Yvette exited the car, Faye regretted it. However, if Faye admitted defeat this time, it would be even harder to keep Yvette in check. She could only tell herself to be hard-hearted. Tears started flowing down her cheeks uncontrollably. Faye was a tough woman. She had always believed that crying would not solve anything. But when it came to her child, she was so heartbroken that she couldn't fight back her tears. After all, she could only blame herself for raising such a disrespectful daughter. In the past, Sebastian and Faye had spoiled Yvette too much. As long as it was within their means, they would give Yvette everything she desired, giving her the best life. Little did Faye expect that their indulgence toward Yvette would backfire on them. The driver asked worriedly, "Madam, should we catch up with Miss Yvette?" Faye wiped away her tear
"Knock! Knock!" Someone was knocking on the door again. Vanessa turned around to open the door. Upon seeing that it was Julien, she heaved a sigh of relief. However, the next moment, her heart skipped a beat. There was a sullen look on Julien's face. He looked extremely displeased. Vanessa tried to plaster a sweet smile on her face, but even that was masked by the cold aura emanated from Julien. She immediately squeezed her way out of the room and pulled him closer, asking in a lowered voice, "What's that look on your face? What's wrong?" Before Julien could speak, Silvia's voice came from inside the room, "Vanessa, come in, quick! Don't keep me waiting." Julien's expression darkened even more. There was an icy look on his face. His intense gaze made Vanessa feel chills running down her spine. "What's wrong with you? Just spit it out. Stop staring at me like that. You're making me panic." Julien put on his usual cold and detached demeanour, refusing
...... 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