Disregarding Marvin, Vanessa turned around and walked towards Julien. Marvin yelled at her from behind, "Vanessa Love! From now on, you're no longer my daughter. I have nothing to do with you." Vanessa turned around and beamed from ear to ear. "Mr. Love, goodbye. I won't be seeing you off." Did he think that she still valued a relationship with a heartless person like him? Marvin retorted in anger, "You..." "Indeed. It doesn't matter if you recognize me or not, I'm still Vanessa Love. My name was selected by my mother, so I'll continue using it." Upon finishing the sentence, Vanessa turned around once again. Without hesitation, she walked away. She didn't care about such a father at all. Julien had been waiting for her by the side. Seeing that she was done, he reached out to hold her hand firmly. Vanessa smiled at him and said, "Don't worry about me, I'm fine." Julien responded, "Let's go home." Vanessa nodded, "Yes, let's go!" From now o
To her dismay, Leslie was now ashamed to call Fiona his mother! Fiona was upset to the brink of tears, but she could not weep... So, this was the feeling of being hurt by someone she loved. It was indeed agonizing! The anguish was worse than that of impending death. However, Leslie didn't cease talking. He continued, "To be honest, your dismal situation came as no surprise." Fiona replied, "Leslie..." She only felt her heart shattering upon hearing those words. "You'd know better than anyone else if you were the one who had committed those crimes. Since you have made a mistake, you should hold yourself accountable and repent for your sins. As long as you admit your mistakes, the court will be lenient towards you." Leslie detested his mother's behavior. However, he was still a child. He found out about her deeds only after it had occurred and was too late to stop her. "Leslie, I..." Fiona suddenly realized that her son had grown up. He was no lo
As Vanessa hadn't given her consent to the marriage, this gave Julien a headache as he pondered the matter, figuring how to convince her. He spent the whole afternoon with a long face, which made his assistants feel anxious. As they passed by Vanessa's office, they couldn't help but enter and ask, "Vanessa, what's up with Mr. Kyle?" Vanessa replied, "He has always been like this, hasn't he? Is he behaving differently from usual?" Joel couldn't resist asking, "What's the matter with you, then?" Vanessa pointed to herself and replied gruffly, "Well, even if something is amiss, it's also my personal matter. I will keep my emotions under control when I'm working. Joel, you don't have to worry that my personal matters will affect my work progress." "Vanessa, you know that's not what I mean." Joel looked rather exasperated. He wanted to hold Vanessa and burst into tears, but he didn't have the guts to do so. If he did hug Vanessa, Julien was sure to fire Joel at once
Joel's spittle flew and his hands trembled. He didn't notice that Julien's face darkened at every word he said. By the time he finished speaking, Julien's face was gloomy like charcoal! After Joel finished speaking, he looked at Julien with a smile and said, "Mr. Kyle, that was the situation back then." Julien spit two words at Joel with a cold expression, "Piss off!" Joel was dumbfounded! Alas, it had been his boss who demanded this explanation, and now that Joel told the truth, he was being scolded so terribly! As a subordinate, he felt extremely aggrieved. Julien said, "Scram. Don't let me see you again." Joel felt wronged and said, "Mr. Kyle, I am your special assistant. My job is to be responsible for your work and schedule. If you ask me to leave, how can I carry on with my work?" Julien said, "Go and get the administrative department to arrange a new job for you. If you don't want to do it, then just go home and accompany your wife."
Roger was rather offended by Joel and retorted, "Well, that's just my opinion. Whatever Vanessa really thinks is something only she knows!" Joel knew that he was in the wrong, so he backed down. "Alright, fine. The most important thing at hand is the proposal. Mr. Kyle's matters come first. As long as this matter is solved, everything else would be a smooth sail." After an intense planning session with the team, Joel handed in two plans to Julien before getting off work. Julien read through the dossiers and then threw them aside, "Joel, is your mind even alright?" Joel replied in an aggrieved manner, "Mr. Kyle, these are plans that everyone came up with together. Why are you putting the blame on me? If you're not satisfied, I'll immediately get them to redo the plans. We could work till late tonight and craft a better idea to satisfy your demands!" Mulling over the two proposal ideas, Julien felt a headache coming on. "You guys suggested using a helicopter?! Wha
"Mommy, don't rush yourself if you're busy with work. I'm not in a hurry," Lawrie's child-like voice transmitted from the receiver to Vanessa's ear, which made her feel like crying. It was difficult for her to imagine that her little baby would no longer pester her and got along well with his new friends from kindergarten in just a few days. "Today, Larry and I went to kindergarten together. We made a new friend and even got to know a new teacher. The teacher praised me for being so handsome. I was very happy after hearing the compliment. I also praised her for being so beautiful." From the other side of the phone, Lawrie's continued. It was the same voice, but his tone was sounded more delighted. The Kyle family's affection towards Lawrie played a huge role in getting rid of his trauma of being abandoned by his mother. Most importantly, Silvia's love and care had helped Lawrie receive familial love from someone else other than Vanessa. Hence, Lawrie was able to overcome th
Wanda said, "For someone like Mr. Kyle, whoever marries him will not have to worry about the material things in life. However, for women, it's not about how rich the man is, but whether they have true feelings for us." Joel hurriedly answered, "Yes, of course. I can prove that Mr. Kyle only has Vanessa in his heart, not anyone else." Wanda said, "Joel, I only have one question for you. Are you the one trying to find a wife, or is it Mr. Kyle?" Joel replied, "Of course, it's Mr. Kyle." "That's right." Joel explained, "Mr. Kyle didn't participate in the proposal planning, but he did ask us to prepare it. Once the plan is complete, we will present it to him and then execute it accordingly!" Wanda glanced at everyone there and said slowly, "The most valuable thing in a marriage is sincerity. A woman needs a sincere heart filled with love for her. As long as the man has that, she will marry that man no matter how hard the journey will be. Many people
Julien's words triumphed over a common declaration of love. Hearing this, Vanessa was rather moved and said, "Julien, I..." Julien interrupted her, "Vanessa, don't speak. Listen to me first." There were some things that Julien had wanted to say to her a long time ago, but he always felt that when two people loved each other, they could understand each other through gestures and actions. He thought that he would not need to speak directly to her about how he felt and she would be able to understand. However, that was not the case. Some things needed verbal confirmation, especially for someone like Vanessa, who lacked a sense of security. "What else do you wish to tell me?" Perhaps it was because Julien was looking at her with a burning gaze, Vanessa's heart was slowly heating up, and even her breathing became hurried. "Vanessa..." Julien called out her name and stopped speaking. He looked at her, knowing that she was looking at him as well, with eyes full of hope
...... 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