"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
"Vanessa, you'd better put away your little thoughts, or I won't let you off the hook." Julien's cold warning came from her side. Vanessa looked at him displeasedly, "You've only been married to me for less than half an hour and now you're starting to give me an attitude. How am I supposed to survive the rest of my days with you?" Julien said, "Come on, don't think I don't know what's going on in that head of yours." "Do you think you're one of my brain cells? How could you know everything I'm thinking." Julien replied, "That nickname was given to me in my childhood. It's nothing serious but I was happy to be called that when I was a kid. It has nothing to do with me now." Vanessa smiled proudly and said, "So Mr. Kyle, you were also a cute Little Precious when you were a child. You weren't as cold and indifferent as you are now." "Cold and indifferent?" Julien raised his eyebrows and a cheeky smile curled at the corner of his lips. "Last night, you said th
In the ward. Levi's wounds had been bandaged up. When he saw Julien, he said unhappily, "What are you doing here? Have you come to laugh at me?" Julien said, "Do you think that the incident today was a joke?" "Of course it's a joke," Levi said. "It's a complete disgrace to me." So many others had emerged unharmed from the combat exercise, but Levi's team, who claimed to be elites, had suffered an accident! Levi felt that his reputation was destroyed! Julien asked, "What happened, actually?" "It's none of your business." Julien said, "You're the one who's injured, why are you taking it out on me? It's as if I'm the one who hurt you!" Levi asked, "Could it not have been you?" "How could it be me?" Julien retorted. Levi answered, "If you hadn't said those words to my mother back then, would she have left me in the military? If I hadn't come here, I wouldn't have joined the Eagle Team and wouldn't have suffered such a serious inju
Life in the army was boring. In the daytime, there were all kinds of training and practical exercises, which were tiring and boring. At present, the new recruits of the Eagle team had a new training plan to learn target practice after physical training. The commander, Jasper, said, "Everyone, gather at the shooting course after running five kilometers." The five-kilometer run was the beginning of their daily physical training. After getting used to it, this run was nothing for the soldiers. "Yes, sir." They replied to the commander as they usually did, but the tone of everyone's voices was more excited than usual. It was because they were finally going to undergo the target training, which had been a highly anticipated activity. Many people didn't know what went on in the army before they enlisted. They naively thought that they could handle guns just by joining the army. Therefore, many people enlisted for the purpose of handling firearms. However, after
D*mn it! How could he let that woman fall for him? Levi said, "Ronald, head back to the dormitory first. I still have some matters to do." "What matters" Ronald asked. "Just go. Don't be a busybody!" Levi didn't disclose that it was because he planned to wait for Monique. He wanted to wait for her and tell her not to overthink her feelings for him. When he thought of Monique always going against him because she had special feelings for him, Levi felt quite anxious. He didn't mind it if a woman liked him, but a tomboy like Monique fancying him was terrifying. He even imagined being pressed down in bed and beaten up by Monique... And that made him break out in cold sweat. After he waited for a long time outside the dormitory, Monique and Cecil finally arrived. Levi pointed to Monique and said, "Tomboy, come here. I have a few things to discuss with you in private." Monique turned a deaf ear to his words and continued to walk forward.
Time flew by and in the blink of an eye, a few months had passed. All the new recruits had completed all the basic training and officially became confirmed members of the Red Eagle Team. The fact that Levi and Monique didn't like each other was already common knowledge throughout the team. All the soldiers avoided talking about Levi in front of Monique and vice versa in fear of getting beaten up. As usual, the two of them were paired up during training. Their combative style became more and more in-sync, but their conversation between them grew lesser. Except when absolutely necessary, neither was willing to say a word to the other. Both of them tried to avoid meeting as much as possible so that they wouldn't get annoyed by the sight of each other. That day, after training was over, Levi and Monique separated instantly and went back to the dining hall with their own groups. Ronald, who was following Levi, suddenly asked, "Are you interested in making a bet
...... 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