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
Julien did not dare to continue thinking about it. He hoped that it was just a slip of the tongue. He wished that Jayden and Silvia were all well. The plane arrived at dawn in Madison City. After getting out of the car, Julien and Vanessa went straight to the hospital where Silvia was in. Julien was extremely anxious while on the way to the hospital. Vanessa had never seen him like that. She held his hand in hers and reassuringly said to him,"Julien, whether it's true or not, you should calm down first. Other people can panic about this, but you can't." Julien turned a deaf ear to her advice. Vanessa was anxious."Julien, why are you so frantic about such a matter? How can Lawrie and I rely on you, or trust you? Just think about it. Jayden and Silvia must be feeling worse than you about this. If you can't even stay calm and help them, what are they going to do?!" Julien and his brother, Jayden, always had a good relationship. Since childhood, Jayden had alw
"Let's both not get agitated, Silvia. Let's find somewhere to sit and talk about this, okay?" Jayden asked. He knew how stubborn Silvia was. If he did not explain this properly to her, she would never let this go. "I don't want to hear it, Mr. Kyle," Silvia responded, refusing to listen to his explanation. At that moment, regardless of what Jayden said to Silvia, everything would fall on deaf ears. She wanted to believe him, but what did she see with her eyes? If it had nothing to do with him, would he have accompanied a pregnant lady to a maternity check-up without reason? "Silvia..." Seeing that Silvia was about to leave, Jayden stretched out his hand to pull her. However, before he could even touch her, he was berated by her harshly. "Don't touch me. I'll feel filthy if you do," she snarled as she looked at him with disdain. Jayden did not want to care much about anything else. He forcefully pulled her back into his embrace and said, "Silvia, didn't we agree that n
Looking at the pained expression on Jayden's face, Julien felt as if something sharp had stabbed his heart. For Julien, it had been many years since he saw such a look on Jayden's face. The last time he saw Jayden look this disappointed was the year when his parents brought Jayden back to Chatterton Town to recuperate from his illness. At that time, Jayden seemed to have been disappointed by Silvia, so he agreed to go back to Chatterton Town with his parents. What happened this time? "Could it be that Silvia really lost her baby after so much difficulty conceiving?" "Jayden..." Julien walked over and wanted to comfort his brother, but he did not know what to say. He could see Jayden was suffering and he was very concerned about him. "Why are you guys here?" Jayden asked. He did not call home to inform them of this matter. They must have been informed by someone else since they came so quickly. However, Jayden did not have the mood to ask further. Kno
After hearing Vanessa's words, Silvia was quiet for a long time. She looked at Vanessa for a while and then chuckled, "Vanessa, are you seriously telling me that the other woman is pregnant with Jayden and my child? Do you think I'm an idiot?" Vanessa knew that Silvia would not believe it, so she explained again, "Silvia, I know it sounds ridiculous, but it's the truth. The woman is a surrogate mother, and the baby is Jayden and your child. If you don't believe it, we can get a DNA test done." Silvia did not know how to answer. It was not impossible. She had heard of similar cases before. Vanessa added, "Silvia, I think it's normal that you don't believe me. After all, to be honest, we're not very familiar with each other, but Jayden is different. You and he have been married for so many years. You should know what kind of person he is, and how he feels about you." Vanessa had already made her words very clear. If Silvia still did not understand, then
Indeed, she may be being selfish or cruel, but Silvia insisted on doing this. Since that lady chose to be a surrogate mother, she should know that the child would have nothing to do with her after it was born. She should take the money and then live her own life. In the future, she should not pester Silvia and Jayden, and their children anymore. Jayden replied, "Of course. It was all listed in the contract." "So what if you sign the contract? If we don't make things absolutely clear, others may try to cause trouble for you," Silvia glared at him. "You're the esteemed Mr. Kyle of Madison City. When did you become so naive? You're even more naive than me." Jayden was confused and asked, "Is there a problem?" Silvia continued, "Actually, you should not have needed to personally meet this woman. Why would you accompany her to have a checkup in the hospital?" This was what Silvia could not figure out no matter how hard she tried. Jayden was wea
Jayden remained silent. He looked at Vanessa disapprovingly as he asked, "How long are you planning to stay?" Vanessa thought for a moment, took a glance at Jayden, then said to Julien, "Forget it. I believe Jayden can take good care of his wife. I'd be a third wheel if I stay here. He will be displeased by my presence!" As Vanessa said so, the two brothers relaxed at the same time. She realized from their body language that they clearly did not want her to stay behind to take care of Silvia. She added, "You two haven't seen each other in a long while. You should have some things to catch up on with each other. I'll go in and chat with Silvia first." Julien said, "Go ahead." Vanessa came to Silvia's bed again. This time, when Vanessa saw her, she could see that Silvia was much more relaxed. "Silvia, have you cleared things up with Jayden?" Silvia nodded. "Yes, I have but I still feel a little uneasy. It somehow feels like something's going to h
Monique endured her worries for a long while. After much thought, she decided to talk to Cecil about it as it felt better to share her concerns with a friend. "Cecil... If you accidentally find out that someone is homosexual, what would you do?" Cecil did not take it seriously and said, "And what's wrong with that? Society is open-minded now, so homosexuality is common. There's nothing wrong with a man loving another man, or two women in love either." Monique asked, "Do you really think so?" Cecil said, "Yes, I really do. There is a very loving gay couple in my community. Whenever they're out and about, they would often greet us very politely. In fact, as long as two people are deeply in love, and do not wreck anyone's family, they have a right to be happy together." Monique asked again, "Then what if..." Monique looked at Cecil and hesitated. Cecil asked impatiently, "What?" Monique continued, "Oh, forget it. If I say it, people will definitely thin
...... 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