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
Rescue missions in water were extremely difficult. Any carelessness could result in an even more critical situation. No one dared to act rashly without any instructions from superiors or absolute certainty that they could rescue those who were still alive. After the distress signal, Levi and the others waited while continuing their search and rescue mission. Soon after, a reply came from the higher-ups telling them to wait for the professional rescue team to arrive before working together to rescue the survivors. The mission was very complicated, but Levi and the others were cooperative with the professional rescue team. Their heart lit up with joy seeing two survivors getting rescued but little did they know, worse news awaited them. After the rescuers entered the ship cabin, they saw many dead bodies laid in front of them. It was heartbreaking, but they did not let this slow them down. Everyone did their best to rescue as many survivors as they could, and also broug
After returning, Levi immediately used his own connections to have some supplies prepared. Of course, the biggest help was Julien, who had access to Rovio. Although Rovio had already made significant donations during the rescue operation, they were nothing to an enterprise like Rovio which often did charity. Upon hearing that Levi was going to visit the victims' families, Julien contributed his donation and also paid for a large sum of goods with just a simple wave of his hand. Seeing a car full of goods, Levi rang Julien up, "Julien, thank you for helping me!" Julien deadpanned, "I'm helping the family members of the deceased, not you. Do I need you to say thank you?" Levi replied, "I won't be thanking you then. I'm hanging up." He was often mad at Julien for bullying him since childhood. Although they had grown up together, he was still unable to be rid of the trauma of Julien's bullying completely. Before hanging up the phone, Julien added, "We're
Monique wasn't married and had never held such a young child before. When Levi handed the child to her, she seemed to be a little helpless, but she could not refuse holding such an innocent and lovely baby. She clumsily took the child that Levi handed over, then carefully held her in her arms as she comforted her gently, "Baby, don't cry. Mommy and Daddy are with you. We can't bear to leave you alone!" Monique was loud, boisterous, and always dressed androgynously in the army. This was the first time Levi had seen her so gentle. His gaze stayed on her face for a few seconds. Suddenly, deep within him, he felt that she had very delicate facial features. If she had dressed more femininely, she would have caught his attention... Levi was shocked by his thoughts. He quickly shook his head hard to shake these thoughts that should not exist off. Not only did the baby stop crying in Monique's embrace, she even laughed. She once again mumbled, "Mommy..." Monique held th
Mia had been busy since the early morning when she found out that Levi was coming home. She didn't know how to cook, but because she wanted Levi to enjoy a home-cooked meal personally prepared by her, she took it very seriously. She managed to prepare a few decent dishes after a whole afternoon of hard work. The dishes were served, but Levi was not home yet. Mia looked out the door a couple of times but he was yet to return. She looked at Neil impatiently and said, "Neil, do you think that brat Levi isn't coming home after all?" "He called earlier not long ago and said that he would be back soon," Neil replied. Mia peeked her head out and looked at the door again. "But why do I still not see him?" "He doesn't have a pair of wings, it takes some time for him to get home. So why don't just come sit down and have some tea with me?" Mia glared at Neil with displeasure and said, "If Levi didn't look so much like you, I wouldn't believe that he is your child. Yo
The three of them happily walked back into their home. Mia hurriedly served the dishes onto the dining table. She looked at Levi with a look of anticipation. She was dying for him to compliment her cooking sincerely. "Levi, wash your hands and come try my cooking," Mia said. "Okay, I'll try it." Levi forked up a piece of meat and put it into his mouth. He tasted it, and his first thought was to spit it out. He made eye contact with his mother and kept it in. He smiled as he swallowed the piece of meat. The truth was that he wasn't new to this dish. Normally, chefs would add ingredients to make the meat more tender. It would be delicious! On the other hand, looking at his mother's stewed meat, she must have misjudged the intensity of the fire while preparing the dish. The meat was overcooked and hard to chew, as if it were rubber. "Levi, my stewed meat isn't bad, right?" Mia asked joyfully as she saw Levi taking a huge bite. She figured that her cooking must have
It had been a while since he had seen his girlfriends. Levi found it odd himself how he hadn't contacted them the moment he was back. If his mother didn't bring it up, he had almost forgotten about it. "Mom, did they leave their names?" Mia tugged on his ear and said, "You naughty boy, it's time for you to be less flirty. Find a girl that you like and get married. Stop thinking about another girl when you already have one in your arms. Being this type of man will only hurt others and also yourself. You'd better think it through." Levi dodged and replied, "Mom, to tell you the truth, I have never understood my father, my uncle or even my cousins. How were they willing to put their wonderful lives into one woman's hands so early? There are so many more years to life, but they settled for looking at the ageing face of one same woman. How can people endure that?" Mia couldn't help herself from hitting Levi's head with her spoon. "Do you know that only a typical douchebag
...... 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