"All right, let's end today's meeting. Everyone, please rest early." Jayden looked up after finishing his work and happened to meet Silvia's burning gaze. He couldn't help but smile. "Is there anything on my face?" "Well, there really is something. " Silvia suddenly leaned forward and gave him a peck on the cheek. "Now it's gone. " Jayden chuckled. "You're so cheeky." He resisted the urge to kiss her back for fear that it would go out of control and he would suffer in the end. Silvia saw through his actions. It made her heart ached to see him resisting his desires for her. She said apologetically, "Jayden, it must have been tough for you for the past few months." Jayden failed to grasp the true meaning behind her words. He stood up after switching off the computer and responded, "Work is also a part of my life. What's tough about it?" "I'm not talking to you about work..." Unsure whether Jayden was toying with her or he really didn't understand what
The passionate kiss ended abruptly and Silvia was left feeling at a loss. When she regained her senses, Jayden was already standing quite a distance away from her. She wrapped herself with a blanket as she was in a disheveled state before she demanded, "Jayden, what's wrong? Why did you stop all of a sudden?" "Go to sleep first, I'll go back to my room and take a shower." Jayden turned around and walked towards the door. When he reached the door, he stopped and glanced at her. "Silvia, I warn you. If you dare to mess around again in the future, I'll definitely teach you a lesson." Silvia's lips pouted slightly as she said pitifully, "So, you stopped suddenly because you want to punish me?" Of course it was not to punish her. She might not know how difficult it was for him to stop, but he had to for fear of hurting her and their child. In order not to let Silvia provoke desire in him again, Jayden asked with a grim face, "Are you aware of your mistake now?"
The fierce wind howled like a ghost, blowing out the only torch in their hands. Cecil was so frightened that she hugged Monique tightly. "Monique, we can't see anything now. What should we do?" Monique responded calmly, "Cecil, don't panic. Just follow me. I'm familiar with that road. I can take you there without a torch." Cecil had been with Monique for the entire afternoon the day before. When did Monique know about the cave mentioned by Levi? She asked doubtfully, "Monique, have you seen that cave before?" Levi knew that Monique did not know about the cave's existence, and she said this just to reassure the others. She was quick-witted and was an outstanding soldier indeed. He praised silently in his heart. He chimed in, "When I saw the cave the day before, I told tomboy. She also knows the existence of the cave." After hearing Levi's response, Cecil heaved a sigh of relief. "Fortunately, you guys know about the cave. Otherwise, I will b
Levi knew very well that the longer the poison remained in her body, the more deadly it would be. Without hesitation, he cut the wound open. The incision was about three centimeters long on her calf. Dark purple blood gushed from the cut, but it was thick, and blood flow was restricted. Levi applied constant pressure to her leg to improve the blood flow. "Monique, I have seen all sorts of women in my life, but I have never seen anyone as foolish as you." "If there was a choice, nobody in their right mind would opt to act tough and keep everything to themselves," she said wistfully. Since the wound was not treated immediately, the venom had reached the general circulation via absorption through the lymph and blood vessels. At first, she didn't experience any pain, just a little numbness and slight tingling of the skin, but gradually, the pain exacerbated. Once they arrived at the cave and she felt that a huge weight had been lifted off her shoulders, the pain shot up her leg
Seeing that Levi was agitated, Monique asked, "Young Master Brown, I didn't seem to have provoked you, did I? Why do you look like you want to gobble me up in anger?" Levi gritted his teeth. "Yeah, right. You didn't provoke me. I'm just overthinking!" Why on earth did he help her? He should have just let her die of poison. Monique looked around and saw herself lying on the quilts. "Levi, did you tell Cecil and Ronald that I was bitten by a snake?" "Don't tell me that you still wish to keep it a secret from us," Cecil chimed in, holding a grilled fish in her hands. "Monique, why are you so silly? Do you really consider Ronald and I as useless brats?" Monique shifted awkwardly and said, "I didn't mean that. I just don't want you guys to worry about me." Cecil knew that Monique concealed the truth from them because she didn't want to frighten them. She was just teasing her. "You must be famished. Eat some fish first. Don't be so silly in the future. Let
At the mention of her name, Levi's anger spiked. "Don't mention that ungrateful brat." "It looks like I have hit the nail on the head. You are flustered and embarrassed." Ronald chuckled. "Young Master Brown, don't tell me that you have fallen for her?" If Levi wasn't keenly interested in Monique, he would not have held her in his arms the night before when she was unconscious for fear that she would catch a cold. He noticed that Levi was exhausted and wanted to lend a hand, but Levi shot him a warning stare before shifting his gaze back to Monique again. It seemed that Levi was staring at something precious to him when he looked at Monique. At that instant, Ronald realised that Levi had fallen for Monique. However, Levi didn't seem to realize his feelings for Monique. He declared, "Ronald, mark my words. If I fall in love with Monique, I will experience erectile dysfunction for the rest of my life." Ronald felt th
Seeing the pheasant, Ronald did not get his hopes up. In a forest full of weeds, it was an arduous task for two men to catch a winged pheasant. It wasn't just difficult; it was near impossible. However, just as Ronald was pondering the matter, Levi suddenly lunged forward as quick as a flash. Ronald's head was still in a whirl when Levi succeeded in catching the pheasant. "Holy sh*t!" That was the power of love! To think that Young Master Brown will willingly throw himself into catching pheasants for Monique's sake. If news of this spread, it would be hot gossip among their teammates. Ronald was stunned by Levi's bravery. He was at loss of words for a few minutes until Levi flung the pheasant into his hands. "Kill the pheasant and roast it for Monique. Don't mention that it was caught by me." Ronald grinned and teased, "Young Master Brown, you're the one who caught the pheasant, it will not be a good idea for me to take the credit. If you are conc
Levi flung the pheasant on the ground and left. He was indeed enraged. To Cecil and Ronald, Levi's rage reaffirmed the fact that he had non-platonic feelings for Monique. Cecil and Ronald exchanged glances and Cecil urged, "Monique, Young Master Brown seems furious. You'd better calm him down." Monique looked embarrassed. "Calm him down? Are you kidding me? Both of you are well aware that we don't get along. I will only piss him off." Ronald insisted, "However, you are the reason he blew a fuse. Besides, he was on edge for the entire morning thanks to you." "What does it have to do with me..." Monique's voice faltered. It seemed that she was the cause. "Oh well, I'll talk to him, but I'm not sure if I can calm him down." Cecil shoved her in the direction Levi left and urged, "Go ahead. We'll roast the pheasant in the meantime. It'll be ready once you guys return." …… Monique knew that if it wasn't for Levi, she would have lost her l
...... 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