When Levi regained his consciousness, he was already in a hospital in Chatterton Town. Julien, whom he hadn't seen for a very long time, had paid a visit. Julien sat beside his bed and accompanied him. After a long silence, he couldn't resist asking, "You're awake but you aren't talking. Levi, this doesn't seem like you." Levi thought of Ronald with a heavy heart and responded gravely, "People change." "All humans die eventually, just that some go sooner than others. Your comrade died with honor and would be respected by everyone. You should be proud of him," Julien comforted him. "Julien, you are so heartless. He's dead. How could you say it so carefreely?" Levi sat up abruptly and bellowed. However, he realized that he had gone too far. Julien was merely stating the truth. That's right, Ronald had already passed away. What was the point of grieving? Would Ronald come back alive? No! Those who survived should live on and treasure th
Julien knew that Levi would not fall for Vanessa. However, men were usually more prone to jealousy when it came to the woman they loved. He heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing Levi's answer. He chuckled. "Think carefully. Who have you ever fallen in love with?" "I have fallen in love with many women. For instance, those beautiful ex-girlfriends of mine." Upon hearing Julien's question, Monique's face appeared in his mind. He dismissed the thought immediately, but he could not think of anyone else. At this moment, Levi couldn't even remember what his ex-girlfriends look like. Julien was right. There were a lot of attractive women in the world but there was only one girl he had feelings for regardless of her physical appearance. Ever since Julien met Vanessa, he was head over heels for her no matter what she did. Julien prodded him. "You're thinking of Monique?" Levi was reluctant to admit his feelings, but he still gave a curt nod. "Why did I thin
"Young Master Brown, let me give you a word of advice. A man should always be honest about his feelings. Otherwise, you'll suffer in the future." Vanessa poured a glass of water for him and added, "In fact, I was eavesdropping outside just now." This did not bother Levi. Julien did not mind either. After Vanessa handed the glass to Levi, Julien stretched out his hands and hugged her from behind. "Since when have you become an eavesdropper? It's not a good habit. You should get rid of it!" Vanessa had a sudden thought. She said, "I didn't want to eavesdrop. Monique happened to be outside when I arrived. I joined her so that she wouldn't be embarrassed and accidentally overhear the conversation between you two." Pffttt! Upon hearing what she said, Levi choked and sprayed water all over the ground. "What? What did you just say? Monique was eavesdropping outside? She overheard what I said?" Vanessa shrugged with an assumed air of indifference. "You don't like
Monique's heart sank when she saw Levi's indifference to her. She was about to leave when she remembered something that she wanted to tell him, "We have brought Ronald's body back to his hometown for burial. His parents are being taken care of. Don't worry." At the mention of Ronald, Levi became slightly agitated. He lifted his head but averted his gaze when their eyes met. He said calmly, "Thank you for your help! Ronald can finally rest in peace." Monique responded, "We are also Ronald's comrades. It's our duty. You don't have to thank me." Levi did not respond. Monique felt uneasy, wondering why he was acting distant all of a sudden again. "Levi, my apologies. I should have told you in advance before coming. I did not disturb you, didn't I?" She asked tentatively. Her heart raced as she was a little nervous. She was afraid that Levi was annoyed with her sudden appearance... Levi was flustered and restless. He knew very well that he had feelings tow
Levi's expression triggered her. It seemed that he was under the delusion that she was head over heels for him. Monique was amused. She smirked. "Young Master Brown, you are really arrogant. Just because I gave you a bunch of flowers, you think that I like you? How preposterous!" Levi stared at her and started to doubt himself again. For reasons unknown, the more he looked at her, the more he felt that she was indeed attractive. He must have gone mad. No! He could not go on like this and had to resolve the issue. "No matter what are your intentions, get out now. I don't wish to see you now. Next time, don't come alone ever again." Levi couldn't wait for her to leave, and Monique had no intentions to stay. She forced a smile and said, "Young Master Brown, take good care of yourself. We will wait for your return. I sincerely hope that you can recover as soon as possible. Don't die by accident!" Once she left the room, her smile faltered. She hated hersel
"Hey, stay away from me". She reeked of liquor and sweat, and he wrinkled his nose in disgust. His eyes fleeted over the crowd and he caught sight of a woman standing quietly in the corner. He urged, "Baby, come over and talk to me." "Young Master Brown, I miss you so much. I miss you every single day. Without you, I don't even know what I can do." Tears trickled down her cheeks as the woman moaned. Levi's heart went out to her. "Oh, my baby, don't cry. You are making my heart ached." He almost leapt with joy upon finding a beautiful woman who made his heart skip a beat. He wrapped his arms around her and patted her back gently. "Baby, don't cry, don't cry. I'll come to see you every day after I have recovered." Finally, he could get her out of his head. However, to his chagrin, when he glanced at the woman in his arms, he saw Monique's face. She looked up at him and smiled in an eerie way as if she was challenging him to admit his feelings for her, that she would de
As soon as he heard her name, Levi's anger spiked. "Julien, you have gone against me ever since you were a child. You said that on purpose to irk me, didn't you?" Julien chortled and replied, "Well, I will not mention her name in front of you in the future. Will that be all right for you?" Levi retorted, "You better keep your words." That scoundrel! Julien knew perfectly well that Monique was driving Levi nuts. Julien then added, "Alright, just wait for a moment. Those pretty ladies are coming to accompany you very soon!" ...... Not long after, a striking woman appeared in Levi's ward. She was extremely gorgeous. At first glance, she took his breath away. Once he set eyes on her, he chided himself for thinking that his girlfriends were pretty previously. They were nothing compared to the gorgeous lady standing in front of him at present. Her beauty was out of this world. Levi's heart skipped a beat upon seeing her, and
Her words rang true. Levi knew that his father really enjoyed his mother's company. However, the thought that he would have the same fate as Neil one day frightened him. In other words, Levi was still unsure about his feelings towards Monique. "Young Master Brown, I have already done my best. Only you can decide what path you want to take. Nobody can help you with this matter." Marilyn finished her sentence and left before Levi could make a response. "Why is falling in love so troublesome?!" Levi sighed in annoyance." He used to hang out with lots of beautiful women and regarded them as his girlfriends. Whenever he was in high spirits, he would ask them out and whenever he was upset, they would accompany him. Life was much easier back then. When he needed them, they would appear. Nevertheless, they've never interfered with his personal life. Life was peaceful until he met Monique. He kept thinking of her no matter what he did and he was no longer interested in othe
...... 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