In Chatterton Town. In a graveyard. "Salute!" As the deep and somber male voice sounded, all the people present raised their hands and did a military salute. It was the highest honor for their heroes. After the ceremony. Having put on a strong front for such a long time, Mia finally couldn't hold herself back anymore. Tears rolled down her face. Her body went weak and she slumped down with a thud. She wanted to ask Levi how he could bear to leave her alone. However, her heart ached so much that she couldn't even utter a single word although it was on the tip of her tongue. Neil tried to pull her up but she shook off his arm as soon as he touched her. Neil wanted to say something else, but he too could not say a word. He only felt a wave of bitterness surging out of his heart. He could only swallow it back into his stomach. Levi was the only son he had with Mia, the son she gave birth to for him after ten months of pregnancy. He stil
"Levi, no..." "Monique, wake up! Wake up!" Vivian called out. The moment she went into the house, she saw Monique waving her hands around, screaming and crying. She knew that Monique was dreaming in her sleep again. Five days ago, Monique caught a high fever after hearing that Levi was missing. The fever persisted for a few days. She was in and out of consciousness. It wasn't until the afternoon on that day that Monique's fever subsided a little. Her condition had become much more stable than it was a few days ago. Seeing that Monique's condition was improving, Vivian, who had stayed by Monique's side for a few days, went out to buy some daily necessities. She only went out for half an hour and this scene greeted her again the moment she came back. Monique was in a terrible state, making Vivian anxious and distressed. She took a paper towel to wipe away Monique's tears hurriedly and said, "Monique, wake up! Wake up! This is a nightmare. Everything will be
However, the dream was too real. It was so real that even when Monique breathed, she could feel the pain. "Monique, dreams are the opposite of reality. If something bad happens in your dream, it just means that something good is coming your way in real life." Brenda held Monique's hand tightly. "But no matter if it's good or bad, we have to face it bravely. Life is a process of growth and the only way to grow is through experiences. As the saying goes, after every storm comes a rainbow." It was a common saying; Monique has heard of it. Although she understood it, the situation was different. It was easy to give advice to others, but when it was happening to oneself, it seemed so hopeless. Monique was the same. It was true she was a soldier, but she was also an ordinary girl who had feelings. The man she loved had gone missing trying to save her. How could she not be worried or upset? Of course, Brenda understood exactly how Monique felt. She had experienced many
"Aunt Mia..." Countless emotions surged into Monique's heart. She had so many things she wanted to say, but when she opened her mouth, no words came out. "I'm fine. Don't worry about me." In fact, Monique didn't need to say too much, Mia could see what she was trying to say from her eyes. She raised her hand and stroked Monique's head. She smiled and said, "Even if the result isn't what we wanted, life still goes on. You have to understand that the sun will still rise every day, it won't change for anyone." "Aunt Mia..." Monique grabbed Mia's hand. She was feeling really emotional and she wanted to speak. But under Mia's gaze, she swallowed all her words back down again. She thought that Mia had come to give her hope. However, she realized that even Mia was expecting the worst for Levi. Mia patted Monique's hand and said, "I still have some business to attend to today, so I'll leave first. Rest well. I'll come see you again another day." Even a
"Mia..." Neil called Mia as he always did. It was so familiar and for some reason it took every ounce of his energy to utter that word. "Gee..." Mia laughed lightly. "Colonel Brown, are you calling me by my name to give me an order? Whatever order it is, please answer my question first." "Levi is also my son, my only son. He was in your belly for ten months and you gave birth to him for me." Neil almost roared out these words. Mia's question made him want to strangle her to death. Did she not know by now what kind of person he was? However, when his anger met with Mia's sad gaze, it couldn't help but disappear. The only thing left in his heart was tenderness towards her. He slowly softened his tone and said, "Give me a bit of time, I will give you a satisfactory answer." "Neil!" Mia looked at him and called out his name in a gentle voice as if she was calling out to a lover. But at the same time, her tone was tainted with anger and hatred as if she was spe
Since Julien took over Rovio, Kevin rarely took part in managing the company. His favorite pastime was accompanying Karen to tour around the world. The two of them enjoyed their life as a couple. Although Kevin wasn't usually in charge, he still held some power. The juniors were all very polite to him. Often, a single sentence from him was enough to shut other people up. As long as Karen cooperated with him, anything else he did came easily. He looked at the children, and his tone was still calm. "Remember to ask your men to pay more attention. As long as we can get Levi back, it doesn't matter even if we have to give up all of Rovio." It was such a big decision to trade Rovio, but Kevin said it so casually as if he was making small talk with his children after dinner. Not just that, everyone present did not show any anger or dissatisfaction to his comment. Because to them, Levi was very important as well. If they lost Rovio, they could always build
"Today is our wedding. There are many guests outside who came to witness our happiness." Levi held Monique in his arms and said in a low voice, "Silly girl, don't doubt yourself. I'm really back." "Yes, you are." Monique slightly raised her head and saw the affection in his eyes. This was how she remembered him, but she kept feeling like it wasn't real. Ten days ago, she returned to her dormitory after training as usual. The moment she opened the door, she saw a figure's back facing her. It was the figure that she had been thinking of day and night. "Levi!" She called out his name, but no sound came out. Perhaps she was hallucinating again. This wasn't the first time she had seen' Levi return in the past few days. Whenever she approached him, he would always suddenly disappear. No matter how she shouted, he would not respond to her. At this moment, the figure slowly turned around and his gentle eyes fixed on her. "Tomboy, I'm back safely." His voice,
Introduction to the new story: Adrienne Carter accidentally slept with the sc*mbag, Jefferson Hefner. The next day, he said domineeringly, "Since we've already slept together, marry me. I promise to treasure you forever." She felt too threatened by him, so she had no choice but to agree. On the same day, they went to register their marriage. On the first night after they got married, he brutally kicked her off the bed. She glared at him, but he didn't even open his eyes. He said insincerely, "I'm sorry! I've never slept with a woman before, so I'm still not used to it!" Adrienne was so angry that she gritted her teeth and complained inwardly, "So much for treasuring me!" Much later on, she found out that this sc*mbag actually had another shocking identity! ...... The main story: A disfigured corpse lay in a bright red pool of blood. The corpse could not be identified as male or female. The body parts were scattered around the
...... 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