...... 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
"Karen, this is my bank card, and the password is 131224. You can use it to buy anything necessary." A few hours later, Karen was still thinking about what her new husband had said when he handed her a bank card in the morning. Honestly, she knew very little about her husband. Apart from the fact that his name was Kevin Kyle, she knew nothing else about him, not even who his family members were. Karen did not know where she got the courage to marry a man she had only met twice. Ten days ago, with the help of Faye Reed, her best friend, Karen met Kevin for the first time on a blind date. She had no hope. After all, she had been hurt three years earlier, and she no longer had the right to be critical but resigned herself to being chosen. She was 15 minutes early on the day of the blind date. Since she didn't have any good qualities, she could only do better in other aspects, hoping to leave a good impression. If she could marry a
"Yes." The employees of the Public Relations Department, who were assigned temporarily to support this reception, responded in unison. Emma's eyes finally fell on Karen again. "Karen, I heard that you are the top employee in the Sales Department. You will be with the new boss later and be responsible for him. You don't have to worry about other things." Karen nodded, but Madonna, another employee of the Public Relations Department, gloated and said, "Karen, if our new boss is still single, would you seize the chance to get close to him?" It was actually not easy to get close to the new boss. Everyone knew that it would be a difficult job. No one wanted to pick it up, so Karen took the job. Emma stared at Madonna with a straight face and said, "What happens today will highly affect our future. Be serious." After being scolded by Emma, no one made a sound. They took in a quiet breath and put on their best behavior. It was not Emma's fault
Karen returned to the Sales department office and heard her colleagues discussing the new boss. Everyone had something to say as if they knew the new boss very well. When her colleague, May Lily, saw her, she hurried over and said, "Karen, you're so lucky to be the first one working side by side with the boss." Karen smiled faintly and said, "It's all just work. Even though we were side by side, it still just worked. If you think you can work well with the boss, you can ask our manager to send you to work for the boss in the future." May quickly waved her hand and said, "Although our new boss is handsome and charming, I don't have the guts to approach him, given his eyes and charisma." "The new boss will be coming over for a routine inspection. Go back to your positions and do what you're supposed to!" Sunnie Olsen, the manager of the sales department, walked into the office, reprimanding his subordinates. The new boss was coming to ins
"I..." Kevin moved his thin lips but said nothing. His eyes showed a hint of incomprehensible depth beneath the golden glasses. He stared at Karen's back and thought for a few seconds, then he turned and walked to the study room. In the past three years, Karen had rented a room for herself and lived alone. She was very good at making some home-cooked dishes. Soon, two dishes and soup were served on the table. "Kevin, it's time to eat." Karen knocked on the door of the study room carefully and gently pushed the door open when she did not hear a reply. Kevin was making a phone call in the study. He said, "Take care of these things. You don't have to report everything to me." After that, he hung up the phone immediately. The moment he looked up, he met Karen's eyes and asked coldly, "What's the matter?" "Time to eat," Karen smiled and did not dare to look at him. "I'll be there in a second." His tone was indifferent as usual. The t
However, she felt that she was not yet ready to accept him. Thinking of this, she felt her heart beat faster, and it was difficult for her to breathe. It took her half an hour to get out of the bathroom. She found a set of long-sleeved pajamas and wrapped herself up tightly. When she returned to the room and did not see Kevin there, she could not help but sigh in relief. However, before she could breathe normally, Kevin came into the room again. There was a faint smell of smoke on his body. He had probably gone to the balcony to smoke. He did not hide his smoking, but considerately did not smoke when she was around him. "Go to sleep." Kevin went towards the bed and lay on the right side of the bed, leaving the left side to Karen. "Oh, okay..." Karen was so nervous that her tongue was tied up, and her palms were sweating. She climbed onto the bed from the other side and lay down on his left. The big bed was two meters wid
Gossip was a terrifying thing. It was something that Karen had experienced firsthand. If the company's colleagues had seen her going to work in the new boss's car, she would be slashed to death by all kinds of rumors. So, when Kevin asked her to go to work with him in his car, she shook her head and refused without thinking. Although she didn't take his car, they arrived at the company at almost the same time. Karen and a group of people were waiting for the elevator. Kevin, surrounded by two special assistants, walked to his exclusive elevator as the company's boss. She wanted to pretend not to see him, but she felt that it was inappropriate to ignore him completely. So she followed suit when the group of people around her greeted politely, "Director Kevin, good morning!" "Good morning," Kevin answered indifferently. He glanced around and stepped into the elevator, turning his back on them coldly. Kevin's indifference did not r
Walking out of the restaurant, Karen looked around guiltily. She was relieved after looking around and did not see anyone she knew. She had just eaten lunch with her husband, and now she was worried that others would see her. When she thought about it, she felt that it seemed ridiculous. Karen sighed helplessly. If she had known that Kevin would become the new boss of Innovative Tech, would she have married him so quickly? Karen could not think of an answer, so she didn't want to think too much about it. Back at the office, she received a notice from the department manager. He had requested several colleagues who were in charge of Star Glow Corporation's bid to begin preparations. The boss would like to see a brief of this project in the afternoon. Star Glow was a game-developing company and also a subsidiary of Gook Corp, a famous conglomerate. Gook Corp was one of the largest businesses in the country. Even if they wanted to work with
...... 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