In the past few days, the temperature had dropped a little, and the weather was cooling in the autumn. The days in Chatterton Town were looking up. The autumn wind was cooling, and the family was harmonious. Kyle's family was in a good mood. It would be a waste to stay at home on such a good day. On the weekend, Mama Kyle organized everyone to go for an outing. The destination was Ocean Behae Villa, which had beautiful scenery and was suitable for vacation. More importantly, it was their own property. It was convenient for them to stay there, and they could stay for as long as they wanted. Moreover. they didn't have to pay for it. Just as the whole family was about to leave, Kevin Kyle received a phone call, saying that he had something important to deal with in person, so he let everyone go first, and he would meet them later. Karen Daly held Little Karen's hand and kept turning her head at each step. After a distance, she ran back again, "Kevin, wh
Kevin Kyle could not help but chuckle when he saw Karen Daly being so worried, he said, "It was hard to make an appointment with that person. He promised to see me today, he may change his mind tomorrow, so I have to see him today." Karen Daly said, "Hasn't it always been someone else trying to meet you but failing to do so? When did the tables turn?" Again, who was Kevin Kyle? He was the big boss of Rovio. Many had fought hard to meet him but they did not necessarily succeed even if they had exhausted all their efforts. Karen really couldn't figure out who that person was. If Kevin had wanted to see him, how could that person still show attitude? Kevin smiled and said, "There would always be a few people who matter to me." Indeed, he could meet almost anyone if he wanted to. The reason why he put down his stance to meet that person was that that person was related to Karen. He had always cared more about things that were related to Karen. As t
Since it was an undeveloped island, there were no paved roads, and mostly you would find simple walking paths that were once paved by explorers. There was a flourishing jungle everywhere on the island. The trees were very tall and you could hear the sounds of insects chirping and animals calling. The rustling sound... It made Karen Daly think of the reptiles that she was most afraid of. She was so startled by the sound that she stopped moving and had goosebumps. Kevin put his arm around Karen Daly's waist and asked playfully, "What are you thinking about?" Karen shook her head. "I can't tell you." In the past, her mother lived by the principles of Murphy's Law. Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong... So she'd better keep her fears buried deep down and try not to think about it, or jinx it. Kevin Kyle knew her fears very well but her reactions were still very funny to him. He took a step forward and squatted, "Come up!" "Where?"
When Kevin Kyle thought that the other party might be Herbert Ken, he didn't think too deeply into the complexity of the matter, so it was so easy for him to fall into his trap. At this time, the sea breeze blew, and the branches and bushes on the island were gradually blown away. Taking this opportunity, Kevin ran through the forest with Karen Daly in tow. He was less worried about being followed or tracked down. They rushed out of the jungle, and soon they reached a steep cliff. Beneath the tall and steep cliff was the sea. If they were not careful, they might lose their balance and fall down. Then, Kevin got an idea. He immediately took off one of his shoes and hung it on a branch on the edge of the cliff. Then, he scattered some twigs and leaves around the cliff, creating an illusion that someone had fallen from here. Kevin assured Karen gently, "Karen, don't worry, just follow my lead. I will take you out of here in one piece." Karen said, "Let'
Karen Daly was kneeling on the ground in front of two small trees. She knew that the attackers were behind her but they hadn't noticed her yet since she was blocked by the trees. However, if they continued to move forward and see past the trees, Karen would be in danger. Kevin Kyle was still hanging on the cliff and trying to go further down. If he was startled or he missed his balance, he would plunge off the cliff. At the thought of the many possibilities of things going wrong, Karen's heartbeat was beating very fast and she froze in fear. Karen bit her lips tightly. No matter what, she had to ensure Kevin's safety. She needed to make sure that he could get down safe. "Karen, there is a small cave below, probably shaped by the sea tides." Kevin's voice interrupted Karen's anxious thoughts, "Well, hide in there first. I'll be right down." The attackers were approaching the end of the cliff, they would definitely notice her soon. Karen kn
As the attackers saw Kevin Kyle standing so close behind them and looking extremely fierce, they almost dropped the guns off their hands. Kevin stood so close behind them, but they didn't even hear him walking at all. If Kevin didn't make a sound, they might not even notice him. If they didn't notice Kevin's presence, they would have been ambushed at any time. However, Kevin did not attack them by surprise. Instead, he wanted them to know that he was behind them. Did Kevin think too highly of himself, or did he look down on their skills? They had guns in their hands, and Kevin was unarmed. Did he want to fight them with his bare hands? The hooligan reacted very quickly. He wanted to shoot Kevin with his gun, but Kevin's reaction was way faster than him. Kevin disarmed him by kicking his wrist with his leg. The gun was kicked away while the hooligan groaned in pain. As soon as Karen Daly saw the gun being disarmed, she grabbed it quickly. Now, Karen w
"There... there are more?" Karen Daly stammered. She got so worried at the thought that there might be more traps. She foolishly thought that there were only two people chasing after them, so as long as they died, Kevin Kyle would be safe. It turned out that she was too foolish and innocent. She could only see the surface and did not analyze it deeper. "Yes," Kevin answered softly. He grabbed Karen's waist tightly and guided her forward. "No matter how many people there are, you just need to follow me and not run away again." As long as Karen was fine, Kevin can deal with all the problems calmly. If anything happened to Karen, Kevin would be lost. His anger finally subsided. He slowed down a lot and tried his best to watch after Karen's pace. As they were walking, Karen felt a sharp pain, she felt something bite her ankle. She looked down and saw a snake gliding into the bush. It was raining. There was a dead-end in front of them, and they were
Kevin Kyle looked really handsome when he smiled. Karen Daly was always mesmerized by him. If Karen had to describe Kevin's smile, she would say how his smile would put everything around him to shame. He seldom smiled when she saw him for the first time. He would only move the corners of his mouth slightly and refrain himself from smiling widely. No one could tell if he was really smiling. For a long time, Karen thought Kevin was a serious and tense person who didn't like to smile, or that he wouldn't even laugh! After that, she realized that he had always been carrying too many responsibilities on his shoulder. He was used to numbing his emotions to get through every day. When he took off his mask, he was just like a big child, especially how he was afraid of taking medicine whenever he fell sick, and how he was afraid of needles. Sometimes, Kevin was so childish that he would get jealous of even the smallest things. He was afraid that his daughter
...... 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