"You don't understand." Herbert Ken shook his head, still reluctant to come out from under the desk. Instead of letting his daughter see his ghastly face now, he would rather die alone. Let her continue to believe that he had died many years ago so that she would always remember the positive, heroic image of him. He wanted to be her eternal hero! He was a coward now. The thought of his daughter's possibly frightened look, and her contempt if she were to see him this way, made him afraid of confronting her. Just like in the recent days, he had watched her from a distance and guarded her. He was contented as long as she was safe and healthy. But that wasn't enough for him after all. When he watched her from afar, he wanted to hear her voice. When he heard her voice, he wanted to hug her. It was part of being human, we would never be satisfied with the status quo. Whenever a wish gets fulfilled, we would immediately create a new wish to hope
In the past, he had hovered at the edge of life and death for more than once. A wrong step, would send him into the abyss and he would be doomed forever. In order to survive and to see his child again, Herbert Ken gritted his teeth and found his way back step by step. He had suffered for so many years but the moment he saw his own child and heard her voice, all the past sufferings became worthwhile. He had asked himself before, if this was really worth it. At the same time, he gave himself a very firm answer. It's worth it! "Dad, as long as we don't say anything about Mia's kidnapping, no one will know about it." For the sake of his family, George decided to be selfish and conceal the crime. Karen was now a member of the Kyle family. If she knew that Mia's kidnapper was her own father, how could she face the Kyle family? Therefore, he had to find a good cosmetic surgeon as soon as possible and help his father restore his face so that his
Karen Daly called Kevin Kyle in the afternoon. After he said that he was busy with his work, she did not call him again. She didn't call him again because she didn't want to distract his work, not because she didn't care. However, every time she would wait for him to return at home. It was like this every time, there was no exception. Therefore, Kevin would go home no matter how late it was. How could he bear to let Karen wait for him the whole night? When he saw the lights in the bedroom, the tiredness he felt from a whole day of work disappeared in an instant. The corners of his mouth turned upwards slightly, and his pace quickened. He wished to appear in front of Karen quickly. When Kevin walked to the door of the main house, Karen was also walking towards him. She was wearing some pink cartoon pajamas, which was matching with Little Karen's. The dim light shone on her face, making her look alluring. "Why aren't you sleeping yet?" He a
"Right, you're useless!" Instead of persuading Karen Daly, Kevin Kyle played along with her. Karen pressed her lips together and was about to cry. "I have just coaxed Little Karen to sleep. Do you want me to coax you too?" Kevin held her in his arms and said gently, "You're silly, you don't even know that you're the source of my strength." There was no need for her to do anything. All she needed to do was to stay by his side, and this would give him the strength to do anything. "No, I'm not!" She thought she often was childish in front of Kevin, yet Kevin saw her with such significance, Karen felt a little embarrassed. Kevin smiled and said, "Yes or no, it's up to me." Karen got even more embarrassed. She escaped from his arms and went to fetch his clothes. "Go take a shower. I'll get your pajamas." Kevin pulled her back and said, "You can rest first. I'll do it myself." Karen insisted, "I'll help you." Kevin raised his eyebrows and said
Kevin took a few steps forward and held Karen. He said worriedly, "Karen, what's wrong? Let's go to the hospital to get a check-up." "Don't worry, I'm fine..." As soon as she spoke, Karen's stomach churned again. She covered her mouth and wanted to vomit again. However, when she did, nothing came out. "Have some water." Kevin took a bottle of mineral water and opened it before handing it to Karen. After taking two sips of water, her stomach got a little better, but the nausea didn't disappear. After a few seconds of rest, she wanted to vomit again. "I'm fine." Looking at Kevin's worried eyes, she tried her best to hold her pain back and gave him a reassuring smile. She didn't want him to worry about her. However, she felt really unwell. She began to vomit again and broke out in cold sweat. "Let's go to the hospital." Kevin did not care if Karen agreed or not, so he grabbed her by the waist and picked her up. After getting into the car, he ordered the
As soon as Director Kevin spoke, York followed his words. He really sealed off the ladies' restroom and stood guard outside. Karen Daly pouted her lips helplessly. She couldn't speak anymore. She knew Kevin Kyle was stubborn and persistent with his words. Kevin won the fight and went into the ladies' room with Karen. There was a big sign lettered "LADIES" by the door, but Kevin was not embarrassed at all. He was shameless, but Karen was shy. She stood at the door, bashful, unwilling to go in. "Well, wait for me out here then. I can go in alone." Kevin looked at her and said casually, "Do you want me to help you?" Karen, "..." "Ah! Ah! Ah!" What kind of man was he. She really wanted to teach him a lesson on boundaries and have him understand her embarassment. It was just a urine test. It's such a menial task. Karen stared at him fiercely. She was helpless. Normally, Kevin would give way to Karen's requests, bu
Looking at the DNA report in his hand, Kevin asked with his deep voice, "Have you found out where Herbert Ken is?" Nick Black explained, "We found out that Wilis had worked with him before, but we couldn't find any proofs of contact between them currently, so we don't know where he is now." Kevin put the report down and spoke seriously, "Keep looking for him. The sooner, the better. And I need him safe, so don't let anything happen to him." Nick added, "Director Kevin, I'm still a little worried." Kevin asked, "What are you worried about?" Nick looked at him and responded cautiously, "Previously, when Wilis set a trap for you, you went to the island because you thought that it was Herbert." Nick paid close attention to Kevin's expression and he continued, "Director Kevin, so many years have passed, but suddenly a dead person appeared. I am worried that there is something fishy in this matter. It's been 20 years. Perhaps Herbert was no longer the same
After deciding not to admit to it, George Ken felt much more relaxed. He picked his cup up and drank slowly. He shrugged and said, "Matthew, I really don't understand what you're talking about." "I want to find your father, I don't have any other ways to do it. I don't want anyone else to use him as a bait to hurt Karen." Kevin Kyle leaned against the chair comfortably as he crossed his legs, and he tapped his fingertips habitually on the table. Herbert Ken did not really mean much to Kevin. Whether he was alive or dead, he didn't care at all. He was now trying so hard to find Herbert and didn't want him to get hurt solely because of Karen Daly. He didn't want to see Karen sad again. If something happened to Herbert and Karen finds out about it... Well, Kevin would not allow that to happen. He always took extra precautions when matters involved Karen. "Matthew, our father has passed away for more than 20 years. It's not like you don't know about it." Georg
...... 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