Karen Daly did not open the video immediately, she replied with a voice message to George Ken, "Brother, if you have time to drink with your friends, how can you not have the time to come to Secret Garden?" Jayden was the child they adopted. Karen and Kevin would raise him as their own child, as a part of the family. On the day when Jayden was officially adopted, of course, they hoped that the important family members would all be present to show their appreciation and respect for Jayden. It would also be a formal way to let everyone know that he would be part of the Kyle family and introduce him as Jayden Elias Kyle. She informed George yesterday, but George did not come. Karen was somewhat upset. After Karen's voice message was sent out, George did not reply to her. She waited, and finally, without any replies, she decided to click on the video that he sent. She clicked on the video. Karen could see quite clearly that the video was recorded from George's
"Karen!" Kevin Kyle patted her back and called in a deep voice. "No one can hurt me. Don't worry." "But..." Karen Daly didn't know what to say. She believed that Kevin wouldn't hurt her father, but she couldn't explain the video. George Ken might have all the answers. "No buts." Kevin rubbed her head and kissed her forehead. "Just trust me. Go to sleep. When you wake up, everything will be fine." She had been busy handling Jayden's adoption for the past few days. Kevin guessed that she would be tired, and a good night's rest would help. "Okay," She nodded obediently. Kevin picked her up and strode into the bedroom. He put her on the bed gently and said, "Go to sleep. I'm going to take a bath." Kevin got up and was about to leave, when Karen grabbed his hand. She looked at his worried gaze and said, "Go and wash up, I'm going to sleep now." It was late already, she didn't want to disturb Kevin with her personal matters. "Good g
Mia Kyle's grandfather, Warren Silas, was a bad person. He deserved to die. But Mia was innocent. She had never done anything to hurt anyone. Karen Daly wanted to believe that her father was a reasonable person. He would not hurt an innocent girl. But was she right? Her brother had just told her what their father did. "Father was framed by Warren Silas. Later, he started to plan for revenge on the culprit. This enemy, Warren assumed the identity of the head of the Kyle family. He had power, money, and influence. Dad had no chance to get near him. Over the years, he had been trying to plan for his revenge and when he almost succeeded, his enemy turned out to be an imposter." "After Warren was arrested, he suddenly died in the Chatterton Town military base. Father couldn't get his revenge. The grudge he had been carrying with him for so many years couldn't be relieved. Therefore, he found Warren's granddaughter, Mia. Father also believed that Mia had something to
"When we got married, it had nothing to do with love. Furthermore, we were adults. He didn't force me to marry him, it was completely a decision of mine. I liked him, and it didn't matter what family he came from. Back then, I didn't tell him a lot of things too, but he told me that my past had nothing to do with him. He only cared about my future." Karen blurted without thinking. From the very beginning, she had chosen to marry Kevin. He had never forced her. They were married for so long now, and Little Karen was already four years old. She had another child on the way. Was she really going to accuse him just because he didn't talk about his past? "You didn't tell him, but he could investigate. He knows everything about you... Otherwise, do you think he would marry you so easily?" The more Karen defended Kevin, the angrier George became. George's voice was getting louder, but Karen shouted even louder, "If I were Kevin, the head of Rovio, I would investi
Mia Kyle and Little Karen slept until late in the morning. When they got up and went downstairs, they saw Jayden sitting alone in the living room, staring into the space. The Kyle family treated Jayden as their own family. The servants regarded him as their young master. However, he was still not used to it. His previous life was totally different. Living in such a big mansion was a distant dream for his biological family, even after a few generations of hard work. Not only was the residence different, but the family also had different lifestyle habits. So if he really wanted to integrate himself into this family, he needed to work hard. "Jayden, have you had your breakfast?" Mia held Little Karen's hand and greeted him as they passed the living room. "Yes." He replied. He glanced at Mia and then fixed his eyes on Little Karen. He really wanted to talk to her, but it seemed that Little Karen was a bit distant towards him. He opened his mouth but noth
Brother Lionel was still as good-looking as how Little Karen remembered. To her, he was the only boy as good-looking as her father was. Looking at him, she flashed a bright smile. Her big, bright eyes glinted as she looked at him. She was adorable. Even the man who was holding her was tempted to pinch her face, and give her a peck on the cheek. However, as soon as the man reached out his hand, she tilted her little head and avoided the contact. "Big bad guy, let me go!" She didn't want someone she didn't like to touch her. This man was bad because he had taken her away from Brother Lionel. However, in her eyes, she could only see her Brother Lionel. She couldn't care less about what the others were doing. She looked at Brother Lionel, whom she hadn't seen in a long time, and her heart was full. She silently hoped that Brother Lionel, would come over quickly, take her away from this bad guy, and hug her. "Brother Lionel, I want a hug! Come and c
Mia Kyle said, "Little Karen, if that was your Brother Lionel, why would he ignore you?" Little Karen was speechless. Yes, as far as she could remember, Brother Lionel definitely wouldn't ignore her. He liked to hold her and let her ride on his shoulders to see the wonderful scenery in the distance. He said that he would help her fight off all the bad guys. He would never ignore her, especially when she was carried away by a bad guy. "Little Aunt, he is Brother Lionel!" She pouted as tears rolled down from her eyes. "Little Karen, trust me for once, please? He is really not..." Mia glanced up and saw Little Karen's face, and immediately felt sad and helpless. She couldn't continue her sentence. They all knew how much Lionel meant to Little Karen. She had seen someone who looked so much like him, but he wasn't Brother Lionel. This was too much to handle for a four year old girl. "Little Aunt, I want to go find Brother Lionel," She persiste
Although she was sad that Brother Lionel didn't appear, she didn't want to be angry at him. She kept his present around her neck all the time. Little Karen took out the necklace from under the collar with her chubby, little hand, and said softly, "I have it on me all the time." "Good." Lionel nodded and helped her put the necklace back on her neck. "This was my birthday present to you. As long as you have it, I will always be with you. When you grow up, come look for me with the necklace." "But I can't seem to grow up!" Little Karen pursed her lips and was on the verge of crying. She thought that it had been quite some time already but she was still not a grown-up yet. She had been eating her meals on time every day, just like her mother had advised. But she was still a child. She couldn't understand why she was still a child when everyone else in the family were adults. Was it because she was too adorable? "Who said that?" Lionel stretched out
...... 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