Neil Brown opened his eyes. He saw colorful lights that spelled out the words ---- Neil, Happy Birthday!. "Surprise..." Mia did a little twirl in front of Neil and spread out her hands. "Look over there, Neil." Neil turned his head and saw a heart-shaped cake and all his favorite dishes being laid out on the dining table. Now he recalled why Mia was asking him about today. She was trying to remind him that it was his birthday. He didn't even remember his own birthday but she had remembered his birthday so well. All these years, he wasn't used to celebrating his own birthday. Few years ago, the soldiers in the military would also host birthday parties for him. Later, when they realized that he was not actually interested in it, they stopped. So very few remembered when his birthday was. So when Neil saw the birthday surprise Mia had prepared for him, he was actually very touched. Some simple decorations, a common heart-shaped cake, plus a few ho
Neil Brown dying from taking a cold shower! The news headline on the front page for the next day would read, "Captain Brown of the Chatterton Town Military, found dead in the home of a famous actress." That would be sensational news! By then, Mia Kyle would definitely be famous all over the world because of this, and probably gain prominence as a pornstar too. Thinking of this, Mia had goosebumps all over her body. She finally came back to her senses. F*ck! Although she was annoyed that Neil didn't know how to treat a woman properly, but, if something bad were to happen to him, she would definitely be heartbroken. So she wished that Neil would remain fine. He had to live a long life, or at least long enough until she leaves the world first. She surely didn't want to be devastated over Neil's passing. After a while, Neil came out of the bathroom. When he walked past Mia with only a bath towel, Mia could feel the chill coming fr
"Kevin, I..." Karen Daly tried very hard to think of an excuse to calm Kevin Kyle down. However, she responded eventually, "I have nothing to say." Their divorce was already a fact. She could not find any reason to defend herself. "Karen, are you really that cold-hearted? Or do you not have a heart at all..." Kevin's voice was no longer as gentle as it used to be. It was so cold that it was spine chilling. Karen still could not say a single word to refute him. Kevin's accusation and everything he said was facts. She could not defend herself, and she didn't want to either. "Karen, get lost! Get lost as far as possible! Don't show up in front of me again. I never want to see you again." Karen woke up from her dream following Kevin's yell. She reached out her hand to grab his hand instinctively. In the past, when she was by Kevin's side, whenever she had nightmares, he would definitely hug her and comfort her. He would tell her to not
Karen said with a smile, "Our Baby Karen is already four years old, and your son isn't even born yet. How can he pre-book my baby?" Faye squeezed herself next to Karen, "Woman, I'm serious. I'm not joking with you. I have been thinking, since I can't have a lovely and beautiful daughter like Little Karen, it would be nice to have her as my daughter-in-law instead." Karen rolled her eyes. "Who says she's not your daughter? I've long agreed that she's your god-daughter." "That's not the same." Faye was getting impatient again. "Woman, you just need to say it. Do you want Little Karen to be engaged to my son?" "No!" Karen knew that Faye was serious, but she was serious too. "Faye, our children should decide their own lives. How can we as parents have the right to choose a partner for them? What we like might not be what they like in the future." Karen put Little Karen on her lap while she plaited her hair, "My baby's life can only be decided on her own.
"When has daddy ever lied to you?" Kevin Kyle reached out his hand instinctively, he wanted to give his daughter a hug as usual. But when he stretched out his hand, he realized that his daughter was half a world away. Even if he decided to fly there, it would take him at least one day to reach her. Little Karen asked in a soft voice, "Daddy, I miss you so much. Why don't you come and be with me now?" Little Karen could not understand at all. Her father was always by her side, so why did he not join her mommy and her this time? Kevin replied gently, "Because daddy is busy with work." "Daddy..." Little Karen was about to cry again. Her big fat tears welled in her eyes, they looked just like the most precious pearls on earth. "Tell me, is it snowing in New York now?" Kevin immediately changed the subject because he didn't want to see his daughter crying. "It's snowing. It's snowing really heavily. I'm at Auntie Faye's house now. Mommy and lazy Mom
It was such a waste just thinking about it. Director Kevin was probably the only person who could afford to waste a talent like this. Sebastian Spencer was a Ph.D. graduate from a prestigious university. With his skills and capabilities, he had somehow ended up in charge of the video calls between the father and daughter. However, Sebastian accepted the task. After all, his wife was about to give birth. It was not like he was getting paid less for staying at home with his wife anyway. It was definitely something most people would wish for. York Tanner took himself as an example. He had wanted a more relaxed job and not be as busy every day. He had also wished to not have to be always on his toes beside his director. If he could get all these while getting paid the same, then he would totally be more than satisfied. "Is there anything else?" Kevin's cold voice came. York, who was still fantasizing about the future, was pulled back to reality by the co
When Karen Daly recalled all her past memories, she realized that the closest family member by her side was actually the one who had killed her mother. Not only that, but she also learned that the person had also been feeding her with poison throughout the three years when she experienced her memory loss. He was her only family and a person she could trust during those three years. She had treated him like her own father, but in the end, she found that everything was all made up. Fortunately, Kevin Kyle did not give up on her. Kevin had been searching for her all that time. It was Kevin who made her feel secured. He made her feel that she could live a life like everyone else. But gradually, Karen found that she was different from everyone else. Kevin spoiled her and took good care of her. Everything was well arranged for her. He took care of her as if she was an innocent child. He often told her this — Karen, I am your husband, and the one you can re
"You were a good girl. You didn't cry." Since the little one didn't want to admit that she had cried, Karen didn't want to expose her either. Little Karen smiled embarrassingly after hearing what her mother said. "Mommy, I will be good." Little Karen could finally think clearly again. She remembered her father's reminder. She needed to be a sensible child and help her father take care of her mother. She could not mention her father in front of her mother, and she should not make her mother sad. Karen bent over and planted a kiss on Little Karen's cheeks. "Come. Now that you've had a good sleep, get up quickly and come grocery shopping with mommy. I'll cook you a delicious meal tonight." Yes, she needed to cheer up and start a new life, instead of living in her past and thinking about the people and things that she should stop reminiscing about. "Okay. I want to eat strawberries and I want a fruit jam. I want to eat..." Little Karen was already drooling at
...... 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