The charity dinner was held on Rana Mountain in Chatterton Town. This mountain was not big, and to be precise, it could be considered a hill. However, the scenery on the mountain was very good, so in this busy city in Chatterton Town, it was unique. However, this mountain was not originally named Rana. It was said that a few decades ago, the young master of Rovio Corporation Inc had met the daughter of the Brown family here. At that time, it was the blooming season. The daughter of Brown Family, Rana Brown who was at the prime of her life, stood in a sea of beautiful women. Since then, she captured the heart of the young master of the Rovio Corporation Inc. Later, the young master bought this mountain and changed its name to Rana. Then he built an extremely grand villa on the Rana Mountain as a token of their love. Unfortunately, they went to the United States together. Rana Brown was in poor health, so she rarely came back. However, their son,
"Young man, it's been a while!" A man, who in his fifties, came over and greeted Kevin. He patted Kevin's shoulder as he spoke. "Hello, Uncle Law!" Kevin nodded slightly and responded politely. The two people simply talked for a while, and the content seemed to be related to Kevin's mother. Karen tried to eavesdrop to hear about Kevin's family. Unfortunately, in the short conversation, the elder did the most talking, Kevin just said a few simple words. Kevin didn't talk much, especially on social occasions. He seemed to be more open with her. Karen wondered, "Is it because she talked too much, so he was forced to talk more?" "Who is this?" The man suddenly changed the topic to Karen. Karen smiled politely, and she was about to answer, then she heard Kevin say, "My wife." "You, you are married? Why haven't I heard of it?" Uncle Law was very surprised. Compared to Uncle Law's surprise, Karen felt excited yet uneasy when she heard Kevi
Karen did not want to talk with Charlie. She sat still and said, "But I don't want to hear it." "Do you believe that I'll let Kevin crawl out of the banquet tonight?" Charlie sneered and left. "You—" Charlie's threat made Karen lose her confidence. Thinking of Charlie's personality, he always does what he wants, she dared not imagine what Charlie would do to Kevin. She did not want to risk it, so she had to follow him. The banquet hall was on the second floor. There was a balcony beside the resting room. The light was not very good. Charlie had already aimed for this place clearly, so he brought Karen here. Karen looked around. Although the balcony was dim, there were people passing by from time to time. She thought that Charlie would not dare to do anything, so she followed him. Charlie looked back at her with the up and down eyes. "Karen, you looked more beautiful." Charlie thought she was charming, but Karen felt disgusted after hearing that.
Karen stopped struggling instantly. Was Charlie threatening her with her mother's life? How dare he! She was so angry. She raised her head and glared at him. The hatred in her eyes was adamant. However, Charlie did not care about Karen's look at all. He said proudly, "Karen, how much can you make in a year at Innovative Tech? How much can your president make? Kevin can't give you anything. When you come back to me, I promise I won't let you work so hard every day." He-he... Did Charlie really think that all women in the world could only live by depending on him? Karen really wanted to slap this arrogant man hard to let him feel sorry for his stupid words. According to her temper, she would do this, but when she thought of her mother lying in the hospital and Kevin's safety, she had to give up. "Karen, come back to my side. Let's start over!" Charlie pressed Karen's head into his arms and said affectionately. "Amelia, please accompany Mrs.
Kevin did not move at all when Charlie shook his fist at him. He remained calm. Before Charlie's fist could touch Kevin, Nick blocked him and held Charlie's fist tightly. With a little force, Charlie's bones almost cracked. "Let go, what the hell do you want to do?" Charlie felt that his bones were about to crack, and he was burning with rage. He roared, "Kevin, do you want to die? Who the fuck do you think you are? Do you think you are a first-class person like Leo Kyle? Believe it or not, I will make you disappear from this world forever." Looking at Charlie becoming mad, Kevin acted like an outsider. He just watched coldly. But he didn't want to see it anymore. So he gave Charlie a glimpse, turned around, and left. When Charlie saw Kevin was about to leave, he was even more furious. How could he let this b*stard leave just like that? Charlie threw another fist at Nick. Nick dodged quickly and kicked him in the abdomen. Charlie was in p
Karen cried, her tears dropped on her fair skin which reminded Kevin of what he did. She looked at him with her teary eyes which were crystal clear enough to reflect his actions after he lost control. Kevin was stunned for a moment. Was the man who lost control in front of Karen really him? How could I... lose control like that? Kevin couldn't understand. He didn't know why he became like that. Kevin sighed deeply, then gently approached Karen and carefully kissed away the tears that were on her face. Her tears were bitter, very bitter. The bitterness filled Kevin's heart, and his emotions turned to guilt that he had never felt before. "I'm sorry," he said. After saying that, Kevin turned around and left in a hurry. The door slammed shut behind Kevin, which blocked Karen's vision and she could no longer see Kevin. She lowered her head and looked at her torn dress. She felt so sad that her tears rolled down her cheeks aga
Kevin smoked several cigarettes in the corridor just now, trying to figure out what happened earlier. He lit the cigarette and took several puffs, every puff was very heavy. As soon as the cigarette turned into ash, he will light another up. Perhaps he became angry when Karen was not willing to give him an explanation. He was her husband. As long as she explained to him, he would believe whatever she said, but she was reluctant to give him an explanation. What was so great about Charlie Gook? Why was Karen still involved with him after he hurt her so badly? In Kevin's opinion, Charlie was an arrogant and rude guy who came from a filthy rich family. He never took Charlie seriously. He never expects that he would lose to Charlie in Karen's heart. After hearing that Charlie said that he and Karen were childhood sweethearts and that kind of relationship was indeed the purest, but those feelings should be in the past now, shouldn't it? Kevin w
On the weekend, when Kevin was working in the study, Karen was sitting on the balcony reading. Although it seemed very boring, Karen liked this kind of peaceful days very much. Time had passed by peacefully. Today, Kevin suddenly proposed to go for a walk. Was he trying to apologize for what happened last night? Regardless of his intentions, Karen would just assume that he was thinking this way. She forced a smile and said, "I have an appointment with someone at noon. Can I go out with you later?" "Okay." Kevin nodded and did not say anything else. Then he turned to look out of the window. Watching his lonely figure, Karen suddenly can't bear to see him like that and added, "I just need to say a few things to that person. It won't take much time." Karen promised to meet Kristine. The purpose of Karen's meeting with Kristine was to ask about her mother's condition. She didn't want to talk about anything else with Kristine. Kevin turned around an
...... 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