Amelia was stunned at his words, and then she reacted. "Karen has experienced much hurt and betrayal. She has no one to rely on in the past three years. If she is not strong, how could she have survived?" Kevin stopped and turned to look at her darkly. Amelia added immediately, "But she has you to take care of her in the future." ...... The meeting room was on the 23rd floor, and the sales department was on the 19th floor. When the elevator reached the 22nd floor, the door opened, and Madonna from the Public Relations Department walked in. Karen didn't like people like Madonna, so she stood aside and didn't want to greet her. Madonna glanced at Karen, turned her head towards the elevator door, and said with her head up, "Some people think that by moving to a new city, everyone would forget all the bad things that she had ever done." Karen listened to her but didn't want to waste time on such a woman as Madonna. Her nonch
But in the end, they felt that Chatterton was not too bad, so Faye settled down there with Karen. They then pooled their money and opened a bridal wear design studio. But Karen needed money. To be precise, she felt that she couldn't rely on anyone, not even those closest to her. Only money could give her a sense of security. She needed more work to make money, so she applied to join Innovative Tech. That was how Karen came to only serve as a passive investor of the design studio, and no longer managed its operations. But Faye knew that this was not the only reason. The real reason was that Karen was no longer willing to design wedding dresses. Hence, she wanted a job that was completely different from that. It was a wound buried in the deepest part of her heart. Until now, no one could help her to get rid of the scar in her heart. In front of Faye, Karen had no secrets at all. It was Faye who hand-arranged the blind date between Karen and Kevin.
Hearing what Faye said, Karen's heart skipped a beat. She carefully recalled the day of the blind date. On that day, Kevin had come straight to find her. She couldn't have made a mistake. "Karen..." Faye grabbed Karen's hand, nervously. "Tell me what's going on." She was worried that Karen, this silly girl, being cheated by a big liar. Karen then told Faye about the blind date, the marriage registration, and how Kevin came to be her company's new boss in detail. Hearing this, Faye's eyes almost popped out. "Karen, what do you think I should say about this?" Faye took back the iPad that she had tossed aside, quickly clicking on the browser to search for the boss of Innovative Tech, Kevin Kyle. She said, "I'm sure that Kevin must be a bald and big-bellied old man. How can he be worthy of such a beautiful woman like you..." Before she could finish speaking, Faye was shocked by the pictures she saw on the Internet. Although only two photos
Although everyone was excited, they did not forget to gossip about the big boss. Suddenly, whether the boss would take part in this event became the focus of discussion. While her colleagues were thinking about this question, Karen was also thinking about Kevin. Kevin was on a business trip this week. She hadn't seen him for several days. When would he come back? Although he did call her on time every night, his relationship with her had not reached the point where he could say much. Most of the time, the two people on both sides of the phone were silent. Meanwhile, someone had started a bet in the employee's casual group chat. The bet was on whether their boss would take part in the event, and each participant would place a stake of 500 dollars. Five hundred dollars was not that much. Many people responded quickly, and dozens of people were now in on the bet. The votes were almost equal. May and William came to look for Karen a
She pushed open a wooden door and walked in. There was a large lawn, a pavilion, a rockery, a fountain, and a huge bed of flowers... After walking with Amelia for some time, Karen saw a three-story French-style building. The interior decoration of the building was simple, which was styled with a nature-theme. This was in line with Kevin's style, and Karen knew this. Along the way, she had been in awe of the place that was as beautiful as paradise. If she could live here more often, she should be able to extend her lifespan for a few more years. Amelia did not enter the room. She stood at the door and said, "Since Director Kevin is here at the retreat, he would not let you live in the ordinary guest rooms." Karen thought to herself, "Those guest rooms are also very expensive, aren't they? How can they be ordinary? However, compared with the private villa area here, those guest rooms were far less expensive." Amelia added, "Mrs. Kyle, this is a private
No way! Karen's competitiveness was immediately ignited. She raised her head and looked at Kevin provocatively. Who was the one afraid? The host said, "Go!" The other three teams immediately took action. The crowd shouted around them, "Director Kevin, come on! Go for it!" Kevin said to Karen, "You bite onto the apple and don't move. I'll eat it." This was a good tactic. Both of them were not going to be able to eat a swaying apple properly, but by stabilizing the apple simply by biting on to it would give the other person a good chance of finishing it. Karen nodded. But thinking and executing are two different matters. Before they started, Karen already had her thoughts scrambled by his presence. The voices of the crowd became louder. "Director Kevin, come on! Director Kevin will win!" "Don't panic, I'm here!" Among thunderous cheers of the crowd, Karen heard Kevin's low and seductive voice. She t
Kevin said without thinking, "At Innovative Tech, I am the boss, and you can count on me. Only you can bully others. How can you let others bully you?" "Thank you!" Karen said. Fortunately, he did not ask anything more, but just stood beside her to support her. "Thank me for what?" Kevin raised his eyebrows and said, "We're husband and wife. Shouldn't we trust each other and help each other?" Karen raised her eyebrows and smiled. The feeling of being trusted and being silently supported felt really good, which made her feel a trace of warmth even in the cool autumn breeze. Seeing Karen smiling, Kevin added, "How about going with me for a walk?" Karen did not want to go back to participate in the activities, but she was worried about being seen by others. For a moment, she did not know whether to agree or not. Kevin did not give her time to think about it. He took her hand and said, "Follow me." Karen's hand was very cold
Karen returned at eight o'clock in the evening. When she came back, Kevin was busy in the study. The staff of the company was all relaxing, but the boss was the only one who was still busy with work. No wonder he could reach such a high position at a young age. Kevin put down the documents in his hand and looked up at her. "You're drunk." Karen nodded with a red face. "I drank a little." She didn't drink "just a little". If she hadn't been drinking and practicing with clients over the past three years, she would have already been drunk. Kevin frowned slightly and said, "Drinking is harmful to your body, especially for women. Try not to drink so much in the future." "Well, what Director Kevin says is right. I will drink as little as possible in the future except for when it is necessary." Seeing Kevin frown, Karen stood straight like a child who had done something wrong. " I will go back to my room first. You should rest early."
...... 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