Ivan did not give Karen any chance to interrupt, he continued to say, "Kevin and I were friends for many years. He took away all the dresses that I wanted to give to my 'wife' in the future, but he did not show any signs of gratitude. He was really not lovable at all, not lovable at all. Julie, what are you still doing there? Get in the car and leave." "Mr. Ivan, please wait for a minute." Karen stopped Ivan and told him that she modified his dress. Before she could even finish her words, his face changed dramatically. He looked at the gown and said angrily, "Who said that you can touch my dress?" The person who was smiling earlier suddenly changed his attitude. Karen became scared and took a step back. But when she remembered that she had done something wrong, she stood there and waited for Ivan's reaction. But when he saw how Karen modified the dress, his face changed from angry to happy, and then from happy to sad. After a long time, he said, "Mrs. Kyle
All kinds of looks, voices, and gestures... The scene seemed to have returned to three years ago. Curses and accusations could be heard. Those who had nothing to do with her, and those who did not know the truth, just listened to the rumors and started to scold. Those people thought that they were so much better and judged others, but they didn't know that their actions were hurting others. The screen was still showing the very unpleasant past of Karen. Hundreds of staff in the company were all looking at Karen. She had once again become the target of public criticism. "The leopard cannot change its spots. It was a known fact that President Kyle has a wife, but she can still do such a thing." Finally, someone broke the silence, and the discussion started pouring. "You can't judge a book by its cover." "Yes, yes, yes, she looked like a decent girl, but she turned out to be that kind of person." "President Kyle most probab
Karen suddenly did not understand why she had to endure all this silently over the years. She used to think that she would have nothing to worry about once she ran away. But now? Charlie forced her again and again. Kristine was putting traps everywhere. Both of them were like devils in hell, nibbling on her happiness bit by bit. How could they? Madonna walked towards Karen and said proudly in a low voice, "Karen, as I said, no matter what price I have to pay, I won't let you go easily." Madonna smiled so proudly that her smile blinded Karen. Kristine and Charlie could hurt her because she loved and cared about them. But she? Madonna, was she qualified? Karen snorted and slapped Madonna. "Madonna, who do you think you are?" She slapped her with all her strength, leaving red handprints on Madonna's face. Madonna covered her painful face and looked at Karen fiercely. "B*tch, how dare you hit me?" As soon as Madonna spoke, Karen s
Kevin raised his head and looked at everyone. His glance was as cold as ice and made everyone scared. After judging that the situation was not in her favor, Madonna wanted to sneak away. "Miss, you hurt my wife. Do you think you can leave like this?" Kevin said. Immediately, a security guard blocked Madonna's way. "President Kyle, I did not hurt your wife, it was her..." Madonna still wanted to argue, but when she saw Kevin's cold eyes, she became scared and shut her mouth immediately. Kevin added, "Nick, I don't want anyone involved in this to stay in Innovative Tech. And those who insulted my wife will be held with legal responsibilities." After saying that, he held Karen's hand and walked away. When Karen wanted to take a step, she screamed out in pain due to her sprain. "What's wrong?" Kevin asked immediately. "I sprained my foot," Karen said. As soon as she finished her sentence, Kevin knelt down on one knee in front of Karen in fron
Karen sprained her ankle and couldn't move much. She couldn't cook, but she didn't eat much that night. Kevin offered to cook. Karen sat on the sofa in the living room while she was spying on him occasionally. He was in his home clothes, then he put on a loose outer, paired with Karen's cartoon-printed apron. Because he was very tall, her apron was especially small on his body, which looked a little funny. This was the first time that Kevin had cooked on his own since they got married. It could be seen from his look that he had never done these things before. Seeing that he had been busy for a long time and had not made any progress, Karen was a little anxious. She moved towards the kitchen limpingly and said, "Kevin, why don't I do it?" Kevin looked back at her and frowned. "Go back and sit down." Karen stood still, touched her belly, and looked at him eagerly. "I'm so hungry." Kevin put down the kitchen knife in his hand and walke
At night, it began to rain. Chatterton Town was located in the South, the temperature suddenly dropped several degrees due to the cold wind in the north. Karen was watching an entertainment show on the sofa with Momo. She was excited to watch the two parties having debates. Back then, Karen was still the leader of the school campus' debates team. As long as she played, she would not lose the debate game. Kevin was busy working in the study room, so there was only Momo accompanying Karen. Karen could only talk to Momo who did not understand her. She held Momo in her arms and said proudly, "Momo, Let me tell you something, when I was in school participating in a debate, I was much stronger than them." "Woof, woof, woof—" Although Momo did not understand, she still gave Karen some acknowledgment. Karen continued, "When those members of the debating team heard that the main debater was Karen, they were so scared that they wet their pants." "W
Back in the room, Karen laid in bed and couldn't fall asleep. She was a little shy and embarrassed. Tonight, she finally had the courage to go to the study room to find Kevin, but he rejected her. She didn't believe that Kevin didn't know what she wanted to do. He used so much strength when he kissed her, and she even felt him... Karen did not want to think about it anymore. If she continued to think about it, she would definitely lose sleep all night because of the embarrassment. While she was deep in her thoughts, Kevin pushed the door open and came in. She could hear that he was opening the door and was walking very lightly. He must be worried about waking her up. She couldn't fall asleep. How could he wake her up? "I hate him so much!" Kevin lay down on the bed, pulled the quilt to cover her, and then lay down next to her. She heard him sigh again. How could he sigh? Karen was annoyed and kicked him. She was very strong, s
He had never experienced such a feeling before. It was new, yet memorable. Karen was still tying the tie seriously, waiting for his response quietly. She had her head lowered and Kevin could not see her face clearly. All he could see was a flash of her thick eyelashes moving, as if she was calling for his pity. Kevin could not help it— He suddenly raised her chin, leaned over, and kissed her. The kiss came so suddenly and violently that Karen stiffen. However, unlike what she did usually, she didn't hide or reject but responded awkwardly. The kiss was long and sweet. They didn't let each other go until they stopped breathing. Kevin stroked Karen's tender face and smiled slightly next to her ear. He whispered, "Okay." His voice was hoarse and deep, like refined sand, with a warm breath. Karen trembled. She quickly lowered her head to cover her blushing face and pretended to tie his necktie. However, her hands were a little bit of sha
...... 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