"Karen Joy Kyle!" Jackie repeated Karen Joy Kyle's name again, knocking on the folder rhythmically with his slender fingertips. "How can Nathaniel be willing to allow his treasure to get involved in Serene's murder case?" Daryl Leves replied respectfully, "There was only one photo on the Internet. After that, no one found any other news about the girl, so we can see that Mr. President was really trying his best to protect the girl." "Did Nathaniel really not send anyone to look for Serene during this period?" After a month, Jackie still did not believe that Nathaniel would turn a blind eye to Serene Silas' disappearance. Daryl replied, "Young Master Mallory has passed your message to Mr. President. He must know that Miss Silas is here, so he didn't bother to do that." Jackie asked again, "Is Nathaniel back from his visit abroad yet?" Daryl responded, "He returns this afternoon." Jackie tilted his head and glanced at the calendar on the table. "It's o
"I'll make you my child's mother!' This sentence exploded in Serene Silas' mind like an atomic bomb. She wanted to give up the fight and stop resisting, but all of a sudden, she struggled with all her remaining strength. "Devil, get off!" However, no matter how Serene struggled, she could not get out of his torturous act. "Jackie..." She closed her eyes in despair and thought of Jackie in her heart. She even ridiculously imagined the man on her body as her Jackie. She felt a little better and she had a little courage to stay alive. This devil seemed to know what she was thinking. He tortured her more aggressively over and over again, and he was merciless. After some time, the man finally let go of her and said coldly, "Serene, this is the price you should pay." She aborted his child, so she should return another child to him. She needed to bear his child. If he could not be happy, then he would drag her to hell with him. None of them woul
Because I'm a man! Although his answer was simple, Karen Joy Kyle understood that Brother Lionel was indirectly telling her that he was just an ordinary man in front of her, not the President. Karen Joy ignored Nathaniel Cooper and stepped into the kitchen. With her hands, she held his strong waist from behind. Being hugged by her soft body, Nathaniel's body was slightly stiff, and even his hand that was holding the spatula was stiff. He didn't know what to do. He was Nathaniel Cooper, the dignified President of Country A, the leader of the country, no one had seen him being so nervous before, even on the first day he took office, but this little girl was capable in doing so. "Brother Lionel..." Karen Joy called him, as her face rubbed against his back. "How good would it be if we could live a simple life like this." The two of them would go to work and get off work together. After work, they would go home together, or just like today, they cou
She didn't expect that Brother Lionel would play dumb with her! Well, since he wanted to play dumb, then she would play along. She wanted him to know that she was no longer the four-year-old girl he used to know. "Brother Lionel..." Karen Joy Kyle touched his chest with both her hands. "What on earth do you want to say? I really don't know." Nathaniel Cooper grabbed her small hand and said in a low voice, "Girl, it seems that you don't know how dangerous it is for you to do what you just did." "Dangerous?" Karen Joy blinked her innocent bright eyes, she pulled her hand away from his and put it on his shoulder. "Brother Lionel, if you don't explain it, how would I understand?" Her voice was soft and her face was tender. She looked really cute and naive. No one would think that, deep down, she was planning on something. "What you did would make a man want to have a 'snack' before his meal," Nathaniel said in a hoarse voice. "Oh, a snack bef
Karen Joy Kyle immediately looked at the time. It was 12:30 noon. No wonder they were calling to ask her to hurry up. She apologized, "Burly, why don't the three of you go ahead and eat first? I'll be there a little later to meet you guys." Yaya grabbed the phone and said, "The four of us are a team, we can't do anything without you. You come here now, we will wait for you no matter how late it is." "Okay, I'll be right there." Karen Joy suddenly sat up and hurriedly packed up, so that the three of them wouldn't be waiting for a long time. Just as Karen Joy got out of bed, she looked out from the corner of her eyes and inadvertently saw a note on the side table. She picked it up and saw two lines written on the note — Karen, there is breakfast in the keep-warm container and some strawberries in the refrigerator. Remember to eat them. Don't starve yourself. I'll try to get off work early. It was signed off as 'Brother Lionel'. "Brother Lionel, y
Of course, Karen Joy Kyle could only think about it. She was aware that Brother Lionel still had a lot of things to deal with. He was busy with official work and his own private affairs, so he really had no time to accompany her to go on such a trip. Since Brother Lionel couldn't spare any time for her, she had to work harder so that she could stand by Brother Lionel's side as soon as possible. Then if he were to go abroad for a visitation, she could accompany him as the first lady and travel around the world with him. By accompanying him for work, that could be regarded as a vacation for them too. Yaya raised her hand and waved at Karen Joy to catch her attention. "Little Jar, we are all here, but you're only thinking about your lover boy. Do you really think that is okay?" Yaya said jokingly. "I wasn't thinking about him." Although she refused to admit it, the expression on Karen Joy's face betrayed her. Other than thinking about Brother Lionel, wa
An inconspicuous black sedan slowly drove out of the garage. Serene Silas stood by the window and watched as the car slowly diminished from her sight. These days, she often stood by the window to see what was going on outside. There were always vehicles coming in and out, but not this one. It was the first time she had seen this black sedan ever since she was locked up in this damned place. She couldn't see who was sitting in the car, but she could vaguely guess that the person in the car should be the owner of this place, the devil-like man whom she was the most afraid to see. It was the first time she had seen this man go out ever since she came here. Usually, he would stay in this cold and quiet villa, and occasionally he would torture her for pleasure. Every time she thought of that devil, she would think of what he had done to her. Serene gritted her teeth in hatred. If she could, she would kill him with her own hands, deskin him, and pull his t
However, her strong desire to live had suppressed the fear in Serene Silas' heart. She took another deep breath and carefully turned the doorknob to open the door. When the door was opened, she could sense that the room was filled with a terrifying masculine aura which she was familiar with. She instinctively took a step back in fear. As soon as she stepped back, Serene remembered that she was escaping from this prison, and quickly suppressed her fear. She stepped into the room and locked the door from the inside. Serene was not in the mood to appreciate the decoration in the room, her eyes were busy searching for a door that would lead her to the backyard. Just as she looked around, she saw a photo frame on the desk. The woman in the photograph who was wearing a beautiful smile was obviously her. How could there be a photo of her in that devil's study room? How could it be? Serene was confused. She instinctively stepped forward, trying t
...... 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