Bang— Jamie and Horatio barged through the door. They were worried about their master's safety as they could hear the commotion that was happening in the room. They couldn't care about their master's order anymore, so they crashed the door open. Horatio was ready to take any action against Jackie Leves when he saw that Nathaniel Cooper's face was covered in bruises and stained with blood. At that instant, he heard Nathaniel shouted, "Get out!" At usual times, their President looked gentle and refined. Even if he wanted to kill somebody, he wouldn't even say anything harsh. Upon hearing this, Jamie and Horatio were both stunned. They suddenly didn't know what to do. "Do you need me to escort both of you out?" Nathaniel raised his eyebrows as he said in an authoritative tone, like how a President would speak. After receiving the cold gaze from Nathaniel, Horatio and Jamie did not dare to stay any longer and retreated from the room. The roo
Waiting for him to come back, in peace! These few words to Jackie were more destructive and powerful than the explosion of an atomic bomb. During the past year, whenever he was in a surgery, on a hospital bed, or back on Misty Mountain, he would always imagine the scenes with Serene Silas. He would imagine that Serene would be there waiting for him. She would smile at him, snuggle into his arms, and tell him with her warm voice, "Jackie, I will be your wife for the rest of my life. Unless you don't want me, if not, I will never leave you." In the past, she used to be so arrogant in front of him. Sometimes, she would even be a little domineering. When she was unhappy, she would glare at him, secretly pinch him, and even curse him with her mouth pouting. But just when he was finally back, and brought her back to his side, everything had changed. He changed. His appearance changed. She also changed. Her personality changed.
To talk about it, Karen Joy Kyle was already in Nathaniel Cooper's heart since a long time ago. It was indeed Serene Silas who took over the position that should have belonged to Karen Joy. Serene knew clearly that Nathaniel had someone in his heart. If she had not been driven into a corner by the Silas family, she would never have gotten into contractual engagement with Nathaniel. She thought that it was due to her incompetence that she had no choice but to do so. This made her think of the time how she was imprisoned by that man in Misty Mountain, being forced to do what she didn't want and yet she couldn't fight back. Thinking of everything that had happened the past year, Serene could still feel the pain, as if she was being torn apart alive. It was like she had lived in hell and couldn't extricate herself from it. Most of the time, she couldn't remember who she was, she felt like a wandering soul. She had no home and no one to rely on. She only
Several bodyguards lowered their heads, and no one dared to answer. Serene Silas, a living person, was taken away under their noses, but they did not realize it at all. This could be a serious matter. These people were the bodyguards who were selected to protect the President. They were responsible for the safety and the security of the President, which would directly affect the safety of their country. If the person in the ward today was not Serene, but their President... In this case, for someone to take away a person without them noticing would be something unforgivable. Everyone knew how serious the matter was, so when Horatio looked at them, they could only lower their heads and remained silent. They could only put up with whatever punishment they will receive. The dissatisfaction in his heart subsided a little when he saw that everyone's attitude was acceptable. He continued, "Accept your punishments and make sure to keep your guards up. If somethi
Looking at Jayden Elias Kyle's arrogant look, Karen Joy Kyle gritted her teeth in anger. "If he wants to bully me, I'll let him bully me. What does it have to do with you?" "Very good then! You really are the biological child of our parents. Your personality is different from ordinary people." Jayden smiled gently and said, "I hope you can always be so firm and confident. I believe that the man who you like is the best in the world. But keep in mind that not every man can love his own woman like how our Dad dotes on Mom. You have to prepare yourself for that." Karen Joy stared at Jayden and asked, "Jayden, make yourself clear. What do you mean?" "It doesn't mean anything. I just wish the two of you can be together as soon as possible. When the day comes, I will definitely give you both a huge gift to show my blessings." Jayden turned to look at Nathaniel who was next to Karen Joy and smiled again. "Mr. President, look after your treasure carefully. Don't start crying
He wanted to tell her that in her life, no one could kiss her and love her like this other than him! However, Karen Joy Kyle did not seem to understand. She was struggling hard trying to break free from his embrace, not letting him kiss her as he wished. However, no matter how hard she struggled, she still couldn't escape from him, she could only let him do anything he wanted to her. Karen Joy whined in her heart. Was her Brother Lionel treating her like a delicious meal? She guessed it right! In the past, whenever Brother Lionel kissed her, he would only kiss her on her lips and neck. Today, he actually went beyond that, he was getting more and more excessive. Ah... As Nathaniel Cooper got further down, Karen Joy was frightened and she quickly reached her hand out to push him away and took two steps away from him, trying to keep a distance from him. She looked at him and saw his bloodshot eyes, it looked terrifying, as if he was going t
"What happened between you and Jackie?" Nathaniel Cooper did not know what Serene Silas was worried about, so he repeated the question. Serene said, "I..." She looked at Nathaniel and felt puzzled. She didn't know if Nathaniel knew that she had been imprisoned and even raped while held in captivity. Serene hoped that no one would know about this unspeakable thing, but she knew that would be impossible. There were so many people under Nathaniel's command, hence she believed that the news would get to him eventually. Naturally, Jackie would know about it too. She didn't care what others think. The only thing she cared about was how Jackie would think of her if he knew about it. Nathaniel sighed and said, "Serene, I'm afraid that both of us can't even imagine what Jackie has suffered this past year. If he does something unfathomable, let's refrain our judgments and not blame him." "How could I blame him? I'm just..." She blamed herself for being u
Anywhere was fine? Daryl felt that his Master was fooling around with him. Coast City was not a small city. There were so many places they could go! Given a chance to make a decision, Daryl wouldn't know where to go too. He discreetly glanced at his Master from the rear-view mirror and saw that his master was still quietly looking into the distance. However, he noticed that his gaze appeared sullen. In an instant, Daryl understood that his Master was afraid of meeting Serene. He was afraid of seeing her with the identity as Jackie. Jackie had been hesitating in the parking lot for so long. In the end, he still did not have the courage to meet Serene. Compared with Serene's betrayal, Jackie was more afraid that Serene would look at him coldly and indifferently. He wouldn't be able to endure her heartless gaze, which would cause him too much pain. He was afraid, so he ran away in a hurry. He wanted to hide in a place and pretend to be the o
...... 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