If possible, Nathaniel Cooper could deal with those matters through a video conference. Matters which had to be dealt with in person, he would ask for his secretaries to postpone it to the next day. He could then attend to these issues when he was back in the office. In order to spend more time with Karen Joy Kyle, Nathaniel was doing his best to allocate his time more efficiently. Nathaniel had insisted on staying at her home to accompany her. Karen Joy felt flustered, thinking of the sacrifice he was making for her. She felt guilty and began to blame herself. She had always wanted to share some of his burdens. However, not only did she not help him, but was holding him back now. How could she not blame herself? "Brother Lionel, you can carry on with your work. You don't have to accompany me. I have a lot of friends in Coast City, and they can always spend time with me. Just now, a friend called and asked me if I want to go for dinner with them." As she w
Nathaniel Cooper hurriedly walked towards the door. When he arrived at the door, he suddenly thought of something. He looked back and his gaze met Karen Joy Kyle's worried eyes. He said apologetically, "Karen..." Karen Joy walked to his side and gave him a big hug. She looked up and smiled at him. "Brother Lionel, go ahead, it's fine." Nathaniel rubbed her head. For a moment, he felt very bitter in his throat. He was at a loss for words. This sensible little girl was always so considerate of his priorities. Karen Joy looked back at the clock on the wall and said, "It's eleven o'clock in the morning, there's still much time before dinner time. I'll make dinner in advance and wait for you to come back. We can eat together then!" Karen Joy's words had a profound meaning. She meant for him to go and attend to his work, but to ensure that he would come home safely. She would be waiting for him at home. Nathaniel held her head and kissed her. He nodded hea
She had always hoped that Jayden Elias Kyle would completely disappear from her world and that he would not appear in front of her ever again. However, Karen Joy was still worried when she could not get in touch with him. She was not sure if he had gotten into trouble or an accident. Since she couldn't get in touch with Jayden, she could only go and look for him in person. He lived next door so she rushed over and knocked on his door. Bang! Bang! Bang! She was so anxious. She slammed the door with her hands and forgot that there was a doorbell. Karen Joy panicked a little when no one had answered the door despite her persistent knocking. Did something really happen to Jayden? "Jayden, are you at home or not? If you are at home, open the door for me. Don't hide at home as if you're dead!" Karen Joy was so anxious that she kicked the door with her foot. She used a lot of strength, but the door didn't open and she hurt her toes instead. "Hiss—" Sh
The heavy snow persisted for a long time. The impact of the snowstorm was getting even more serious. It was affecting more provinces. The worst-hit area was the Misty Mountain. At the foot of Misty Mountain, there were dozens of families and hundreds of people buried under the snow. After receiving the news, the relevant departments had immediately arranged for the military air force to rescue the victims. The President had also rushed to the disaster area to check on the deployed rescue forces and the people who were trapped. The central news channel of the country had been documenting the rescue work at the disaster area, so that the whole country would be kept updated on the situation of the rescue work at the disaster area. While the snowstorm was battering the country, and the rescue forces were working hard at the disaster area alongside the President, there was a group of people still going about their lives comfortably. On such a snowy winter
"Mm, such exciting news!" Karen Daly's soft voice came from the phone and into Karen Joy Kyle's ear. "Congratulations, my baby Karen can finally work for her sweetheart." Karen Daly's voice was gentle and it sounded like she was not surprised at all. It seemed that she had expected her precious daughter would have done so. "Mom, but I'm still a little worried." Karen Joy's mother had always supported any of her endeavors, but Karen Joy knew that it would be hard to explain it to her father. It was she who had volunteered to work for Brother Lionel. If her father misunderstood that it was Brother Lionel who asked her to work for him, that would bring Brother Lionel some big trouble. "My dear girl, don't worry, go and work by your Brother Lionel's side. If your Dad doesn't support you, I will explain to him!" Naturally, Karen knew what her daughter was worried about. "Thank you Mom!" Karen Joy said in a sweet voice. Every time she could not handle her
"You know that I've lost my memory before." Karen Daly, who was still in a daze, did not know that Kevin Kyle had misunderstood her meaning. Hence, she gave a silly retort. "Karen Daly!" Kevin's face was livid as he exclaimed her name, and his voice became colder. His tone was nearly as cold as ice. There was only an amber lamp lighting up in the room. Underneath the lamp was a warm light which gave out a warm atmosphere. However, Kevin's cold demeanor made Karen feel as if the temperature around her had reduced by several degrees in a split second! This made Karen tremble in fear and she was alerted from her sleep in an instant. Karen blinked her eyes and looked up at the man who had a gloomy look on his face. She was confused and asked, "Kevin, what's wrong?" How could she have the audacity to ask him what's wrong? Couldn't she tell that he was angry with her? Kevin looked at Karen coldly, and his dissatisfaction with this woman was growing s
Creamy pumpkin soup, baked potatoes, pan-fried garlic butter steak and steamed broccoli. These dishes were served on the table. It looked like a simple meal, but it took Karen Joy Kyle the whole afternoon to make them. Of course, the reason why she took such a long time was because Karen Joy's cooking skills were not as refined yet. It would take her several attempts to successfully make one dish. For example, the baked potatoes were accidentally burnt on the first two attempts. The potatoes turned out better on the third attempt, but it was a little too salty. After wasting three portions of ingredients, Karen Joy swore that if she failed on the next attempt, then she would give up. Hence, the fourth attempt turned out to be acceptable. As for the other dishes, they were recreated several times, and finally, this was the result. Looking at the dishes on the table, thinking that Brother Lionel would be praising her, Karen Joy was so happy that she ha
"Karen Joy, what's wrong?" Serene Silas' worried voice came from the phone. As Karen Joy Kyle had turned on the speaker function on her phone, Serene's voice was particularly loud in the quiet room. After asking this, Serene waited for a while but she did not get any response from Karen Joy so she asked again, "Karen Joy, are you there?" Karen Joy was afraid, so afraid that her fingers that were holding the phone were trembling uncontrollably. She felt like her world was crumbling around her. But she knew that she couldn't be frightened! She kept telling herself that she mustn't be afraid. How could she be distracted by fear? Especially now, when she didn't even know what Brother Lionel's actual condition was, she had to stay calm and brave. At this critical moment, her wide range of experience, and her courage could definitely help her. With some self-control, Karen Joy gradually calmed down. She clenched her fist and bit her lips forcef
...... 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