Jason said, "Madam Eliot, thank you for your cooperation! Please come with me now. Let's sort out the information and record your statement." Hannah did not want to leave. She looked straight at Nathaniel, hoping that Nathaniel could at least give her assurance. Then, she could be a little relieved. However... Nathaniel didn't even look at her. He turned around and walked away in a dignified manner. From the beginning to the end, Nathaniel didn't even say a word to her. Looking at Nathaniel's back, Hannah clenched her fists. She didn't feel any pain even when her nails pierced into the flesh of her palms. Nathaniel Cooper! Hannah yelled out silently in her heart. If she didn't successfully take revenge on Nathaniel, Hannah vowed to kill herself. ...... At the Century Hotel. In order to give Brother Lionel an unforgettable birthday, Karen Joy had been preparing for it since Neil and his family returned to Chatterton Town two we
Karen Joy did not know when would this darkness end. She could only wait for her destined hero to come and save her in time. She hoped that her hero would come to her soon and rescue her from this dark and frightening prison. Bang! The door swung open, and there was light again, illuminating the dark room. Karen Joy suddenly raised her head and said instinctively, "Brother Lionel..." However, the person who appeared in front of her was not Brother Lionel whom she had been looking forward to, but... She couldn't believe what was in front of her eyes. She muttered incredulously, "Jayden?" How could it be him? Why was he here? Just as Karen Joy's mind was still in chaos, Jayden Elias Kyle had already walked to her side quickly. He pulled her into his arms and held her tightly. "Karen..." Jayden shouted her name, and his voice was so nervous that it trembled. One could only imagine how worried he was about her safety. "Karen
"Spare me the nonsense. Would you set free the hostage?" In everything that he did, Jayden had picked up one of his father, Kevin's, signature moves, which was to settle matters as soon as possible. He learned to settle matters efficiently. He would get negotiations out of the way and never delay the matter unnecessarily. However, one thing was very clear. As long as he was here today, no one could touch even a strand of Karen Joy's hair. Solomon ruffled through his unkempt hair, and his legs were noticeably trembling as he spoke, "Young Master Kyle, calm down. I've told you that I was just inviting Miss Kyle for tea, I mean no harm." Jayden glanced at him coldly. "Get your people out of my way!" Solomon suddenly laughed. "Young Master Kyle, are you joking?" Jayden didn't say anything. Solomon added, "You're already here, how can my people let you go? If you leave, can we still live?" Although the Kyle family would not abuse their power,
"Jayden, don't say anything. Stop speaking. As long as you stay alive, I will listen to you from now on! I'll listen to whatever you say!" Karen Joy shouted at him fiercely. As long as he could stay alive, calling him 'Brother' was the least she could do. She would even trade her life for his. "Karen..." Jayden muttered. "Don't move," she replied softly. The blood from Jayden's wound was still pouring out endlessly, but Karen Joy could not stop it no matter how hard she tried. She could only watch as his face got paler and paler, and his breathing was getting weaker and weaker. No! No! No! She couldn't let anything happen to him! He must be fine! "Karen..." "Don't worry, hold on for a little longer, I'll get some help right away." Karen Joy touched Jayden's pocket, looking for his phone to call for help. Unfortunately, the phone had run out of battery. "D*mn it!" Karen Joy was so frustrated that she cursed. It felt like
"Karen, there's no need..." Jayden tried his best to put on a bright smile. "This is good enough." He wanted to die for her so that he could leave an significant mark in her life. That was good enough for him! Jayden decided that he should sacrifice himself for her. This was what Nathaniel had done many years ago, and Jayden wanted Karen Joy to know that he could do the same for her too. That year, Nathaniel almost lost his life for her. The incident had been imprinted in her mind for more than a decade. This time, Jayden also wanted to be selfish. He decided to use his death to make Karen Joy remember him in such a cruel way. Even if he had to die young, this would make her remember him forever, and that was enough for him. He felt that it was worth it. In all of his years doing business, perhaps this was the most profitable deal he had made. Karen Joy burst into tears. "Shut up! Don't speak nonsense. I don't want anything to happen to y
"Yes." The doctors immediately worked on their respective tasks as fast as possible as soon as they heard Kevin's words. They all knew that the Young Master of the Kyle family was lying in the emergency room. If something happened to Jayden, their future would be bleak. "Dad?" Karen Joy was very confused. If the group of doctors went in, wouldn't it affect the operation? What if... Karen Joy didn't want to be pessimistic. She knew she needed to believe in her father. She trusted that her father would not let anything happen to Jayden. Her father was not very good at expressing his feelings. Kevin might not have said anything particularly endearing about Jayden throughout the years, but allowing Jayden to take charge of many businesses was Kevin's way of declaring his pride and recognition for his son. "These doctors are the experts I brought from New York." Kevin seemed to see through Karen Joy's concern and commented casually as he walked to her sid
"Dad, maybe there's nothing good about him in your opinion, but I just like him." This was Karen Joy's answer to Kevin. She didn't need a reason to love a person. She didn't even realize it, but she already had a deep affection for this man. If Nathaniel was happy, she would be happy too; if he was worried about national affairs, she would worry with him too; she felt considerate for him deeply. "You..." Kevin clenched his fists. After all, he didn't want to see his daughter sad, so he swallowed what he wanted to say. He didn't want to stop her from being with anyone. However, he really didn't like Nathaniel as he felt that Nathaniel wasn't worthy of his daughter. But in other words, even if Director Kevin could choose another man from the whole world, he may not be able to choose a son-in-law that he would be satisfied with. "Dad, I know you are angry. If you want to hit someone, hit me." Karen Joy knelt on the ground and said, "I only beg you not t
Kevin answered in a serious tone, "Two years ago, the victim of that notorious shooting in New York got shot twice, one of which was close to the heart, but Dr. Jim and his team managed to save the victim." "I'm relieved to have Doctor Jim and the others here, but after all, Jayden's surgery has been going on for so long already." Karen was worried about this. Jayden's operation had been going on for more than ten hours already. The doctors were probably mentally strained and physically exhausted, not to mention the patient lying on the operating table. "Karen, trust me!" Kevin looked at Karen and said these simple words. Simple, yet reassuring. Hearing this familiar phrase, Karen's anxiety gradually subsided. "Yes, of course, I will trust you. Our Jayden will be fine." After living together for so many years, Kevin's character was simple and clear. If he was not 100% sure about something, he would not answer so confidently. Karen not only believed i
...... 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