“He said that he hated that you were born and took away everything that originally belonged to him. He said that he hated that you were living so happily and had both love and Pierce Group. He said that he also hated your parents, your family, and everything about the Pierces! He said that he must destroy you! That’s why he took me away and tortured me, just so he could see you in pain!”Mariah’s words managed to intensify the gloominess in his eyes. If this was really Rowan’s ultimate goal, he would not continue sitting without doing anything any longer. He should take the initiative to attack and uproot Rowan so as to eliminate any future problems. Julian was used to his silence. After taking a sip of wine, he said, “I won’t care about the project anymore in the future. Besides, I’ve already done all the public relations work before this. Since you caused all these problems, you’ll have to take care of it yourself when that old French man comes then.”“I will choose to go on a
“Why should I go? It’s your problem if you can’t handle her, so does it have anything to do with me?” Julian used what Ryan had said earlier against Ryan himself. Ryan frowned. “You’re different from me. She is determined not to contact me now, but if you come forward and ask her for help as a friend, based on her temperament, she might help you.”Julian felt that Ryan’s words made some sense, but he also did not forget to seize the opportunity to mock him. “It’s not like you to retreat and back off before you’ve even started. Didn’t you once swear that you would be able to handle a young girl? Why don’t you have any confidence now?”Ryan’s expression instantly darkened. He could definitely manage and control her if she had her previous gentle personality, but unexpectedly, she suddenly turned into such a tough woman. He raised the wine glass in front of him, raised his head, and drank it all in one go.Ryan never thought that Silvia would be so ruthless to him one day. He n
He remembered the way she used to look at him, which was so intense and eager.He remembered that she was not good at cooking, but she’d learned to cook for him after they got married.He remembered how she would get up early every morning to prepare a delicious breakfast for him. He remembered how she studied how to make the perfect cup of coffee for him, and how she carefully ironed his clothes for him, and so forth. When they first got married, he’d discussed things with her and said that he would hire a housekeeper to do these trivial things. What was her reply at the time? She put her arms around his waist and nestled in his arms, then smiled and shook her head as she refused. “No, no, I want to do everything for you personally. I enjoy this feeling.”He did not force her again then.It was already quite late after dinner with Julian, so Ryan went straight home. He had spent several nights in a row with his daughter, so he felt a little uncomfortable when she was not aro
To be honest, Ryan had always been frustrated when facing Mr. Alberich, because Mr. Alberich had always shown only hostility to him.In the past before he got divorced, he could be unscrupulous and reckless because of Silvia’s love for him.However, now that he and Silvia were divorced and no one would speak up for him anymore, he obviously felt a little powerless when he faced Mr. Alberich. He also understood how Mr. Alberich felt as a father when he told his daughter the bedtime story that night. After thinking a lot about it from that angle, now that he was facing Mr. Alberich again, he suddenly felt that he was a jerk for having bullied someone else’s daughter and trampled on her wishes like that.However, despite the emotions in his heart, he had no choice but to go forward at this time. “Uncle—"He greeted Mr. Alberich politely. Mr. Alberich was originally instructed by Mrs. Alberich to go to the market to buy a few vegetables for dinner but when he saw Ryan, he became an
“I’m sorry, Mr. Pierce, are you hurt?”Ryan felt a chill in his heart when he heard Mrs. Alberich addressing him as ‘Mr. Pierce’.When he came to deliver Silvia’s suitcase the last time, her mother had addressed him as ‘Ryan’ in a pleasant manner at the door. This time, she addressed him as ‘Mr. Pierce’ directly.The intention to draw a line between them was obvious and thorough. “I’m fine.”He forced a smile, then pointed at the suitcase at his feet. “These are some of Silvia’s belongings that were left at my house.”He suddenly felt extremely depressed and he did not want to say anything anymore.“Please pass it to her. I’ll leave first.”He then turned around and got into his car before driving away. After Ryan left, Mrs. Alberich scolded Mr. Alberich angrily, “What do you think you’re doing?! Didn’t Silvia already tell you that you should simply pretend that you don’t know him when you see him in the future? What did you do? You even hit him a few times!” Mr. Alberic
She was instantly in high spirits as she walked home with the books in her hand. In fact, she did not want to be a full-time wife when she decided to marry Ryan. She also thought about having her own job and also wanted to survive and gain a place in society by virtue of her own efforts.However, she’d had a miscarriage not long after she got married and had to recuperate at home. The miscarriage had done a lot of damage to her mentally, and she did not come out of it for a long time. She almost had a nervous breakdown and nearly fell into depression.During that time, the public’s evaluation of her miscarriage was extremely vitriolic and vicious. They said that her miscarriage was her retribution for the tricks she’d used to get ahead. There were even speculations in the media that the Pierces would kick her out in no time.Such comments were a nightmare for Silvia, who had always lived in a simple world.These harsh words also succeeded in causing her to break down emotionally.
Mr. Alberich was afraid that Silvia would get angry so he hurriedly explained again, “Don’t worry, I hit him with scallions so he definitely won’t be hurt.”Silvia raised her hand and rubbed her forehead. It was not a question of whether Ryan was hurt or not, but her father’s behavior was really too… too childish!But Silvia really could not get angry anymore when she looked at her father’s nervous expression, where he seemed so afraid that Silvia would be mad at him.Mrs. Alberich comforted her from the side. “I’ve already reprimanded him for a long time just now. He should know what to do when he sees Ryan Pierce again in the future. Go and wash your hands, and prepare to eat dinner. You should also unpack the suitcase.”“Mm.”Silvia glanced at the suitcase and pushed it back into the room.Mr. Alberich glanced at her and muttered softly, “I’ll be rude to him if we meet again in the future.”Mrs. Alberich was furious. “Do whatever you like. When the time comes and he reports y
She felt that he was simply being unreasonable!She still felt bad for him at first because her father hit him with the scallions, but she felt that he deserved it now!As soon as Ryan drove out of Silvia’s neighborhood, he stopped the car because of the smell of scallions on his clothes. He took off his coat and threw it on the back seat angrily, then stopped driving and started smoking a cigarette alone.He did not get to see her the last time, and he did not see her again this time. If he did the math carefully, he had not seen her for almost a week now from the day he stopped her at the airport, which was almost equivalent to the number of days they did not see each other when he’d gone on long business trips in the past. Why did he feel so awkward?He happened to finish smoking the pack of cigarettes that he carried on him, so he raised his hand to get the cigarettes from the glove compartment. Instead, he found the divorce certificate. He had been keeping the divorce ce
Evelyn was worried about this, but Rowan did not take it seriously as he said, “This small amount of snow is nothing.”Evelyn was extremely worried. The temperature was so low now, so the road must be icy. The snow was too heavy and would block his sight. Evelyn did not want him to be in any danger, so she suggested in a low voice, “It’s better if you don’t go back.”Rowan looked at her in surprise and smiled as he asked, “Where will I stay if I don’t go back? Do you want me to stay in the car all night?”Evelyn shook her head and said, “Y-You can go home with me.”She had just taken the initiative to invite a man to spend the night at her home. It was truly embarrassing for a shy girl like Evelyn to say these words, but she was willing to do so for his safety.“My mother should be asleep now, and she wakes up later in the morning. We can just leave before she wakes up in the morning.”She explained with a red face, “Don’t misunderstand me. I just don’t want you to be in danger o
She held her cell phone and said hurriedly, “I’ll go down right now.”She ended the call and hurriedly put on her down jacket. She was wearing warm and soft polar fleece home clothes. She did not have time to change, so she simply put on a down jacket and went out. She opened the door and walked out stealthily, out of fear that she would wake Helena up, and Helena would find out that she was going down to meet Rowan in the middle of the night. Helena would surely think that this kind of behavior was inappropriate. When passing by the living room, Evelyn glanced in the direction of Helena’s bedroom. The lights had been turned off, so she was probably asleep. Helena’s physical condition was not as good as it was before the surgery. After all, she was getting older and had undergone craniotomy, which was a major surgery, so she could not keep up mentally and physically. She would go to bed very early at night and wake up late in the morning.After Evelyn left the house quietly, sh
Cassie’s expression turned ugly when she heard Helena’s words. She was shocked and humiliated as she asked in disbelief, “Is it Rowan Pierce?”Cassie knew that it was the Pierces and Matons who were maliciously targeting the Sullivans. Julian and Nora had just gotten married, and it was said that Julian loved Nora very much, so it could not be Julian.As the person in charge of the Pierces, Ryan was a married man as well, and the couple usually kept a low profile and rarely displayed their affection. However, Cassie heard that Ryan’s wife had just given birth to a son, and it was widely known that Ryan was a family man now.Rowan was the only single man, so could it be Rowan?Cassie recalled the scene when she saw Rowan shopping with them in the mall that day. At the time, she wondered why Rowan would be willing to go shopping with them, but now, it seemed that he was there for Evelyn’s sake. Cassie was so stunned when she thought of this that she felt like she would choke on a m
In the end, Natalie was pushed to a dead end and had no choice but to hold a press conference in a hurry. During the press conference, she cried and apologized for the plagiarism and the fact that she had looked for someone to draw a design for her, and announced that she would be quitting the design world.However, few people accepted her apology or showed sympathy for her even though she apologized and admitted her mistakes. The general public opinion was still scolding her in various ways, so Barry simply drove Natalie home and asked her to stay at home to avoid the limelight. One night after Natalie’s incident, Evelyn was accompanying Helena on a stroll in the neighborhood when they ran into Cassie.Natalie’s life had been completely gloomy and dark in the past few days, but Evelyn’s life was stable and practical.Rowan insisted on picked her up from work every morning. If Rowan was at the company at noon, the two would have lunch together. Considering that Helena would be at
Natalie never expected that Rowan would play these dirty tricks behind her back. She did not know that Rowan was best at these tricks. She had cried and begged Barry to plead for mercy on her behalf, but when Barry came back, he told her that there was no room for redemption. She was desperate and was filled with hatred and resentment. Over the years, she had tried every means possible to trample all over Evelyn, but in the end, she was the one who suffered the most and could not turn her life around. Natalie clenched her teeth angrily in hatred as she dug her nails into her palms and tried to calm her emotions. So what if her career in design was ruined? She never truly liked this industry anyway. She had only learned it at the beginning in order to crush Evelyn. She could still do other things even if she did not do design, right? There were so many different industries in this world, so she did not have to make a living in jewelry design. Besides, she was a Stewart, so s
She laughed loudly when she was happy, shed tears when she was sad, never hid her true self, and was a frank and sincere person. Why wouldn’t men like such a girl?Rowan laughed. He did not mean to slander Selena; he was simply analyzing Selena’s current situation from his perspective as a man. Selena might indeed be a good girl in Evelyn’s eyes. After all, Evelyn was a woman who only cared about Selena’s personality, but men paid more attention to a woman’s temperament and charm sometimes. Everyone naturally had their own preferences. For example, Rowan preferred someone simple like Evelyn, whereas some men might prefer someone with a stronger personality like Selena. Evelyn had to call Charles after she could not reach Selena. “Charles, is Selena home? I can’t seem to reach her on her cell phone.”Charles frowned when he heard Evelyn’s words. “She’s not back yet. You can’t reach her on her cell phone?”“I can’t. I tried calling her several times, but her cell phone is switch
He was wrong. He was really wrong. He treated the person he wanted to protect so coldly and harshly. It seemed that he had not been in a relationship for too long that he had forgotten how to love. Fortunately, it only took him this once to understand the crux of his problem. Therefore, he stroked her cheek gently and reassured her in a deep voice, “It won’t happen again.”Evelyn chose to smile slightly in relief in response to his apology and assurance.When two people are together, they need to understand and accommodate each other in terms of personality, temperament, and living habits. Since they had only officially been together for a day, this was even more essential for them. As he said, he was an ordinary man, and she was an ordinary woman. Their relationship was that of an ordinary couple, so it was normal for them to quarrel, have disagreements, and lose their temper. Evelyn felt that there was nothing that could not be solved as long as it did not involve principles
“Getting dinner!” Rowan announced angrily, then he placed her in the passenger seat, got into the car, and drove away. Evelyn had no other objections since they were going to eat. Anyway, she had already called Helena earlier to tell her that she would not be going back for dinner tonight as she would be having dinner with Selena. Not long after the two had gotten into the car and driven out, Selena called and asked Evelyn worriedly, “Evelyn, how did it go? Did you manage to coax him yet?”As Rowan was sitting next to her, Evelyn could not answer whether she had managed to coax him. Therefore, she hesitated without saying anything.When Selena heard this, she knew that they must not have reconciled yet, so she gave her advice on the other end of the line. “It’s fine. There’s no man that can’t be coaxed. Just one kiss will do. If he still can’t be coaxed, give him two kisses. If that doesn’t work, just kiss him all over until he’s no longer angry!”Selena’s voice was loud enough,
Selena’s tone was full of annoyance as she said, “I initially thought of giving Evelyn a surprise, but it turned out to be a shock!”Selena had good intentions as well; she just wanted to introduce the most handsome, stylish, and reliable man that she knew to Evelyn, but it turned out to be self-defeating. As for Shane, who was to be introduced to Evelyn, he simply stood there leisurely the whole time, looking at the three of them as if he was watching a good show. He watched as they got jealous, explained themselves, and felt depressed. Even though both Evelyn and Selena had explained the whole story entirely, Rowan still felt angry and annoyed.After glaring angrily at Evelyn, he simply turned around and walked away.Evelyn and Selena could only exchange glances as they were at a loss for what to do.In the end, Evelyn said to Selena helplessly, “I’ll go and see how he’s doing. You two can enjoy dinner together. I’m sorry.”Evelyn chose to pay attention to Rowan this time an