Ethan’s words were somewhat self-deprecating. “In fact, I don’t have many requirements. I am already satisfied as long as you don’t avoid me and still treat me as a friend like before.”Silvia was dissatisfied and protested, “I should be the one who will be satisfied if you still treat me as a friend, okay? You haven’t contacted me in the past few years, right?” Their friendship was completely severed. Silvia had been very angry at first because of the kind of wedding blessing that he gave her. Later, he’d contacted her but she ignored him. She was angry at the time. After all, who would like to receive such a blessing when getting married? After she got married, she’d suffered a series of miscarriages and other things, and she was in no mood to be bothered with these things anymore.Ethan never contacted her after that, and as a married woman, Silvia could not take the initiative to contact her admirer anymore. The relationship between the two was frozen like that for so many ye
Silvia already did not have a good impression of Ryan, and he was even doing all these things behind the scene to go against Ethan. In addition, Ethan was adding fuel to the flames now so Silvia was really annoyed at Ryan. Ethan could feel Silvia’s annoyance toward Ryan through the phone. He hung up the phone with a smile on his face because he had successfully achieved his goal of making Silvia mad at Ryan. Ryan was not the only one who could play tricks. He could do so too.…Ryan returned to Crosavia half a month later. He really wanted to come back sooner, but the situation was beyond his control.After returning, he got off the plane and went directly to his mother’s place to visit his daughter. He had never felt such a sense of homecoming before, and he had never been this concerned about his daughter.When he arrived at his mother’s place, Autumn was lying on the table, concentrating on making something. Ophelia was patiently helping her.Ryan greeted his mother and e
Even Ophelia, as her mother-in-law, knew Silvia’s birthday. In the past, Silvia would always give Ophelia a gift every year on Ryan’s birthday because she said that a child’s birthday was the mother’s blessed day. Silvia would then prepare a large table of dishes for them to eat together. Ophelia naturally remembered Silvia’s birthday because Silvia was so thoughtful.As for her son, he never cared about Silvia at all. He’d always enjoyed everything that she prepared with peace of mind and always took it for granted, so he naturally would not remember it. Ophelia helped Ryan to calm the situation so that Autumn was no longer as angry as she was at the beginning. Ryan then hurriedly said, “I also prepared a gift for your mother. I simply didn’t guess that this is what you were talking about just now.”“Is it true?”Autumn doubted him.“Of course, it’s true.”Ryan carried Autumn up and put her back on the chair. He then got up to open his suitcase and took out the gifts that h
Autumn laughed. “Don’t worry, Papa. It’s easy to coax Mama. You should just apologize to her and say that you were wrong and will never make such a mistake again, and she won’t be angry anymore.”Ryan: “…”Apologize and say that he was wrong? He even had to promise that he would never make such a mistake again?He had never had this kind of pious attitude or shown weakness before her before. Moreover, based on their current situation, he did not think that she would forgive him even if he apologized to her. So, it was better for him to be fully prepared. He then asked his daughter again, “What if she’s still angry even after I apologize to her?” “You should sing her a song then.”Autumn lowered her head and continued checking out her gifts after sharing her so-called experience with Ryan.“There was one time when Mama wouldn’t forgive me even after I apologized to her, so I pestered her and sang to her until she laughed.”“Sing?”Ryan did not feel good at all.How could h
This was why she was now thinking of doing a good job and having a career of her own so that she would not be in a passive position as she was in the past if she were to get into another relationship in the future.She did not remember her birthday at all because she had been so busy.She had a rare good night’s sleep on Saturday morning.There was no shipment from the factory this week, so she did not need to go to the workshop to monitor the production. After being busy for almost a month, she also wanted to take a break so that she would have the strength to keep rising up to new challenges.During this time, because of her hard work, the director of the factory, Mr. Snow, had said that there would be a trade fair sometime in the future, and he wanted her to go along too. She would have the potential to obtain clients on her own at this trade fair. The fact that the director of the factory was asking her to go was also an affirmation of her work ability. Silvia really cherishe
What was with him bringing their daughter here to celebrate her birthday?Ryan, who was on the other end of the line, did not get a response from Silvia after he was done speaking, so he asked nervously, “Why aren’t you saying anything?”Ryan was afraid that Silvia would not answer his call, so he purposely called her using the hotel room phone. He even asked his daughter to speak to her first before he took over and talked. “I have nothing to say,” Silvia replied indifferently. “Thank you for sending Autumn here. Let me know the name of the hotel and the room number and I will ask her grandfather to pick her up later.”Ryan was so annoyed by her words that he did not say anything for a while.He was already a little hurt when she said that he had nothing to say to him and that she would pick their daughter up and leave him behind, but she was even asking her father to pick their daughter up?!Was she trying to avoid him completely?Did she hate him that much? And did she thi
“Mama, why don’t you just come over for a while? I even made you a birthday present myself.”“Oh, Mama… Mama, why don’t you just come here for a little while?” Autumn invited her very sincerely, making it impossible for Silvia to say no.This was especially since Autumn said that she had personally made a gift for her, so she could not ignore Autumn’s kind intentions. When she celebrated her birthday last year, Autumn didn't quite understand this and was still in a daze. But a year later, she’d learned to personally prepare a birthday gift for her. As a mother, Silvia was so happy that she almost shed tears. She believed that every parent would be this way. They have given so much for their children without any complaints or regrets, but just a little thought from their children would move the parents to tears. She then said, “You’ll have to wait for Mama for a while then. I will get up, wash up and go to find you.”“Okay!” Autumn responded happily. “I love you, Mama.”Silv
She felt frightened because Ryan did this kind of thing for her, said such warm words to her and looked at her with that kind of warmth in his eyes.She was so terrified that she could feel goosebumps all over her body.In the past five years, their marriage was not so cold and indifferent, but it was also very bland and there were really not many warm moments like this. In Silvia’s memory, he treated her warmly during the period after her miscarriage.During that time, Silvia broke down emotionally because she lost her baby. She said that it was her retribution, thinking that she should not have gotten him in this manner, and she had been so depressed that she needed to see a therapist.She even strongly demanded to divorce him as she felt that there was nothing between them without their child. He married her because of the child, after all, and her existence was meaningless without the child.She remembered that he hugged her and comforted her in a gentle voice, saying that
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