Autumn nodded and said, “Papa helped me to make this wind chime.”As she spoke, Autumn pointed at the wind chime in Silvia’s hand, where a string was tied. “I can’t tie this string at all, so Papa was the one who helped me to do it.” Silvia instantly felt uncomfortable. She was about to get up to hand the wind chime in her bedroom but when her daughter said that Ryan also participated in making the wind chime, she froze in place. It did not feel right to hang it, but it also did not feel right if she did not hang it.But Autumn came over, took her hand, and said cheerfully, “Mama, let’s hang it up together.”Silvia had no choice but to be led by Autumn’s hand to go to her bedroom to hang the wind chime by the window.After hanging it, Autumn asked Silvia to carry her. She then raised her small hand to gently brush against the wind chime. The crisp sound resounded throughout the bedroom. Autumn giggled happily, her laughter was as clear and moving as the wind chime. However, Sil
The reason was because her focus was no longer on love. She had seen a wider world beyond love, such as a sprint in her career.Autumn returned to Detroit on Sunday. Silvia thought that Ryan would not come to pick Autumn up after they had such a quarrel, so she planned to send Autumn home herself, but in the end, he still came.When sending her daughter away, Silvia only sent her to the door but did not send her to the car. Mrs. Alberich was the one who sent Autumn out.She thought that it would be better if she did not see him since she would feel unhappy whenever she saw him anyway.Ryan never contacted Silvia again since she and her daughter left the hotel room that day. He only called her before coming to pick their daughter up, saying that he was coming soon, and asked her to prepare their daughter so he could pick her up.He did not say anything more.On the way back to Detroit after picking his daughter up, Ryan asked his daughter as he drove, “How was your Mama’s mood in
Ryan was shocked after hearing his daughter’s words.It was not that he was unaware that her parents wanted to send her to study abroad after she graduated from university, but the matter was dropped because she was pregnant and married him at the time.She wanted to go abroad again now? Ryan was so frustrated that he was not in the mood to drive anymore. It so happened that he had not gotten on the highway yet, so he simply stopped the car at the side of the road.He turned around with the intention to ask his daughter further questions, but found that Autumn had fallen asleep. Since he was scolded by Silvia last time, he put a thin blanket in his car. He got out of the car and took the thin blanket out from the car trunk, then covered the thin blanket gently over Autumn.He then stood outside the car, took out a cigarette, lit it, and started smoking. It was already difficult for him to meet her even when she was only in this small town outside Detroit. Would he still be
He smoked another cigarette outside and finally suppressed his irritation before getting into the car again and drove away.When he sent his daughter back to his mother’s place, Ophelia then discussed with him, “You can rent me a house in the neighborhood next to Autumn’s kindergarten so it will be convenient for me to pick her up and drop her off in the future. I can just walk back and forth without having to call the driver anymore.”Ryan did not say anything, but Nora asked her in confusion, “Mom, aren’t you living comfortably here? Why are you suddenly moving out?”Ophelia replied to her, “It’s mainly because I want it to be convenient to pick Autumn up. Besides, you’re already getting older, so you may be getting a boyfriend at any time. It won't be convenient if Autumn and I are around when you bring your boyfriend back or something.”“Mom, your thinking is too avant-garde, right?” Nora blushed from her mother’s words. Wasn’t her mother implying that she might live with her b
Moreover, since she intended to be celibate after falling in love once, it was necessary for her to find a man who excelled in every aspect so as to satisfy all the various fantasies she had about love, and so that she would not be at a disadvantage. After all, Nora was also beautiful and had a good figure.After thinking about it for a long time alone in the room, she finally straightened out her future direction when it came to relationships. All that remained was for her to find a suitable man to fall in love with. She would have to look for an outstanding man and have a thrilling love affair with him so that she would have no regrets even if she spent the rest of her life alone after this. After going to work on Monday, Silvia reported the client’s call to claim compensation over the weekend to Miss Cullen and Mr. Snow, and she also told them how she handled the matter.Mr. Snow praised her and said that she’d really saved the factory from suffering a huge loss. After all
Miya and Jane would also be coming back to participate in the monthsary, so Silvia planned to stay over on Saturday so that she could catch up with them. Therefore, she also booked a hotel room for herself in advance in the same hotel as Miya and Jane.After arriving at the bus station in Detroit, she ate some lunch and took a taxi to the hotel. After checking in and packing up, she went to Wendy’s house. Miya had already arrived in the morning at Wendy’s house to see the baby.Jane had not arrived yet because just like Silvia, she was temporarily delayed by something at her company. Silvia was close to Detroit, so she arrived soon after taking the bus, but Jane was coming from Staten Hill, so no one knew what time she would arrive. When Silvia arrived at Wendy’s house, Wendy and Miya were chatting in the living room, and Caleb was busy fussing over the baby. He was changing the baby’s diapers, sometimes having to pick the baby up to cuddle it and soothe it.Silvia and Miya hadn
“Why should he pick me up? I wish that he would never appear in front of me again.”She had not been in touch with Ryan since he picked their daughter up last week, and she felt much more at peace now.Miya suggested, “Let’s analyze this matter carefully and study what kind of mentality Ryan has toward you after Jane arrives. Personally, I think he’s in love with you.”Silvia shot the idea down immediately. “Impossible. You’re overthinking it. He’s torturing me like this because he’s unhappy that I was the one who asked for a divorce.” “No, no, no!” Miya insisted on her feelings. “If he’s really just tormenting you, why would he apologize and even try to give you a gift that’s so ambiguous such as the ‘Lover’s Knot’?”Before Silvia could say anything else, Wendy’s cell phone rang. It was a phone call from Jane, who said that she was at the airport at Staten Hill and was about to leave. She let them know what time she would arrive and also apologized for coming late.Wendy comfor
Wendy then left.After Wendy left, Silvia took the lead and gave Jane a big hug, along with a warm welcome.“Jane, long time no see.”Silvia knew that Jane had always been passive, so she would never take the first step no matter what it was.Sometimes, she would rather miss many opportunities than take the initiative to express her inner thoughts. Therefore, she always gave people the feeling that she was cold and difficult to approach when in fact, after getting acquainted with her, one would know that she was a kindhearted girl.Perhaps she only gave people such an illusion because she was not good at expressing herself. After Silvia, Miya also stepped forward to say hello to Jane. Jane looked at the two of them before her gaze finally fell on Silvia. “It’s great that we're all back together again.” “It is, isn’t it? Someone is finally willing to give us a little love.”Miya sat down enchantingly on the sofa in the room and did not forget to tease Silvia.Silvia prete
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