The secretary sounded quite conflicted, and told Silvia that she needed to request permission from Ryan to reveal such information. With this, Silvia hung up on them with gritted teeth.For a while, the secretary was unreachable as well, and Silvia decided to wait till it was evening to make another call to them. This time round, the secretary finally gave her a small piece of information, telling her that Ryan was at a cafe to meet with a client at the time. If Silvia wanted to look for him, the secretary advised Silvia to go there first. She even gave Silvia the name of the cafe.Without any hesitation, Silvia took a cab and headed straight to the cafe with her bags.The moment she stepped into the cafe, she heard a familiar melody sounding through the area.Something always brings me back to you,It never takes too long,No matter what I say or do,I'll still feel you here 'till the moment I'm gone,You hold me without touch,You keep me without chains,I never wanted anyth
Even when she had decided to file for divorce, she never felt any hatred towards him.Yet, she couldn't describe just how much she hated him at this very moment. She hated him for using the divorce against her, just to torment and humiliate her. Turning away, she ignored his annoyed expression and dashed out of the cafe without looking back at all. She knew he was just doing all this to make her give up on divorcing him. She was aware he just wanted her to know that she was no match for him, and that she should surrender while she still could. She knew how much he loved control, and that he was trying his best to save his ego after she announced their divorce in front of others. However, Silvia refused to give in to his demands.'Fine. If I can't find a lawyer who will help me, I'll just separate with him for now. Doesn't the law allow a divorce as long as you've lived apart for two years?'On the other hand, the drenched Ryan was at first shocked by her actions; soon, it
Ryan, however, was able to take the can back with ease. He shot her a cold glance. "I wonder who made you this way? You're so spoiled."Rather offended by his insults, Nora quickly responded, "Oh, you're calling me spoiled? Why don't you look at yourself? Silv definitely spoiled you way too much for your own good!"The sudden mention of Silvia made Ryan's expression darken once more, especially when Nora mentioned Silvia spoiling him. The air suddenly felt rather thick, as everyone in the room knew that she was currently trying to divorce him.Nora stuck her tongue out and escaped back into her room.On the other hand, Ryan sat down on the couch, downing the can of beer in his hands in one go.Ophelia glanced at him and sat down as well, asking nonchalantly, "Did you see Silvia today?""Mhm," Ryan responded dismissively, getting up to get another can of beer from the fridge.Seeing her son's current expression, Ophelia couldn't help but sigh.She knew her son's personality be
Nora didn't see Silvia as just her sister-in-law. She viewed Silvia as a close friend, and would tell Silvia secrets she normally wouldn't talk to others about.Silvia felt rather close to Nora as well. As an only child, she genuinely loved and cared for Nora, and treated the latter like her actual sister after she married into the Pierce family.Hence, it was hard for Silvia to not feel sad after hearing Nora's question. She comforted the young girl gently, saying, "As long as you're okay with it, I’ll always be your sister and a good friend to you."Nora choked on her tears, unable to say anything further. In the end, Silvia sighed and bid her goodbyes before hanging up. She was also quite worried she might start crying after hearing Nora's sobs.Silvia found the whole situation ironic, seeing just how upset Nora was about their separation. It was absurd that the man she had spent five years with didn't seem to be affected at all.Every single member of the Pierce family was f
Ophelia was merely trying to help her son defuse the situation. Instead, it only seemed to make Silvia more annoyed about the incident. All of a sudden, Silvia’s tone turned frosty."But what does her weak body have to do with him? Who is he to her? Why is he the one to take her to the hospital in the middle of the night?""Does she not have anyone else aside from him?""Where are her parents? Her friends?"Silvia's questioning left Ophelia silent. In the end, Ophelia could only shake her head helplessly, sighing once more. As a woman, she understood Silvia's rage completely. It was extremely hurtful for the wife to see her husband remain in an ambiguous relationship with another woman.In the end, Ophelia couldn't bring herself to persuade Silvia any further, especially knowing that it wouldn't change Silvia’s mind in the slightest. She decided to talk about Autumn instead, and they were finally able to bond over coffee with this new change in topic.After they were finished w
Silvia couldn't bring herself to refuse upon seeing her daughter's current expression.Yet as she remained silent, Ryan took the chance to speak up. "I've booked plane tickets for the three of us."He glanced at her, not letting her answer as he continued speaking nonchalantly. "If you don't want to go, it'll just be me and Autumn."Silvia was furious, her chest suffocating as she thought to herself. 'He sure knows how to target my weaknesses. He knows I can't possibly be fine with him taking Autumn on a trip alone!''Not to mention, he had never personally taken care of her during the past three years. He'd be a mess! And Autumn had only recovered from her gastroenteritis not long ago!'That was more than enough reasons to not allow him to travel alone with their daughter. Furthermore, she worried about her daughter's health worsening. Since Japan was famous for their fresh seafood and sashimi, someone had to be there to monitor the Autumn’s food intake.Just as Silvia was a
Silvia was absolutely infuriated at the fact that Ryan was being so rough with her. As soon as they stopped at a quiet area behind the garden, she flung his arm away viciously."What the hell are you doing? I really don't have anything to say to you!" she hissed, then turned to leave.Ryan wouldn't let her go so easily, and forced her into an embrace this time to prevent her from running away a second time.Just as Silvia was about to explode, he crashed his lips against hers all of a sudden, attacking every inch of her mouth with his tongue.His mouth was filled with a familiar smoky scent, and it seemed way more stronger than before. She could tell he had been smoking a lot recently.Silvia was stunned due to his sudden kiss, but was instantly reminded of him and Mariah together. She was so angry that she started hitting him, hoping to struggle out.Despite her efforts, he secured the back of her head with one of his hands, which immobilized her somewhat. Yet she wasn’t one to
'What happened to the Silvia…who swore to love me with her entire heart?'Ryan was unfamiliar with this new version of her, especially with her sarcasm and her endless disgust towards him…In the end, he suppressed his frustrations and spoke calmly. "I'll give you a day to think it over. You can decide whether or not you'll come with us to Japan."He actually dragged her here all because he wanted to persuade her to come with them on the trip.He had no idea why he just felt the need to convince her, especially when they would only fight after seeing each other.“I’ll go!” Before he could finish his statement, Silvia accepted the offer without the slightest hesitation in her eyes.Ryan was startled by her sudden willingness to cooperate. “You…”“This is the first and last time we’re ever traveling with Autumn. Just take it as creating some nice memories with her, since there won’t be another chance for us to spend time together anymore.”After saying that, Silvia lowered her
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