She then approached the man and took a seat in front of him.Even after she sat down, Silvia did not anticipate the two persons behind them to persist. They stared at them unblinkingly, forcing the man she was going on a blind date with to turn to look up at them in confusion and ask her, "Who are they?"Silvia had no choice but to say, “My friends.”This was all Silvia said to introduce them. Even if she had already disclosed her divorce to the other party, if her ex-husband was present when she went on a blind date, the other party would undoubtedly be somewhat upset. She simply tried to dodge the question by introducing them this way.The other party ignored them, and the two started conversing. After a few brief exchanges, Ryan's cell phone rang. When the call came through, he said, "Hello, Autumn."“You want to speak with your mother?”Silvia felt something wasn't right the moment she heard him mention their daughter's name. When he mentioned that their daughter wanted t
Silvia wanted to use this saying to sarcastically infer that he was not a wise person if he wanted to pursue her and that she would never go back to him.“I’ve never heard of that saying before.”As a result, he gave her a rogue answer directly. Silvia was furious.He added, “I just know that I want to give my child a complete family.”The only thing Silvia did in response to his pestering was to sit down and look at him as she said faintly, “I’ll do you the favor.”Even Julian, who was sitting there bored and fiddling with his phone, looked up in astonishment when he heard her. Ryan, who was sitting opposite her, assumed he had heard incorrectly.“But I have one condition.”Silvia looked at Ryan and said word for word, “After helping you this time, you will get out of my life completely. The farther, the better, okay?”She did not lose her temper, but instead used this cordial discussion tone, which was even more ironic. Ryan’s expression turned gloomy, and he gritted his teet
Julian was obviously the one introducing their client to her with enthusiasm. Ryan kept quiet the entire time. He was not a very talkative person, and it would already be excellent if he could say ten sentences even back when they were together. However, he did not just sit around. Aside from eating, he simply watched her eat or chat with Julian. Silvia sensed that he was gazing at her and felt like she would suffer from indigestion later, but she found it difficult to ask him to stop, so she could only stare back at him.Julian vehemently objected from the sidelines.“Can the two of you quit flirting with each other? Can you consider my feelings here as a single man?”Silvia was annoyed.“Who’s flirting with him?!”Julian spread his hands. “You’re looking at him and he’s looking back at you. Isn’t that flirting?”Silvia retorted angrily, “Is this how you interpret flirtatious glances? Did a math teacher teach you English?”How was she flirting with Ryan? She was clearly gla
He then turned to face Silvia. “What did he just say? Something about the lion?”Silvia gave Ryan a quick glance, then replied to Julian, “If I heard correctly, he said, ‘A lion does not turn its head when a dog barks.’”Julian suddenly had an epiphany.“Oh, I see, that’s the phrase.”He then said to Ryan, “Why don't you hurry up and tell Silvia how much you love her now that she’s asking you to speak? Yet for some reason, you’re suddenly saying this sentence. Will you still be able to engage in a pleasant conversation then?”Silvia: “…”What did Julian mean when he prompted Ryan to express his feelings for her?Ryan looked at Silvia with a serious expression. “She is aware of what it signifies.”Silvia immediately knew what he meant when he stated this.This adage was one she was familiar with. A lion does not turn its head when a dog barks.It meant that the lion will not turn around just because a vicious dog is barking. The broader implication was that someone who is
The three of them paid and departed. Silvia declined to go with them and got a taxi back home on her own.Julian also introduced their client to her just now—a Frenchman named Brown who was in his fifties. The finalized dates for his arrival were a few days before and after Independence Day, so she did not need to ask for too many days off when she requested leave from work since the entire country would be on holiday. She would only need to ask for one day off before and after the holiday. During that time, she would only have to play the role of Ryan's wife for a total of five days.The holiday for Independence Day would fall on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, which was a total of three days. Silvia needed to ask for a day off on Wednesday, and also on Sunday when it was adjusted to a working day.She planned to ask Mr. Snow for a leave of absence after going to work on Monday, then utilize Monday and Tuesday to finish her work ahead of schedule. She would then take her own comp
If her parents learned about this, they would undoubtedly be furious. She actually only wanted to do this once and for all, offering her assistance in exchange for future peace which would remain forever.She would never be at peace if he continued bothering her.Things like Mariah's recent attempt to slander her in her workplace or the way he ruined her blind date at noon today would keep cropping up, and peace would never exist.She reasoned that she could take advantage of this opportunity to end her relationship with him forever.Silvia comforted her parents before going back to her room to tell Wendy and the others about the situation.Silvia was immediately harshly criticized by Wendy, “How can you agree to such an unreasonable request? It's obvious that you're treading on dangerous ground.”Jane and Miya remained silent.Wendy argued, “Miya, Jane, you two should come out and persuade Silvia. What’s happening here? Ryan Pierce is far too shameless!”Wendy wished that goin
“Oh, I assumed something had happened. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to assist you.”Mrs. Dolton grinned broadly before turning her attention back to Ryan and asked, “Who is this?”Silvia was frustrated because she did not know how to introduce Ryan. In front of so many people, she was an abandoned woman who was still involved with her ex-husband. That seemed to be a little superfluous.When Silvia stopped to converse with Mrs. Dolton, many women who liked to watch the show also stopped to observe from a distance as they were also curious about the relationship between Silvia and Ryan. Ryan came forward and greeted Mrs. Dolton formally before Silvia had time to respond.“I’m Silvia’s ex-husband, Ryan Pierce. I’m here to pick her up from work.”After Ryan finished speaking, a scooter rider emerged from the shadows and nearly collided with Silvia. Ryan’s expression turned cold immediately. He nervously took a step forward and pulled Silvia into his arms, then sa
Silvia ought to be residing in the villa on Scholaris Street for the next few days since she was playing his wife, but she wished to have fewer conversations with him. Nevertheless, she decided to spend the night at Rosaline's house, mainly because his client wasn't here yet, and she wanted to chat with Rosaline.Ryan quickly opposed. “Rosaline and William are living together now!”Julian sent him a picture of her taking Ethan to dinner with Rosaline and Rosaline’s new boyfriend from the last time. Ryan had asked someone to look into it and learned about William and Rosaline in the process—it turned out they were already living together.Silvia was unconcerned. “What is the problem? There’s more than one bedroom in her house.”Could she not go and stay for one night just because Rosaline was living with William? It wasn't like she had never previously resided in the two bedrooms at Rosaline's home.Ryan was enraged. “Will you feel comfortable sharing a home with a stranger?”