“There is still one matter that’s giving me a headache.”Silvia was puzzled. “What is it?”He then stopped shaping the pierogies, looked at her with his dark black eyes, and slowly spoke up, “Pursuing you.”Silvia was startled. Ryan then continued, “How can I win you back again? It really stumps me. I can’t sleep or eat well, and I’m not in the mood to do work when I think about it.”The Browns could not understand what they were saying because they were speaking in English. What’s more, the Browns were only focused on making pierogies, so they did not pay much attention to them.When faced with Ryan’s confession, Silvia averted his gaze.“I’ll go and see how the fish stew is going.”She then turned around and ran away. Ryan looked at her back and sighed quietly in his heart. He then comforted himself, saying “slow and steady wins the race.”There was strength in numbers and with everyone’s collective participation, the pierogies were wrapped quickly. Although Mrs. Brown
One would only understand the rarity and wonder of such a beautiful thing after experiencing loss.He stood silently at the door for a long time, then gently closed it and walked out. There was still a mess on the table outside that needed to be cleaned up, so he walked over, rolled up his sleeves, and began to clean up little by little.After cleaning up the dining table and the dishes, he saw that it was almost midnight, so he went to the bathroom to take a shower. He then gently opened the door and entered her bedroom, then lay gently on the bed. He lay behind her and held her in his arms. Ryan felt a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment that he had never felt before, just because the two people he loved were sleeping next to him.However, it was inevitable for his desire to surge with the warm and fragrant body in his arms.He could not bear to tire her out after she had worked hard all afternoon and night so he simply embraced her without doing anything. He forced himself t
She felt that they could not go on like this. She hoped that the Browns’ trip would end quickly, or a lot of things would spiral out of control if they continued like this.When Ryan and Autumn woke up, Silvia had already prepared a scrumptious breakfast. The father and daughter duo sat at the dining table and ate after washing themselves up. Everything appeared to be back to how it was prior to the divorce.However, everything had changed from before the divorce. Although Silvia was still contributing conscientiously, her contributions were no longer being ignored and disregarded. That person knew how to cherish her now. Ryan went to send their daughter to kindergarten after breakfast while Silvia stayed at home to pack their suitcases. Ryan had arranged to take the Browns to a nearby reservoir for a fishing trip today and the day after, so they would be spending a night at the resort there. Silvia was very resistant to this when she first heard about his arrangement. “Didn’t
“I’ll teach you.”He then hugged her from the back just like that and shoved the fishing rod into her hands. Silvia had no choice but to take it as his voice rang in her ears, “When it comes to fishing, you don’t have to catch a fish to be happy. What you enjoy is the process of putting all distracting thoughts aside and waiting patiently.”As he spoke, Silvia could feel his breath behind her ears, and her face turned red involuntarily. She moved her head to the side to maintain a certain distance from him. “Okay, I got it. You can go and get yours.”Ryan approached her again from the back. “No, I haven’t taught you yet. I’ll get mine after I teach you.”He then held Silvia’s hand without any explanation and taught her to throw the fishing rod into the water.The weather was quite hot, and both of them were only wearing thin clothes. His firm chest was pressed against Silvia’s back, and Silvia could quickly feel herself sweating from the heat.Fortunately, her cell phone su
This dinner also had a hint of parting sadness as the Browns would already be leaving in the afternoon tomorrow. The Browns were very grateful for Ryan’s hospitality this time and were also looking forward to collaborating with the Pierce Group on this project.Several people inevitably drank some wine in such an atmosphere. Silvia also had a few glasses. However, she only felt a little tipsy and hadn’t gotten to the point of being inebriated. Silvia glanced around the whole room after returning to the room after dinner. Julian had booked the luxury suite for them at the hotel in Detroit last time, so there was still a sofa bed in that room, but there was nothing in this room at all. There was no other place for a person to lie down except for the large bed.So were they going to sleep in the same bed? She then thought about how she ended up getting carried to the bed that night in Detroit, even though she had fallen asleep on the sofa bed at first. And so, she simply stopped hav
But she could not push him away at all. His warm lips landed on her neck, gently nibbling at it, and her ears were enticed by his deep and pleasant voice.“Silvia, I know that you still love me—"“You’re talking nonsense!”Silvia struggled in panic.“I don’t love you anymore, I don’t love you anymore! I don’t love you at all—"He kissed her slightly trembling lips in the next second.Ryan did not believe a word she uttered and he only believed in the instinctual loyalty of her body.Silvia gave up struggling after resisting for a while.There were extremely intense storms, both indoors and outdoors that night.Everything also stopped in the early morning. The sun began to shine brightly outside the room and the people in the room also fell asleep.Of course, Silvia was the only one who fell asleep.Silvia did not know how long she slept, but there was no one around her when she opened her eyes. She grabbed her cell phone that was by the bedside and stared at the snow-whi
His voice was gentle, and no other emotions could be heard. When she heard that Mr. Brown wanted to see them, she got up and washed up after hanging up the phone.She did not want to face him, but she could only bite the bullet and go since Mr. Brown wanted to see them again.In the Browns’ room. Mr. Brown had a gloomy expression, but Mrs. Brown’s expression was quite calm in contrast to her husband.Ryan sat on one side of the sofa. After hanging up the phone, he looked at Mr. Brown and smiled as he said, “She is innocent. I was the one who forced her to act as my wife, so there’s no need for you to make things difficult for her.” Mr. Brown glared at him angrily.“How do you know that I would give her a hard time? I just want to ask her some questions.”After Silvia fell asleep early in the morning, Ryan also fell asleep with her in his arms. He then received a phone call from Mr. Brown to come over here.Someone had sent a document to Mr. Brown, which had been translated in
“I’m sure you’ll be able to see how we feel about each other regardless of whether we’re a real couple or just acting as one.”Mr. Brown snorted coldly. He felt that they had a good relationship in the past few days, but was now told that they were just a fake couple. The big difference made him feel really angry. Mr. Brown and Ryan confronted each other like that for a long time. When it was almost twelve o’clock, Ryan called and asked Silvia to come over.After Silvia tidied up briefly, she went to the Browns’ room. As soon as she opened the door, Silvia had a bad feeling when she saw Mr. Brown’s gloomy and displeased expression.Sure enough, when she walked over, she saw the report about Ryan and Mariah on the table and instantly knew what had happened. Mr. Brown must have found out about how she was just acting as Ryan’s wife. She stood there and glanced at Ryan, who raised his hand and pulled her to sit next to him on the sofa while holding her hand tightly with a protectiv
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