After saying that, he was about to raise his hands to carry Autumn, but Silvia quickly wiped her tears and stopped him.“Why are you still carrying her when you’re in this state? You should hurry up and rest.”Silvia naturally knew the reason why her father fought so hard against the thugs to protect Autumn. It was because her father knew that Autumn meant the world to her and she would not be able to live on if her daughter was in danger. However, she was also their life. If she could not live on, what would be the meaning of life for the elderly couple then?So, Mr. Alberich thought that he would have to ensure that Silvia and Autumn were both safe and sound even if he had to risk his life.“That’s right, Russell. You should rest first.”Greg eased the atmosphere from the side, then pushed Mr. Alberich to the hospital bed. Ryan stepped forward and helped Mr. Alberich onto the hospital bed, together with Greg. As soon as Mr. Alberich settled down, there was a knock on the doo
Christina accused Silvia loudly, “I hate this woman. I was fired by my boss and lost my job because of her! Would my boss have thought that I wasn’t working hard enough if she wasn't working so hard all day long? Would my boss have fired me and taken her to the trade fair so that she would have the chance to talk to clients?!“She’s almost thirty years old, but she’s still trying to compete with young people like us for jobs! Tell me—how can I not hate her?!”Christina yelled in frustration close to the end.However, her words did not win anyone’s sympathy. The police officer looked at Christina in pity and said, “First of all, there’s nothing wrong with her working hard. Besides, even if she’d really provoked you, how does that make it right for you to order someone to kidnap her child and run over her father?”The police officer did not know what to say in the face of Christina’s twisted views. ‘Young people today are too fragile psychologically, and family education has a lot
She blurted out in a state of panic, “It’s Rowan Pierce!“Rowan Pierce instructed me to do this!”Everyone in the room gasped as soon as Christina said this.No one expected that Christina would say that Rowan had instigated her. At least for Ryan and Christina, the person they had both suspected was Mariah. Ryan looked at Christina coldly and growled with an icy tone, “I’ll give you one last chance.”Christina was on the verge of bursting into tears as she hurriedly explained, “It’s really him. He’s been in contact with me during this period of time, and he was the one who asked me to do these things. He said that he would get me out of the country after it was done.”Christina was afraid that they would not believe her, so she immediately took out her cell phone and dialed the number listed under the name ‘Rowan Pierce’. However, the number she dialed did not exist. Christina panicked and dialed the number again and again with trembling hands, but the number she dialed still
“I’m the real Rowan Pierce.”Christina was horrified. She raised her hand to cover her head in pain as she thought, ‘What’s going on? The voice of the person on the phone is not the same as the one who called me!’This person’s voice was clear, while the voice of the person who called her was very rough and laced with a hint of cold-bloodedness. However, the person who called her said that his name was Rowan Pierce!Rowan obviously heard the situation on the other end of the line and gloated. “Seeing as you guys made my day by being in such misery, I’ll let you in on a secret.“Actually, Mariah is not mentally ill at all. Ryan, she lied to you. She pretended to be mentally ill when she left me so that she could go back to you.”Rowan laughed complacently. “By the way, she was also the one who released the news about your scandal and affair with her. I’ve done that once, and I wouldn’t do it a second time. Now that she’s framing me again, you don’t need me to tell you the reason
“I’m sorry, young lady. If you can’t find evidence to prove your innocence, you’ll have to bear responsibility for this matter.”As he spoke, he helped Christina up and dragged her out the door. Then, two police officers in plainclothes, who came in after hearing the commotion, followed behind and took the two men away.Christina cried hysterically, “I’m innocent, I’m innocent! Officer, please let me go! I know I was wrong. I’ll be good from now on!”But what was the use of realizing her mistakes now? She had violated the law; it wasn't something she could undo simply by admitting that she was wrong.Christina held firmly onto the door of the ward and refused to leave. She looked at Silvia, who was in the ward, and pleaded, “Silvia, please help me. I don’t want to go to jail. I didn’t mean to harm you or your daughter. It’s Mariah—it’s all her fault!“She’s the one who kept telling me how despicable you are, and that I should have been the one going to the trade fair if it weren’t
Ryan pursed his lips and fell silent. In his opinion, he had already cut off all ties with Mariah when he said those words to her. He’d never thought that Mariah would be so unforgiving and heartless. “Is this how you love me?”Silvia did not want to lose control of her emotions, but she could not help but get angry when she spoke.“You put our daughter in such a dangerous situation—is this how you love me?”Silvia’s tone was harsh and sharp as she hissed, “If this is how you handle your relationships, then please deal with your relationship with your ex-girlfriend before telling others that you love them!“Don’t be so selfish and irresponsible! Don't put others in harm’s way until you’ve dealt with your past relationship, okay?”Ryan had a grave expression as he stepped forward and tried to hold her shoulders to keep her calm.“Silvia, don’t be like this. I assure you that nothing like this will ever happen again!”He swore that, no matter what it took, he would protect the
Silvia stood up, looked at Ophelia, and smiled faintly as she replied, “It’s okay, Mrs. Pierce. This is our family’s matter; I can never have you pay for a hotel room for us.” Mrs. Alberich, who was standing at the side, chimed in. “She’s right, Ophelia. Thank you for your kindness, but we can just book the hotel ourselves.”Ophelia shook her head, looking very upset. “Silvia, we know what led to all these things. Just let me do something for you, or I’d feel really bad.”Greg had roughly explained this matter to them when they were outside. Ophelia knew that all of this was caused by her son’s failure to deal with his past relationship, and this was why she was desperately requesting to help Silvia and her family. Otherwise, how could she live with herself?Fortunately, nothing serious had happened today. If the child had really been taken, or if Silvia’s father had gotten seriously injured, Ophelia and the Pierces would definitely be laden with guilt for the rest of their live
“Greg, Ryan is truly your son. Both of you are the same when it comes to relationships—you’re both half-hearted and fickle-minded.”After saying that, Ophelia turned around, got into the cab, and left. Those few words should be enough for him to think about.Greg stood there in place with a pale expression as he watched her leave. ‘Half-hearted and fickle-minded.‘She really used these words well.’These two words were already enough to crush him.Indeed, he used to be half-hearted and fickle-minded between her and Rowan’s mother. His mistake was probably the root cause of what happened today. If he hadn’t given Rowan and his mother hope in the beginning, they wouldn’t have been so entangled with him, and Rowan wouldn’t have set his mind to get everything that Ryan had, including Pierce Group and his woman.Mariah and Ryan wouldn’t be separated, and Ryan wouldn’t have gotten married to Silvia. There wouldn’t be the innocent Autumn or Mariah’s ruthless retaliation against
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