Silvia did not show any extra expression after hearing Ophelia’s explanation. She simply smiled gently and said, “You don’t need to explain anything to me. Everyone has the right to pursue their own happiness.”Silvia had hardly thought of Ryan at all in the past six months. It was as if the intense love that she had felt for him was frozen and sealed in the last incident. She acknowledged that the time she came dangerously close to losing her daughter had left her so traumatized that she did not want to think about Ryan at all, because doing so made her hands shake and her stomach churn.Besides, she had been too busy with her daily work. She was so busy that she did not have extra time to think about love.Therefore, she felt bewildered for a moment when she met him here today. She felt so lost that she seemed to have forgotten that he was her daughter’s father, and that he was the man that she had once loved so passionately. He felt like a stranger. He was just a stranger t
For a moment, he felt lost, not knowing what to do.Of course, he looked calm and composed on the surface even though his emotions were a mess.However, as he was feeling waves of emotions, she simply lowered her head and gently walked past him. She did not look at him, nor did she say a word to him. She was just like a gentle cloud that floated past his side, leaving no trace.Although he had long known that she might not even acknowledge him, Ryan still felt very hurt by her indifference.Ophelia had to call out to him several times from the side before he finally came back to his senses. Ophelia was somewhat helpless.“Let’s go. We should go and pick Autumn up.”He hummed in response before walking away.When Ophelia said goodbye to her friend, Ryan was smoking at the side, completely ignoring the daughter of Ophelia’s friend when she bade farewell to him. He did not care if he seemed impolite.Ophelia knew the reason for the sudden change in his mood. She simply said a fe
She would be willing to get as round as necessary to have enough milk for the baby during the breastfeeding period. As Wendy and Caleb were in the foreign trade industry, just like Silvia was, they had a lot to talk about. They were also mothers, so they naturally had even more topics in common.So, by the time the two came out after their meal, the lights were shining bright outside. The two came by their own cars. When they walked toward the parking place, they saw a person waiting next to Silvia’s car from a distance away. The man was dressed in a black coat and had a good figure. He looked tough and handsome, and was extremely dazzling. Wendy pouted in displeasure. “Don’t tell me he’s been waiting for you here. The both of you haven’t spoken to each other in over half a year, right?”Wendy still did not have a good impression of Ryan and was still a firm supporter of Ethan. She also knew everything about what had happened between Silvia and Ryan in the past six months.
‘Turns out he's here for this.’Silvia felt that he really didn't need to wait out here in the cold to explain this matter to her. Besides, Ophelia had already explained it to her, so she said, “Autumn’s grandmother already explained it to me.”But it seemed as if he did not hear her words. He simply stared at her and continued, “But I did say a few words to her.”Silvia was speechless. She did not want to continue listening to him, but he continued speaking regardless. “Do you know why I talked to her?“It’s because she’s a lot like how you were back then. She’s very vocal; she doesn’t know anything about the world, and she kept saying all kinds of things in front of me.“I felt that if I ignored her, I would be going back to the time when I ignored you back then. I felt bad, so I spoke to her.”He laughed in a self-deprecating manner when he said this. “I felt that if I spoke to her, it would be as if I spoke to the old you, and it could then alleviate my indifference tow
Silvia was so angry that she turned around and walked away. ‘So the pained look on his face is simply because his legs are numb? I thought he had some incurable disease!’She did not see the flash of joy in Ryan’s eyes when he saw her turn around. It seemed as if the fact that she turned around and checked on him meant that she would return to him.That was exactly what Ryan thought—that he still had a chance if she still cared about him.No! He would re-enter her heart even if she did not care about him anymore!After Silvia turned around and left, Ryan’s dissatisfied voice sounded behind her. “Hey, it feels awful to have numb legs, okay?”Ryan’s legs were really numb. Everyone must have experienced numbness in their legs before. Although the numbness and pain would go after a while, and one would feel fine after the blood started to circulate, it was really an awful feeling.Silvia paused before she turned back to stare at him angrily. “It’s indeed awful, but it’s not like you'
“Papa told me to ask you…”Silvia was a little speechless. She knew that the little girl couldn’t possibly ask whether she had already reached home on her own accord. It must be Ryan who had estimated the time and asked her to make the phone call.Just as Silvia was about to say something to change the subject, she heard the little girl shouting on the other end of the line, “Papa, Mama said that she’s home.”Silvia was speechless.After the little girl was done speaking, she spoke up happily again. “Mama, Papa said that I don’t have to go to the kindergarten anymore starting tomorrow. Come and pick me up when you have time, okay?”“Why are you suddenly not going to the kindergarten anymore? It’s not time for the holiday yet, is it?”Silvia was a little puzzled. Logically speaking, kindergartens were closed on statutory holidays. The annual holidays should only start on December 27th and 28th—today was only December 20th.The little girl answered, “I don’t know either. Why don’t
“Silvia, I'll cut to the chase. Mr. Sage has approached me several times and said that he wants to poach you over to their company. What do you think about this?”Silvia did not expect Mr. Sage to mention the matter of poaching her directly to Mr. Snow. She was startled for a moment and hurriedly said, “Mr. Snow, you don’t have to worry. I won’t go. I’ve turned down Mr. Sage’s offer.”Mr. Sage had appreciated her greatly since their first collaboration on an order. He felt that she was meticulous and serious in her work; she could coordinate well with the factory department and was also amicable. After working together for half a year, Mr. Sage expressed his interest to recruit her to Detroit, saying that she deserved more space to grow rather than being confined to this small factory.Silvia refused at the time. She felt that she could not be ungrateful. The current factory had cultivated her and made her who she was, so how could she just leave after a few successes? That would
Mr. Snow asked her this question, and Silvia was enlightened when she heard his suggestion.If the clients she would deal with in Mr. Sage’s company continued placing the orders at the factory, the factory might get a little less profit distribution, but if she had a greater development in Mr. Sage’s company, she could get more clients just to make up for these, so there would not really be any losses for the factory.On the contrary, this was a proposal where she, Mr. Sage, and the factory would not suffer any losses, so of course she was agreeable to it. “This is actually a great idea.” Silvia had been wavering on whether she should jump ship to Mr. Sage’s company, but now that Mr. Snow had come up with such a good idea to give her a nudge, she had no choice but to accept his proposal. “Thank you, Mr. Snow.”Silvia thanked Mr. Snow sincerely, then assured him, “Please rest assured. You gave me this job opportunity when I had nothing and made me who I am today, so I will defi
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