Silvia felt sweat beading up on her forehead. Before she could say anything, she heard the person leaning against the bedframe chuckle and say, “Why are you so nervous?”He then sat up and raised his hand to help his daughter take off the dress and put it back on again.Silvia was also fixing the clothes for her daughter, so as soon as he reached out his hand, it covered hers. Silvia pulled her hand away abruptly and glared angrily at him. He casually apologized. “I’m sorry. I grabbed the wrong hand by accident.”Silvia really could not stand his cunning expression. He had been calm and unhurried since the last time they met in the parking lot. It would’ve been fine if he was as shameless as he was before because she could simply refuse him then.But he did not mention love at all now and was instead flirting with her. This made her feel as if her heart was about to explode. Silvia did not know how she helped her daughter get dressed. She only knew that once her daughter had pu
These words left Silvia speechless, and she was out of excuses.That’s right—since the two of them fell out, the three of them had never spent time together until today. Their daughter had never been able to hang out with both her parents. Silvia felt that Ryan was really quite ruthless at times by saying such things to hurt her. In the end, she gave in and decided to go to the mall with Ryan to buy clothes for their daughter. The three of them headed to the shopping mall in Silvia’s car, which Ryan insisted on taking. Silvia did not know what was wrong with him; his car was obviously much more spacious compared to hers and had better performance. Meanwhile, her car was suited for ladies to drive, so it would definitely be uncomfortable for someone of his height.However, Silvia was thinking that she could just take her daughter away directly after shopping if she drove her car, so she agreed. After getting into the car, Silvia drove as Autumn sat in the child safety seat at
Ryan ignored the angry look in her eyes and stepped forward to pick Autumn up.“We’ll take this dress. Let's go look at the other ones.”They then took their daughter to look around and chose a down jacket and coat for her, as well as some hats and boots. In short, they bought a lot of clothes for Autumn.When it was time to pay, the two of them got into an argument again. Silvia insisted on paying for her daughter’s down jacket and dress as those were the items that she wanted to buy for her daughter, but Ryan insisted on paying for everything. Silvia was furious. ‘What is this? Didn’t we agree that we would each buy our own items for Autumn? When we were at his house earlier, he said that I would buy my share, and he would buy his.’However, the shop assistants were watching them, so Silvia could only compromise and let Ryan swipe his credit card, but the first thing Silvia did after coming out was to take money out of her wallet and stuff it into Ryan’s hand.“Here you go!”
There had been no contact between them for more than half a year, so what was he thanking her for?He took a step forward and forced her against the body of the car before replying in a low voice, “Thank you for giving me such a lovely and perfect daughter, and thank you for the wonderful marriage you gave me.”Silvia suddenly wanted to cry. She did not know what he had done in the past six months; she only knew that she was completely unable to resist him when he was like this. He could touch the depths of her heart simply by expressing his love. “Is this reason enough for you to accept my gift?” He leaned closer to her. Silvia recovered and calmed down, then raised her hand and pushed him away.“That's all in the past. Don’t bring it up again.”Ryan did not press on and simply left her alone. He saw the momentary emotion in her eyes just now.There was a moment of silence between the two before Silvia’s cell phone rang. Silvia took out her cell phone, and the name ‘Ethan G
The pots and pans in the kitchen had not been taken as well. She was great in the kitchen, and cooking was one of her hobbies, so the kitchen had to be well-stocked. While she was taking notes, Autumn was bouncing around the room.“Mama, why are we here?”Silvia put her cell phone away when she heard her daughter’s question. She then walked over and hugged the little girl before they sat on the sofa together. “Autumn, I’m coming to live in Detroit, so you’ll be able to see me often in the future. Isn't that great news?”The little girl’s eyes lit up and she wrapped her arms around Silvia’s neck and asked, “Really? Mama, you’re coming here to work?”Silvia nodded. “Yes, I got a new job, and I’ll be living at Aunt Rosaline’s place.” After saying that, Silvia looked at her daughter seriously and uttered, “But can you keep this a secret first, Autumn? Don’t tell your Papa about it, okay?”The little girl blinked her eyes in confusion and asked, “Why?”Silvia knew that Autumn
After arriving at the restaurant they had agreed to meet at, Silvia walked into the private room to find Ethan all by himself, so she frowned and asked, “Is it just the two of us having dinner tonight?”Ethan leaned back against his chair and smiled. “Is there a problem?”Silvia walked over calmly, sat down, and replied, “Not at all. We’re ex-classmates and good friends, so there’s nothing wrong with us having dinner together.”Her description, ‘ex-classmates and good friends’, instantly cut off all of Ethan’s intentions to flirt with Silvia.Ethan’s smile disappeared as he protested in dissatisfaction, “You really know how to push my buttons, huh?”Silvia laughed heartlessly. “When have I ever done that? You’re too sensitive.”Silvia had not seen Ryan nor Ethan in the past half a year. However, she would often see Ethan on the television. He shot a lot of commercials and television series, and he also attended a variety of events all the time, so they were not too distant no
‘Who says I can't get over Ryan?’Ethan narrowed his eyes and looked at her for a while. “Since you’re not still into him, why don’t you date me, then?”Silvia was startled. Ethan added, “You said that I can't give up because I’ll always want what I can't get. Then let me get it—go out with me. If I really lose interest in you after I start dating you, won’t you be relieved then? I won’t pester you again in the future too.”Silvia sneered, “What if you never lose interest? Do I have to keep dating you then?”“What’s wrong with us dating?”Ethan’s tone was relaxed as he added, “If I still have interest in you then, we can talk about marriage and starting family—"“Stop!”Silvia felt uneasy and immediately stopped Ethan when she heard him mentioning marriage and starting a family. She could not imagine herself walking down the aisle in a wedding dress toward another man, nor could she imagine becoming another man’s intimate lover.Ethan stared at her for a while, then took a
Silvia laughed. “It may be because of your profession, but I always feel as if you’re saying lines when you say these things…”Ethan’s expression turned gloomy. “Are you questioning my sincerity toward you? Silvia, are you trying to give me a stroke?”Silvia burst into laughter again.“I feel that you're acting not only when you say those cheesy things; I feel this way no matter what you say…”When Silvia saw Ethan’s gloomy expression, she quickly explained, “The fact that I have such an illusion proves that you’re a brilliant actor.”Silvia did not really want to hurt Ethan, but she really felt that way. She had watched a few television series starring Ethan, and his acting was really amazing; even his gaze was convincing.This was probably the reason he skyrocketed to fame. If he had poor acting skills, people would criticize him no matter how good-looking he was, but Ethan was a great actor. He had been improving his skills over the past few years, and his achievements s