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
Not long after Ethan started driving, he received a call from his agent. Ethan put on his earphone and answered the call. Although Silvia could not hear what Ethan’s agent was saying on the other end of the line, she could tell that it was related to the incident just now.Ethan’s agent sounded very devastated on the other end of the line. He was probably scolding Ethan, who then hung up the phone impatiently. “Where are we going?”Silvia glanced at the back of his car. It seemed like some crazy reporters were still following them. Silvia felt as if she was on the verge of an emotional breakdown.Ethan saw the car following behind them and replied to her in a deep voice, “Your place or my place.”Silvia disagreed. “We can't be seen together! Wouldn’t that cause more of a misunderstanding?!”Ethan replied to her, “Look at those people who are still following us. I can either send you back first or head back to my place now, but once our car stops, neither of us would be able to
How could Ethan be a homewrecker? They had cut off all contacts during her marriage with Ryan, and he only reappeared in front of her after her divorce with Ryan. Besides, the two of them were not frequently in contact. How would that make him a homewrecker?Why did the media have to label him that?Ethan glanced at the phone and frowned. “You don't have to deal with this. I’ll find a way to handle this on my own.”“But how are you going to do that? If people think that Ryan and I are not divorced yet, your name will never be cleared.”Silvia persisted. Although Ethan was her suitor, she regarded him as a trustworthy friend of hers. He could be compared to Wendy, Jane, Miya, and the others. After looking through her cell phone for a while, she found a photo, which was a photo of her divorce certificate, then she handed her cell phone to Ethan. “You can ask your agent to post this photo.” This was the photo of the divorce certificate that Silvia took when they had just got
However, after calming down and thinking about it, he figured that he still needed to clarify the matter even if he was going to quit acting. Otherwise, he could be defamed for life. Being called a homewrecker was not a nice thing: moreover, he had done no such thing. This was why he chose to take Silvia’s suggestion. When Ethan returned Silvia’s cell phone to her, her cell phone rang—it was a call from Ryan.Silvia tightened her grip on the phone. She did not want to answer Ryan’s call at all, but she knew how stubborn he was, so she finally answered it.The matter between her and Ethan had been exposed by the media, so he must know about it too.After she answered the call, he immediately started interrogating her on the other end of the line. “Where are you now?”Silvia pursed her lips and remained silent. She did not know how she should answer his question. Should she tell him that she was at Ethan’s house now?Her silence caused Ryan to lower his voice on the other en
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