Ethan explained, “I’m in Staten Hill now. I just received a new script, and the character is an executive of a foreign company. I want to learn about Jane’s work as a foreign company executive so I can portray the character better.”“You can’t reach Jane on her cell phone?”Silvia was a little puzzled. No wonder Jane did not show up when they were chatting in the group chat just now.“Give me a second. I’ll contact Miya and Wendy to see if they know anything.”Ethan said that he would wait for her news. Silvia called Jane after hanging up the phone, but no one answered the call. She then contacted Miya and Wendy, but neither one of them knew why Jane suddenly could not be contacted at all.The three of them were worried. Silvia remembered that she had Jane’s business card, so she gave the phone number of Jane’s company to Ethan and asked him to contact the receptionist of Jane’s company to ask what had happened. Ethan complied. Silvia returned to the ward after she was done wi
“You’re awake.“Do you want some water?”Before Ryan could answer her, Silvia’s cell phone rang again. Silvia picked up her cell phone and saw that it was a call from Ethan.She was seated right in front of Ryan’s hospital bed, so Ryan could naturally see the name on the caller ID. Ryan was suddenly furious as he stared angrily at Silvia. He was already in this state now, so if she dared to answer Ethan’s call right in front of him, he would see that as her picking a fight. He vowed that he would never forgive her if she answered Ethan’s call!Silvia naturally noticed the expression on Ryan’s face. She was in a difficult spot now because Ethan had told her that Jane could not be contacted just now. Silvia figured that Ethan must be calling to tell her about Jane. She knew that Ryan did not like Ethan, and she did not want to make the former angry at this time, yet she was also worried about Jane’s safety, so she hesitated as to whether she should answer the call.Before she coul
Ryan’s expression turned dark again. Silvia tried to explain to him that Ethan was calling her because of Jane, but he had already pulled the quilt to cover himself with a gloomy expression and was ignoring her. Silvia could not bother about him anymore. She picked up her cell phone, turned around, and walked out.Ryan was about to die of anger. He lifted the quilt that was covering his head and stared out the ward angrily. ‘How dare she care so much about a phone call from Ethan? Does she really have to answer his call?’Silvia spoke to Ethan on the phone outside the ward. Ethan, who was on the other end of the line, said that he had called Jane’s company and had been told that Jane was on sick leave today. When Ethan heard that, he asked the people from her company for her home address and drove over to visit her. After all, they were friends who had known each other for a few years in university even though Silvia was always the reason he spent time with them. It turned out
“I’ve already sent Autumn to Nora’s. I didn’t tell her about Ryan’s injury. You’ve been here all afternoon, so you should go back and rest. I’ll take care of things here first.”Silvia felt that there was more and more tension between her and Ryan as well, and it was not suitable for her to continue to stay any longer, so she took her things and looked at Ryan. “I’m going home, then. Rest well.”Ryan ignored her, so she had no choice but to bid farewell to Ophelia and leave. After she had left, Ophelia observed the look of reluctance in her son’s eyes. “You obviously don’t want her to leave, and you obviously need her very much, so why were you so cold to her?”Ryan looked away after his mother pointed out this fact. “I don’t want her to stay and take care of me just because she’s grateful that I saved her.”Ophelia instantly understood the reason her son had been acting so weirdly since he had woken up. After some thinking, she said to her son, “But you have to know that eve
Although her son did not respond to what she said, Ophelia felt that he had listened to a lot of what she said, so she did not say anything more. Ryan ate some food that Ophelia had specially prepared for him. Silvia drove to Nora’s place after she had left the hospital. Her daughter, Autumn, was having a great time playing with Nora. The aunt and niece seemed to be having a good time. Silvia felt that she envied the carefree Nora.When Nora saw Silvia coming, she got up from the sofa, tidied up her hair that was messy from playing with her niece, and said, “Silvia, you haven’t eaten dinner yet, have you? My mother left some food for you. Wash your hands and eat.”After Ophelia had picked up her granddaughter, she sent her directly to Nora’s place and made dinner there. Nora was dissatisfied and protested, “Mom, why don’t you send Autumn to Dad’s place? I already made plans to have dinner with my friend tonight. He’s Autumn’s grandfather, so isn’t it right for him to help you t
“Who could it be so late at night? My mother has her own key,” Nora muttered as she went to open the door while Silvia continued eating.Silvia heard that there was no sound outside after Nora opened the door, so she got up to check. Unexpectedly, the person standing outside the door was Julian.When Nora saw her coming out, she bowed to Julian immediately and greeted respectfully, “Hello, Boss.”She then looked at Silvia.“Silvia, my boss is here. Could he be looking for you?”After Nora was done speaking, she rushed back into the house in a hurry, but she did not realize that the man behind her was already gnashing his teeth in anger. Silvia knew that Nora worked in Julian’s company, but she was also surprised to see him appearing here at night. However, after seeing Nora’s business-like appearance, she could only walk over and ask Julian, “Are you here for me?”Julian grinned gleefully and said, “Yes. I heard that you’re here, so I came over to check on you. Did what happene
Ophelia was startled for a moment because Greg had gone out for quite some time after visiting. It had been an hour at least. Ophelia did not expect him to still be waiting here. When Greg saw Ophelia coming out, he walked over and said, “It’s late. Let me send you back.”Ophelia smiled in an estranged manner.“That’s a kind offer, but I don’t think that’s necessary. I’m an old lady, so there won’t be any safety issues.”After saying that, she turned around and left. Greg followed her and said, “Who says you're old? I don’t think you’re old at all.”After hearing this, Ophelia smiled and shook her head. It was really inappropriate for them to say such mushy words at such an old age.She ignored Greg and walked quietly toward the elevator while carrying her purse. Greg followed silently beside her. Ophelia did not speak because she did not want to talk to him, and also because she had nothing to say to him.Meanwhile, Greg did not speak because he insisted on sending her back.
Fortunately, the address Greg had told the driver was her own place and not Old Pierce Manor. Otherwise, she would have really jumped out of the moving car. The cab drove on the roads illuminated by street lights. Ophelia and Greg did not say a word as they sat in their respective seats.After the car stopped at Ophelia’s place, Greg paid for the fare. The two then got out, and the cab driver drove away. Ophelia turned to look at Greg.“Thank you.”Greg could not help but feel miserable and bitter as he looked at the indifferent, lonely woman in the night.“Ophelia, we’re so old already, so why do we have to be so cold and indifferent toward each other?“I admit that I acted like an *sshole when I was young. I’ve wronged you, and I owe you too much, but I just want to live a good life with you for a long, long time.”However, no matter how sad and sincere Greg was, what he received in response was Ophelia’s back turning away indifferently. Greg was a little discouraged as h
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