Hence, she stopped forcing it. She originally did not want to say anything today anyway as she was afraid that he would not listen to her and would feel that she was meddling. However, she thought of how he had just been discharged from the hospital, so she did not hold back and spoke up.Ryan laughed in a self-deprecating manner. “It’s not an issue of making money. I’m afraid that I won’t be able to make money in the future if I don’t handle this matter well.”Silvia was puzzled. “What do you mean?”Ryan explained, “Someone is organizing a hostile takeover of Pierce Group. If the other party succeeds and becomes the largest shareholder of Pierce Group, I’ll have to step down then. I'll be unemployed, and I won’t even be able to make money even if you desperately want me to.”After hearing that, for some inexplicable reason, Silvia said, “So what? I can still make money after you step down, right?”She currently had a good job at Mr. Sage’s company, and she had a very good sal
“Let go of me. Aren’t you in a hurry to get to the company?”She was already so embarrassed, but he was still focusing on the same topic. He seemed to be deliberately making things difficult for her. She shook his hand away, but Ryan tightened his grip. Suddenly, his low and deep voice sounded in the quiet car. “Thank you.”Ryan did not say much. A simple thank you was enough to express everything.He knew that she was a shy person, so he did not say anything else after saying that. It was enough for him to know her feelings clearly. Silvia drove Ryan to Pierce Group. When Ryan was about to get out of the car, Silvia suddenly realized that his things were still in her car, so she asked, “What about your things?”Ryan glanced at her and said, “I’ll leave them in your car first. I’ll get them from you at night.”Silvia was speechless.‘Does that mean he’s coming over to my place for a free dinner again?’When they were leaving the hospital, Ryan had already hinted to Silvia
She used to be really nice in the past and would always say plenty of sweet nothings. She would always say things such as, ‘Honey, you’re so handsome”, “Honey, you’re so kind”, and “Honey, I love you” every day. He had to admit that he had really enjoyed all the sweet and endearing things she said all day long even though he had never expressed his feelings on the surface. However, he did not know how long it had been since he had heard her say anything nice, aside from when she said that she could make money to support the family earlier in the afternoon.After hearing Ryan’s ‘complaint’, Silvia glared at him and pretend as if she had not heard him. Ryan carried Autumn in his arms, and the father-and-daughter duo spent some time together for a while. Ryan then took out the gift that he had bought for the little girl. When he lied to the little girl and said that he was on a business trip in the past few days, he had promised to bring her a gift when he returned, so he had to ke
He didn't press her to continue talking since she didn't want to. Anyway, he had already expressed his thoughts, and he was aware that she had always felt deeply conflicted when it came to their daughter. After experiencing so much, he had nothing to be anxious about anymore; he simply had to be their guardian angel and look after them. The three of them had a pleasant dinner together. Silvia’s cooking skill was as good as ever, so Ryan ate several bowls of rice. After dinner, Silvia did the dishes in the kitchen while Ryan accompanied their daughter outside. When Silvia was not around, Ryan took the opportunity to call Julian to ask if he should come up with an excuse to stay overnight at Silvia’s place.Lately, Ryan rarely spoke to Julian about his emotional matters. First of all, he felt that he was already experienced and knowledgeable in this area, and secondly, it was because Julian had been in a rather bad mood recently. Ryan was afraid that Julian would give him the wron
It was already so late, so Silvia figured that she should not trouble everyone. Ryan responded faintly, “I think I need to stay over too; otherwise, nobody would apply the ointment for me.”After saying that, he walked to the living room. Silvia had a headache. When he was discharged from the hospital, the doctor prescribed some ointment for him to apply to his wound after he got home. Based on what he said, wouldn’t he have to stay here until the ointment was used up? When Silvia went to the living room, Ryan had already taken off his shirt. He was sitting there, waiting for her to come over and apply the ointment on him. Seeing that, Silvia could only bite the bullet and go forward. In the past few days in the hospital, the nurses were the ones doing tasks such as applying the ointment and changing the dressing for his wound, but now that it was her turn to do so, he had taken his shirt off without another word!She walked over and picked up the ointment on the table. She t
The two were busy with their respective jobs during the day, and they would pick their daughter up from Ophelia’s place and bring her over to Silvia’s place if they did not have to entertain clients at night. Their days were leisurely and uneventful. The only drawback was that during the two weeks, Silvia had been eating out over half of the time. If she wasn’t doing that, she would be working overtime, meeting clients for dinner, or meeting Wendy and Rosaline to go shopping. However, no matter what kind of entertainment Silvia had at night, she would always try to come back as early as possible so that she could apply the ointment to Ryan’s wound.Anyway, she had to come back because her cell phone would ring at 10 PM if she was still outside. Ryan would then urge her to hurry up and go home to apply ointment on him. He said that he would go to sleep if she did not come back soon.As for Ryan’s mood, it could be said that he was distressed, but he could not say it. Ryan could
After struggling for a long time but still failing to get the answer he wanted, Ryan wished he could pry down the door of her bedroom and punish her.Ryan felt that it was impossible for this to go on like this. He had to think of a way to establish a legitimate status.If he had a legitimate status, she would not be able to ask him who he was if he meddled in her matters. After thinking for a long time, he took out his cell phone and dialed a person’s number. During this period of time, Silvia had secured a big client, which was also her first client since joining Mr. Sage’s company. It was a client with great potential. Mr. Sage had always wanted to win this client over but to no avail, so he entrusted her with this task after she joined the company.Silvia used all the tricks up her sleeves before she finally secured the client. Mr. Sage called her into the office that day and said that he had decided to reward her for her achievement. He would give her a few days off so sh
This was Miya’s point of view.It seemed that everyone had a point. It was as if they were all love gurus, but if they were the one caught up in the mess, they may not be able to see things so clearly. Those involved in the matter are easily blinded to the truth, and those not involved can see things clearly. This is an undeniable truth. The three of them were in favor of her going on a trip with Ryan, even though Wendy only agreed because she hoped that Silvia could break up with Ryan after the trip.Therefore, Silvia decided to go on a trip with Ryan; Mr. Sage had already given her the days off anyway. After coming to a decision, she called Ryan and talked about traveling with him. Ryan was somewhat surprised when she agreed to go on the trip with him so readily. “So, you agree?”Silvia teased him. “Why wouldn’t I agree? Maybe we’ll break up when we come back.”Ryan was exasperated by her and stood there without saying a word for a while. He then asked her again, “Where do
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