Silvia was embarrassed. She couldn't tell him straight away that Wendy was not optimistic about his performance on this trip at all and was hoping that he would be out of the picture after they returned from the trip.So, she said perfunctorily, “You’re too sensitive. She was simply wishing us a good trip.”Ryan expressed serious doubts about her words. He squinted his eyes and thought for a moment before asking her, “Is she gloating and hoping that I’d be completely out of the picture after we come back from the trip?”Silvia was speechless. She was baffled as to why a man like him could be so perceptive.Silvia’s expression gave everything away. Ryan knew that his guess was right. However, he did not say anything. Anyway, Wendy had always had this attitude toward him. He was more interested in Miya and Jane’s opinions.“What are your other friends saying about me now?” Silvia rolled her eyes at him.“You want to know?”“Mm-hmm.”He nodded. Silvia smirked and said, “I’m
However, what was the point of him caring about other people’s opinions? The most important was still her own opinion of him.If she insisted on being with him, no one could stop her, just like how it was back then.If she insisted on not being with him, no one could stop her either. So, all he had to care about was her feelings. As she thought of this, she lowered her eyes without looking at him and said in a low voice, “None of them agreed for me to be with you in the past.”Ryan understood what she meant although she did not say anything more.She wanted to express that she would not be influenced by other people’s opinions, so he did not need to ask what the people around her were thinking of him.Even if everyone still disagreed with them being together, they could still be together as long as she was willing. However, there was also an antithesis to this sentence—even if everyone wanted them to be together, it would be futile if she did not want to.Ryan was lost, and
Silvia felt that he was just looking for excuses. She stood there with her arms crossed in front of her chest, insisting on asking what he was thinking to expose his lies. She was certain that he was just lying and that he was just impatient to accompany her shopping.When Silvia asked Ryan this question, he smiled wistfully, then leaned closer to her ear and whispered. “You want to know what I was thinking? I’ll tell you when we get home.”His tone was ambiguous enough, but after he was done speaking, he tilted his head and kissed the corner of her lips. Silvia was annoyed because this was a shopping mall with a large crowd. She glared at him before she turned around and left. Ryan pushed the shopping cart behind her as he secretly warned himself not to be distracted again. Otherwise, she would get angry, and the consequences would be disastrous. The second half of the purchasing went smoothly, and they bought a lot of things for the trip. After finally leaving the mall, Ryan su
Silvia did not say anything more. She just looked at him and smiled. “Come on. Let’s get out of the car and buy some medication.” The past should not be mentioned again. There were enough trials and hardships in life. The two bought some common medication at the pharmacy and went to pay at the cash register. Silvia walked ahead, and when she arrived at the cash register, she found that Ryan did not follow her, so she had to wait for him.After a while, he came out from behind a shelf with a few boxes in his hand. When he approached Silvia, she took a closer look and was immediately embarrassed. She clenched her teeth and asked him in a low voice, “Why are you buying this?”He did not take her seriously and causally put the few boxes on the counter along with the other medication. He replied unscrupulously, “This is a necessity, so of course I have to buy it.”Silvia was speechless. Condoms were indeed a necessity for some, but not them. There was no such activity between the
“No.”Silvia’s eyes were still focused on the itinerary. She was already captivated when she saw that the destination was Saipan.She then slowly looked through the itinerary. He had planned to visit all the fun places in Saipan with beautiful sceneries, and he had planned all kinds of interesting activities they could do. He had even thoughtfully arranged a day just for shopping.Silvia laughed when she saw this. It seemed that all men knew of women’s love for shopping. There was nothing she was dissatisfied with since he had planned everything so well. As a person who often needed to make plans at work, Silvia looked through the itinerary with a professional lens. She was full of admiration for this itinerary that was well thought out, so she turned to look at him and asked suspiciously, “Did you come up with this itinerary by yourself? Did your secretary help you with it?”Silvia felt that he couldn't have had the time to plan all this in such detail. Ryan was a little speec
“What a coincidence. I’m heading to bed too.”He squinted his eyes and grinned before he added, “Let’s sleep together.”“Ryan, can you stop being so shameless? I haven’t agreed to reconcile and get together with you—”He had already pulled her head down and blocked her lips along with all of her protests before she could even finish her sentence. Ryan got up and carried Silvia into the bedroom. Silvia’s legs and waist were sore after an intense night with Ryan. Silvia no longer had the strength to fight with him. She rolled over, buried herself in the soft bed, and fell into a deep sleep. Fortunately, their flight was in the afternoon. They would definitely miss their flight if it was in the morning because Silvia slept for most of the morning. Everything that had happened last night replayed clearly in her mind. She did not want to do anything other than hide under the quilt, especially when the man next to her was also awake. In fact, Ryan had woken up a long time ago,
Ryan wished to continue, but he could only let go of her when he thought of their flight in the afternoon.“Get up. The takeout I ordered is almost here.”It was almost lunchtime. Silvia definitely would not be able to prepare lunch in this state, and Ryan was not that good of a cook to prepare lunch in haste, so he ordered takeout to fill their stomachs. The two went to Ophelia’s place before they left and told Ophelia that they were going on a trip. They asked Ophelia to help take care of their daughter. The little girl was still in kindergarten, so they did not go to the kindergarten to bother the little girl. They planned to let Ophelia break the news to her, and they would then make a video call with their daughter after they landed and sorted everything out. Silvia told her parents as well that she was going on a trip with Ryan. Her mother did not have any objections and simply told her to be careful.However, Mr. Alberich was very dissatisfied and protested, “Why are you
While she was resting in his arms restlessly, a pair of earphones were gently tucked into her ears, and a soothing melody sounded, followed by the deep and comforting voice of the singer.It was ‘Yesterday Once More’ by The Carpenters. It was a very old but timeless song. The singer’s voice was deep, pleasant, kind, and natural, which made her feel very comfortable after listening to it. Ryan was the one who tucked the earphones into Silvia’s ears. He could feel that she was not at peace, then he remembered that he had some songs saved on his cell phone. Although the songs were a little old, he would often listen to them when he was in a bad mood or was feeling restless. He believed that she would appreciate this. It was a slow, soothing song, so Ryan figured it would be to her liking. As expected, Silvia’s restlessness was muted by such melodious music, and she gradually fell asleep.When Silvia woke up again, she was woken up by Ryan as the broadcast announced that they c
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