Silvia grabbed her clothes and went to the bathroom downstairs to wash up so she would not disturb his rest. She then opened the refrigerator to check what was available and started preparing a meal. The advantage of living in a detached villa was that it had its own space, and she could cook in it.After Silvia got up and went downstairs, Ryan opened his eyes slightly on the big bed. He then hugged the quilt and fell asleep again. In fact, he had woken up when she kissed his cheek for the first time, but he pretended to still be asleep. Now it seemed that pretending to be asleep also had its advantages and could lead to several perks—for example, her kissing him on the lips and preparing lunch for him.As they were staying near the sea, the one thing that was not lacking here was seafood. Silvia cooked up a seafood feast. She then woke Ryan up to eat, and the two enjoyed a delicious lunch quietly and leisurely. However, Silvia didn't eat much because she was still feeling a li
Before this, Silvia had always worn long beach dresses. Aside from revealing her shoulders, no other area of her skin was exposed, so Ryan could not accept it and got angry when she suddenly changed into a pair of shorts that would expose her fair and slender legs directly. Silvia thought that it was no big deal. There were many people outside who wore shorts that were shorter than hers, so she did not understand why he was so annoyed.The two initially planned to go to a famous local night market that day, but since there was such a fuss before they went out and Silvia insisted on wearing that pair of shorts out, she thought that Ryan would pull a long face the whole time. However, he was still gentle and considerate toward her after they went out.He only revealed his true colors after they went back at night. It was nighttime when they returned to Detroit. The two did not ask anyone to pick them up and just took a taxi back home at the airport. Ryan’s intention was for the t
However, although it was agreed that they would live separately in their own places, Ryan still followed Silvia back to her place that night. They did not do anything after the long-distance flight, and it was enough for them to hug each other to sleep.Ryan left the next day and returned to the villa at Scholaris Street. Silvia reckoned that he would head to the company after going back to change clothes and rest for a while.Silvia still had one day off, so she called her parents to report that she had returned safely and said that she would go back to pay them a visit next weekend. She then started cleaning the house and unpacking their luggage. That’s right—their luggage. Ryan had deliberately left his suitcase at her place so that he could openly keep some of his clothes at her place. He would not need to worry about not having any clothes to wear if he stayed over in the future. Adding up those things that Ryan had left at her place when he stayed over during his injury s
Ryan glanced at Nora, who had goosebumps all over her body because of his mushy words. “My goodness! You’re so…”She then turned around and rushed into the kitchen as she shouted to Ophelia, who was preparing dinner, “Mom, Mom! Help!”Ophelia did not understand why her daughter was making such a fuss.“What’s wrong?”Nora rubbed the goosebumps all over her arms. “Ryan seemed to have become a completely different person after he went on a trip and came back. He even said that he intentionally pretended to run into Silvia because it’s ‘romantic’. Is this Ryan? Is this really my brother?”Nora’s expression was full of incredulity. After all, her brother had always been arrogant and aloof, especially when he faced Silvia. Nora witnessed what Silvia had been through in the past five years. Besides being cold to Silvia, Ryan was arrogant and withdrawn when facing others. Forget creating a romantic situation such as this—he would not even bother looking at those women who adore
Both of them had been through the ups and downs in relationships. However, when they worked together in the kitchen all of a sudden, they did not know what to say. The doorbell outside rang, and Silvia saw Ophelia’s action of chopping vegetables slowing down. Nora’s cheerful voice then sounded. “Dad, why are you here? Come on in.”It turned out that Greg had come over. Silvia glanced at Ophelia and saw a trace of helplessness flash across her face. Ophelia was really helpless. She knew that on an occasion such as today when Ryan and Silvia were finally reconciled, and her daughter and granddaughter were around, her children would definitely look for an excuse to call Greg here so that their family could have a reunion of sorts. However, a reunion was only something the children wanted; she did not want that at all.She put down the knife in her hand, washed her hands, and walked out. Greg happened to come in after taking off his shoes. He smiled somewhat uncomfortably whe
Silvia and Ryan went back to their respective workplace after coming back from their holiday. When Silvia went to report to Mr. Sage, he asked her with a smile, “When are you going to give me an invite to your wedding?” Ryan had personally called Mr. Sage to ask for a vacation for Silvia, so Mr. Sage naturally knew of the entanglement between the two. Silvia was a little embarrassed by Mr. Sage’s words. “Mr. Sage, don't make fun of me already. I haven’t thought so far ahead for the time being.”Even if she were to remarry Ryan, she definitely would not be holding a wedding banquet, much less make a big deal out of it. After all, she had gone through that once.Besides, Silvia and Ryan had just gotten back together, so she really hadn’t thought about getting remarried for the time being.In her opinion, she and Ryan were finally happy together, and those titles and status did not matter anymore. She was more willing to focus her energy on her work now.Silvia would be taking h
Puzzled, Silvia looked at it and inquired, “You want to buy a house?”Ryan nodded in response. “I want to buy a new house near your company so that it’s convenient for you to commute to work. You don’t have to continue living in someone else’s house anymore.“This is a great location. It’s very close to your company, and it’s not far from my company; it’s also convenient to get to Autumn’s kindergarten.”Silvia frowned when Ryan explained the reasons he chose this place.“Didn’t we agree that we won’t live together for the time being? Why are you in such a hurry to buy a house?”Although she was touched by the fact that he was buying a new house near her company for her sake, she still felt that it was not quite right. In fact, there was no need to be so anxious about these things. Besides, she was happy with the way they were getting along now. Didn’t they say that absence makes the heart grow fonder? They would cherish each other and feel extraordinarily satisfied now that the
Silvia struggled in embarrassment and annoyance.“I haven’t showered yet.”“Go, then.”Ryan had already taken a shower and made all the preparations when Silvia was tucking their daughter in. Silvia, who had been freed, hurriedly got up and went to the bathroom. Silvia felt her face turn inevitably hot when she thought about what was about to happen next when she was taking a bath.They had both been busy with their work since they came back from their vacation, and they returned to their respective residences at night. They had not been together, so there had not been any intimacy between them at all. It was a beautiful and passionate night. Silvia wished she could sleep in, but she had to take her daughter back home to visit her parents. Silvia continued lying there and refused to get up when the alarm clock rang in the morning.“Why don’t I send you back?”Ryan volunteered to be the driver. In fact, the most important thing was that he would have nothing to do by himself
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