“Once a week? Are you sure?” he asked.“Of course.”Silvia stood her ground while Ryan expressed his needs through clenched teeth.“I’d consider a minimum of three times a week. According to scientific research, a proper conjugal life is beneficial for physical and mental health—"The more he spoke, the more outrageous he sounded, so Silvia cut him off abruptly. “Okay, that’s enough. I’m hanging up. I have to sleep.”“You cannot end the call.”Ryan refused and continued keeping her on the line. “What should I do? I miss you so much because I haven’t seen you in a day. I really want to go back to you right now.”His words were so corny that Silvia laughed uncontrollably when she thought of his equally corny drunken words today.Times had changed. In the past, she was the one who used to pester him with such cheesy statements; she clung to him and was unwilling to leave him. Sometimes, she would feel that she missed him constantly when he went to work during the day and came back
‘I’ll be an honest person and work hard so that I can open my arms and embrace the person I love when I stand next to him one day, regardless of whether he is rich or penniless. I wouldn't feel superior if he’s rich, and I wouldn't be miserable even if he’s penniless.’For Silvia, the meaning of her hard work was the same. Marriage is not just living happily ever after, like in fairytale stories. Two people forming a family should be able to enjoy sweetness together and share the bitterness. Some couples could never enjoy good times together. Many times, when life is good and the economic conditions are better, the man would often cheat. Of course, the woman might cheat too. There are also some couples who can never share hardships. When life is desperate and miserable, the woman would often break down. Of course, there are also men who cannot survive these hardships. For example, Rosaline’s ex-husband, Shaun, chose a rich woman because he could not live a hard life.Therefore,
This made it almost impossible for others to recognize him, but Ryan did.It was Rowan. Ryan stood still in place as he held his daughter’s hand. He snorted somewhat mockingly as he watched Rowan focus obsessively on the fashionable clothes in the window.Rowan was currently the chairman of Pierce Group, so why was he coming to the mall to admire clothes? Ryan knew how busy that job was. He used to be extremely busy almost every day, but Rowan seemed to be quite free. ‘Heh. If he could not let go of his own interests, he should not have caused trouble and insisted on getting Pierce Group. He has talents for design, so it would not be too bad if he managed his design company well.’How fortunate and happy would one be if they can combine their interests with work to make a living doing what they love? Unfortunately, Rowan had never been satisfied. The little girl actually recognized Rowan. She let go of Ryan’s hand and ran over as she yelled, “Uncle, Uncle!”Although Ryan
Rowan smiled through clenched teeth. “What a good daughter you've got, huh!” Ryan retorted arrogantly, “Too bad you don’t have one!”Rowan sneered, “Do you think I want one?” Ryan questioned him again, “Don’t you envy me?”“You’re crazy,” Rowan spat with a look of disgust before he let go of his hand. After letting go, the two men took a step back and distanced themselves from each other while keeping a smile on their faces.The little girl applauded as she was very satisfied with their performance.“This is great!”Ryan could not tolerate his daughter continuing to be involved in this manner, so he went forward to pick the little girl up. “Let’s go. We have to buy a gift for your Mama.”There’s no telling what the little girl would do if they continued to stay any longer. However, he then thought of how the so-called gift that he was going to buy was somewhat inappropriate for children, so he pushed the little girl into Rowan’s arms. He disregarded Rowan’s reaction and o
He performed quite well at work that day, and he had a rare burst of inspiration. The most important thing in the field of design was inspiration, so he designed many styles in one go. He did not expect to be in such good condition that day, and he felt that his designs were amazing when he looked through his own manuscripts after that. However, since he had already fallen out with Silvia, she refused to collaborate with him anymore. Besides, the chairman of her company announced the next day that they would be canceling their collaboration with him, so those manuscripts were abandoned. Rowan could find another company to collaborate with on those design drafts, but he had no time to do this after taking over Pierce Group.Therefore, whenever he was busy with Pierce Group’s affairs, he would feel so irritated and frustrated whenever he thought of those manuscripts that were discarded that he could not calm down and work at all.He had always wanted to get his hands on Pierce Grou
The little girl seemed unable to fully understand her father’s words. “If another man snatched Mama away, would you and Mama not be able to be together anymore?”Ryan hurriedly responded, “Yes, so only I can see Mama’s beauty. That way, no one can compete with me to steal your mother from me.”The little girl thought for a moment and then spoke up. “But I’m not a man, and I won’t snatch Mama away, so I can see it.”Ryan was at a loss for words. He was dumbfounded. What should he do when faced with such a smart daughter? In the end, they arrived home before he said anything, then the father and daughter went upstairs. Silvia was already back. As soon as the little girl saw Silvia, she reported to Silvia excitedly, “Mama, Papa bought you a beautiful dress as a reward!”“Oh, he did?”Silvia raised her hand and caressed her daughter’s cheek. The little girl added, “Papa said that you did two especially great things that made him very happy last night and today, so he wanted to
Ryan had an innocent expression after his initial disappointment. He defended himself by saying, “Such things are to increase the excitement between a couple, right?”Silvia snorted in exasperation.“Do you need such a thing to be aroused now?”“What…”Ryan was furious at her words, and he stepped forward to pick up Silvia, who was only wrapped in a bath towel. He did not even bother to go to the bedroom as he threw her on the sofa outside and growled, “I have to prove that I don’t need such things to be aroused!”Silvia could only beg for forgiveness as she was completely at his mercy.As a result, Silvia finally learnt her lesson. She would never dare to say anything that was remotely contemptuous of a man’s ability in that area again.Greg had a visitor at his ward that night.Nora was accompanying Greg at the hospital at night. She would come on time to accompany her father after getting off work in the evening ever since Greg was hospitalized. She would then wait for her f
“Do you think you’re suitable to run and manage this company?”Greg would have been furious and reprimanded him angrily in the past when he heard that the company was not doing well. However, he did not get angry this time, but he asked him this question calmly instead. Everyone had changed a little after going through this big change.Rowan had realized the importance of health to a man like Greg, who was nearly sixty years old, while Greg had decided to adopt a gentle approach to get along with Rowan instead after considering the issues with their relationship. After Greg asked him this question, Rowan looked at him and asked, “Do you think I’m suitable, then?”Greg looked at him and asked with a frown, “Do you want the truth?”“Yes.”Rowan responded lightly, whereupon Greg expressed his honest opinion. “You have the characteristics of a great artist; you're aloof and stubborn. It could be said that you’re not worldly enough to be a leader. That’s why I set up a design comp
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