“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
So, after his daughter said this, he hurriedly interrupted her. “It’s okay. There are maids and also the butler at home. They can help me with everything. You don’t have to move back either. I'm not bedridden.”He glanced nervously at Ophelia as he spoke. Ophelia naturally understood what her daughter was trying to do, but she did not say anything. She only handed the thermal lunchbox in her hand to Greg and said, “I made this soup for you. You can take it home and drink it at noon. Ask the chef to cook something for you to nourish your body so you can recuperate well.”Greg took it with a smile and said, “Thank you, Ophelia.”Ophelia did not say anything. After completing the discharge procedure, Ryan and the others left. Greg went back to Old Pierce Manor in Ryan’s car. Nora went back to Old Pierce Manor as well, but she dropped Ophelia home first before heading there. No one dared to take Ophelia to Old Pierce Manor since she did not say that she wanted to go. Nora was finall
Ryan pretended as if he had a bad signal and ended the call. He could not tell Silvia that he had left Autumn under Rowan’s care because he had to go and buy something that was inappropriate for children. Therefore, he could only use such a crappy way to deal with this matter.Silvia was extremely furious. She could still guess some of his thoughts, but she could not do anything about him. He was too cunning. After the call had ended, she sent an email to Rowan after thinking about it. “I thank you on Autumn’s behalf. The designs are very beautiful.”She said a simple thank you without saying more. Rowan did not reply anymore.Rowan did stay up all night to finish all these drawings. He was a little out of control after leaving Greg’s ward last night and still could not calm down after going home. He thought of the designs he had promised to give Autumn during the day, so he took the sketches of the dresses out and colored them. This seemed to be the only way to calm him down.
“Where are you?”“I’m buying vegetables at the market. What’s wrong?” the person on the other end replied to him leisurely. Julian was so shocked that he was about to have a stroke.“Mr. Ex Chairman, you actually went to the market to buy vegetables? Don’t tell me you went there in your Bentley, dressed in Armani!”Julian felt that the image was too brutal to imagine, but Ryan replied indifferently, “Is there anything wrong with that?”Ryan had not met with Julian properly since his stepping down. Julian was busy, and Ryan had devoted himself to preparing dinner, so they had no time to meet up at all. Therefore, Julian was not aware of Ryan’s recent changes. “You’re really calm and leisurely, but there is chaos in Pierce Group.”Julian complained angrily. “Rowan Pierce didn't show up to work today, so the senior executives of Pierce Group came to me when they could not contact him. They demanded that I contact you!”Julian was frustrated when he thought of the group of senior e
Rowan looked away because he knew that he had said something irresponsible. Ryan continued, “Since I’ve already taken my hands off it, I won't take it back again no matter what. I’d rather start my own business than take back Pierce Group.”Ryan gloated and added, “You should manage it well by yourself. I’ll leave first.”He then turned around and left.Rowan felt even more frustrated because of Ryan’s sarcastic remarks. He could not continue sleeping after Ryan had made such a fuss, and he had to go to the company. If he did not go, Ryan could really notify all the senior management to come here to look for him, so he had no choice but to get up and get dressed to go to the company.He went to the company slowly and lazily. The members of the board of directors rushed into his office aggressively in an accusatory tone, saying that he was irresponsible, incompetent, and unworthy of being the chairman of Pierce Group. They demanded that he returned Pierce Group to Ryan immediately
However, he could not tolerate others’ contempt at his ability in that aspect. After Silvia came back from taking a shower, she was thrown directly onto the big bed. The man nibbled her earlobe as he whispered seductively, “Did you put on weight recently?”Silvia dodged his kiss and was somewhat depressed as she replied, “Yeah, I gained two pounds.”The man’s hand began to probe into her pajamas. “Let’s do some exercise, then.”Silvia wailed and raised her hand to push him.“No, I don’t want to. I’m so tired. I want to sleep.”“You can sleep, and I’ll do my thing. I’ll help you to exercise.”The man had already started his attack and stripped her clothes off when she was dodging him.“Where’s the fat? Let me touch it.”The man’s hands wandered all over her body.“Here? Or here?”The man chuckled softly. “You’re so defenseless against me, huh?”Silvia blushed. “Do you want me not to feel aroused by you?” she asked.“Of course not! I like you like this. I like how def
Ophelia finally hung up the phone in anger. Greg cursed at himself so viciously, so that could only mean that it was probably not Greg who had instigated Nora to do so, but how could Nora come up with such a scheme if Greg did not instruct her to do so?After Greg heard Ophelia hanging up the phone on him, he grabbed his car key and left the house immediately. He could not sit back and wait idly. He had to go and prove his innocence to her. Otherwise, she would think that he was the one who had instigated it, and he would lose everything. Greg did not know whether he should be mad at his daughter or praise her. He should praise her for destroying the divorce agreement, which instantly lifted the burden in his heart.However, Ophelia was now blaming him for this incident, so he should be mad at his daughter for what she had done. "Sigh…"He had mixed feelings. Greg called his daughter and asked her to go over to Ophelia’s place quickly so that he could prove that he was rea
“You should leave too.”Greg was finally here at Ophelia’s place, so he was reluctant to leave so soon. He clutched his chest and sat down on Ophelia’s couch while saying, “I feel some tightness in my chest because I’m so mad at Nora. I’ll just sit down for a while to calm down.”He had just been discharged from the hospital with a heart condition, so this was a reasonable excuse. He smiled at Ophelia and said, “You don’t have to worry about me. You can get busy with your own things.”Although he was saying this, his eyes revealed his longing for Ophelia.Ophelia glanced at him and said calmly, “I’m going to take my afternoon nap. Make yourself at home.”She left after saying that, but she eventually poured a glass of water and placed it in front of Greg without looking back before she returned to her room, leaving Greg all alone. Greg was already content to receive such treatment. After Ophelia had left, he drank the glass of water that seemed to taste even sweeter than honey.
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