Yvonne tried to get some information out of Nathan on the way back. “Why was your boss in such a hurry just now?”Nathan could only laugh awkwardly as he replied, “As you can see just now, even I was completely unaware.”Nathan really did not know what was going on. He only saw a group of graduates. Yvonna could only change the topic and ask, “Has your boss gotten a girlfriend recently?”Nathan felt as if he was about to break down, but he could only pretend to be confused. “I’m not too sure about this.”Yvonne was dissatisfied as she complained, “You’re his personal secretary, but you don’t know this? Who will know about this, then?”Nathan explained innocently, “I’m sorry, but I’m the older brother, Nathan, and I’m Mr. Julian’s personal assistant. I’m responsible for the external work. My younger brother, Benjamin, knows more about aspects regarding Mr. Julian’s life.”When Nathan explained his identity, he wittily pushed the blame to Benjamin. After all, Benjamin was not p
“He’s really trying hard to impress others by pretending to be rich. He’s only driving a car that costs 25,000; how could he afford to treat the whole group of us to all these?”Gina had a gloomy expression as she started to slander Nora and Julian after Nora had left the private room.One boy replied to Gina’s remark nonchalantly, “Do you think Nora would get an average guy with her family background?”Gina clenched her teeth in anger and looked away. After Nora had left the private room, a waiter came over to her and said with a smile, “Excuse me. Are you Miss Nora?”Nora nodded. The waiter then said to her respectfully, “Mr. Julian is already waiting for you. Please come with me.”Nora followed the waiter to another private room. She saw Julian sitting there alone after the door was opened. Julian was dressed formally because of his dinner with Yvonne tonight. He was wearing a pure black suit, a white shirt, and a black tie, and he looked extremely well-dressed. Nora though
At the end of the day, it was just wrong for him to hug another woman when he had a girlfriend, whether it was out of a desire to humiliate others or for some other purpose. She felt the same way too. Julian was helpless, and he finally apologized. “I was wrong. I shouldn’t have hugged another woman, and I shouldn’t have acted ambiguously with another woman.” At the same time, he made her a promise. “I promise that nothing like this will ever happen again during the duration of our relationship.”Julian thought that their relationship would not last long anyway, so there was no harm in him giving her such a guarantee. Anyway, he was already accustomed to saying such sweet nothings.Nora was not the kind of person with an unreasonable and unforgiving character, so she would forgive a person if the person made a mistake and admitted it. She really felt that Julian was wrong. If Julian was not in a relationship with her, he could hug whomever and as many women as he wanted, and she
Julian stood there with his arms crossed in front of his chest as he smirked and asked her, “Are you thinking about pulling your collar down when you go out later?”Nora was dumbfounded. ‘Damn! He’s truly a cunning old fox. He can actually figure out what I’m thinking.’She pursed her lips and turned her head to the side angrily, not bothering to look at his smug, domineering, and rogue expression.Julian warned her in a low voice, “This karaoke bar belongs to my friend. I will talk to the waiters later and ask them to go in from time to time to check if you are dressed neatly.”“You…”Exasperated, Nora glared at him angrily. ‘This man is really too sinister.’Julian walked over and raised his hand to help her adjust her collar again, then he smiled impishly as he whispered in her ear, “Just wait and see how I will deal with you if you’re not dressed neatly!”Nora was really enraged now. ‘How can he act that way? He’s giving me warnings and threats just because of the clothes
Who could he be marrying? Nora? No way!He had never thought about getting married. He had never had any thoughts about holding hands with a woman until the end of his days!‘What the hell was he talking about?!’He continued drinking the wine in his glass, then he looked at the time on his watch. More than half an hour had passed. ‘She should leave now, right?’Letting her stay among those young boys for more than half an hour was already his limit. Although there were many girls in her class, he just ignored those girls’ presence automatically, and all he could think about were those imaginary pictures of her and those boys in her class. He could not stand them at all. Therefore, he called her. Nora had just taken over the microphone and was about to sing the song that she had selected. She answered Julian’s call and asked him if he needed anything. Julian replied over the other end of the line, “Can we go now?”Nora was angry because there were so many people in the private r
However, they were from two completely different worlds, whether it was their temperament and personality, their age gap, or the environment they lived in.Julian was already upset about the gap between Nora and himself, but when Nathan was looking at him in shock at this time, he felt even more upset. He pushed Nathan away, got in the car, and left.Nathan returned to the karaoke bar and sat in the waiting area as he silently digested the shocking news that his boss was dating Nora.He guessed that Nora was probably among the group of students just now, and she happened to see the scene where his boss was hugging Yvonne. Therefore, his boss hurriedly chased after Nora to explain things to her.‘Since when did he start to care so much about a woman’s opinion?’‘According to his style in the past, the woman could choose to deal with it however she wanted if she saw him, and he would simply continue doing his own thing.’Right then, his cell phone rang again, and it was a text mess
Nathan sighed after he looked at Nora, who was focused on her cell phone. He really could not understand her at all.After Nathan had sent Nora home, he called Julian immediately to report that he had completed his mission.Surprisingly, Julian was still awake, and he only hummed a response before he ended the call.Nathan secretly thought to himself, ‘He actually got involved with Ryan Pierce’s sister. I really don’t know what he’s thinking.‘Is he forgoing friendship for the sake of love, or will he give up love in the end for the sake of friendship?’After Nora’s class graduation dinner, it was time for them to get their graduation photos taken the next day, and it would be the day for them to receive their graduation certificate. It was two busy days in a row. Nora’s mind was focused on her graduation ceremony, and the weather was hot, so she was not in the mood to think about anything else, including her boyfriend, Julian. On the day of her graduation when she received he
“You can report to the company tomorrow, then,” Julian replied to her. He felt that he needed to have a good talk with her about how she should treat him as a good girlfriend. She should adore him, care for him, protect him, and treat him as the person she could count on at all times. He should always be the first person that she shared all of her joys and sorrows with.He would definitely call her into his office when she reported to the company tomorrow and teach her a good lesson. Nora became nervous when he asked her to report to work tomorrow. She asked anxiously, “Mr. Julian, does your company have a dress code? Is there anything I should look out for?” It was Nora’s first time entering the workplace. She was extremely nervous even though she was just reporting for work. “There’s no requirement as long as it's formal attire.” After saying that, Julian added, “It’d be best if you wear some dark-colored clothing, nothing too fancy. After all, the finance department is a
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