“Why are you here?”Julian sat down directly across from her and spoke up expressionlessly. “Benjamin went out on an errand. Just talk to me if you need anything.”Nora did not feel like talking to him at all. If she spoke to Benjamin about the same thing, it would feel like two friends helping each other, but if she spoke to Julian, she constantly felt as if something was not right. She pursed her lips and stopped talking. At the same time, she wondered why Julian was here when she had clearly made an appointment with Benjamin. Her head was spinning as she thought of ways to end this embarrassing meeting. She thought of saying that she was in a hurry to leave because she had something to do, so she smiled at him and said, “Mr. Julian—"As soon as her words fell, he interrupted her. “Benjamin mentioned that you wanted to sell your car.”Nora stopped talking. However, she had nothing to hide since he already knew everything, so she lowered her eyes and replied, “Yes, I want to sel
Regardless of whether Nora was the one who publicized this matter, Gina had no right to blame her. After all, she herself was a culprit as well. If she hadn’t told such lies, she wouldn't have ended up in such an embarrassing and awkward situation now.Furthermore, Julian believed that Nora was not the one who spread this rumor because he believed in her character. Gina was in pain, and she had a lost expression as she yelled angrily, “No one else knows about this but her! Who else could it be?!”Nora was initially sympathetic toward Gina after Julian kicked her to the ground, but when Gina continued insisting that she was the one who had spread the rumors about her, she suddenly lost all sympathy for Gina. She then declared her position righteously. “I’ll repeat myself: I didn’t spread any rumors about you. I can’t even be bothered to mention someone like you in my life, okay? It would only dirty my mouth!”This was the first time Nora had said such harsh words, but she was only
“Don’t you know how to fight back when you’re bullied?”Julian was furious, and he wanted to kick Gina again when he remembered what Gina had said to Nora at the university previously and how Gina had pushed Nora just now.Nora had a good temper and had always ignored Gina. Nora retorted, “That’s not true! I wanted to fight back, but you showed up, didn’t you?”Nora had really intended to fight back just now, and if Julian had not appeared, she would have slapped Gina ruthlessly if the latter dared to pounce on her again. She had always wanted to maintain peace, but she did not expect that Gina would take it for granted and even start a fight with her, so she could only fight back.Even the most peaceful person would fight back when pushed into a corner. “Oh, so you can fight back too? I thought you would only endure when being bullied.” Julian glanced at her as she clenched her fist angrily and said, “Don’t underestimate me!”Julian stretched out his hand and wrapped it a
However, he could easily come up with a somewhat evil and bad approach, but Nora, who had never had any bad thoughts, would never think of a direct method such as destroying the divorce agreement. All that Nora could think about these days was how she could get her mother to change her mind, but she was also panicked and worried because she knew that it was not that simple. “Such a small matter? This is a big deal to me, okay? I’ve been so worried that I’ve been pulling my hair out!” Nora protested in dissatisfaction when she heard him speaking so casually. She then made a gesture of raising her hand to pull her hair as Julian laughed in amusement. After laughing, he asked her out. “Let’s have dinner together tonight.” Before she could refuse, he spoke up again. “I’ll tell you how to solve the problem over dinner tonight.”He would tell her the solution to this matter in exchange for this dinner together. Nora could only agree because she wanted to solve this problem very badly.
She was genuine, natural, honest, and adorable. After eating a few mouthfuls of food, Nora asked Julian impatiently, “Mr. Julian, what’s your solution for my parents’ matter?” Julain replied with a serious expression, “Before I answer your question, you have to tell me whether you want them to get divorced.”Nora was somewhat distressed as she replied, “Of course I don't. No one wants their parents to be divorced.”Although her father had made a mistake and let her mother down when he was young, he had devoted himself to her mother wholeheartedly for many years after that. Moreover, her father did not hold onto Pierce Group or his wealth at all when her mother was taken and was willing to ask her brother to give Pierce Group to Rowan without hesitation. She felt that this was enough to prove his dedication. After listening to Nora’s words, Julian replied seriously, “The best solution would be for you to find a way to get the divorce agreement from your mother and destroy it wit
“What are you doing?”Nora’s first reaction was to push his hand away as she said out loud, “That was disgusting! You're disgusting!” She felt like puking when she thought about what she had just seen.Julian laughed and asked, “What’s so disgusting? All men’s bodies are like this. Moreover, my physique is much better compared to that of average men, whether in terms of size, muscle, or strength.”Nora was already embarrassed, but he was still shamelessly boasting about his good figure. She then yelled with red eyes, “Shut up!”When Julian saw that Nora was about to cry, he softened his tone and attitude. “Okay, I’ll stop. You can go back if you want to, but can we finish our meal first? Look at all the dishes on the table. It’d be a waste if we don’t eat it.”Julian lamented in his heart, ‘If it was any other woman, she would have wanted to sleep with me immediately after seeing my body. Now, I even have to humble himself and coax her. What the hell?’ Besides, she even said t
Mrs. Maton’s eyes were moist as she hugged her youngest son. “Baby, you’re finally back.”Mr. and Mrs. Maton initially planned to go to the United States to visit Jason, but he said that he was too busy with his research and would be back soon, so they did not go. It had been almost a year since they last saw him, so they naturally felt excited. Jason went to wash up and rest to catch up on jet lag after greeting his parents. After putting Jason’s suitcase down, Julian said to Mrs. Maton, “I’m going back to the company.” He was a busy man, but he still went to pick his younger brother up; this showed that he obviously valued his younger brother.Mrs. Maton instructed, “Come home for dinner tonight. Our family hasn’t had such a happy reunion in a long time.”“Alright.” Julian left after he said this. Mrs. Maton stood still in place and sighed as she thought, ‘It would have been an even happier reunion if the two of them had started their own families and brought their wives back
Her hand only slipped out of fright, causing her to get into an accident. Of course, Nora would not tell this to Julian. Julian was furious, and he reprimanded her for a long time. Right then, an employee of Maton Group who had just exited the underground parking lot passed by the scene of the incident and stopped to ask with concern, “Mr. Maton, what’s going on?”Julian snorted coldly and said, “This employee hit the curb with her car, so shouldn’t she be reprimanded?” Nora was so embarrassed that she felt like drilling a hole in the ground that she could hide in. ‘How could there be someone like him in this world whose hobby is making people die of embarrassment?’The person who was passing by looked at Nora, who was blushing in embarrassment, and drove away. He expressed deep sympathy for her. Nobody who was lectured by their boss would feel good or have an easy time. After the man drove away, Nora looked up at him angrily and asked, “Are you done reprimanding me? I have to le
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