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
Julian followed her and explained, “Yvonne is not my woman.”Hearing that, Nora stopped in her tracks and looked at him in surprise. “What do you mean?”What did he mean when he said that Yvonne was not his woman? She saw him taking the initiative to hug Yvonne the other day, and the two of them looked so intimate. Julian smiled. “Anyway, there’s nothing between me and her, so don’t overthink.”Nora was even angrier because he was being so secretive. Why would he hug Yvonne again and again when there was nothing between them? She felt that he was really messy when it came to the relationship between a man and a woman. So, she retorted, “I’m not overthinking. I saw it with my own eyes.”She then left angrily with the prescription list. Julian could only follow her helplessly. He was indeed the one at fault. He had originally planned to use the incident with Yvonne to piss her off, but the situation had changed drastically after that night. Therefore, it would be inappropriat
Putting Julian’s gloomy expression aside, the family of four had a very pleasant and enjoyable dinner. After eating, Julian received a call from Benjamin, who wanted to give a report of the car owner’s information to Julian. Julian did not know whether to be amused or angry after listening to Benjamin’s report. “A cab driver from an e-hailing app?”Julian knew about those apps, but he did not expect that Nora had actually called for a cab using the app. When he saw her getting into an unfamiliar man’s car, he was so furious that he had lost the ability to think, and he even tried to forcefully push the other party’s car out of the way. ‘This girl is really full of tricks.’Things were also pleasant at Ophelia’s place that night. As Ryan and Silvia would be going to Winsterdam soon, they would always come to Ophelia’s place for dinner whenever they had time. They would also take the initiative to invite Greg over every time, saying that they wanted to spend more time with the fa
Therefore, she was really tempted when Jason said that this matter would be settled once and for all.After frowning and thinking about it for a moment, she asked Jason, “What if they ask about our relationship or something?”Jason replied easily, “We can just have a meal together regularly or simply tell them that we are dating every day. If we meet them, we can pretend to be a little affectionate in front of them, and that’s it.”He then added, “You don’t have to worry. I’ll try my best to turn down all opportunities for us to meet them together. We will only put on an act in front of them if we really can’t turn them down.”Nora frowned as she thought about Jason’s words, then she finally agreed. “Okay, we’ll do as you said, then. I really don’t want to go on any more blind dates.”The two reached an agreement. Jason was using Nora to block all kinds of blind dates so that he could focus on his own research, and Nora was using Jason to block all kinds of blind dates that Opheli
“How… How did she find another man so soon? Hasn’t she always fancied you?”Yvonne had always been attracted to Julian, and this was something that many people knew. How could she have fallen for someone else so soon? Mrs. Maton was upset because she felt that it was a shame.Julian teased Mrs. Maton, “Women are fickle. You should know this very well.”Mrs. Maton snorted and asked curiously, “Who is Yvonne dating?”Julian responded to her, “It’s someone you know.”Annoyed, Mrs. Maton replied, “I know many people, so how would I know who it is?!”“Anyway, you just have to know that it’s not me. I still have things to do, so I’ll hang up first.”Julian really had no intention of talking too much to Mrs. Maton. His mind was focused on a certain girl. He tried calling her earlier but could not get through to her. Her cell phone was not turned off, but he was worried because she was not answering his calls. He tried calling her again after ending the call with Mrs. Maton, but there
To achieve a realistic state of watching a movie, the two of them put their cell phones on silent mode. Nora was so caught up in watching the television series that she forgot to look at her cell phone, which was why Julian could not reach her even after calling her again and again. Nora nestled comfortably on the couch to watch the television series she had been obsessed with lately while drinking juice and eating snacks. Since the weekend came around, she decided to binge-watch the entire television series so she would not have to be thinking about it all the time during working hours. For her, single life was really comfortable. She did not have to live for anyone and did not have to be sad because of anyone. It was great. Just as she was immersed in such comfort, there was a sudden knock on her door, which startled her.She felt very guilty because they were lying to parents from both sides that they were out on a date. She was also startled by the knock on the door and quic
Before Nora, he hadn’t dated any women for at least half a year. His love life was completely blank during that period. He was only together with the model for a few days after Nora, and he was just making use of her, so it was not much of a relationship, not to mention Yvonne.However, before Julian could complain and defend himself, Mrs. Maton said again, “Okay, I won’t continue talking to you anymore. Anyway, you can find out whether the girl is trustworthy and suitable for Jason when you come back and have dinner tomorrow night.”Mrs. Maton hung up the phone after she was done speaking. After some hesitation, Julian informed Nathan to change their itinerary. He wanted to go back to see the girl who could make Jason, who only ever had his research in mind, fall in love and bring her home for dinner. Nora was depressed about going to Jason’s house for dinner. She had never expected that Mrs. Maton would invite her to go to their house for dinner. She had only known Jason for a fe
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