“That’s great. I’ll feel more at ease if there’s someone to keep you company. You can ask Julian to take you to Show’s main boutique to take a look. I’ve already spoken to Chief Norris in advance. She will arrange for someone to serve you today. You can pick a dress for the banquet tonight then.”Silvia and Sofia had known each other for a long time. They had met up several times after Silvia and Ryan came to Winsterdam, and they had also had dinner together several times. They ended up becoming very good friends because they could get along very well.After Nora responded on the other end of the line, Silvia said a few more things before ending the call. Nora was no longer sleepy, and she pushed Julian, who was still sleeping as he hugged her. “Wake up. It’s almost noon.”Julian had already slept enough, but he could not bear to leave this warm and comfortable nest, so he moved closer to Nora and hugged her tighter. “Just lie down for a little longer. We can go and have lunch dir
The feeling of being pampered by Rowan, who was her family, was amazing, and it was the same when it came to love.Could she be his one and only? Nora forced herself to stop having these messy thoughts when she thought of this. She felt that she wanted more and more now, but how could she be unique to a man like him, and how could he be exclusive to her?Perhaps he might treat her well, love her, and dote on her now, but who could guarantee that this kind of love was unique and would last a lifetime?She inexplicably felt a little sad and fell silent. She did not say a word and simply turned her head to look out the window quietly.Julian, who was driving, tilted his head and glanced at her as he asked, “What’s wrong?”She appeared happy just a moment ago, but she seemed depressed now. It was really hard to guess what was on her mind. Nora shook her head and replied, “Nothing.”How could she tell him that she wanted to be his one and only?Julian parked the car in front of S
“Hello, Chief Norris.”Sofia had a strong aura, so most people would get scared when they saw her, but she was actually an easy person to get along with.Sofia knew her own shortcomings and strengths. She glanced at Nora’s nervous appearance and chuckled. She walked over, put her arm around Nora’s shoulders, and said, “Let’s go. I'll help you pick out another dress.”Nora felt a headache coming. “I think the dress earlier is pretty good. I don’t need to pick another dress.”However, Sofia insisted on dragging Nora to pick another dress, so Julian had to step in. After all, he was the culprit behind this incident, and he could not bear to watch Nora in a pickle. So, he stopped them with a smile and said to Sofia, “Although Nora is young, she still has her own aesthetic, so you should just let her wear what she likes.”Nora was annoyed. ‘My own aesthetic? It’s his aesthetic! I don't have such aesthetics!’Sofia insisted. “If the dress just now was her aesthetic, it needs to be im
Julian was a little annoyed. He clenched his teeth, stared at Sofia, and asked, “Since when did I like women who dress as revealingly as possible?”In fact, he really liked that when he was young and carefree. There wouldn’t be a man who would not like that, right? However, Sofia was exposing him so directly when Nora was in the dressing room, so how could he not be annoyed? He had to bite the bullet to defend himself. “What are you quibbling about? Aren’t all men like that?” Sofia flipped her wavy hair coolly and continued tormenting Julian as she teased, “By the way, why are you so nervous? We’re just chatting casually, right?”Julian clenched his teeth in anger. He really regretted bringing Nora to this devil. Right then, Nora had already changed her clothes and walked out. Julian almost vomited blood when he took a closer look at her dress. The white color, which was completely different from the black one just now, really brought out Nora’s beautiful skin. White clothes we
Ryan smiled in response as Nora felt a headache coming on. It seemed that Ryan had really arranged for a blind date for her. At the same time, she also remembered Julian’s warning to her last night—he would continue tormenting her at night if she let other men approach and pursue her. Her heart skipped a beat, so she looked at Ryan and said, “Um, Ryan…”Ryan tilted his head and asked, “What’s wrong?” Nora bit her lip and hesitated for a moment before she spoke up. “I… I have a new boyfriend, so please don’t introduce anyone else to me.”Ryan was shocked.“What?!”Ryan only knew that Nora had just broken up with Jason, but he did not know anything about her new boyfriend. He was stunned for a moment and could not regain his senses. Terrence was also surprised and confused by the siblings. Ryan had told him that Nora was heartbroken and wanted to relax, so he asked Terrence to introduce some outstanding young men to Nora, but she was now saying that she had a boyfriend.When R
Julian, who was smiling silently, glanced at Nora’s slightly embarrassed expression and greeted Milo. “Mr. Lovelace, didn’t you say that you have something that you wanted to discuss with me? Why don’t we go over there and talk?”Julian finally led Milo away. Nora felt a little grateful for his thoughtfulness. He must have sensed her dilemma in that situation and had taken the initiative to help her out. The dinner party was generally very pleasant for Nora. She followed Silvia around and got to know Sofia, Stella, and many other outstanding women from Seven Group. Some of them were career-oriented and some were home-oriented, but no matter which type of women they were, Nora admired and wanted to learn from all of them.Everyone returned home after dinner. Julian told Ryan that he would be staying at a hotel. Ryan did not ask him to stay at his house either because he had only allowed Julian to stay at his house last night because he was drunk. Nora followed Ryan and Silvia back
Nora had never felt confident when it came to him, so she blurted out these words from the bottom of her heart. However, Julian did not respond after she said these words, so she suddenly felt a little embarrassed and hurriedly said, “Okay, that’s it then. I’m going to sleep.”She then planned to hang up the phone.Julian stopped her and explained many things in one go. “There’s no other woman! There has never been any other woman for a long time, and I haven’t had that kind of relationship with any other woman after you. I only dated that model after we broke up because I was angry, and I was deliberately using her to provoke you. That includes Yvonne.”Nora did not expect that Julian would explain things to her and even explain so much in such detail, so she simply stared at the phone in a daze.She did not mind his past too much before they got together, but she was really affected when he got together with the model and Yvonne. She thought that it might be because she had alrea
‘Since you’re shopping, help me to buy something.’Nora agreed and replied: ‘Okay, what do you want me to buy for you?’He replied: ‘Underwear.’Nora was dumbfounded. Her face then turned red with annoyance as she replied: ‘Didn’t you bring any underwear with you when you came to Winsterdam?’He replied very calmly: ‘I brought them, but I feel that they are already worn out.’Nora was furious. She did not believe that his underwear was really worn out and felt that he was clearly doing this to deliberately embarrass her. She replied angrily: ‘I won’t buy it! Do you think it’s okay for me to buy this kind of thing for you when I’m out with my sister-in-law?’He continued replying nonchalantly: ‘There’s nothing outrageous about it. They know you have a boyfriend anyway.’Nora stomped her feet angrily, clenched her teeth, and replied: ‘But they don’t know what kind of relationship I have with you. Why would I buy such intimate clothing for you?’She was simply in 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