“Are you serious?”Jason nodded and said, “Of course I’m serious. Why would I lie to you? Besides, I will provide you with the most accurate information since you’re paying for it.”Jason did not miss out on any opportunity to get research funds for himself. Mrs. Maton agreed readily after a slight hesitation because she was curious about Julian’s girlfriend. “Okay, we’ll exchange the information and money at the same time.”She then went back to her room to get the money. After a while, Mrs. Maton took out a bank card, handed it to Jason, and said, “The password is my birthday. Can you give me the information now?”Jason took the bank card, squinted at it, and exclaimed, “Wow, a gold card.”‘There must be a lot of money in it.’ He stroked his chin after putting the bank card away, then said to Mrs. Maton with a smile, “All I can say now is that you know Julian’s girlfriend too.”Mrs. Maton frowned and thought for a moment before she asked, “I know her too? Who is it?”“Please p
Julian agreed to have dinner with her at night, but he did not know that she had prepared so many surprises for him or that she would be personally baking a cake for him.When she was packing her things to get off work, she received a call from Rowan. He told her that he was downstairs at Maton Group, and he asked her to come down to get something from him.Nora happened to be leaving, so she agreed to go down to meet Rowan. After they met, Nora found that Rowan had made all the clothes that he had designed for her, and he was delivering them to her personally. She chose several dresses and bags that she liked at the time, and he had packed them all and was delivering them to her in an exquisite box.Ecstatic, Nora took out the dresses piece by piece as she looked at them. They were all very beautiful. “How did you get everything done so quickly? I thought that it would take a long time.”Nora figured that she would be able to wear one of the dresses tonight after receiving all t
Rowan quickly calmed down. After all, he was speculating now, and it hadn’t been confirmed yet, so there was really no need for him to be so angry. Rowan drove away after calming down a little. He would go and talk to Nora later and find out who her boyfriend was. The truth would be revealed tonight.On the other hand, Nora was completely unaware that Rowan was following her. She drove to the bakery happily and went directly into the kitchen to start baking this cake that she placed great importance on.Nora felt that even God was on her side. She baked this cake very smoothly today, and it was a success in one go. She was initially worried that she would fail and would need to bake the whole cake all over again, but the result was beyond her expectation. She happily brought the cake back to her apartment, and since it was still early, she decorated her home as well. There was candlelight and aromatherapy, and even the food was delivered on time. She was wearing a pure white ga
He waited until now. He saw Julian’s car driving over just now, and he saw Julian park the car and smoke in the car for a long time before he went up.It turned out to be Julian.At this moment, Rowan was not only shocked—he was pissed. He wanted to rush forward to stop him immediately, but he hesitated because it was Julian’s birthday today. She had carefully prepared so much for Julian, so he felt that he should not interrupt them today.It seemed that she loved Julian very much. Otherwise, why would she learn how to bake a cake for him? She would probably be sad if he were to interrupt her efforts. Rowan wanted to go up later, but he saw Nora rushing out in a panic instead. “What happened?” He squatted in front of Nora and raised his hand to help the tearful Nora up.Nora glanced at him with tears in her eyes, then she turned around and broke free from his hand as she planned to leave without saying a word. Rowan could not possibly leave her alone in this state. He stopped
The three of them then set off to return to Detroit. Silvia offered to drive, and Ryan did not object. Autumn fell asleep on the safety seat as soon as she got into the car. Silvia focused on driving while Ryan closed his eyes and meditated. He recalled the scenes in his memory about how Nora and Julian, who seemed normal at the time, suddenly seemed to have acted abnormally now. The first time was when he saw Nora’s watch at Julian’s house. At the time, Julian explained that he must have seen it wrongly, and he really thought that was the case because he was so depressed at the time. Julian also took the initiative to ask Nora to join Maton Group for an internship and so forth.It seemed that they had already gotten together when Nora graduated last year, so they must have been in a relationship for a whole year now. He would not have been so angry if their relationship was not that deep, and they had broken up after just dating for a few days. However, it had been a year.R
“Mm-hmm, I’m feeling better.”She then laughed again and said, “It’s not a big deal, right? It’s just a breakup. I won’t die from this.”Rowan was initially prepared to comfort her, but he did not expect for her to look so free and relieved. He was suddenly at a loss for words and could only look at her with a gloomy expression.Sometimes, one would appear more indifferent the deeper the injury was. The pain could be so extreme that one could no longer feel the pain.Nora noticed the worry in Rowan’s eyes and smiled again. “You really don’t have to worry about me. I’m fine.”She was really fine. She felt much better after crying just now. She had no complaints or hate because she was the one who had started this emotional game. If she hadn’t gone to him and asked him to teach her how to be in a relationship, nothing would have happened between them later, and the scenario today where he asked for a breakup would not have happened.This was all her fault, wasn’t it? She deserved i
“She might be pregnant?”Ryan’s voice was shaky and high-pitched because he was so shocked. Julian, who had already walked several steps ahead, also turned around in shock and stared at Ryan blankly when he heard his words. Ryan locked his brows in a tight frown. “I’ll be there right away.”After Julian came to his senses, he quickly walked toward Ryan, who was approaching him, and stopped him. “How is she doing now?”He asked urgently with a quivering voice, “What was it about the hospital and someone being pregnant?”Julian was a little confused by what Ryan had said over the phone just now. He was sure that he had heard the word ‘pregnant’, but after the initial shock, he suddenly had an inexplicable feeling. Ryan looked at Julian with an expression that was filled with hatred and resentment. He clenched his teeth and asked coldly, “What does it have to do with you?”Ryan was also under tremendous pressure about the fact that Nora might be pregnant, and he wanted to rip J
Nora even teased Rowan before they left the house, “Since you have women’s pajamas here, you should also have some women’s coats and clothes here. Why do I have to wear such a big shirt? It’s so ugly!”Rowan was slightly embarrassed, but he also felt distressed. He would rather she cried and made a fuss than act as if nothing had happened and even tease him. He knew that she was using this method to hide her pain. He glanced at her and drove her to the hospital directly without saying anything.After arriving at the hospital, Rowan stepped aside and called Ryan to ask him to come to the hospital when Nora went to take a blood test. He also mentioned his suspicion that Nora might be pregnant. Ryan’s tone carried a murderous aura, and he was gnashing his teeth, as if he wanted to kill someone.Nora had undergone a series of examinations by the time Ryan arrived at the hospital. Rowan asked the hospital to check Nora into a ward so that she could rest. Nora fell asleep as soon as h
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