She had long walked out of the abyss, and she could now stand on the top to look down at everything calmly. She could even face that person in her past with peace of mind, so she chose to go back.Furthermore, it was the 100-day banquet of her nephew, who was also the heir to Pierce Group. As his aunt, she had to attend the banquet no matter what. Rowan had never set any rules for Nora, so he allowed her to return to the country. He followed her back as well. After all, he was the child’s uncle, so he should also attend an important occasion such as the baby’s 100-day banquet. However, Rowan still raised his brows and asked her, “Are you sure you only miss your parents and not him?”“Who?” Nora really did know who Rowan was referring to for a moment. After looking at Rowan’s nervous expression, she laughed immediately and said, “Oh, you mean Julian?”Nora’s expression did not change much, and she was still smiling brightly when she mentioned Julian. She asked, “Why would I mis
He still asked his friend at the airport to pay attention to her flight information several days in advance. However, he had to go on an emergency business trip elsewhere during the time she returned. After she came back, she moved into Old Pierce Manor directly. It was already the day of the 100-day banquet when he could come back to see her. The 100-day banquet was held at noon on Sunday, and there were many guests. Julian tried on many sets of clothes at home in the morning but was dissatisfied because he could not make himself look more handsome no matter what he wore.He had been kicked out of Maton Mansion for more than half a month, but Mrs. Maton had specially ordered Jason to call him and ask him to go home for dinner. She scolded him at the dining table, demanding that he seize the opportunity to win Nora back since she would definitely be coming back this time. He just listened in silence. It was not that he did not want to win her back as soon as possible, but things
When she saw him, she smiled and greeted him with a sweet smile. “Hello, Mr. Julian. It’s been a while.”Her expression was ordinary, as if he was just an ordinary friend she hadn’t seen in a long time. Julian felt as if they had returned to the beginning, when she was just Ryan’s sister, and he was just Ryan’s friend. She would smile sweetly and greet him, without feeling happy or sad, every time she saw him.He was just someone whom she could recognize on the street after having met him a few times. It was as if there had never been a heart-wrenching relationship between them, and they had never loved or hated each other. Julian felt that the various methods that Rowan had used to torment him over the past year and a half were nothing compared to the pain he felt at this moment when she said ‘It’s been a while’, as if they were complete strangers. The most painful thing in the world was when she had already given up, but he was getting deeper and deeper into it and was comple
Nora then asked, “Mrs. Maton, did you miss me so much?” She cleverly transferred these feelings to Mrs. Maton, and even Mrs. Maton, who was a cunning and experienced person, did not know how to answer her. She could only laugh and say, “Yes, I missed you. You won’t be leaving after you come back this time, right?”Mrs. Maton looked very eager, and it was obvious at a glance that she was helping Julian obtain information. Nora smiled and said, “I’ll decide as things go.”In fact, she was just saying that perfunctorily as she had already planned to head to the airport directly to return to the United States after the banquet today. She still had work to do there, and she had to take photos for the fashion promotions for Rowan’s company’s new season. Therefore, she was very busy.Rowan’s company had developed very well in the past year. Rowan had spent all his energy on the management of his small company, and he was also in charge of the designs himself. Nora quickly accumulated
Jane, who was sitting on Jason’s right side, looked at the time before she frowned and said to Wendy, “Why isn’t Miya here yet? The banquet is about to start.”As Silvia’s best friends, they would never be absent on such an important occasion as Silvia’s son’s 100-day banquet. Therefore, Jane, who was in Staten Hill, and Miya, who was in Blackstone, had deliberately rushed back to Detroit. They had agreed to spend every important occasion in their lives together, regardless of whether it was their respective wedding ceremonies, the birth of their children, or when their children got married and had children in the future. Wendy was anxious as well. She was about to call Miya when Jane shouted happily, “You don’t need to call Miya anymore. She’s here!”Jason looked in the direction they were looking and felt as if he was gasping for air. He saw a beautiful and enchanting woman wearing a bright red dress with wavy hair parted in the center walking elegantly in on high heels with a
Miya called Jason ‘young man’ as Wendy did, making it clear that she regarded him as a little boy and a younger brother. As Jane was seated to Jason’s right, Jason would be in between them if Miya and Jane wanted to talk. That would be inconvenient and awkward, so Miya thought of switching places with Jason so that she could chat with Jane as much as she wanted. When Miya smiled at him like this, Jason felt that he was so mesmerized by her charming smile that he was about to faint.She looked exquisite with her makeup on, and her dazzling facial features matched the red dress she was wearing. Faced with her expectant eyes and smile, Jason had no other option but to give up his seat to her.“Thank you,” Miya said as her red lips parted slightly. She then got up and switched places with Jason. When she got up and approached him, the faint fragrance from her body caused Jason’s body to tense up. He finally knew what it was like to desire a woman for the first time in his life.Mi
Nora sat quietly at the main table as she accompanied Harold and was responsible for serving tea to the elders at the table. Every move she made showed her temperament as a remarkable young lady, and she stunned Julian with her beautiful and bright smile.Julian saw Nora lowering her head and fiddling with her cell phone for a long time halfway through the banquet. Not long after, Julian received a call from his friend at the airport.His friend said, “Julian, something’s not right. Isn’t Ryan Pierce’s son’s 100-day banquet going on now? Why did your girlfriend buy a flight ticket to go back to the United States in the afternoon?”“What?!” Julian’s expression instantly turned gloomy. She was fiddling with her cell phone for such a long time because she was booking a flight ticket?!‘This woman is really too heartless! She’s leaving after only coming back for a few days!’Mrs. Maton had come to him earlier saying that Nora had not mentioned when she would be going back to the Unite
When Nora heard Rowan swearing, she could not help but ask him quickly, “What’s wrong?”Nora did not know what was going on in Rowan’s mind and was only wondering whether Rowan was swearing because something had happened. Rowan hesitated to speak and finally said lightly, “Nothing.”He really wanted Nora to cancel her flight, but this would delay the filming of the promotional poster in the United States. These tasks had all been scheduled in advance and could not be changed, so he could only bite the bullet and let Nora take the flight back. Rowan was a little distracted after Julian mentioned the name Evelyn without warning today, and Julian took advantage of this fact.Nora said goodbye to Rowan before going through the security check after arriving at the airport. Rowan wanted to warn her about Julian in advance, but he did not say anything in the end because he was afraid that he would upset her. He only told her to call him when she arrived safely. Nora was not used to lea
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