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
He could earn more money if he lost some, but he would not be able to get her back if he really lost her. Therefore, he would handle the temporary work matters that he could and leave those that he could not to Nathan and Benjamin.Speaking of Nathan and Benjamin, Nathan had held a wedding with Yvonne during spring after the New Year, and they had officially become husband and wife. Julian felt extremely uncomfortable when he saw how sweet they were when he attended their wedding. He had obviously fallen in love with Nora first, but Nathan ended up getting married first. Julian naturally knew that he had brought everything upon himself. Regarding his current pursuit of Nora all the way to the United States, he had never thought about trying his best to impress her so that she could reconcile with him quickly; he understood that Rome was not built in a day. His only thought now was to be able to see her and have contact with her, not like when he did not have any news about her at
“This was specially prepared for you. It’s so exquisite. You should enjoy it.” She then smiled at him and said, “Mr. Julian, you might have a bad memory because of your old age, so I would like to kindly remind you that I’m not your girlfriend. I’m your ex-girlfriend, so please don’t make this kind of mistake again in the future.”Old age?Julian felt as if he had been stabbed in the heart when he heard these words. He felt the anger in his heart surging but was being suppressed. He could not vent and could only stare at her. He finally sighed in anger as he looked at her and said, “You have become much more eloquent after just more than a year.”Nora smiled brightly and said, “You’re not that bad yourself, Mr. Julian. You seem to have become even more shameless.”Julian really felt like dying.After the verbal battle just now, Nora discovered something that was more fun and interesting—it was to infuriate Julian. Instead of deliberately pretending to be indifferent toward him,
“Who is this?”Nora smiled faintly and introduced lightly. “He’s my brother’s friend.”She eliminated the relationship between her and Julian completely with just one sentence. Julian would feel better even if she had just introduced him as her friend, but she actually said that he was Ryan’s friend.Everything between them started when he was Ryan’s friend, and he had returned to being Ryan’s friend to her. He was in her world, but it was as if he had never been there before. This gave Julian mixed feelings and made him feel very uncomfortable. “This introduction doesn’t seem very accurate, does it?” Julian refuted Nora’s words with a gloomy expression and looked at the young man as he sneered and introduced himself. “I’m her brother’s friend, and I’m also her ex-boyfriend. I’m the ex-boyfriend who is pursuing her to try and win her back.”After Julian introduced himself in this manner, the young man seemed to have realized something as he exclaimed, “Oh, I got it now! You’re th
She turned around and planned to leave. Julian’s cold voice then sounded from behind. “Are you going to let me sleep on the street like this?”Nora stopped and turned to look at him. She was speechless. “Mr. Julian, how can you say that I’m letting you sleep on the street? There are so many hotels, so you can stay at any hotels that you want, right? Besides, this is not my home. It’s my brother’s house, so I have no right to let any outsiders in without his permission.”Nora did not hesitate when she said these words and refused to take him in. Unexpectedly, he simply stared at her with a sad expression in his eyes as he said, “I came here because of you, so you have to be responsible for my food and accommodation.”Nora was really impressed by how shameless he was when she heard this. She put her smile away and sneered, then she turned around and swiped her fingerprint at the front door of the villa and went in without looking back. There was still a short distance from the gat
Nora’s first reaction was to raise her hand and wipe her lips hard as she yelled, “Julian, you bastard!”Then Nora pushed him away, turned around, and ran toward the villa.Julian picked up the umbrella and his suitcase, which was on the ground, and chased after her. The rain was getting heavier and heavier. When Nora ran back to the villa, she was already drenched. When she closed the door, she was blocked by Julian, who squeezed in shamelessly. Nora turned around angrily and ran back upstairs. She went back to her room and went directly into the bathroom because she was completely drenched. She took a hot shower and changed into clean clothes. She recalled that there was another person downstairs who was also completely drenched, but she was too lazy to care about him when she thought of the kiss earlier. She locked her room door and let him fend for himself.As soon as she sat down, she heard the person downstairs calling out, “Nora, please lend me a clean bath towel.”Nor
Nora glanced at the bowl of ginger soup in front of her. He had added brown sugar and boiled it to the right temperature. However, she did not feel that his kind gesture was very touching at all. After all, she would not have caught a cold if he had not hugged and kissed her forcibly in the heavy rain. Therefore, she did not accept his kindness at all and flatly refused his gesture. “Thank you, but I don’t like drinking ginger soup.”She closed the door and planned to go downstairs to grab her cold medicine. Julian frowned and stopped her as he said, “You have to drink it even if you don’t like it. Otherwise, you’ll really suffer when you catch a cold.”Nora retorted, “So you do know I’d feel miserable if I catch a cold. Then why did you drag me in the rain with you just now? Is this how you show that you love me? Does the so-called loving someone mean that you will kiss them forcefully, force yourself into their home, and force them to accept you?”Nora accused him of one thing a
A lot could happen in over a year.It could change a person's preferences. It could even change their heart, turning love into indifference.However, the determination to win her back grew stronger despite the setbacks.Julian had resolved to spend his life with Nora, and no matter how many disappointments and setbacks he faced, he never considered giving up.So, the next moment, he acted as if nothing had happened. He picked up his utensils and started eating.Then, he casually asked her, "Do you have any plans for tomorrow?"His tone was light and natural, as if he hadn't been affected by what she'd just said.Nora couldn't help but look at him in surprise.‘Isn't he usually quite proud? From when we were in the plane until now, I've put him down several times. Doesn't he mind at all?’However, before she could say anything, she sneezed.Nora felt like she might be coming down with a cold; even the ginger soup didn't seem to be helping much.Julian frowned and said, "Finis
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