Julian simply hugged her, and his voice became even more mellow as he asked, “Are you sure you don’t want to talk to me about anything?”Before Nora could say anything, Julian continued, “I know you still care about me. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have let me in when it rained in the United States, and you wouldn’t have lent me your phone charger out of fear that my work would be delayed—” “You’re speaking gibberish!” Nora’s voice trembled slightly as she interrupted him. She raised her tone and yelled, “I don’t care about you anymore, and I haven’t cared about you in a long time! Get over yourself!”Nora defended herself loudly, as if the louder her voice was, the more decisive her tone would be, and it would prove that she really did not care about him anymore.Julian straightened her slender body so that she would be facing him, his intense gaze focused on her face. She was wearing makeup which made her eyes look even more gentle and beautiful. Julian sighed before he said in a low
He started to select the photos immediately and chose the photos that he thought were the most beautiful so that he could play them on the projector. In fact, all of her photos were beautiful in his opinion, but he could not play them all because there were too many photos, so he simply chose his favorite ones.Sofia wanted him to record an affectionate love confession for Nora, but Julian felt that if he said these words too many times, they would lose their meaning. Hence, he simply played these photos of her to prove that he had missed her dearly and had gone through a great deal to make up for the year that he could not spend with her.There was a simple sentence at the end after the photos—‘I was really lucky to have met you.’These words froze in the center of the screen.Nora knew that this was a lyric from a song that she really liked, and she had sung this song before. Nora broke down after seeing all this. She raised her hand to cover her mouth as she tried hard to stop
“Nora…”Nora felt her heart racing when she thought about everything that had happened in the restaurant tonight. She did not open the door and simply asked, “What’s up?”He whispered outside the door, “It’s nothing, I just wanted to make sure that you returned to your room safely.”Nora rolled her eyes as she stood at the door. Would she lose her way in a hotel at this age? “I’m back safe. You should rest earlier.”She was making it obvious that she did not want to talk to him anymore. “Okay, you should go to bed early too.” Julian said this calmly outside the door. Nora thought that the conversation would end here. After all, it was not very comfortable for two people to talk through a door. Just as she was about to step into the bathroom, she suddenly heard him asking outside the door again, “Are you happy tonight?”There was expectation and apprehension in his tone.Nora felt a little distressed and simply replied softly, “Thank you.”She did not tell him how happy she
Ryan called Nora during the lunch break to ask Nora about the shooting situation and when Nora would be coming back so that he could arrange for a driver to pick her up.Nora glanced at Julian, who was sitting next to her, as she held her cell phone in her hand and finally replied to Ryan, “You don't have to send a driver to pick me up. I’ll find a way to get back.”Although she did not state things clearly, she was already hinting to Ryan that she would take Julian’s car back to Detroit. Julian could not conceal the smile on his face.Ryan, who was on the other end of the line, understood the meaning of her words. The Pierces also knew about the fact that Julian had followed Nora to Winsterdam because of the driver’s report. When faced with Nora’s answer, Ryan responded in a deep voice, “You can decide for yourself.”He had gone through a reconciliation with Silvia himself, so Ryan somewhat empathized with the entanglement between Nora and Julian. Therefore, he had always been r
“Aside from wedding photos, you will also have to take all kinds of personal photos in the future. You will have to take photos of your baby when they are born, take photos when they are 100 days old, take birthday photos when your baby is one year old, and take photos on your baby’s birthday every year. It’s also essential to take candid photos. All these are very popular now, and you cannot choose not to take photos. When the time comes, other people’s children will also have their own photos taken with their parents, so it won’t be good if your children don’t have any photos with you.”The photographer knew this very well because he was a professional. Julian was dumbfounded when he heard this. He thought that this would be his last photo shoot, but he had never thought that there would be many more photos that he would have to take in the future. However, he did not feel any rejection at all when he imagined those scenes for a moment. He had a completely different state of min
He released her hand and took out a bunch of keys from the glove compartment in his car, then he placed the keys in her palm and said, “This is the key to your old apartment. I bought it. You’re welcome to move in if you return to settle down in Crosavia.”When she had left out of sadness and asked Ryan to sell her apartment for her, Ryan was also mad at the time, so he definitely would not sell her apartment to Julian directly. Therefore, Julian could only buy the apartment from the person who had bought it from Ryan. It cost him a little more, but he did not mind. Nora had a surprised expression when she looked at the bunch of keys in her hand. She did not expect him to buy her apartment!The reason she sold the apartment in the first place was because it was filled with their sweet memories. She did not want to be reminded of those memories anymore, so she had decided to sell it.When Julian saw her surprised expression, he stared at her and enunciated, “The reason I bought t
Nora did not know what to do now that she was caught in a dilemma between her father and Julian. She thought that she should go and seek Silvia’s advice because Silvia’s father had also kicked Ryan out again and again back then. She wondered how Silvia felt back then. Moreover, Silvia could speak up for Ryan back then, but she could not speak up for Julian. After all, Julian had a bad reputation, so it seemed useless for her to put in a good word for him. In addition, he was the one who had initiated a breakup back then. Nora was Greg’s daughter, whom he had loved and cherished since she was young. Greg gave in first when he saw Nora standing there with an embarrassed expression. However, he refused to let Julian off so easily as he said, “It’s not entirely impossible for me to agree to let you be with him, but you have to take control of the entire process this time. You can only talk about marrying him when you finally feel that he is worthy of your trust.”Nora promised Greg. “
She felt as if her waist was about to break. When she left, she went to the bathroom to take a shower and found that there were some marks on her waist from his grip. She did not know whether it was because her skin was too delicate or whether it was because he was too strong.Her cell phone then rang; it was a phone call from Julian. Julian was the one who had sent her back, and he was still waiting in front of Old Pierce Manor. “Did your mother say anything?”Julian was worried that Ophelia or Greg would reprimand Nora because she came back late, so he had been waiting outside the gate. He would rush in and take all the blame if they were really reprimanding her. Nora replied weakly, “No…”Julian could hear the tiredness in her voice and smiled slightly. “Are you very tired?”Nora snorted. Julian’s tone sounded extremely enthusiastic and arrogant as he said, “You should be tired…”Nora did not want to hear him say such shameless words, so she simply replied, “I’m going to ha
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