"I'm willing to give you myself and everything that comes with it, including my family's fortune. Why don't you trust me? Do I have to give you my life for you to believe me?"Nora had initially resisted his embrace, but upon hearing his talk about giving her his life, she suddenly glared at him."Who asked for your life?"Julian lowered his eyes and chuckled softly."If we continue like this, I might really end up giving my life."Nora bit her lip and remained silent.Seeing this, he said into her ear in his deep voice, "Nora, I love you."Since you returned to my side, I haven't thought of anyone else, and I've never played around. I just want to be with you. I want to have a good relationship with you. I want to enjoy life with you, raise children together, and live the most ordinary and fulfilling days with you."Julian was once repulsed by the idea of a mundane married life full of daily routines, and he had even been afraid of it at one point. But later, he realized that
But this man had managed to restore her self-confidence in a short period of time. He did it not with flashy gestures but with a simple smile.Maybe it was because he genuinely liked her, which made his smile so sweet.She bit her lip and turned her attention back to driving. At a red light, he reached over and grabbed her hand."Miya, I've lived for over 20 years. This is the first time I've felt a flutter of attraction toward a woman. Before I met you, I thought all women were just a different species from men."Miya, who had her hand grabbed, turned back a bit annoyed and saw his bright black eyes fixed on her in the night."Do you know? When you walked toward me that day, I felt like my soul was drawn to you."His words were crude and clichéd, talking about souls being drawn. But at that moment, it was Jason's most genuine feeling. It was his true affection for her.Miya pulled her hand back and glared at him, scolding, "Who walked toward you? I was walking toward Wendy and
So, Miya had left without any regrets. All the pain she felt came from her self-loathing, for not seeing through his true character. Fortunately, she hadn't invested too much in him. That meant she was still pure and untouched.During their time together, he had hinted at physical intimacy, but she had consistently refused. She had never believed he was worthy of everything she had to offer. Deep down, she was grateful for her resolve.What shame was there in being a virgin at this age? She wanted to save herself for a man who cherished and loved her, a man who would make a lifetime commitment, not for someone who played emotional games.After the breakup, she never looked back at this man, who had disgusted her. If it had been for any other reason, she might have felt some regret. But because of this, she just wanted to keep her distance.However, some people had an inflated sense of self-worth—like this certain man, who believed he was irreplaceable and thought she couldn't l
"Stop that!" Miya yelled.The elevator had arrived at their floor just as that happened, so Miya walked away quickly."Miya!"Jason chased after her. He grabbed her hand and led her in the direction of his apartment."Let me show you something!"Miya tried to pull her hand away, but he held onto her tightly, guiding her to his door across the hall.Once inside, Jason went to get what he wanted. Meanwhile, Miya stayed near the doorway and refused to enter.It was better not to enter a single man's apartment without good reason. It would be too late to regret if anything happened.Jason came back from the room with his share transfer agreement. When he saw Miya standing guard by the door, he couldn't help but laugh."Are you afraid I might eat you or something?"To be honest, he really wanted to. But now wasn't the time.Miya snorted, "Who knows what shameless things you're capable of?"If it had been any time before today, she might not have hesitated to enter. However, af
After Miya had calmed down, she went to the bathroom. She removed her makeup and freshened up. Then, she picked up her phone to share her experiences tonight with Silvia and the others. She talked about Jason's proposal, the encounter with the scumbag, and the kiss with Jason.Wendy firmly wrote, ‘If a man were willing to give away his entire wealth for me, I'd marry him in a heartbeat!’She expressed her wholehearted approval of Jason through these words.Having seen Julian's confessions to Nora, Silvia was much calmer. Nevertheless, she encouraged Miya, ‘Jason is a really great guy. Giving him a chance would be good for you.’Jane was also fully supportive of Jason. ‘You should treasure a man who loves you so much.’Thus, Jason received unanimous approval in the group chat with her best friends.Miya herself had nothing to say. Although she initially had reservations about him being a year younger and his youthful appearance making him appear less mature, he had proven
He would have to leave after dinner. In fact, he would definitely stay if Nora allowed him to, but Nora simply ignored him.Even if he came to Old Pierce Manor, Nora only treated him according to her mood. She would talk to him and pay attention to him when she was in a good mood, but she would not go downstairs to see him or would just ignore him if she was in a bad mood. Julian did not get tired or mad at all; instead, he would always be smiling brightly whenever he came. This caused Nora to feel angry every time she saw his smile, making her want to ignore him even more.Julian felt somewhat innocent and helpless. He did not mean to smile like this, but he could not help it when he thought about his impending double happiness.It was truly a double happiness. He would be marrying the woman he loved, and she would be giving birth to his child. He would be accomplishing two major events in his life: Getting married and having a child at the same time. How could he not be happy?
Greg felt heartbroken when he thought of these, then he got up and turned around to leave. “Mr. Greg…”Julian walked over and stopped Greg, who simply glared at him angrily and barked, “What do you think you’re doing?!”Julian stood still in place and looked at Greg with an expression full of sincerity on his handsome face as he said, “I’ll treat Nora well in the future, and I’ll never let her down again.”Julian’s gentle words sounded in the dining room as he gave Greg his assurance that he would treat Nora well. Greg was not the only one who heard these words; Nora, who was outside the dining room, heard them too.Nora bit her lip, and her eyes turned red. She had been ignoring him for the past few days, but no matter how angry she was, her anger dissipated little by little with the exquisite breakfast he prepared every morning. It was not because of how exquisite or delicious the breakfast he made was, but it was because she was moved by his thoughtfulness and concern for he
Julian felt that he only needed to improve and manage his relationship with Ophelia in the future because of this matter. Ophelia would help him to deal with Greg then.The process of obtaining the marriage certificate went smoothly, but Nora was suddenly in a bad mood again when she saw the two copies of the marriage certificates and thought about how she had handed her life over just like that.She felt inexplicable panic, fear, confusion, and hesitation.Nora was still in a daze when Julian held her hand and returned to the car with her.After Julian leaned forward to help her fasten her seatbelt, he glanced at Nora and asked with a frown, “What’s wrong?”Nora snapped out of it and finally met his gaze. Julian could see through Nora’s inner thoughts with just a glance. He snorted loudly and said, “Don’t tell me you regret it.”Nora bit her lip. Julian glared at her fiercely and said, “It’s useless even if you regret it!”He then snatched the marriage certificate from her hand
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