Barry’s only thought was that if Rowan was Evelyn’s boyfriend, he wanted to ask Evelyn to speak to Rowan to get him to inject capital into his company to help him tide over the difficult times. She could even get Rowan to speak to Ryan about letting Pierce Group invest in his company. Anyway, it did not matter who it was, as long as they could provide him with money to save his company. After Jeremy came in, Melanie said with some dissatisfaction, “Jeremy, where did you go just now? Don’t you care at all that your girlfriend was beaten up? Shouldn’t you be helping Natalie to deal with that woman?”Melanie’s words were so selfish that even the police officer who was in charge of the incident frowned. After all, a person’s upbringing was very important. Natalie might be dressed in exquisite and expensive clothes, and her mother was also gorgeous and ravishing, but they had extremely hideous personalities. What did her mother mean when she said that Jeremy should be helping Natalie t
It might be because they were noble and virtuous, and were not as miserable as Melanie had imagined. The more they appeared to be noble and virtuous, and the better they lived, the more vulgar and despicable Melanie would seem. Therefore, Melanie hated them.Helena and Evelyn lived a comfortable life all these years even without Barry to support them. Although they were poorer, they seemed to be very happy. Evelyn even became more and more outstanding. Melanie was even more dissatisfied when Evelyn had an outstanding young man like Jeremy as her boyfriend. She initially thought that Helena and Evelyn would fall into a miserable situation after Evelyn became infamous and lost her boyfriend to Natalie. In fact, they were indeed in a miserable situation as Helena had fallen seriously ill and needed surgery. Melanie was initially waiting for the mother and daughter duo to embarrass themselves. Unexpectedly, a man like Rowan suddenly appeared midway, and he was even Evelyn’s boyfriend.
Rowan took a sip of water and replied, “Very successful.”He was unwilling to say even one more word, so Julian did not know how to broach the subject when he wanted to talk more about him and Evelyn. However, he still wanted to matchmake them, so he smiled and said to Rowan, “I investigated Evelyn before, and she is actually a rather outstanding girl, both in terms of her character and in other aspects—” Rowan glanced at him faintly and asked, “How do you think Nora will react if she knew you are secretly investigating other girls?”Julian fell silent for a moment, then he glared at Rowan angrily after a while and said, “I’m doing this because of you, okay?”Julian was extremely depressed. He had only asked someone to investigate Evelyn thoroughly for Rowan’s sake, but Rowan was so heartless that he wanted to tell Nora about this to deliberately make him suffer. Why would he investigate a random woman if it wasn’t for Rowan?He did not even have enough time to dote on his wife
He had recruited those outstanding designers because he was impressed by their talents. At the same time, he believed in their abilities, because if he believed in them, it would be an affirmation of his own judgements. …Evelyn spent the next few days taking care of Helena in the hospital. She had already moved everything into the newly rented apartment and tidied it up. All that was left was for her to take good care of Helena. The doctor said that the date for Helena to be discharged would be determined based on her recovery, but it would take at least half a month. The first three days after the surgery was the most difficult for Evelyn to take care of Helena. Helena’s speech function had not fully recovered due to the surgery, and she could not move much, so Evelyn needed to help to turn Helena’s body over frequently and massage Helena’s body and limbs to prevent muscle stiffness and to ensure smooth blood circulation. Evelyn did not even dare to sleep at night because Hele
Evelyn’s attitude remained indifferent as she spat, “Just get straight to the point. I’m very busy.”Barry could only say, “You should know from the last time that my company has encountered some difficulties. Can you ask your boyfriend, Rowan Pierce, to inject some capital into my company to help me tide through this difficulty?”“Boyfriend? Rowan Pierce?” Evelyn had no idea what Barry was talking about. She did not know anything about what had happened at the police station that day. Selena did not tell her that she had told them that Rowan was her boyfriend. “I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’m afraid I can’t help you because I don’t have a boyfriend.”Evelyn was about to leave after saying this, but Barry stopped her. “Evelyn, I know that you’re still mad at me, but you have to help me this time. Selena said that Rowan Pierce is your boyfriend at the police station that day!”Evelyn paused in her tracks and frowned slightly. Barry had mentioned the name Rowan Pierce
“Rowan, how has your relationship with Evelyn been lately?”Barry made his opening statement with the belief that Rowan and Evelyn were a couple, so he felt that he did not need to be as respectful to Rowan as he had been before because he was Rowan’s elder. Therefore, he called Rowan by name very familiarly and even mentioned Evelyn on purpose to show his identity as Rowan’s future father-in-law. When Rowan heard Barry’s words, he raised his brows slightly. He could immediately guess why Barry was acting this way. It seemed that Barry had taken Selena’s words at the police station that day seriously, so Barry was using his identity as Evelyn’s father to get closer to him. Rowan could already guess Barry’s intention in doing so.Barry’s company had recently encountered some trouble. Rowan had overheard Barry mentioning this matter to Evelyn personally when they were in the restaurant that day. Rowan did not only despise Barry’s purposeful approach, he was also disgusted because
However, Rowan suddenly stepped forward, held her hand, and pulled her up from her seat before she could say anything. Evelyn instinctively resisted and tried to pull her hand back, but his pleasant and low voice sounded in her ear. “Do me a favor.”Evelyn could not refute when he said this.After all, he had helped her several times before, and she had not had time to thank him yet. Now that he was asking for her help, she could not refuse. If she refused, it would appear as if she was too ungrateful. Therefore, she grabbed her things and was dragged to the second floor of the coffee shop with him. He held her hand gently without letting go, and Evelyn could feel her face blushing from such skin-to-skin contact. She had never had such an intimate hand-holding behavior with any other man aside from Jeremy.His palms were warm and dry, with a soothing power that seemed to touch her.Evelyn did not ask him what kind of help he needed, but her instinct was to trust him. She believed
Evelyn did not notice anything unusual about him at all and simply nodded. “Mm-hmm.”Rowan put his somewhat distracted thoughts aside and gestured at the seat across from him with his eyes as he said, “Have a seat. Let me buy you another cup of coffee since I just interrupted you when you were having coffee earlier.”It was autumn now, and the body was prone to dryness and heatiness. He felt that he needed to go back and make some nourishing food to nourish his body. “No, thanks. I still have to go to the hospital—” Evelyn shook her head and refused, but his cell phone rang before she could finish her sentence. After excusing himself, Rowan stood up and walked aside to answer the call. Evelyn felt that it would be a bit rude for her to leave directly, so she sat down and planned to say goodbye to him and leave after he was done with the call.However, she did not expect that he would be on a call for a long time. She was initially seated upright as she waited for him to finish t
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