“Okay.” Evelyn nodded. She thought that this topic would end here. Unexpectedly, he leaned forward and smiled as he suggested, “Why don’t you come to my office tomorrow? We’ll talk then.”Evelyn was dumbfounded. Didn’t he say that she could decide the time and place? Besides, what was the point of going to his office to discuss their personal matters?“The office is a place to talk about work.” Evelyn simply used this excuse to reject his suggestion. Most importantly, she was not ready to talk to him yet. Rowan sat up straight without saying another word. They could only leave this topic behind when Nora and Helena returned after going to the washroom.Rowan ordered the dishes for lunch very thoughtfully and meticulously, taking into account Nora’s needs as a pregnant woman and Helena’s needs as a person who was recovering from a serious illness. Rowan introduced each dish one by one when the dishes were served, specially emphasizing which dishes would be most suitable for Helena.
Julian was no longer angry, but he still complained, “Do you still see me as your husband?”Wasn’t everything always about her brother? Nora only listened to her brother’s worries all day long, did everything her brother needed her to do, and worried about her brother’s marriage. Nora hugged him as she laughed. Her smile was sweet and beautiful as she said, “Why wouldn’t I see you as your husband? In my eyes, you’re the most important.” Perhaps it was because Nora had been together with Julian for a long time now that she had learned the skill to coax people as well from Julian. Nora knew how to coax people well now, and she was good at cajolery. Julian felt very comforted and satisfied when he heard Nora say that he was the most important person to her.Nora was not just saying nice things to coax Julian—she meant what she said. Julian was naturally the most important person to her. He was the person that she loved with all her heart, and he was the father of the child in her
This was a completely different feeling from when he always said he liked her and wanted to be with her. There were many things that would not mean much to a listener if one simply talked about it. However, when those words were turned into action, it instantly became profound and affectionate. If Evelyn was still hesitant and afraid to start a relationship with him before this, she had no hesitation anymore after this incident. What reason would she have not to agree to be with a powerful man like him, who would stay by her side to protect her?His love for her was genuine, so what reason did she have not to love him?Evelyn’s mood underwent an earth-shattering change during the period of time she was waiting for Rowan’s arrival. In the final analysis, it was Rowan’s strong and solid love and affection for her that touched her previously timid and wavering heart. His love made her brave and fearless. Even though there was a huge gap between them, Evelyn was willing to overcome
Evelyn nodded, then looked at Rowan.Rowan was the kind of person who thought more deeply than others, so he naturally understood Helena’s thoughts. He chose to cooperate with her and nodded politely at Helena before he turned around and left.Evelyn and Rowan went downstairs. Rowan held Evelyn’s hand as soon as they left the house. Evelyn did not struggle or resist this time, but she simply let him hold her hand as she walked away with him obediently. The two of them stood in the shadow of a tree downstairs. Rowan’s palm felt a little cold, so Evelyn could not help but ask him, “Are you cold?”His palm had always felt very warm every time he held her hand in the past. He lowered his eyes and stared at her as he responded in a deep voice, “I’m not cold. I’m afraid.”He felt very panicked. He was afraid that he had not done enough to protect her well, and a layer of sweat broke out on his palms due to fear. His palms became cold after the cold sweat dried up.Evelyn felt her he
“Just cry this once if there’s anything else that you’re sad about. I will never let you cry again in the future.”Evelyn felt a lump in her throat and almost shed tears again. His words were touching.‘I will never let you cry again.’It might seem like a simple sentence, but it contained a heavy commitment. Sometimes, a person would not cry just because she had been wronged, but because she felt extremely moved as well. Evelyn’s eyes became clearer, brighter, and even more attractive under the nightlight because they were moist with tears. Sometimes, it was not enchanting eyes that moved people—clear eyes were actually more tempting, making people want to destroy their cleanliness and let those eyes be dyed with a different color because of them. Rowan felt that he could not stay here with her any longer because there were more things that he would want to do if he stayed. People were really strange creatures. They immediately wanted more once a relationship was establishe
Helena could see through Evelyn’s thoughts and deliberately emphasized that she would not entertain Rowan in the capacity as a future mother-in-law. She would have to make sure that she was satisfied before she would formally approve of him as Evelyn’s boyfriend. Evelyn was dumbfounded.Helena went back to her room after saying this. Evelyn smiled helplessly and returned to her room as well.Evelyn and Helen had a different opinion on a matter for the first time, but Evelyn could understand Helena’s mood, and she knew that Helena was doing this for her own good. After all, relationships, especially marriage, was a lifelong event. Therefore, it was only right for Helena to be cautious as a mother. When Evelyn returned to her room, she saw the two crumpled pieces of paper on her desk. They were the two drawings that Evelyn had thrown away earlier, which she had retrieved from the trash can.Evelyn could not help but smile when she thought of everything that had happened tonight.
Therefore, she was so frightened that she started crying. She hadn’t destroyed Evelyn yet, so she was naturally unwilling to lose like this. Natalie lived with Melanie. To be precise, Melanie lived with her now. After Melanie and Barry got divorced, she was left with nothing, so she could only live here with Natalie. Melanie was involved in Natalie’s plan tonight to find some men to humiliate Evelyn as well. Both Melanie and Natalie believed that Evelyn would be destroyed by the time the incident happened, and they would be extremely satisfied by then.Like mother, like daughter. Melanie and Natalie were both people who would do things regardless of the consequences. They simply wanted to make Evelyn miserable now so that they could vent their anger. They did not want to think about what Rowan would do to them later, or even how miserable they would be.In the end, they failed to hurt Evelyn, and Natalie was now in trouble instead.Natalie cried and went to Melanie’s room to loo
Melanie could only agree. “Okay.”Natalie got up from the ground and went to the bathroom to wash her tears away. She stood in front of the bathroom mirror, looked at herself, and smiled as if nothing had happened. Why did she have to fear Rowan? What could he do to her?In any case, she was the daughter of the Stewarts and the chief jewelry designer of Barry’s Jewelry.As Natalie had used despicable methods to find men to harm Evelyn, she assumed that Rowan would use her method as well. However, Rowan would not bother to stoop to such lowly means. For Rowan, destroying a person’s spirit was more satisfying than hurting a person physically. *Evelyn made breakfast after getting up early. After having a simple breakfast with Helena, she was ready to get to work.Just when she was about to go out, she received a phone call from Rowan. Evelyn wondered why he was looking for her so early in the morning, but after she answered the call, she heard his clear voice asking on the oth
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