Mariah’s major was in piano while his major was in economics and management, but he could actually play the piano well. When he was young, his mother made him learn how to play the piano on the grounds that it would cultivate his temperament. In fact, Ryan had never liked it, but he simply learned it just to make his mother happy. If Mariah did not suddenly play the piano today, he would have almost forgotten that he could also play the piano. Ever since he took over Pierce Group (which was in a mess at the time) and since he got married, his life had been nothing but work. The poetic feelings that once existed had also disappeared. He always thought that life was boring because he was living with the wrong person, but everything in front of him now was obviously what he liked. It was the person he liked and the piano music that he liked, so why did his heart feel so dead when he looked at it now? His mood was neither joyful nor bright, and even the beating of his pulse was cal
“How come you’re free today?”Mariah was pleasantly surprised by his sudden arrival because she had always been taking the initiative to call him to come over, saying that she was feeling unwell before he would come over.Ryan came back to his senses and suddenly a little chagrin. Why was he suddenly recalling his past with Silvia and he actually remembered it so clearly?!When he came back to his senses, his eyes fell on Mariah’s fair wrist. There was a hideous scar on it, which she said was left behind because she tried committing suicide after Rowan tormented her to the point of despair. When Mariah saw Ryan staring at the wound on her wrist so intensely, she was a little alarmed and hurriedly put her hand behind her back.“Don’t look! Don’t look!”The private nurse behind her saw that she was agitated and hurried over to support her. “Calm down, Miss Sommers!”Ryan frowned and looked at the private nurse with a sharp look in his eyes. “What happened? Didn’t the attendin
When Mariah heard the name Rowan, her face instantly turned pale and shook her head violently. “How could I still be in contact with him when I’m more than eager to avoid him?”As Mariah spoke, she suddenly became agitated again. When Ryan was caught off guard, she rushed over and threw herself into his arms. She had tears all over her face as she cried, “Ryan, I’m really scared. I’m so afraid that Rowan will find out that I’m hiding here with you and that he will continue to torture me then.”Mariah’s thin body was trembling in his arms. “He has made me this way. I wish that I could kill him. Why would I still be in contact with him?!”Mariah narrated her hatred for Rowan hoarsely, proving that she had no connection with Rowan at all. The more she said, the more agitated she became. Ryan had to call the nurse up from downstairs, and the two of them then sent Mariah back into her bedroom together. Ryan felt very upset when he looked at Mariah who was still struggling and screa
She hated Rowan. She hated him for lying to her and ruining her life.She also hated Greg for forcing her to break up with Ryan and for forcing her to be together with Rowan, who was a wolf in sheep’s clothing. She recently heard that Ophelia was also divorcing Greg, so she was in a good mood. Wasn’t this Greg’s karma?She hated Silvia as well. She hated her for taking Ryan away, for marrying Ryan, and because she gave birth to Ryan’s child!She would never be able to have a child again in this life. In the past few years with Rowan, he had forced her to abort their children three times, which damaged her uterus so much that she could no longer give birth to a child again in this life.Rowan was a beast. She thought that he was gentle at first, but she slowly discovered his cruel and bloodthirsty nature. He could even frame his own father, so what else was he not capable of?She gripped the curtain beside her tightly as she thought of these dark past events. However, she could
At first, he thought that the other party must really love him to be able to withstand the tremendous psychological pressure of being criticized in order to give birth to his son, Rowan. But he then gradually discovered that the mother and son duo wanted more than just him. They also wanted the Pierce Group. When he realized this, he began to slowly distance himself from them out of great disappointment. Of course, he continued to support them even when they were far away. He was still a father, after all, and there was no way he would see his own flesh and blood suffer outside. When Greg was almost done eating, Ophelia looked away from the window, lowered her head, then took out a document from her handbag and handed it to Greg as she said with a calm tone, “This is the divorce agreement. I’ve already signed it. Take a look at it and sign it if there is no problem.”Greg was still immersed in the joy of her coming to visit him and bringing him food, and he never expected to be
After saying these words, Ophelia shook off his hand and turned to leave without hesitation.Greg was hurt by her words, and he felt great pain in his heart. Just the sentence “a man with two wives” was full of cynicism, and it was enough to make him feel heartbroken and regretful. He regretted not cherishing such a good woman that he had at home back then.Greg looked disheveled. His face was pale, and he stood in the ward in a daze, not knowing what to do. …Ryan picked his daughter up from school after she was dismissed from kindergarten in the afternoon.When the little girl saw him appearing at the gate of the kindergarten, she ran toward him and asked in surprise, “Papa, why did you come to pick me up?”Ryan carried her up and walked toward the car as he answered her question in a brief and concise manner. “I didn't work overtime today.”In fact, Ryan had wanted to follow his daughter to his mother’s place and tell her and Nora to move in with him instead. That way, he
Moreover, he also instinctively rejected carrying her on his back as he felt that he would be spoiling her too much with such behavior. This should clearly be the kind of behavior between a man and a woman who loved each other intensely, and it was not suitable for a couple without feelings for each other to do such things. As a result, she sat on the steps by the curb, buried her little head in her knees, and looked extremely aggrieved.She ignored him when he called her and refused to get up when he asked her to get up. She kept insisting that he carry her on his back.He was so angry that he turned around and left. After walking for a while, he finally felt uneasy and went back to look for her. As a result, he found that she was gone. He was anxious and angry and kept running around to look for her, only to find that she had gone to hide behind the flowerbed at some point and was crying there alone.As he looked at her pitiful appearance, he felt extremely angry but he co
He had already learned that his mother had gone to his father and firmly filed for divorce from his father.As his mother had already seen through the fact that his father was not ill, he no longer stayed at the hospital out of frustration. The doctor from the hospital had also called Ryan and told him to proceed with the discharge procedures. Ryan did not mention anything about his father to his mother, but instead said, “Pack up your belongings and take Autumn to live with me at my place after dinner later.”Ophelia looked at him but did not say anything in response. His mother had always been a smart person. Ryan was not sure whether she could already tell that his real intention was to be able to contact a certain annoying woman through them when she glanced at him just now. He coughed lightly to hide his emotions. “Autumn will have a very distant relationship with me if we do not live together for a long time. Her mother is no longer by her side now, so it will not be good f
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