"..." Adele pressed her lips together and did not say a word. James's anger grew when he saw her didn't want to answer. He exclaimed, "Adele Sheng!" This roar brought with it a bit of anger. Even Elizabeth was shocked that she shivered a little. She couldn't help but look at James, and then looked back at Adele. Adele, on the other hand, was also tightly pursing her lips and trembling with fear. Elizabeth wanted to say something to comfort her, but when she saw James's angry look, she gave up. After a long while, Adele took a deep breath, looked up at James, and whispered, "Brother Jimmy... can... can you let me stay at your home for a few days?" James narrowed his eyes and did not speak for a moment. Adele looked at Elizabeth, who was sitting not far away from her, and said, "Elizabeth... I know it's a little abrupt, and I might disturb you... But I have no other choice now. Can you... can you help me persuade Brother Jimmy to let me stay here for a few d
"I..." Adele stood still as if there were roots on her feet, and she could not move. The expression on her face was complex. In the end, she could only squeeze out the words that she could think of, "Elizabeth... give it back to me, please." James looked over and saw Elizabeth holding a pair of baby shoes in her hands. He frowned and looked at Adele again. There was a silent inquiry. "Well..." Elizabeth looked at Adele and said, "Didn't you say that this was a present for your friend?" She didn't say the rest of the words, but the doubts in her heart were growing. Since the last time she met her in the mall with Lydia, more than half a month had passed. She didn't send it out, maybe because of the absence of her friends or she was too busy to give it out. But she took this with her at the very moment when she ran away from home, which was a little bit... "I..." Adele wanted to say something, but in the end, she just pursed her lips, not knowing how to say it.
James was about to speak when he heard Adele say, "Yeah, of course he should be looking for me. If he didn't catch me back, how could he reject his dishonored past?" "What do you mean?" James frowned. "..." Adele did not say anything, but gently shook her head. "Madam, the night snack is done. Will you have it now or later?" Seeing that the atmosphere in the living room was slightly better, Jane dared to come out. Elizabeth had originally wanted to say 'later', but when she saw Adele sit still with her pale face and James's gloomy face, she wanted to ease the tension, so she said to Jane, "Then please take it there." "Yes, madam." Jane was fast enough. After a short while, she put three bowls of freshly cooked fish soup on a tray. After putting the bowls in front of the three of them, she took her leave. Elizabeth glanced at Adele and said, "Adele, you should also have some." As she said this, she picked up one of the bowls and handed it over.
James was sitting in his office looking at the documents when he heard the sound of the door opening. The door was gently closed, and then the sound of a woman's heel beating on the ground was heard. "Didn't I say that you don't need to send me lunch today and you should stay at home to..." Before he could finish his words, he looked up at the door, but when he saw the visitor, the smile on his face disappeared and he frowned slightly. "Why are you here?" Zena's lips curled into a smile as she waved the lunchbox in her hand. "I'm here to see you. I think it's almost noon, so I brought you lunch." James's brows knitted together as he looked at the lunch box. He looked at Zena and stared at her for a while. His thin lips twitched and a mocking smile appeared on his face. "You may send it to the wrong person." "No." Zena shook her head. "I'm here today especially to see you, Jimmy." "See me?" James snorted. "You send me lunch, but you didn't give it to your b
"What is it?" "We have known each other for many years, and maybe you also think that you know me very well. But do you know that even an affectionate person would be cold-hearted one day, if being disappointed for too long?" Upon hearing this, Zena's entire body shook, and so did her heart. "Also, I may not know Elizabeth before, but why can't I fall in love with her at first sight?" Maybe he hadn't told Zena all of the truth. After all, he fell in love with Elizabeth during the days they got along with each other. But that day when he woke up in the hotel, although he was shocked and angry, the guilty and cherish in his heart was what he had never had for a stranger, especially for a woman. "I don't want to hear something like this in the future, especially in front of my wife. I hope you can understand. She is a very simple and kind person, and I don't want her to suffer unnecessary harm. Just take what happened before as a jerk's joke. Now, you have be
It was only seven o'clock after they finished dinner. Adele seemed tired and out of sort, so she went upstairs to have a rest. Then, James took Elizabeth to the study. "Adele is like this the whole day?" As soon as they entered the study, James asked. Elizabeth nodded, "Yes. After lunch, I originally wanted to chat with her. I hope that it would make her cheer up, but she only said that she was tired, so I couldn't say anything more." "I see." "However, I don't think it's a good idea." Elizabeth thought for a moment. "I don't know how your relationship is, but Adele... Anyway, the child belongs to both her and Isaac. It's not a good idea for her to hide like this all the time." "I know, I'll talk to her." James replied, "Well, about Adele, let's put it aside first and take a look at your design first. If possible, I'll ask people to make it tomorrow." "Make it?" Elizabeth looked at him in doubt and asked, "You are in charge?" "That's righ
"What's wrong?" James did not take it seriously. "In my opinion, it's better for you to be the president directly. However, I think that you don't have experience in this field at all. It's good for you to start from the basics." Elizabeth was stunned. "Are you still talking about starting from the basics? Being a Design Director is basic?" "Then what else do you want? A designer?" "I think it's not bad to start from a designer." Elizabeth pursed her lips and thought for a moment. Although she was grateful that he thought for her all the time, she still said, "It needs experience and time to be a Director Designer. Although I like this job, I don't have enough experience, and I haven't graduated yet. Do you know what the staff will think of me if I become the Director Designer like this?" "Why do you care about that? If you want to go to the company, you can go. If you have a class, you can go back to school." "How can that be?" Elizabeth said disapproving
James reached over the steering wheel in an instant and turned the steering wheel hard, "Brake!" Screech-- There was a harsh sound of the brakes. Although James turned the steering wheel in the first time and Elizabeth also slamed on the breaks according to what he said, the car was still scratched to the roadside guardrail because of the sudden incident. Elizabeth didn't drive too fast, and both of them wore their seat belts, but the brakes were applied too quickly, so they both lurched forward a bit before being rebounded back into their seats. "Are you okay?" As soon as the car stopped, James turned his head and asked in a hurry. Due to the steering wheel was in front of Elizabeth, Elizabeth's forehead bumped on that. Fortunately, James reached out his hand to block in that instant, so she knocked into James's arm. Elizabeth looked at the arm in front of her in a daze. After a while, she nodded her head slowly like a puppet. She was still in
Time went by so quickly. In the blink of an eye, John was already sixty years old. He didn't like complicated things and didn't like to celebrate his birthday. However, Lydia insisted on holding a birthday party for him. Considering that he liked quiet atmosphere, Lydia didn't celebrate his birthday in style. She only invited some close friends. Benjamin and Isaac naturally went there. Arvis was already five years old. He was much more lively than a few years ago, but he was not particularly noisy. Adele was pregnant again. The child was less than five months old, but Isaac was very nervous and followed her everywhere. He was so careful that James and Benjamin couldn't stand him anymore. That day, James teased him, "Say, Isaac, why are you so cautious? Adele is not a porcelain doll. If you want to please her, you don't have to be so affected." Isaac handed a piece of apple to Adele. After she finished eating, he replied, "I love my wife.
John didn't expect that she would mention this matter on her own. He fell in love with her first and said that he wanted to get engaged to her, but she proposed to get married first. Was it even? However, he wasn't a strait-laced person. Besides, wasn't it a good thing that his beloved girl couldn't wait to marry him? If they got married, he could see her as soon as he got home from work, and she would accompany him for meals. If he worked at home, she would stay with him. When he woke up in the morning, he would see her sleeping face at once and say good morning to her. At night, they could sleep together. What a wonderful thing! They got married in early August. The wedding was very grand, and there were many guests. Almost everyone who had something to do with the Lu family and the Song family attended their wedding, and some even came from afar. The three floors in the most luxurious hotel in A City was filled to capacity. John would always
"Happy birthday to you!" She sang the birthday song softly. Her voice was dulcet and soft, and it was very pleasant to the ear. The candlelight on the cake flickered as she moved, and the fruit on the cake gleamed in the candlelight. As Lydia approached John step by step, he felt that he was going crazy. She preferred to wear dresses, but all her dresses were lovely. Sometimes, she wore like a read lady. But at this time... She wore a long black lace dress that only reached her bottom. It was so flimsy that he could see her underwear... Her bra and pants were red and sexy, which only covered the most important parts of her body... At this time, John was obsessed with her, and he was hot all over. He felt that all the blood in his body was boiling, and his head seemed to be a little dizzy. "John..." Lydia came to him and looked at him shyly. "Today is your birthday." He looked at her bright and affectionate eyes and couldn't help but
John's birthday was coming soon, and Lydia was very distressed, because she hadn't decided what to buy for him. It was in the dark ages of computing. There was a computer in her house, but the network was not very developed. Therefore, she only asked a few close friends about it. They told her that she could buy him tie, cuffs, and clothes, but she denied these ideas at once. John was born in a rich family. After he grew up, he became a very excellent businessman. He had received many expensive birthday gifts, let alone something like a tie. As his fiancee, she couldn't be perfunctory, could she? So, she went to the mall, but she didn't see anything she liked. It seemed that giving him a special and novel birthday gift was not easy. She didn't know how to make handwork or paint. She had learnt piano when she was young, but she gave up later. After thinking about it for a while, she suddenly felt that she was so stupid. Except for the fact that she co
With the permission of Lydia's parents, John travel with her abroad for a few days. After coming back, he hired someone to teach her at home. Lydia had a feeling of freshness at the beginning. After all, she used to attend classes at school. At this time, she could learn knowledge at home. Moreover, the teachers were very careful and very patient. However, the next day, she was not willing to study like this, so she went to find John. "Why?" John was puzzled, "Is it because they can't teach their lessons well enough? If that's the case, I'll change new teachers for you tomorrow." "No!" She kept waving her hand, "They are very good teachers and they're patient, but..." She looked at him cautiously and thought twice before speaking, "They are just too patient, and they take good care of me as if I'm a child. I feel... a little stressful." John was stunned for a moment, and then he smiled, "Is this the reason?" "Yeah." Lydia nodded, "But I am not a chil
Lydia really didn't go to school anymore. Although all the misunderstandings had been clarified, she didn't want to go to school again. On the second day after she went through formalities, Nina came to her and asked for her forgiveness. At that time, John was there, but later he found an excuse and went out. Lydia looked at Nina who had suddenly become much more haggard and sighed in heart. Why did Nina have to provoke her back then? "I'm sorry." Nina said softly. "Oh." Hearing this, Nina immediately got unhappy and glared at her with hatred, "Lydia, are you very smug now?" She was apologizing to Lydia, but Lydia actually replied to her so indifferently. Lydia shrugged her shoulders, "Do you think I'm smug now?" "I'm apologizing to you!" "I heard it. Didn't I answer you as well?" "You..." Nina sneered, "Is that your answer?" "What do you expect?" Lydia was puzzled, "How do you want me to answer you? Should I thank you w
Nina's voice came from the stereo around the playground. She had said a lot. There were so many people on the sports ground, but none of them spoke. They were all shocked and stunned. "As for what I said to Lydia, it was my prank. Actually, Lydia's fiance has nothing to do with me. I... just envied her for having such an excellent fiance and I was jealous. Therefore, I did that to her that day..." After she said this, the crowd, which had been quiet, suddenly burst into an uproar. "Oh my god! How could it be?" "I heard that she was very excited that day. She cried, knelt in front of Lydia and begged her. But she said it was a prank?" "She couldn't do that even if she wanted to prank on Lydia, could she? That is Lydia's fiance." "I don't think it's a prank. I was in the dormitory at that time and I saw it with my own eyes. Nina looked really sad. In my opinion, Lydia must have put pressure on Nina, so Nina has to do this." "Lydia's family
As soon as Lydia entered the school, she walked with her head down, because she was afraid of meeting acquaintances. Besides, with John holding her hand, she did not have to worry that she would fall down. After what had happened yesterday, she... had become quite well-known in school. "Lydia, look up." His voice was very soft, but she was somewhat pressurized. She gave him a resentful look, "Do you even want to force me to raise my head?" He chuckled, "Didn't you listen to my words carefully just now?" "Yeah." Lydia snorted, "But I came in here, didn't I?" She said, "You said those words indeed, and I think it makes sense, but... John, it's hard for me to do it, okay? I know I'm not wrong, but I'm very worried. You are not me, so you won't understand my mood." John sighed lightly and didn't know what to say at the moment. Although he didn't talk much in ordinary times, he did things in a decisive manner. Perhaps, he really had no way to
"John, you're here?" Nina ran into the house with great joy. Just now, she went out, but when she knew that he had come here, she rushed back, for fear that she would miss him. Fortunately, he had not left yet. Looking at John who was sitting in the living room, she was very happy, and her heart jumped very fast. John was very excellent, and she was infatuated with him. Although she had done such a thing, she didn't regret it at all. As long as she could be with him, she couldn't care about so much. That day... why on earth did he come here? Was it because Lydia couldn't stand it anymore and broke up with him? Had he found out how good she was? John raised his head and took a look at her. His eyes were very bland. When she was about to walk over, John stood up. He arranged his suit and said to her father, "I hope you can give me a satisfactory answer as I said. I hope to hear it tomorrow." Her father's face darkened, but he didn't dare to lose