Only by becoming more outstanding herself could she be worthy of the excellent Kevin. Therefore, Tianna's expression had indeed changed. "Why are you ignoring me?" Candy was still complaining about Kevin's indifference to her as she saw him walking toward Tianna. Kevin sat down beside Tianna and asked softly, "What's with your look? Are you unhappy?" Seeing this, the students next to them very sensibly got out of the way to give the young couple enough space. Candy pouted a little. She really couldn't stand Kevin anymore. He only had eyes for Tianna. Forget it, she didn't want to be a third wheel and get ignored too, so she left the classroom. "I'm not," Tianna replied, but her expression obviously said otherwise. She felt that there was no need to reveal and open up all her emotions. This was a good thing for Kevin anyway, so why did she have to make him upset? "Why are you pouting if you're not unhappy?" Kevin had been by Tianna's side
Candy spoke while incessantly staring at Kevin, clearly trying to stir things up. No doubt, she was referring to her brother. Candy tried her best to pretend that nothing had happened and chatted with Tianna as usual on their remaining journey back home. However, the next day, Candy chose to go home alone. At night, Candy lied on the bed. She didn't get to sleep well these days. As soon as she closed her eyes, she would remember the conversation between her and Cleveland in the garden after lunch, and the way they had bumped into each other the past few days. Both of them pretended not to notice each other. It seemed that they were "over-correcting" it... However, since things had already come this far, there was no reason for them to pretend that nothing had happened. "That's enough. Can you stop thinking about him?" Candy suddenly sat up from the bed and smacked her head helplessly. She had been lying down for almost an hour, and she still di
"What feelings? What's more, he's not only concerned about me, but you too!" Candy's eyes flickered. She felt something was odd and she shouldn't have talked about this with Tianna. "Although he also cares about me, that feeling is completely different from yours..." Tianna still wanted to add something, but Candy only wanted to change the topic quickly. She felt that if they were to continue talking about this, something would go wrong, and for the time being, she did not want to break this stable and safe relationship. "Alright, let's save our strength and stop chatting. It's quite tiring to walk too," she said. Tianna glanced at her and knew that she didn't want to talk about it further, and she didn't force her to. It was slower to walk. When they both finally reached the finish line, Kevin and Cleveland had already been waiting there for them for a long time. Kevin quickly went forward and held Tianna, asking, "Are you alright?" Tianna wa
"Can't recover? What does that mean?" Cleveland frowned upon seeing the text. "Is it serious? Why don't I bring you for a massage tomorrow?" If they were conversing in person, they could combine each other's tone and expression to deduce their emotions. However, they could only see a few emotionless words via texting, so the meaning of the message conveyed was also greatly reduced. However, although texting was not as impactful as talking, Candy could still clearly feel Cleveland's strong concern for her. To her, this was more than enough. "It's okay, I'm just kidding. I still feel sore all over even lying down after I reached home. However, Mom prepared a medicinal bath for me, and I felt so much better after soaking in it!" Only then did Cleveland feel relieved. He was holding his mobile phone, and a smile appeared on his lips. However, even he himself did not notice the hint of doting in it. They continued to chat a little more as if the agreeme
"I regret it..." Tianna's expression turned ashen. She clutched on the window glass nervously and said, "We shouldn't be going on a Ferris wheel on such a windy day." They couldn't hear the whooshing wind inside the carriage, but the shakiness made it impossible for them to feel at ease. When Kevin saw Tianna getting frightened, he was dissatisfied that she just clasped onto the window glass. He pulled her hand down and wrapped it around his own arm. "You have a boyfriend, yet you don't hold onto him. Why are you clutching onto the windows instead?" Kevin asked. Only then, Tianna came back to her senses. Oh right, Kevin was her current boyfriend, and her reaction was really a blow to his self-esteem. "I don't mean to..." she grinned as she grabbed Kevin's arm tightly. Her body leaning against him unconsciously. "I was stunned and didn't know how to respond..." Kevin felt Tianna's grip tighten on his arm and felt satisfied. After surviving those
"Stop talking nonsense. Hurry up and go to sleep!" On Monday when they were back at school, Cleveland went to Candy's classroom during break time and asked someone to help call her out. "Candy, someone is looking for you!" The student shouted through the door. When everyone saw Cleveland standing at the door, there was a wave of barely suppressed excitement among the students. "Wow! Candy, it turns out that Cleveland is here to look for you." In the face of the ridicule of her classmates, Candy felt a little embarrassed. She glared at her friend, walked out of the classroom, and went to chat with him. "You're looking for me?" Candy asked. "Yeah." Cleveland took out a small spray bottle and handed it to Candy, saying, "I don't know if your leg feels better yet, but you can spray it with this. It helps with blood circulation and also helps relieve muscle ache too." Candy didn't expect that Cleveland was still thinking about this. He also te
"Yes," Cleveland admitted without any hesitation. This made Candy somewhat surprised. She originally thought that he was looking for her for something else. Candy had been caught off guard and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Why are you asking me out?" According to their previous dealings, they would only look for each other for "proper business" such as studying. However, this time Cleveland's invitation was beyond Candy's expectations. "Let's go watch a movie. Do you want to?" After Cleveland asked, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Would she agree to it? "Watch a movie?" Candy was stunned for a moment, as if she couldn't believe it. It turned out that he really wanted to "date" her. "Yes, do you want to watch it together with me?" Cleveland confirmed it again. Candy couldn't figure out what Cleveland meant, but she still nodded and agreed. Cleveland breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll come get
Tianna looked puzzled and asked, "What? What do I regret?" "He was the one who chased you first, and he satisfied your mature and gentle requirements," Kevin said while staring at Tianna's expression. At this time, Tianna came back to her senses. She slapped Kevin's back and said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about!" Kevin looked resentful. He admitted that he was very narrow-minded, especially regarding their relationship. Tianna caught a glimpse of Kevin's expression and explained helplessly, "Cleveland is indeed good, but what does it have to do with me? I'm just genuinely happy for Candy, and... you're not allowed to mention anything about him chasing me again." "I got it," Kevin said. Since Candy had agreed to be with Cleveland, he should get over the matters from a long time ago. As the parties involved, they shouldn't mention it ever again. Tianna saw Kevin's grumpy look and felt both annoyed and amused. She wanted to coax him
"Okay." Grace agreed and said, "I have something else to discuss with you." When he finally heard this sentence, Zaden knew that there must've been something going on. "What's the matter?" As they talked, they went into the lounge. Zaden also specifically told the secretaries that no one was allowed to come in and disturb him before work in the afternoon. These words made the secretaries' eyes turn red. Since he had ordered them to keep everyone out of his office while he was inside with a woman, it was hard to control their imaginations from running wild. "How's your investigation on my surrogacy?" Grace asked. Zaden had thought that Grace's patience was wearing thin, and so she had sought him out for an update on his progress. Feeling a little ashamed, he said, "I'm sorry. There hasn't been any progress so far. You know that information on surrogacy is highly secured. It won't be so easy for my subordinates to investigate it." "It's okay. You
"Stop!" Grace made a gesture and said, "I'm going to the Empire Group. Do you want to go with me?" "Oh?" Gentry was flustered for a moment and then realized that he had almost gotten himself in trouble. He quickly said goodbye. "Sorry, sorry for bothering you. It's my fault!" Grace shook her head helplessly. She went to the kitchen to bring the toiletries she had prepared for Zaden, and set off for the Empire Group. Grace took a cab, as she didn't have the nerve to ask her chauffeurs to give her a ride. This was the first time Grace had taken the initiative to go there. She didn't know whether she was going to meet Zaden or not, but the staff at the front desk had changed since the last time she had went to deliver food and she didn't know when it had happened. Hence, the new staff didn't know her at all. However, when she saw that Grace was dressed up very beautifully and elegantly, she guessed that Grace must be someone important. Naturally, she didn't d
This time, Grace took the initiative. She stood on tiptoe, hooked her arms around Zaden's neck, and took the initiative to plant her pink lips on his. The chaste kisses turned into lingering kisses. Zaden had always restrained himself very much. Every time he met Grace, he always felt that he was on the verge of losing control. "Well, I can't believe that you are so obedient today. Go to sleep. If you kiss me again, I might not remain chaste. You won't have a chance to sleep even if you want to," said Zaden. After going to bed, Grace took the initiative to cradle into Zaden's arms. Just like Dulcie acting like a spoiled child, Grace had also put all of her heart and soul into Zaden, like a spoiled child. The next day, there was still no sign of Zaden at breakfast in the Andrew household. "Oh? Dad's gone again..." Dulcie said regretfully. Douglas found that his sister was upset, thus he comforted her, "It doesn't matter, Dulcie. Daddy need
The silent confrontation was still going on, and Zaden was waiting. When would Moira give in? Moira was also waiting. When would Zaden be gracious enough to let her go? However, perhaps these two people didn't know each other very well. They both had naive expectations that were absolutely wrong and impossible to achieve from the beginning. "It's so cold..." Moira murmured in a low voice. As she spoke, a puff of white vapor immediately appeared in front of her lips. Even though kneeling down like this was not a big deal, Moira had always been pampered and had grown up a spoiled child. She had never suffered this kind of hardship before. Her body could not bear it either. She only felt that her legs were on the verge of losing its strength and becoming numb. The rain grew heavier and heavier, and the wind and rain swayed. Flowers in the garden were beaten into a mess by the rain, as so was Moira. Moira's body had reached its limit, and she could not catch h
"Plop—" Moira's kneecaps hit the ground, the sound of it ringing crisp. Grace was dumbfounded. She looked at Moira, who was kneeling in front of her, and could not say anything for a while. As for Zaden, there was not even the slightest expression on his face. "What, what are you doing?" Grace asked. She instinctively stood up from her chair as she took in the scene before her, at a complete loss of what to do. Moira glanced at her. Sometimes, when one's ego was at one's feet, one becomes more able to take humiliation than usual. She replied with indifference, "Why are you so agitated? I'm not kneeling at you. Don't think too much of yourself." Moira looked at Zaden and said, "Zaden, I beg you, please have mercy on the Coulson family. No matter what you demand, as long as I can do it, you can demand it!" Zaden frowned and said, "Kneel further if you want to. You're an eyesore right now." Mercy? For someone like Zaden, mercy had always bee
"No, Mother, if Zaden takes over the Coulson Group, then we..." Moira could not continue speaking. She did not even want to imagine what would happen. "You understand now? I thought a donkey kicked you in the brain!" "That... That won't do. I'll go beg him right now!" Moira shouted. Now that things had come to this, it was obvious that Zaden's target was Moira. Although she was extremely unwilling, she would have to make a stand against him now. No matter what she would have to experience, she had to protect the company. She could not lose everything. She rushed to the Andrew family villa, but Moira was not even allowed through the main entrance. "Let me in!" Moira began making a scene outside. She made such a ruckus that it was difficult for the people inside to ignore her. "Mr. Andrew, Miss Coulson is causing a scene outside, this..." the butler informed Zaden "Let her be," Zaden said expressionlessly. This was not the first
Grace frowned before cutting Moira off. "Moira, there's no use in talking to me like that. I just want to know who it is. Tell me the truth!" "Do you think I'll tell you just because you want to know?" Moira scoffed before retorting, "Who do you think you are?" "Does this mean that you admit you used Mr. Yale's name to deceive me?" Grace quickly latched onto the loophole in Moira's words. "Hah, I didn't say that. You're just making things up." Moira was still as stubborn as a mule. She once again diverted the topic so that she could insult and ridicule Grace. All sorts of vulgarities came through the call, and each minute that passed only pushed a person's limits even further. Grace felt nothing at Moira's words. However, Zaden, who was next to her, did not want to hear any more of it. He was on his last straw, so he grabbed the phone to end the call. "Are you stupid? Just letting her scold you like that?" Zaden asked, his tone sour. "As long a
"Mr. Yale and his wife are quite old, so having children has been difficult for them. In the beginning, they contacted many surrogacy agencies. However, Mr. Yale was extremely cautious when it came to picking a surrogate mother. This caused a lot of trouble to the agencies since the surrogate mothers they suggested never met his standards." "Later, Mr. Yale thought about going abroad to find a surrogate mother. However, right at the critical moment, he suddenly found out that Mrs. Yale was already pregnant!" "The pleasant surprise caused them to give up their search for a surrogate mother. After all, Mrs. Yale wasn't getting any younger and they both went through a lot to get this son, so that's why the Yale family treats him so preciously." As Zaden listened to the report from his subordinate on the other end of the call, his mood grew complicated. The only way he could clear his mind was to focus on the fact that the night wind had blown his body cold. To be h
Mr. Yale's word of thanks was like a knife stabbing into Grace's heart. How could she be worthy of his gratitude? She could not take it anymore and felt like returning to the car to escape the situation. Mr. Yale withdrew his hand in embarrassment. Even he, who was usually slick and smooth, could not find the right words to say at this time. Zaden tried to smooth things over by saying, "I'm sorry, she was one of the victims too, so..." "I understand," Mr. Yale said with a nod. "We understand and more than anything else, we thank you, Mr. Andrew. You've worked hard today. We won't take up any more of your time. You should go back early and rest. We will definitely drop by next time to properly thank you." Zaden nodded and turned to get in the car. Dulcie was all worn out from crying too long, so she was curled up in her seat and fast asleep. Zaden asked softly, "What on earth happened before I arrived?" Grace suddenly turned teary-eyed. The tear