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
As she had just woken up, her consciousness had momentarily escaped her. Unsure where she was for a moment, she rubbed her numb arm as she looked around in confusion.She was suddenly wide awake when her eyes met the deep black eyes of the man seated across from her. She suddenly felt a little embarrassed.“I…”She opened her mouth to say something, but she did not know what to say. She only remembered that she was initially planning to wait for him to finish his phone call so that she could say goodbye to him before leaving, but she had fallen asleep until now.Rowan turned off his laptop and said calmly, “Your mother called, and I told her that you were still in an interview.”Evelyn was so shocked that she almost jumped up off her seat as she quickly grabbed her cell phone. ‘He… He answered a call from my mother?’What did it mean if a man answered her phone for her? Although he only said that she was still in an interview, there was no reason for her cell phone to be in his
He was already walking under the rain and mist before Evelyn could react. He was slender and tall, and his figure exuded an indescribable charm in the pattering rain and mist. The people around him without umbrellas were running to avoid the rain, but he did not panic at all and simply walked calmly toward his car at a pace that was just a little faster than usual. Evelyn, who was wearing his suit jacket, had complicated emotions as she hugged his briefcase and stood under the eaves to wait for him. Her whole body was shrouded by his refreshing aura and a scent that was unique to mature men. It seemed as if all things related to him had been dyed by his mature and calm aura, which made people feel completely at ease. Evelyn’s face gradually became hotter again after she stood there for a while. It was her first time wearing another man’s suit jacket and holding another man’s belongings like this.Rowan drove over after a while. The car window nearer to her was lowered, so she co
After the police had arrived, the congestion was cleared soon after. Rowan was then able to drive smoothly all the way to the hospital. The two of them did not talk again for the rest of the journey. When the car stopped at the entrance of the hospital, Evelyn turned to look at his profound and thoughtful face before she asked cautiously and tentatively, “Are you really angry?”Evelyn had never been in contact with men of his age. In other words, she had never interacted with mature men like him who were indifferent to emotions and anger. In the past when she was in a relationship with Jeremy, she would always speak her mind about everything, and Jeremy would tell her if he was unhappy as well, so she had never had this kind of experience where she had to guess a man’s thoughts. He had not spoken to her since their last conversation about whether he was old, so Evelyn did not know what he meant by that or whether he was really angry because of that. “What are you going to do if
It was obvious why Greg had called. He was definitely calling to reprimand him for what happened during the blind date this afternoon.Even though Rowan found it irritating, he answered the call and greeted Greg calmly before Greg's suppressed anger erupted on the other end of the line."I heard from James' daughter that you have a girlfriend now! And during this afternoon's blind date, you even showed off in front of her?"Since their relationship had improved, and since Greg had gone through a serious illness, Rowan had been trying to avoid angering Greg as much as possible. During disagreements, he often chose to remain silent, just like what he was doing now.During that time, it was as if he had suddenly gained clarity and realized that living well was more important than anything else. Petty arguments and disputes were insignificant. His life was already quite lonely as he had very few relatives in the world besides Greg and his mother. He only wanted Greg and his mot