Ryan finally spoke up this time. His tone was resolute.“Of course I won’t give up!”He then added, “Let’s hang up first. I’ll think of a countermeasure.”Ryan had to admit that Julian’s proposal was the best solution to deal with this matter, but why was he so reluctant to do so?He did not want his divorce with Silvia to be disclosed like this. As long as this matter was not made public and no one knew about it, it felt like they weren’t divorced.It was a typical deception.Ryan felt that he had been thinking about many absurd things recently, like sympathizing with Greg and even playing along with him to pretend he was ill. He was even imagining that he and Silvia weren’t divorce.Wasn’t this absurd?Ophelia was preparing lunch when Nora returned to her apartment with her father’s request to have chicken soup. Nora approached her with a smile and said in a flattering manner, “Mom, I want to drink chicken soup for lunch today.”It was really embarrassing for Nora to be caug
“Mom, don’t be mad at Dad anymore since he’s sick.”The reason why Nora had always had an unsteady stance on her parents’ divorce and sometimes sided with her father while siding with her mother a different time was because they both loved her very much.She did not have as many opinions about her father as her elder brother Ryan did. Therefore, Ryan stood firmly on his mother’s side and supported all of her mother’s decisions. Nora had always had a deeper bond with her father, who had always doted on her and loved her very much. She also knew what her father did when he was young, but didn’t her father also say that he had fallen in love with his mother a long time ago and only had her in his heart now? Nora felt that her father was sincerely trying to keep her mother by his side and she could not help but sympathize with him now that he was ill.However, Nora sometimes thought that it was inevitable for her mother to be disheartened after being treated like this by her father. I
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