LOGIN"Go straight ahead. Left, then left again, then right." Robin had memorized the layout, so he knew exactly where everything was."I'll go first. Wait over there for Boss." Lance ran off with a miserable expression on his face. After he found the fire escape, he hurried back up to the second floor and slipped the note from his pocket into the changing room.Afraid John might miss it, he even knocked twice.By the time John picked up the note, Lance was already gone.[Boss, Ms. Bell, don't worry. We'll explain everything to Tommy and make sure he doesn't worry.]"Sit down and get some rest," John said as he crumpled the note into a ball. "I'll figure out how to get the door open."If Sierra had not trusted him enough, then no matter how many excuses or witnesses there were, nothing they had done today would have cleared him of suspicion. The timing of the locked door, the lack of signal in the room, even this note...It all looked too much like something he would have arranged.
"Are you alright?" John walked over to Sierra in the changing room, the worry in his eyes impossible to hide.Sierra was picking out a coat she liked and looked confused. "What?""Kenneth said Cedric followed you in." John explained right away, not wanting her to get the wrong idea. "I was worried he might try something dangerous."Sierra blinked.Had Cedric not already left?Just as she was about to say that, the door outside suddenly slammed shut with a huge bang.John frowned and went to pull the handle."Lance closed the door." A figure flashed past outside, but Sierra still caught it.John paused, his hand still on the handle. When he looked back at her, there was something more in his eyes. He wanted to explain, but he did not know whether Sierra would believe him."I know it wasn't you." Sierra knew him well enough to know he would never do something that petty. "They were probably trying to get us back together, so they pulled a few tricks.""Are you willing to, then?
"Sierra, seeing that I literally prostrated myself before you, how are you going to show your gratitude for that?" Joey got to his feet awkwardly and brushed away the dust on him."Is catching the wine you spilled thanks enough?" Sierra looked down at the stains on her light-colored coat and. Joey just felt weird for the hundredth time. "If not, I can pour you another glass."Joey looked at her. "If I said I didn't do it on purpose, would you believe me?"Sierra said nothing since it was believable enough. Who would fake a fall on flat ground with so many people watching?"I'm going to get changed," Sierra said. She never liked wearing dirty clothes. She turned to John and said, "Stay here with Tommy.""I'll go with you." John did not care about the stain on his own clothes.Sierra refused. "No need."She left by herself.Joey glanced at John, who was still watching her leave. Then, he walked over and nudged him with his elbow. "You're not going to change? Your coat got dirty t
"It looks like you still prefer to get things done through the court system." Anna tossed that sentence to Nathan and walked off, as if she was ready to call a lawyer and sue him.Nathan quit trying to be cunning and he immediately unlocked his phone, deleting the post for real. Then he hurried after her with his freshly cleaned-up social media feed.Watching them, John suddenly felt uneasy about his own chances. If Anna wouldn't let him be with Sierra, winning Sierra back might be even harder for him than it had been for Nathan.Then he thought it through again.Anna had always respected her children's choices. As long as Sierra still liked him and was willing to get back together with him, everything would work out."I'll take a few more pictures for you. Let's go over there." He did not say that he wanted to stay close to her outright, so he found something else to do instead. "The lighting and mood is better over there."Sierra took Tommy with her.John was very good with a
Nathan went on and on, listing one good thing about John after another. When he looked at Anna again, he found her staring at him with open disgust. He immediately asked, "What is it?"Anna exposed him immediately. "Do you really think I can't tell when someone's just acting as the weaker person in the relationship? Or do you really believe your schemes are better than everyone else's?""Whatever do you mean?" Nathan instantly put on an act. "Why can't I understand what you're saying?"Anna never had a kind word for him. "Then you really are stupid."Nathan went quiet before putting on a wounded look. "Anna."Anna stepped aside and could not be bothered with him.Nathan followed her and deliberately stood a little closer, his shoulder nearly brushing hers."Mom!" After Sierra finished taking pictures with John and Tommy, she waved at Anna. "Come take one with us too."Anna walked over.Every year, they would call her over for a bigger one after the three of them finished the
"Of course you're right, your royal highness Queen Holly," Nicholas immediately changed his tone and shook off his earlier grief. "It's true that John is a good man, but he's exceptionally awful when he decides to act like a scumbag."Holly nodded. "Exactly."Nicholas then added, "From now on, we'll be the biggest obstacle in John's way.""What obstacle?" Holly rolled her eyes at Nicholas. "You want John to kick me aside that badly? No wonder you're still single. You don't know how to talk or how to stand up for your own people, and when you like someone, you're still a coward."Holly kept going while Nicholas obediently listened. He did not dare argue back with even a single word. He had always said Holly was terrifying. Every time he saw her, she was either scolding him or about to."What are you looking at? Was I wrong?" Holly said through gritted teeth."You can't be wrong, can you? Everything you said is true." Nicholas immediately started trying to make her happy. "Every wo
John saw the doubt in Sierra's eyes and took the initiative to explain to her, "If you modified the chandelier ahead of time and installed a special trigger activable with a remote control, it's easy to cause something like this." Sierra believed him, but she really didn't want to discuss this wit
"It's getting late. You should go back and rest," Solomon said gently to Sierra, not noticing John at the door. "I'll have Joven take you home.""It's fine, I'll just grab a cab," Sierra refused.Solomon's smile was faint as he said, "It's dangerous to take a cab this late. I'll feel better if Jov
"Why don't you ask the people who were on stage about how angry Mr. John was when he grabbed Sierra?" Leona said to their colleagues as she stood firmly in front of Sierra, protecting her. "See if you're still in the mood to gossip after you know everything."As soon as she said that, everyone fell
"Yes, that's all," Sierra said to Solomon in his ward.Solomon tried to catch her in a lie, but there was only sincerity on her face. That only made him more suspicious. "He's together with someone else openly now, and you still trust him?" he asked. "Whether he's with someone else or not has n







