Se connecterSierra noticed John's gaze. "Let's go to study, then?""Sure," John nodded.The two went one after the other. Once they reached the study, they sat together on the sofa, and John chatted with her.They did not talk about anything important, but the quiet, comfortable atmosphere eased all of John's exhaustion. He himself knew better than anyone how important Sierra was to him. As long as he was with her, his whole heart relaxed before he even noticed.She was irreplaceable, someone he would give up everything for."Sierra," John suddenly called out to her.Sierra looked up. "Yeah?"His dark eyes were full of affection, and she was the only person inside of them as he said, "I love you."Sierra froze.She hadn't expected him to confess so suddenly. They were simply having a chat just now, weren't they?"Do you prefer Jade City or Harbor City?" John did not give her time to react or feel flustered. After confessing, he changed the subject, as if what he had said was nothing unus
John's expression darkened slightly when he heard from Tommy what he had to say. As a bodyguard, Marcus was a little too meddlesome.It was bad enough that he had said that in front of Sierra. He had actually said it in front of his son too.Tommy sensed his mood and asked on purpose, "Do you want to help me find one?" "I've only seen people get rid of their rivals. I've never seen anyone create one for himself," John said unhurriedly. "You can find a dad on your own. I'm afraid there's nothing I can do about this."Tommy looked at him with his eyes. "Then I don't want to sleep next to you anymore."John raised his eyebrow. "Oh?"Tommy said, "I want to sleep by myself."John raised the blanket without hesitation and said, "Sure."Tommy blinked in confusion. Since when was his father so easy to provoke?"When your mother asks later, remember to tell her you were the one who sent me to her room." John sat up, his tone calm. "I didn't decide that myself."Tommy was even more co
Daniel frowned slightly at John's threat.He was about to say John had a lot of nerve to say that, but then he remembered everything John had done over the years. If John really went after the Lynch family, the family in its current state would probably be no match for him. Not to mention, the King family would very likely take advantage of the chaos.That night, everyone had their own thoughts. Only Tommy was happy as he had spent the whole evening having fun with everyone.When the birthday party was about to end, he suddenly ran over to Sierra and tugged on her sleeve. His eyes blinked up at her and asked, "Mom, can I make one more birthday wish?""Of course." Sierra almost always gave him what he wanted."I want..." As Tommy spoke, he glanced toward John. His eyes met John's. Sierra followed what he was looking at.After noticing how their eyes met, Sierra said, "Sure."Tommy immediately turned around and said, "I haven't even said anything yet.""I'll do my best to make al
"Will he really do that?" Daniel asked, wondering if John would really intervene one more time.Nathan still resented Daniel for what had happened in the past. If Daniel hadn't been so old, Nathan would not have bothered speaking to him at all. "He's right there. Ask him yourself."Daniel was getting upset, but he didn't say anything. After the terrible fallout between them years ago, it was already good enough for things to ease up to such a point."And Sierra?" Daniel asked."I'll talk to her." Nathan finally agreed after thinking it over.Sierra had not grown up under his care, and she was closely tied to the King family. With the two families' relationship so hostile over the years, those people would definitely object if she inherited his shares later.Even if he could make everyone agree in the end, it would certainly cost him a lot. It was better to spend one meal to scare them a little using John.When Nathan approached, Sierra, Holly, and Lucy had just finished a game w
"Don't make such guarantees so casually," Sierra reminded John. "I don't want the same thing to happen again."John still wanted to say something, but Sierra walked away to find Holly and the others.Lance came over with his head lowered, his arms and legs still sore. "Boss."John did not answer as his eyes stayed on Sierra.Robin pulled Lance away instead. Why walk straight into a brewing storm at a time like this?For the rest of the night, Sierra had fun with Tommy together with Holly and Lucy, while John sat nearby and watched them.Nathan was originally worried that John and Sierra had talked things through in the dressing room and made up for good. But from the looks of it, John did not make much progress. Sierra still disliked him as usual."Have Sierra come back to the family residence for dinner next week," Daniel suddenly appeared and said. "Let's have a gathering."Nathan refused without hesitation. "Not interested.""I wasn't inviting you," Daniel said."I'm refus
John was satisfied with Tony's ability to read the room and left without him having to order it. He then stood next to Sierra and asked about her work as they took a walk and chatted. "Is the project going well?""It is," Sierra said."Tell me anytime if there's anything you need help with," John offered.Sierra stopped, and John did so as well. "There's something I've always wanted to ask you," she said. "Go ahead." John nodded.Her voice was calm, but her eyes were serious. "In your eyes, am I always someone you have to take care of? Someone who can't survive on her own?""No," John said."Is that always the case? Or do you only think that now?" Sierra asked again. It wasn't that she needed an answer, but she would always feel something was left unresolved if she didn't get an answer. Whenever she thought about it late at night, it would upset her."That has always been the case. I know you're a very capable woman," John said sincerely. Sierra knew he was lying. When
When Robin saw the text from Dr. Smith, he immediately called John. However, a mechanical female voice answered instead. "Hello, the number you have called has been switched off."Robin froze.He hurriedly tried John's usual number and got the same message. When it turned out the same, his mind
At this time, John had already regained his usual composure. If not for the sweat still on his forehead, it would have been easy to think that everything Sierra had seen was just from his imagination."This is my home." Sierra saw that he was awake and spoke directly. "You tell me why I wouldn't be
For the first time, Sierra truly experienced what it felt like when people said, "So what if you're rich?""It is getting late. Let's eat something first," John said indifferently, still holding Tommy's hand.Sierra glanced at the trash can.Tommy reached out with his other hand to take hers, pul
John said nothing and didn't move.When Sierra saw that he remained silent, she pushed the words that had reached her throat back in. She picked up the headphones beside her and put them on, shutting the world out.Time slipped by, minute by minute. Soon it was 11.59 p.m.John watched the stopwat







