LOGIN"Sorry, I'm allergic to alcohol. I can't drink." Sierra turned Ian down without hesitation."Are you only allergic when it's me offering you a drink, or are you allergic when everyone's offering you a drink?" Ian asked gently.Sierra blinked. Was he really that oblivious to her straightforward rejection?"Looks like you're only allergic to me." Reading her expression, Ian set the glass aside and smiled. "I'm honored to be the only thing you're allergic to, Ms. Bell."Sierra blinked even harder, while Holly was rendered completely speechless. That slightly deranged line left both of them at a loss for a moment."However, it seems that fate does intend for us to meet. If you can't drink wine, you can still have a glass of fruit juice." Ian picked up another glass and handed it to her. "Just think of it as us getting to know each other."After a moment's thought, Sierra accepted it.Ian was the Lewis family's only heir. Outside of the four major families in Harbour City, he was sti
Sierra did not ask Joey for more details and went in with Holly. She figured she would cross that bridge when she got to it, no matter what Maxwell wanted."Sierra," Holly said as she glanced at the people around them who kept looking their way. "Are they all curious about you?""I don't know. Maybe." Sierra's expression barely changed. She had been through this before, right after she married John. Back then, everyone had been curious why someone like John would marry a woman from a family that had fallen like her, and why he always held her hand and stayed close to her.She had been curious, too.John's answer had been simple: because he liked her."I'll walk you this far." After taking them where he had been told to, Joey had no intention of staying. "If anything comes up, call me anytime. I've got other things to take care of."Sierra thanked him out of politeness. "Alright. Thank you."Joey then added, "Grandpa and Nathan are both upstairs. If you get bored down here, y
"It's alright. I'll wait for you here," Cyrus said without thinking when he heard Sierra say she wanted to excuse Holly and herself for a bit.But Nathan said the exact opposite. "Alright. We'll go in and wait for you."Sierra gave a slight nod. "I'll see you later."Cyrus blinked in surprise. He was about to lecture Nathan when Nathan said, "You really didn't notice that she doesn't want to go in with us?""She just doesn't want to go in with you," Cyrus said argumentatively."Fine. Stay here and wait as long as you want." Nathan couldn't be bothered to argue with Cyrus. It wasn't his image that would suffer, anyway. "We'll see whether she comes in with you later."Cyrus wanted to snap back and say that he could wait. When he thought of how she had reacted to him just now, he wasn't so confident. In the end, he left Joey outside and went in first.It was always more comfortable for the youths to stay with the youths.Meanwhile, Holly finally spoke after watching them leave. "Y
"Of course," Joey said to Holly with a wide grin. "Grandpa said since it's her first time attending a party in Harbor City, we have to let everyone know she's the treasure of the King family."Sierra said nothing; as she simply raised an eyebrow.Joey looked behind her at the fleet of Maybach. "The ones behind us are from Nathan."Holly and Sierra turned to look. Only then did they realize that the Lynch family's bodyguards and the King family's bodyguards had lined up in two rows around their car at some point, sandwiching them in the middle."Now, this way, please." Joey reached for the car door with a smile. "Grandpa's waiting for you up ahead."The next second, his expression froze.The car door wouldn't open."Sir, please don't steal my job." Marcus got out right on time and opened the door for Sierra himself. "I'm Ms. Bell's personal bodyguard. Opening the door is my job."Joey let go of the handle with one brow raised slightly.Marcus raised a hand to shield the top of
As Pamela watched Sierra simply walk away, she finally let out a scream. Her emotions had finally reached her limit."Aaaaaah!"She swept all the glasses off the table and onto the floor, her face twisted with madness.Sierra heard the noise, but didn't bother with it. She handed Marcus's suit jacket back to him and got into the car."How did it go?" Holly asked once Sierra got in."Just like we guessed," Sierra said. "She's cornered and chose to do something drastic.""Then why didn't you call me?" Holly asked.Sierra glanced at Marcus in the driver's seat. "Marcus handled it.""How many?" Holly asked."Four," Sierra said.Holly was stunned."Your bodyguard is really quite something," Holly said, a little surprised. "He's good-looking and he can fight. Where did you find him? I want to hire a few too.""The impressive part is the person, not the company," Marcus said seriously as he drove. "Don't get fooled."Sierra fell silent.Holly was speechless, too.After that bri
Pamela instinctively looked at the calm Sierra.She could not accept how this turned out, nor could she willingly surrender like this!Why did Sierra win every time? Why did she always have people protecting her?Pamela forced herself to stay calm and kept staring at Sierra. "I can pay more. I can pay you whatever you want. Just help me tie her up so she can't move!"The two burly men looked at Marcus, who had just fought like a war machine, then at Pamela, whose eyes were full of hate. In the end, they refused. "Find someone else."They were not fools. These two clearly had higher status.Pamela might have money, but from the looks of it, this was nothing more than jealousy and resentment between women. It was not worth risking their lives and committing a crime over it."You..." Pamela could only glare at them."Marcus, we're leaving." Sierra had no intention of dealing with Pamela any longer."You're not leaving!" Pamela rushed to block Sierra's path, the fire in her ey
"I'm worried about Tommy, so I came to check on him." John's voice was very gentle. He stood as he spoke, the presence from his tall figure filling the room. His dark eyes glanced at Sierra's face before he added, "Close the doors and windows. I'll head over now.""Can you come back fast…?" A
"Take it." Solomon placed the card directly into Sierra's hand. "My brother behaved like an idiot. As the older one, I can't just stand by and do nothing."Sierra felt the blood in her veins freeze.She could not put it down, but she definitely could not keep it."Eden's lessons are every Saturda
Sierra finally gave her answer to John. "If I really end up in his hands, I'll deal with it." John was a pitfall. Solomon was a trap. Since she was going to be in danger either way, she might as well pick the side that got her some money. Nothing mattered more than money right now.John's dark
Sierra turned her head away. She was in no mood to deal with both John and Pamela anymore. She forced down the feeling of being glared at and steadied herself before turning back to Dr. Smith. "Doctor, let's continue."Dr. Smith gulped. It was really impossible to ignore the intense pressure comi







