LOGINNicholas took Sierra's rejection very well. "Fine. Looks like I'm still not charming enough.""It's not that you aren't charming enough." Sierra tried her best to soften whatever harm she was doing to him. "I'm the problem. Once I've categorized someone in a certain way in my heart, it usually stays that way for life."She was not a hopeless romantic; she never had much passion in romance.John had been the only exception. He had burst into her world with burning passion, telling her that he admired her, liked her, and loved her. He had warmed her heart that had rarely ever stirred. She accepted him, liked him, loved him, and finally let him into her world.But something like that would only happen once in one's life. Even if she divorced John, there would still be no room in her world for anyone else."What if we played house when we were kids?" Nicholas asked. "What if every time I saw you, I told you I was going to marry you when I grew up? Would things have turned out differen
Just as Nicholas confessed, Sierra's phone rang. When she saw Holly's name on the screen, she pushed down the questions in her mind and used them as an excuse. "Holly's calling. I need to take this.""Okay." Nicholas sounded as easygoing as ever.Sierra grabbed her phone and hurried out.The second the door closed, Nicholas gritted his teeth, pulled out his phone, and sent off a long string of messages to Holly. [What's wrong with you?!][Why did you have to ruin the moment right now?!][I just forgot to tell you beforehand this one time, and you did this?!]His fingers jabbed at the screen of his phone so hard it looked like he might crack it. He wished he could run over there and beat her up.Holly did not care about his messages at all. She was watching a movie with her phone to the side while she talked to Sierra on speakers. "How have you been lately?""Pretty busy," Sierra said."Is this a bad time?" Holly had noticed her voice was a little low.Sierra was in her be
"No," Nicholas said, when Sierra asked if he needed her help.Sierra raised her eyebrow and asked, "Really?" "Of course," Nicholas answered without thinking, the usual smugness still in his voice. "Someone as capable as me can handle anything on his own.""There is something," Sierra said.Nicholas kept massaging her shoulders. "What?"Thinking about how he and Holly were always joking around and bickering, Sierra made a bold guess. "Love."Nicholas's hands stopped, and his heart skipped a beat. In that instant, countless thoughts flashed through his mind. Had Sierra figured it out? How did she feel about it? Did she like it? Hate it? Or would she never want to see him again?"Looks like I got it right," Sierra said as she caught the change in Nicholas's mood.Nicholas pressed his lips together and looked at her. He could not see her face from where he stood. He could only judge by her tone as he asked, in a tense tone, "What do you think?""If you like her, then tell her."
The more Opal acted that way, Loren got more and more sure his guess was right.There were not many people Opal could not afford to cross. People from the King and the Lynch family would fall under the category that she did not want to offend, but to say that she could not afford to cross?There was only one person who fit that category.John Henderson.A man no one could read, yet held power in many industries. He was Sierra's ex-husband. Even though they were divorced, Sierra still had custody of their son. It made sense that he would not want Sierra in the public eye. After all, no man, especially not one with status and power, would want other people knowing he could not even get custody of his own son.The more Loren thought about it, the more certain he became that it was John."Got it." After saying those two words, Loren hung up. If it was anyone else, he would have tried every possible way to make them stay out of this matter. But John was someone even Cyrus treate
"I do," George admitted to Loren over the phone. He didn't realize there was any problem at all. "That's exactly why I chose it. It's one of the stronger media companies in Jade City. Even if anyone looks into it, they won't be able to trace it back to us."Loren took a deep breath.How could someone be this stupid?!"Is there a problem?" George asked carefully."The CEO of the Isley Group is associated with Sierra." Loren felt a tightness in his chest. "Don't you check her connections before you do anything?"George froze. No one had told him that."Does the other side know you were the one who handled this?" Loren wanted a better picture of what happened so he could prepare for how to deal with Sierra later when he met her."No. I employed another company as an agent," George answered quickly, afraid that if he was any slower, he would be punished. "Even if they investigate it, they won't be able to trace it that far."Loren felt slightly relieved.After a moment of silence,
"Then do it again in an even sweeter voice," Opal said to Sierra as she playfully moved her phone, her newly finished manicure elegant and beautiful. "Say… Big Sis, I really like you. Can I sleep with you?"Sierra fell silent before glancing at Tommy.Tommy looked up at her adorably. "Do I still need to say that?""No." Sierra could not bring herself to make Tommy say something like that. It was just too improper. "Keep reading your book. Mom's going to figure out something else.""Okay." Tommy nodded meekly.The moment Sierra went back to the study, Tommy sent John a voice message. "Uncle John, if you don't hurry up, I'm not just going to end up with twelve stepdads. I might also even get a mom, who's also my big sis."John listened to the message while he was at the new house he had just bought, and he immediately sent back a question mark.Tommy sent another message. "Someone just told Mom to call her Big Sis."John went silent.Tommy kept going. "Even though Mom turned the
"Is there a problem?" John noticed the change in Sierra's expression.Sierra pointed at the room number he had sent and didn't reveal her full suspicion in an obvious manner. "Is Origin Games generous with business trips? Do we each get our own presidential suite?"John didn't answer her directly.
Eagon witnessed what was happening between Sierra and EdenFor once, his usually casual gaze softened with paternal warmth. If Sierra had not been John's wife, if she had nothing to do with him, he truly would have kept her as Eden's teacher permanently, even if she no longer taught dance.When Si
Leona froze as she read the certificate on the phone.Robin put his phone away, his tone as steady as before as she asked, "Can I take her now?" "But…" Leona hesitated, watching him with open suspicion. "If Sierra is Mr. Henderson's wife, why didn't he stand up for her at dinner and stop drinking
The boasting soon turned into clinking glasses and even more drinks.When John was there, the executives and seniors held themselves in check, since they knew he disliked this kind of drinking culture. Once he left, they dropped the act and let their true nature show, enjoying the feeling of bein







