LOGINIt wasn't long when a middle-aged woman walked over. The moment she saw Pamela standing there with eyes red, she grabbed her by the hair and growled, "You worthless girl! I've been looking all over for you! You don't answer my calls or reply to my messages. Do you think you can do whatever you want?""Ah! That hurts!" Pamela yelped when her scalp started hurting badly."So you do know what pain feels like?" The woman's face darkened a lot more. "Why didn't you think about that when you ignored my messages?""Why should I reply to you?" Pamela yanked herself free, forcing herself out of the woman's grip through the pain. "I already know what you want every time you call. It's always the same thing! I can already tell you now to stop dreaming if you think you're going to marry me off for money!"The woman slapped Pamela on the face. Blood welled at the corner of her mouth immediately, but she glared back stubbornly and refused to back down."Watch your tone with me." The woman's e
"Then I'm off," Kenneth said after making sure John was doing alright. "Call Robin or me if anything comes up."John gave a quiet grunt.Kenneth was gone in an instant.By the time he got downstairs, Sierra had just gotten into Nicholas's car.Holly was sitting in the passenger seat. She turned and asked Sierra with worry, "John didn't do anything to you, did he?"Sierra shook her head. "No.""Good." Ever since Holly heard Sierra had gone to the hospital because of John, the worry inside had not gone away. "I was afraid he would lose it again like earlier and give you a hard time.""If he tried anything, I would have just turned around and left." Sierra reminded herself to always keep a clear head. "We're not married anymore. He wouldn't dare stop me by force."If something like that happened between husband and wife, people might treat it as a domestic dispute. They might try to mediate it, and nothing would come of it. But after a divorce, there was no relationship that kep
After half an hour, Sierra sent Kenneth a message. [How much longer until you get here?]Kenneth replied: [Two minutes.]Sierra set her phone down and waited.Thankfully, when Kenneth said two minutes, he meant it and he came up soon after. Sierra did not stay any longer and left after a quick nod.Kenneth began to talk to John again. He looked at the man who had not said a word to make her stay. "Sometimes, I really can't tell whether you have a high or low emotional intelligence. If you had just acted a little weaker, Sierra would not have taken one look and left."John picked up the tablet again and went back to work."I'm serious." Kenneth pressed a hand over his. "Why don't you try the wounded gazelle gambit?""Get out." John had mostly recovered mentally by now. What remained was the damage this whole time had done to his body, and that still needed time to heal."I know what you're thinking, but things are different now. If you don't use pity to make Sierra feel bad for
Robin glanced toward the hospital room and thought. He hoped his and Kenneth's plan would go well.When Sierra arrived that afternoon, John was sitting up in bed, scrolling through his tablet and handling work. The moment he saw her, he set it aside. His eyes were laid on her and did not move.Sierra sat in the chair beside him.John waited for a while, but when she still did not speak, he finally took the initiative. "What do you want for dinner tonight? I'll have Robin order it for takeaway.""It's fine." Sierra did not fall for it and ignored him. "I'm only staying for half an hour, then I'm leaving. I still have things to do at home.""Work?" John asked."Yeah." Sierra nodded."Let me help you, then," John offered.Sierra refused without the slightest change in expression. "I can handle it myself. Just focus on getting better.""You..." John had only said one word when Sierra's phone rang.She glanced at it, then took her phone and stepped aside to answer. Even without he
Sierra stayed in the master bedroom for a while, her thoughts drifting back to John's life now. Ever since she had known him, there were always several people taking care of his daily needs. Mr. Rogers, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Lewis, and several other servants as well as private chefs for the major cuisines.He was used to villas and estates surrounded by flowers and greenery. To him, all that green meant life.So why was he living in an apartment now?It could not be about money. What he made in a month was enough to buy a whole villa.As she thought about it, she took out her phone to look something up. Before she could open the browser, she saw a message from Kenneth. [Are you free this afternoon?]Her fingers tapped on the phone. [I am, but not for long.]She still had to review the projects in Jade City and the neighboring city. If she had time, she would write two bid proposals for the tenders. If she got too busy, she would only do one.Kenneth quickly sent a voice message.
"Don't let your pity make you forget everything that happened before," Marcus added when he saw Sierra looking at him with a confused look.Sierra looked at him, even more curious. "So… Who hurt you?""I'm still single to this day. No one has ever hurt me," Marcus said."Then where did all this experience come from?" Sierra asked."A real master prepares in advance before trouble comes knocking," Marcus said in the same rigid tone as always. "I have read books and watched shows. I have also summed up the experiences of countless people."Sierra blinked at him a few more times.Marcus asked, "If I were a husband, what score would you give me?""I don't know." Sierra answered honestly instead of making assumptions. "I'm not your wife, so I can't score you.""Then imagine I'm your husband." Marcus seemed unusually stubborn about it. "What score would I get?"Sierra looked at him suspiciously. "Do you have a woman you like?"Marcus said nothing.Sierra made a bold guess. "Or a m
"I don't need you to say you're sorry. I want you to..." But Sierra couldn't go on. The look in John's eyes said everything.Even if he felt sorry, and even if he felt guilty and owed her… If she brought up divorce again, he would still do exactly what he had said that night."Forget it." John
"Is that so?" John asked Lance, his lips forming a smile."Yes," Lance answered quickly.The young men made some awkward smiles. "We just thought she looked upset, so we said a few things to cheer her up. Please don't take it too seriously, sir."Lance blinked in confusion.A minute ago, it had
"Haven't I already told you about her stories?" Jubilee didn't give anything away, sounding completely serious. "Before she turned eighteen, your mom practically grew up in an orphanage. After that, she worked her way through college.""Who can earn that much money just from part-time jobs?" Sierra
Sierra still felt a tightness in her chest. With John's resources, finding out the truth behind what happened would not be difficult. But Tommy was just at death's door. She had no idea whether there would be any lasting damage."He has always been healthy. He'll be fine," John said. He saw the w







