LOGINHe walked right past Marcus and asked Grant beside him, "Where's Sierra?"Grant answered politely, "Ms. Bell is upstairs."Solomon headed for the stairs at once as if this was his own home, but Marcus quickly stepped in front of him.Solomon looked at Marcus. He stared at the unfamiliar face for a moment.Before he could speak, Marcus said, "Sir, upstairs is a private area. Going up without the owner's permission is not appropriate.""Do you know who I am?" Solomon asked."More or less." Marcus's tone stayed calm. "My boss's ex-husband's older brother."Solomon said nothing.The butler and the others said nothing, either. Everyone froze for a moment at that answer."Please have a seat on the sofa." Marcus spoke one word at a time, his face as serious as ever. "If there's anything you need, I can pass it along."Solomon stared at him. His gaze was heavy with pressure even behind his glasses. However, Marcus did not budge."Did Sierra bring a woman back with her?" Solomon aske
A hint of emotion crossed Tammy's eyes. She instinctively tightly pressed her lips."Don't worry. I won't let him take you away." Sierra knew what she was thinking and said to Marcus, who was driving steadily, "Drive faster. Try to get there before Solomon does.""Got it," Marcus said as he stepped on the gas, and the car picked up speed.There was only silence in the car.After that phone call, Tammy went unusually quiet. She did not say a word the rest of the way to Campanile Estate.After they got out of the car, Sierra had originally planned to tell Grant not to let Solomon in if he showed up. Then she figured the staff would probably be intimidated by him, so she handed the job to Marcus instead. "If Solomon shows up, don't let him go upstairs.""Sure," Marcus said.Sierra looked around and went on, "Keep him in the living room. If he wants to see Tammy, tell him to wait until I come downstairs.""Alright," Marcus nodded again.Sierra looked at Tammy and added one last
Tammy fell silent for a while.Then, as if she had finally made up her mind, she told Sierra, "Solomon wouldn't allow it."Sierra was caught off guard. "Solomon had them shelved?"Tammy made a small hum of agreement.A flicker of confusion crossed Sierra's face. She had not expected Solomon to be that controlling. He had ignored the hard work of the actors and crew, forcing the shows to be buried for his own selfish reasons.What was wrong with those two brothers?"Miss." Marcus suddenly called out to her. "Where does Ms. Tammy live? Should we take her home first?"Sierra looked at Tammy.Tammy's hands tightened slowly in her lap, it looked as if she was afraid to go back."Why don't you stay at my place tonight?" Sierra said, careful not to say anything that might upset her. "I've got plenty of empty rooms."She did not know what kind of relationship Tammy and Solomon really had. From what John had said before, they had been together for years, yet Solomon had never admitt
After she declared that she was not going to let this go, Tammy and Marcus both looked at Sierra at the same time.Meanwhile Sierra waited until Mr. Sunderland's car had disappeared from view before she spoke to Marcus. "Find two people pretending they're his enemies and beat him up one night."Marcus stared at her. Then he said with complete seriousness, "Boss, you've changed."Sierra looked at him. "How?""You used to hit back the second someone crossed you." Marcus summed up how much she had changed lately. "Now you've learned how to keep a low profile.""I don't spend much time in Jade City." Sierra handled things much more carefully now. She was no longer the kind of person who would rush in headfirst the moment she got upset. "If I got into it with him directly and then left, what if he turned around and went after Tammy again?"That was also why she had stayed so calm just now. Mr. Sunderland might not be brave enough to do anything to her because of the people behind her,
Tammy instinctively stepped in front of Sierra and forced herself to speak through the fear in her chest. "Mr. Sunderland, she's just passing by. I'm willing to take the blame for anything."She had been too panicked to think a moment ago.Only now did she remember that Sierra and John were already divorced, and the Bell family was in the middle of going bankrupt. If this man set his sights on Sierra too, Tammy would never forgive herself."Have your friend come in and drink a couple of glasses with me, and I won't hold you responsible for what happened just now." Mr. Sunderland looked calm and reasonable on the surface. "How about it?"Before Tammy could answer, Marcus said sternly, "My boss doesn't drink."Mr. Sunderland looked even more interested. "So she's a lady boss?""A boss is a boss. Why add the word lady as a pre-fix?" Marcus said."I'm just surprised. Most women stay home taking care of their husbands and children." Mr. Sunderland kept looking at Sierra and Tammy. He
The door slammed into the wall with a loud bang.Sierra turned around toward the sound and saw Tammy running out of the private room next door in a panic, her clothes in disarray. Tammy saw her as she ran past, but said nothing and kept going.At the same time, two burly bodyguards ran out after her.Sierra understood what had probably happened at once. She called to the woman who had already run several steps away. "Tammy!"Tammy stopped.Sierra walked toward her. "Come here. I'll protect you."Hesitation flashed in Tammy's eyes. She glanced at the bodyguards Marcus had stopped, then at the calm woman in front of her. All kinds of emotions swirled inside her.Without making a show of it, Sierra straightened Tammy's rumpled clothes. When she saw part of Tammy's top had been torn, she took off her own jacket without hesitation and put it over her shoulders. Then, she handed Tammy the car keys. "The plate is 866. Go wait for us in the car.""But..." Tammy hesitated.She was
"So, anyone who disagrees with you is stubborn, is that right?" Sierra met John's cold eyes in the car, her voice faint. "Do you think that when people don't do what you want, they're just trying to anger you?"John's grip on Sierra's hand tightened. It hurt, but Sierra didn't make a sound."Can
Sierra froze and followed the manager's line of sight.John was sitting on the sofa by the window, holding a finance magazine in his hand lazily. As if sensing her gaze, he lifted his eyes and looked over."Mr. Henderson, do you still have Sierra's contract?" the manager asked.John's eyes looked
John's phone buzzed twice.It was a message from Tommy.[Good night, Daddy.]He had heard those words from Tommy many times, but never had they felt as heavy as they did now. His fingertip slid across the screen twice, and he finally replied after a long pause. [Good night, Tommy.]Tommy looke
Nicholas didn't press Sierra to choose his company. He was only offering her an extra option. "Then I'll wait for you to treat me to dinner when you get your first paycheck. Once you start work, you won't be as free as you are now. If you ever have to work late, text me and I'll pick up Tommy."S







