LOGINOtherwise, both shares and the full authority over Henderson Group would still be in Danny's hands. John most likely would have been threatened and controlled in every possible way too, just like Solomon.Nathan looked at John with a little more scrutiny. "The way you are… It's very hard for me to relax about Sierra being with you."John shrugged. "You should be nicer to the hand that feeds. I made dinner tonight."Nathan raised his eyebrow. "And I washed the dishes.""The dishwasher washed them," John reminded him."I was still the one who put them in." Nathan scoffed."You only put the dishes and utensils in. Mom was the one who pressed start." John clarified.Nathan could not win the argument, so he could only add a little pressure using his position as an elder. "Our family won't accept a son-in-law as sharp-tongued as you."John went straight for the head. "Has Mom agreed to make you a family yet?"Nathan went silent. He simply did not want to say another word to him anym
Just as Tammy met Solomon, Sierra happened to send her a text.Sierra did not have many friends. She had not known Tammy for long, but she liked her, so she sent her a New Year's greeting."Mom," Tommy said as he watched the New Year's Special with her on TV, his eyes drifting outside again and again."Yes?" Sierra raised her eyebrow."What do you think Dad and Grandpa are talking about out there?" Tommy looked like he was thinking deeply about it. When John was not in front of him, he called him Dad.Sierra followed where he was looking and saw John and Nathan were standing outside in the dark, talking. They were too far away for her to hear them, however."You want to know?" Tony suddenly leaned over.Both Tommy and Sierra looked at Tony for a moment and blinked. They then spoke at the same time. "Weren't you setting off fireworks?""Marcus wanted to do the fireworks himself and told me not to bother him." Tony sat down beside them before glancing at John's direction, and w
When Tammy received the text from Solomon, she was eating at home and watching a drama series with her friends. She froze when she saw the incoming text, then quickly turned off the screen and went back to eating."Who texted you?" her friend asked.Tammy smiled. "No one. Just a New Year's Eve greeting from my phone carrier."Friend number one blinked.Friend number two tilted her head.Which service provider would send greetings through a messaging app?Seeing that she did not want to say anything, they started teasing her. "Looks like our Tammy has secrets now, too! What happened to sisters for life? What happened to whoever gets into a relationship first is a traitor? Yet here you are, getting asked where you are by someone we only know as S on New Year's Eve.""I refuse to believe nothing is going on!" "I refuse to believe it either."Tammy almost face palmed. They could see that far?"Tell us. Who is S?" One of them threw her arm around her shoulders while the other r
"Does that mean you have to go see her every day?" Danny asked with a judging tone, obviously unconvinced with what Solomon said about Tammy."He already told you he's not looking at marriage, so you don't have to worry about it that much," Agnes cut in. "You know Solomon. When has he ever given us anything to worry about since he was a boy?""Don't forget that we're still discussing a marriage alliance with the Jones family," Danny reminded him."I know," Solomon said."Do you like the Wilson girl?" Danny asked.Solomon's expression did not change. His tone stayed calm as he said, "We haven't talked much, so I can't say I like her. But don't worry. I'll handle all my relationships properly.""There's something I need you to do," Danny finally said as he decided to get to the point. "Do it, and I won't interfere in your relationships anymore. I won't meddle in your affairs with that little celebrity of yours too."Solomon remained unmoved. After so many years in this family, he
Sierra's heart that had been tight for a few months finally loosened at that moment. She listened to Tony telling his stories, Marcus giving his deadpan reactions, as well as the bickering between Nathan and Cyrus every now and then.Time kept moving and the joy continued. Everyone enjoyed themselves for more than an hour.Dinner did not fully end until after eight. Nathan, who had done nothing, volunteered to wash the dishes. He did not want Anna to think he had come just to eat and drink for free.As for John, he sat on the sofa with everyone else after dinner.While Cyrus was chatting with Tony and the others, John's phone suddenly rang. He took a glance. It was Danny."I'm going to take a call," John said to Sierra and Tommy, then walked outside with his phoneSierra and Tommy looked at each other, but neither of them said anything.Outside, in the garden…Only after making sure no one was around did John answer beneath the night sky. "What is it?""Why aren't you home
"That's because she pitied me and wanted to test John's skills in private." Nathan found himself an excuse. He was never going to admit to Cyrus that he couldn't cook.Cyrus nodded. "It's fine to dupe an old man like me. But if you dupe yourself too, that's truly pitiful."Nathan was not sure what to say. He really did not understand what John was made of. He had a successful career, handsome looks, and even knew how to cook.Did he really have that much free time when he was growing up?Anna was curious too. After John prepared two dishes in an orderly fashion, with only the final steaming step left, she asked, "When did you learn to cook?""Around sixteen or seventeen," John answered.Anna was a little surprised.John then explained, "I studied abroad and wasn't used to the food there, so I learned to cook for myself."That answer only puzzled Anna more. With the Henderson family's wealth and influence, hiring him a chef who could make food from home should have been easy. Wh
"Have you become this timid once you're no longer with John?" Wendy asked as she stood there with her arms crossed, her tone mocking as she spoke to Sierra's reflection in the mirror. "That's not the same Ms. Bell that Zane talked about.""You're not like the rumors either, Ms. Marshall," Sierra an
John and Pamela chatted for a while longer when John received a message from Kenneth.[They're here. I'm going to deal with them first. If anything comes up, call me.]John's fingers moved, and he replied, [Alright.]After reading the response, Kenneth put his phone away and fixed his attention o
"I really can't stand how fake he is," Kenneth said to John, feeling a chill down his spine after getting that look from Solomon. "He's thinking about getting rid of you every single day, but every time he talks to you, he plays the role of the doting big brother.""That's how he survives." John di
"Is he with you at the Origin Games' tenth anniversary party?" Pamela's voice kept echoing from Sierra's phone. "Can you help me find him? I feel really sick right now and kind of awful.""How much are you paying?" Sierra asked. She was so used to this move from Pamela that she could handle Pamela







