Wednesday, December 9, 2020

LM CHAPTERS 1186 - 1190

LM 

CHAPTERS 1186 - 1190







CHAPTER 1186 



“Yes, it's just a dream. Don't be afraid, I'm here." Andrew patted her on the back and comforted her in a gentle voice. 


With him by her side, and his warm chest to lean on to, Silvia gradually calmed down. She leaned against his chest and asked, "Andrew, do you know what I just dreamt about just now?" 


Andrew lowered his head and kissed her forehead. "Tell me." 


Silvia rubbed her head against his chest and said slowly, "I dreamt about Norman..." 


Andrew interrupted her. "Norman is in prison now. He will not get out for the rest of his life. If you're going to dream about him, you might as well dream about me, right?" 


Silvia looked up and blinked her beautiful watery eyes at him. "I dreamed about you too." 


Andrew picked up her soft and long hair and smelled it. "What was it about?" 


"At first, it was only Norman. He was pointing a gun at my head, but in the blink of an eye, he became you..." Even if it was just a dream, Silvia could not help but get scared as she narrated her dream. She instinctively leaned into his arms once again. 


Andrew embraced her and said, "That's just a dream. I will never point a gun at your head, ever!" 


Silvia continued, "You even told me that you were the mastermind behind everything... and you even pulled the trigger at me right after that.“ 


Upon hearing Silvia's words, Andrew's body froze and there was a gleam in his eyes. However, he quickly concealed the surprise look in his eyes and fell silent while tightening his arms around Silvia. 


Silvia took a deep breath and said, "Of course, it's just a nightmare. If it weren't for your help, I wouldn't have been able to bring Norman to justice. It's impossible that you'd collude with him." 


"Yeah, it's just a dream!" Andrew did not want to linger over this topic anymore, so he patted her and said, "Okay, you should go back to sleep now. I'll be here with you." 


"Okay, I'll sleep now." Silvia wanted to roll over to the other side, but as soon as she moved, Andrew immediately held her tightly in his arms. 


However, Silvia did not struggle. She knew that she would not have any more nightmares sleeping in his arms, and Andrew was also willing to hold her, so there's no reason for her to struggle. 


Leaning against Andrew's firm and warm chest and listening to his steady heartbeat, Silvia felt extremely at ease and soon fell into a deep slumber once again. 


Andrew held Silvia, who was sleeping soundly like a baby in his arms. He gently patted her back. "Silly girl, why do you always refuse to come to me whenever you need me?" 


Silvia suddenly muttered, "Andrew..." 


Andrew quickly lowered his head and said, "Mm?" 


Silvia licked her lips and said, "You can't..." 


"What? Silvia, what do you want to tell me?" Andrew got closer to her and wanted to listen to what she wanted to say. However, Silvia shut her lips and did not say a word anymore. 


What exactly did she want to tell him? How could she do this to him? 


Andrew was very upset with her so he dropped his head and kissed her. As he kissed her with all his strength, he bit her lips and said, "Silly girl, how dare you do this to me?" 


"Ouch!“ Silvia instinctively pushed him away in her sleep, but Andrew held her even tighter and he refused to let go of her. "No matter how painful it is, you'll never be able to leave me, never in this lifetime.“ 


No matter how cruel and dirty his tricks had to be... he would never let go of the things that he wanted, just like he did the last time. 


Silvia and Andrew did not make love that night, but when Silvia woke up in the morning, her body was aching. It was probably because of Andrew who held her so tightly in his arms for the entire night. 


When Silvia had just arrived at the company, Audrey studied her with a playful look in her eyes and said, "Director Turner, it's good to be young, isn't it?" 


Silvia rolled her eyes at her and said grumpily. "Manager Audrey, you're making fun of me, aren't you?" 


"Since when was I making fun of you?" Audrey said with a smile. "I'm really envious of you. You were already working so hard during the day, and you still have the energy to do it at night.“ 


Silvia really wished that she could kick Audrey, but they were at the company, so she had to pay more attention to her identity. "Audrey, can you please stop your nonsense? We're at the company now. Moreover, I went to bed early last night, and I didn't do whatever that dirty mind of yours was thinking." 


"You didn't?" Audrey looked at Silvia, and she obviously did not believe her. "You didn't do it last night, then why are you massaging your back like this? Whoever sees you now could easily discern what you did last night, okay?" 


Silvia glared at her viciously and said, "Audrey, can't you just stop being so nosy? Just take a moment and think about it. You must have saved the country in your past life to be able to befriend me." 


Audrey did not take SiIvia's words seriously and replied, "It's a woman's nature to be nosy, okay? Besides, I'm only nosy because I think highly of you. Do you really think that I have the time to put my nose in someone else‘s business?" 


Audrey's words were true, so Silvia was convinced. "Then let me tell you, you've really thought too much. So let's just quit this nonsense already, okay? Else, I'll punch you!" 


"Huh, just look at yourself, can you? You looked so tired, would you even have the strength to beat me up?" Audrey glanced at her, and turned her head to look at the car which was still parked outside. "How could Andrew do this to you? You're already so exhausted, why can't he be a little more considerate? Does he only care about his own pleasure and never consider your feelings?" 


Silvia hurriedly said, "Stop it, Audrey, we're at the company now. I'm your boss, and you're my employee. Could we be mindful of our positions, please?" 


"Director Turner, we're just in the building, and we haven't entered the office! Moreover, it's still way before working hours... You know you don't have to hide anything in front of me." Audrey stared at her and continued, "Do you think I'm just being nosy? I'm doing this for your own good. If you don't plan to commit, then it's fine for you to choose him based on his appearance. But if you plan to be with him for the rest of your life, then you must not get cheated by his good looks. You need to know if he actually cares for you and respects you." 


Instinctively, Silvia wanted to explain on Andrew's behalf. "To be honest, he's quite nice to me." 


Silvia had actually never thought of Andrew as a good guy, but now that someone else was criticizing him, Silvia instinctively wanted to defend him. 


Audrey grabbed on to Silvia's arm and said, "Silvia, l think you've really fallen for him." This time, Audrey's words were no longer a question, but a confirmation. 


"No, I didn't... That's impossible. I have a man I like. Prince should have mentioned him before." Silvia was still trying to deny her feelings. However, she was not even convinced by her own words. 


Many years ago, she felt that she would only like Felix for the rest of her life. If she was to marry a guy, it would definitely be Felix. However, only a few months after Felix's disappearance, she had already become another man's wife. This was something that Silvia still could not accept up to this day. 


She did not want to be a fickle woman and she wanted to be loyal to her relationship. However, reality had given her a tight slap on the face. 







CHAPTER 1187 



"Silvia, I'm not saying that you shouldn't fall for him. I'm just telling you that if you like him, you should cherish him. You should cherish every single day that you get to spend with him, or you would regret it in the future. Once you lose something, you may never get it back again." Audrey broke into a wry smile and continued, "Think about it! I‘ll get going now." 


"Audrey..." Silvia stopped her in her tracks. "What about you? Have you thought about it? The person you want to cherish...“ 


"The person I want to cherish?" A tinge of sadness flashed across Audrey's eyes. She smiled and said, “There are too many men I wanted to cherish, but unfortunately, they did not cherish me.” 


Silvia did not like how Audrey was talking about herself, so she said, "Can't you talk to me properly? Others might not understand you, but I think I am closer to you." 


Audrey smiled indifferently and said, “Every word I said is true. For me, as long as he is a rich man, I would want to cherish him, and that includes your Young Master Carter. I want to cherish him too, but he just wouldn't give me this opportunity." 


The more Audrey showed that she didn't care about her feelings, the more Silvia felt sorry for her. "Audrey, I know that you are not that kind of person. Why do you have to torture yourself like this? You should know better than me that if that person doesn't care about you, no matter how you torture yourself, he just won't see it." 


"Miss Turner, are you trying to give me a lecture now? If that's really what you're doing now, then I can only tell you that you are still too young. I've dated more men than you have ever seen for your whole life, alright? Just make sure that you watch your Young Master Carter carefully. He's the richest man in Madison City and I'm not the only woman who is interested in him. Be careful, and don't let any women hook up with him." 


Audrey laughed and continued, "If that day really comes, I will definitely sit back and watch your drama unfold, munching on some popcorn." 


"He wouldn't dare to do that! If he dares to sleep with another woman, I will definitely castrate him!" Silvia knew that there must be someone who was hidden deep down in Audrey's heart. Since Audrey did not want to talk about it, Silvia thought that she should not probe into it anymore. 


Everyone in this world had a past. Some memories were beautiful, and some were nasty. However, no matter what, it was still an indispensable part of their life. 


“Since you don't want him to sleep with another woman, then cherish him and don't give anyone a chance to do that," said Audrey. 


Silvia was flabbergasted. 


“Just think about what I've just said." Audrey patted on Silvia's shoulder. "Director Turner, I really have to get going now. I don't want to lose my bonus by being late." 


After that, Audrey walked towards the Public Relations Department with her heels clacking against the floor. 


In Audrey's opinion, nothing was more reliable than money. Men could always dump her, but money would stay by her side no matter what. Money was also the only thing that could satisfy all her needs. 


Looking at Audrey's slender figure, Silvia sighed. She had met a lot of women, but Audrey was one of the most unique and charming ones. 


If it was not for Audrey always appearing to be money-minded, Silvia was sure there would be a lot of people who would be fond of Audrey. 


Silvia could tell that Audrey was someone who had gone through a lot in life. Audrey must have had a man who she cared about very much. Audrey never wanted to talk about her past, but she decided to reveal some parts of it while trying to edify Silvia. So, Silvia knew that Audrey had also regarded her as her true friend. 


As for herself and Andrew, they were already husband and wife, and they had already done everything that a married couple would do. 


Therefore, rather than thinking about how long their journey together would be, it would be better for her to spend every single day to the fullest and cherish the people around her. Even if they were to go separate ways in the future, there would not be any regrets. 


After figuring it all out, Silvia's mood got better. She immediately felt like even the sky looked brighter, her employees were more amicable and even her day felt smoother! 


Silvia came to the conclusion that a person's mentality is the most important factor to live a happy life. If you were to start your day in a good mood, your entire day will only be filled with positivity! 


...............


Two weeks passed by in a flash. 


After a period of hard work, Silvia was starting to adapt to her job and Wateria Corporation was also moving towards a better direction... Everything was progressing smoothly. 


Andrew had reassured her that Wayne was a trustworthy person, therefore after the company had gotten back on track, Silvia then gave Wayne the full authority to take care of the company's affairs. 


After finishing her work, Silvia would then turn her focus to her studies. At this time, her studies were her priority and Wateria Corporation was only secondary. 


Silvia did not have to go to work the next day nor did she have any classes as it was the weekend. It was a rare opportunity for her to take a break from her hectic schedule. So, Prince called her on the phone and suggested that they could have some fun after work. Silvia immediately agreed. 


Later that evening, Prince and Lemur were at the entrance of Wateria Corporation, waiting for Silvia and Audrey to get off work. 


Seeing that only Silvia had showed up, Prince was a little disappointed. "Boss, where is Audrey?" 


Silvia gave Prince a hard slap on the shoulder and said, "Audrey, Audrey, Audrey. All you think about is her, huh?" 


"I know right!" Lemur said, "Boss, it must be tiring for you to take care of both your work and your studies at the same time. But don't worry, we'll go have some fun together so that you can release all your stress." 


Prince did not dare to complain and immediately cooperated with Lemur, "Yes, Boss. We'll keep you company tonight." 


Silvia put one arm around Prince's shoulders and hooked her other arm around Lemur's arm. She smiled and said, “No one knows me better than you two. I was just thinking of asking you guys out and you called me at the same moment!" 


Prince said, "Boss, we'll be happy only if you're happy. It's our main responsibility to make you happy." 


Audrey drove the car over to the entrance and honked twice. "Hey, why are you guys still standing there? Are we still going?" 


Silvia and the other two got into the car and answered simultaneously, "Of course we are!“ 


Audrey, who was driving the car, would take a glance at Silvia, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, from time to time. "Director Turner, would Young Master Carter would skin us alive... If he found out about us bringing you out for drinks?" 


Silvia said, "Why would he do that?" 


Audrey and the other two replied simultaneously, "Why wouldn't he?" 


Silvia smiled complacently and said, "I told him that I'll be staying with my mom tonight, so I asked him not to come over to pick me up and he agreed. If he didn't pick me up, he wouldn't know that I went drinking. So, why would he skin you guys alive?" 


Prince shook his head and sighed, "Is this still the Boss who we have known for more than ten years?" 


Lemur also shook his head and sighed. "She is not the Boss whom we used to know anymore. She had fallen in love with someone in the past too, but at that time, she still held to her principles dearly. She would always stand firmly on the things she believed in. If she wanted to go for a drink, no one could ever stop her." 







CHAPTER 1188 



Prince agreed with Lemur and said, "Ever since she got together with Young Master Carter, she seemed to have changed into another person. She would not drink even a sip of alcohol just because Young Master Carter doesn't allow her to do so." 


Audrey said, "Well, Young Master Carter is your Boss' kryptonite. There somehow had to be someone in this world who could tame your fearless Boss, right? Otherwise, she would never get married!" 


Silvia shouted, "Hey, have you guys forgotten that I'm still here? You guys are just gossiping about me right in my face huh? The three of you better be careful of what you're saying. Also, what do you mean that he's my kryptonite? I am his kryptonite, alright? Whenever he's with me, he has to obey my orders!" 


Silvia said so, but in fact, she did not dare to break any of Andrew's rules! 


If that b‘stard Andrew were to find out that she did not actually go back to her mother's place, but instead went drinking, Silvia would probably be skinned alive. 


Prince and Lemur, being men, were obviously not as sensitive as Audrey was. They actually believed what Silvia had said. "Audrey, I think that we might be overthinking about it. Young Master Carter had always been so considerate of our Boss and he would always let her do things according to her way. Young Master Carter definitely would not go against her but as for our Boss, I'm not quite sure about her." 


"Huh..." Audrey was exasperated by the men's foolishness. "You two better stop talking, or I'll throw the two of you out of the car and you'll have to get to the bar on your own." 


"Audrey, don't be angry, please. I don't know how other men would treat their girlfriends, but I know that as long as you agree to be my girlfriend, you can do whatever you want." Prince patted his chest and said, "Audrey, why don't you try dating me?" 


"I can do whatever I want as long as I agree to be your girlfriend?" Audrey asked with a smile. "You little brat, are you sure?" 


Prince immediately nodded his head and said, "Of course, I'm 100% sure about it." 


Audrey asked, "If I want to sleep with another man, will you allow it then?" 


Prince's happy face fell in an instant. "Audrey, of course not that. That's unacceptable." 


Audrey laughed and said, “Kid, since you can't accept it, then don't boast like that in front of me." 


Prince asked, "Audrey, what's your ideal type of man? What kind of man will make you want to live with him for the rest of your life?" 


Audrey said, "Hmm, there are too many of such men. As long as he's rich, I would want to be with him for the rest of my life. However, the men that I liked somehow didn't like me and vice versa. 


Prince was devastated. He said, "Boss, can't you see that I need your help here? Can you not ignore our feelings after getting into a new relationship? Don't ever forget that Lemur and I are your good brothers who will do anything for you. Now that I'm in trouble, shouldn't you help me out a little?" 


Silvia said, "How do you want me to help you? Do you want me to persuade Audrey to get together with you? Don't forget that she's my best friend now and she is more considerate of me than the two of you are." 


Prince and Lemur put on a dejected face and said, "Boss, how could you be so cruel to us? How can you like her more because she's your new friend?" 


Silvia smiled and said, "I do like her more than the two of you. So what?" 


Prince and Lemur were exasperated, but they would never refute Silvia. As long as Silvia liked it, they would concede. It was good enough that their big Boss still had them in her mind! 


Silvia said again, "Prince, no offence, but since you're single now, you should go out and get yourself a girlfriend. Don't keep thinking about the woman that you will never get." 


Prince was Silvia's close friend and she knew him quite well. He would always go after girls, but his interest would die down after just a few days. 


Based on Prince's character, if he had not really fallen in love with Audrey, he would not have pestered her for such a long time. Silvia could tell that Prince was serious about Audrey, but there was still someone else in Audrey's heart. Alas, Prince was destined to fail. Silvia did not want him to get hurt, so she wanted him to get out of this as early as he could. 


Lemur also said, "That's right, Prince. There are plenty of fish in the sea. Just get over it already. Also, you can just ask Boss to introduce a couple of beautiful girls to you, can't you?" 


"For Boss to introduce a girl to me?" Prince gave Silvia a blank look. "It has always been dates before mates for our boss. It has been like this and always will be like this. Lemur, just think about it carefully. How long has it been since we last came out to drink together? When Boss was single, how often did we come out for a drink?" 


Lemur thought about it carefully and said, "I think it has been almost two months now. The last time that we went out was the time when our Boss got drunk and Young Master Carter came over to bring her home. Ever since that time, we never got a chance to gather together anymore.“ 


When Silvia thought about the time when she got drunk, she felt aggrieved and even a little terrified. That time, Andrew, that b‘stard, had thrown her into the swimming pool and she almost drowned because she did not know how to swim. If it weren't for her own luck, she might have already died. 


On top of that, that b‘stard even made her write some repentance letter. In short, Andrew had really tortured her severely at that time. 


It had been nearly two months since the incident, but Silvia still shuddered in grievance thinking about it. 


While they were still talking and joking around, they had arrived at their destination. When Blotie, the lady boss of Starie Blotie, saw them, she quickly came up to them and greeted them with enthusiasm, "Congratulations, Silvia!" 


"What for?" Did Blotie know about her relationship with Andrew? But how did she find out? It must be Prince, this blabbermouth, who told her. 


Silvia immediately punched Prince with her fist and said, "B‘stard, you just can't keep anything a secret huh? You are even worse than a woman." 


Prince felt wronged and asked, "Boss, what did I do wrong?" 


"What do you think?" Silvia glared at him again and turned her head to look at Blotie. "Blotie, don't listen to his nonsense. There's no such thing at all." 


Blotie was confused. "Huh, are you saying that the news on TV is not true?" 


Upon hearing the word "news", Silvia suddenly realized that Blotie was actually congratulating her about Wateria Corporation and not about Andrew. 


Alas, it was her fault. She met a man and accidentally made him her husband. That was it. It's not like she had committed some crimes, so why was she being so nervous about it? 


Silvia immediately came to her senses and said with a smile, ”I'm just joking with Prince. Blotie, can you please get each of us a glass of I Love You 3000?" 


Prince said, "I just got dumped, I don't want I Love You 3000. I only want a bottle of beer please." 


Everyone at the table spoke out simultaneously, "You did not even have a girlfriend, how did you get dumped?" 


Listening to their remarks, Prince was even more dejected. The woman who he liked was sitting right next to him, but the distance between the two of them felt like it was as wide as the Miiky Way. No matter how hard he tried, she would never be within his reach. 


"Okay, I'll go get them ready for you guys now." Blotie was the one who attended to their orders, so their drinks were served rather quickly. 







CHAPTER 1189 



Prince was frustrated, so he picked up the beer bottle and took a long gulp. Lemur immediately snatched the bottle away and said, "Prince, we are here to have fun with Boss. Should you be drinking like that?" 


Prince said in anger, "The person I like just rejected me, can't you just let me drink?" 


"Silly kid, you're really not my cup of tea, so you should really stop torturing yourself." Audrey patted Prince's shoulder and handed him a glass of cocktail. "Here, once we finish up this drink, we'll be best friends forever." 


"Best friend? I don't want that, I want us to be more than friends. I want you to be my girlfriend." Prince wanted to express his feelings out loud. He knew that he would feel better doing that, but it was possible that his friendship with Audrey would be over. 


Prince did not want to compromise, but he had no choice but to do so. The world was cruel. He took the glass Audrey handed over and emptied it. "Bottoms up, Audrey." 


Audrey raised her glass and drank the cocktail. “Prince, from now on, I'm your best friend. I'll definitely help you find your sweetheart." 


Lemur said, "Boss and I are here as witnesses. Come, let's down a few drinks first. None of us is allowed to go home without getting drunk, okay?" 


Prince took the cocktail glass away from Lemur and said, "These are all mine. I want to drink alone." 


"Why are you drinking so much by yourself?" Lemur wanted to grab the glass back from Prince, but Silvia stopped him. "If he wants to drink, then just let him get drunk. Perhaps he will figure it all out when he wakes up tomorrow." 


Prince looked at Silvia with a plaintive look in his eyes and said, "Boss, seriously, am I still your buddy? Lemur and the others would at least comfort me, but you don't even try to pretend that you care! You make me sad." 


Silvia smiled and patted Prince's shoulder. "I let you drink because you wanted to! But you're upset with me instead? When have you become so unpredictable?" 


Prince lamented, "Oh, why did I decide to become your underling?" 


Silvia smiled and said, "Well, it could be because you were blind at that time." 


Prince was flabbergasted. 


Audrey said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's toast to congratulate Silvia for bringing Wateria Corporation back on track." 


Lemur echoed, "Congratulations, Boss... Bottoms up! Also, other than congratulating her, let's also wish for a greater future for ourselves too!" 


"Bottoms up!" The four of them raised their glasses simultaneously and emptied their glasses. 


It has been a while since Silvia last drank. She licked her lips and said, "Blotie, why does your I Love You 3000 taste even better now? Can you please get us another round of that? Thanks! " 


Blotie, who was attending to the other customers, looked back and said with a smile, "Thanks for the compliment! If you like it then you should have a couple more glasses. It's on the house." 


When the other customers heard that Blotie were giving away free drinks to Silvia and the others, they immediately asked, "Blotie, we're also your customers, why aren't we getting free drinks too?" 


Blotie smiled and said, "I'm happy for my friend's achievements. So, I hereby announce that we're having a buy 3 free 1 promotion for I Love You 3000 tonight! If you like it, make sure you don't miss it!" 


The bar's business was not doing well lately, so Blotie immediately thought of this promotion. In an instant, the atmosphere grew livelier and the crowd hovering outside began entering the bar. 


Seeing that it was a full house, Blotie was smiling from ear to ear. She went over to Silvia's table and said, "Silvia, you really are my lucky star. Whenever you're here, it's always a full house." 


"Blotie, since you are thinking so highly of me, then let me do something in return for you." Silvia put down the cocktail glass and belched before saying, "Can you please go get our stage costumes ready? The three of us will perform here for free." 


"Now, that's our Boss!" Silvia was in the mood to perform, and Prince and Lemur were both excited about it too. Prince wanted to perform because he wanted to show off his skills in front of Audrey, hoping that she could notice his strengths. 


Audrey, who had never seen them perform, was confused. "Silvia, what are you guys going to do?" 


Prince put down the beer bottle on the table and staggered to his feet. "Audrey, just sit here and enjoy our performance." 


Looking at the three of them who could not even walk straight, Audrey was a little worried. "Are you guys sure that you can still perform?" 


Silvia gave her a hug and said, "Wait for me, Audrey. You'll definitely be impressed by our performance." 


Seeing that Silvia was in such high spirits, Audrey did not want to disappoint them so she said, "Okay, be careful. Don't get into any trouble." 


"Don't worry, Audrey." Silvia then led Prince and Lemur to the changing room and changed into their costumes that they had worn during their last performance. 


Prince and Lemur were each wearing a waistcoat and a pair of cropped pants, which looked quite normal. 


0n the other hand, Silvia was wearing a cropped vest and a pair of hot pants. Her entire waist was exposed, and her pants were so short that her bottoms were barely covered. 


Lemur said anxiously, "Boss, it's not like we‘ve never performed before, but why is my heart beating so fast now?" 


Prince teased, “Huh! Are you having a stage fright now?" 


Silvia said, "Okay, stop dawdling already. Let's go." 


There was a small stage that was set up in Starie Blotie, and Blotie would occasionally hire some performers for the bar. However, Silvia's group was the most popular. 


Silvia led Prince and Lemur onto the stage and immediately, their outfits had already attracted everyone's attention. 


Silvia enjoyed being under the spotlight. Under everyone‘s gaze, she picked up the microphone and said, "Coming up next is a performance from the three of us. If you like it, please do order more drinks, alright? If you don't... then that's your business." 


After all, Silvia only cared if she was happy when performing, and what the others thought were never in her consideration. 


Silvia had drunk a lot and was a little tipsy. So, she was bolder than usual. 


As the music started, Silvia picked up the microphone and started to sing. Of course, apart from singing, she was dancing too. The dance moves were extremely provocative. 


Silvia danced enthusiastically, and Prince and Lemur were cooperating to her performance very well. The audience were electrified and their applause was getting louder as the show went on. At the same time, they were also starting to order more drinks. 


Audrey, who was sitting under the stage, was looking at Silvia who was dancing passionately to the music. Silvia was dressed in such a revealing outfit and dancing so intimately with Prince and Lemur. If Young Master Carter were to see her like this... 


At the thought of it, a cold shiver immediately ran down Audrey's spine. 


She quickly looked around the bar but she did not see Andrew. Then, Audrey recalled that Silvia had told Andrew that she would be at her mother's place. So, Andrew would not know that Silvia was having fun at the bar. Audrey felt relieved. 


However, Audrey still could not be completely at ease. She had a feeling that someone was staring at them from a dark corner. 







CHAPTER 1190 



The audience loved the performance, so after it ended, they cheered for an encore. Silvia once again led Prince and Lemur on to the stage and started their second performance. 


While Silvia was enjoying herself during the dance performance, she vaguely caught a glimpse of a figure by the door. That man looked like Andrew... 


Young Master Carter? Andrew Carter? 


As Silvia thought of him, she immediately sobered up a little. When she looked at the door again, Andrew was not there at all. 


Thank God he was not there. She probably mistook someone else for him. 


Silvia breathed a sigh of relief and continued to dance with Prince and Lemur. She was so engrossed in her dancing that she did not notice that the man from the door was already standing on stage. 


Andrew stood there, looking at Silvia who was dressed skimpily. He watched her moving her body to the music and shouting at the top of her lungs, as if she was not aware that there was a crowd under the stage looking at her... The more Andrew looked at her, the angrier he was, and eventually, a tempestuous look appeared in his eyes. 


Silvia continued singing and dancing wildly on the stage. She had no idea that the 'dangerous person' was slowly approaching her. 


However, the audience in the bar could already sense it. Their eyes were going back and forth between Silvia and Andrew. No one dared to applaud nor did they dare breathe, as they stared at the man who had appeared on stage. 


Amongst the audience, Audrey was the most horrified. At that instant, she really wanted to run to the stage and warn Silvia, but she could not move her legs at all. In the end, all she could do was hide under the table cowardly. 


Audrey had experienced Andrew's frightening ways. Hence, she did not want Andrew to know she was one of the culprits who brought Silvia to the bar. Otherwise, Audrey might actually lose her current job at Wateria Corporation. 


To be honest, she was quite a wimp. She had never been tough in her entire life. Even when she was being bullied, she would always keep quiet and swallow all her grievances. 


"Everyone, let's have fun!" Silvia was dancing and shouting, but the audience did not respond to her at all, and at this instant, she felt like an icy blast had hit her. 


She stopped dancing, looking at the ice sculpture standing in front of her. However, that ice sculpture was alive and breathing... 


When she finally realized who it was, Silvia was so scared that she kept retreating. If it weren't because her legs had gone weak, she would have already run away. 


Prince and Lemur also spotted Andrew, but because of their tipsiness, they were a little obtuse, "Boss, Young Master Carter is here. He must be here because he was attracted by our exciting performance, right?" 


Prince burped and then said, "Young Master Carter, you can go take a seat down there and watch us perform." 


Andrew's eyes had not left Silvia for even a second, but when he heard what Prince had just said, he immediately asked, “How long have you guys been performing?" 


Prince said, "It hasn't been very long, we're only at our second song now. Young Master Carter, too bad you weren't here a while ago. Our first song was even more lit. Boss had danced the most provocative dance that she knew and she was so sexy that everyone just could not take their eyes off her... To be honest, our boss only looks like a woman when she dances." 


"Really?" Andrew asked calmly, but his eyes turned even colder as he stared at Silvia. 


Silvia raised her leg and kicked Prince's bottom. "Prince, can you shut the f‘ck up already? What else do you know besides bullsh‘tting? Do you want me to skin you alive?" 


After getting his a‘s kicked, Prince felt extremely wronged, so he asked, "What did I do wrong, Boss?" 


Just as Silvia was about to reprimand Prince, she saw Andrew's cold eyes and did not dare to behave so arrogantly anymore. She swallowed her words and immediately hid behind Prince and Lemur. 


Seeing her body so exposed, Andrew really wished that he could just twist her neck off. It had only been one night that he had not kept her under his watch, and she was already dancing at a bar, stripping off her clothes. 


He took his suit jacket off and wrapped it around her body. "Put this on!" 


Silvia was still tipsy so she did not realize the dire consequences of angering Andrew. She immediately resisted, "Can't you see that I'm sweating? Why are you asking me to put this on? Are you trying to kill me with the heat?" 


Of course not. Killing her that way was too kind to her. Andrew really wanted to break her neck off instead. 


Looking at his solemn face, Silvia added, "I know you just can't stand seeing me being happy and you have been thinking how to torture me every single day, but let me tell you Andrew, I'm a tough girl, so you won't be able to kill me off so easily." 


"That's right. I really want to kill you!" Andrew gnashed his teeth and said. 


Silvia pointed at him and said, "Huh... of course you want to kill me, so that you can go after other women who are younger and more beautiful than me, right?" 


Andrew did not want to argue with this crazy woman anymore, so he immediately carried her up in his arms and strode out of the bar. 


Silvia did not want to go with him. She still wanted to drink, so she struggled "Andrew, put me down, I still want to drink..." 


Andrew said, “Shut up!" 


Silvia obviously would not listen to him. She refuted, "Andrew, didn't you say that you won't be picking me up today? So how did you know that I'm here?" 


Andrew gritted his teeth and said ferociously, "Silvia, are you looking for a beating?" 


"I was just asking a question. Since when did I ask for a beating?" Silvia scratched her head and said, "Young Master Carter, l have been working hard for so long and it has been a long time since I came out to have fun. Can't you just let me have fun this time?" 


Andrew said, "Then can you please tell me what's your interpretation of having fun? By having fun, do you mean stripping all your clothes and let all the men see how flat your body is?" 


How dare he criticize her body! Silvia was angry so she scolded, "Andrew, you'd better watch your words!" 


Andrew said, "Did I say something wrong though?" 


Silvia said, "Of course, you did. I have such a great body. It's not like what you said. There was even a bunch of men among the audience who were complimenting me... They said that l have a great body." 


"Those men were complimenting you?" Not only did Andrew want to snap Silvia's neck, but he also wanted to dig out the eyes of every man that were present at the bar. 


Silvia nodded and said, "Yes, they all have good taste. Unlike you, who can never see my beauty. And that's why I've decided to put on an extra show for them.“ 


"So you're stripping off all your clothes and let them look at your body?“ Andrew was furious because of the way she was dressed, but all Silvia heard was him criticizing her body. At that instant, Andrew thought that this woman really needed some punishments. 


Silvia pouted her lips and said, "What are you saying? Was I stripping off my clothes?“ 


Andrew said coldly, "Just look at the clothes that you're wearing now. How far away are you from being n‘ked?" 


Silvia said provocatively, “It's my own choice to choose whatever I want to wear. What does it have to do with you?" 


It was such an embarrassing scene. Her friends and all the customers were all watching the two of them as they quarreled. How could Andrew just take her away like this? How was she going to step into this bar again? 


Andrew said, "I'm your man. If even I couldn't meddle in this, then who else could?“ 


Silvia snorted and said, "Andrew, don't forget that I have not admitted that you are my man yet.“ 


Andrew shouted angrily, "Silvia Turner!" 


The look in his eyes was somber and terrifying, and it was not until now that Silvia had felt fear creeping in. She immediately ducked and rubbed her head against his chest, trying to find a safe place to hide. "I'm just kidding with you, Andrew. Do you have to shout at me like this?" 



Tuesday, December 8, 2020

LM CHAPTERS 1181 - 1185

LM 

CHAPTERS 1181 - 1185







CHAPTER 1181 



When she was about to get off work after a busy day, Silvia received a phone call from Andrew. He said that he was busy at the moment so he could not go over to pick Silvia up, and that he had already requested for the driver to pick her up from the company. 


Silvia was baffled. Andrew was a rich young master who was idle all day. All he had to do was spend money and hit on girls, so how could he be busy? However, she did not probe into the matter. 


She knew very well that no matter how close they were, even if they were husband and wife, they would still need their own personal space. 


By giving enough space to each other, they would not end up feeling suffocated and getting tired of each other in the long run. This way they could make this relationship last longer. 


Silvia was the kind who absolutely needed her own personal space. When she went to bed, she would want to sleep in her own room and not in his arms every single night. Andrew was very strong, and would embrace Silvia so tightly as if he could crush her bones. 


Most importantly, there was still someone in Silvia's heart. Before she was ready to confess to him about it, she would need a tiny space to hide her thoughts away from him. 


When Silvia came out of the company, the driver, Terry Fuller was already waiting for her at the entrance. The moment he saw Silvia coming out, he hurriedly greeted her. "Madam..." 


However, before he could even finish his words, Silvia immediately gave him a warning look. "Uncle Fuller, didn't I tell you that you can call me anything you like, but not 'Madam'?" 


Silvia did not want anyone to address her as 'Madam' because she had not figured out the relationship between her and Andrew. Besides, she was somewhat unwilling to accept the identity as someone's wife at such a young age. 


She was only twenty years old. Twenty years old! She should be full of youth and vitality. Why would she be willing to let a man declare sovereignty over her at such a young age? 


Terry said, "Okay, Madam!" Silvia was speechless. 


Andrew's subordinates were indeed loyal to him. They would do whatever Andrew had asked them to do and they would never speak carelessly in front of Silvia. 


To think about it, in order to have such loyal and tight-Iipped subordinates, Andrew must have some commendable qualities which they could look up to. However, Silvia still had not noticed any of those qualities in Andrew. 


No. In fact, she did. The only good quality that she had noticed in him was his strong stamina when he was in bed. D‘mn it, it was like he would never get tired. Even Silvia, who was young and strong, could not keep up with him at all. 


Thinking of Andrew's outstanding stamina, Silvia blushed. She quickly got in the car and said, "Uncle Fuller, thanks for coming to pick me up!" 


Just like how it was lately, Silvia would go back to Mrs. Turner's place after work to accompany her. 


Andrew had only given her two hours. No more, no less. So, Silvia would cherish the precious time that she had gotten and once she was home, she would tell her mother everything that had happened at the company that day. 


Silvia was very satisfied with Wayne's performance at the meeting. When she returned home, she immediately told her mother about it. “Mom, I think it's because of all the good deeds that Dad had done in the past that luck is starting to get on our side now." 


Looking at Silvia's excited look, Mrs. Turner was happy too. "My dear, did something good happen today? Tell me!" 


Silvia took over the flower tea that Mrs. Turner had handed to her and took a huge gulp. Then, she said, "Mom, I feel like I'm on a roll recently. I've already found someone who could help us manage the company." 


Mrs. Turner said, "Has Uncle Bachman promised to return to the company to work?" 


"No, it's not Uncle Bachman." Silvia shook her head and said excitedly, "Mom, I‘ll give you two more chances." 


Mrs. Turner thought for a moment and said, "My dear, I really can‘t think of anyone. Don't keep me guessing. Just tell me who it is already." 


Silvia put down the cup and cleared her throat before saying, "Mom, when l was in trouble, Uncle Bachman couldn't help me, but he introduced someone to me. That person was originally an inconspicuous employee in our company, so if it wasn't for Uncle Bachman's recommendation, I definitely wouldn't have noticed him. And after a careful observation, it was no doubt that he was a capable employee. His understanding of the company was even better than mine and it was because of his help that my work had gone quite smoothly nowadays." 


It was a good thing that someone was helping her daughter, but Mrs. Turner was somewhat worried. "Silvia, can this person be trusted?" 


Because of what they had gone through with Norman, it was inevitable that Mrs. Turner would be worried. If even a relative could steal the company away from them, let alone anyone else. 


Silvia reassured, "Morn, you don't have to worry about it. Although I appreciate his talent, I won't get carried away by it. Of course, I've looked into him before trusting him. I have not even settled all the damage that Norman had caused to the company, so how can I make the same mistake again?" 


“Okay then. As long as you trust him, I will trust him too." Mrs. Turner caressed Silvia's head. She was distressed as she looked at her daughter who had lost quite a bit of weight in such a short period of time. "Silvia, since you've just come back after work, let's not talk about work now. Let me go prepare some delicious food for you." 


"Being able to come home to home cooked meals is really the happiest moment of my day.” Silvia made an exaggerated look on her face and went to the kitchen with her mother. However, little did she know that the delicious food her mother was referring to was actually a vegan sandwich and some salad. Silvia could not even see a tiny bit of meat in them. 


"Mom, are you sure that this is the delicious food that you've prepared for me?" Silvia was almost starting to suspect if the person in front of her was still her biological mother. Why did Mrs. Turner change everything all of a sudden? 


Mrs. Turner broke into a gentle smile and said, "When I was in the hospital, Auntie Baker, who lived next to my ward, is a nutritionist. She told me that human bodies need different macro and micronutrients every day. Therefore, we should make sure that we have a balanced diet by having a variety of food in a meal, and everything must be at an appropriate ratio. So, you mustn't be picky with your food or else it will affect your growth." 


"Affect my growth? Mom, I'm an adult now, I can't grow anymore..." That was what Silvia said, but at the same time, she had instinctively lowered her head and looked at her chest. 


Speaking of which, Silvia couldn't figure out what her body was made of. She had been eating huge meals every single day but her body would still stay skinny. She could never get that curvy body. Even that b‘stard Andrew had teased her for being flat-chested. 


Silvia was angry as she thought about it. How could he complain about her having small boobs after taking advantage of her? She didn't even complain that he had a small d‘ck, so how could he say that about her? 


"Of course, these are not enough for my daughter." Mrs. Turner lifted the pot lid and the scent of the meat stew rushed into Silvia's nostrils. "This is the main dish I've prepared for you.” 


Looking at the meat in the pot, Silvia held her mother in her arms and said with a smile, "Mom, you're really my biological mother. I knew it!" 


"Oh, so you're saying if I don't let you eat meat, then you‘re not my child then?" Mrs.Turner poked Silvia's head and said, "Let's hurry up and eat now, or else you'll have to go home before you‘re done eating." 


Mrs. Turner wanted her daughter to stay by her side, but now that her daughter was married, she knew that she could not keep Silvia by her side all the time. Mrs. Turner was already very content that Silvia could come home and have a meal together. 







CHAPTER 1182 



Ring... 


Silvia and Mrs. Turner had just sat down for dinner when a phone call came in. It was Andrew. Silvia glanced at her mother and Mrs. Turner chuckled and said, "See, what did I just tell you?" 


Silvia said, "Mom..." 


Mrs. Turner said, "Hurry up and pick it up! If you don't, he's going to come over to the house to capture you." 


Silvia answered the phone call. “Are you done with your work already?" 


"Not yet." Andrew's low voice sounded in Silvia‘s ear. His voice did not sound as calm and powerful as it usually was. Instead, he sounded a little tired. 


"Why are you calling me if you are still busy then? You should get back to work now." She was still waiting for him to pick her up, so she did not want him to waste precious time on the phone with her. 


Andrew's voice sounded from the phone again. "Silvia, I'm calling you to tell you that I won't be going back home tonight. I'll get the driver to pick you up later." 


"Oh..." Silvia responded in disappointment, and then said, "It's okay. You can go do whatever you have to do. I'll stay at my mom's place tonight then." 


Silvia had already gotten used to Andrew driving her around. Now that he couldn't come, Silvia felt like something was missing in her heart. However, she wasn‘t sure what that feeling was. In short, she just felt like she had a lump in her throat. 


“Okay. Make sure you rest early." Andrew, who was on the other end of the phone, did not say anything else after that. After a moment of silence, Silvia hung up the phone. 


Seeing that Silvia was a little down after the phone call, Mrs. Turner immediately comforted her, “Silvia, it's normal for men to be busy with work and not go home. Your father used to go on business trips too.” 


"Mom, he's just a rich kid who doesn't need to work for a living. His father is in charge of everything in his family, what kind of work does he have to do?" Silvia did not want to overthink, but she just could not control her mind. "Mom, do you think that he's cheating on me?" 


Looking at her jealous daughter, Mrs. Turner couldn't help laughing and said, "Aw, just look at you. Are you becoming a green-eyed monster?" 


Silvia waved her hand and denied, “What kind of nonsense is that, Mom? Why would I get jealous because of him? Who does he think he is?“ 


Mrs. Turner brought another bowl of stew over and said with a smile, "Did I say that you were jealous? Are you admitting it yourself?" 


Silvia stamped her feet anxiously. "Mom..." 


Mrs. Turner put the bowl of stew in front of Silvia and advised her patiently, "Silvia, we get jealous because we care about that person. But you should learn to stop getting jealous for no reason. You have to learn to trust him, do you understand that?" 


Silvia suddenly felt that the stew that her mother had cooked for her no longer tasted delicious. She said dejectedly, "This is the first time he's not coming home... l.. I'm just worried about him." 


Mrs. Turner smiled and said, "Silly child, you should tell him that you're worried about him then. Otherwise, how would he know?" 


After listening to her mother's advice, Silvia went into the room and called Andrew on the phone. However, no one picked up the phone. Silvia tried to call him again... 


At the seventh call, the line finally connected. Before Andrew could even say anything, Silvia said in an anxious voice, "Andrew, where did you go? Why aren't you answering my call?" 


“I'm busy!" Andrew merely spat out these words and fell silent. 


Andrew's attitude towards her was so cold! Silvia couldn't bring herself to say any caring words to him. "I..." 


“Sir..." Stanley's voice suddenly came from the other side of the phone. However, in the next second, it was silent again. Silvia pricked up her ears and tried to listen to their conversation. However, she could not hear anything at all. Instead, Andrew's voice spoke again, "If there's nothing else, I'll have to hang up now. Make sure you rest well." 


"Did something happen?" Silvia wanted to ask him, but before she could say anything, Andrew had already hung up the phone and all she could hear was the busy tone coming through the phone. 


Silvia wanted to call him to ask about it, but she was afraid that she would bother him. After thinking for a while, she sent him a Whatsapp message. "Young Master Carter, did something happen? Do you need my help?" 


When Silvia's message came in, Andrew was still in a meeting, trying to come out with a countermeasure to cope with an emergency that came up that day. He was tied-up at that moment but when he saw these two short lines, his heart warmed up in an instant. 


How could this silly girl, who didn't even know anything, be of any help? She couldn't help him with anything, but her concern for him was enough to keep him going. He raised the corner of his mouth and replied, "Yes!" 


Soon, Silvia replied, "What can I do for you?" 


"Go home and warm the bed for me!" Andrew quickly typed a short message with his slender fingers. As soon as he tapped on the "send" button, someone barged into the conference room and said, “Sir, the matter got exposed to the public." 


A big brawl had taken place in a Phantasy Nightclub that Andrew owned and the number of casualties was at 13 people. If this incident was exposed to the public, Andrew would definitely suffer enormous losses, and that was why he had called for a meeting. 


Although the incident was being exposed to the public now, no one was panicking. All of them had gone through countless vicissitudes under their boss' lead. Therefore, such a small incident could not scare them at all. 


Someone immediately thought of a solution and said, "Sir, I'll go to the Network Supervision Department and ask the team to remove all the posts that are relevant to this incident. We must not let this incident continue to affect us." 


However, someone rebuked, "I don't think we should do that. We would never be able to remove everything that has gotten on the Internet. Also, if we were to do that, the public and the media might use the opportunity to kick up a fuss about it and things might end up worse than now." 


Everyone who was present at the meeting expressed their opinions. In the end, Andrew made a decision and said, "Hand in all the evidence that we have at hand and cooperate with the police in the investigation." 


After hearing Andrew's words, someone immediately understood what he meant. "Sir, do you mean that we should make amends for what we have done? You can rest assured, we will make the public stand on our side and we will eventually become the biggest beneficiary of this incident." 


Andrew nodded. No matter how serious the situation was, his interests could not be violated. 


Silvia's uneasy heart was finally at ease when she saw Andrew's flirtatious message. If he still had the mood to speak in such a manner, it probably meant that he was alright. 


"Silvia... are you done calling him?" Mrs. Turner knocked on Silvia‘s door. "The stew is getting cold. If you don't eat it now, it won‘t taste as nice anymore." 


Silvia opened the door and came out of the room. "Okay Mom, I'll go finish them up now." 


Seeing that her daughter's mood had gotten better, Mrs. Turner added, "Silvia, when are you bringing Andrew home to introduce him to me?" 


Silvia almost choked on the stew when she heard what her mother said. "Mom, it's not the right timing yet. When the timing is right, I will bring him over to see you." 


Mrs. Turner knew what Silvia was worried about. Although she really wanted to meet her son-in-law and get to know him, she should take Silvia's feelings into account. Hence, Mrs. Turner said, "It's okay, I can wait." 


"I'm sorry, Mom!" Silvia felt that she was an unfilial daughter. Her mother only had one child and now that she was already married, she still could not bring her husband home to meet her mother. Although her mother did not mention it, Silvia knew that her mother was worried about her. 







CHAPTER 1183 



"My silly child, as long as you're happy, I'll be happy.“ Mrs. Turner picked up some salad and put them on Silvia's plate as she continued, "Your father and I always wanted you to be happy for all your life, Silvia. Promise me you'll treat yourself right." 


"Mom, I will. I won't let you worry, and I'll make sure Daddy rests in peace in heaven." Nowadays, Silvia had been putting a lot of effort into managing Wateria Corporation and also in her studies. She was working so hard to enrich herself and boost her qualifications in order to make her way to the upper rungs of society. When she finally got there, no matter would be by her side, she would be confident in herself and no longer have to worry that she would not be good enough for him. 


Mrs. Turner said, "Okay, hurry up and eat. You shouldn't go home too late." 


Silvia said, "Mom, why are you not asking me to stay for the night? I want to stay here and accompany you." 


Although she said that she wanted to stay with her mother, Silvia's mind was completely occupied by what Andrew had said to her a while ago. He wanted her to warm the bed for him. Silvia was willing to do this for him, but he was not at home anyway. So what was the use of warming up the bed for him then? 


Mrs. Turner said, "Ask you to stay for the night? Well, I can do that, but I'm afraid that your mind will probably wander somewhere else." 


Silvia said, "Mom..." 


Mrs. Turner said, "Alright, hurry up and eat. Don't deny it!" 


Silvia indeed could not deny it. Mrs. Turner was her mother after all. She knew what her daughter was thinking. 


Ring... 


Right after the two had finished dinner, Andrew called Silvia on the phone again. Silvia answered, "Young Master Carter, what's the matter?" 


Andrew said, "I want to see you at the entrance of the residential area in five minutes." 


"Who is he to order me around like this?" Silvia was displeased. However, she still picked up her bag and ran towards the door as she shouted, “Mom, I'm going off now. I'll come over tomorrow." 


When Mrs. Turner ran to the door, Silvia had already gotten into the elevator. Mrs. Turner could only mutter, "Slow down, Silvia. Be careful, don't fall down.“ 


...... 


Silvia ran to the entrance of the condominium as fast as she could, but she was still late for nearly two minutes. However, Andrew was not there yet. 


"Huh, this b‘stard!" Silvia was so angry that she sneered. So this man was just messing around with her. When she was about to take out her mobile phone to call him and curse at him, she saw Andrew driving his luxury car towards her. Then, with a sudden brake, the car stopped right in front of her. 


He wound down the car window and said, "Get in the car!" 


Looking at his arrogant look, Silvia was infuriated. She refused to cooperate with him, "No." 


"No?" Andrew unfastened his seat belt, opened the door, and got out of the car. He took two steps forward and stood before Silvia. He grabbed her by the waist and carried her into his arms. And in the next second, he stuffed her into the passenger seat and fastened the seat belt for her. 


Silvia wanted to unfasten her seat belt. "I mean it when I said I don't want to get in your car. I also mean it when I said I'm not going back home with you. I said that I want to stay with my mother. Are you deaf or something?" 


Andrew grabbed her hand which was trying to unfasten the seat belt and placed his left hand on her head. As he pinned her against the car seat, he lowered his head and kissed her aggressively. 


"Mm..." Silvia widened her eyes and glared at him. 


Andrew was pressing her against the passenger seat with half of his body still outside of the car as he kissed her overbearingly. The entrance of the condominium was a public area with people passing by. What if those people saw them? What would they think?! 


Silvia once again tried to push him away, but she couldn't. This man didn't care about anyone's opinion at all. It was only when Silvia was lightheaded from the overbearing kiss that he had let go of her. 


"Andrew, you..." Silvia was about to fling her fist at him, but Andrew grabbed onto her hand in time. Then, he lifted her chin and pressed his thumb on her red lips as he whispered to her flirtatiously, "Whatever you say is not what you really feel! Why can't you just admit that you like it when I do this to you?" 


Now that Andrew had seen through her, SiIvia wished that she could just dig a hole and hide in it. She raised her hand and punched him. "What nonsense are you saying? I never said I like it! I'm warning you, you'd better stop this nonsense, or I will beat you up ." 


"So you said that you don't want to go home with me? And you want to stay with your mother? Then why did you come out so quickly right after receiving my call?“ Andrew looked at her and waited for her answer. 


Seeing that Silvia wanted to avoid his question, Andrew turned her face towards him and said, "Answer me, Silvia!" 


"If I don't come out on time, you'd probably skin my alive." She definitely could not tell him that she did it out of instinct. She did not even know why she ran out so quickly. 


"I won't skin you. I'll only kiss you until you give in.“ Andrew lowered his head again and kissed her overbearingly. It was so overbearing that it felt like he was going to suck her soul away. 


Just as Silvia felt that her soul was about to leave her body, Andrew finally let go of her and pinched her red lips. "Silvia, I want you to remember this feeling. If you dare to disobey me again in the future, you will be punished like this." 


Silvia touched her blushing face and thought to herself, "Come punish me like this every single day if you can then. I'm not scared of you." 


............... 


On the way back home, Andrew suddenly suggested, "Silvia, why don't you ask your mother to move into the villa next to ours? Then, it will be more convenient for you to visit her in the future." 


Andrew had put forward this suggestion, mainly because he felt bad for his wife. He did not want her to tire herself out by traveling between two places every day. More importantly, if Silvia were to get into a fight with him, she would not be out of his reach. 


Upon hearing his proposal, Silvia immediately kept her guard up. "Andrew, what are you plotting this time? I'm telling you, that's my mother. If you dare to lay a finger on her, I'll definitely kill you." 


Jayden was flabbergasted. 


He really could never figure out what this silly woman was thinking. He was only making a suggestion, but she just wouldn't fail to overthink. 


Seeing Andrew's displeased look, Silvia knew that she might really be overthinking, so she explained, "Young Master Carter, have you not heard that home is where the heart is? Although our house is not as luxurious as your villa, it's still something that my father had left for us. It's our own house, and my mother is comfortable staying there." 


Andrew didn't know what to say. He decided to ignore this foolish woman. Knowing that she had already made him angry, Silvia moved closer to him and tried to find a topic to talk about. "By the way, Young Master Carter, there's one thing that I wanted to ask you." 


Andrew was still silent. 


He did not say anything, but Silvia knew that he was listening, so she continued, “Ever since I've taken over the company, I've found out that there were a lot of things that I don't understand. I felt like I didn't learn anything at all from school or from my father. I just realized that I'm actually a useless person." 


Silvia deliberately spoke in a strangled voice. Sure enough, Andrew was affected by her emotions. He stretched out his right hand and held her hand to comfort her. "Don't worry, just take it slowly. No one is born to know everything, but we can learn them step by step and gain experience through it. And when you finally have enough experience, you will realize that such matters are as simple as ABC.“ 


Now that her motive was achieved, Silvia smiled covertly. "That's easy for you to say. All you do is fool around and you never had to worry about money your whole life. How would you know how difficult it was to manage a company?" 


Andrew was once again at a loss for words. 


Could he tell her that if it wasn't for him, she would never have gotten back Wateria Corporation? Could he tell her that if it wasn't for him, Norman would not have been convicted for his crimes? 


Could he tell her that he was actually the legendary Old Mr. Carter that all those rumors were about? Or could he tell her that in fact, he had endless work to attend to every single day? 







CHAPTER 1184 



Andrew really wanted to tell Silvia all these things, but he could not. In Silvia's view, Andrew and herself were not equals in their relationship. 


Therefore, if Silvia was to know about all the things that he had done for her behind her back, it would definitely intensify the inferiority she felt in the relationship. 


"I discovered a talented employee. He gave me a lot of good suggestions, but I don't know whether I should trust him..." Silvia looked at Andrew and said, “It's not that I want to have any doubts in anyone, but once bitten twice shy! I'm just afraid that I would end up trusting the wrong person, and Wateria Corporation would be taken away from me again. If that really happened, I think I will never ever going to get it back again. If the company collapsed in my hands, I would be too ashamed to meet my father in heaven when I die." 


"I see. What kind of person is he?" Wayne was someone whom Andrew had planted by Silvia's side. He knew much more about Wayne than she did, and Wayne was someone she could absolutely trust. However, Andrew just could not tell her about that. 


Silvia said, "You've seen him actually. It's the man who I met up with at the café a few days ago. His name is Wayne Zachary and he has been working in Wateria Corporation for a few years now. He was an ordinary employee but someone recommended him to me, and that's how I found out about him." 


Andrew comforted her and said, "Don't think too much about it. Just leave this matter to me. I'll help you look into his background and see if he's trustworthy." 


Silvia smiled and said, "Thank you Young Master Carter, I knew that you would help me! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know what to do most of the time." 


Andrew said, "I'm your man. if I don't help you, who would? You don't have to be so courteous..." 


Silvia said sweetly, "No matter who it is, I should thank those who had helped me. This is just a basic courtesy." 


Andrew did not say anything else. As long as she was happy, she could do whatever she wanted. 


After they arrived home, Silvia hurriedly turned on her laptop and started working. In order to bring Wateria Corporation back on its track, she was doing the best she could. However, the outcome was not what she had expected. 


Silvia was so engrossed with her work that she could not even hear Andrew who was calling her repeatedly, which made Andrew somewhat unhappy. If he had known that she would be like this, he would not have returned the company to her. If she had nothing to do all day long, then her attention would only be on him. 


The more he thought about it, the more annoyed he was. Hence, he snatched the laptop in her hand away from her and said, “You should stop working for today. Go take a bath now and go to bed earlier.“ 


"I still don't quite understand some parts of this contract. if I don't read it and understand it properly, how am I going to discuss it during the meeting tomorrow?" Silvia wanted to grab the laptop, but Andrew did not give it back to her. 


Silvia started to feel a little anxious and said, “Can you not mess around now? This is not a joke or something. This is my job and there are a few hundreds of people who are depending on me." 


For Wateria Corporation's sake, Silvia was giving her all. She wanted to accomplish great achievements after taking over the company and she wanted the others to see that she would not disappoint her father. She also wanted to prove to her father that she was an outstanding person. 


Seeing that she was being so serious, Jayden decided to help her. "Which part do you not understand?“ 


Although he might not understand it too, it would still be better than having her trying to figure it all out by herself. Silvia pointed to one of the terms of the contract and said, "This one. I don't quite understand what it's saying." 


When it comes to work, Andrew would never mess around. When Silvia asked him, he would explain it to her seriously. Looking at the solemn look on Andrew's face, Silvia felt as if she had never really known him. 


In life, he was often a shameless person, and he really liked to get down to doing those dirty things with her. 


He had made love to her almost everywhere in his villa. However, when he was dealing with work, he would always be so serious and everything that he said made a lot of sense too. 


Silvia listened to him seriously and gave him a thumbs-up to compliment him. "Young Master Carter, to be honest, I'm quite curious about you sometimes. You are just a rich kid who does nothing all day, how can you analyze things so clearly and logically? To some extent, I even feel that you're more capable than Wayne is." 


"Well, I might not have done much, but I've probably seen it or heard about it more than most people." Andrew stroked her head and continued, “Do you have any more questions? If not, then you should go take a bath and get a good rest now. it's going to be a busy day for you tomorrow." 


"I don't have any more questions for now. I have classes tomorrow, and I have to go over to the company after that. Yeah, it's going to be quite a busy day for me. Okay, I'm going to take a bath now and go to bed early. Otherwise, I won't be able to wake up early.“ After the matter was resolved, Silvia put her laptop away, got up, and went into the bathroom, leaving Andrew all by himself. Andrew, on the other hand, was gnashing his teeth, feeling extremely annoyed. 


It did not feel good at all that Silvia had ignored him over and over again. However, he could not bear to pester her anymore. Silvia had not slept well for the past few days, so he had to let her rest up or else such an hectic schedule is going to take a toll on her body sooner or later. 


Just as Silvia had stepped into the bathroom, Andrew took out his mobile phone and sent a text message. "She has a good impression of you. You should continue the hard work and gain her full trust as soon as possible." 


As long as Wayne could gain Silvia's trust, Silvia would be at ease to let him manage the company for her and only then would she have the time to accompany her husband. 


Wayne replied promptly, "Sir, I will continue to work hard and I will never let you and Miss Turner down." 


There were not many who knew that Silvia and Andrew were a married couple. On top of that, because Andrew and Silvia had not announced their relationship to the public, everyone would still address Silvia as Miss Turner. 


Looking at this salutation, Andrew furrowed his brows. Andrew never liked to have unnecessary conversations with his subordinates, but he still replied, "She is my wife." 


Usually, their Boss would never say anything else after he had made his orders. Therefore, after replying the initial message, Wayne threw his mobile phone aside and lay down on the sofa, thinking about what to do next. He had to be careful so that Silvia would not find anything suspicious about him. 


Just as he was thinking about this matter, his mobile phone rang again. It was a text message. He picked up the phone and saw that it was his Boss. 


On the screen, there were only four words, but it was enough to make Wayne shudder. It seemed like his Boss was not very dissatisfied with the way he was addressing Silvia. 


Therefore, Wayne immediately replied, "Sir, from now on I will pay attention to what I say in front of Mrs. Carter at all times." 


After sending the message, Wayne immediately edited Andrew's name in his contacts. He used to save his number as 'Mr. Carter, but now he had changed it to 'Call His Wife Mrs. Carter." 


So that whenever he saw the name, he would not make the same mistake again. 







CHAPTER 1185 



Silvia came out of the bathroom after her shower and saw that Andrew was still there. She immediately looked at him vigilantly and asked, "Andrew, why are you still in my room?" 


"What do you think? Why am I still in your room?" When she needed his help, she would behave coquettishly in front of him. The way she called him Young Master Carter was just so pleasant to the ears. However, now that she was done using him, she immediately turned her back on him and spoke to him in such a hostile manner. Andrew thought that this woman just wanted to get punished! 


"Why would I know...? Can you go back to your room now? I'm going to bed soon." As she had expected, this man really had inexhaustible energy. It seemed like he would not be able to fall asleep if he did not do something with her at night. 


He had nothing to do all day so he had nowhere to expend his energy. On the other hand, Silvia was busy for the whole day. She was so tired that she did not have any more energy left to do anything else with him. 


"You don't know?" Andrew asked with a smile. Looking at the naughty look on his face, Silvia was irritated. However, she felt that he was also somewhat attractive at the same time. 


D*mn it! How could she think that this man was attractive? He was clearly an annoying devil. 


Silvia knew that she would always be the one who would suffer if she was to play hardball with him. So, she immediately deployed a gentle approach. "My most beloved and handsome Young Master Carter, I'm really tired recently. I really don't have the energy for anything else. Can you please be a little more considerate of me?" 


Andrew knew what she was trying to do, so he immediately got up and walked towards her. As he had expected, she was so scared that she kept retreating, "Young Master Carter, I'm really tired. Please let me go this time!" 


With a cold face, Andrew slowly forced her to the corner of the room and pressed her against the wall. "Silly woman, what do you think I am?" 


A beast! 


Andrew, the beast! What else could she take him for? 


That was what she thought about him, but she did not dare to say it out loud. Therefore, she could only tell him a little white lie, "You are the kindest person in this world. I believe that you will be considerate of me, right?" 


"Hmph... Don't think that I don't know what you're thinking." Andrew lowered his head and breathed a warm breath into her ear. "Silvia, if I didn't do anything to you, would you be disappointed?" 


"Why would I be disappointed?" Silvia widened her eyes in surprise. "Andrew, why are you looking at me like this? Do you think that I'm that kind of person?" 


Well, Silvia could not make up any more excuses. When he got close to her, she was really hoping that he would actually do something to her. 


After living with Andrew for quite some time, Silvia had unconsciously become as shameless as him, thinking about all those dirty things all the time. 


Just as Silvia was full of expectations, Andrew let go of her. "Since you don't want me to do anything to you, then you should go to sleep then. I won't bother you anymore." 


And he left! He left, just like that! He left, without a trace! 


Looking at the door which was tightly shut, Silvia really wanted to scream her lungs out. How could he do this to her? He was leading her on and now that he had successfully aroused her, he left. 


"What a b*stard! F*cking b*stard! I'll remember what you did to me today. I will definitely get back at you one day." Silvia lay down on the bed and cursed at him. 


Because of the fatigue, Silvia ended up falling asleep while cursing at Andrew. However, she was not sleeping soundly. 


In her dreams, Norman was pointing a gun at her and he was speaking to her in an eerie tone. "Silvia, I haven't seen you in a while. Could you still recognize me?" 


Her greatest enemy was just right in front of her, and he was even pointing a gun at her. Silvia had nowhere to hide at all, so she was so terrified that her body was stiff all over. "Norman Turner, aren't you in jail now? Why are you here?“ 


Norman sneered and said, "Do you think that they can look me up? Do you think that Wateria Corporation is yours now? Silvia, you've grown up, but your IQ hasn't improved at all." 


Norman's words surprised Silvia. "What do you mean?!" 


"Silvia, do you think that the people in Madison City dare to do anything to me? Do you know who took away Wateria Corporation? Hahaha... I guess that you don't know a thing at all!" Norman burst out laughing. However, as he was laughing hysterically, he was slowly turning into Andrew's appearance. 


"An... Andrew? How could it be you?" Silvia was not willing to believe it, but the person who was pointing a gun at her now was indeed Andrew. 


He had the same facial features, the same clothes, and the same smile. It was definitely him. She definitely had not mistaken someone else for him. 


"Yes, it's me! It's me! You've never expected that I would be the mastermind behind all of these, have you?" Andrew was also laughing, and his laugh was extremely terrifying. He was no longer the man who Silvia was familiar with. 


The Andrew who she was familiar with was cold, sharp-tongued, and sometimes a little overbearing... However, he had never been so terrifying. At this moment, he looked exactly like a demon that had broken out from hell. 


"No, no, no... it's not you. How could it be you? You will never do that. This isn't real, all of these must be just a hallucination..." Silvia shook her head and retreated, trying to get herself out of this nightmare. 


Andrew was the person who had saved her when she was at her most helpless state. How could he be the mastermind behind all of it? 


No way, no way... It must not be him, it must not be him. This was her dream, it was just a dream, it was all fake! 


"It was me who did it!" As his voice sounded, a gunshot was released. The bullet pierced through her body and fresh blood squirted onto her face. 


"No..." Silvia woke up from her nightmare with her body covered in cold sweat. 


This dream was too terrifying. She dreamed that Wateria Corporation was being taken away from her again, and the person who did it was... Andrew. 


"Silvia, what‘s wrong?" Before she could completely calm down, Andrew's voice suddenly sounded in her ears. 


Silvia opened her eyes and saw Andrew's face in front of her eyes. She was so scared that she rushed backward and accidentally hit her head against the wall. "Who are you? What do you want?" 


At that moment, she could not even bother about the pain in her head as she tried to get away from him as far as she could. She was like a porcupine flashing its spines, refusing to let anyone get close to her. 


"Who do you think I am?" Without her sleeping in his arms, Andrew couldn't fall asleep at all. Therefore, he sneaked into her room again. However, he did not expect that before he could even get onto her bed, he could see Silvia waking up from a nightmare. 


"Who the hell are you? Don't come over here! Don't come near me!" Silvia shrilled. She grabbed the pillow on the bed and threw it at Andrew who was approaching her. 


"I'm your man!" Andrew caught the pillow and got onto the bed. Then, he lay beside her and held her in his arms. "Silvia, you just had a nightmare. It's just a dream. Wake up. I'm here with you. I won't let anyone hurt you." 


A dream? Was that just a dream?" Why did the dream seem so surreal? It felt so real that she did not dare to accept what had just happened. 



Sunday, December 6, 2020

LM CHAPTERS 1176 - 1180

LM 

CHAPTERS 1176 - 1180







CHAPTER 1176 



"Okay, I won't talk nonsense, I'll just do it!" This silly woman was just too adorable when she was jealous. She looked even cuter when she was trying to deny it. Andrew could not resist himself from teasing her. He held her head once again and kissed her. 


"Stop messing around, Andrew! We're still on the street, and the people outside can see us!" Silvia tried to push him away, but she couldn't. All she could do was to accept his kiss. 


His kiss was gentle as if he wanted her to sink into his world so that she could not escape from him. As it went on, his kiss became exceedingly overbearing. He was so dominant that she could only submit to him. It was as if he was telling her that if he wanted to keep her by his side, she would not be able to escape from him. 


The long and overbearing kiss lasted for a long time. 


Andrew looked at Silvia's red, swollen lips as he licked his lips in reminiscence and broke into an evil smile. “We can see them from the inside the car, but they can't see us from the outside.’' 


He had no time to explain to her while he was busy kissing. So, this was the very first sentence that he had said to her right after the kiss. Silvia felt so sweet, like her heart was dipped in honey. “But even so, we're still on the streets. It's not that appropriate to do this." 


"What's wrong with me kissing my wife?" The more Andrew looked at Silvia, the prettier he thought she was. He was starting to get the urge to hold her in his arms and kiss her again. 


Silvia understood the look in his eyes so she quickly moved to get away from him. "Andrew, can you please pay attention to where you are for once? You are a human being, not an animal. You can't be aroused any time you want!" Andrew was at a loss for words. This woman just liked to annoy him! 


Silvia tried to push the car door open, but it did not work. She looked back at Andrew and said, "Andrew, open the door. I'll take a taxi home." 


Andrew asked, "Who said that you can go home?" 


"Can this man just stop being so overbearing?" Silvia thought to herself as she sniffled and said, "My father had just left us not too long ago. I just can‘t be at ease knowing that my mom is at home by herself. I have to go over to accompany her." 


Andrew said, "Silvia, your father has been gone for several months now. Since he can't take care of you and your mother anymore, both of you should learn to be independent and learn how to take care of yourselves. There is no one in this world who can accompany you for your entire lives." 


What about Andrew? Would he not stay by Silvia's side for the rest of her life? Would he suddenly disappear from her life one day just like her father and Felix?" 


After listening to Andrew's words, this thought appeared in Silvia's mind. But why did she have this idea? 


It could not be! 


Silvia immediately shook her head, trying to expel this idea that should never have existed in her mind. "Your parents are still alive, of course that's easy for you to say. You'll never go through the pain that I've experienced for the past months." 


In fact, Andrew did. More than ten years ago, he had gone through the pain that she was currently experiencing. Andrew witnessed his biological parents' miserable death in a horrible car accident. 


At that time, if weren't for his mother who had shielded him with her body, Andrew would have already died in that car accident at a young age. His parents had given him his first life, and Andrew had gotten his second life in exchange of his mother's life. 


After the car accident, the culprit had paid Andrew a sum of 50,000 dollars in compensation. That was how much his parents' lives were worth. What was even worse was that the compensation that he had received were all taken away by his unscrupulous relatives. 


At first, no one was willing to adopt him. But after he had received the compensation, everyone rushed to adopt him... At the end of the day, they were all just a bunch of scoundrels targeting the money. Therefore, they were no less horrible than Norman who had taken Wateria Corporation away from Silvia after her father's death. 


Those people only cared about money. None of them were actually concerned about his well-being. No one knew the trauma that he had experienced watching his parents being killed before his eyes at such a young age. No one knew that he was so traumatized that he could not sleep at night. 


Later, when he came to the Carter family, he could really feel the love and care that everyone had given him. It was only then his situation had gradually gotten better. Ever since he was adopted into the Carter family, his life had undergone an immense change and those changes had made what he was today. 


The crashed car, the decapitated bodies... It had been more than a decade since the car accident took place, but whenever Andrew thought of those bloody scenes, he would feel as if he had fallen into hell again. 


Andrew fell silent again. Seeing that he looked a little upset, Silvia quickly reached out her hand and tugged his arm, "What's the matter, Young Master Carter?" 


"It's nothing." He smiled. The past was already the past. Now that he had Silvia, a lively and chatty girl by his side, he no longer felt that life was dull and boring. 


Silvia knew that he had something on his mind, but he was unwilling to share his thoughts with her, so she was feeling a little distressed. "Andrew, let's go home. I'll call my mom and tell her that I won‘t be going back home to accompany her today." 


Andrew asked, "You're not going back home to see her?" 


Silvia did not want to say that it was because she wanted to accompany him, so she came up with a random excuse. "Well, since I‘ve already promised you that you can do whatever you want tonight, then I'll have to keep my promise! I must not let you get the chance to call me a liar, or else you'd never believe me anymore." 


Andrew was pleased knowing that she had such an intention, so he drove her back to her house and said, "Don't worry about the company, everything will fall into place eventually." Then, Andrew raised his left hand and looked at the time. "It‘s 5:20 now. I'll come pick you up in two hours.“ 


He did not mention anything about visiting his mother-in-law himself, because he was waiting for Silvia to accept him eventually. Then, she would bring Andrew home happily to introduce him to her mother. 


Didn't Silvia said that she was not going home? But he still sent her home anyway. This was a surprise, and she did not think that there was anything wrong with the two-hour time limit, so she said, "Why don't you go back home first. I will take a taxi home later." 


Two hours was not that long, but she felt guilty for letting him wait for her. She had a conscience after all. 


Andrew pinched her rosy cheeks and smiled as he said, "Silvia, there's only 1 hour and 50 minutes left now." 


Silvia pouted her lips, "Huh, no... How can you do this?" 


Andrew said, "Well, that's how I do things. It's not like you don't know, right?" 


Silvia was speechless. 


Well, Silvia was really at a loss for words. He was still that overbearing and unreasonable man. However, the more time they spent together, Silvia gradually realized that he was not as annoying anymore, and she even felt that he was somewhat adorable. 


Before getting out of the car, Silvia suddenly leaned over towards him and gave him a peck on the cheek. Right after the kiss, she opened the door and immediately got out of the car. She stood outside of the car and waved to Andrew, "I'll see you later then!" 


"Okay." Andrew nodded and watched her leave. At the same time, he slowly raised his hand and placed his fingertips on the place where she had just kissed him. 


Her lips were soft and it felt very nice on his cheek, which made him want her even more. 







CHAPTER 1177 



After watching Silvia entering the lobby, Andrew picked up his mobile phone and called Wayne. “What's the progress on the acquisition of the fractional shares?" 


Andrew had given his subordinates, Wayne, and Lydia Gibson the full authority over Wateria Corporation's affairs, but he would still check on the new updates every single day. 


Wayne immediately replied, "Sir, you can rest assured on that. Kaylee Corporation has already taken back 40% of the shares in the market. Once Miss Turner gets back all her shares, she will be the biggest shareholder of Wateria Corporation at 60%, you would be the second-largest shareholder. Wateria Corporation is a food company, and most of the shares that was sold in the market were all acquired by Kaylee Corporation, which is also a food company. This would definitely benefit Wateria Corporation's future development, and Miss Turner would never know that you were the one helping her from behind." 


Kaylee Corporation was Shengtian's subsidiary company and it was under Andrew's management. They mainly engaged in food businesses and it was quite famous in Madison City. However, no one knew that it was owned by the Carters too. 


So, Andrew had let Lydia, the person in charge of Kaylee Corporation, to boldly acquire all the fractional shares in the market. 


In fact, in Andrew's opinion, Wateria Corporation was just a small company. Wateria‘s annual profits were far less than Kaylee's monthly profits. However, Andrew still insisted on investing in it to help Silvia keep her father‘s legacy. Even if it would not make any money, everything would be worth it as long as Silvia was happy. 


Andrew added, "Silvia is not completely confident in you yet. You must make sure that you prove yourself to her and gain her trust, so that she would let you manage the company." 


When Andrew mentioned about that, Wayne felt a little hesitant. "Sir, Miss Turner had once fallen into Norman Turner's trap. Hence, she's particularly wary of people now. I'm afraid that it would be difficult for me to completely gain her trust in such a short period of time." 


Andrew raised his eyebrows and said, "She's distrusting, but can't you just find a way to convince her to believe in you? What she needs the most at this moment is a talented person who can help her grow the company. I've already made all the preparations, but you're saying that you can't do it now?" 


Wayne said, "Alright, Sir, well noted. I will take a good look at the proposal for Wateria Corporation's development plans tonight and hand it over to Miss Turner tomorrow." 


Andrew wanted to continue, but there was another call coming in. It was from Silvia, so he immediately said, "Tell Lydia to keep up the good work.“ 


Before Wayne could reply him, Andrew hung up the phone and answered Silvia's call. It was obvious that his tone had turned a lot softer as he asked, "What's the matter?" 


"Young Master Carter, have you gone back home?" Silvia‘s soft voice sounded through the phone and into Andrew's ear, which melted his heart. "How could I go back home without my wife?" 


Silvia was starting to get used to him calling her as his wife. "Where are you then?" 


Andrew said, "I'm just wandering around." 


When Andrew said this, Silvia happened to walk out of the lobby. When she looked up, she saw that his silver luxury car was still parked not too far away from the condominium. She couldn't help scoffing, "What a liar!" 


Andrew asked, "What did you say?" 


Silvia prompted him, "Look back, on your right." 


Andrew turned around and saw her walking towards him with a smile on her face. The dazzling light of the sunset was shining on her, but it was his heart that was warmed up. 


It was in that split second when Andrew saw her coming, that he finally understood something. His heart felt cosy and filled with immense warmth. 


After waiting for so many years, there was finally a person who was willing to come to him, someone who was willing to stay by his side, going through all the ups and downs in life. 


With Silvia by his side, he would no longer be lonely. 


After a momentary daze, Andrew immediately opened the car door and got out of the car. He pulled Silvia into his arms and asked her emotionally, “It has only been less than half an hour, why are you here already?“ 


"Alas, I went home to accompany my mother, but she was so busy chatting with the neighbors that she had no time for me at all. I'm still angry at her now." Silvia could not tell him that she was chased out by her mother because she was so preoccupied with her thoughts about Andrew when she was home. 


Andrew embraced her and kissed her. "So you didn't come out earlier because you don't want me to wait for too long?" 


"How is that possible?! That's not it!" Andrew's guess was spot on. Did he actually know how to read minds? Silvia denied repeatedly, "Andrew, who do you think you are? I only think about money all day, and you're not it!“ 


The more she denied it, the more obvious she was. Andrew hugged her and asked, "It really wasn't because of me?" 


Silvia firmly denied, "Of course not!" 


However, no matter what the reason was, Andrew knew that this silly girl did care about him, at least a little. 


He hugged her tightly for one last time and said, "Let's go home then." 


“Okay." Silvia was a little flustered because he had seen right through her. She quickly got in the front passenger seat obediently. "Didn't you say that you'll treat me to a nice meal tonight? Is it still on?" 


"What do you feel like eating then?" Andrew got in the car and held her hand. "I'm in a good mood today, so you can eat whatever you want." 


Silvia glanced at him and smiled slyly. "I want to drink!" 


Andrew's face darkened. “You're not allowed to drink anymore." 


Silvia pulled a funny face at him and said, "I knew that you wouldn't agree to it." 


Andrew said grumpily, “You know that I won't agree to it, but you're still trying your luck huh? Are you trying to get into a fight with me?" 


Silvia smiled and said, "Let's go home then. Let's go home and eat the dishes that Auntie Cherry had prepared." 


Silvia had been having her meals at home these days, so she had gotten used to it. Silvia thought that Auntie Cherry's cooking was a little bland, but it was still more delicious than what she could get outside. 


It was just like how Silvia had gone from despising Andrew and plotting to leave him, to thinking that he was quite adorable after getting along with him. 


Indeed, habits were a frightening thing. Once something has become a habit, it would feel fine doing it! 


Andrew started the car engine and said, "Okay, let's go home." 


"Let's go home together. Go back to the house that belong to the two of us." 


...............


It was late September and the temperature in Madison City varied greatly throughout the day. The sun would shine so brightly that one could suffer from sunburn. However, at night, it would be so windy that one could catch a cold. 


Silvia was aware of Andrew's physical condition, so she was worried that he would catch a cold. Therefore, after dinner, she brought over the medicine that Dr. Thames had prepared for him. 


Andrew was in the study. Silvia did not knock on the door and barged in. “Young Master Carter, it's time to take your medicine!" 


Andrew was on the phone. When he saw Silvia coming in, he immediately put down his mobile phone and asked, "What's this?“ 







CHAPTER 1178


"It's to prevent you from catching a cold.” Silvia put the medicine on his work desk and waved the candy in her hand. "Look, I've specially prepared this for you. It won't taste so bitter after you eat the candy." 


"I'm not sick. Why do I need to take this medicine?" Did this young lady really see Andrew as a three year-old boy? Did she think that she could make him take the medicine by giving him some candies? She must be dreaming! 


"You're not sick?" Silvia said angrily, "Andrew Carter, if you don‘t behave obediently and cooperate with Dr. Thames to recondition your body, I will not attend to you anymore even if you get a fever and faint." 


"Can't you speak nicely to me?" Andrew hated the scent of medicine the most. Couldn't she persuade him in a nice way, instead of threatening him? 


"The medicine and the candy are here..." Silvia took out her mobile phone and looked at the time. "I'll give you a minute to think about it. After the time is up, I will take away the candy, but you'll still have to take the medicine." 


"I'll drink it, alright?!" No matter how awful it was, he had to drink it. He had to make sure that he could live a long life, otherwise, who would take care of this silly woman in the future? 


"Very good!" Silvia immediately put on a smiling face and handed him the medicine. After watching him emptying the medicine cup, she said, "Here, eat this candy. It will get rid of the bitterness." 


Andrew frowned in disgust and said, "I'm a man, I don't need to eat this. Take it away. I don't want it!" 


Silvia rolled her eyes at him. "It was no doubt that you're a man, but you're still a human being, right? You would still get sick, wouldn't you? I wonder who it was, who kept getting fevers and catching colds..." 


While Silvia was talking, Andrew suddenly pulled her into his arms. Before she could even react, Andrew had already lowered his head and kissed her on the lips. 


"Boohoo..." It was so bitter. His lips were covered with that awfully bitter medicine, but he still kissed her. Andrew obviously wanted to make Silvia suffer with him. This man was just too annoying. She must not forgive him! 


Silvia wrinkled her nose and squinted her eyes due to the bitterness. However, Andrew's face was full of delight. "It's so good! It tastes so sweet!“ 


Silvia wiped her lips in disgust. "It's so bitter but you're saying that it's sweet. There must be something wrong with your taste buds!" 


"I'm talking about you! You taste so sweet." 


"You..." 


Andrew smiled and held her in his arms again, enjoying the best of her that belonged only to him. 


............


After getting all her shares back, Silvia finally realized how heavy the burden was being the boss of a company. 


Wateria Corporation was not a huge company, but there were still a few hundred employees. All of them were counting on the company to make good profits, and she was the core figure to ensure that all her staff could continue to strive in their career. 


When Silvia thought that she would have to face so many people and hold countless meetings, she was stressed out. 


She glanced at Andrew who was reading a book next to her and snuggled up to him. "Young Master Carter, I have something to ask you." 


Andrew did not even raise his head to look at her. "Mm?" 


Therefore, Silvia reached out her hand and took away the book in his hand, asking him to listen carefully to what she was going to say next. "If I were to fire a core executive of a department right after taking over the company, do you think that it's inappropriate?" 


However, before he could even answer her, Silvia put the book back into his hand and said, "Forget it, you don't even know how to manage a company. I'd better get advice from someone who actually does." 


Andrew raised his eyebrows. This little girl was looking down on him again. 


Silvia lay down on the sofa in an unladylike manner and said, "Before this, I've always thought that being the boss of a company was fun. All you have to do is give orders and everyone else would have to follow them, and you can just fire whoever that's not following your orders. But little did I know, that was not the case at all. it's completely different from what I've imagined." 


Seeing that she was so distressed, Andrew closed the book and said unhurriedly, "A boss who fires a competent employee right after taking over a company might cause outrage, and result in a bad impression on you. And because of that, I'm afraid that it would then be difficult for you to reestablish a convincing leadership over your employees. However, if you were to fire someone who abused their powers, it would definitely be inspirational. It would be an opportunity to let those outstanding employees see that this company still has a meritocratic and hopeful future, and they would be willing to stay." 


"Hmm... yeah." Silvia nodded and expressed her admiration for him. "Wow, I've never seen you do anything all day, but what you've said were actually on point." 


Andrew was speechless. 


What did she mean? Just how useless did he seem to her? 


Silvia got up and put on her backpack. 


“Young Master Carter, thanks for your opinion! I'm going to the company to host a meeting now." 


Andrew said, "I'll ask the driver to send you over to the company then." 


Silvia said, "It's quite easy to get a taxi at this hour. Don’t bother the driver." 


Andrew said, "You‘re now the boss of a company, and you don't even have your own car. Don't you think that you look a little too shabby?“ 


Silvia said, "Young Master Carter, can't we talk without criticizing each other? You just had to make me angry, don't you?" 


Andrew got up and said, "Let's go." 


Silvia asked, "Where are we going?" 


Andrew said, "I'm going out, too. I'll drop you off on the way." 


He was obviously making a special trip to send her to the company, but he was too embarrassed to say it out loud. So, he came up with an excuse, saying that he was doing it out of convenience. 


Silvia agreed reluctantly. "Okay then." 


In half an hour, the two had arrived at Wateria Corporation. After Andrew had pulled up at the entrance of the office, Silvia got out of the car and said to Andrew, "Thank you, Young Master Carter!" 


Andrew said, "Mm.” He accepted her gratitude. 


Silvia waved at him and said, "I'll go in now then." 


"Wait." Andrew got out of the car and ignored the people around them. He adjusted Silvia's collar and said, "Remember, you are the main character today, so you must not lose your aura." 


Silvia nodded obediently. "That's what I'm good at. If anything goes wrong, I'll just crush them with my aura. If they dare to ignore my orders, I‘ll tell them that I have the young master of the Carter family as my backing. They will definitely scare to their death." 


Andrew really hoped that Silvia would actually threaten them with his name, but he knew that she would never do that. Silvia‘s words were just a joke. It was absolutely impossible for her to use such a method. 


Silvia had a strong personality. Although she had almost gone crazy because of the company's affairs in the past two days, she had never thought of asking for his help. 


Andrew could not help but reach out his hand to caress her head. "Okay, you should go in now. If you perform well, there would be a nice dinner waiting for you at home tonight." 


Silvia said with a smile, "Thank you, Young Master Carter!" 


After thanking Andrew, Silvia trotted towards the lobby of the building. However, two steps later, she felt that something was not right, so she decided to slow down her pace. 


It was because Silvia was wearing a pair of high heels, paired with a white shirt and a black skirt. It was a formal look that made her look shrewd and experienced. 


Seeing that she was trying so hard to adapt to her new identity as the boss of a company, Andrew nodded with satisfaction. He took out his mobile phone and called Wayne. "Make sure that nothing goes wrong during the meeting today." 


After giving his order, Andrew was still a little worried. He really wanted to be by Silvia's side during the meeting. After all, Silvia was still a newbie. The business industry was like a battlefield. One careless mistake, and she would be smashed into pieces. 


If he did not watch after her, this young lady wouldn't even know if someone had sold her out. If something had really happened to her, how was Andrew going to live without her? 







CHAPTER 1179 



Since there was a new boss coming in, all the heads of departments had attended the meeting. Everyone was present, which made Silvia feel that she was being respected. 


The first agenda of the meeting was to fire the manager of the Public Relations Department. After that, Silvia had nominated Audrey as the new manager of that department. 


In order to convince everyone, Silvia had put in a lot of effort in this matter. When Audrey said that there was something wrong with the former PR manager, Silvia had immediately sent someone to investigate it. Sure enough, Audrey's claims were all true. 


Therefore, she had collected all the relevant evidence on the former manager to prove that he had indeed sexually harassed his female subordinates. 


After revealing this, Silvia immediately fired the PR manager. Seeing that the former manager was unable to give any excuses, all the other heads of departments were completely won over. 


Subsequently, with Wayne's help, Silvia had made some internal staff adjustments and even did a presentation on the company's future development plan. 


At first, Silvia could still keep up with everyone's pace. However, as the meeting went on, the more confused Silvia was. There were even a few occasions that she did not understand what everyone was talking about at all. 


The meeting only lasted for two hours and there were not even that many issues that were discussed during the meeting, but Silvia felt like she was at war. When she returned to the office, she was exhausted. 


"Oh my god, how do people actually do this?" In the past, Silvia would always think that her father's job was quite relaxing. She thought that being the CEO of a company was the easiest job. However, now, she knew that although they seemed relaxed, they were in fact under a lot of pressure. 


As the CEO of the company, every decision that she had made was related to the survival and the future development of the company. That kind of pressure felt like there was a gigantic mountain hanging above her head, which could crash upon her and kill her at any time. 


Before Silvia could recover from her exhaustion, a phone call came in. It was Andrew. The timing was so on point that Silvia thought that he might have planted his spies around her. 


She answered the call and said feebiy, “My dear Young Master Carter, what's the matter? Do you know that I'm so tired now that I don't even have the energy to talk to you on the phone?" 


Andrew's seductive and mellow voice sounded in Silvia's ear. "It's lunchtime now, and it's very boring to eat by myself, so I‘m wondering if Mrs. Carter has the time to have lunch with me?" 


Silvia, who was lying on the table, lifted her head slightly and replied, "Nah, I don't want to move around. I'm too tired now. If you're bored, you can find someone else to accompany you." 


Andrew said, "So you're asking me to find another woman to have lunch with me?" 


Silvia suddenly stood up and said angrily, "Andrew, I dare you! If you dare to ask another woman out, I'll definitely skin you alive!" 


This girl would always get jealous so easily. Andrew curled his lips and broke into a gentle laugh, "I'll go over to your company then. We'll have lunch together." 


Silvia refused at once, "No, you can't come!" 


Andrew said, "If I can't find another woman nor can I find you... then could you please tell me, Mrs. Carter, what should I do instead?" 


Silvia thought for a moment. She would never allow another woman to accompany him. What if they happened to develop feelings for each other after spending time together? So what should she do now? 


After thinking for a while, Silvia had finally made up her mind. She was tired, but she must not let anyone take him away from her, so she said, "Where are you? I'll go over to you now." 


Now that Andrew's plan had succeeded, he was excited and his voice sounded a little more cheerful than before. “I'm already here at your building, just come to the 16th floor. It's a steakhouse." 


Silvia loved to eat meat, so even if Andrew didn't like it, he would still take her out to eat some meat every now and then. As long as he could satisfy her cravings, everything would be fine. 


When Silvia arrived at the restaurant, she noticed that Andrew had already ordered the dishes beforehand. Looking at the grilled steak, pork burger, and buffalo wings on the table, Silvia was already salivating. "Young Master Carter, did you specially order all these for me?" 


"No..." Seeing that her face had darkened, Andrew quickly changed his words. "If I didn't order it for you, who else are they for?" 


"Hmph, it's good that you know what you should do!" As soon as Silvia sat down, Andrew pushed a bowl of minestrone soup to her and said, "Drink some soup first." 


Silvia looked at the thick and juicy grilled steak, and the aroma was to die for. "But I want to eat the steak first." 


“If you don't listen to me, you won't get to eat anything else." Andrew threatened. Therefore, Silvia finished the bowl of warm soup obediently. After that, Andrew pushed the plate of steak to her and said, "Eat slowly." 


Silvia then stuffed the food into her mouth and spoke in a muffled voice, "How can I eat slowly with all these delicious food in front me?" 


Andrew reminded her, "Your company is just upstairs. What if your employees happened to see their new boss eating like this? It won't be very nice, right?" 


"Yeah, you're right." Silvia nodded and suddenly thought of something. "You should hide then, Young Master Carter. Don‘t let them see you." 


Andrew said, "I'm not the one with those horrible table manners anyway. Why can‘t I let them see me?" 


Silvia said, "No matter what, we must not let them see you." 


Andrew put down his fork and said in displeasure, "Are you that ashamed of me?" 


Silvia felt that she had indeed gone a little too far, so she explained, “Well... you see, I just took over the company, so I should focus on my work and the staff should pay attention to my work instead of my private life! But look at yourself. You are so rich and handsome and you're here having lunch with me. It's impossible for me to keep a low profile." 


Silvia could not tell him the actual reason for it. She couldn't be telling him that because there were too many beautiful ladies working at the company, so she was worried that they would have their eyes on him. 


Therefore, in order to avoid any unwanted attention on him, the best way was to not let those people see him. Then, she would not have to worry about another woman stealing him away from her. 


Andrew accepted her explanation and said, "If you keep behaving furtively like this of course. they would be interested in your private life. On the other hand, if you're frank about our relationship and tell them that you're already married, no one will ever gossip about your private life again." 


"I want to do that too, but..." Silvia glanced at Andrew and suddenly felt a little depressed. "What if someone asks me how we met? What do you want me to say? I can't be saying that you purchased me, right?" 


The way they met and got married, was something Silvia had minded a lot, so much so that she still could not get over it. This was also the reason why she still could not bring Andrew home and introduce him to her mother. 


In Silvia's opinion, if two individuals were to come together in a marriage, it should be an equal relationship. However, the relationship between her and Andrew was not like that. 


Between the two of them, she had always been on the weaker end and Andrew would always have the final say in every single thing. 







CHAPTER 1180 



Strictly speaking, she was not like his wife at all. Instead, she was like a toy that he had bought with money. However, she had many more functions as compared to an ordinary plaything. 


For example, when he was bored, she could chat with him. When he was upset, she could find ways to cheer him up and make him happy. And when he was in the mood for s‘x, she could do it with him, anytime and anywhere. As long as he needed it, she would cooperate with him. 


Some people might say that a love doll could do that too, but a love doll had no feelings, do they? Moreover, a love doll wouldn't be able to get into those difficult positions like she could, right? 


Upon hearing Silvia's words, Andrew furrowed his brows. He really wanted to tell her that he already knew her when he first came to Madison City, but he did not know how to explain it. She was unaware of so many things, but he would never tell her. "What do you mean by I purchased you? There's no such thing as that. You are my wife. It's that simple.“ 


Silvia continued to stuff her face as she tried to distract herself from the grievances in her heart. "But it was undeniable that you've spent money in return for me... Moreover, when we did it for the first time, it wasn‘t consensual..." 


This was also one of the matters that Silvia really minded. What was even more detestable was that Andrew had even made her take the morning after pills, even when he knew that those pills would have side effects on her body. In her opinion, he was just an odious man. 


Andrew said, "But it's different now, I'm willing to..." 


Silvia waved her hand and interrupted him. "Let's just stop talking about this and focus on our food for now, okay? You don't have to do or say anything to comfort me. I am a heartless person and I don't care about anything." 


She said that she didn't care about anything, but Andrew knew that she cared about it very much. However, he had not thought of a way to make her get over this matter yet. 


In the end of the day, he was still the one to be blamed. He could only blame himself for using such a stupid way to get her to his side. He could have done it another way, but he did not. Therefore, he had no choice but to accept the outcome which resulted from his foolish decision. 


...............


Silvia had been busy with the company's affairs and she was extremely stressed out. Fortunately, she had a capable assistant to help her. He had given her useful advice on most of the issues that they were currently facing. 


However, Silvia was still unable to put her full trust in Wayne. 


Silvia had met all the qualified and outstanding employees in Wateria Corporation before taking over the company, but she had no impression of Wayne at all. If it wasn't because of Uncle Bachman's recommendation, she probably would not have noticed him. 


She raised her head and looked through the window blinds. Wayne was at the office area sorting out the documents. He looked like he was very familiar with his work. 


Could he be trusted? Could she appoint him to take up such an important role in the company? 


While Silvia was still immersed in her thoughts, Wayne knocked on the door and came into her office. "Director Turner, these are the materials for the meeting later. You can look through it first." 


Silvia could see all the effort that Wayne had put into Wateria Corporation. However, because of her past experience, she had become extremely wary about other people's intentions. "Wayne, when did you start working here?" 


It was the sixth time that Silvia had asked Wayne this very question. It was not because she did not want to believe him, but it was because she had experienced being sold out by the people around her, so she was being cautious now. 


On top of that, Silvia was skeptical about Wayne as he had such a junior position in the company despite his capabilities. Silvia's father had been someone who valued talents, so he should have noticed Wayne in the past. However, this was not the case. 


Wayne knew that Silvia was trying to sound him out, but he pretended not to know. Hence, he had once again repeated the line that he had said countless times, "Director Turner, I‘ve been working here for five years and five months." 


This was the perfect answer. Andrew was behind all of it and was well prepared before placing Wayne by Silvia's side. If Silvia ever looked into it, she would not find anything suspicious. 


However, Wayne had never expected that Silvia would have such a suspicious mind. It would not be an easy task to gain her trust and make her grant him the authority to manage the company for her. 


Silvia eyed Wayne up and said, "You are such a talented and capable person but you weren't even given the chance to prove your abilities, so why would you stay in Wateria Corporation for so many years? 


Wayne smiled and said, "Do you think that Wateria Corporation is not as good as the other companies?" 


Silvia was stunned and quickly said, "That's not what I meant." 


It was a fact that Wateria Corporation was not a huge company. Hence, it was really unbelievable that a capable person like Wayne would stay at this company for so many years despite a lack of promotion. 


Wayne added, "Because I wanted to repay your father's kindness." 


Silvia was even more confused. "Huh? What did my father do for you?" 


"From high school to college, it was Mr. Turner who had been supporting me financially. He was the one who had paid all my tuition fees. Therefore, after I graduated, I immediately joined Wateria Corporation. Of course, I've never told Mr. Turner about this, because I wanted to achieve my goals with my own capabilities. And when I'm finally good enough, someone will definitely notice me..." Wayne shed a drop of tear and continued, "It's a pity that Mr. Turner was already gone before I was noticed for my abilities. Fortunately, you've noticed me and given me the opportunity to prove myself." 


Silvia knew that her father was a charitable man and he had helped countless poor children. 


In the past, her father had often said that they could never earn all the money in this world. Other than spending the money on themselves, they should also use the money to do charity and make contributions to society. 


Silvia trusted Wayne's words, but she continued to ask, "Mr. Zachary, since you've been here for quite some time now, so I'm sure that you knew about that incident then?" 


Wayne replied directly, "I do. I know it even better than you do, Director Turner." 


At that instant, Silvia was dumbfounded. 


She was Wayne's boss after all. Did he have to be this frank? Could he at least have the courtesy to give her face? Otherwise, how could she face her employees in future? 


Silvia was a little dissatisfied with Wayne's bluntness, but she was desperate for talent. As long as Wayne was a capable employee and could help her get Wateria Corporation back on the right track, Silvia was willing to give in. 


Wayne continued, "Director Turner, actually, I was the one who reported on Norman Turner. I've collected all the evidence in regard to his crimes and handed them to the police. Although I had been in the company for a long time, my position was relatively junior. Also, I wasn't close to your father, Mr. Turner. So, Norman neglected my presence. And because of that, it was rather convenient for me to gather the evidence." 


Silvia had always thought that it was Andrew who had gathered the evidence of Norman's crime. It was only now she had known that Wayne had something to do with this incident too, so she was relatively shocked. 


After confirming Wayne's abilities and having such an extended conversation with him, Silvia's trust towards him had grown enormously. 


However, there were still some uncertainties in her heart. Therefore, she needed to talk to her advisor, Young Master Carter, to carefully analyze the entire situation, only then she could make a decision on whether to trust Wayne with the company.