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CHAPTERS 1231 - 1235
CHAPTER 1231
"How can I not notice you?" Andrew took her into his arms and his hand was starting to slide across her body. "Well, it‘s all because of you. You said that I was bothering you."
"Andrew, can't you just talk without touching around?" Silvia grabbed his hand and continued, "I'm telling you, we're going to have to talk this all out tonight. I don't want any more misunderstandings between us in the future."
"Okay, what do you want to talk about?" Andrew agreed without a second thought. Now that Silvia was holding on to one of his hands, Andrew started touching her with another hand. His wife was now in his arms, how could he miss out on the opportunity to take advantage of her, right?
"You know more or less about my family.” Silvia felt that if she wanted Andrew to be honest with her, she had to be open with him.
She had always been on her guard when she was with him, of course Andrew would not tell her everything about himself. She knew that in a relationship, there must be reciprocity.
"Yeah, I do." When Andrew heard that Silvia was talking about her family, and the look on her face was relatively solemn, he immediately stopped fooling around and lay quietly next to her while listening to her attentively.
"You've only heard about my family from the others but I thought that I should tell you about it myself." Silvia scooted up so that she was at eye level with Jayden. "I am my parents' only child and they have always had great expectations for me. My father is Kurtson Turner, and he's the founder of Wateria Corporation. He had put in his entire life into the company, and it was as important as his life. After more than 20 years worth of blood, sweat and tears, Wateria Corporation had finally become quite a reputable company in Madison City."
Andrew knew Wateria Corporation like the back of his hand, so much so that he could even say that he was even more familiar with it than Silvia. He knew how Kurtson founded the company, and everything about its operation throughout the years. He even knew how Kurtson was as a person.
To be honest, the reason why Norman Turner could destroy Wateria Corporation within such a short time after Kurtson's death had a lot to do with the wrong business model that was being applied to the company.
Silvia added, "My father is not only a good boss, he was also a good father. He devoted himself to his work, but when he's at home, he will take good care of my mother and I. My mother used to work side to side with my father when he first founded the company. However, she eventually fell ill due to the stress, so she had been staying at home ever since."
"Mm." Andrew did not interrupt her. Instead, he held Silvia's hand so that she knew he was by her side.
"A few months ago, my father passed away in a car accident that Norman Turner and his group of b‘stards had set up. Those b‘stards not only wanted to take over the company, they even tried to manipulate me..." Silvia rubbed her face against Andrew's arms and continued, "And you were involved in what happened after that, so I will just skip that part."
Silvia looked fine when she spoke about her father's death, but Andrew knew that she was not as at ease as she seemed to be. Andrew knew that she would still be sad whenever she thought of her father. However, she was now a grown person, she had learned how to keep her emotions to herself.
Andrew was still silent. He tightened his arms around her so that she knew that he was by her side and that he was someone she could rely on in the future.
"As for me, I believe that you should know everything about me very well. I'm like what you see, I can still eat, sleep, get into fights like how I used to... Anyway, it's always only I that can bully the others. If anyone were to piss me off, I will definitely pound their teeth into their God damn throat." Silvia glared at Andrew fiercely. "And that includes you!"
That's right. She was just a silly girl who knew nothing other than eating, sleeping and getting into fights... but she was also the woman who made him fall deeply for her.
"Well, I'm afraid I'll have to tell you that I'm such a person too. It has always only been me bullying the others and no one could ever do anything to me." Andrew pinched her face and said, "But..." you are an exception!
Andrew did not say it out loud, so Silvia did not know what his true thoughts were. She raised her fist and punched him in the chest. "Huh, we'll see who will have the last laugh then."
Silvia hit him, but Andrew was not angry at her. Instead, he grabbed her tiny fist and kissed it. "Silvia, do you want to see who will be the one ending up getting bullied?"
"You're an animal!" The look in Andrew's eyes was evil, and at a glance, Silvia immediately understood what he meant by 'bullying'. "Now that I've told you everything about myself, it's time for you to tell me about yourself."
Silvia told him about her family, but she did not mention a word about Felix at all. Their immature relationship was already a story of the past. She thought that there was no use to dwell on the past anymore, and they should all move on from it.
However, little did she know, Andrew was very well aware of Felix and they had even crossed paths with each other.
"My family is a little bigger than yours." Andrew caressed her head. "If I were to talk about it, I might not be able to finish it in one night. Are you sure that you won't fall asleep?"
"I will stay awake even if you are going to talk about it for two whole nights.” He had never told her about his family, so she had always been very curious about his father, Mr. Carter, so how could she doze off?
Andrew said, "My grandfather is still around, and other than my parents and my aunt's family, I have a younger brother and a younger sister. My sister is just one year older than you and my brother is Julien, whom you have just met."
"Andrew, even your younger sister is older than me, don't you think I'm a bit too young for you? You really have to treat me better from now on, otherwise, I will not take care of you when you are old." Although she said so, Silvia envied Andrew for having so many siblings.
When she was a child, she really wished that she could have a younger brother or sister.
However, her mother was in poor health and it would not be easy for her to get pregnant, so she had not been able to give birth to a younger sibling for Silvia. Hence, Silvia had become the only child in the family.
"Silvia, I've told you all these things but this is the conclusion that you've come up with?" What was this woman's brain made of? It was most likely that her brain was not filled with brain juice but mud.
"But what I said was the truth though?" Although she was really envious of him, she did not want to tell him that was what she felt. Otherwise, he would definitely show off in front of her whenever he gets the chance. She knew very well how shameless this man could be.
Andrew didn't know what to say. He did not want to talk to her anymore.
Silvia held his arm and shook it. "Young Master Carter, tell me quickly. Tell me about your father, Mr. Carter. I want to know what kind of a person your father is that he could become the most influential man in Madison City in just three years."
The mighty "Mr. Carter" that she wanted to ask about was lying right next to her. She could just take a look carefully and see what kind of a person he was... However, Andrew did not want to clarify it. Since she had misunderstood it, he would just let it be.
Silvia spoke coquettishly, "Young Master Carter, don't be angry, alright? Tell me, please."
Andrew glanced at her and said, "My father is a genius in the business world. He has broken all kinds of investment records, and as far as we know, no one has broken any of them yet."
CHAPTER 1232
"The genius of the business world, that name really fit him well." Silvia said excitedly, "Young Master Carter, I'm telling you, it only took him three years to become the most influential figure in Madison City. This is something that has never happened in Madison City. Your father, Mr. Carter, is really amazing."
Andrew raised his eyebrows and asked, "You mean the one everyone had been talking about, that Mr. Carter?"
Silvia said, "Did I confuse you? Did you think of someone else instead?"
Andrew said, "No, I heard you loud and clear."
Silvia thought of something else. "Andrew, didn't you tell me that your father loves your mother very much... if that is the case, then your father is not a pervert like what the people would say."
Andrew smiled and said, "Only an idiot like you would believe in those rumors."
"You just feel like something is missing if you don't tease me, do you?" Silvia glared at him and said, "By the way, since Mr. Carter is not a pervert like how the people were saying, then why didn't you guys clear things up on your side?"
Although Silvia had not seen the legendary Mr. Carter, she had met two of his sons. They were such outstanding individuals, so their father should not be a sleazy person. Otherwise, how could he raise such excellent children?
When Silvia first heard of the rumors about Mr. Carter, she was extremely disgusted by him. Now that she had come to know more about Mr. Carter, she almost became his fan. "Young Master. Carter, tell me more about your family. I want to know more about them."
"Do you really want to know more about my family, or is it just Mr. Carter?" Although he was the Mr. Carter that Silvia was interested in, Andrew was still a little jealous.
"Why are you even pettier than I am? The reason why I wanted to know more about your family is you. If they had nothing to do with you, why would I even care about them at all?" Silvia blurted out these words without thinking it through. However, she did not know how shocking it was to Andrew.
Andrew used the most direct way to express his surprise by lowering his head and kissing her on the lips.
His kiss was swift but overbearing. It was so overbearing that it felt like he was going to suck Silvia's soul away. Silvia was struggling at first, but soon enough, she was already slumping in his arms, letting him hold her and kiss her.
After God knows how long, Andrew finally let go of her.
Silvia, who had been freed, was gasping for air. When she finally caught her breath, Andrew pulled her into his arms again. She was so startled that she shouted, "What are you going to do?"
Andrew smiled and said. "Didn't you ask me why Mr. Carter didn't clarify the rumors?"
Silvia said, ”Then answer me properly. Don't mess around."
”Well, sometimes, the more you try to clear things up, the messier it gets. If you just ignore them, it will eventually die down." In fact, this was not the real reason why Andrew did not clarify the rumors. He was the one who started the rumors, saying that Mr. Carter was an old and sleazy man. His intention was to keep those gold diggers away from himself. He did not want them to bother his private life.
"Well, you do have a point there." Silvia nodded in agreement.
"My family is all well. My father is a businessman, and the business has been going pretty good. My mother has her own studio, which is very successful too. My sister is married, my younger brother is still young, and my grandfather is retired... but my grandmother passed away a few months ago."
When he talked about his grandmother, Andrew would still feel a little distressed. He regretted letting Silvia run away and not being able to fulfill his grandmother's wish to see her granddaughter-in-law. However, it was all now in the past. Andrew did not want to bring it up because he did not want Silvia to feel guilty about it.
"Your grandmother must love you very much." Judging from his tone, Silvia could tell that he missed his grandmother a lot.
"Yeah, she loves me very much." Andrew picked up Silvia's hand and touched the bracelet on her wrist. "'She had always wanted me to get married earlier, but I still couldn't bring my wife to see her before she died... This bracelet is a gift that she had prepared for her granddaughter-in-law."
"This is a gift from your grandmother? Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Andrew had never told her that it was a gift from his grandmother so she did not like it and thought that it was ugly. She had even thought of selling it off.
Andrew asked, "Do you like it?"
"It's a gift from your grandmother, of course I like it." Silvia raised her hand and looked at the bracelet carefully. She used to think that it was ugly, but now that she knew it was a gift his grandmother had prepared for her granddaughter-in-law, she thought that it looked beautiful. "Luckily I didn't sell it."
Andrew said, "You've even thought of selling it?"
"I've only thought about it, but I wouldn't actually dare to do that." She knew that if she were to sell it, Andrew would definitely punish her, so she did not dare to sell it for the past few months. However, she was glad that she did not sell it, or else, she would feel guilty for the rest of her life.
"Silvia, let's go back home and visit my family during your winter break." Andrew had finally said it, and while he was waiting for Silvia to answer him, every second felt like a year.
"Andrew, are you sure you want to bring me along to see your family?" For her, taking her back home to see his family would mean that he had seen her as his family member. It was something even more meaningful than signing on the marriage certificate.
"You don't want to?"
"Why wouldn't I want to?" She was already his wife, why would she not want to go home with him?
She really wanted to meet his family. She hoped that they would like her and accept her as one of them.
The moment Andrew heard that she was willing to go home with him, he immediately switched the subject, "If you want to go back home with me, then you'll have to behave well in the next few months and not get into any trouble, otherwise..."
Silvia shouted, "Andrew, I think that you've gotten things wrong here. You were the one inviting me to go home with you, so why does it feel like I'm the one begging you to let me meet your family?"
Andrew said, "They are both the same thing anyway."
Silvia said, "Of course it‘s not the same thing."
Andrew asked, "How are they different then?"
"That's... Mm... what are you doing? Can you stop kissing me whenever you want?" Silvia pushed Andrew away and glared at him fiercely. "Andrew, don't mess around when I'm being serious here, okay? Otherwise, don't blame me for being mean to you."
"What were you going to say then?"
"Do you still have our marriage certificate?" Since he was going to bring her home, she could not just sit around and do nothing, could she?
"Why? Are you going to tear them up?"
"Why would I even want to do that?" Silvia rolled her eyes at him. "Do you have it with you or not?"
"Silvia, what on earth are you trying to do now?" Of course he had it. However, he had to be wary of her in case she would go crazy and actually tear the marriage certificate into pieces.
"Give it to me tomorrow morning. I need it."
"What for?"
"I told you I need it. Why are you asking so many questions?"
"I don't trust you."
"You're the one who said that there must be trust in a relationship, but now you're saying that you don't trust me.“
"Alright, I'll just believe you this time then."
CHAPTER 1233
Although he still could not trust Silvia with it, Andrew still chose to believe her this time. He handed her their marriage certificate the next morning and said, "Here you go. If anything happens to it, I believe that you know what will happen to you."
Silvia took it over and put it in her bag. Then, she rolled her eyes at him. "You're such a petty man! Am I that insignificant to you, compared to this piece of paper?"
”No, of course you're much more important than that." Andrew pinched her face and said, "Have fun in class. I'll go pick you up later."
Silvia waved her hand and said, "No, you don't have to pick me up today. I'm going home tonight to accompany my mother."
Andrew raised his eyebrows and said, "Are you still mad at me?"
Silvia did not understand what Andrew meant. ”Why would I be mad at you?"
Andrew added, "I've already told you that the boys are my younger brothers and they were being so clingy because they haven't seen me for a long time. As their older brother, can't I accompany them more?"
"Silly man! Who told you that I was angry about this?" Just as Silvia wanted to say something else, someone knocked on the door. She turned around and opened the door. Then, she saw two handsome boys standing there. "James, Ronan, you boys are up so early."
Julien and Levi said politely, "Good morning, Sister Silvia!"
"Morning, good morning!" They were still addressing her as Miss Silvia before this. Now that they were calling her Sister Silvia, she felt a little weird listening to it. After a short pause, Silvia made way for them. "You boys are here to look for Andrew, aren't you?"
"Yes, Sister Silvia." Julien answered and walked towards Andrew. Levi, on the other hand, held Silvia's hand and said with an aggrieved look, "Sister Silvia, you are Andrew's wife, which means that you're my sister-in-law now, so I can't pursue you anymore. You don't have to wait for me to grow up in this life. But in the next life, you must wait for me, okay?"
"Little guy, your acting is quite on point huh?" Silvia stroked his head. "Don't be sad, okay? If there's really a next life, I will definitely wait until you grow up."
"Levi!" Andrew came over and dragged Levi to his side so that Levi could not take advantage of his wife. "I'm telling you, she's mine in this life and she will also be mine in the next life. You better behave yourself if you don't want to get kicked in the ass."
"Hehehe!" Levi immediately put on a lovely smile and smiled at Silvia. "Sister Silvia, do you really think that my acting skills are good? Angela Carter taught me all these."
"Angela Carter? Is she your sister?" Since the boys called Angela by name, Silvia assumed that Angela was probably their sister.
"No." Levi sighed. "Although, l don't want to admit it, it is an undeniable fact that Angela is my mother. Our sister is called Janell Joy. She is also a beautiful girl, but she is not as kind as you. Janell Joy would always bully us at home."
Jayden warned, "Levi!"
Upon hearing Andrew's voice, Levi shrunk his neck and did not dare to speak anymore. He knew that Andrew would really spank him if he continued to talk.
"Levi? Isn't his name James?" Silvia had just realized that Andrew was calling the boys differently. Therefore, she looked at Andrew with a puzzled face and asked, "Were they using fake names all this while?"
"Just look at you, you're so silly that I don't even know how you survived for the last 20 years." Although he was teasing her, there was a loving look in Andrew's eyes. "Let's go have breakfast first then we can talk while we eat, okay?"
"I've never felt that I'm dumb though." Silvia realized that she should not compare herself with the three brothers when it comes to intelligence. If she did, she would really seem like a 'retard'.
After realizing that she was haIf-witted, Silvia had been absent-minded throughout the entire class. She was wondering why everyone in Andrew's family was so smart.
That morning, she had learned that Andrew, his sister, his father, and his grandfather all graduated from the most prestigious university in the United States. Now, Julien who was only twelve years old had already completed his high school education and he was also admitted to the same university.
As Silvia thought about Andrew's family and then looked at herself, she really felt that she was an idiot. Silvia had turned twenty but she was only a senior in university while Julien, who was only twelve, was already a freshman.
"Boohoo..." Silvia thought that of being surrounded by these geniuses from now on, and how they would challenge her intellectually. She gnashed her teeth in frustration.
When the lecture had finally ended, Silvia wanted to be alone. However, Prince and Lemur came over to her side, "Boss, it's really no doubt that you're our boss. You're so fearless!"
Silvia was already in a bad mood. Now that Prince was speaking in such a strange tone, the flame that was welling up in her blasted in an instant, "Prince, think before you speak, or I'll skin you alive."
"Boss, why are you so cranky? Is it because Young Master Carter ignored you last night?" Prince was joking, but his smile was a little perverted. Silvia flung her fist and punched him in the face. "Can't you tell that I'm in a bad mood?"
After taking a hard blow, Prince immediately behaved himself, "l just wanted to tell you that the new chancellor came in today. He had demanded all the lecturers and students to arrive at the campus before seven o'clock in the morning... so I didn't expect that you would be late this morning."
"I'm already late anyway so it's useless to say these things now. I'm not in a good mood today. You two better stay away from me and stop bothering me." Silvia used to be late for class, and even her lecturers and classmates were already used to it.
No one would care if she was late. If she were to be on time, everyone would probably think that something was wrong with her instead.
Prince would only remind Silvia about it this time because the new chancellor had just taken office that morning. All the lecturers and students were present and Silvia was the only one who was late. Presumably, she would get punished very soon.
However, they had waited for the whole day but nothing happened to Silvia. Silvia was like how she usually was, as if no one knew that she was late that morning.
After attending the last class of the day, it was already evening. Silvia had almost forgotten about the intelligent Carters, so she asked Prince and the others to join her for a few table tennis matches before going home.
Prince and Lemur went to buy some drinks, so Silvia went over to the table tennis hall first. As soon as she arrived, a little boy ran over and handed Silvia a letter. "Miss, a handsome guy just asked me to give this to you."
"A handsome guy? Hey, little boy, where is he?" After Silvia took over the letter, the little boy immediately turned around and ran away without answering.
Silvia looked around but she did not see any suspicious man around. She opened the envelope and thought, "Could it be that Young Master Carter decided to surprise me on a whim?"
CHAPTER 1234
There was a photo in the envelope. It was of a girl sitting under some grapevines, basking in the sun, and it was none other than Silvia.
Silvia could not recall that she had taken such a photo, but she did look quite good in it. In the photo, she was dressed in a plain T-shirt with a pair of blue jeans, and her long hair was tied into a ponytail. The golden sunshine shone on her, making her look somewhat artsy.
The longer Silvia looked at it, the more she liked it. Then, when she was about to put the photo back into the envelope, she noticed that there were some wordings on the back of the photo, "You are the sun in my day and the wind in my sky. I love you, Silvia!"
"Humph, you're finally being this nice to me after being so mean to me all these while." Silvia put the photo against her chest and she looked delighted. "You even said 'I love you'! I really never expected you to be this cheesy, Young Master Carter. Humph, do you think that you could sweep me off my feet with such words? Don't even think about it! I'd never fall for it."
That was what Silvia said, but she was already thinking if she should also write him a card. Since Andrew had confessed his love to her, Silvia thought that she should do something in return too.
Forget it. He didn't tell her that he liked her face to face anyway. How could she get all excited like that when all he did was ask someone to hand her a photo. What would she become then if he were to confess his love for her face to face in the future?
Up till now, there was not once Silvia had thought that the person who had given her the photo might not be Andrew.
"What's that, Boss?" Prince and Lemur, who went to buy some drinks, had finally returned.
"It‘s nothing." Silvia put the envelope in her bag and said, "Prince, Lemur, you two can go ahead. I have something else to attend to, so I'll have to head back home first."
"Boss, did you just reconcile with Young Master Carter?" Their Boss had always put Andrew before them. Once Young Master Carter showed up, she would definitely leave them for him.
"Things are great between Young Master Carter and I." Then, Silvia left the hall, leaving Prince and Lemur looking at each other with a knowing look. "It seems like our boss had really fallen head over heels for Young Master Carter."
Lemur said, "It proves that Young Master Carter really is that awesome to make Boss fall so deeply in love with him."
Prince said worriedly, “Their relationship is getting better, but do you think that the rumors about Felix that had been going around the campus would affect their relationship?"
Lemur was concerned about the same issue too. "Then let's think of a way to avoid these rumors from getting to Boss."
Prince said, "But we can't hide it forever. She will find out eventually."
Silvia did not get into a fight with Andrew in the first place anyway, so there was no need for them to reconcile. However, she was in a rush to do something that she had planned the night before. She did not want to waste another second.
Therefore, she got home within the shortest time and gave her mother a big hug as soon as she saw her. "I love you so much, Mom."
Mrs. Turner also held Silvia in her arms and said gently, "I love you too, Silvia!"
”Mom, sit down. I have something to tell you!" Silvia sat Mrs. Turner on the sofa and continued, "Mom, this might be a little too abrupt for you but please don't be too shocked by it."
"What's the matter?" Silvia looked solemn, but Mrs. Turner could see the joy in her eyes. Therefore, Mrs. Turner could more or less figure out what Silvia wanted to tell her. However, she still pretended like she had no clue about it at all.
Silvia scratched her head. "Mom, I should have discussed it with you before doing it, but for some reason, I couldn't do that."
Getting married was one of the most important things in life. Her parents gave her life and raised her, so she should have discussed with her parents before getting married. At this moment, she was going to tell her mother that she was already married, and she thought that she was being unfilial to her mother.
"Baby, don't keep me hanging already. Tell me what it is." After listening to Silvia's words, Mrs. Turner was certain that her guess was right. However, she still pretended not to know anything. Frankly, her acting was close to professional!
"Mom, I'm already married." Silvia put the marriage certificate in front of Mrs. Turner. "Mom, I'm sorry for not telling you about such an important matter. I know it's my fault, but I still want to ask you for your forgiveness. Could you please give us your blessing?"
Silvia asked cautiously because she was afraid that her mother would oppose her marriage. If that really were to happen, then she really did not know what to do about it anymore.
"Silly child, I'm more than happy to see that you've found yourself a life partner, why would I blame you for it?" Looking at the marriage certificate, Mrs. Turner was so excited that she could not utter a word at all. After waiting for a long time, her daughter had finally confessed to her about it.
"Mom, aren't you surprised at all? And don't you blame me at all?" Silvia thought that her mother would not be able to accept it in an instant. She had never expected that Mrs. Turner would not blame her at all.
"My baby has found her life partner! Why would I blame you?“ Mrs. Turner pinched Silvia's face. ”Silvia, I know that you are not someone who would do something without thinking it through. And I know that you must have thought about it for a long time before telling me about it today."
What Mrs. Turner said was right. For the past few months, Silvia was torn between telling her mother about it and keeping it a secret from her mother. It seemed like the person who knew her the best was her mother after all.
Mrs. Turner said in a gentle voice, "My daughter is now a grown up who knows how to take care of herself. You could even take over your father's business now and you can even take care of me now. Of course I'm confident that you could find your own happiness."
“Mom, you..." Listening to what Mrs. Turner had said, Silvia was moved to tears. "I must have saved the country in my past life to have such a wonderful mother who loves me so much."
"You're a sweet talker!" Mrs. Turner smiled and stroked Silvia's head. "Silvia, let's tell your father about this."
"Okay." Silvia nodded and walked towards Mr. Turner's portrait which was hanging on the wall. Mrs. Turner displayed the marriage certificate and said, "Kurtson, our daughter has brought us good news today."
"Mom, let me tell Dad about it, okay?" Getting married was a huge thing in life, so Silvia wanted to tell her father about it herself.
"Kurtson, listen up. Listen clearly, alright?" Mrs. Turner took a step back and pushed Silvia forward. "Go, tell your dad about it."
Silvia said, "Dad, I'm an adult now and I've found someone that I want to share my life with. His name is Andrew Carter and he treats me really well. Dad, you can rest assured that I will manage Wateria Corporation well and take care of mom."
Silvia thought that her father would be worried about her and her mother, so he must be at a place where they could not see him, protecting them. He would be there watching over them until someone who could take care of them had appeared.
Now that this person had appeared, her father would definitely feel at ease now.
Mrs. Turner continued, "Kurtson, our son-inlaw is a good man. We can definitely hand our daughter to him. He will help us take good care of our daughter."
"Yes, that's right." Silvia nodded her head vigorously. "I'll bring him home to have dinner with Mom some other day. I think both of you will definitely like him."
As long as Silvia liked him, her folks would definitely like him. She was their precious daughter after all. She was everything to them, and they would like whatever she likes.
CHAPTER 1235
The geographical location of Madison City was unique, so the weather in November was always unpredictable. It would be sunny during the day and wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts would not be a problem at all. However, when the night came, the temperature would drop drastically. Even with a thick coat, one would still be chilled to the bone.
The weather was extraordinarily strange that night. At nine o'clock at night, the wind started to blow strongly. The cold wind which was blowing on the people's face felt like a knife cutting through their skin.
Usually, the shopping malls would be filled with people at this time. However, as the temperature had gone down so drastically, most people had decided to stay home to avoid the cold weather.
Hence, it was rather conspicuous when Silvia was standing at the entrance of the lobby by herself. When a few of her acquaintances walked past her, they would greet her in a worried tone, "Silvia, the weather is so cold now, why are you standing here? Go home quickly, don't let your mother worry about you."
"Yeah, I'll head back home in a bit." If she could go home, why would she stand here in the cold wind? Her mother had driven her out and that was why she was braving the cold wind.
She wanted to stay at home and accompany her mother, but Mrs. Turner told her that now that she had just gotten married, she should not leave her husband alone at home. So, she was kicked out of the house. When she first came out, the weather was still fine. She did not expect that cold wind would start blowing not long after.
It was not easy to get a taxi back to the West Side at this hour, so Silvia had to give Andrew a phone call to ask him to pick her up. She had waited for almost half an hour, but Andrew was not here yet.
Silvia was sure that if she were to wait for another half an hour, Andrew would have to go home with her frozen body. Of course, this metaphor was somewhat exaggerated, but it just proved how cold the wind was.
"Ah... It's so cold. Andrew, you b‘stard, do you want me to freeze to death here? So that you can marry another woman?" Silvia wrapped her coat tightly around her body and stretched her neck to look around, hoping that Andrew would suddenly appear in front of her. However, after looking around for a long time, she did not see anyone coming.
However, her coat was not warm enough. Therefore, she started jumping around on the side of the road, trying to warm herself up. Just as she was jumping and hopping around, Andrew's car finally arrived.
He stopped the car and got out immediately. He took off his coat as he walked to her and wrapped it around her shoulders. "Silvia, are you a fool? Why didn't you go someplace warmer?"
"You're the fool!" While Andrew was putting on the coat for her, Silvia threw herself into Andrew's arms and wrapped her arms around his waist tightly. "Andrew, I'm so cold that I thought I'm going to die. Hold me tightly and give me some warmth.”
She snuggled up into his arms like a child... It looked like it was just a casual move but in fact, it showed how dependent Silvia was towards Andrew and the trust she had for him.
Andrew could feel it too so he could not bear to scold her anymore. He just wanted to hold her in his arms and feel her heartbeat on his body.
After a while, Silvia raised her head and said, "Andrew, can you promise me one thing?"
Andrew asked, "What is it?"
"From now on, you must treat me better. You can't be angry at me for no reasons. You can't always bully me, and you can't think of torturing me." Since she had introduced him to her parents, that would mean that she had chosen him as her life partner. If he dared to mistreat her again, she would definitely rip his skin off.
"Let's get in the car first, then we can talk about it." The weather was freezing, Andrew was worried that she would catch a cold.
Silvia insisted, "Promise me first, or I won't get in the car."
Andrew said, "As long as you listen to me and don't make me angry, of course I won't get angry at you and I won't bully you."
Silvia pouted her lips and said, "You are a man and you should be more generous. If I happen to make you angry unintentionally, you should be the bigger man and forgive me."
Andrew asked, "Are you getting in the car or not?"
Silvia said, "But you haven't promised me yet."
Andrew said, "If you can promise me that you won't cause any more trouble or make me angry, of course I can promise you that."
"You're so petty!" Why on earth was there such a petty man in this world? She must be an idiot to think that this fellow would treat her well.
Look at him, he could not even let her win once. How could he be nice to her?
He must have bewitched her to actually make her think that he would treat her well.
"You really don't want to get in the car?" Andrew asked. However, before Silvia could answer him, Andrew had already left her behind and got in the car by himself.
Silvia was speechless.
It seemed like she was really the idiot here!
......
Silvia, who had been standing in the cold wind for half an hour, did not catch a cold. She was still as energetic as she usually was. However, Andrew, who had a weak body, had fallen sick.
His fever had already reached thirty-nine degrees, which made him feel lightheaded. Silvia and the boys were so worried that they could not sit tight. The three of them gathered around his bed and looked at Dr. Thames, who was giving him a jab, with a worried look.
In Julien's memory, Andrew had always been in good health. Even if he had caught a cold, he did not even need to take any medicine. He would recover quickly after drinking lots of water and resting up.
As far as the boys could remember, Andrew had only fallen ill once. It was three years ago, when Andrew had saved Janell Joy. That time, Andrew had a gunshot wound and he was in a coma for a few months.
During that time, Julien had been praying every single day, hoping that Andrew would wake up as soon as possible. He was even willing to be sick in Andrew's place.
Perhaps, his prayers were heard. Later, he had gotten the news that Andrew had woken up from his coma. After hearing the news, he immediately rushed to the hospital with his family to see Andrew. However, all that was left was a letter. They could not even get a glimpse of Andrew.
After Andrew had left home, Julien was sad for a long time. He had been wondering when Andrew would be back home to see him. After waiting for three long years, Andrew had finally come home. However, he only stayed back for a few days. After sending their grandmother off and attending Janell Joy's wedding, Andrew left home again.
Andrew had been busy since he had returned home. He was so busy that Julien could not even get the chance to have a good chat with him, so Julien had no idea that Andrew was now in such poor health.
Apparently, Andrew had an old injury. Whenever the weather was cold, he would get a fever.
Getting a fever whenever the weather was cold? And he even needed injections to get the fever down?
How did he become this weak?
Could it be because of the gunshot wound from three years ago?
As he thought about it, Julien asked, "Dr. Thames, is his fever caused by the gunshot wound?"
Although Julien was still a child, he spoke like an adult. Even though Dr. Thames did not know who he was, she did not dare to neglect him. "Yes. Master Andrew had suffered from a gunshot wound, but the wound was not treated properly, and that was why he was suffering from its side effects now. Whenever the weather gets cold, he would get a fever. Sometimes, it would even be worse than getting a fever."
