Tuesday, December 29, 2020

LMCHAPTERS 1261 - 1265

LM

CHAPTERS 1261 - 1265







CHAPTER 1261 



"Fall in love?" Andrew had never had a relationship before he was with Silvia, so he had no idea how to date someone. The moment Silvia mentioned it, although he was anticipating it, he was somewhat at a loss at the same time. 


What he knew best was to close business deals. No matter how capable his opponents were, he would definitely be the victor in the end. 


To him, dating was much more difficult than closing a deal. However, as long as it was what Silvia wanted to do, he was willing to give it a try even if he knew nothing about it. 


"Let's fall in love like how any other ordinary couples would. From being strangers to getting to know each other and slowly developing feelings for each other. We can start by going on dates, holding hands, and something like that." Silvia looked at Andrew expectantly and said in a soft tone, "Andrew, are you willing to do this with me?" 


In fact, what Silvia wanted was not to date him. What she wanted instead was to normalize their relationship. She did not want it to be a mutually beneficial deal, nor did she want it to be a contractual obligation... She wanted them to be together simply because they wanted to. 


He liked her and she wanted to be with him too. Since they liked each other and they were happy with each other's company, shouldn't they date each other normally? 


Andrew understood what she was thinking, so he nodded solemnly and said, "Sure, let's do it!" 


"Andrew Carter, from now on, we are officially a couple." Silvia held out her hand and said, "Give me the contract that you've forced me to sign, I'll destroy it." 


The contract that he had forced her to sign was the most direct evidence of their improper relationship. Since Silvia wanted to live a good life with him, she definitely would not tolerate the existence of that piece of evidence. 


Andrew said, "There's no such contract at all." 


Silvia raised her eyebrows. “No such contract?" 


Andrew added, "I've already destroyed it on the day you signed it.“ 


Similarly, what Andrew wanted was not a contractual marriage. He not only wanted her, and also her heart. 


As long as she had him in her heart, there was nowhere she could escape to for the rest of her life. 


It turned out that Andrew had already destroyed that contract a long time ago. That meant he regarded Silvia as his wife all this while. However, Silvia was kept in the dark, thinking that Andrew never valued her. 


Silvia threw herself into his arms and said, "Andrew, why didn't you tell me?" 


Andrew, "Because you've never asked me about it." 


Silvia was left speechless. Alright. What else could she say? 


Andrew reached out his hand and stroked her hair. "Silvia, I'm serious about you. I'm serious about you right from the beginning." 


Otherwise, he would not have paid so much attention to her for such a long time and eventually decided to pursue her. 


"I'm also serious about you too. Otherwise, I won't bring you home to see my mother." Since she wanted to start a new life with him again, Silvia felt that she should make things clear to him. "Andrew, l have something to tell you before we officially start dating each other." 


Andrew: "What is it?" 


Silvia said, "I used to like a guy before you." 


Andrew nodded, "I know." 


"I grew up with him and we have been friends for a long time. I used to think that he was the only man I would marry in this life and I would spend the rest of my life happily with him. But just a few months ago, he had completely vanished. I couldn't find him no matter how hard I tried and I don't even know if he was still alive. I only knew that I had completely lost him." No matter what, Felix was someone Silvia had once loved deeply. The moment Silvia mentioned him, she would still feel sad. 


Speaking of this, Silvia's voice became a little muffled. "The photo that you tore into pieces last night was the only photo left of us and that was why I was being so angry at you.“ 


"I'm sorry!" After calming down, Andrew realized that what he had done was very childish. He could tear the photo into pieces, but he could never remove that man from Silvia's heart by doing so. In the end, what he did was pointless. 


"I accept your apology!" Silvia lay in his arms and continued, "Sometimes I would even think that he was just someone in my imagination. It was only when I saw the photo that I knew he had really appeared in my life." 


Andrew understood how Silvia felt at that time because he felt the same before. 


Silvia said again, "Andrew, he is not only my first love, but also a companion who grew up with me. He is also a big brother who loved me and protected me. Apart from my father, he was the man who loved me the most... That's why I could never forget him, nor will I forget him. Do you get me?" 


She could try her best to accept Andrew's love, but she should also feel grateful towards the people who had loved her and cared for her in the past. She should never forget him. 


Even if Felix had abandoned her, Silvia really hoped that Felix was still alive. She hoped that he was living a good life and that he could find a woman who he really loved. 


Now that Silvia had told him about the story between her and Felix, it proved that she had really moved on from her past. Andrew was relieved at that instant. 


He hugged her and said, "From now on, besides your father, I will be the man who loves you the most. There will never be another man who will love you like I do." 


His tone was still as overbearing as ever, but Silvia felt warm as she listened to him. In future, there would still be a strong shoulder that she could lean on to. 


Silvia smiled and said, "Then tell me, have you ever liked anyone else before me?" 


"Yeah I do... but it's all in the past.“ Andrew was not willing to mention it, and he should not talk too much about it too. 


"Yeah, it's all in the past now." Silvia took a deep breath and exhaled, as if she was bidding goodbye to the past. "Andrew Carter, let's start all over again." 


Life was short and it would be over in a blink of an eye. Therefore, they should cherish each other and live their lives to the fullest while they were still young and when they still had each other by their sides. 


"Silvia..." 


"Hmm?" When Silvia heard Andrew's deep voice, Silvia looked up and happened to meet his kiss. With a gentle touch, his seductive lips landed on her eyelids. 


As they were halfway through the kiss, Andrew reached out his hand and pulled out the drawer of the nightstand. Silvia grabbed his hand and blushed as she said, "Andrew, don't bother. I want a child, a child that belongs to us." 


"It's still early for you to get pregnant. We can have one after you graduate, okay?" Due to her health condition, Andrew must not let Silvia conceive a child. He would definitely not allow any room for accidents, so no matter how eager he was to do it with her, he would never forget to take precautions. 


"I'm not even worried about it, what are you worrying about..." Silvia was displeased because Andrew had been stopping her from getting pregnant. 


"Be a good girl and listen to me! We can have one after two years!" Since Andrew insisted, Silvia could do nothing about it. Then, the two of them were so into it that she could not think about anything else anymore. 







CHAPTER 1262 



There was a commonly known fact that men were physically stronger than women. Silvia never felt that was the case most of the time, but whenever she was doing it with Andrew, she had no choice but to agree. 


She was a young woman who never had to take any kind of medicine if she had a cold, but when it comes to this, her stamina could never keep up with Andrew who had a weak body. 


When Silvia thought that she was weaker than a man who was constantly on medication, she felt kind of frustrated. 


Andrew got out of bed right after. He did not even need to get any rest, but he already looked energetic. He didn't look like a person who was grinding away a while ago. 


As for Silvia, she had to catch up on some sleep and it was not until it was noon time that she had woken up. However, she still felt tired and she even looked a little listless, making people wonder what she had done the night before. 


Levi James and Julian Carter studied her with a curious look. The two of them almost wanted to ask her, "Sister Silvia, did you become a thief last night?" 


It was all because of Andrew, that animal who had no self-control, that she was being looked at like she was some exotic creature. 


Silvia quietly cast a plaintive look at Andrew. Didn‘t she say that they would date like a normal couple? But Andrew skipped every single step and went straight to the fourth base. 


"Sister Silvia." After staring at Silvia for a long time, Levi squeezed to her side and picked up a piece of her favourite braised pork for her. "You've worked hard last night. You should eat more to nourish your body." 


Levi was very thoughtful and adorable too. Silvia couldn‘t help getting close to him and lowering her head to rub it against his tender face. "Thanks, Levi!" 


"You're welcome, Sister Silvia." Levi smiled. His smile was cunning yet lovely. "I'm not just feeding you, I'm feeding my future nephew too." 


Silvia was confused. "What nephew?" 


Levi looked at Silvia's lower abdomen with his bright eyes. "Sister Silvia, there might already be a baby in there now and that baby will be my nephew in the future. So you should eat more, only then you can give birth to two cute nephews for us to play with." 


Upon hearing Levi's words, Silvia spat out the soup in her mouth and coughed... Were all the Carters that smart? 


"Just eat your food Levi. Don't talk nonsense on the dining table." Andrew patted Silvia's back and warned Levi, "I will take care of your sister-in-law, you don’t need to worry about her." 


Levi pursed his lips and said mischievously, "Andrew, I'm not even twelve yet." 


Levi was trying to imply that he was still a child, so Andrew did not have to be so wary of him like he was his love rival. 


He did admit that he liked Silvia, but Silvia was Andrew's wife after all. Even if Levi liked her, he would never ever try to steal his older cousin's wife. 


Andrew would be a middle~aged man in a few years. Fortunately, he found himself a wife now. As for Levi, he was still a kid! He had all the time to look for a girlfriend. He had no reason to snatch Andrew's woman! 


"Yeah, you're not even 12, but you're already so crafty." Andrew pinched Levi's tender cheek. "Well, how about this? I'll call Aunt Angela and ask her to bring you back to Jiangbei." 


"Andrew, I don't want to go home." Levi shook his head. 


It was not too long ago that the incident had happened. If Angela were to find out about it, she would definitely beat Levi to a pulp. Therefore, Levi had planned to stay at Andrew's place for a year and he would only go home when Julien and Victor James finally forget about that incident. 


“You have to go home," Andrew said. 


"Sister Silvia..." Levi pursed his lips and tugged the edge of Silvia's top with a pitiful look. "Sister Silvia, I promise I'll never talk nonsense anymore. Could you please let me stay here and take care of you? Okay?" 


Silvia was reluctant to let these two boys go too. On top of that,she could not resist the pitiful look on Levi's face at all. Therefore, she tugged Andrew's shirt and said. "Andrew, Levi doesn't want to go home yet. Why not we just let him stay here for a few more days?" 


Just as Andrew was starting to waver, Julien, who had been eating silently, suddenly said, "Andrew, Levi made a huge mistake, that's why he doesn't have the courage to go home." 


Andrew looked at Julien and said, "Julien, tell me, what did Levi do?" 


Levi warned him, "No Julien, you're not allowed to say it. If you say it, you're no longer my friend." 


"That's fine. I've never thought of you as my friend anyway." Julien smiled deviously. "Levi went behind Aunt Angela's back and introduced a girl to Uncle Victor and he even sent that woman to Uncle Victor's bed. Luckily, Uncle Victor found out about it in time, otherwise..." 


Now that Julien had exposed all the bad things that he had done, Levi felt that the sky was about to collapse on him. He sighed in his heart, "I must have offended the Gods to have such a cousin!“ 


"Levi, it seems like you're going to get your ass kicked." From Andrew's point of view, Levi's mischievous deeds were all because of Angela, who would always cause trouble. She was definitely the one who taught Levi all those things. 


Perhaps even Angela had never expected that her son would use the tricks that she taught him against her. 


"Julien, I will never trust you again. Boohoo... Sister Silvia, I'm so pitiful. They are both bullying me." Levi put on a pitiful look as he threw herself into Silvia‘s arms and wailed. 


Andrew got his hands on Levi and pulled him out of Silvia's arms. He said, "Levi, if you behave yourself and stop taking advantage of your sister-in-law, perhaps I will consider not sending you back to Jiangbei." 


Silvia said dispiritedly, "Andrew, he's just a child. Why are you making such a huge fuss about it?" 


Andrew said, "He might be young, but he's a scheming little boy. I can never trust him." 


Levi's tears were constantly flowing down, "I'm just an ignorant child but all of you are bullying me... Boohoo... No one loves me, and no one cares about me..." 


Seeing that Levi was crying so sorrowfully, Silvia's heart was almost broken into pieces. She was so anxious that she immediately pulled Levi back into her arms and shouted, "Don't bully him anymore, Andrew!" 


"This brat is just putting on an act!" Levi's acting could fool Silvia, but Jayden and Julien would never fall for it. 


"He is just a kid, how could it be just an act? If you're that great, then let's see if you could cry like him at this instant." No matter what, Silvia had decided that she would protect Levi. As long as she was around, she would never let Andrew bully him. 


"Boohoo... My parents don't love me, and even my big brother is bullying me... I'm so pitiful...Boohoo..." Levi hid in Silvia's arms. Although he was crying, the corners of his lips were obviously curling upwards. 







CHAPTER 1263 



"Don't cry, Levi! As long as I'm here, I will not let them bully you." Silvia patted Levi's back. She really thought he was just an ordinary kid. She had no idea that Levi had been plotting against her since a long time ago. 


"Sister Silvia, not only you are pretty, you are kind too. You are really an angel from heaven!" They had only stayed here for a few days, but Levi knew very well how this household worked. 


Superficially, Andrew was the head of the family, but in fact, Silvia was the one with the final say because Andrew would always listen to her. Since the head of the family had to follow Silvia's wishes, she was undoubtedly the one with the most power. 


As long as he had Silvia on his side, he could then do whatever he wanted in this family. Huh! He no longer had to fear that the cheeky Julien would trick him. 


"You'd better stop right there, Levi!" With Silvia shielding over Levi, Andrew had no choice but to compromise. "As long as you behave yourself, I can let you stay here." 


Upon hearing Andrew's words, Levi immediately raised his head and squeezed out two pitiful teardrops. "Andrew, promise me that you won't chase me away anymore, okay?" 


Andrew nodded reluctantly and said, "As long as you are obedient and don't cause any trouble, I can promise you that.“ 


"Thank you, Andrew! I love you, Andrew!" After that, Levi climbed up the chair. He held Silvia's head and kissed her on the face. "I want to thank you too, Sister Silvia!" 


"You're welcome!" With just one kiss, Silvia‘s heart softened in an instant. 


"Levi Brown!" Andrew roared. He took Levi away from Silvia once again and said, "You are not allowed to go near Silvia anymore, or I will pack you up and send you back to Jiangbei." 


"Save me, Sister Silvia." Levi's tiny mouth twitched, as if he was about to cry again. 


“Don't yell at him, Andrew!" Silvia came forward to protect Levi. "If you shout at him again, I will cancel our date tonight." 


Andrew was left speechless. 


Just how dumb this woman was? Could she not see that Levi was just putting on a show? 


Perhaps Silvia could tell that Levi was just putting on a show, but because he was Andrew's brother and he was such an adorable little boy, so she was willing to spoil him and let him do whatever he wanted. 


As long as the boys were happy, it didn't matter if she had to pretend to be an idiot. 


Just as Andrew and Levi were bickering with each other, Julien unhurriedly took out his mobile phone and dialed a familiar number. “Hello, is this Aunt Angela?" 


When Levi heard that Julien had called Angela Carter on the phone, he immediately turned around and rushed to Julien's side in a flash. He grabbed Julien's mobile phone and said, "Julien, 

you... "


Mia‘s high pitched voice sounded from the phone. "My little precious, you're such a heartless little thing. You're finally willing to give me a phone call huh?" 


Julien furrowed his brows when heard Angela calling him her little precious. He had told her countless times that he was no longer a little kid, so there was no need to call him with such a childish name. However, the women in the family would never listen to him. 


The loudspeaker was on but Angela still called him with such a childish name. Julien was very embarrassed. At that moment, he thought that Angela really deserved it that her son had sent a woman to her husband's bed. 


Knowing that Julien disliked the nickname, not only did Levi not avoid saying it, he answered, "Mom, I'm not Little Precious. I'm your precious son? 


"Levi, how dare you run away from home without telling me? You're asking for a beating, aren't you?" That was what Angela said, but her tone did not sound like she was going to beat the crap out of Levi at all. She was just trying to scare him. 


"Mom, we missed Andrew too much and that's why we came to Madison City to look for him. I know it's our fault for not telling you and Dad beforehand, you can punish me when I go back home." Although he would always feel that his parents did not love him, Levi knew very well that they actually did. Therefore, Angela would not actually give him any severe punishments. 


"Levi, it's good that you know your mistakes. Make sure you behave well when you're at Andrew's place and don't cause any trouble for him, okay?" Out of a sudden, Victor James' voice sounded from the phone. 


"Dad, I won‘t cause any trouble, so you shouldn't cause any trouble for me too.“ Levi was hinting at Victor. He was trying to tell his father that he should not tell Angela about that incident. If Victor exposed him, he would make things difficult for Victor too. 


"You little brat, I'll make sure to give you a good beating when you're back!" Victor said in a deep voice. 


"Victor James, he's my son. I wasn't even angry at him, how could you be so fierce with him?" Angela wasn't protecting his son. In her opinion, she was the only person who could bully her son. Victor was not allowed to do so. 


Victor replied, "Without me, will you be able to give birth to him?" 


Angela said, "Without you, I could just find another man!" 


Victor was furious, "Angela, you damn woman, it seems like you need me to teach you a lesson!" 


Angela retaliated, "Victor James, come at me if you dare to. I'm not afraid of you!" 


The call was still connected, and their son was still listening to their conversation. However, they were quarreling as if no one was around and their words were slowly getting more obscene. 


Andrew was used to it, and so was Julien. Levi, who had to go through the same exact thing every day, was completely used to it too. Silvia, on the other hand, was the only one who felt embarrassed as she listened to the content. 


Although she would often curse in front of Andrew, she would always pay great attention to her image whenever there were children around. She would never say vulgar things in front of them. She quickly snatched away the phone in Levi‘s hands and hung it up. She said awkwardly, "Let's, let's eat..." 


"You don't have to feel embarrassed, Sister Silvia," Levi said casually, "They would get into a fight every other day so I'm already used to it. It's really nothing to be bothered about." 


Silvia smiled awkwardly. "Oh, umm, I'm not embarrassed." 


She covertly glanced at Andrew and Julien. Both of them were eating quietly as if they did not notice what was happening on the phone a while ago. Their behavior made her seem like she was guilty. 


Just as Silvia's ears were getting even redder, Levi suddenly added, "Sister Silvia, I'm sure you and Andrew often did what my parents did, right?" 


Ahem... Silvia was choking on her food. 


Why did he have to say it out loud? Did he not know that no matter how thick-skinned she was, she would still be embarrassed? Silvia turned to Andrew for help, but Andrew was still eating his food gracefully. He replied unhurriedly, "Yeah, we do it all the time!" 


Silvia was at a loss for words. 


What kind of monsters were they? How could they teach children like this? They were still young and they did not know how to distinguish between right and wrong. Did Andrew not know that children could be easily influenced by the things that they were taught? 


However, she was the only one among them who was surprised. Neither of the three brothers felt that there was anything wrong about it. They continued with their meal and the atmosphere at the dining table became harmonious in an instant. 


Silvia, on the contrary, was an exception! 







CHAPTER 1264 



After lunch, Silvia had to rush to school while Andrew had to go to work. Therefore, they had decided to leave those two lovely but naughty boys at home. 


Julien bade goodbye to both of them when they were about to leave the house. He looked smart and sensible, and he was no doubt an obedient boy who would never cause trouble for the adults in the family. 


However, Julien was secretly pinching Levi's back with his other hand. Levi felt the pain and immediately rolled his eyes at Julien. 


Julien was a scheming boy. He was the one who wanted to follow Andrew around, but he just wanted to push the responsibility onto Levi. Compared to him, Levi was just an ignorant little boy. 


Levi wanted to be tough for once. He did not want to give in to Julien, so he smiled brightly and waved at Andrew and Silvia, "Andrew, Sister Silvia, see you tonight! Sob..." 


Levi was starting to burst into tears again. That was because... that scheming Julien had spoken to him in a voice that only he could hear. Julien told Levi that if Levi were to go against him, he would call Angela Carter and tell her about the incident. 


What Angela could not tolerate the most was Levi getting bullied and Victor getting seduced by another woman. If Angela were to find out what Levi had done, the consequences would be beyond his imagination. Hence, Levi had no choice but to comply. 


Andrew said, "What's the matter again, Levi?" 


When Silvia saw Levi's tears flowing down his face, she quickly ran back to him. "What's wrong, Levi?" 


Levi took the opportunity to throw himself into Silvia‘s arms and said pitifully, "Sister Silvia, I don't want to stay at home. I want to go out with you. Could you please take me with you? Please..." 


Humph, since Julien wanted to stay by Andrew's side, he would not let that happen. Instead, he would stick to Silvia. If Julien wanted to follow Andrew, then he could go tell Andrew about it himself. 


"But Levi, I'm going to school for my class, I'm not going out to have fun." Silvia was in a dilemma. She did not want the boys to feel sad, but how could she bring them to school? 


Levi said in a soft voice, "Sister Silvia, we promise that we will listen to you. We will not cause any trouble for you while we are there. Please, please take me with you." 


"Levi, if you don't want to stay at home, you can just come with me. Don't bother Silvia." Andrew tried to take Levi away again. However, Levi had become smarter this time. He hugged Silvia tightly so Andrew was unable to pull him away. 


"Andrew, they just want to take a look around my campus. I'll just let them tag along with me. lt's a good thing after all for them to explore around the city." These two boys had already seen quite a fair bit of the city but Silvia was not aware of that at all. She was spoiling these two boys so much that there was no bottom line at all. 


Andrew asked, "Do you really want to bring them along with you?" 


Silvia nodded. "Yeah. I really don't mind them tagging along." 


As expected, the final outcome of their discussion was that Andrew would go to work alone, and Silvia would go to school with the two boys. 


Silvia was already a legendary figure on campus. Now that she had brought two beautiful boys along with her to school that day, all three of them felt like they had become the animals in the zoo. Everywhere they went, there would be people staring at them and discussing them. 


"Sister Silvia, is everyone here this unworldly? Have they never seen people like us?" Levi pouted his lips. Although he was under the crowd's gaze, he did not freak out at all. 


Silvia smiled and said, "It's not that they are unworldly. It's because the two of you are too good-looking. People like to look at beautiful things." 


"Hmm, that's true." Levi nodded in agreement. It was true that he would always attract a lot of attention when he was out. Regardless of their gender and age, they would all stare at him. Because of that, he had gradually gotten used to being the center of attention. 


"Sister Silvia, I'm sure that a lot of people are jealous of you, right?" Julien suddenly blurted out such a statement. 


"What's there about me to be jealous of though?" In the past, when she was in love with Felix, it was true that a lot of people were envious of her. But after Felix had gone missing, there was no other reason for them to be jealous of her. 


"Sister Silvia, you're so pretty and you have such a dashing husband too. And at this moment, you have two handsome boys by your side. Everything about you just makes people jealous of you." Once again, Levi was speaking on Julien's behalf. 


"Well, you're right. Now that l have two handsome and charming boys by my side to protect me, how can they not be jealous of me, right?" Silvia was overjoyed after listening to what Levi had said. 


At the same time, Andrew , who had just arrived at the company, received the news about the assassination. It was Simon Banks who came to his office personally to report the incident to him, "Master Andrew, there were two professional killers who tried to assassinate Master Julien and Master Levi yesterday." 


"How can you only tell me about it now?" Andrew raised his eyebrows as he stared at Simon with his sharp eyes. "Simon, what happened to you? Are you getting old now that you're doing your job like this?" 


Simon said with fear, "Master Julien did not want you to worry about them, so he told me not to mention this matter to you. In addition to that, I was too engrossed in ferreting out the mastermind behind it, so I couldn't report to you in time." 


"Julien is just a little kid, are you going to listen to whatever he says?" Andrew really wished that he could just throw Simon out of the window at that instant. "Who is the mastermind then? How dare they set their eyes on Julien and Levi. We must not let them get away that easily." 


"We haven't found out who was the one behind it yet." If he had found out who it was, Simon would have already dealt with it himself. He would not have rushed over to Andrew and let him know about what had happened the day before. 


"One day has passed but you're here telling me that you haven't found the mastermind?" Andrew squinted, and the look in his eyes was so intense that he looked exactly like a beast which was going to pounce on Simon. 


Simon wiped off the cold sweat on his forehead and continued, "Those killers who were after Master Julien and Master Levi are very well known killers in Madison City, and they do not belong to any particular organization. They only work for the money so they had no idea who was the one who hired them. And because of that, it's very difficult for us to find out who the mastermind was." 


Without any delay, Andrew gave out his orders, "Simon, I want you to inform Stanley about this immediately and ask him to go over to University A right now. Let him know that he will be the one who will be protecting Silvia and the two boys for the coming days." 


"Yes, Sir." Simon immediately informed Stanley. After informing Stanley, Simon hung up the phone and fearfully waited for any further instructions. "Master Andrew..." 


Within a short period of time, Andrew had already figured out the entire situation. He said, "There are only three possible parties who would want to do harm to Julien and Levi. The first one would be Shengtian's competitors. the second would be the James family's rival, and the third one would be my enemy. I want you to look into it from all these three aspects. I‘m confident that you'll find something very soon." 







CHAPTER 1265 



As a huge business empire that was still developing and expanding, Shengtian would definitely affect certain parties' interests. Some of them who had suffered losses had developed hatred against Shengtian and they had been thinking of ways to take revenge on Shengtian. 


Among the Carters, Julien, who was young, would be the easiest to target on. Therefore, as long as there was a slight chance, those people would let it slip through their fingers. 


In the past few years, Victor had been in charge of the military region in Jiangbei. There were many people who wanted to get rid of him. Since those people couldn't hurt him, they would naturally have their eyes on his son, Levi. 


According to Andrew's analysis, it was possible that it was Shengtian and the James family‘s rival who did it. However, Andrew thought that since the boys were being targeted when they were in Madison City, it was very likely that it was because of him. 


In the past three years, his business had been expanding day by day, which made him a legendary figure in Madison City and many people would be scared out of their wits when they heard his name. Therefore, it was expected that he had offended quite a number of people. 


Simon Banks said, "Master Andrew, I will do as you say and look into every one of them. We must find out the mastermind and make sure that they will never be able to hurt Master Julien and Master Levi again." 


If the bad guys wanted to deal with these two kids, not to mention Andrew, even Simon, a loyal subordinate of the Carter family, would do everything he could to prevent it from happening. 


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


The university's system was rather relaxed. No one really cared if Silvia would show up for class or if she would leave before the class ended.As long as she could pass the final examination, no one would say anything about it. 


Later that afternoon, there would be a class by Alina Bell's uncle, Professor Bell. Silvia intended to attend the lecture, so she'd asked Prince and Lemur if they wanted to come along. However, the two of them shook their heads repeatedly and even said that they would never attend his class no matter what. 


Professor Bell's had always been strict during his lecture. He would never allow his students to get distracted during the lecture. Unless they were compelled to, most of his students would not attend his classes. Those students who were willing to attend all his classes were those who were hardworking. 


At first, Silvia thought that Professor Bell was the reason why Alina Bell was being so arrogant on campus. Because of that, Silvia had always had a bad impression of Professor Bell and she would never attend any of his classes. 


However, ever since Mr. Donald's incident, Silvia finally realized that she should never judge a book by its cover. Professor Bell was strict, but he had never abused his power. 


On top of that, he was very good at his job as a lecturer. Silvia thought that she had missed out on a lot of opportunities in the past, so this time, she had decided that she would attend Professor Bell's class, in hopes to learn more from him. 


Since Silvia wanted to attend the class, she had no choice but to bring those adorable and sensible boys along with her. 


Professor Bell had a problem with Silvia to begin with. Seeing that she had brought these two brats with her to his class, he was so upset that he started glowering at her. He tried his best to hold his anger in, but in the end, he could not stand it anymore. "Miss Turner, what on earth do you think University A is? Do you think that this is a daycare center?" 


Silvia was at a loss for words. 


Silvia knew that Professor Bell was an uncompromising person, so before stepping into the lecture hall, she had told the boys not to cause any trouble. All they had to do was to keep quiet during the lecture. 


Now that Professor Bell was starting to lash out at her, Silvia felt extremely embarrassed. However, the two boys did not cause any trouble during the lecture, so she stood up and wanted to refute. 


However, Julien stopped her and gave her a look, asking her to calm down. He slowly stood up and said politely, "Professor Bell, we are also here to attend your class. Please don't discriminate against us because we are young.“ 


Julien was very polite with his words. No one could find any faults with his behavior. However, he was still too young, so no one was convinced that he could actually understand the lecture. 


Professor Bell was not convinced either. But since he was talking to a young boy, he began to calm down and even tried to be a little more friendly. "Boy, it's good that you have a heart to learn despite being at such a young age, but you should start from the basics first. Learning is like building a house. You have to set up a strong foundation first, only then you could start building the rest. You can't build the roof first, can you?" 


"Professor Bell, it seems like you're still looking down on us after all. You can't assume that we know nothing just because we are young." Levi said with his tiny mouth. Julien was a child genius. Now that he was being discriminated against, he would definitely stand up and defend himself. 


Julien said solemnly, "Sit down, Levi. Stop interrupting the lecture. It's our business whether we understand the lecture, we don't need to care about what the others think about us. 


Levi shouted inwardly. He was trying to help Julien out, but how could he start pointing fingers at him and make it sound as if he was the unreasonable one. Thank god Silvia was sitting next to him. He felt better knowing that he would always have someone to comfort him. 


“Alright, since you want to attend this lecture, you should listen to it attentively and don't cause trouble for anyone here." The boys were eloquent and weII-behaved too. Since Professor Bell could not do anything to them, he cleared his throat and began his lecture. 


In the past, Silvia rarely attended Professor Bell's class. Therefore, it was tough for her to keep up with the lecture. Half of the lecture had passed but she was still confused with the topic. 


And it was at this moment, Professor Bell had called out her name. Silvia was asked to summarize the entire lecture. Silvia immediately wailed in her heart. She really regretted attending Professor Bell's class. 


As Silvia was hesitating, Julien stood up once again. He said respectfully, "Professor Bell, my sister had stayed up last night to study so she's not herself today. Can I please answer on her behalf instead?" 


Just by listening to such a young child trying to answer an academic question on behalf of a university student, everyone in the lecture hall was amused. Even Professor Bell thought that it was somewhat ridiculous. 


Professor Bell said, "Hey kid, I understand that you're trying to protect your sister, but you should know that this is the most prestigious university in Madison City and not some primary school that you go to." 


"Yes, I do know that." Julien let out a faint smile and did not try to argue by defending himself. Instead, he began to summarize what he had learned during the lecture. As soon as he started speaking, everyone was shocked, including Professor Bell, who had always been arrogant. 


Professor Bell was amazed as he looked at Julien and listened attentively to every word Julien had said. How could one not be shocked when such a young child could accurately deliver the gist of the entire lecture? 


Professor Bell had been teaching for decades and up till now, he had never met a student who could explain his thoughts so thoroughly and concisely, let alone a brat who was still wet behind the ears. 


The moment Julien had finished summarizing,Professor Bell was shocked to his core. After a while, he finally realized that he had lost his composure, so he coughed and asked a few more questions. 



Sunday, December 27, 2020

LM CHAPTERS 1256 - 1260

LM 

CHAPTERS 1256 - 1260







CHAPTER 1256 



When it came to love, it was always the player who would see less clearly than the bystanders. Whether it was just a look or an action, bystanders would be able to catch on to the meaning behind it. 


Instead, the players who were deeply involved would constantly ask themselves if they had really fallen in love with the other party or if the other party was serious about them. 


In fact, the moment such an idea appeared, it proved that the person had already found a place in their hearts. That was why they would think about them all the time and they would care if that person had a place for them in their hearts. 


"Boss, wait for us!" Prince and Lemur chased after Silvia and Audrey. Looking at them, Andrew was very envious. He wanted to chase after Silvia too. However, he had already promised her that he would give her some space alone. He must not go back on his word. 


Andrew looked at Silvia's slender figure and watched her walk further away from him. "Silvia, do you think that I'm just messing around with you? Do you know that I, Andrew, had never messed around in my entire life? There was never once that I've made a decision without a careful consideration." 


When he first came to the Carter family, he was afraid that the elders would not like him, so he had been very cautious with whatever he did. 


Later when he grew up, he was put in charge of Shengtian's businesses. In order not to let his father look down upon him, each and every decision that he made was upon careful consideration. 


Then, he left the Carter family and came to Madison City to start his own company. Every step that he had taken in his seemingly daring business adventure was actually a carefully planned one. 


Subsequently, even when he saw a girl who looked just like Janell Joy Carter, he did not go after her right away. It was after a careful consideration that he had decided to go after her. 


There had never been an accident or uncertainty in his life. He had always been very clear about what he wanted. 


She, Silvia Turner, was the woman who he was determined to get in this life. He only wanted her. 


"Master Andrew, Miss Turner has already left. Are you sure that you don't want to chase after her?" Dr. Thames was displeased that Andrew's gaze was only on Silvia. She was upset with the fact that Andrew could not look away even after Silvia was long gone. Therefore, she tried to draw his attention. 


However, Andrew ignored Dr. Thames once again. He looked away and shouted, "Stanley!" 


Stanley hurried over and said, "Yes, Sir." 


Andrew added, "Send someone to follow her and make sure that she gets home safely." 


Stanley answered, "Sir, I've already arranged two of our most capable men to follow Miss Turner." 


This was Stanley's merit. He was a person who could share Andrew's burden at all times. 


Andrew was quite satisfied with Stanley. As long as it had anything to do with Silvia, he would ask Stanley to do it. 


Dr. Thames covertly took a look at Stanley. At that instant, she thought that Stanley was really an annoying stumbling block. If it weren't for Stanley, Andrew would not have such a competent assistant. Then, the situation might have turned out differently. 


Or perhaps she could think of a way to get Stanley over to her side, but it was obviously an unrealistic idea. It would be easier to get rid of Stanley instead. 


All the people who worked for Andrew knew that Andrew was the one who promoted Stanley and all this while Stanley had shown great respect and loyalty towards Andrew. 


It was almost impossible to get Stanley to betray Andrew. 


............ 


"Boss, are you really going to break up with Young Master Carter?" 


"Boss, Young Master Carter has been really good to you. You should really reconsider it." 


After catching up with Silvia, Prince and Lemur couldn't stop talking. Silvia stopped and glared at them. "Since he is so good, you two should be with him instead." 


Lemur said cheekily, "If he likes me, I would really do that. But I think he's straight and he'll never have his eyes on me." 


Prince said, "Boss, in my opinion, you're the only woman who is worthy of Young Master Carter. So you should stop throwing a tantrum at him and just give him a call so that he can come bring you home." 


Silvia glared at them. "You two better quit all these nonsense and get out of my face now." 


Prince and Lemur said, "Boss, Young Master Carter...“ 


Silvia interrupted them. "If anyone here dares to talk about him again, then we can stop being friends already." 


Prince and Lemur felt wronged. "We are doing this for your own good." 


"Stop doing things and say that you're doing it for her sake, okay?" Audrey laughed and said, "I'll take Silvia back to my place tonight. You two can take a taxi home." 


Prince said, “Let us send you two home, Audrey. It's late now, we won't feel at ease letting you two beautiful women go home by yourselves." 


"The security in Madison City is pretty good though," said Audrey. "Don't think too much about it. It's getting late. Go home and rest up. You guys still have classes to attend tomorrow." 


Prince was still worried. ”Okay, make sure that you give us a call when you reach home, okay?" 


"Okay, I will.“ Audrey waved her hand and halted a taxi. When she was about to get into the car, she said to Prince, “Don't tell Auntie that Silvia is staying over at my place tonight. I don't want her to worry about Silvia." 


"Audrey, we'd keep it a secret even if you didn't say so." If they could not keep a secret, they could never have been Silvia's buddies! 


When Andrew was finally home, the alcohol was starting to kick in. At this point, he felt extremely dizzy and he could not even walk steadily. 


Levi James and Julien Carter were still awake. When they saw him, they immediately ran up to him. “Andrew!" They both exclaimed. 


However, before they could even get close to Andrew, the two boys stopped and looked at him with a mix of concern and disgust. 


Julien frowned and said solemnly, "Andrew, did you drink again? Dr. Thames said that your body is weak and you're not supposed to drink. You're a grown-up, do you not know what you should do with your own body?" 


Levi nodded his head vigorously and cooperated with Julien. "Andrew, even if you don't cherish your body, don't you think that you should think about us who love you so much. What are we going to do if you were to fall sick?" 


Looking at the two boys who were so concerned about him, Andrew's heart warmed up in an instant. He reached out his hand to stroke their heads and said, "Yeah, it's my fault. I promise that I won't drink anymore, okay?" 


Julien said, "Andrew, you must keep your word. Otherwise, I will never believe you anymore." 


Andrew chuckled and said, "Since when have I broken my promise?" 


Julien shook his head and said, "Well, it's true that you've never broken your promise." 


Andrew added, "That's right. It's getting late already. I want you two to go back to your room and go to bed now." 


Levi looked behind Andrew, but he did not see the person who he wanted to see. He pouted his lips and said, "Andrew, where's Sister Silvia? Why didn't she come home with you?" 


Andrew said, "Silvia is busy with her studies these days so she won't be coming home for the time being." 


Levi rolled his beautiful round eyes. "She's busy with her studies so she couldn't come home? Andrew, do you think that your words are convincing enough to make us believe it? Do you think that we are kids who you can deceive with such an excuse? 







CHAPTER 1257 



"But you two are still kids, aren't you? Don't think that you're always better than any other kids." Andrew put on the authoritative air as an older brother and forcefully changed the topic. "It's late now. Go back to your rooms and sleep. Don't meddle in our matters anymore." 


Levi pouted his lips and said, "Andrew, I‘m not trying to blame you here, but you were the one who brought Sister Silvia out, so you should be the one bringing her home. How could you just come home without her?“ 


If Victor were to bring Angela out and go home by himself, Angela would never let him off that easily. 


Andrew pinched Levi's cheek and said, ”Levi, go back to your room and go to bed now. If you say one more word, I will send you two back to Jiangbei tomorrow." 


Levi said, "Andrew, how can you threaten us like this?" 


Andrew raised his eyebrows and asked, "Hmm?" 


Levi quickly covered his mouth. He would just shut up if Andrew wanted him to, why did Andrew have to react this way? Andrew was obviously guilty now that he was reacting like this. 


"Andrew, are you really okay after drinking so much?" Julien was worried about his brother's health. As for whether Silvia would come home, it was not something that worried him the most. 


"Do I not look okay to you?" Andrew smiled and caressed Julien's head. "Julien, bring Levi back to the room now. Don't worry about me." 


Julien said sensibly, "Okay Andrew, we'll go back to our room now. You should go to bed soon too." 


Andrew nodded and said, "Okay, good night, boys!" 


"Good night, Andrew!" Then, the two boys returned to their room. As soon as the door was closed, Levi shouted, "What happened to Andrew and Silvia?" 


Julien said, "Andrew told us not to meddle in his matters.“ 


Levi said, “Since when did you become so obedient?" 


Julien said, "Since you miss her, then give her a phone call." 


Levi immediately took out his mobile phone. "Luckily I was smart enough to get her phone number before this." 


Julien said, “Can't you think of something else other than getting a girl's number?” 


"Any normal person would want to get close to a beautiful woman, not to mention someone like Silvia." Levi immediately dialed Silvia's phone number. As soon as the call got through, he said in a sweet voice, "Sister Silvia, it's me, Levi." 


Silvia had just arrived at Audrey's house. Before she could even take off her shoes, Levi's call already came in. When she answered the call, she could hear a sweet and mellow voice coming through the phone. She answered, "What's the matter, Levi?“ 


"Sister Silvia, why didn't you come home?" Levi, who was on the other side of the phone, sounded somewhat pitiful, "Sister Silvia, without you here, I couldn't eat or even fall asleep." 


"Levi, I will be busy for the next two days, so I won't be coming home for the time being. You two can stay at home and have fun, okay?" Although she had only spent a short time with the two boys and she was not even that close to them, Silvia was already starting to miss them when she heard Levi's voice. If it weren't for the fact that her relationship with Andrew had turned out like this, she would definitely rush home to see them. 


Levi said sullenly, "Sister Silvia, don't you miss us?" 


Silvia said, “Yes, I do miss you two." Levi said, "Then why didn't you come home?" 


Silvia said guiltily, “I'm really busy at the moment so I can't go home. I'll go home and see you boys when I have the time, okay?“ 


Levi asked again, "Sister Silvia, if you can't come home, how about we go over and meet you?" 


Silvia hesitated. "But..." 


"How about this, Sister Silvia. You should rest up tonight. Julian and I will go over to your place tomorrow. Good night, Sister Silvia! I hope you can dream of me tonight." After finishing his words, Levi hung up the phone. Silvia shook her head helplessly and said, "I really don't know what else I can say, Levi." 


"Who is it?" Seeing that Silvia was answering the phone call with a gentle look on her face, Audrey was curious about the person on the other side of the phone. 


Silvia smiled and said, "They are two very lovely little cuties." 


Audrey became even more curious. "Lovely little cuties? Who on earth are they?" 


Silvia thought for a moment. "They are someone who could make you fall in love with them at one glance. They are coming over to see me tomorrow. I will introduce them to you and I can guarantee that you'll like them too." 


"Hmm, I'm not interested in little cuties, I'm only interested in rich men." Audrey took off her coat and went to her room. "Silvia, I'll go find you a new set of pajamas." 


Silvia said, "I'm sorry to bother you for the next few days, Audrey." 


"It's indeed quite troublesome to have you here," said Audrey. "So you have to think about it carefully. You should think about how you feel about Young Master Carter and do whatever you want once you've thought it through. Also, my pay is desperately low now that I can barely afford to pay for myself. So I can't let you stay here for too long." 


"Audrey, I'm a wounded woman. Can't you say something nice to me to comfort me?" Silvia glared at her. “You're such a heartless woman." 


Audrey shrugged her shoulders and said, 


"Director Turner, I think you should understand that I'm the kind of woman who is willing to do anything for money. If you want me to be nice to you, then don't you think that you should do something in return for me?" 


Silvia looked at Audrey, who was talking nonsense with a solemn face. "Please tell me Miss Audrey, what do you want?" 


Audrey gently curled her lips and said with a smile, "You're my boss, what else can I do to you? I'm just telling you that if you want to live here for a long time, you should raise my pay. Then, I can guarantee that you'll get the best hospitality here." 


Silvia poked Audrey's forehead and said, "Well girl, if you can make me feel at home for the coming month, I can definitely give you a raise then." 


Speaking of the company‘s affairs, Audrey suddenly thought of something. "Silvia, Wayne is really quite a capable man. He was able to get Wateria Corporation back on track in such a short time. By the way, how many months' bonuses did you give him?" 


Silvia did not understand. “What bonuses?" 


"Don't pretend like you don't know!" Audrey gave Silvia a look. "You have such an excellent talent to manage the company for you and even brought it back on track so quickly. If you didn't issue him any bonuses, why would he still work for you?" 


Silvia said, ”I really didn't give him any bonuses, He did not mention anything about it to me." 


"Silvia, we are friends now, aren't we? Are you worried that I would find out about something?" Audrey still could not believe Silvia. "There are so many companies in Madison City fighting over a talent like him but you're saying that you didn't give him any bonuses or benefits? If that is really the case, then why does he want to work so hard for you?" 


"I'm really telling the truth. He just agreed to help me without asking for anything from me." If it weren't for Audrey, Silvia would not have thought of giving Wayne Zachary any bonuses. 


"Then why was he willing to help you?“ asked Audrey. 


Silvia thought for a moment. "Maybe he's doing it to repay my father's kindness. He said that my father was the one who supported him financially when he went to university." 







CHAPTER 1258 



Audrey poked Silvia's forehead. "Silvia, you're still too naive. Don't just believe in everything the others tell you. It is a confusing world now, there really aren't many in this world who would repay a kindness." 


"Do you mean that Wayne has hidden intentions?" Silvia waved her hand. "No, Wayne wouldn't do that. Let's just stop talking about it, okay? Since I‘ve already given him the full authority to manage Wateria Corporation, I'll have my full trust in him." 


Audrey said, "I'm not asking you to doubt him anyway. I just want you to think about the reason why he is willing to help you without anything in return?" 


Silvia explained, "I initially thought that he had some other intentions for helping me out too. But I realized that there was nothing worthy about Wateria Corporation anyway, it was just an empty shell. Moreover, I've observed Wayne closely before this, he didn't seem like he had hidden intentions." 


However, Silvia was not completely certain about it. Norman was her biological uncle, but he had actually snatched the company away from her, let alone a person whom she did not understand completely, like Wayne... 


"I don't mean that he wants to take over Wateria Corporation," said Audrey. "I'm just wondering if he had any other reasons to work so hard for you." 


Silvia was a little confused. "For example? Besides repaying my father's kindness, what other reasons could he have?" 


"For example, someone had hired him to do so?" said Audrey. 


"Someone hired him?" The first person who came into Silvia's mind was Andrew. However, on a second thought, she thought it was close to impossible. Andrew did not even know who Wayne was at that time and he had even helped her look into Wayne‘s background and even tested him out for her. 


However, after thinking about it carefully, she realized that it was not entirely impossible. 


At the beginning, it was Andrew who told her that Wayne was trustworthy. He was the one who told her that she could let Wayne manage the company for her. 


Could it be that the person who had been manipulating Wateria Corporation's fate all these while was Andrew? 


"You thought of your Young Master Carter, didn't you?“ Audrey patted Silvia's shoulder. "To be honest, apart from giving him a big bonus, the only reason that I can think of is that Young Master Carter had hired him. I think Young Master Carter is the only person in Madison City who could order Wayne around like this.“ 


"Do you really think that it's Andrew?" Silvia did not dare to believe it, but she had no choice but to be convinced by it. Perhaps, it was only the Carter family that could help Wateria Corporation get back on track within such a short period of time. 


She was really so foolish to only realize it now! She was so stupid that she actually thought Wateria Corporation's success was all due to her hard work. She foolishly thought that it was because God had seen all her effort that He had sent an angel to help her out. 


In fact, the real angel was the person who had been sleeping next to her every night. It was Andrew, whom she thought never cared for her and only regarded her as a plaything! 


"I think you would know better than me whether it was Young Master Carter," said Audrey. 


"Yeah, I know!" Silvia picked up her bag and wanted to leave Audrey's house. "Thank you, Audrey. I'll get going now!" 


Audrey chased after her. "Silvia, where are you going at this hour?" 


Silvia said, "I'm going over to Wayne's place. I have to find out the real reason why he was willing to help me right away." 


"Silly girl, do you know what time is it now? He's probably asleep now," said Audrey. "Can't you just wait till tomorrow?" 


Silvia said, "I have to find out the truth right now. I can't wait any longer." 


There was nothing that Audrey could do to stop Silva, so she said. "Then be careful on your way there, okay?" 


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



After leaving Phantasy Nightclub, Dr. Thames did not return to her residence immediately. She got into a taxi and took a few detours. Finally, she got off at an ordinary looking neighborhood. 


Dr. Thames went to a supermarket nearby and sauntered around. Then, after making sure that no one was following her, she entered a building in the neighborhood. 


She arrived at the 17th floor. She stood outside of unit 1703 and knocked on the door. After a few moments later, the door was pushed open. She went in and the man shut the door. 


Dr. Thames said, "I want to tell you some good news. Your beloved woman has asked..." 


The man did not wait for Dr. Thames to finish her words. He interrupted her and said, "Our plan has failed." 


"What?" Upon hearing the news, Dr. Thames let out a shrilling scream and her face was distorted with anger. "Didn't they claim that they've never failed? It was just two little brats, how could they fail? How dare they ask for such a high pay even?" 


"Those assassins had indeed never failed. This was the first time." The man sighed, ”It's a pity that not only are those two rascals who you wanted to kill were alive, they were totally unharmed." 


Dr. Thames found it hard to believe. "You're lying to me, aren't you?” 


The man added, "The middleman said that it was Simon Banks who saved the kids. I'm not surprised that Simon would show up. Instead, I'm just curious about those kids. I've been thinking who they are that they even dared to ask Simon to let those assassins go." 


"They caught the assassin but let them go?" Dr. Thames was puzzled. "Was it just a trick that the assassins were playing?" 


The man said, "I really hope that it was just a trick. If that is not the case, then those boys must have come from a powerful family. Now that we've already gotten their attention, it's going to be difficult to get them in the future." 


"You mean that we can't do anything to those two boys anymore?" Dr. Thames looked at the man coldly. "Let me tell you, even if those two boys were gods, I must get rid of them." 


The man said, "The boys had asked Simon to let the assassins go, was to find out who the mastermind was. If we were to take any rash actions, Andrew will find out about us sooner or later." 


Dr. Thames sneered. "Find out about us? The assassins we hired don't even know who we are. How could Andrew find out?" 


The man said, "You should calm down." 


Dr. Thames roared, "I don't care. No matter what, I want you to find a way and get rid of those two imprudent brats. As long as you can get rid of them, I don't care if we're going to get exposed. 


The man said, "If you want to die recklessly like this,then go ahead. Don't drag me along with you. If you still want to work along with me, then you should drop this idea for the time being. Otherwise, we will all die." 


The man had experienced Andrew's power. He knew how ruthless Andrew could be. Also, Andrew was so influential that he could do it without leaving any traces. 


Dr. Thames said angrily, "So you won't be helping me then?" 


The man was still very calm. "I‘ve already told you what the consequences are. All I want to say is, don't get ourselves in trouble and die for nothing." 


Dr. Thames wanted to get rid of the two boys because they had been a stumbling stone to her plan. However, after reconsidering it, as long as she remained idle, they would not be able to do anything to her. 


After thinking it through, Dr. Thames said again, "I heard them saying that Andrew was their brother, so I guessed that they were from the Carter family too. Butl've never seen Andrew keeping in touch with his family throughout these years, so I thought that he didn't have any family. I have no idea where those two boys come from and how powerful their family was."







CHAPTER 1259 



"No matter where they came from, and no matter how powerful the forces behind them were, we must never act rashly. Otherwise, none of us can afford to go through the consequences." As the man spoke, he handed Dr. Thames a document and said. "Don't come here if you don't have anything important to talk about. I don't want anyone to get suspicious of you."


Dr. Thames took it over and said disdainfully, "Felix Xavier, it's not a surprise that your woman would fall in love with another man. If I were her, I would never like a loser like you. Andrew had no idea that you're back at all. Perhaps, he did not even see you as his rival but you're here scaring yourself out all the time like a coward." 


"That's right. I am a loser." Felix stepped forward and clutched Dr. Thames' neck. He said in a sinister voice, "Dr. Thames, you're quite good-looking yourself too and you've been by Andrew's side for a few years now, but do you know why he was never interested in you?" 


Dr. Thames grabbed his hand and tried to push him away. However, it was useless. "Why?" 


Felix sneered and said, "It's probably because you have such a wicked tongue. No one likes a woman like this." 


Dr. Thames' eyes were bloodshot due to anger. "You... "


"What about me?" Felix pushed her away and suddenly changed the subject. "Dr. Thames, you've already endured all these for so many years, don't ruin it now. I'm sure that you know it better that if you want to achieve great things, we must learn to be patient and not to act recklessly. If you can't even do that, how could you make Andrew fall for you?" 


Dr. Thames was silent. She knew that she had been a little impatient recently. 


It was all because of Silvia. Whenever she saw them acting all lovey-dovey, she felt as if her heart was being torn into pieces. How could she still keep calm? 


Although Felix did not like this woman, they were still allies after all. For the sake of their future, he could only advise her. "Please hold on a little longer. As long as you can take control over Andrew, everything will be ours very soon." 


The moment Felix mentioned it, Dr. Thames suddenly thought of something that she had almost neglected. "By the way, one of the boys is particularly calm. He asked me to sort out Andrew's medical records and pass them to him. It looks like he wants to look for another doctor to treat Andrew.“ 


Felix's heart trembled. "Didn't you say that the two boys were about 12 years old? Are they really that smart?" 


"That's because you haven't met them and talk to them yourself. They are really that smart." Thinking of how the boys were behaving the other day, Dr. Thames immediately broke into a cold sweat. "When they looked at me that day, I really felt like they have seen through me. One of them even told me right in my face that he knew I don't like them, so he said that he doesn't like me too. I did not even give them any disdainful look, but he could just tell it. Don't you think that they will be a stumbling stone to our plan?" 


Felix thought for a moment and said, "I think children are probably more sensitive than adults. Don't think too much about it." 


Dr. Thames said, "I'm not overthinking. We really shouldn't underestimate them. They might be young, but they are more organized than your beloved woman when they do things." 


"Okay, I'll make sure to pay attention to them." They had been working together for quite some time now. This was the first time Felix had ever heard Dr. Thames praising anyone. 


If even Dr. Thames would think so highly of the two boys, there must be something special about them. It seemed like he really must get rid of them. 


...... 


Wayne was sleeping soundly with his girlfriend in his arms. However, his boss, to be exact, his boss' wife called him on the phone and woke him up from his sweet dream. 


It was a phone call from his boss' woman, so Wayne did not dare to have any delays. He immediately answered the call, "Hi Director Turner, what can I do for you?" 


Silvia said, "Mr. Zachary, I'm at the 24-hour fast food restaurant in your neighborhood and l have something to ask you. Could you please come over?" 


It was the middle of the night. The moment Wayne heard that Silvia wanted to see him at this hour, he sobered up in an instant. He rolled over and sat on the bed. "Did something happen, Director Turner?" 


Wateria Corporation was operating well, so it should not be about the company. What else could it be then? 


Silvia said, "I'm really sorry to bother you in the middle of the night, but I really can‘t wait till morning.l need to confirm something immediately. Mr. Zachary, could you please come see me now?" 


"Sure, Director Turner, I'll go over now." Wayne got out of bed as he spoke. He did not dare to refuse the woman whom his boss valued the most. However, he was not sure if he should tell Andrew about it before meeting up with Silvia. 


"Where are you going, Honey?" Wayne's girlfriend opened her eyes in a daze. She grabbed him and interrupted his train of thoughts. 


"My boss' wife is looking for me. I'll be right back, okay?" Wayne lowered his head and kissed his girlfriend before leaving. 


It was already past midnight and most of the shops were closed. The most noticeable store at that moment was a 24-hour KFC. 


It was windy outside, so Silvia chose this shop to take shelter from the wind and to meet up with Wayne. After hanging up the phone, she ordered a hot drink to warm up her body. 


In less than ten minutes, Wayne had arrived. 


Although he was in a rush, Wayne was still dressed nicely, just like when he was at work. He looked neat and clean. The moment Silvia saw him, her impression of him got even better. 


She got up and apologized, "Mr. Zachary, I‘m so sorry to have woken you up at this hour!" 


Wayne said politely, "Director Turner, as long as you have to see me, I will still come regardless of the time." 


Silvia said sincerely, "Mr. Zachary, you are really a good person. Thank you for helping me manage Wateria Corporation so well. I'm really grateful to have you!" 


"Director Turner, you really don't have to keep thanking me. Please just tell me if you need anything," Wayne did not want her to thank him anymore! He felt at a loss. 


"Mr. Zachary, I know that you didn't mean to lie to me. And I know that you've made up the story about my father supporting you financially so that I would believe the reason why you were willing to help me was to repay my father's kindness." Instead of questioning him, Silvia spoke affirmatively. She wanted Wayne to know that she had discovered everything so he did not need to hide any further... 


Wayne was shocked. "Director Turner..." 


"Hold up and listen to me first." Silvia smiled gently. "Andrew was the one who hired you to help me out. I really want to thank him, and I want to thank you too." 


"What are you talking about, Director Turner? I'm confused." He did not receive any news from Andrew that he could tell Silvia about the truth. Therefore, even if Wayne were to get beaten to death, he would never admit that it was Andrew who had ordered him to work at Wateria Corporation.





 


CHAPTER 1260 



Silvia said with certainty, “Mr. Zachary, I've found out about everything. I know it was Andrew behind all these, so you really can stop pretending that you don't know anything." 


Since Silvia already knew, there was no point for Wayne to hide the truth. He added, "Director Turner, yes, I admit that it was Mr. Carter who sent me to help you manage the company. However, his only purpose was to help you. He has never thought of taking over the company. On the contrary, if it weren't for him, I'm afraid that Wateria Corporation would have gone bankrupt already, let alone achieve such a great result now." 


”So it was really him!" Silvia could already guess that Andrew was the one who had done all of these. But the moment she heard it from Wayne, Silvia was still shocked. "He had done so much for me, but why was he not willing to tell me anything about it at all?“ 


If he had told her about it, she wouldn't think that he was just messing around with her. If he had told her about it, she wouldn't have thought that he was with her just to satisfy his own desires. 


He knew very clearly that she was slow-witted, but he still chose not to say anything. If he did not tell her about it, how would she ever know that he had secretly done so much for her? 


”Mrs. Carter..." Since he had come clean with Silvia, Wayne felt that it would be more appropriate to address her this way. He thought that Andrew would prefer him to do that too. "I believe you should know very well why Mr. Carter had chosen not to tell you about it." 


Of course, she knew. Andrew had been hiding it from her because he did not want her to feel that she had owed him anything. He did not want her to think that there was a great discrepancy in their relationship... He was trying to protect their relationship, but she did not realize it at all and she had even hurt him with mean words over and over again. 


"Mr. Zachary, thanks for telling me the truth. I will have to get going now." Upon hearing the truth from Wayne, Silvia was certain with the thoughts in her mind. She couldn't wait to see Andrew. She wanted to tell him that she had made up her mind and chosen him as her life partner. Silvia wanted to ask him if he was thinking the same too. 


"Mrs. Carter, Mr. Carter has done far more than this for you. I hope you can realize how good he is to you.” 


Wayne's words sounded from behind. Silvia turned around and smiled at him. "Thank you!" 


After meeting up with Wayne, Silvia took a taxi to Andrew's villa. It was almost dawn when she arrived home and the gardener was already in the yard trimming the plants. 


After entering the house and changing into a pair of slippers, Silvia immediately rushed to Andrew's room. She wanted to see him as soon as possible and ask him the question that she had in mind. However, her enthusiasm died down in an instant when she saw that his room was empty. 


Andrew's bed was very tidy. There were no signs that someone had slept in it at all. 


Where was he? Where could he be? 


Silvia was a little flustered. She turned around and ran out of the room. She went over to his study room, but he was not there too. 


He wasn‘t in his room, neither was he in his study. Could it be that he didn't come home that night? 


Silvia quickly took out her phone and dialed his number. However, the first thing which sounded from the phone was a cold phone operator voice, "Sorry! The number that you have dialed is currently unavailable. Please try again later." 


Andrew had turned off his mobile phone and she couldn't think of anyone else who she could contact. Hence, panic slowly overwhelmed her. At this critical moment, she suddenly thought of her own room. 


Could Andrew be in her room? 


Silvia took a deep breath and calmed herself down before entering her room. She opened the door and a strong alcohol smell rushed into her nostrils. 


Sure enough, Andrew was sleeping on her bed. 


However, he did not open the windows, so the ventilation in the room was bad, which made the smell linger. 


On top of that, he did not even take off his clothes. The man who had always paid attention to his image was lying on her bed slovenly. 


Silvia walked to him. When she saw that he was frowning even when he was asleep, she could feel a slight sting in her heart. "Why are you frowning, Andrew? Is it because of me? Was I the one who made you sad?" 


Perhaps, it was really because of her. It was her who had hurt his feelings and made him frown in his sleep. At this moment, he looked as if something was bothering him. 


"I'm sorry!" Silvia held his hand gently. "I promise I‘ll never make you angry again, and I'll never make you sad again." 


"Andrew, why did you help me so much? Do you really like me?" His eyes were shut, so Silvia thought that he could not hear what she was saying. And it was only then she had the courage to ask the question that she was too afraid to ask. 


"I like you!" Andrew suddenly opened his eyes and looked at her deeply, "Silvia Turner, I like you!“ 


He just said that he liked her! What?! What did he just say?! He liked her?! 


Silvia was so shocked that her ears were starting to buzz and she was left in a momentary daze. It was only when Andrew's warm lips touched hers, and he began fiercely kissing her that she knew she was not dreaming. 


Andrew's confession was true. He really liked Silvia. He did not treat her as a plaything, nor as a tool just to vent his lusts. 


Other than being shocked, Silvia was feeling dizzy because of his overbearing kiss. After a long while, she broke off the kiss which almost suffocated her. 


After reclaiming her breathing, Silvia gently bit her lips which Andrew had just kissed. She said shyly and nervously, "Andrew, I am not smart and I'm short-tempered too. What, what do you like about me?" 


She had so many shortcomings but why did he like her? 


Andrew could rarely see Silvia being nervous and shy in front of him, so he thought that she was very adorable. Looking at her, he could not help kissing her face again. "I like you because you have self awareness!“ 


"Andrew, I'm being serious here. Don't just brush me off like this!" The moment Andrew teased her, Silvia's bashfulness and nervousness disappeared in an instant. She became a little tigress and commanded, "Tell me quickly, I will not let you go until you tell me." 


"What do I like about you?" How could he answer this question? 


Could he tell her that at first it was because she looked like the girl who he had liked for many years? 


While Andrew was in a dilemma, Silvia, who had always been unreasonable, suddenly became very considerate of him. "If you can't give me an answer now, then don't answer it. As long as I know that you like me, that would be enough." 


Andrew was at a loss for words. 


Silvia got close to him and rubbed her face against him. "Andrew, why don't you answer the question that I've asked you last night, then?" 


Andrew had drunk too much the night before, so he was not very sober at that time. What's more, he was having a slight fever now, so he had completely forgotten what Silvia had asked him. 


Andrew had already forgotten her question, but Silvia, on the other hand, was looking forward to his answer. She looked at him with her beautiful eyes and said, "Answer me!" 


"I'm sorry, Silvia! I drank too much last night, so I couldn't remember the question." He decided to tell her the truth and he was ready to receive her fist. 


However, not only did Silvia not lash out at him, she smiled and said, "It's okay! If you can't remember, I will just ask you again. Are you sure that you want to be with me for the rest of your life?“ 


It turned out that she was asking about this. Andrew embraced her and kissed her. Just as he was kissing her until she was slightly out of breath, he said, "Silvia, you'll be the only one for me in this life!" 


Silvia pressed her lips together and lay against Andrew's chest. She said, "Andrew, let's fall in love." 



Saturday, December 26, 2020

LM CHAPTERS 1251 - 1255

LM 

CHAPTERS 1251 - 1255







CHAPTER 1251 



Andrew's bad mood made his subordinates, who were already trembling with fear due to his presence, feel like they were walking on thin ice. Everyone was being so careful that they would deliberately control their own breathing, for fear that they would accidentally offend their boss. 


Eugene Elliot was Andrew's personal assistant so he had been working by Andrew's side during the day. He knew that Andrew's mood was surprisingly good that day and he had even let Eugene get off work two hours earlier. 


Getting off work early was something that he had never dared to imagine. 


Everyone who worked by Andrew's side knew that he was a workaholic. In their company, they would only get to work overtime. Getting off work early was not a thing at all. 


It was the first time that day. When he heard that Andrew was letting him off that afternoon, Eugene could not believe his ears. After confirming the news, he was so happy that he had invited several of his colleagues to celebrate at Phantasy Nightclub. 


It had only been a few hours, but his boss looked gloomy like a phantom. What on earth happened within that period?! 


Eugene could not figure out what had happened to his boss, so he turned to Dr. Thames for help. A woman was much more sensitive than a man. Perhaps Dr. Thames could figure it out. 


Dr. Thames shook her head gently. She asked Eugene not to put his hope on her. She would not say anything about it even if she knew. They all knew that their boss hated it when people were to speak nonsense, and Dr. Thames would not be that stupid to push Andrew's buttons. 


Just as everyone was trembling with fear, Andrew asked grumpily, “Didn't you say that there's an event tonight?" 


Stanley quickly answered, "Yes Sir, it's going to start very soon." 


With Andrew's presence, no one dared to speak. The atmosphere in the private room was very depressing. Eugene really did not want to see his boss' face even after he had gotten off work. 


After thinking for a while, Eugene came up with an excuse, "Sir, my girlfriend has just sent me a message that she has a clogged drain at home, so I'll have to go now to help her." 


"A clogged drain? Are you a plumber?" Andrew, who had never cared about his subordinate's private life, blurted out such a sentence. He frowned and turned to look at Eugene. "Let me tell you about women. The more you spoil her, the more she will not forget how good you were to her. Women are fickle and they will never be grateful." 


“Sir, I..." Eugene wiped off his cold sweat. The truth was that his girlfriend treated him very well. She would never cause any trouble for Eugene, and the clogged drain was just an excuse to get himself out of this place. 


"No one is allowed to leave without my permission." Andrew gulped down the liquor in his glass, and his sharp gaze swept across the people in the room. In the end, his gaze fell on Eugene. “Are you leaving or not?" 


"Sir, I'll just ask my girlfriend to look for a plumber instead." Since his boss had said so, if he still insisted on leaving, he might risk losing his job. In order to keep his highly paid job, Eugene had no choice but to stay. 


Andrew looked at Stanley, who was pouring him his drink, and said, "Stanley, treat all the customers tonight. Pass the message and let them eat and drink as much as they want." 


"Sir, no... that's not .” Stanley had spent a lot of money for the event this time. He was thinking that he would be recovering the capital that he had put into the event that night itself, how could he let his boss do such a thing? 


Andrew raised his eyebrows and asked, "Hmm?" 


“Sir, let's not talk about the event first. We've spent a lot of money for the finale alone. If everything is on the house, we are definitely going to lose money." Even if Andrew was rich and did not care about the money that they will be earning that night, he should not have splurge like this. Although Andrew didn't care about his money, Stanley did. 


Stanley was distressed at the thought of letting those strangers eat and drink for free. It felt worse than cutting off his flesh. 


"Who's the owner of this place though? You or me? Hmm?" Andrew asked in an indifferent tone. 


"Of course it's you, Sir. I'll send someone to broadcast the news to everyone then." Stanley did not dare to disobey Andrew's order. He was only managing Phantasy Nightclub for Andrew. In the end, Andrew was still the owner. 


Stanley felt that as an employee, it would be enough for him to do his job well. He should not go against his boss. Otherwise, he would be the one to suffer. 


............... 


There was a special event coming up that night, and the advertisement had already been published half a month ago. Therefore, there was a huge tum-up. Even Prince, Lemur, and Audrey were there to join the fun. 


Audrey's purpose of coming to Phantasy Nightclub was not to watch the shows. She was here so that she would not miss out on any chances to meet a rich bachelor. 


Prince and Lemur, on the other hand, did come for the shows. However, with Audrey around, Prince had completely forgotten about the reason he was here. All he could think of was how he could please Audrey. 


He had even thought of getting Audrey drunk, so that he could get closer to her. However, Prince could only think about it, he did not have the courage to do so. 


"Audrey, what would you like to drink?" Prince flipped through the menu on the table. "It's not good for the ladies to drink too much liquor. Why don't you have a glass of fruit juice? It would be good for your skin.” 


"Sure, I'll just have that." Because of what had happened here the last time, Audrey was somewhat worried. No matter what, she must not let herself get drunk and cause any trouble again. Otherwise, she would not be as lucky as before. 


Prince then said, "Lemur, why don’t we all order fruit juices then?" 


Lemur nodded and said, "I'm here for the show tonight. I don't mind anything." 


If they really wanted to drink, they would have gone to Starie Blotie. It was a bar owned by someone who they knew, so they would not have to worry getting into trouble getting drunk there. 


However, things were different at Phantasy Nightclub. This was a paradise for the rich. There were countless illegal doings going on every single day, but no one had a way to expose them. 


At this moment, the noisy music was turned down and a sweet voice sounded from the public address system. "Dear guests, from the moment you stepped into Phantasy Nightclub, you are our most distinguished guest. We hope that each and every one of our guests will have a good time here. Now, we shall reveal the highly anticipated special event for tonight..." 


After piquing everyone's interest, the announcer paused for a while, in an attempt to keep everyone in suspense. Then, the mellow voice sounded again, "Our finale for tonight's event is that our boss will be paying for everything tonight!" 


Stanley was a cunning person. Since he could not change Andrew's mind, he had decided to use a little trick. He would never allow the customers to watch the shows for free. 


Meanwhile, none of the customers knew what the actual finale was. At this time, when they heard the news that everything would be on the house that night, they were stoked. Nobody cared about what the real finale actually was. 







CHAPTER 1252 



Prince and Lemur's families were fairly rich, but they were still students. Their pocket money came from their parents, so they could be short of cash occasionally. sometimes. Upon hearing that everything would be on the house, they were jumping for joy. 


Audrey knocked on the table and reminded them. "It's just some fruit juice anyway, why are you two so happy over such a small matter. Can't you guys not behave like losers?" 


"What fruit juice? Of course, I'm going to start ordering all the food and drinks I want. I'll order all the expensive stuff we can't normally afford.” They were indeed here for the performances, but now that everything was free of charge, how could they not eat and drink to their hearts' content? 


"Please pay more attention to your image, would you?" Audrey was flabbergasted. If a rich bachelor showed up, these two losers would probably scare him away. Audrey had to stay away from Lemur and Prince so that they would not ruin her plans. So, she got up and said, "I need to use the washroom." 


Prince said, "Audrey, you're beautiful even without any makeup. You don't have to keep going to the washroom to touch up on your makeup." 


" I'm not going to the washroom to fix my makeup, okay?" said Audrey. "I need to use the toilet." 


The washroom was at the end of the corridor, and she had to pass by the VIP rooms to get there. 


Every time she walked past the VIP rooms, Audrey would slow down her footsteps, thinking that she might get the opportunity to bump into a rich bachelor. 


However, all of the doors to the VIP rooms were tightly shut. Not to mention a rich bachelor, there seemed to be no one around at all. 


As Audrey walked past the second last room, a man was entering the room. In that swift moment, Audrey noticed Andrew sitting in the middle of that room. 


"Young Master Carter?" 


Audrey quickly gave it another look, but before she could see clearly, the door was already closed. 


Audrey tried hard to recall the scene that she had just seen. It seemed like Young Master Carter had a glass of liquor in his hand and there was a beautiful woman sitting next to him. The woman was dressed conservatively, so she probably was not an escort... If that was the case, who was she? 


"Could it be that Andrew's cheating on Silvia?!" 


Thinking of this possibility, Audrey's nature's calling disappeared in an instant. She hurriedly rushed back to their table. 


Audrey tugged Prince's arm and asked, "Prince, did you say that Silvia is bringing Andrew home today?" 


Prince nodded and said, "Yeah. Why would I lie to you about it?" 


Audrey pursed her lips and thought for a moment. "I passed by one of the VIP rooms while I was on my way to the washroom and I think I saw Young Master Carter in there. I'm not sure if I've seen it wrongly. But it can't be, my eyesight has always been good." 


"That‘s impossible. Boss is bringing Young Master Carter home tonight to meet his mother-in-law law. How could he Ieave Boss at home and come to the Phantasy Nightclub by himself?" Even if Prince were to be beaten to death, he would not believe that Andrew would come here at times like this. "I think you might be hallucinating, Audrey." 


"He went home with Silvia to meet Mrs. Turner? But... the person I saw just now really looked like him." If it was someone else, there might be a possibility that Audrey would make a mistake. However, Andrew was the one who made Audrey lose her job as a cabin crew. She would never mistake anyone for him. 


"Well, if you want to know if that guy is really Young Master Carter, it's easy. Just call Boss and we'll know if he is with her now." Prince had always wanted to impress Audrey. As he spoke, he was already looking for Silvia's phone number in his phone. 


Audrey hurriedly stopped him. "Wait. This place is a playground for the rich. It's not surprising that Young Master Carter is here anyway. Why are we making a fuss about it?" 


Prince put away his cell phone and chuckled. "If you think that we shouldn't call her, then we won't. I‘ll listen to everything you say." 


Although it was not surprising that Andrew would come here, when Audrey thought of the woman sitting next to him, she was a little worried. When she saw her, the woman was still a little distance away from him, but who knew if they would get closer, right? 


Audrey's intuition told her that the woman sitting next to Andrew was not as harmless as she looked. After thinking for a while, Audrey said again, "Prince, I think it's better to give Silvia a phone call and ask her about it. If Young Master Carter is at home, then I can stop worrying about it.” 


No matter what Audrey said, Prince would never feel annoyed. He took out his mobile phone once again and dialed Silvia's phone number. It took Silvia quite a while to answer the call. "Boss, I hope that I'm not disturbing your sleep." 


Silvia's voice was a little soft. "Just say what you want to say." 


Prince said, "Didn't you bring Young Master Carter home today? I was just concerned about you. How did it go?" 


Silvia said impatiently, "What are you trying to say?" 


Prince added, "Lemur,Audrey and I are at Phantasy Nightclub now. Audrey went to the washroom and saw a man in the VIP room who looked like your Young Master Carter... So she asked me to call you to ask you about it." 


Silvia, who was on the other end of the line, said, "So what if it's him? So what if it's not him?" 


Prince said, "We, we are..." 


Seeing that Prince was all over the place, Audrey took over the phone and said, "Silvia, did you get into a fight with Young Master Carter? If that's the case, then come over now. There is a woman seated next to him, and her intentions seem shameless. If you don't come over now, I'm afraid something would happen between them." 


"We have nothing to do with each other anymore. It's up to him who he wants to be with. I'm not interested in knowing." After that, Silvia hung up the phone. 


Silvia really wanted to ignore Andrew. He could do whatever he wanted! From now on, they would live their own lives without caring about each other. But after listening to Audrey, Silvia was obviously bothered. She could not control herself anymore. After informing her mother, Silvia immediately rushed to Phantasy Nightclub. 


Fortunately, her house was not too far away from Phantasy Nightclub. It took her only 20 minutes to get there by taxi. 


When Silvia arrived, Audrey asked Prince to receive at the entrance. When Prince met up with Silvia, he said, "Boss, we grew up together, but how does Audrey know you better than I do?" 


According to their understanding of Silvia, they thought that Silvia wouldn't come if she had said so. However, Audrey insisted that Silvia would be here. In the end, Audrey was right. 


Silvia did not want to talk any nonsense, so she asked, "Where is he?" 


Prince replied, "He's in the VIP room." 


Silvia asked, "Which one?" 


Prince, "I don't know which one, only Audrey knows. Boss, don't worry, let's go in first and ask her." 


"It's 8808." Audrey came over and pointed in the direction of the VIP rooms. "Silvia, go and take a look at him. No matter what state he is in, drunk or not, you must not let him fall into the hands of another woman." 


As soon as Silvia heard which room Andrew was in, she turned around and walked towards that direction. At that moment, she could not hear what Audrey was saying to her at all. 







CHAPTER 1253 



Audrey quickly caught up with Silvia and tried to talk to her, "Silvia, I asked you to come over to prevent something bad from happening. It doesn't mean that Young Master Carter has cheated on you. You have to calm down. Don't be rash, okay?" 


Audrey‘s words were like cold water splashing over Silvia's head, putting her into her right mind. She halted her hasty pace and looked at Audrey listlessly. 


Looking at Silvia's empty and lifeless eyes, Audrey panicked. "Silvia, are you alright?" 


Silvia murmured, "Why am I here? What did I do just now?" 


"Don't scare me, Silvia." Looking at Silvia's confused look, Audrey was so worried that she quickly grabbed Silvia's hand. Audrey was shocked. 


Silvia's hands were icy cold and her palms were sweating profusely. Audrey hurriedly held her by her shoulders. "Silvia, are you feeling unwell?" 


"No, I'm good." Silvia looked around. and she suddenly felt that her surroundings had become blurry. Audrey, Prince, and Lemur who were all standing in front of her were blurry too. 


"Audrey, Prince, Lemur, what's wrong with you guys?" Silvia wanted to reach out to touch their faces, but she felt that her hands were as heavy as lead. It was so heavy that she could not lift up her hand at all. 


She could still hear Audrey and the others anxiously shouting at her. However, their voices were getting softer. In the end, she couldn't see anything nor hear anything. 


She felt like she had fallen into a dark abyss and no one was willing to give her a hand. She could only continue falling in that bottomless pit. 


"Silvia!" "Boss!" 


Prince, Lemur and Audrey shouted in unison, but Silvia had already lost her consciousness. She would not wake up no matter how loud they shouted. 


Audrey said anxiously, "Prince, go get Young Master Carter here." 


Prince nodded and said, "I'm on it." 


Audrey added, "Lemur, call 911 now." 


"Okay." Lemur took out his mobile phone and dialed 911. After the call had gotten through, he clearly explained their location to the emergency medical dispatcher. 


After the call had ended, Lemur took Silvia over from Audrey and said, "Audrey, the ambulance should be arriving very soon. I'll take Boss out of here first. We must not have any delay." 


Audrey nodded. "Okay." 


The trio usually looked like they were incapable of doing anything huge. All they did was drink and get into fights. However, in such a critical moment, they were all unexpectedly calm. 


Audrey was a few years older than them. When something happened to Silvia, she instinctively took up the responsibility to lead the group. Lemur, who was usually quiet, performed well under pressure too. 


Being calm did not mean that they did not care about Silvia. It was because they cared for Silvia so much that they were able to calm down. It was only by calming down, they could manage things well and minimize the damage. 


...... 


At VIP room, No. 8808. 


The few people in the room watched as Andrew gulped down more liquor. However, no one had the courage to stop him. 


Eugene did not dare stop Andrew. As for Dr. Thames, she was not willing to stop Andrew. She wanted him to get drunk so that she could lay her hands on him and execute her plan. 


Stanley Pierson, who was loyal to Andrew, was the only one who was bold enough. He stopped refilling Andrew's glass and said, "Sir, you've already finished the whole bottle. You must not drink anymore." 


Andrew raised his brows and said in a deep voice, "Refill it!“ 


Stanley stood still and said, "Sir, you really shouldn't drink anymore. You'll get drunk if you continue to drink." 


Andrew looked at Stanley and said, "Refill it!" 


Stanley insisted, "Sir..." 


Bang! 


At this very moment, the door suddenly burst open and a tall man appeared at the door. Other than Andrew, everyone's turned their heads to look at that man. 


Seeing that there was someone who had barged into their room, Stanley's first reaction was to stand in front of Andrew. In case of danger, his primary duty was to protect his master. 


When he saw that it was Silvia's friend, Stanley did not say anything and took two steps back, so that Prince could see his master. 


Eugene knew Prince too, but he did not say anything. Instead, he sat quietly beside Andrew. 


Stanley and Eugene both knew Silvia's friends. Dr. Thames, who had always regarded Silvia as an eyesore, of course could recognize him too. Seeing that Prince had barged into the room, Dr. Thames guessed that Silvia might be at the nightclub too. 


As long as Silvia, that wretch, was here, it would be impossible for her to lay her hands on Andrew. Hence, tonight's plan would be in vain. 


Dr. Thames secretly clenched her fists and forcefully suppressed the resentment in her heart. She believed that as long as she could continue to stay by Andrew's side, she would definitely be able to find an opportunity to carry out her plan. 


Stanley, Elliot, and Dr. Thames had always been by Andrew's side. They knew of Silvia's existence, as well as Prince's existence. However, there were still others in the room. 


Usually, they had little contact with Andrew. So, it was normal that they did not know much about the people around him. 


A guy named Logan thought that this man who had broken into the room would make his master unhappy, so he thought that it was time for him to shine. 


He stood forward and shouted, "Do you know who's here? How dare you barge into this room like this? Do you have a death wish?" 


The people who were in the room were like little sheep in front of Andrew. But against the outsiders, they were all vicious wolves who would devour their prey without hesitation. 


Facing such a scene, Prince was so scared that he shrank his neck and turned to look at Andrew for help. In his heart, Young Master Carter was a very kind and friendly person, and he was considered his friend too. 


However, Andrew was still gracefully sipping on his liquor. He did not even take a glance at Prince. 


Since his master did not say anything, Logan became even more arrogant. He said, "Get out of here now." 


Prince was so scared that he wanted to turn around and run away. However, as soon as he turned around, he thought of the reason for him coming to the room. He looked back and said, "Young Master Carter, I..." 


Before Prince could finish his words, Logan roared again, "I asked you to get out of here. Did you not hear me? Or do you want me to deafen you?" 


Prince was once again scared out of his wits. However, for Silvia's sake, he decided to throw caution to the wind. "Young... Young Master Carter, Boss has fainted. She's right outside." 


"What did you say?" Andrew put down the glass on the table and immediately stood up. But because was drunk, he staggered and almost collapsed on his seat. 


Dr. Thames was by his side. She seized the opportunity to help him up. However, before she could even lay a finger on Andrew, he had already stabilized himself and swiftly ran out of the room. 


With her arms outstretched, Dr. Thames could feel only an ache in her heart. The hatred in her heart intensified. That damn woman! Who is she to have Andrew's full attention on her?





 


CHAPTER 1254 



"Dr. Thames, Miss Turner has fainted. Why are you still standing there? You should go take a look at her." Stanley was a simple man. He had only two purposes in his life. One was to protect his master, and the other was to earn money for him. He could not tell that Dr. Thames was hostile towards Silvia at all. 


However, Stanley was not the only one who did not notice it. Even Andrew did not catch on it too. Dr. Thames had disguised herself so perfectly in front of the others that no one could notice anything strange about her. 


Dr. Thames did not want to treat Silvia at all. She had even thought of giving Silvia several tranquilizer injections so that Silvia would never wake up again. 


However, she was a rational woman. She knew that before she was fully prepared, she might risk getting exposed and that would ruin everything. 


It was true that she wanted to spend the rest of her life with the person she liked, but she was not that stupid to spoil her own plan. Therefore, even if she hated Silvia, Dr. Thames still had to take a look at her and see what was going on with her. If she was needed, she would do her best to save that woman. 


Dr. Thames went out of the room with Andrew. Stanley then looked at Logan who had just made a scene. "Logan, do you know who that young man is?" 


He was someone who could make their master run out of the room with just a simple sentence, so he was certainly not an ordinary person. Knowing that he got himself into trouble, Logan asked nervously, "Mr. Pierson, who is that man?" 


"That man is not someone important, but it is the person behind him who you can't afford to offend." Stanley thought of how much his master cared about Silvia, so he could not help but shake his head. "Women are pleasing to behold, but you should not get involved with any of them. Otherwise, you're doomed forever!" 


Stanley thought of Andrew, who was so high and mighty when there was no woman by his side for the past three years. No matter what happened, he would still be an unwavering man. 


Ever since Silvia had gotten together with him, Andrew seemed to have changed into a different person. He would smile more often and he was less irritable too. 


A woman was like a double-edged sword. She could let a man experience delight like never before, but she could destroy him in the quickest twist of events. 


In any case, Stanley would never marry anyone in this life. 


Upon hearing this, Logan was confused. He then said in a panic, "Mr. Pierson, please tell me, who on earth did I offend?" 


"You've offended the person that you shouldn't offend the most in your entire life." Stanley patted Logan on the shoulder and added, "I'll transfer you out of Madison City. Don't ever let Sir Andrew see you again." 


"Mr. Pierson, is this the only way?" Logan was regretting it so much that he could not utter a word at all. Why did he stand out at the wrong time and got himself into such trouble? 


Stanley smiled coldly and said, "Of course there are many more interesting ways. Do you want to give it a try?" 


Just by looking at Stanley's smile, Logan knew that it was bad news. He shook his head and said, "No, I'll listen to you." 


"It’s not like you have another choice other than listening to me anyway." Stanley sighed again. "Go home now and pack up. I'll arrange someone to send you out of Madison City tomorrow." 


Having been by Andrew's side for three years, there was one more reason why Stanley was so important to Andrew. He was able to do what Andrew wanted to do well before Andrew could give him his orders. 


 ...............


“Where is she?" Andrew rushed out of the VIP room in a flash. He must see Silvia as soon as possible. Even if that woman had pissed him off, he still could not leave her alone. 


Humans were like this most of the time. They would not be interested in the things they could easily get, and they would not cherish it. They were usually interested in things that they wanted but could not get, and would try to get it at all costs. 


"They were here just now." Prince looked around and saw that Audrey was waving at them from a distance. He said, "I think they brought her out already." 


Andrew once again ran to the entrance like a gust of wind... Before reaching the entrance, he could see that Silvia was lying feebly in Lemur‘s arms with her eyes shut. 


Although he knew that Lemur was not interested in Silvia, Andrew was still dissatisfied to see that Lemur was holding Silvia in his arms. He took a few steps forward and pulled Silvia into his embrace. "Dr. Thames, take a look at her right now." 


Dr. Thames had just caught up when she heard Andrew shouting at her. To be honest, she hated the fact that Andrew would order her around because of Silvia, but what could she do about it, right? 


Did she really dare to stab Silvia to death with ajab? 


Since she did not dare to do so, she couId only move forward and check on Silvia. Dr. Thames skillfully examined Silvia's pulse and listened to her heartbeat. 


Dr. Thames knew that Silvia was young and energetic. She was not suffering from any illnesses, so it wouldn't be easy for her to faint like this. Therefore, Dr. Thames thought it was very likely that Silvia was faking it. 


However, after listening to Silvia's heartbeat and feeling her pulse, Dr. Thames knew that Silvia was definitely not pretending. Her pulse was irregular and she had never seen such a situation throughout her practice as a physician. 


Judging from Silvia's irregular pulse, Dr. Thames could only think of one reason. Silvia was suffering from a mental breakdown. 


This young lady was hot-tempered. If she did not improve her temper, she would pass out from a breakdown whenever faced with a major psychological trigger. 


Looking at Silvia who was in his arms, Andrew frowned and then hugged her tightly. He asked, "What's wrong with her?" 


"Don't be too anxious, Master Andrew. Miss Turner caught a cold and that was why she passed out. She will wake up in a bit." Dr. Thames hid the truth from Andrew. Andrew doubted her words at first, but it so happened that Silvia had woken up at this very moment. 


Silvia slowly opened her eyes. When she saw that it was Andrew who was holding her, her eyes suddenly turned red. She held back her tears and said, "Take your hands off me. Don't hug me." 


Andrew hugged her and refused to let go of her. "Stop talking." 


Although Silvia was weak, she was not willing to admit defeat. She shouted at him, "I want you to let me go." 


Andrew drank a lot a while ago, so he was starting to get annoyed when he heard Silvia shouting at him. "Silvia, how many times do you want me to tell you about this? In this life, no matter if you're dead or alive, you are my wife. Don't ever think about escaping from me for the rest of your life!" 


"Don't ever think about escaping? Then what about the time when you wanted to give me up? Does that mean that if you've decided to let me go, I'll never be able to see you again?" Andrew left without even saying goodbye that night. Silvia's deepest fear was that Andrew would suddenly abandon her, and he might just disappear from her life but not having the ability to do anything about it. 







CHAPTER 1255



 "No Silvia, there will never be such a day." Andrew never knew that Silvia was so insecure about their relationship. 


"There will never be such a day? Didn't you just leave me behind tonight?" Silvia bit her lip tightly so that she could control her tears and speak to him properly. ”Andrew, your family has a strong background. You can do whatever you want, but I can't.“ 


"I'm just an ordinary student and I‘m just like everyone else. As long as you don't want to see me, I will never be able to get close to you. When you were angry and left me alone at home tonight, have you ever considered my feelings, even for a moment?“ 


Silvia looked at him and wanted to hear his answer. However, there was no need for Andrew to answer anymore. Just by looking at the look on his face, Silvia already had an answer in her heart. She was never in his consideration. 


She removed his hand that was wrapped around her waist and pushed him away. Then, she took two steps back and said, "Andrew, do you know how afraid am I, thinking that you might suddenly disappear from my life one day?" 


He did not know. Andrew did not know! If he knew that, he never would have left her house that night. 


Andrew's emotions were like surging waves. At this moment, he just wanted to hold her tightly in his arms so that she could feel a sense of security. However, he was left empty-handed. 


Silvia avoided him and said firmly, "Andrew, let's take a break." 


"Take a break?" She was just telling him how afraid she was of losing him but in the next second, she wanted to break up with him. Upon hearing Silvia's words, Andrew's arm paused in mid-air. He said in a deep voice, "Silvia, do you know what you're talking about?" 


Silvia said, “I know better than anyone else what I am talking about. I know what I am doing." 


Andrew asked, "Are you breaking up with me now?" 


"Andrew, I just need a break. I'm not breaking up with you now, I just want to give both of us some time to think about whether we are meant for each other." Silvia took a deep breath and continued, "If you really consider me as your wife, then please give me some time to think about it. You should also reconsider if I am the one for you." 


Once they had thought it through, if he gave her an affirmative answer, then she would definitely go for it. Regardless of the challenges, she would never back out from this relationship and stay by his side for the rest of her life. 


To Andrew, he was sure that Silvia was the one for him and there would never be anyone else. From the moment he had decided to marry her, he had never regretted it even once. 


However, it was obvious that he had not done enough to give her a sense of security, and that was why she could not believe that he wanted no one but her in this life. 


Andrew looked into Silvia‘s eyes. His gaze was deep and complicated. Silvia could not figure out what he was thinking. "Andrew, just for once. Let's spend some time apart and think about our relationship." 


Andrew was silent, but Prince and Lemur who were witnessing the entire scene became anxious and said, "Boss, Young Master Carter wants to be with you. Don‘t think about it too much and stop throwing a tantrum with him." 


Prince and Lemur were Silvia's friends since childhood. Even they thought that Silvia was just on the outs with Andrew, but Andrew did not think so this time. Under Silvia's gaze, he nodded his head heavily and said, "Okay.“ 


Young Master Carter agreed that he and Silvia would take a break from each other. Listening to Andrew's answer, Reagan was anxious. "Young Master Carter, our boss is just a capricious and immature young lady. You just need to be more considerate of her, and be more sensible than her. It's a golden opportunity for the two of you to be together. Don't give up on it so easily!" 


Audrey secretly pulled Prince away, hinting for him that he should stop talking. Since Silvia had already made up her mind on it, and Young Master Carter had agreed to it too, whatever they say and do would be useless. 


“Thanks!" Silvia tried her best to smile and thanked Andrew. Then, she turned around and walked away. The moment she turned around, the tears that she had been trying to hold back burst out in an instant. At that very moment, she did not even know if she was happy or sad about it. 


Silvia recalled the day of her father's accident. Before he had gone out of the house, he stroked her head and said to her, "Silvia, I'm going on a business trip and I'll only be back after a week. I want you to take good care of your mother and study hard. I'll bring you something delicious when I'm back, okay?" 


"Dad, I can eat delicious food anytime I want. Mom and I just want you to come home safely." Silvia remembered that she was feeling uneasy that day, so she had been holding her father in her arms, not wanting him to leave. 


However, Mr. Turner had an appointment with an important client to talk about a business deal, so he could not just call off the trip. Then, in less than an hour after her father had left the house, Silvia received the bad news of her father's death. 


Without any warning, her father had completely disappeared from her life. 


Not long after, Felix had also completely vanished from her life. 


Silvia still remembered the day before Felix had gone missing. He was walking her home that day and he even said to her, "Don't be afraid, Silvia. From now on, I will take care of you and Auntie on Uncle's behalf." 


At that time, she said to Felix, "Felix, I don't need you to take care of us. As long as you are here with me, I will not be afraid of anything." 


Silvia originally thought that Felix would be by her side for life. Little did she know that she would never see him again after that night... Up till now, she did not even know if he was dead or still alive. 


Silvia only knew that Felix was like her father who had disappeared from her life when she was completely unprepared. 


Silvia had already gone through the sudden disappearance of the most important person in her life twice. That panic, helplessness, and fear were all the things that she never wanted to experience again. 


Therefore, she must find out Andrew's true feelings for her before she gets too deeply involved with him. 


"Young Master Carter, I will take good care of her for the next few days and I will not let anything happen to her. As for you, you should also take some time out and think about your relationship with Silvia. Think about whether what you feel for Silvia was out of a man's possessive desire, or was it because you really love her. Find her only when you have an answer." After politely saying these words to Andrew, Audrey turned around and went after Silvia. 


Some said that love was like a drug. Audrey thought that it was not exaggerating at all. Love was addicting. Once you're addicted, you could never get out of it. 


It was for her, and it was the same for Silvia too. If she could go back in time, Audrey really wished that she would never meet. If she could change history, she also hoped that Silvia would never meet Andrew. 


"Boss, Audrey, wait for us." Prince and Lemur hurriedly chased after them. After a while, they turned back to Andrew and said, "Young Master Carter, make sure you think about it, okay? You must come pick our boss up once you've made up your mind. We are sure that Boss likes you."