Rose would ask this question every year.Every year, the answer she got was a negative one."I wonder how she is doing." Rose sighed worriedly. "I thought that she would call me, but she never called me at all.""So many years have passed. She has a new life now," said the nun, comforting her. "If you are destined to meet, you will meet again one day.""Hmm."Layla bought a couple of lucky charms from the church. She gave one each to her parents. She kept one for herself, and the remaining two she bought for Hayden and Robert. "Mom, what did you wish for this year? I wished for health and peace in our family," Layla said.Avery said, "My wish every year is the same."Layla said, "I know what you wished for. To find Ivy, isn't it?"Avery shook her head. "My wish is that our family will be happy and safe. Your father's wish is to find Ivy. We wish for different things."Layla was speechless.Avery said, "We're afraid that if we're too greedy, God won't approve of it."Layla
Nadia was in Bridgedale at that moment, so Eric did not want to trouble her by asking her to hurry over. His phone suddenly rang. A six-year-old boy picked his phone up from the table and passed it to him."Uncle Eric, is that your girlfriend calling?"Eric took his phone and had a look. Sure enough, it was a video call from Nadia.Eric walked over to the balcony. He shut the glass door that separated the room from the balcony. The children did not go away. Instead, they pressed against the glass door, looking at him. Eric accepted the video call and Nadia's voice drifted from the speakers. "Eric, happy new year.""Nadia, happy new year! Is it night over where you are?""Yes! I just finished dinner and returned to my room." Nadia scratched her head. "I'm stumped. Just now a bunch of relatives kept asking me when I'm going to marry you."Eric said with a smile, "What a coincidence. My relatives asked me the same thing today."Nadia teased and said, "Why don't we get it over w
During his concert, Eric had gotten Nadia to pretend to be his girlfriend. Nadia had happily agreed to it.Once he had gotten Layla to give up on him, they had gone home and resumed their relationship as friends, but they did not tell anyone about this. "You don't have to worry about me. If I line up the men pursuing me, they would make a line that would stretch from my front gates to the place where I work," said Nadia with a smile. "My plan is to get married when I'm forty.""It's good that you have a plan.""Why does it sound like you have shrugged off a huge burden?" Nadia teased."No. You're not a burden," Eric immediately said.Years ago, they had gone on a blind date which had not gone well. They had not even met each other on that date. However, later on, when Eric had been filming a series in Bridgedale, the team hired a few doctors as consultants as they had a character who was a doctor. He had met Nadia there. Although Nadia and Eric had never met, they had never
After Elliot had gone through the list, he furrowed his brows."Dad, you also think that the conditions Hayden listed are too harsh, right?" Layla wanted her father's approval. "If we were to follow Hayden's stipulations, I will never be able to find a boyfriend."Elliot said, "The list your brother has put together does not hold enough conditions. Many people can meet these requirements. We should set the bar higher."Layla was baffled.Avery said, "Hubby, are you serious? I think the first few conditions are alright, but the fourth one, I think it's a little challenging. A thirty-year-old without any sexual experiences…""I'm not asking Layla to look for a thirty-year-old man. That is the maximum age," Elliot said, "I think thirty is too old. If they are too young, they would be more childish. It's better if she finds someone around the same age as her." Elliot had his own opinion. "They have to listen to Layla. Older ones might not be able to do so."Avery and Layla were speec
Layla Tate, the daughter of the President of Sterling Group, Elliot Foster, was looking for a suitor globally!Sam had heard of the great Sterling Group, so when he saw that Elliot's daughter was looking for a suitor, he excitedly and eagerly tapped on the news. He wanted to see if he satisfied the requirements for the match or not.When he saw the first requirement, Sam was extremely excited. He let out a sigh of relief.He had a healthy body, and he satisfied the age requirement, too. Then, he looked at the second requirement.When he saw that it had to be someone who was studying or had graduated from the top ten universities in the world, he was a little dejected.He was not in one of the top ten universities, but it was still a famous university. He felt that he was compatible with Layla. Surely, it would not be a huge problem. As long as Layla liked him, it did not matter if he had come from the top ten or top twenty universities.He continued reading, and soon he had read
"You don't have to defend him. I know clearly what type of person he is," Sam said arrogantly. "He and I are both illegitimate children, yet he looks down upon me. How comical. He can't study, and he doesn't have emotional intelligence. Other than eating and sleeping, what else does he know how to do?"Irene was stunned for a while before saying, "Mr. Lucas is good at games."Although Irene did not know how to play games, she saw Lucas playing video games all day long, and she thought he definitely must be good at them.With his ego, if he was terrible at games, he would surely not continue at it."Hahaha! Games. Since when is playing video games something to be proud of?" Sam said before taking his phone out and showing Irene the news article he had seen a moment ago. "Look at this piece of news. The daughter of Aryadelle's richest man is searching for a suitor. They have stated a few requirements. It doesn't say anything about playing games! Hahaha!"Irene had a look at Sam's ph
The darkness from Sam's expression vanished when he heard that, and his usual disposition returned. "I think so as well. No matter what happens, I have to try.""Hmm! Mr. Sam, you should send in your resume! I support you." Irene continued to encourage him. "If you can become the son-in-law of the Foster family, your father will surely be proud of you. No. Everyone in your family will be proud of you. They will look at you differently."Irene's words spoke to Sam's heart."Who did you borrow money from? Give me his contact. I'll pay off your debt for you." Sam was delighted with Irene, and he decided to help her repay her debt. However, the main reason for his generosity came from the fact that 3000 dollars were nothing to him. If he helped her this time, Irene might be grateful to him for the rest of her life.He had always been submissive at home, so he enjoyed being admired by others."Mr. Sam, it's really fine. If I need your help in the future, I'll let you know, okay?" I
Lucas looked at Layla's photo before looking up at Irene's serious face. "Just because she is pretty, I have to like her/""Uh… you're right. You're not like ordinary people. I'm so ugly, yet I have never once seen you disgusted." Irene kept her phone. A new thought suddenly sprang into her mind. "Mr. Lucas, do you like ugly people?"Irene had read an article on people who had an ugly fetish, and this new information was what inspired her question. There are so many people on this earth. There would surely be people who have different aesthetics than ordinary people.The more she thought about it, the more she felt that Lucas must have an ugly fetish.Kasey Bennett from the Bennett family is so beautiful, yet he did not like her at all. Layla was beautiful too, but he did not look at her photo. He looked up at her ugly face instead."Yes, I like ugly people." Lucas saw how she already had preconceived notions, so he could not be bothered to argue with her.Irene blushed, turned