novelraw Chapter 310 - 311: Cherish Love When Love Comes
Chapter 310 - 311: Cherish Love When Love Comes
Chapter 310: Chapter 311: Cherish Love When Love Comes
"What?" Lucas Robertson asked in surprise.
"Kiki is not young anymore, and I’ve met that Samuel Palmer before. He looks gentle and has a clean family background. Comparatively, I would prefer Kiki to marry him because, after all, there isn’t a fiancée in his heart that he can’t forget..."
Alive people can’t compete with the dead, and Sienna Johnson would never choose a man like Lucas Robertson, who harbored feelings for another woman in his heart.
"What’s so good about that pretty boy?" Lucas Robertson said, unconvinced.
"Women prefer gentle and considerate men."
"Miss, you’d better not let Sixth Master hear that." Adrian Desmond was not gentle or considerate at all.
"Lucas, if you’re not proactive, and I’m not proactive, then the relationship will slowly fade. No one is indispensable to another, only those who don’t cherish each other.
"In a lifetime, having someone who loves you, cares for you, and thinks about you is happiness.
"Being cherished by one person is better than being pursued by ten thousand. Being understood by one person is better than being pampered by ten thousand.
"Not everyone in the world can pour out their hearts and share their true feelings.
"Every encounter is fate; everyone who crosses your path is merely a passerby."
Sienna Johnson had been moved by these words when she read them in a magazine. She had jotted them down at the time and was now sharing them with Lucas Robertson, hoping he would cherish what he had.
"I understand."
"Lucas, don’t become another Adrian Desmond!"
"..."
"True love is about cherishing when you can love, and letting go when you cannot."
Adrian Desmond was a man with a strong desire for control. He had installed eavesdropping devices and trackers on Sienna Johnson’s new phone, so he knew every word she exchanged with Lucas Robertson.
"True love is about cherishing when you can love, and letting go when you cannot..." he murmured.
When I could love, I didn’t cherish her; and when I couldn’t love, I couldn’t let her go.
The words Sienna Johnson said to Lucas Robertson seemed more like they were intended for me.
However, this time, I will cherish her when I can love her.
"Sienna Johnson, do you take me for a cow? Why is it all vegetarian food?"
Dry-fried Green Beans, Tremella Tofu Soup, and Celery with Walnuts, with rice as the main course. Adrian Desmond was very dissatisfied with the meal.
His chopsticks poked and picked through the dishes, but he couldn’t find anything he wanted to eat. In a fit of temper, Adrian Desmond threw down his chopsticks. "I’m not eating!"
Sienna Johnson didn’t indulge his bad habits. If he wouldn’t eat, she certainly would.
Adrian Desmond was hungry. He had even "exercised" all night, yet this woman, knowing full well he loved meat, had prepared a spread of vegetarian dishes.
The more she seemed to enjoy her meal, the more upset Adrian Desmond felt. "Hey, I can’t stomach any of this, and you’re still in the mood to eat?"
"One should learn to cherish their blessings. Do you know how many people are starving worldwide right now?"
"What does it matter to me if other people are starving, even if they starve to death?" he said, devoid of compassion.
"Can’t you show a little compassion?" Sienna Johnson stuffed a piece of tofu into his mouth. Adrian Desmond frowned, about to spit it out. "Hmm?" Sienna Johnson looked at him. Adrian Desmond gritted his teeth and swallowed it.
"You’re injured and need to eat lighter food. Wait until you’re better, then you can feast on rich food all you want." Seeing he hadn’t eaten much, Sienna Johnson couldn’t bear it and began to feed him, a spoonful of vegetables, a spoonful of rice. Surprisingly, Adrian Desmond ate it all.
He looked at her, his eyes crinkling into a smile. "Sienna, can we always be this good, okay?"
Sienna Johnson stuffed a large mouthful of rice into his mouth. "I’m usually very busy."
"Drink the soup!" He swallowed the rice and commanded her impolitely. Adrian Desmond was clearly delighted, smiling all the while.
She fed Adrian Desmond a bowl of rice, a plate of vegetables, and a bowl of soup. He ate as much as she gave him, seeming to have no sense of when he was full. Eventually, Sienna Johnson grew afraid of overfilling him and stopped.
"You’re injured. Let’s postpone the engagement ceremony. I’ll ask Vivian to contact the hotel and reschedule." Sienna Johnson looked at Adrian Desmond’s injured leg; with one injury after another, she didn’t know when it would heal.
"No!"
"Then what do you suggest?"
"A long delay invites trouble! The engagement ceremony cannot be postponed. I’ll crawl there that day if I have to!"
Originally, Adrian Desmond had wanted to skip the engagement and marry her directly. However, the Johnson family had many rules, insisting on an engagement before marriage.
Years ago, while preparing for his wedding to Melanie Carpenter, Adrian Desmond had secretly been planning his own wedding to Sienna Johnson. But then Sienna ran away and was gone for four years.
He was still traumatized by it and knew that delays in matters like this could invite further complications.
Moreover, there was still Noah Phillips to deal with.
Sienna Johnson stood with her arms crossed, looking at the man lying on the hospital bed, his hair somewhat messy. Her gaze fell on his leg. "I don’t want anyone to know I married a lame man!"
"Who said I’m lame? I just injured my leg. It won’t be lame once it heals."
"I’m going to work now."
Adrian Desmond wouldn’t let her go, grabbing her small hand. "Didn’t you say it hurt badly last night? Does it still hurt down there? Don’t go to work today."
This man! So now he cares that it hurts me? Why didn’t he spare me last night then?
"Sixth Master, not everyone is as idle as you are. Tens of thousands of employees are depending on me for their livelihood."
"..."
"You take good care of yourself." Sienna Johnson turned to leave.
"Will you come to see me tonight?" he asked, looking at her with an expectant expression. Sienna Johnson sighed, walked over, and patted his head. Adrian Desmond brushed her hand away, clearly disliking the gesture.
"Sixth Master, you are my future husband, not my son. You need to be strong and independent, understand?"
"Sienna Johnson, are you itching for a beating? If I don’t teach you a lesson, you’ll think you can just walk all over me."
Sienna Johnson left without another word. Love wasn’t her entire life; she had her own career and her own ambitions, and Adrian Desmond had better realize that.
"Hey, don’t forget to call that pretty boy!"
「Eastminster Group Building.」
The afterglow of the setting sun shone into the office. Sienna Johnson squinted at the crimson sunset on the horizon. Another busy day had passed.
Secretary Fisher knocked on the door and came in. Sienna Johnson sat up straight and asked, "Why haven’t you left work yet?"
"President Johnson, have you contacted President Phillips in the past two days?" Gary Fisher asked.
"Noah Phillips?" Sienna Johnson had been meaning to call Noah Phillips but didn’t know what to say.
I’m being such an ostrich about this, just putting it off day by day.
"What happened?"
"I haven’t been able to contact President Phillips for the past two days. Could you give him a call? I’m a bit worried," Gary Fisher said.
"Alright, I will."
"President Johnson, I’ll head off then. You should leave early too."
Sienna Johnson looked at Secretary Fisher, smiled, and nodded.
After Gary Fisher left, Sienna Johnson took out her phone, opened her contacts, and found Adrian Desmond’s number. She hesitated, not dialing.