CHAPTER 158: CHAPTER 157: QUITE HANDSOME (3RD UPDATE)

Sienna Thornton lowered her eyes, staring directly at the gear stick.

The emotions had already calmed down from earlier: "I discussed the funding issue with Maeve because she’s a shareholder in the guesthouse. The guesthouse is our joint venture. You were my boyfriend before, true, but business is business, and personal is personal. As for selling the house, it’s because she knows a lot of people, so..."

In truth, she didn’t dare discuss selling the house with Simon Forrester, fearing he’d secretly buy it again. She didn’t like that kind of behavior, but she wouldn’t be foolish enough to bring it up intentionally at this moment.

After she said all this, she fell silent, waiting for Simon Forrester’s decision as if she were awaiting judgment.

Simon Forrester remained silent at first, then after a while, he suddenly chuckled bitterly, "Was your boyfriend before?"

"Yes!" Sienna Thornton boldly met his gaze, "If we broke up today, wouldn’t that make you my ex-boyfriend?"

Simon Forrester, half-crying, half-laughing, pulled her into his arms, kissed the corner of her lips, and held her tightly, "You’ll never get to break up with me in this lifetime."

The person in his arms said nothing.

He touched her cheek and, seeing it wasn’t wet, felt reassured. He then embraced her again, sighing, "Come back with me. Don’t be stubborn about staying here. This is not your home; it can’t accommodate you."

Sienna Thornton also raised her hand to hug him, her eyelashes fluttering as she shook her head, saying, "I don’t have a house in Brimfield now, nor can I find a job. I’d starve over there."

Simon Forrester: "The house, I can lend you one to live in; as for the job, keep trying. If it doesn’t work out, join Forrester Group. There’s a whole legal team there and international business that matches your expertise."

As if fearing she couldn’t make up her mind, Simon Forrester added, "Forrester Group’s products being exported to the M. Republic have been maliciously subjected to anti-dumping duties. It’s not yet resolved, and I hope you can come and help sort it out, which would make things much easier for me."

Sienna Thornton broke free from his embrace, raised her face, and asked, "Which products are subjected to anti-dumping duties?"

Simon Forrester then listed several product names and their anti-dumping duty rates, with one product’s anti-dumping duty rate even exceeding ten thousand percent.

Sienna Thornton became agitated, "This is insane! How could they do this? No, we must file a complaint with the WTO!"

Successfully changing the topic, Simon Forrester laughed, "Alright, let’s have you take the lead this time. The current lawyers aren’t quite effective."

Sienna Thornton also laughed, teasing, "Then you’ll be my boss."

"Just a boss?"

"Hmm... a boyfriend too."

"Not breaking up?"

"... Not breaking up."

Simon Forrester touched her smooth ponytail, kissed her by the ear, and softly asked, "Haven’t seen me for half a month, did you miss me?"

Sienna Thornton hugged him tightly, "I did, every night. I often woke up suddenly at night, thinking you messaged me..."

"Silly," Simon Forrester kissed the corner of her lips. "See, once you drove me away, things went awry, even sleep isn’t peaceful, right?"

"Yeah." Sienna Thornton didn’t want to be stubborn. During the time he was away, she indeed hadn’t been settled.

At first, she was fine when busy, but once things settled, she realized it was very difficult to be apart from him.

As they got off the car, Sienna Thornton spotted her car and suddenly remembered something, asking, "How did you know I was here?"

Simon Forrester held her hand, saying, "Once I got your WeChat message, I went to your home. When I didn’t see your car, I checked the vehicle’s GPS, and found my way here."

"So, as long as I drive this car, you can track my whereabouts?"

"Uh-huh."

"..."

*

The two returned hand in hand to the Raines Family.

Sienna Thornton wanted to spend more time with Melinda Linton and planned to stay at the Raines Family for the night.

Simon Forrester, unwilling to leave her alone, insisted on staying at the Raines Family as well.

So as they went upstairs, they agreed: Sienna Thornton would share a room with Jenna Raines, and Simon Forrester would sleep in the living room.

Upon entering, Melinda Linton was sitting on the sofa in tears, Felix Raines kept cursing beside her, Jenna Raines sat quietly next to Melinda Linton, while Jared Raines’s chubby wife was munching on a bun in the dining room.

Sienna Thornton walked over to Melinda Linton with a cold face. Seeing Simon Forrester also came, Felix Raines quickly invited him to a side for tea.

The chubby wife, holding a big bun, sat down on the sofa, her squinty eyes, squeezed by fat, gazing at Simon Forrester.

"Dad, who are they?" the chubby wife asked, pointing at Sienna Thornton and Simon Forrester.

Felix Raines was stunned, pondering how to introduce Sienna Thornton’s identity to his wife. Jenna Raines then said, "They’re our elder sister and brother-in-law."

"But Jared said he doesn’t have an older sister," the chubby wife continued chewing the bun, her squinty eyes scanning Simon Forrester, "Brother-in-law looks quite handsome."

Her greasy gaze made Simon Forrester feel a wave of discomfort in his stomach.

Fearing his daughter-in-law might fancy Simon Forrester and become dissatisfied with his son, Felix Raines quickly drove her into her room.

Afterwards, wanting to chat with Simon Forrester, he felt it was pointless when Simon didn’t engage much, so he sat for a while before returning to his room.

In the living room, only Melinda Linton, her daughter, Sienna Thornton, and Simon Forrester remained.

Sienna Thornton nodded towards the chubby wife’s room door, sneering, "Is this the wife bought for eight hundred thousand?"

Jenna Raines: "Yeah, thirty thousand for the bride price, and the house has to be in her name, always threatening to kick me and mom out..."

Melinda Linton clutched her hand.

Sienna Thornton keenly noticed Melinda Linton’s reluctance to speak, asking Jenna Raines, "What’s really going on?"

Jenna Raines then detailed how Jared Raines and his wife wanted to claim ownership of the house.

Sienna Thornton: "If they dare to kick you out, call me. We’ll resolve the house ownership issue legally. They should be the ones to leave!"

Jenna Raines looked at Sienna Thornton with envy, hesitating for a long moment before muttering, "Sis, I want to go to the big city too, I don’t want to stay here anymore."

Melinda Linton chimed in, "Yeah, Sienna, if you have connections in the city, could you take Jenna too? She’s working as a cashier at a supermarket now, earning so little and often on night shifts, I worry..."

Sienna Thornton remained silent with a slightly somber face.

Finding a job and place for Jenna Raines wasn’t difficult; the issue was weighing whether taking Jenna out would be worthwhile.

Seeing Sienna Thornton’s lack of response, Melinda Linton turned her gaze to Simon Forrester.

Simon Forrester glanced at Sienna Thornton, his eyes conveying understanding, as if saying, "I support you in whatever you decide."