Our Love Story: Hard to Guard Against the Sudden Love Strike-Chapter 223 - 221: Farewell to Dean Thorne

Old Master Forrester, although always clear about the distinction between grandchildren and grandchildren-in-law, was still willing to support Thomas Reed’s business ventures. He was even happier to see that Simon Forrester would also support him, hoping in his heart that the two cousins would unite well.

At this moment, Simon Forrester was mocking his cousin’s business, making Old Master Forrester truly angry.

Simon Forrester, however, added fuel to the fire, "And, Grandpa, do you even understand what an investor is? An investor is like a ’dad’! As a ’dad’, if he makes me unhappy, of course I’m not going to give him money!"

Old Master Forrester jumped up from his chair, raised his hand, and gave Simon Forrester a good slap on his strong shoulder, "Dad? Let me tell you what a dad is! You brat, just because you have some money, you dare to mention dad in front of your grandpa!"

Being hit, Simon Forrester, channeling his inner Ronan Grant, shouted at Sienna Thornton, "Quick! Wife, grab the phone and take a picture! I’m going to report the old man for domestic violence! Hurry!"

Sienna Thornton watched the farce in disbelief, not knowing how to intervene between the old and the young.

-

On an early spring afternoon, the sunlight was soft, warming the body gently, making it especially comfortable, as if it were drying out the chill of the entire winter.

Meanwhile, at the Grant Family.

Uncle Grant was planning to invite Old Master Forrester to the park for bird-walking. But unexpectedly, his eldest son-in-law, who had just visited yesterday, came again.

Uncle Grant quickly hung up the birdcage and went back inside to have tea with his son-in-law.

"Quentin, what brings you here today? Where are Ethie and Minnie?"

Quentin Thorne took off his long coat, hung it on the coat rack, and sat across from Uncle Grant, smiling, "Ian Grant said this morning he wanted to visit Ash’s mother, and Minnie went out with her boyfriend. I came to wish an old classmate a happy New Year, and thought I’d drop by to see you."

"Good, good, as long as there’s somewhere to go." Uncle Grant nodded, his smile deepening as he looked at his son-in-law, "As long as you and Ethie are good, I can rest easy!"

"Sorry to have worried you." Quentin Thorne clearly didn’t want to pursue this topic, so he offered Old Master Grant a cup of tea, "Have some tea."

They chatted all afternoon about Mina Thorne’s job and her police detective boyfriend. As the sun was setting, Quentin Thorne mentioned, "The granddaughter-in-law of Uncle Forrester next door, that girl is quite good."

Uncle Grant nodded, somewhat regretful, "Yes, that girl is indeed good, outstanding in every way, just a bit disadvantaged by her background."

"What do you mean?"

"I hear she comes from a poor county."

At the mention of "poor county", Quentin Thorne was stunned. After a while, he asked in a daze, "Did they say which poor county?"

Uncle Grant thought for a while, "No, but they said it takes about six hours to drive from here. Old Master Forrester was worried earlier, saying that on the wedding day, his grandson would have to wake up in the middle of the night to go pick her up."

After saying this, he chuckled and shook his head, "I didn’t expect Old Master Forrester would agree to this marriage, given that he only has that one grandson who’s so precious to him! But I hear that girl is very smart and can endure hardship. After all, to make it from a poor county to Harvard for a PhD is no easy feat. Our Minnie couldn’t do that, could she?"

The old man couldn’t stop gossiping about the neighbors, sipping some tea, and continued, "Old Master Forrester told his grandson that they must have three great-grandchildren in the future. I didn’t expect the young man agreed. Old Master Forrester said, even if the girl’s background is lacking, her intelligence benefits the Forrester family legacy. I joked he was trying to save the country by outflanking, but he didn’t admit it!"

Upon hearing this, Quentin Thorne was silent for a long time, eventually letting out a long sigh and shaking his head.

Uncle Grant brewed a new pot of tea, glanced at the sky outside, and asked, "Quentin, are you staying for dinner?"

"No," Quentin Thorne snapped back to reality, glancing at his watch and standing up, "Ian Grant should have dinner ready, I’ll go eat with her."

"Good, good, go back and eat together!" Uncle Grant stood to see his son-in-law off.

-

As Quentin Thorne drove off, he spotted Simon Forrester and Sienna Thornton returning from outside. The two were holding hands, looking very close.

Sienna Thornton was wearing a white down coat, her hair pulled back into a ponytail, with pink bunny earmuffs, her nose red from the cold, holding a sugar painting in her hand.

Simon Forrester was holding her hand with one hand and carrying a bag that seemed to contain fruit with the other.

Sienna Thornton occasionally brought the sugar painting to his face, and he took a bite. It seemed too sweet, causing him to frown slightly. Sienna Thornton laughed at this and brought the sugar painting up again, and he frowned as he took another bite.

The two seemed to be getting along very well.

Quentin Thorne sat in his car, watching this, with a complex expression.

As the car reached them, it stopped. Quentin Thorne rolled down the window and called out, "Rex, Thornton."

Sienna Thornton was the first to see him, tugging at Simon Forrester’s clothes, speechless, just staring blankly at Quentin Thorne sitting in the car.

Simon Forrester lowered his eyes to look at her, then led her to the car, slightly bending over to greet Quentin Thorne sitting in the car, "Hello Uncle Thorne, came to see Grandpa Grant?"

Sienna Thornton also greeted, "Hello, Dean Thorne."

Quentin Thorne looked at her, smiled, "Thornton, we meet again."

"Nice to see you," Sienna Thornton also smiled, subconsciously tightening her grip on Simon Forrester’s hand.

Simon Forrester noticed this unusual behavior and glanced sideways at her.

"Alright, I’ll be off then, you two head back!" Quentin Thorne waved at them, rolled up the window, and drove off.

Sienna Thornton re-linked arms with Simon Forrester, and the two walked back to the old house. After a while, Simon Forrester suddenly said, "Why do I feel like Dean Thorne gives you a strange look?"

Sienna Thornton shrugged, "Really?"

"He was looking at you the whole time, just like yesterday."

"Well, you’re supposed to look at the person you’re talking to, right?"

"Then why didn’t he look at me?"

"..." Realizing Simon Forrester was becoming jealous again, Sienna Thornton quickly dragged him towards the old house.

-

A few days later, on the eighth day of the new lunar year, another partner, Rhonda Wagner, arrived in Brimfield. Sienna Thornton arranged to meet him at a villa near The Forresters’ and then called Jane Jefferson.

Jane Jefferson informed her on the phone that Vantage wouldn’t release her from the contract, so she couldn’t become Sienna Thornton’s partner at the moment.

Sienna Thornton was quite surprised but didn’t force it, explaining the situation to Rhonda Wagner, who said he would also contact other lawyers to try and find a suitable partner as soon as possible.

The two of them then went their separate ways. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

A week later, Rhonda Wagner found a suitable partner candidate. The person was a young female lawyer with a few years of experience in the civil field. Her resume showed she had participated in several high-profile cases in the legal circle.

Sienna Thornton was very satisfied, and immediately asked Rhonda Wagner to bring the person to the villa the next day. If everything went well in the talks, they would sign the contract right away.