Our Love Story: Hard to Guard Against the Sudden Love Strike-Chapter 295 - 291: Conflict and Warmth

Sienna Thornton nestled in Simon Forrester’s arms, playing with his fingers as she comforted him: "It’s not like you can just get a divorce that easily. Even if it goes to court, the first thing they’ll try is mediation. Your parents are just angry right now. Once they cool off and remember the good in each other, they’ll reconcile. Don’t worry."

Simon Forrester nodded, contemplating whether to tell Sienna Thornton the real reason why his parents’ relationship had become so strained.

After thinking it over for a while, he realized that the truth couldn’t be hidden for long. Rather than letting Sienna hear it from someone else’s mouth, he decided to tell her himself.

With this in mind, he held her tighter and briefly recounted the chaos and conflict of that day.

The playful person in his arms suddenly froze, quiet and silent.

Simon’s heart skipped a beat as he cupped her face, observing her expression: "Are you okay?"

Her eyes flashed with a cold light, staring at him icily.

That chill enveloped him entirely, seeping into his pores.

Simon explained: "Actually, I couldn’t handle it, and I left without even having dinner."

Sienna still stared at him coldly. After a while, she furiously slammed her fist against his chest, angrily saying: "What kind of family do you have? You already have a girlfriend, and yet they’re arranging a fiancée for you? Who are they trying to fool?"

With that, she decisively got off the bed and walked towards the room.

Simon thought she was going to pack and leave, scared to death, he hurriedly chased after her, hugging her from behind: "It’s all my mom’s nonsense, no one agreed to it. You see, not only did she get scolded by my grandpa, but she was also hit by my dad."

He held Sienna’s body tightly, Sienna struggled for a bit but to no avail, she was too angry, so she could only angrily scold him:

"You’re at fault here too! No matter what your mom wants, you should have influenced her thoughts! Have you done that to help me integrate into your family? I believe I’ve tried my best, being polite and respectful to your grandpa, and even to your mom who openly and secretly mocks me! But what’s the result? Your mom still can’t accept me! It’s even ridiculous enough to unilaterally arrange an engagement for you? That shows how much she dislikes me!"

Simon’s scalp tingled, already upset about his parents’ divorce, and now Sienna’s anger added to his exhaustion. He looked at Sienna helplessly and probed: "Then what do you want me to do now?"

He had already prepared to calm Sienna down if she wanted to break up, but instead, she didn’t mention breakup. She just said harshly: "Don’t let her stay here anymore! I don’t want to see her!"

The breakup alarm was off, and Simon let out a sigh of relief, repeatedly promising: "Alright! I promise she’ll never interfere in our lives again!"

Although he said that, Sienna was still somewhat unhappy, huffing as she turned back to the room. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Simon followed her in, seeing her take clothes to prepare for a shower, he asked diligently: "You’re tired today, how about a nice bath?"

Seeing she didn’t object, Simon went to run the water in the bathtub.

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Sienna Thornton soaked in the water, her eyes closed with a face mask on, she felt the slight ripple and knew Simon had come in.

She opened her eyes slightly, glancing at him with a warning look.

He smiled, splashing water on himself, casually talking: "Were you scared tonight? Even my grandpa gets a headache thinking about my mother’s family."

Sienna closed her eyes again, tilting her head back against the bath pillow, scoffing: "Your mother’s annoying, but her brothers did nothing wrong. If a sister’s bullied, of course they’d stand up for her! If you ask me, your uncles are civil. You haven’t seen cases where the family brothers beat the sister’s partner to disability, or the mistress until she’s infertile."

Simon: "..."

He thought deeply: "Good thing you don’t have brothers..." he paused, suddenly remembering Quentin Thorne’s treacherous smile, feeling tense again.

During Old Master Forrester’s hospital stay, when Simon was accompanying him at night, the old man had repeatedly warned: Quentin Thorne is a person not to be offended!

Sienna Thornton’s brother! Should also not be treated poorly!

"What if I do have brothers? Do you want to be like your dad and slap your spouse?" Sienna asked with a cold smile.

Simon snapped back, chuckling dryly: "Of course not... I’d much rather let you slap me..."

As he spoke, he leaned forward, bringing his face to Sienna, pulling up her hand submerged in the water, placing it on his cheek: "Go ahead, hit me, just don’t be mad, okay?"

He grinned, scooped up water and splashed it on her, splashing a few times, suddenly stood up in the water, scaring her into a scream, she turned her face away.

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After a comfortable bath, with Sylvia Langley gone, the house returned to its usual peace, and Sienna Thornton’s mood improved significantly.

Going outside to blow dry her hair, she saw the kitchen light on, she went up the steps and peeked through the transparent kitchen door.

Simon Forrester was in there cooking something.

Seeing this, she immediately realized she was a bit hungry.

They ate early at Melinda Linton’s place, and after returning, she had been active, and the evening tension increased her hunger.

Anticipating Simon’s late-night snack, she went to blow dry her hair by the balcony window; once her hair was done, she checked the kitchen again, finding two soup bowls on the counter with Simon pouring something into them.

Sienna knew there was food, quickly put away the hairdryer inside the house, and clipped up her now-dry hair for easy snacking.

Returning to the dining room, Simon had already brought out the snack, smiling as he invited her to eat.

Approaching, she saw it was ginger beef broth.

The beef was cut into strips, coated in cornstarch, then boiled, and while steaming, poured into bowls with ginger, the savory thick beef soup meeting the ginger brought out an incredibly fresh flavor.

It was a Hong Kong style dish, Sienna loved it.

In the sweltering June, eating steaming beef with the air conditioning on was exhilarating, like eating hot pot.

Sienna devoured a full bowl, sweating slightly, cheeks flushed, the ginger driving out internal cold, the beef filling her empty stomach, the hot soup warming her heart and dispelling her earlier unhappiness.

Feeling better, she looked at Simon Forrester sitting opposite, sweetly smiling: "In light of the delicious late-night snack you made for me, I’ll let the engagement issue slide for now..."

Simon knew he achieved his goal, smiling smugly.

"But!" Sienna stopped, looking at him with a stern expression.