Our Love Story: Hard to Guard Against the Sudden Love Strike-Chapter 467 - 445: Winter Has Arrived (7 Updates)

Sienna Thornton was so angry she wished she could whip this conceited ghost with a towel.

Just when she was planning to sarcastically mock Seth Sutton a few times, Mina Thorne, who had been standing by watching coldly, said, "Seth, I can pass the message along for you."

Seth glanced at Mina, smiled, and slowly lifted his hand from the door handle of Sienna’s room, stepping aside.

Sienna glared at him fiercely, used the towel in her hand to pad the door handle, went inside, and slammed the door hard behind her. The wooden door made a loud thud, startling Quentin Thorne and his wife who were discussing something downstairs.

Mina coldly looked at Seth and said, "Come with me."

Seth raised an eyebrow, smiled, and followed her into the room.

Once the door was closed, Mina sat on the single-seat sofa in the room and asked, "What do you want to talk to her about?"

Seth also walked over, slumped into the armchair opposite her, and said nonchalantly, "I’m curious why you have a sister like her, I’ve never heard you mention her before."

Mina suppressed her anger and said, "Well, why don’t you ask me directly, instead of talking to her?"

Seth continued to smile, fiddling with the car keys in his hand without even looking at Mina who sat opposite him. After a few seconds, he said, "I didn’t want to upset you."

Hearing this, Mina was momentarily stunned, and there seemed to be a slight hint of a smile at the corner of her mouth.

Her voice was not as cold as before: "Before my dad married my mom, he had a girlfriend in the countryside. She is the daughter of that aunt, and we only reunited last Chinese New Year."

Perhaps not expecting her to be able to speak about such matters so calmly, Seth was a bit surprised. He glanced at her and asked, "Your dad suddenly found such a daughter; that must have had a big impact on your lives, right?"

"My mom was more emotional about it. I was not really affected."

Seth was even more surprised: "You don’t resent her?" 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Mina shook her head, "She didn’t do anything wrong."

She objectively commented that Sienna’s existence in itself was not Sienna’s fault, it was an issue of their parents’ previous generation, but she didn’t reveal any of her own feelings toward Sienna.

This was exactly the Mina Seth knew.

Seth smiled knowingly and didn’t ask further questions. He just said, "Go to bed early," got up, and left.

Since that evening, Seth had not appeared again temporarily, and Mina would come home only after ten every night.

Sienna thought to herself, the two of them must be getting along pretty well; otherwise, they wouldn’t be going out every day.

As for herself, she continued to spend her days at The Forresters, spending time with Simon Forrester, sometimes dining out with him in the evenings and occasionally returning to the Thorne Family home.

Ian Grant continued to treat her like air, only taking the opportunity to mock her maliciously whenever he could.

Typically, Sienna didn’t pay much attention to her, but if she mentioned Melinda Linton, Sienna would undoubtedly retaliate with the most civilized yet sharpest words.

In a contest of wit, how could Ian Grant, who had spent years mingling with a group of wealthy wives learning some coarse language, beat Sienna’s "gentle knife" approach? Each time, she would be left so provoked by Sienna’s smiling yet venomous retorts that she’d nearly have a stroke, yet couldn’t do anything about her.

Aside from that, Sienna’s life at the Thorne Family home was relatively stable. Life, after all, doesn’t always have significant ups and downs; most of the time it’s still quite plain and uneventful.

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Sienna’s two-week holiday flew by in an instant.

She initially thought she would look forward to this holiday and would be unhappy when it ended and she had to return to work. However, the day before going back to work, Sienna was quite cheerful.

She truly was a woman made for her career, destined not to live an idle life.

She spent the weekend with Melinda Linton, and returned to Quentin Thorne’s place on Sunday evening. Just the thought of being able to meet Simon Forrester at the design office’s fourth floor for a date after work the next evening had her so excited that she applied an extra facial mask that night.

However, on her first day back at work, when she met with the subordinates who had gone to Valois with her, everyone suggested they should celebrate together that night.

These were comrades who had faced the "battlefield without gunpowder" at the WTO together, so Sienna couldn’t refuse and had to postpone her date with Simon Forrester.

Simon Forrester, realizing that alcohol might be involved in this gathering, immediately said he would join them too that evening.

His attitude was straightforward and firm, but Sienna, against her usual demeanor, didn’t argue and in fact felt quite happy and expectant about it.

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As a leader, Sienna naturally had to host the evening.

Those working in the Treaty and Law Department were mostly people with high educational backgrounds, decent financial situations, a hint of bourgeois taste, or who pursued a life of quality.

Sienna pondered for a long time but couldn’t think of an appropriate place. Initially, she considered the Imperial Court Club for convenience, but then she remembered how warmly the general manager and managers there treated her. If her colleagues found out she was a VIP at the Imperial Court, it could lead to some gossip at work.

Everyone knew the membership requirement at the Imperial Court was extremely high. Even Director-General Linton might not get in, yet Sienna considered bringing them there. It was bound to cause more rumors when she returned to work the next day.

That day, Wendy Jacobs had quietly mentioned that people suspected Sienna, known to them as Hilary Thornton, might be the eldest daughter of the Court G Dean.

Sienna wasn’t surprised at the time; she had anticipated this day would come. However, as it arrived, she still felt a bit irritable.

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Ultimately, Sienna found a courtyard restaurant near Serene Lake that served something like private home-style dishes for the gathering.

The setting was elegant, with winding paths leading to secluded spots. In such an environment, no one dared to drink heavily, so they just sipped on some light drinks genteelly.

Sienna and her subordinates arrived first, and after sending the location to Simon Forrester, he also arrived promptly.

During those days in Valois, Simon Forrester had become quite familiar with these people, so he naturally shook hands with the gentlemen and greeted the ladies when he came in.

On the greenish-gray tiles, the antique round table under the vintage dim lights, the table laden with gourmet delicacies, everyone raised their glasses, engaged in lively conversations, and the evening passed leisurely.

With Simon Forrester present, Sienna didn’t dare to drink much.

During the evening, a subordinate, emboldened by alcohol, asked if she was the eldest daughter of the Court G Dean. Although the question was somewhat irritating, Sienna admitted it graciously.

Later, when Simon Forrester asked why she admitted to it, she simply said that they would find out eventually, and with such a direct question, it would be worse to pretend otherwise.

Simon Forrester commented that he admired her openness and generosity for this reason.

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By December, Brimfield had entered winter. Though the first snow hadn’t arrived yet, the world seemed to be wrapped in a layer of invisible ice crystals, making the cold unbearable enough that one would just want to dive into the covers and never get out.

Sienna had been living at the Thorne Family home for a month and had gotten quite used to it. However, the sudden cold snap caught her off guard. On those lonely and desolate nights, she began to long desperately for the warmth of Simon Forrester’s embrace and his blazing chest.