Our Love Story: Hard to Guard Against the Sudden Love Strike-Chapter 435 - 414: Fu Shiyu’s Mid-Autumn Night

Old Mrs. Thorne scrutinized the two of them briefly, then smiled and said, "I’ve heard about your wedding from Annie’s dad. I have a suggestion, maybe you two would like to hear it?"

Sienna Thornton: "Please, go ahead."

Old Mrs. Thorne looked at Melinda Linton and Quentin Thorne: "If the wedding is in February, then there’s less than six months left. Annie is still living with Ford right now, which isn’t ideal. Not just because it might not sound good if gossip spreads, but also because when they do get married, it might affect the freshness of their new marriage."

Quentin Thorne nodded in agreement.

He looked at his daughter sitting across from him and Simon Forrester, and asked, "How about Annie temporarily move and stay at her mom’s place until the wedding?"

Sienna Thornton remained silent.

Driven by the implications of Old Mrs. Thorne’s words, Simon Forrester pursed his lips, with the words "I disagree" written all over his face.

Melinda Linton did not oppose either. Being traditional, she naturally hoped her daughter and son-in-law would only live together after the wedding.

Seeing that no one was speaking, Old Mrs. Thorne waved her hand: "Not at Annie’s mom’s place! I think before she gets married, it’s best if she stays at her dad’s place for a while."

Upon hearing this, both Sienna Thornton and Quentin Thorne widened their eyes, while Melinda Linton frowned.

Sienna Thornton was just about to say this wasn’t appropriate when Melinda Linton spoke first: "Professor Langley, that might not be a good idea. There’s no room for Annie there, let’s not let her go suffer."

Simon Forrester concurred: "Yes, Auntie is right."

Everyone turned to look at the silent Quentin Thorne.

Quentin Thorne leaned back against the sofa, pinched his fingers in thought, and after a while, said: "How about this, when Annie comes back from Valois at the end of the year, she’ll stay with me for a while in December, and then return to Melinda’s before the New Year?"

Simon Forrester turned his head to glance at Sienna Thornton, with his eyes asking: You’re going to Valois at the end of the year? Why don’t I know about it?

Sienna Thornton replied with her eyes: I only found out yesterday, forgot to tell you...

Simon Forrester: Tighten your skin tonight.

Sienna Thornton, with a pleading look: Go easy...

Meanwhile, the three elders discussed something, and after a while, Melinda Linton asked Sienna Thornton: "Annie, do you want to go? If not, we won’t go."

Sienna Thornton didn’t want to see Ian Grant and his daughter, but then she thought, as the eldest daughter of Quentin Thorne, why shouldn’t she stay with Quentin Thorne?

If she didn’t dare to stay, she’d be proving she was an illegitimate daughter kept in the dark.

If Ian Grant and his daughter dared to mess with her, she would take this opportunity to test her skills against them.

With this thought, she agreed readily: "Sure, I’ll go after I get back from Valois!"

Old Mrs. Thorne then instructed Quentin Thorne, when Sienna Thornton stayed with him, to bring some friends home for dinner and introduce Sienna to everyone, helping her build connections.

Quentin Thorne’s friends were all top-level national officials, including many within the legal system, far surpassing the small-time officials Rhonda Wagner’s father and Thomas Reed had brought when Cognitas Law Firm first opened.

The truly top-tier legal connections couldn’t be reached by Sienna Thornton without Quentin Thorne.

Inviting friends over for dinner and drinks at home was just like maintaining friendships in daily life, involving relaxed and pleasant activities.

Introducing Sienna Thornton to them in this way was like visiting a good friend’s home and coincidentally learning how mischievous their kid is.

This arrangement was both natural and relaxed, unlike deliberately hosting at hotels or clubs, which felt forced.

Building connections in situations that cost money, people generally assume there’s a future need, and connections established on such practical levels naturally lack intimacy.

Sienna Thornton sat aside, listening seriously to Quentin Thorne and Old Mrs. Thorne discuss her future plans, feeling both excited and conflicted.

She needed connections, but she also wanted to make it on her own merits.

"Just like how I got into the Treaty and Law Department; it was based on my skills that Director-General Linton noticed me." After returning to her room, Sienna Thornton began confiding in Simon Forrester about her dilemma, "If people in the Treaty and Law Department knew that Thornton and Director-General Linton knew each other, those who already thought I was underqualified, would they directly think I got in through connections?"

Simon Forrester, sitting on the bed, was reading his Kindle, looking through an English legal novel while nodding: "It’s possible. So..."

Sienna Thornton looked at him in the mirror: "So what?"

"So you’re just a director now. If you had reconciled with Thornton sooner, you might have been a Director-General already..."

Sienna Thornton pointed at herself: "Director-General? What would they have been after? My ambitions?"

Simon Forrester laughed without answering, and turned to another page on his Kindle.

After a while, he remembered something and suddenly asked: "Why didn’t you tell me about going to Valois?"

Sienna Thornton was startled, carefully observed his expression in the mirror, and seeing that he was a bit unhappy, she hurried back to the bed from the dressing table, hugging his waist, and pleading: "It was a last-minute decision right before work ended yesterday, really forgot about it, please don’t be mad..."

"Forgot?" Simon Forrester clearly didn’t believe, "Then how did Thornton know?"

"He came over for dinner last night, happened to meet downstairs, and asked about my recent work progress, so I casually mentioned it."

"Then why didn’t you casually mention it to me?"

"Because by the time you came over last night, I already forgot about it..."

"You’ve been forgetful lately. When I go back to the old house the day after tomorrow, I’ll bring you some walnuts..."

Sienna Thornton: "..."

Simon Forrester pondered for a while, then finally remembered to ask the important question: "So when are you going to Valois? How many days will you be gone?"

Sienna Thornton took out her phone to check her schedule and said: "I’m leaving on November 8th. This time it’s mainly for negotiations, so I’m not sure how many days it will take. If it goes smoothly, it’ll conclude at the negotiation stage. If not, we might need an expert panel review, and I may have to go again after a while..."

After she finished speaking, Simon Forrester didn’t respond, so she looked up at him, seeing him with his eyes closed, he said quietly: "So that means, on my birthday, you probably won’t be back?"

"When’s your birthday?"

Simon Forrester: "..."

Alright, not going to humiliate myself further.

-

On Mid-Autumn Festival, Sienna Thornton gave Auntie King the day off so she could spend the holiday with her children.

Quentin Thorne didn’t show up either that day, presumably spending time with Ian Grant’s family.

Simon Forrester returned to the old house, so Sienna was spending the day with Melinda Linton.

They sat on the balcony, admiring the moon, eating mooncakes, drinking tea, and chatting, sighing: Indeed, this is a time for family reunions, and everyone has gone back to find their own families.

Actually, both Simon Forrester and Quentin Thorne had invited Sienna Thornton to join them for the festival, but Sienna Thornton certainly had to stay and keep Melinda Linton company, otherwise, Melinda would be too lonely by herself.

And because of Old Mrs. Thorne’s words implying Simon Forrester shouldn’t continue living here, he also didn’t feel comfortable staying anymore, so on the morning of Mid-Autumn Festival, he packed his things and returned to the old house, saying he’d head straight to the apartment to sleep from there and wouldn’t stay over at Sienna’s place again before the wedding.

At first, Sienna Thornton didn’t feel much about it and just let him go, but on Mid-Autumn Festival night, she ended up unable to sleep...

She called Simon Forrester, and it took him a long time to pick up, and his voice was heavily laced with sleep!

It seemed like he slept well without her by his side.

She was a bit unhappy, saying Simon Forrester was lacking a heart, sleeping so soundly even when his girlfriend wasn’t with him.

On the other end of the line, after a long time, came a quiet response: "I heard that on a full moon night, men go wild. You missed out on the wolf in me this year..."