and said slow and sad, "Your

nd the head of the Nalan family, he had

ce to be a star. York Nalan had declared he would never use any money his son earned pursuing this path,

make money as well. Why does he look down on me?

st won't let him know it's you who's done that

kay. Mom, you love me

ars welled up in Donna's eyes and she said, paine

tal earlier that night jumped into Jonny

you'd be in pain? Your brother

ght, when I went to have my hand stitched, Jacob had a pretty heated argument with my agent. I really never expected my usually so

e's always been the sort of person to punch someone if

do, there's no way he'd actually hit her. He mocked her and spoke in

acted like t

he dead, and yet she was like putty in his hands and turned all pale with anger. She was far from her usual self in front of him. I ha

what he said, but Donna too

st piqued. "Which agent are you

er bubbling enthusiasm. "She's a woman, the same age as

ted she took his hand

like a pig, y

.. I'm just so excited. When will you b

nd set me up with her." They had been working together for five years and no

g her here sometime," D

, he was surrounded with women all the time. Th

take care of your 55th birthday party, I'll ask Cherry to come over and be in charge

illed face from ear to ear. "Okay! Th

a little u

t between Cherry and Jacob was not

r his mother's birthday. One week was more than enough

he arranged a meeting be

and could not help but ask, "Mi

friendly smile. "And no, I don't think we have met. I'm

etested his mo

k in the book to try and get

under the rug and smooth things over. "Perhaps you saw

nna frowned and was about

ng. I'm going to get the driver to take me for a spin," He wa

urprise. She smiled with

thing at all, if there's anything you want, just tell

a couple reasons. On the one hand, he wanted to protect his privacy. On the other, he wante

ave one r

up her ears,

on't want it to

ed that. "Oh, of course. Don't worry about that. I w

a for some family p

os had their negatives or any digital data of them.

difficult problem

y was she able to blow the images up to a much larger size, but she was als

r of the famous, excessive Jo

y she burst int

but year after year I never got to it and they just got older. I was afraid they'd get al

d Donna in a soft and gentle voice, "Auntie, if you want more co

e lives of two people, three pe

Cherry realized Jonn

ngly good-looking person in the

ct the stone

ression on his face since he was a child. The

act from his handsome

im out even if she just g

he was a child, and his fea

nd had not lost any o

ying personality and a foul mouth with

t seem to hate him as much. They truly lived in a

to point at Jacob, Cherry not paying much attention to her. "He graduated from Medical University and now

os before. "He seems really impressive. You must be proud. I'll take care of these phot

he arrangements for his mother's birthday. "Why don't I

orry about it, the planning compan

e me their phone number

d would find out it was all Jonny's idea. "It's not your birthd

glance at his mother

t a littl

ally be able to plan and throw her pa

beautiful villa nest

ommodate more than a hundred people, whic

were invited. Celebrities and med

illside. As he pulled up, the decorations and furnishings surroun

passageway were lined with blue and purple crystal vases with irises and gardenias in them, and decor

isplay corridor that led from the e

milk white, blue-purple, smoky pink and other warm tones. They were all placed on

hole family and placed in chronologic

e and more milk white mixed together t

h his mother's favorite light purple col

any had good taste

sed and appreciating the deco

up to her and said, "Auntie, you're here? I'm sorry I had to

aback and frowned at her.

y identities

agent other times and now she was

The guests need to sign their names later on. We have staff r

othing more than a door

he two of them and cou

nkly at the woman in front o