Chapter 1427 - 55: Tactics for Pursuing Women

Sienna Johnson explained on behalf of Paige Desmond, "Kiya, Paige has grown up without ever earning her own money. You should let her earn it herself and buy it.

There’s a difference between receiving something as a gift and buying it with your own money."

"Sienna understands me best." Paige Desmond laughed.

"Work hard for your Lanc?me perfume."

Sienna Johnson handed a report to Paige Desmond, asking her to handle it.

Vivian Abbey had an unstable pregnancy, and Brett Jacobs, concerned about her, allowed her to take maternity leave early. Brett’s intention was not to have Vivian Abbey work anymore. Tessa Harrington was getting married... The only person left she could rely on was James Winslow.

Paige Desmond and Kiya seemed like they were here to "play," not knowing how long they would stay, which made Sienna Johnson very worried.

...

Sienna Johnson sent Paige Desmond away but kept Kiya behind.

She got straight to the point, asking, "Have you and Paige been arguing again recently?"

Kiya was used to keeping things to himself, especially hidden matters. But with so much weighing on his mind, under Sienna Johnson’s concerned gaze, Kiya couldn’t help but confide in her.

"Yes, our relationship has been a bit tense lately.

She’s been getting close to Secretary Winslow recently. I complained a little, and she got upset."

"..."

Kiya said with grievance, "She gave me the cold shoulder and said some very hurtful things. I felt upset.

I am trying my best to make her fall in love with me, but she doesn’t appreciate it at all..."

Thinking of the hurtful words Paige said in the tea room, Kiya couldn’t continue speaking.

"However, this relationship is something I’ve forced, no matter how she treats me, I’m willing to endure it."

Sienna Johnson said, "Kiya, have you ever thought about why you came to this point?"

Kiya looked at Sienna Johnson, his Adam’s apple bobbing slightly, and finally said with difficulty, "Because of the Queen Mother."

"So, do you think the issue between you two has been thoroughly resolved?"

"Of course, it’s resolved."

"How was it resolved?"

"I locked the Queen Mother in the Salameh Mosque, she won’t come out again."

Sienna Johnson fell silent. Kiya looked at her and guessed her thoughts. Kiya said in a conflicted and painful manner,

"She is my mother, I can’t send her to her death. I can only... send her to the mosque, so she... she has no chance to harm Paige again."

"Kiya, how many times have you said things like this to Paige?"

"What?"

"That you would protect her, that you wouldn’t let her get hurt?"

Sienna Johnson looked directly into Kiya’s eyes. Kiya frowned, reflecting on Sienna’s words.

How many times had he told Paige?

He said it when he was pursuing her;

He said it when they got married;

...

Many times, many times...

Kiya thought of the story "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" he read to his daughter— the shepherd boy who lied too many times. When the wolf really came, no one believed him anymore.

Paige no longer believed him either.

Kiya looked lost and desperate, but Sienna Johnson, in the end, couldn’t bear it, so she advised,

"I’m sure Paige harbors a lot of resentment in her heart. Especially this time.

You might feel that sending your mother to the mosque is punishment enough, but for Paige, it’s far from enough.

Don’t forget, Paige almost died."

"Sienna, then what should I do? Should I really send my Queen Mother to prison?" This was something Kiya didn’t want to see, that he couldn’t do.

"That is your mother, asking you to do that truly is too cruel."

"I know I’ve wronged her."

Kiya refused to let go, and Paige couldn’t untangle her heart, as an outsider Sienna Johnson said to Kiya, "Then atone for your mother’s sins."

"Atone? How?"

"Of course, by being good to Paige."

"Haven’t I been good enough to her?"

Sienna Johnson said, "Kiya, do you know what it means to be truly good to someone?"

"Sienna, can you elaborate a bit?" Kiya earnestly asked for advice, realizing that the relationship between him and Paige seemed to hit a dead end, and he had no solutions.

He wished they could return to how they were when they first fell in love, even though it was very, very difficult.

"You need to ask Paige what she wants, for example, if Paige particularly likes porcelain, giving her porcelain instead of jewelry or diamonds would make her happier...

You are jealous of James Winslow and don’t want Paige to be with him. Why not learn pottery? You are so clever, you’ll surely get the hang of it quickly. If you learn it and chat with Paige about pottery, won’t you have many topics to discuss?

If you talk more, your relationship can gradually improve."

"..."

"As Sun Tzu said, ’If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.’ Understanding your adversaries allows you to conquer them. The same applies in pursuing women. Why not give it a try?"

Kiya felt a sense of enlightenment, as if the fog that had been blinding him had suddenly lifted, and he found the path he should take.

The once troubled Kiya finally smiled, looking at Sienna Johnson, sincerely thanking her, "Sienna, thank you."

"Be a bit better to Paige, that would be thanks enough for me."

Adrian Desmond did not like Kiya at all. Living so close together, inevitably running into each other, Adrian didn’t want to deal with Kiya either.

Sienna Johnson didn’t know whether helping Kiya was right or wrong.

"I will."

"Don’t let Paige get hurt again. Otherwise, no one will be able to help you." Sienna Johnson warned.

"Never again!" Kiya said firmly.

...

On Saturday, Paige originally planned to go to the Porcelain Shop to meet James Winslow, but Kiya took her to an auction instead.

Several exquisite antique porcelains were up for auction, and Kiya wanted to buy them, asking Paige to help advise him.

The two most eye-catching porcelain pieces at this auction were a Qianlong period Blue and White Seawater Red-Enamel and Eight Auspicious Symbols Ruyi-Handled Gourd Bottle, and a Qianlong period Famille Rose Gu Yuexuan Golden Pheasant Vase.

Seeing that Paige kept staring at those two pieces of porcelain, Kiya asked, "Do you like them? If you do, I’ll bid on them for you."

"I don’t have that kind of money."

"I do, and I can buy them and give them to you."

Paige firmly refused, "Thank you for the offer, but I don’t need these expensive and exquisite porcelains."

Kiya was puzzled, "Why? You obviously like them."

"Because they’re too fragile."

Many people, all with plenty of money to spend, began streaming into the auction house, all ready to spend lavishly, which Paige didn’t like.

She stood up and said, "If you want to buy these porcelains, it’s best to ask an expert to look at them for you. I’m not knowledgeable about antique porcelains."

"..."

"I have a meeting with Secretary Winslow, excuse me."

Kiya came to buy these porcelains just for her, so how could he let her leave?