That voice... did not sound friendly. Serenity frowned hearing the spiteful remarks. She exchanged a concerned glance with Clara. The hospital staff member leading them to the ward grew visibly worried and attempted to stop them.However, Wilson stepped forward, holding off the staff member and enabling Clara and Serenity to continue toward Summer's ward."But I still remember you, sister," the woman's voice continued, filled with scorn. "I asked the chef to prepare these dishes especially for you. You must enjoy them!"Soon, sounds of struggle and pain emerged from inside the room.When Clara and Serenity peered through the small window on the ward door, their expressions turned to shock. They witnessed a distressing scene – a woman dressed in a white hospital gown forcefully held down by two individuals in hospital uniforms, one of them pressing her head into the unrecognizable mess of food in front of her.Food got all over the struggling woman's hair and clothes.Not far from
Joyce issued a fierce warning, "That's enough! She's a psychiatric patient. Only family members are allowed to visit. If you don't leave immediately, I'm gonna call the cops!"Clara glared at Joyce, her teeth gritted. "Even if she's a patient, you have no right to treat her like that. You were treating her like an animal! She's your sister!"Joyce smiled faintly. "It's precisely because she's my sister that I want her to recover. What happened earlier was a form of stimulating therapy. If you don't believe me, ask her attending physician! Now, if you don't leave right away, I'm gonna call the cops. Last warning!"She gestured towards her phone, ready to make the call.Serenity grabbed Clara's arm and said, "Clara, let's leave for now.""But...""Remember what you promised me when we came here," Wilson said, his face close to Clara's, speaking in a hushed voice. "Staying here won't help. If you really want to help your friend, do as I say."Clara’s body shook, and she allowed her
"Where are you going?" asked Clara.Serenity answered with a faint smile, "To see a powerful man in Lanford and deliver a gift for my daughter."That evening, Serenity arrived at the Stanford family mansion.Weston Stanton was surprised to see that Serenity was alone. "Mrs. Valor, I didn't expect you to come here by yourself. Did your children run away again? Are you here to look for them?""Not this time. I came to Lanford with a friend to take care of something. Jackie asked me to bring a gift for Fred," Serenity replied.Weston thus told a servant, "Summon Master Frederick.""Yes, sir." The servant complied and left.After a moment, Fred came to the living room. When he saw Serenity, a warm glow appeared in his eyes.Serenity had been one of the few people to show him kindness when others looked down on him in Solaria.She's also... Jackie's mother!Fred approached, but his gaze couldn't help but wander, as if searching for a certain someone.Serenity knew who he was loo
"Actually, there is a matter I would appreciate your help with, if it's not too much trouble," Serenity said."Oh? I wonder how I can be of assistance?" Weston asked."I wonder how much you know regarding the incident involving Summer Hope from the Hope family being sent to a psychiatric hospital," Serenity said.Weston narrowed his eyes slightly. "Why are you interested in this matter, Mrs. Valor?""I have a close friend who’s a close friend of Summer Hope. I guess you can say she’s a friend of a friend!" Serenity explained. "Therefore, if I need to do anything in Lanford, I hope you can lend a hand. The Valor family will certainly repay the favor."Weston's lips curled slightly. "Come to think of it, I still owe a debt of gratitude to the Valor family. If the Valor family hadn't taken care of Fred after his mother passed away, he would have suffered a lot more before I found him."Pausing for a moment, Weston continued, "Regarding the matter of Summer Hope, I do not possess ext
"No... No... Ah!" With a startled cry, Clara gasped for breath and abruptly opened her eyes, only to be greeted by darkness. She found herself disoriented, as dreams and reality blurred together. However, she soon heard Wilson's voice, filled with concern, asking, "What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?"Next, the room lit up. Clara saw Wilson's face lean closer to her, looking anxious and concerned. Anxious and concerned... was he worried about her?"What's the matter? Are you feeling unwell?" His worry became more apparent when she didn't answer. He gently touched her forehead."I... just had a nightmare, that's all," Clara murmured. "I dreamt of Summer... I dreamt of her being tormented and abused in the hospital..."She suddenly grasped his hand and pleaded, "Wilson, please let me see Summer again as soon as possible. I want to know what's happening to her. What she's going through isn't treatment, it's abuse!""I can arrange for you to see her and help you investigate th
"Wilson, I... I want to save Summer!" Clara said."Simply because she asked you to save her?" he questioned. "So you believe she's not mentally ill?""Even if she is, she shouldn't be abused. We witnessed firsthand how the nurses and her sister treated her!" Clara argued. "Her sister is unfit to be her guardian!""To remove her sister from guardianship, we would need evidence of abuse. However, even if the guardianship is transferred, it would likely go to her father or her stepmother. Do you honestly think they are unaware of what she's going through in the psychiatric hospital?" Wilson asked."There's another solution. We can prove that Summer's not insane. We can arrange for her to undergo another psychiatric evaluation to prove that she's normal!" Clara proposed. This way, Summer wouldn't require a guardian, and Clara could remove Summer from the psychiatric hospital."She's spent so many years in a psychiatric hospital. Even if she's normal at first, enduring the so-called ps
The following day, Serenity presented Clara with the information she had gathered about Summer, specifically regarding her past relationship with Harry. Harry had fallen in love with Summer at first sight and had pursued her for a year. They eventually started dating, but not long before their wedding, Harry had second thoughts and wanted to call it off. Summer then got into a car accident with Harry's best friend, Nathan Gerhold. They were both in the same car, and Nathan sacrificed himself to protect Summer.Following the incident, Summer's mental health deteriorated, leading to her admission to a psychiatric hospital, while Harry went on to marry Joyce.Clara was stunned by the information. "Why wasn't Nathan Gerhold's name mentioned in prior information?"After all, if the current information were to be trusted, Nathan Gerhold was intricately linked to both Summer and Harry."The Gerhold family, the Scott family and the Hope family are all influential families in Lanford. The e
A few days later, Wilson brought Clara to the office building of the Hope family enterprise. When Clara saw Harry Scott, a bitter feeling filled her heart. She recalled Summer telling her with a smile, "If we see each other again, I'll introduce you to my boyfriend. When I met him, he pursued me relentlessly and told me he fell in love with me at first sight. Little did he know that, the first time I saw him, I already liked him!""Then why did it take you so long to say yes to his pursuit?" Clara asked, puzzled.Summer's reply was, "Maybe I was scared of getting hurt. Like I told you, my parents have an unhappy marriage. My father only married my mother for my mother's family's influence. I don't want to make the same mistake.""But you said yes to your boyfriend's pursuit in the end and you've been together for a long time. You must trust him a lot now.""Yup. He's different from my father. I believe his love for me is true."Summer's voice seemed to still be ringing in her ea