"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
"It appears that this meeting was not solely for business purposes," Harry said without a hint of a smile. "I have no interest in talking about the past. I'm married to Joyce now.""But Mr. Scott, even though Joyce is your wife now, Summer is still your sister-in-law, right?" Wilson asked.Harry's expression turned even colder."If you came here to cause trouble, you can leave," he declared, preparing to walk away.Clara interjected, "Do you really believe Summer is mentally ill?"Harry's expression subtly changed. "Are you suggesting that the doctor's diagnosis is incorrect? She is a patient with mental illness!""Why can't the doctor's diagnosis be incorrect? Or do you want her to be mentally ill?" Clara pressed.Harry glared at Clara, a flicker of hostility in his eyes. "What are you insinuating?""Have you ever loved Summer? If you have, why have you never visited her once during all the years she was in the psychiatric hospital? Why do you allow people to abuse her? Do you
Clara was taken aback by the question, as if it hadn't crossed her mind before. She had always felt safe with Wilson by her side.Wilson let out a sigh. "Alright, moving forward, if you ever come across Harry again, please refrain from provoking him."Clara said weakly, "Earlier, when I mentioned Summer's missing finger, Harry seemed to be unaware of it. However, he claimed that Summer is a lunatic. Has he ever truly loved Summer?""He did love her. Otherwise, he wouldn't have reacted the way he did just now," Wilson explained."His reaction seemed to indicate he has a deep resentment towards Summer," Clara stated."If there was no love, how could there be hatred? The greater the love, the greater the resentment," said Wilson, his gaze fixed on Clara. "You should understand this better than anyone, shouldn't you?"Clara was slightly stunned. Yes, she understood it. In the past... between her and him... it was the same."So he hates Summer? Is it because of the rumors about Summe
“……” Morgan suddenly found himself unable to retort. She... wasn't wrong. “But when you play house, you can pretend to be parents with one person today and another person tomorrow. Real marriage is different; you can’t choose someone else.”Renee widened her eyes, listening intently.“The only person you can choose is me. Do you understand, Renee?” he continued.She nodded vigorously. “I understand!”“Do you really?” Morgan asked, a little skeptical. He was already fifteen, so he could grasp the concept of marriage, but she was only eight. Could she truly comprehend it?“So, in the future, I can only marry Morgan and be your bride, right? I can't be someone else's bride, right?” she asked. “I don’t want to marry other boys anyway. I like you the most, Morgan. Of course I’ll only be your bride!” she happily declared, her worries fading away.So she could be Morgan's bride when she grew up! That's great!After finishing another piece of snack, Renee thought of something. She put o
Despite her unease, she couldn’t resist when she saw the sweet desserts. She indulged herself.However, as she ate, her eyes remained fixed on Morgan, clearly still waiting for him to clarify Lucy’s claims.“You want to know if you’re a child bride, right?” Morgan began.Renee nodded.“Do you know what a child bride is?” he asked.She blinked. She had a vague idea, but not enough for her to articulate it.“To put it simply, a child bride is a girl raised by a boy's family. The girl will marry the boy when she comes of age. In the old days, some families were too poor to raise their daughters, so they would sell their daughters to become child brides for richer families,” Morgan explained.Renee blinked. “But my parents aren’t poor, and I'm raised by them, not by other people. That means I’m not a child bride, right?”“Correct, you are not,” Morgan affirmed.She breathed a sigh of relief, and a bright smile spread across her face. “I knew it! My parents would never sell me! The
"Morgan!" Renee turned to Morgan, unease etched on her face."The Moon family, eh? I'll remember this," Morgan replied calmly, then lowered his head to meet Renee's anxious and confused face. "Let's go, Renee. I’ll tell you what you want to know later."He led her away holding her hand.Benson looked worried. "Miss Lucy, how could you say that?""It's the truth!" Lucy shook off her fear and spoke defiantly. "Daddy and Mommy said she’s a child bride. A child bride is a girl sold by her own parents!""But the White family is not like that. Those things only happened to daughters of poor families in the old days," Benson explained. "You really shouldn’t have said that, Miss Lucy. You shouldn’t do that again.""Why do I have to listen to you?" Lucy retorted, displeased.Benson was too ashamed to tell Lucy in front of others that the Moon family simply couldn’t afford to offend Morgan. Dealing with the White family was already a headache, and Morgan's background was even more formi
Benson and Lucy were also dumbfounded. Benson started getting anxious. He felt like things were starting to unfold in ways that he did not expect."Mr. Grimes, I..." Benson stepped forward, intending to speak to Mr. Grimes.However, Mr. Grimes moved past Benson without so much as a glance at him. He went up to Morgan and said, "Master Morgan, I apologize for the oversight!"Everyone was stunned to hear that, including the security guards who had been called over. They were secretly relieved they hadn't forcibly removed anyone yet. If they had offended someone Mr. Grimes was showing so much respect to, it would have been really bad for them!Morgan regarded Mr. Grimes with an unreadable expression. He calmly recounted the situation to Mr. Grimes.After hearing about what happened, Mr. Grimes responded, "This set of stamps was not pre-ordered. If you like it, please take it. Feel free to take anything else in the exhibition that catches your eye."This declaration shocked every
"Who are you?!" Benson exclaimed, astonished. The mysterious figure remained silent, simply looking at Morgan.Morgan calmly reiterated to Benson, "I said, wait for Mr. Grimes." He then pulled out his phone and dialed a number. "I'm Morgan Wood. Please have Mr. Grimes from Lazy Cat Culture come to the Sleepy Cat Exhibition in Solaria. He should be in the area, right?"After ending the call, the person on the other end stared at the phone in disbelief.The Sleepy Cat Exhibition? What's going on?Benson, Lucy, and the staff stared at Morgan in shock, but the look in their eyes quickly turned to ridicule."Ah, a young man's naive bravado – how impudent!" Benson scoffed."Sir, please don't cause trouble," the staff member warned. "Or I'll have to call security."Morgan simply lowered his head to say to Renee, "Looks like we'll be here for a while. If you're bored, I can ask someone to walk around with you."Renee shook her head. "Morgan, what if this stamp set has really been p
Benson's words were not only meant to exert pressure on the staff, but also to inform him that they were on the same side.As expected, when the staff heard what he said, there was an instant change in his expression. He turned to Morgan and Renee and said, "I'm sorry, but it turns out this stamp set has already been pre-ordered by this customer."Morgan saw through the so-called pre-order as nothing more than an act. "When I asked you to wrap it up earlier, I didn’t hear you mention it was pre-ordered.""We forgot to mention that. Our apologies," the staff replied.Lucy, wearing a smug expression, raised her chin at Renee, causing Renee to puff out her cheeks in frustration.Benson calmly observed Morgan and Renee. The White family's White Maple Group had numerous overlapping businesses with the Moon Group. They were often competing with each other. Originally, the White Maple Group’s business activities weren't concentrated in Solaria, so even though there was competition wi
But before Morgan had even finished speaking, a girl's voice piped up, "I want this stamp set!"He turned to the voice and, upon seeing who it was, narrowed his eyes slightly. It was Lucy Moon, the girl Renee mentioned earlier. At the sight of Lucy, Renee immediately reacted like an angry little kitten. "Lucy Moon, why do you always try to take my stuff away?""Your stuff? How is this your stuff? You haven't paid yet!" Lucy shot back, her eyes fixed on Morgan.Morgan was well-known in their class, admired by many girls who claimed he was even more handsome than movie stars. If only Lucy had a big brother like that! She would be the envy of all the girls in class... no, all the girls in school!Unfortunately, her own big brother was not as good-looking.Last time, Lucy had tried to give Renee Sleepy Cat toys, asking for Morgan's email address in return. However, Renee accepted gifts from everyone but her, which infuriated Lucy."But if you want, I can give this stamp set to Re
Unlike many wealthy kids, Renee was quite restrained with her spending. She had never spent recklessly and often saved leftover money. Of course, when she wanted something beyond her budget, she would act cute and ask her Daddy or Morgan to buy it for her.Lisa was the least susceptible to her charms, so Renee didn’t dare to bother her!When they arrived at the exhibition, Renee’s eyes sparkled with excitement. There were so many adorable Sleepy Cat merchandise! They're all so cute! She wanted a lot of them, but realizing her limited budget, she knew she needed a sponsor! The best one was right beside her: Morgan!"Morgan," she said, flashing him a super bright smile.Seeing her like this, Morgan immediately knew she wanted to ask him for something. "What is it? Do you want me to buy you Sleepy Cat merchandise?""You’re so smart, Morgan! No wonder so many girls in our class like you and asked me for your phone number!" Renee praised him.As soon as she mentioned it, Morgan'
"Okay," Renee replied obediently, snuggling up to Morgan and acting cute. "Take me to the exhibition, Morgan! I know you’re the best. You’ll definitely take me, right?"Morgan pursed his lips. At 15, he was no longer a little boy. Although Renee was only 8, she was his destined wife.He had been protecting her since the day she was born. At first, he thought that he would only marry her because according to the family prophecy, she was the one most suitable for him. Over the years, however, he realized that his feelings for her ran deeper than he had initially thought.He found himself wanting to help her fulfill her wishes, and would clean up the mess when she caused trouble. Things had become different from what he had expected, but he welcomed them. He felt grateful that she was the one who was destined for him!With her by his side for the rest of his life, he would never feel lonely."Will you get into fights again?" Morgan asked."No more fighting, I promise!" Renee quickly