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
The evening slowly descended, signaling the end of the workday. However, Harry did not leave his office. He remained seated in his leather chair in front of his desk, waiting in silence.Finally, his phone rang. "Mr. Scott, I've compiled the information and sent it to your email.""Good," Harry replied and opened his email.As he perused the information, his expression darkened.Though the documents were not extensive, given the limited timeframe, they provided all the answers he sought.Her right ring finger... was indeed missing!Furthermore, her situation in the psychiatric hospital had been far from favorable over the years. Joyce would visit Summer several times a month, and every time after she left, Summer would have to be treated for "self-harm".The documents did not clarify whether the self-harm was genuine or merely a cover-up for new injuries that had suddenly appeared on Summer's body.But Harry was no fool. He could surmise, to some extent, the true cause behind t
The nurse did so out of habit without thinking. Joyce would always hit Summer when she came to visit. Over time, the nurses stopped treating Summer like a human too. Sometimes, when they were upset about something, they would even take out their frustrations on her.When Harry witnessed the nurse repeatedly punching Summer, his expression turned cold, and his brows furrowed.Despite his intense hatred for this woman now, he didn't want to witness others inflicting such harm on her."That's enough!" Harry forcefully pushed the nurse aside with his left hand.The nurse stumbled and fell to the floor, her face filled with shock. "Mr. Scott!"Ignoring her, Harry focused his gaze on the person who had bitten his right hand.His hand was bleeding. Vibrant red blood dripped from Summer’s mouth, staining the white bedsheet. Harry could finally see the eyes that were concealed by her hair earlier.Those were... Summer's eyes. They had once been full of life, but they now bore weariness
Every time he thought of her name, it caused him pain."Why did you betray me? Why... Why did you fall in love with Nathan, Summer? You've gone insane... but you went insane for Nathan. You... You reap what you sow!"That's right, she reaped what she sowed. No matter how pitiful she looked now, he had no reason to feel guilty!Harry told himself that."What?! He went to see Summer?!" Joyce was shocked when she received the call informing her that Harry had gone to see Summer.In all these years, Harry had never visited Summer, but today, he suddenly went to the hospital without any warning.Why would he suddenly visit her?Joyce suddenly recalled the people who claimed to be Summer's friends that she met a few days ago. Could they have something to do with this?And now that Harry had seen Summer, what would he do?Fear rose in Joyce's heart.Joyce had witnessed Harry and Summer's relationship from beginning to end, so she knew very well how deep Harry's love for Summer wa
Joyce was stunned. "Harry, what are you talking about? I... I don't understand. Is someone spreading false rumors to slander me? Summer is my sister, how could I ask people to hurt her?"Harry coldly met her gaze, "Stop acting clueless. You know perfectly well that you're doing it precisely because she's your sister.""You...!" Joyce was stunned once again."In the past, you've always lived in her shadow. Even after she went to prison, she continued to outshine you. The sisterly love between the two of you is nothing but a joke. Over the years, you visited her in the hospital every month, and every time you left, she would be full of injuries. Is that slandering you?" Harry's voice turned icy.Joyce's eyes widened, feeling as if this man standing before her could see right through her. She thought he didn't care about Summer, but he had actually investigated everything. He knew every detail clearly."Yes, there's no love lost between us, but what about you? Do you still love her?