That woman seemed close to Lucas Gomez too.Could it be? Could she be the one who took Summer away? Her thoughts were interrupted when she noticed a person standing at the door, startling her. It was… Harry.When did he enter the room? She didn't notice.Ever since they got married, they had slept in separate rooms, a fact that Joyce found embarrassing. To the outside world, she acted as if she was the one who wanted personal space, but deep down, she knew it was because Harry had never fully accepted her, shutting her out of his world.Right now, he stood before her, questioning her with a cold expression. "Who's missing? Who was taken away?" "It's...It's nothing. I'll take care of it," Joyce replied, forcing herself to calm down. Harry slowly walked into the room and approached Joyce. He asked again, "Who's missing?" His voice chilled the air, making it feel like an interrogation. In fact, Joyce felt like he might have already guessed something.Joyce's lips trembled s
In the past, Nathan, the deceased young master of the Gerhold family, and Harry were once close friends until they had a falling out over Summer. Harry became the fool who was betrayed by his best friend and his fiancée.Harry would never forget Nathan's hurtful words."Harry, you don't understand Summer at all. If you did, you wouldn't say such things!""What, do you think you understand her? Yes, you understand her so well, don't you? Is it because you've been in her bed? She's great in bed, isn't she? That must be why you're so obsessed with her! But too bad, Summer is just my plaything!"In a fit of anger, Nathan punched Harry, leading to a physical altercation between the two. In the end, they were both injured.Before leaving, Nathan uttered a cryptic sentence, "Harry, you're so blind. I can't believe I actually envy you!" Sadly, Harry would never get an explanation, as Nathan was now gone.As Harry pondered these memories, his expression darkened. "Are you suggesting t
"You should take Micah back to the hotel. I will stay here," Jackson suggested to Serenity.Serenity shook her head. "I want to stay. Have one of your subordinates take Micah back to the hotel instead.""Alright," Jackson agreed and instructed one of his bodyguards to escort Micah back to the hotel. However, as the bodyguard reached out to take Micah from Serenity, the boy instinctively snuggled closer to his mother and sleepily said, "I want to stay with Mommy."Seeing this, Serenity knew that if she handed Micah over to the bodyguard, Micah would most likely wake up, and if he did, he would surely refuse to go back to the hotel by himself, so Serenity said, "Never mind. Let him sleep in my arms." Since he was wrapped in a small blanket, he wouldn't get cold."In that case, let me hold him so that you can get some rest," Jackson suggested.Serenity shook her head and said, "I want to hold him. I haven't had many opportunities to hold him over the years." She looked at her son w
Noticing the worried look on Clara's face, Wilson assured her, "Don't worry. Since they’ve decided to take Summer away from the Hope family mansion, they must know what they're doing. Just wait for their good news.""But... if the Hope family is able to find Summer before the diagnosis is out, they have the right to stop the examination process," Clara said anxiously.Wilson replied, "Then let's make sure they won't be able to interfere."Surprised, Clara asked, "You have a plan?""I have some men in Lanford. I should be able to delay the Hope family for an hour or two," Wilson said."But we don't even know where Summer is. Like Serenity said, if we go over to where they are, we might give away Summer’s location," said Clara.Wilson said confidently, "Then we'll track the Hope family instead. If they don't find Summer, then there's no problem, but if they do find Summer, my men will intervene to stop them."Clara's eyes lit up after hearing the plan. Indeed, if they were worri
"When will Summer's diagnosis be available?" Clara asked anxiously."It will take at least another hour. In the meantime, try not to worry too much. Remember, you're not alone anymore. You have a child growing inside you," Serenity told Clara.Although Serenity tried to comfort Clara, her own concern was evident as she put away her phone.According to the information they received, numerous police officers, including high-ranking officials from the local police force in Lanford, were heading over to their location.It was important to remember that they were not acting within the confines of the law. Joyce, acting as Summer's legal guardian, had the right to halt the diagnosis and take Summer away once they found her.One hour was all they needed.But even if Jackson and Lucas sent all their bodyguards to intervene and used various excuses to delay the searchers, could they really buy one hour of time?Serenity remained silent, while Jackson and Lucas, though not saying anything
Wilson soon regained his composure and hurriedly chased after Clara. However, by the time he caught up, she had already left in a taxi.This woman!Didn't she realize the danger of going alone like this?When Clara stepped out of the taxi, Wilson had also arrived in his car.Wilson got out of the car and rushed towards Clara, grabbing her arm firmly."Let go! The Hope family is already inside. I need to hurry!" Clara said anxiously."What can you even do? Delay them for a few minutes?" Wilson questioned."No, I can delay them for longer than that. When I was in the taxi, I called the media. I'm going to create a scene, and..." Clara paused, "I'll also assume full responsibility. You don't need to go in or you'll get accused by the media too. If Summer's diagnosis confirms that she is indeed mentally ill, then I'll say that Serenity and the others were deceived by me, and I manipulated them to help me."Clara's words left Wilson stunned.He did not expect that Clara, whom he be
While holding Clara's hand tightly, Wilson quickly made a call on his phone with his other hand. "Contact all the media you can reach immediately. We need them here as soon as possible. I'll give you the address..."After ending the call, Wilson turned to Clara, who was still in shock, and said, "If you're planning to create a spectacle, let's make it a grand one!"In that moment, Clara felt a surge of warmth in her chest.She felt as if, no matter what happened, Wilson would always be by her side, supporting her through it all.When they arrived where Serenity was, the Hopes, the Scotts and the cops were already there, creating a tense standoff.Serenity, Jackson, Lucas, Wilson, and their men tried to block the way, but they were outnumbered.The cops warned that they would be arrested and charged if they didn't step aside. They were indeed the ones who had broken the law.Joyce finally learned that Serenity Lewis, the woman she saw at the banquet, was none other than the wi
Joyce turned towards one of the cops and pleaded, "Captain Wyatt, please, save my sister. We have no idea what they're doing to her in there. If anything happens to my sister..."The police officer she called Captain Wyatt seemed to be in a dilemma. He didn't know what course of action he should take.Suddenly, Harry Scott spoke up, "Captain Wyatt, you should prioritize saving the hostage. Whatever evidence they possess, it's of no concern to the police. If they have evidence, they should pursue legal measures instead of resorting to illegal actions, right? If something were to happen to Summer right under the police's watch, the consequences would be dire."Captain Wyatt finally came to a decision. He addressed Serenity's group, "The police will handle this. Please step aside. If you continue to obstruct us, we will take drastic actions."Clara handed her phone to a computer expert working for Lucas and told him, "Please process this video.""Understood," the expert responded. He
“……” 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