Not to mention, the missing ring finger on Summer’s right hand.As soon as these two reports were out, the public targeted the Hopes and the psychiatric hospital where Summer had been confined.The public left malicious comments on the official website of Hope Corporation and the hospital. There was even a witch hunt for Summer’s doctor. In the Hope residence, Donald threw his phone on the floor. The public was cursing the Hope family, especially him. They even said that he was involved in the death of his first wife. Donald was furious because no one had ever criticized him like that. Lana was also upset because the public had dug out the fact that she was the home wrecker of Summer’s parents. “What should we do, Donald? There are reporters outside, and they’ll dig up something that will affect our reputation soon. We have to think of something, otherwise, we will have to comply with Summer.” Donald said with hatred, “That brat is always stirring up problems for us, and now, she
Some of them speculated that she would probably go back to Harry. “Summer has nothing left since Nathan is dead now. She should get back with Harry!”“Summer was pretty back then, too bad she’s handicapped now. Harry could get anyone he wants, will he even take a glance at Summer?” “It will be funny to see the ex-fiancée as the mistress now.” “Joyce and Harry had a son. Summer can’t replace her easily!” Summer felt that it was ridiculous as she read these comments. She had never planned to get back with Harry. How could the public think of her getting back with someone who had abandoned her when she needed help the most?She didn’t love him anymore, and all that was left was hate.After a while, a bodyguard in his thirties came into the ward. “Ms. Hope, Mrs. Valor will be here soon. I’m here to escort you to the entrance. You can get into her car once she arrives.” “Great.” Summer nodded.The bodyguard helped Summer with her luggage.After she came out of her ward, there were an
Donald wasn’t bothered about Summer's resistance. “People who are sick would usually deny it! I know that you’re mentally ill!” He had said. Summer had been in hell all these years because of him. She had known that Donald hated her, but she had underestimated human nature. As soon as Donald saw Summer approaching them, he immediately greeted her as a father would. “Summer, you’re finally discharged. I wanted to go to your ward just now, it’s great that you’re here. I’m happy that our hard work in treating you didn’t go to waste. Let’s go home. Your mom asked the servants to clean up your room every day. She’s been looking forward to your return!” “My mom?” Summer snickered. “My mom passed away when I was three years old. When did she come back from the dead?” Her words made the atmosphere awkward. Donald’s smile froze for a moment. He would have slapped Summer in private, but he had to pretend to be a good father in front of the reporters now. “Yes, that’s true, but your stepm
Joyce was hinting at those who had helped Summer. Summer looked at her coldly. “I trusted my family and ended up in such a mess while the outsiders are the ones who saved me and proved that there’s nothing wrong with me. Who should I trust?” “Summer, you’ve misunderstood us. You were really sick, and it was stated in the doctor’s report. There was more than one doctor who diagnosed you. It’s impossible for every doctor to make a mistake.” One of the reporters suddenly exclaimed, “Gosh! A doctor just confessed online that the Hope family bribed him back then! He just diagnosed Summer to have a mental illness without any examination!”“Is it true?!” “If that’s true, then it’s the Hopes who planned everything.” “There were already some speculations going around. It could be true that they locked a healthy person up for wealth and power!” Donald, Lana, and Joyce’s expressions changed when they heard that. The reporters immediately held up their microphones at the Hopes and continuou
“Can I go somewhere before going to the residence you've arranged for me?” Summer asked. “Where do you want to go?” Serenity asked. “The Gerhold residence.” Summer was nervous along the way. -Serenity was surprised to see Lucas in the Gerhold family's residence’s living room when they reached. Lucas’s cold expression changed when he saw her. Yelena knew that what she had found out about them was true. Although Lucas had dated a few women, he only had Serenity in his heart. Rumors had it that Lucas and Jackson had fought because of Serenity. In the beginning, Yelena was surprised to hear that because Serenity wasn’t stunningly beautiful. Still, she believed that Serenity had the charm to make two outstanding men fall in love with her. North refused to see Summer because he still thought that it was Summer’s fault that Nathan had been killed. However, he agreed when Yelena signaled him with her eyes. He had to meet Summer for the sake of respecting Serenity since Serenity was
“Are you suspicious of the investigation report?” North asked. “Yes. There’s another thing that I want to point out. Nathan had complained about the car being too warm while driving, but I felt cold at the same time. I don’t think that we should have felt such a vast difference in the same car,” Summer said. After a pause, Summer added, “If Nathan wasn’t sick, someone could have done something to his food that could have caused him to feel strange.”“Do you mean that he could have been drugged?” North narrowed his eyes suspiciously.“I can only think about these two points at this moment.” This was what Summer had realized when she kept repeating the scene of the crash over and over again in the psychiatric hospital.North scoffed. “Why didn’t you bring these details up after the car accident? Can I even believe what you said?” “My mind was in a mess during the accident. Nathan died trying to protect me, and I assumed the crash was an accident. I didn’t want to recall anything abou
Serenity rushed to the bathroom and vomited in the sink. Her retching echoed in the bathroom. Little did she know that someone was worrying about her outside the bathroom. Everything about Serenity would affect Lucas’s mood. He kept telling himself that Serenity was happy with Jackson now and she only saw him as a childhood friend. However, his actions were quicker than his mind. Lucas followed Serenity the moment he saw her rushing to the bathroom looking unwell. Her retching made him worried sick. After some time, Serenity came out of the bathroom. “Are you alright?” Lucas hurriedly asked. Serenity was surprised to see Lucas, then she shook her head. “I thought about something bad in the past when listening to Summer talk about the conspiracy of the car accident and I felt disgusted. I feel better after vomiting.” Lucas’s expression dimmed. Although Serenity hadn’t died in the car accident, she had been imprisoned for three years. Lucas had only known that she had suffe
This showed that Jackson was certain that Serenity would only love him in this lifetime. “Yeah, it’s me who was worried,” Lucas said faintly. Then, he turned around to go back to the living room. “Lucas!” Serenity called out, “Thank you for helping Summer.” “No problem.” He smiled. Lucas was only involved in the case because of Serenity. In truth, he wasn’t bothered by Summer at all. He would give everything to help Serenity as long as she needed help. However, he wouldn’t burden her with his love. When they returned to the living room, they heard North say, “You’d better not be lying to me. If someone conspired in the accident, I will definitely find the culprits so that Nathan can rest in peace. If you’re lying to me just to get away from the responsibility of Nathan’s death, I will…” Summer cut him off, “I will pay with my life if I’m lying to you!” Everyone present was taken aback by her words. Serenity hurriedly said, “Summer, Nathan will be disappointed with you if you d
“……” 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