After knowing that Clara had given birth to her baby, Lisa and her husband came to visit her at the hospital.Lisa threw her a cheerful smile, "Thank goodness you're safe. You finally gave birth to your baby! I'm going to be a godmother again. Seems like the number of kids in our 'kindergarten' is growing!"Clara chuckled at Lisa's words. Her only regret was Wilson's absence. She had heard from Serenity about Wilson's departure. Wilson had left Solaria and returned to Latveria. Maybe their relationship was fated to end here.Summer contacted Clara after finding out about Clara's safe labor and surviving the crisis. "Congratulations on the new baby," she said in the video call."Thanks. Whenever you're in Solaria or I'm in Lanford, I'd like you to meet my two children," Clara said."That'll be nice. I envy you. You have a son and a daughter. If only I had…" Summer paused abruptly and stopped talking. The child that had been born dead was a pain in her heart. She dared not think a
"You're finally here to see me. I thought my husband was going to leave me to fend for myself," Joyce said mockingly."Hayden is sick. He needs a blood transfusion again. He's done it once with blood of the same type from the blood bank, but it didn't work out so well. The doctor said it would be best if the parents could supply the blood," Harry said with a weary look on his face.Hayden required a blood transfusion due to his sudden illness. Unfortunately, Harry's blood type was A, which was incompatible with Hayden's blood type B, so the only one who could help was Joyce.However, Joyce refused. "What? You're only here because you need my blood. If you don't, you'll never show up, will you?"Harry did not answer and gave her a cold look.Joyce snorted. "Harry, seriously? Aren't you the one who needs my help now? Can't you even make up a story and speak to me?""You're Hayden's mother," Harry said, his tone cold and indifferent. It was almost like a reminder to her, telling her
It had been many years since the car accident. It was going to take some effort to find that person. Even so, the evidence she had on hand might not be enough to convict that person!While lost in thoughts, a car suddenly pulled up, and Harry appeared before Summer. Summer was on high alert. She gave Harry a strange look and reflexively took a step back.Harry narrowed his eyes dangerously. "You're afraid of me?""I'm not afraid of you. I just hate you," Summer answered. She disliked him so much that she never wanted to get close to him again. She would unconsciously try to keep her distance, and every sight of him made her stomach churn in disgust. Harry flinched at the harshness in her voice, his face darkening at her frank answer. Summer said she hated him. Hearing this from her seemed so unbearable.A memory came to Harry—he heard Summer promise in her sweet voice, "Harry, I think I won't ever hate you in this life." But that was not what she was saying in the present. She
Harry's face changed. Summer then moved her wrist and tried to pull her hand out of his hold, but he grabbed her wrist very tightly and she could not break free."Didn't you say there's no point in wasting your energy on something useless? So what are you doing?" Harry mocked."Because it's unbearable," Summer answered. "I’m disgusted by your touch. It makes me nauseous."Harry tightened his grip. "Well, you'll have to bear it. I don't plan to let go, and struggling is useless."Summer flinched at the crushing grip he used. The grip on her wrist would probably leave a bruise. Even so, she was stubborn and refused to make a sound. She turned away and looked out the window, staring at the view of Lanford's streets at night. It was still so bright and dazzling, just like she remembered. Harry tightened his grip on her arm so hard. Those unaware of their story would have thought they were very close, but only she knew how much strength she needed to hold back the feeling of disgust.
The look on Harry's face changed. He leaned over and grabbed both her wrists, pressing her back against the back of the chair. "Bullshit? You think everything I told you was bullshit?!""Wasn't it? Harry, you see nothing but profit in your eyes. You don't know what love is!" Summer snapped. 'Don't know what love is?' Harry could not believe what he had just heard. It was exactly because he knew, which was why he lived a life of abstinence. Love was exactly why he felt a deep, agitated regret when he realized Summer had never been mentally ill. It was the reason why he had broken Joyce's finger in anger after knowing the truth about Summer's missing finger!"So, who understands love? Are you going to say that Nathan understood love?" Harry questioned in anger."Yes. Nathan knew. He knew what love was. He treated people sincerely, not merely seeing profit in everything he did!" Summer raised her voice. Harry sneered. "Well, if you say so. What if Nathan was still alive? Would yo
"You bastard. If you really need a woman, you should go to the nightclub instead. I'm sure there are plenty of women who are interested in you," Summer hissed, gritting her teeth in anger.Harry simply dismissed her anger and said without a care, "Hey, how do you think Nathan would feel if I claimed you in the car right now?"The look on Summer's face changed. "Don't you dare! I'll sue you for rape, and the whole city will learn about your scandal!""As for Nathan, I think he'll feel sorry for me, for how a beast had tainted me."A tense minute followed, and Harry erupted with more anger. "Well, let's see if you're really going to sue me!" he threatened, wanting to rip her clothes open.Summer shot cold daggers at him but did not fight back."Why? Not resisting? Your so-called love for Nathan is just empty words," Harry sneered.Summer remained calm. "If you really want to hurt me, I can't resist. I can't fight you to death yet—I still have things I must do." She could not let h
"Why did the doctors collectively change their statements? Were they in contact with somebody?" Summer asked urgently."There was a food poisoning incident at the detention center recently. These people were sent to the hospital for treatment," Gadsby explained.Summer's heart sank. The doctors must have met someone during this time and made a deal to change their testimony collectively.Was Harry behind this? Harry said he wanted to protect Joyce. Was this Harry's way of doing it?"So, there's no way to convict Joyce with the current evidence alone?" Summer inquired"It's hard. Well, unless there's new evidence," Gadsby confirmed. "I'm sorry. Serenity spoke to me before leaving Lanford and told me to help you, but I haven't been much help.""No, you've helped a lot. Thank you, Mr. Gadsby." Summer was thankful. "As for the rest, I'll think of something else. Maybe things will turn around." With that, Summer walked out of Gadsby's office.Summer left the law firm and went straigh
Summer's only purpose in life was to seek justice for herself and find the real murderer behind Nathan's tragic death.-A week later, Serenity's test report was out. Based on the current condition, the doctor concluded that the pregnancy could continue, but they had to pay attention to the fetal development, particularly on the nutrients and placenta's position.If the placenta grew too deeply into the uterine wall during pregnancy, she might have to terminate the pregnancy immediately.The result was much better than Serenity had initially expected."Jack, let's not worry about my pregnancy for now. We can make a decision when the placenta grows," Serenity said. If the placenta grew into an unfavorable position, she would have no choice but to terminate the pregnancy. Otherwise, both the baby and she would have a high risk of death. Even so, she wanted to try her best to keep the baby as long as there was a chance."Fine," Jackson agreed. Taking her hand gently, he cooed, "Sere
“……” 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