"That's going to be a tough one. If we can't convict Joyce now, it'll be hard to pin her down again," Jackson said, knowing that the Scott family was powerful and had a lot of influence in Lanford."Summer is gathering new evidence, and North finally agreed to help.""He did?" Jackson seemed fairly surprised, knowing how much North despised Summer."Well, chances are high that Joyce was the mastermind behind the crash that killed Nathan. Besides, Joyce was the biggest beneficiary of the car accident," Serenity explained. Jackson arched an eyebrow. "I guess the Scott family had no idea of Joyce's involvement. Harry wouldn't have married Joyce if he knew she was the mastermind.""I don't think they knew. Anyway, Summer doesn't want too many people to know about this yet, especially the Scott family. She doesn't want to alert her enemies. It may hinder the collection of evidence."Jackson let out a soft sigh. "Harry's going to be in for a shock when the truth comes out.""He broug
The two nurses blinked, startled, then responded, "Are you blood type B?""Yes," Summer replied."Then come with us. But before you donate, you'll need to have your blood tested," one of the nurses explained.Summer nodded to indicate her understanding.Summer followed the nurse to the blood drawing station and saw several doctors and nurses there. Some of them were holding cotton balls and pressing on their arms, obviously just having had their blood drawn.Summer rolled up her left sleeve, exposing her left arm, while her right hand was still wearing a glove. She had unknowingly formed the habit of wearing gloves these days because of the missing finger on her right hand.The nurse drew some blood samples needed for testing, and the results were out in fifteen minutes.The child needed a blood transfusion whenever he had an emergency. Due to the large amount of blood needed, three medical staff also joined the blood donation. When they heard that Summer had volunteered to dona
“Why don’t you tell me where the patient’s family is, and I’ll return the monetary gift to them,” Summer suggested.“Sorry, we cannot disclose the patient’s information without their consent,” the nurse said.Summer remained silent. Just then, a nurse was putting away a blood bag, and Summer vaguely heard a voice from the next room, “Hurry up and take this to the 12th floor.” Summer wondered if the child who needed the blood was on the 12th floor. She couldn’t leave immediately after her blood was drawn. She had to rest for 30 minutes to make sure that there were no side effects before she left. After 30 minutes, Summer left with the monetary gift. The 12th floor was the inpatient department building.In the elevator, she was thinking about asking the nurse at the receptionist for the details of the patient’s family to return the monetary gift. However, she saw Harry coming out from the doctor’s office when she was in the 12th-floor corridor. He was accompanied by several doctor
Harry was still thinking that Hayden had met a kind person, but he didn’t expect that it was Summer. If Summer hadn’t donated her blood, he could always ask others to do it. “I don’t regret it. I was only thinking about saving that child. I’m not bothered about the child’s background. Don’t drag the next generation into the grudges between us,” Summer said. Harry thought that Summer was being sarcastic. She knew that he had married Joyce because of Hayden. “Take this back. I didn’t donate blood to get something in return,” Summer said and handed the envelope over to Harry. Harry didn’t budge as he stared at Summer. “I won’t take back what I’ve given away. You can throw it away if you don’t want it.” Summer remained silent and placed the envelope in the reception area. “Mr. Scott donated this to the hospital. Please keep it.” Then, she left. Harry watched her going in the direction of the elevator, and he grabbed her arm. “This is the last time I’m asking you. Do you really wan
After all these years, Gary had used the dirty money to build up a business instead of seeking justice for Jasmine's death. Would he give up his fortune and go through the trouble for his sister who had passed away so many years ago? Summer’s heart sank. Just then, she noticed a shadow behind her from the reflection of the glass in front of her. She recognized that it was one of Harry's men. Summer turned around only to find patients and their family members as well as medical staff behind her. The person was nowhere to be found.She realized that he was spying on her,She wondered why Harry had sent someone to follow her. A chill ran down her spine. If she had entered Gary’s ward and talked to him, Harry would have known that she had come to the hospital to visit Gary. Harry might even bribe Gary as he had done to the doctors. Thus, Summer pretended to search for someone in other wards. Finally, she went to the receptionist. She simply made up the name of a patient and asked abou
As the day of the trial approached, the news media in Lanford were reporting the relevant content all day long. A lot of the articles were trending online, becoming the talk of the town.Summer’s relationship with Nathan and Harry was brought up again. People were commenting about being sorry for Nathan, about Harry’s wife and ex-girlfriend being involved in the same lawsuit, and about their messy relationship. Some people sympathized with Summer, hoping that she could seek justice for herself. Some blamed everything on Summer, saying that she had seduced Nathan even though she had a fiancee. She deserved to be locked up in the psychiatric hospital. Summer didn’t take those comments to heart. She wasn’t bothered about it after going through so many things. She only wanted to make Joyce pay for her actions now. Not only for sending Summer to the psychiatric hospital but also for killing Nathan. It was a pity for Nathan to be murdered by Joyce. “Nathan, I will seek justice for you
As for Summer’s injuries, Donald and Lana insisted that Summer had hurt herself when she was having a psychotic episode. Joyce denied knowing all of that, and she had always thought that Summer was sick. She testified that Summer’s behavior in the psychiatric hospital was like a mentally ill person when she visited her every time. Liam had predicted that this case was hard to win. Even though there was evidence to prove that the Hopes had bribed the doctors and Summer was abused, Joyce was clean of everything.The trial went on for three days.On the third day, the judge sentenced Donald and Lana to three years in prison, and Joyce was acquitted in court. Joyce smiled smugly when she heard that she was not guilty. Harry had made it for her. She was still the winner no matter what she did. Liam consoled Summer. “At least two of them are convicted now. As for Joyce, we can still prosecute her again if we find new evidence in the future.” Summer nodded. She knew that Harry had eve
After a pause, Joyce added, “Actually, I kept blaming myself that I didn’t find out everything that Summer had gone through earlier. If she was willing to trust me and tell me the truth, maybe I would be able to save her earlier. I hope that Summer will be able to trust me and get close to me after everything is over. We will always be sisters.” She said that so sincerely that people would think that she cared a lot for Summer. Harry was tired of Joyce’s acting, and he asked the bodyguards to block the reporters before getting into the car. As soon as they were in the car, Harry said with a straight face, “I’ve done everything that you asked for. We’re going to the hospital for you to do a body checkup to prepare for Hayden’s blood transfusion.” Joyce’s expression changed. “Did you get me out just for Hayden? You don’t have any feelings for me at all?” “Did you think that I would still have any feelings for you after everything that you have done? You harmed your sister and used y