“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
Harry rubbed his temples in the car. He was exhausted by the recent events. He felt sorry for Summer, but he had to help Joyce for Hayden. ‘Wait, why should I feel sorry for her? She betrayed me in the first place,’ Harry told himself. When he reached home, his parents greeted him and asked, “How is it? Is Joyce willing to go through the transfusion for Hayden?” “She’s already doing a checkup in the hospital. I had a hundred ways for her to do it even if she didn’t want to.” Michelle was relieved when she heard that. She couldn’t help but nag, “Joyce is not qualified to be a mother. How could she use her son to get something she wants? You should divorce her once Hayden gets well. A person like her is not worthy to marry into the Scotts.” Harry’s father, Noah Scott, agreed with his wife. He was uncomfortable to see Joyce as his daughter-in-law. It was dangerous to be involved with people who were vicious like the Hopes. It would be nice to cut off ties with them. Hayden wouldn’t
Harry was heartbroken. He felt a throbbing pain with every heartbeat. -Serenity called and consoled Summer after she found out about the verdict. However, Summer wasn’t upset. “Joyce won’t get off the hook. I’m going to make sure she's punished by the law,” she said confidently. “There’s progress with the car accident case?” Serenity guessed. Summer had mentioned that Joyce was involved in it. “Mhm, a little. The Gerholds have sent someone to keep an eye on Joyce. She won’t escape easily.” “Great!” Serenity didn’t want Joyce to get away with it either. “By the way, how are you doing now? How's the baby? Is everything okay?” Summer asked.“Yeah. I just need to rest more,” Serenity said. “That’s good. I’ll visit you in Solaria once I’m done with Joyce.” “Sure.” When the call ended, Serenity gently stroked her belly. She hadn’t told Summer the full truth. Everything about her pregnancy depended on the placenta growth of the fetus. She might have a miscarriage if the situation is
“……” 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