After all she had been through, she felt exhausted. All she wanted now was to quietly spend the rest of her life in peace, cherishing the beautiful memories she had with Nathan! Summer approached the row of bookshelves in the room and perused the books. These were all books that Nathan had enjoyed, and among them, she spotted a book that she had also loved.She was surprised to see this particular book in Nathan's collection. As she opened it, she discovered a photo nestled between the pages. It was a photo of her and Nathan!In the photo, she was looking up at Nathan, seemingly telling him something interesting. A faint smile graced her lips, while Nathan wore a gentle expression, attentively listening to her. It was a candid shot, one of the photos that had been surreptitiously taken by the paparazzi.Summer recalled the time when the paparazzi had covertly taken pictures of her and Nathan. The photos had ignited various rumors and speculations. This was one of those photos.
Tomorrow, Summer would marry Nathan. Summer couldn't help but wonder how Harry would react upon hearing the news. She suddenly felt a little curious.Back when Harry was pursuing Summer, he made such a big deal out of it that the entire city knew. Did their once passionate and intense love truly no longer exist?"This style will do. Also, I'll wear an additional bracelet tomorrow," Summer said.Tomorrow, she would wear the bracelet that Nathan gave her."Alright. As for the ring..." the stylist hesitated, aware of Summer's missing right ring finger. That was usually the finger that wore the wedding ring, but... she couldn't wear it there.Summer glanced at her incomplete right hand and smiled faintly. "I'll wear it on my left hand. I still have the ring finger on my left hand." Even if she had lost the ring finger on her left hand too, she would just wear the ring on another finger. She would wear the ring no matter what.The stylist nodded.Turning to the group of people, Sum
"I told you, I'm not going to change my mind. I owe my life to Nathan. During my time in the psychiatric hospital, I couldn't stop thinking about the moments before Nathan died, how he told me to go on living. It was that memory that kept me going and got me through the psychiatric hospital. Without it, I would have ended my own life," Summer asserted. Bathed in sunlight, Summer's face exuded a calmness that stemmed from enduring countless hardships.She lowered her gaze, focusing on Nathan's portrait that she held in her hands. "After marrying Nathan, I will cherish each day of my life even more. He wanted me to live well, so I will live well. A hundred years later, I’ll be able to tell him that I haven't wasted the life he gave me!"Looking at Summer, North said softly, "My older brother really loved you. He might not want you to spend the rest of your life solely dedicated to him.""I will explain that to him in the afterlife too. I will tell him that this is what I wanted," Summ
"Mr. Scott? Mr. Scott?" The two doctors called out to Harry anxiously. With much difficulty, Harry breathed out. With his gaze fixed intensely on Dr. Klay, he asked, "Are you 100% sure? Is Hayden really Summer's son?"Dr. Klay replied seriously, "Absolutely. I actually conducted the test multiple times to eliminate any doubt."Taking a deep breath, Harry said, "Alright. I want this information to remain confidential for now.""No problem," both the attending doctor and Dr. Klay assured him.With that, Harry hastily left the hospital and drove to the prison.Joyce should hold all the answers he sought! How did she manage to pass off Summer's child as her own? If it weren't for Hayden, he wouldn't have married Joyce. But now, after marrying her, he discovered that Joyce was not even Hayden's biological mother!The absurdity of the situation almost made him laugh!Arriving at the prison in a rush, Harry finally saw Joyce half an hour later. As soon as Joyce saw him, she angri
Joyce was shocked to hear Harry's revelation. He...he had discovered the truth?! "I'm not suspecting that Hayden's not your son. I know Hayden's not your son. I just want to know how you managed to pass him off as your son," Harry asked with a dark expression. Joyce suddenly laughed, as if, after her fear had reached a certain point, it had turned into insanity. The laugh released all the twisted and suppressed emotions within her."How did I do it? Harry, it's all thanks to you! If you hadn't completely ignored Summer, you would have known that she was carrying your child, and there was no way I could have stolen her child! Poor Summer, she tried so desperately to give birth to the baby, but she thought she had a stillborn!" Joyce chuckled."What?" Harry was shocked. "She desperately tried to give birth to the baby?""Yes! She hoped you would rescue her from the psychiatric hospital!" Joyce smirked.Harry's face turned pale and his hands tightly clenched at his sides, his nail
Harry froze as he watched Joyce's lips part, exposing the cold, hard truth.Joyce revealed, "Summer said she loved you. She couldn't possibly give you up to anyone. She promised to stay with you forever, and she said she only thought of Nathan as a friend and had never loved him."Harry felt the blood drain from his face, his heart pounding at the painful truth. He stumbled to his feet, almost collapsing. He could not believe what he had just heard.Summer had always loved him? Only him? And she had never betrayed him? So, there was nothing between her and Nathan?What if all this was true? What the hell had he done? How could he have treated her like that?!"Harry, you're the real villain here. Despite loving her, you never trusted her and let your jealousy consume you. Aren't you the one who pushed Summer to the verge of death? If you had trusted her a little more, you'd be living with her in your lovely family of three now," Joyce said mockingly, laughing at his idiocy."How u
Summer? In a wedding dress? Harry was struck with the thought of Summer in a wedding dress. Why would she go to the cemetery in a wedding dress? What did it mean?! Harry had a fleeting moment of fear. Feeling uneasy, he quickly stepped on the gas and accelerated the car, rushing to the Gerhold family's private cemetery.Summer… Summer …Summer's name kept flashing through his mind, and the oath he once made echoed in his ears, haunting him."Summer, I love you. I'll take good care of you for the rest of my life. I vow to always protect you from harm, to stand with you against your trouble!""Summer, I'll do anything you want, and I just want you to be safe and happy.""Summer, you're my dream come true, my one true love, my one and only. Marry me. Be my forever companion, my happily ever after."Each of those words was his own. Harry meant them when he made his oath. They were not lies, but he had never fulfilled them.Summer had been placed in danger and suffered greatly. She
Harry would get rid of anyone in his way! He wanted to see Summer no matter what!Harry swung his arm forward to punch the guard blocking his way, and a fight broke out at the entrance to the cemetery.In the cemetery, Summer stood in front of Nathan's grave and watched the workers remove the old tombstone at the head of the grave. They replaced it with a new tombstone with the words "Together in life and death, Nathan and Summer Gerhold" on it. It was a shared tombstone for the couple. Nathan's name was written in red, representing the dead, while Summer's name was in gold, representing the living. The staff would use red paint to paint over Summer's name after her death and when her remains were placed with him.Summer stared at the tombstone quietly, murmuring. "Nathan, I'll come to you soon, but I'll probably be old by then, and you may not recognize me."Summer looked forward to the day her remains would be placed next to his, and they would rest together in silence.Everyo
“……” 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