Summer took a cab at the hospital entrance and left the hospital. A figure stepped out from the shadows as he watched her leave. Harry smiled bitterly as he recalled how he had done nothing to help Summer back then, and now, she no longer accepted his kindness. Hayden was the only connection between them, Two days later, Harry requested to meet Weston, and Weston was a little surprised. He couldn’t refuse the invitation since they still had to meet each other at events in Lanford. Weston wondered why Harry wanted to meet up. Harry had set up a table with good wine and food in a high-class club in Lanford. “You didn’t invite me here just to eat with you, right?” Weston raised an eyebrow.“Thank you for saving Summer,” Harry said. “You don’t have to thank me for it. I was just returning someone else’s favor. You should thank the Valors, Lucas, and Summer’s close friend, Clara. They are the ones who really helped Summer.” “I will thank them one day.” Harry poured wine into their gl
Weston told Harry how Summer had been tortured in the psychiatric hospital and how Joyce had locked her up in the basement of the Hope residence, abusing her. Weston couldn’t believe that someone with a bright future had been treated like that. Harry’s chest tightened, and it was hard for him to breathe as he listened on. It was too painful for him to know that he was the cause of all of her suffering. The woman he loved the most had been treated badly, and he hadn’t protected her at all. Harry wondered if Summer hated him when she was suffering the torture. He deserved to be hated and ignored by her. He had been enjoying life while she was being tormented. ‘What have I done?’ Harry regretted it deeply. “That’s all I know,” Weston said. Harry laughed suddenly, but there was sorrow in his laughter. He could feel Summer’s pain through Weston's words, and he wondered how Summer had endured it physically. He couldn’t imagine the pain she had been through. Weston sighed. That was
When Weston reached home, the servants told him that Frederick was practicing piano in the piano room. He stood at the door quietly and found Frederic focusing on the piano. There were a few origami frogs that Jacqueline had given him on top of the piano. Frederick wasn’t interested in those expensive toys, but he cherished those paper frogs very much. Jacqueline was even more important than Weston in Fredericks eyes. Although Weston had never fallen in love with anyone, he understood that Frederick “loved” Jacqueline. Frederick only knew that Jacqueline was very important to him now, but as he grew up, he would know that it was love. Weston was worried that Frederick's feelings would turn into possessiveness instead of love. He didn’t want his son to become someone like Harry in the future. Frederick noticed Weston once he was done playing the current piece. “Daddy,” he called out. Weston entered the room and fixed his gaze on the paper frogs. He picked up one of them and asked
“No, you can leave first. Someone will take him back soon,” Weston said. After the call ended, Weston looked at Frederick and said, “If you want to be with Jacqueline in the future, you must always stand by her and believe her. You have to help her if she’s in trouble too.” “I will definitely help Jackie with all my might,” Frederick said. “Good!” Weston hoped that Frederick would always remember what he said today. -Summer didn’t expect Harry to show up at her door being drunk. “Harry, it’s late. I’m going to bed,” Summer said coldly and tried to close the door. He stopped her by putting a hand on the door frame. “Don’t… don’t close the door. I’m here… to see you and… to talk to you. Don’t worry… I won’t do anything… to hurt you…” Harry was so drunk that he couldn’t even speak properly. Summer frowned and wondered how much he had drunk. “But I don’t want to see you, and I don’t have anything to talk to you about!” Summer said. “Don’t come looking for me when you’re drunk.
“Harry, do you know how it feels to have your finger cut off? Do you know how afraid I was, watching my finger being chopped off? Do you know how much I hated the person who made me lose my finger just because I was wearing the ring that my fiance gave me? Not only that, my fiance even married the person who did that to me!”Summer voiced her sufferings. “Do you know how much it hurt when Joyce showed off her wedding ring in front of me? Can you make it up to me?” Harry turned pale at her words. He had never experienced everything she said. He wondered how painful it had been for her. He had married Joyce after she hurt Summer. It was another blow to Summer’s sufferings. “You’re right. I can’t make it up to you at all…” Harry murmured. Suddenly, he raised his right hand. Summer was puzzled by his actions. Then, Harry broke his fingers one by one. Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!The sound of bones breaking kept ringing in Summer’s ears. “Harry, what are you doing?!” Summer was fla
Harry turned around and left. However, he fell to the ground after a few steps. He had fainted. -Harry had a long dream. In the dream, he was preparing for his upcoming wedding with Summer, Nathan had gone abroad, there was no car accident, he didn’t suspect Summer, and Summer wasn’t locked in the psychiatric hospital. They were deeply in love, and Summer was pregnant. She gave birth to a baby boy a few months after their wedding. He had a happy family. Harry didn’t want to wake up from this dream because he had to face the harsh reality once he was awake. “Harry! Harry!” Someone was calling his name over and over again!“What happened to you?! You were fine when we last saw you!” It was Michelle’s voice. Harry knew that it was time to wake up. He slowly opened his eyes to see his parents’ worried expressions. “Dad… Mom… Why are you guys…” “What happened, Harry? Did Summer ask someone to break your fingers?” Michelle asked anxiously.As soon as Summer’s name was mentioned,
“No!” Harry denied bitterly, “How would Joyce dare to chop off her finger if I had protected her in the first place? I gave Joyce the chance to hurt Summer!” “You don’t have to do this even if you feel sorry for Summer. We can make it up to her by giving her more money. You can even divorce Joyce and marry her,” Michelle said. They already knew that Hayden’s biological mother was Summer, and they were not against that. However, it was a joke in Harry’s ears. “Mom, do you know how much I want to marry her? But it’s impossible now. She won’t forgive me at all no matter what I do,” Harry said sadly. He looked extremely heartbroken. Michelle trembled when she saw her son in such agony. Noah supported his wife. “Why do you…” Michelle wanted to say something, but she chose to remain quiet in the end. Harry rushed out of his ward. Michelle looked at him and eventually broke out in tears. “Why…? Why...” Michelle mumbled. Noah could only pat her shoulder to comfort her. “Maybe things
Harry attended the court sessions in hopes of meeting Summer again, but he was disappointed because Summer wasn’t there. It was a luxury for him to meet her now. Summer was in North’s office when the lawyer told her about the final verdict. “How did the lawsuit turn out?” North asked. “Better than expected.” “Congratulations. I think your abilities are enough to control Hope Corporation if you’re going to rejoin them.” If it wasn’t for the car crash, Summer would have already taken control of the entire Hope Corporation.“No, I won’t. I’m going to sell my shares. After going through everything, I just want to live a peaceful life,” Summer said. North was surprised by Summer’s answer. She was giving up a huge amount of money that would drive ordinary people crazy.“What are your plans?” North asked.“I want to go to Solaria and study at the Institute of Archaeology. Maybe I’ll join the archaeological field in the future.” Nathan also liked archaeology. North wondered if Summer w