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
Summer could feel everyone’s gazes on her. “I’m going to Solaria to further my studies. Now, can you let go of me?” “You're going to Solaria?” Harry was baffled. “What about Hayden? Are you leaving him behind too?"“I never intended to do that. He can come with me if he wants, but is he willing to do that? Will you guys let him come with me?” Harry was at a loss for words. Hayden still didn’t know Summer was his biological mother. Even if he wanted to follow Summer one day, Michelle and Noah wouldn’t allow that to happen either. “Why are you still asking that when you’re not willing?” Summer broke free from Harry’s grasp before leaving with her lawyer. Harry came back to his senses and instructed his driver to drive him to the airport. It wasn’t hard to find out the details of Summer’s flight at the airport. While Summer was waiting in the VIP lounge, Harry was observing her outside. He always knew that she was someone carefree, but he hadn't expected her to decide to leave Lan
“Mhm,” Summer nodded. “My archaeology studies will take at least three years. After that, I’ll think about whether I want to move here for real.” “You’re not going back to Lanford?” Clara asked again.Summer felt melancholy at the mention of Lanford. “I will only go back to pay my respects to Nathan on his death anniversary and also when my child needs me.” Her only ties in Lanford were Nathan and Hayden.Selling her shares was the best proof that she wanted to leave Lanford."How's Hayden doing?" Clara asked with concern."The doctor said his recovery is pretty good, and he'll be healthy enough to leave the hospital after some treatment,” Summer said.“Great!” Clara was relieved to hear that. A mother’s greatest fear was her child’s well-being. “Does he know that you’re his biological mother?” Summer shook her head. “I’m not sure. I’ve only met him a few times. Sometimes, I think that it’s better for him to not know that.” She didn’t want the adult’s grudges to affect Hayden’s ha
“……” 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