“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
Clara knew what Summer was thinking, so she remained silent. It was better to let her calm down by herself. Clara’s phone rang suddenly, and it was an unfamiliar number. She trembled slightly after answering the call. “Ms. Wells, I’m Wilson Birch’s lawyer. Mr. Birch entrusted me to deal with the divorce, and he has prepared a contract. Please come to our law firm to have a look at the documents when you’re free. You can put forward any objections you want, and we will inform Mr. Birch about it to modify the contract.” Clara was stunned, and she couldn’t hear what the other party said clearly toward the end. “Ms. Wells?” The lawyer called out due to the prolonged silence. “Huh?” Clara snapped back to her senses. “Alright, got it.” “This is the address of my law firm…” The lawyer told Clara the address and asked, “When will you come over? I will clear my schedule for you.” Clara hesitated and finally said, “Tomorrow.” “Tomorrow afternoon it is, then. We can arrange for a car to p
“Maybe he still has some feelings for me. Only a little bit.” Clara sighed. “I guess I’ll have nothing more to do with him after I sign the papers. Our only connection will be the children.” “Do you really want to get a divorce? If you really love him, find a way to end his hypnotism. Isn’t it great to have a happy family of four?” Clara shook her head. "No. My liver isn’t healthy. I had liver cancer and a liver transplant. Giving birth to Amy put a toll on my liver. I don’t know how long I can live. Why should I make him suffer again? He doesn’t love me now, and I think it’s better to get a divorce.” “Won’t you regret it?” “There are a lot of regrets in life. I should be grateful that my life is peaceful with you guys around me now.” Summer looked at Amy and handed her back to Clara. “I think that we can always avoid regrets. Some regrets can still be made up for, and some regrets can never be made up for. Like me, Nathan is gone, and I can never make it up to him. On the other h
‘I just want Wilson... the old Wilson back!’ Maybe Clara would never get to see the old him again. “Is he doing fine?” Clara asked. The lawyer hesitated and said, “Mr. Birch is fine, still busy with his work as before.” It wasn’t true, but Wilson had instructed the lawyer to say that when Clara asked about him. “Is that so?” Clara murmured. She glanced at the papers and said, “I would like to change something.” “Sure.” “I will accept the shares and alimony he gives to the children. However, I don’t need any monetary support or his assets. Let him open two bank accounts for the children and credit the money into it. I will only take what I need every month for their expenses. The children will deal with the extra money when they grow up in the future.” The lawyer was surprised at Clara’s words. She was pushing away the money. No normal person would do that. “Mr. Birch gave you everything out of his good intentions, you don’t have to push them away.” “He doesn’t owe me anything
As soon as Clara signed the papers, she would have to cut off ties with Wilson. Even if they had two children together, they were no longer husband and wife. They wouldn’t be able to meet up that much anymore. Clara felt a pang in her chest when she thought of that. A car suddenly pulled up by her side, and Serenity got out of the car hurriedly. “Did you sign the divorce papers?” “Serenity?” Clara was surprised. “Did you sign the papers?” Serenity asked anxiously. If Clara had signed it, she would have had to go to the firm and intercept the divorce procedure. “Not yet. How did you know I was going to sign the divorce papers?"“I went to your place and your mother told me about your schedule. So, I rushed here. Luckily you haven’t signed it yet.” Serenity was relieved. “I should have already signed it, but I was afraid that there were loopholes, so I need time to think about it.” Clara made an excuse. “You couldn’t bear to leave him, right?” Serenity saw right through Clara. C