Sally felt that she would never achieve Nicole’s level of elegance no matter how hard she tried. Her eyes were haughty, indifferent, elegant, and calm. It had the kind of indifference one had after witnessing all the sorrows and pain that the world had to offer. Her eyes did not show any excitement even when gazing at her daughter, whom she had not seen in nineteen years. “What are you staring at?” Nicole laughed lightly and pointed to the spot beside her. “Come sit.” Sally pursed her lips and sat down nervously beside her. Ever since her grandfather had mentioned that her mom was coming for her, Sally had imagined countless scenarios of their reunion. She had thought that it would be the same as when her father reunited with her, and they would cry buckets of tears as they embraced each other. However… She glanced nervously at the woman beside her. She… could not bring herself to cry. The woman raised her hand elegantly to bring a peeled grape to Sally’s mouth.
Under Zane’s guidance, the tailors in the bridal shop began separating and connecting the two gowns. An hour later, Sally stood in front of the mirror dressed in the gown made from the combined hard work of Elijah and Nicole. A faint smile tugged on the corners of her lips as she gazed at herself. It was gorgeous. She should be happy now… “Not bad.” Nicole glanced at the gown before she stood up, pulling the mask over her face. “Zane, let’s go.” Startled, Sally turned around to look at her. “You’re leaving?” Nicole nodded. “I came to watch you try on and pick your wedding dress. Now that you’re done, it’s time for me to go.” Sally pursed her lips. “I thought…” She had initially thought that Nicole had come for the same reason as Bennett. She wanted to reunite with Sally. However, from the time she had met Nicole, she had not even called her Mom once. And now she was leaving. “What did you think?” Nicole furrowed her eyebrows as she turned around to pose the qu
——————As they returned to the Moses house from the bridal shop, Sally thought about it for a long time before she decided to send the pictures of her in the wedding dresses to Jane Lindell. “Auntie, I’m having a wedding soon. Will you be able to make it?” She knew that Jane had already remarried, and might now come even if her uncle had returned… However, she still hoped that Jane would be able to witness her marriage. After all, Jane was the one who had assumed the role of her mother for the past nineteen years. Even if she had only ever allowed Sally to address her as Auntie. Soon, she received a reply from Jane. “I don’t have time.” Those four cruel words caused Sally’s heart to ache. She bit down on her lip and thought for an even longer time before typing out her reply. “Auntie, I really hope that you can make it.” “Uncle has returned.” “He will be attending my wedding as well.” “I sincerely hope that you and Uncle will be there to witness my marriage.” S
Sally shuddered as she stood rooted to the spot. She let out a sigh and said, “Grandpa, I understand that the Tate family has its rules as a family of high-end society.”“However…” She was not ready to be the Second Young Lady of the Tate family, nor did she want to change her name and surname. It had been less than a week since her reunion with the Tate family. There was no way she could forget all her uncle and auntie had done for her in a week. To her, her uncle and auntie were people who were irreplaceable and indestructible. “Grandpa, why force Sal to change her name if she doesn’t want to?” Queenie smiled as she walked down the swiveling steps. “Sal is her person. Perhaps she doesn’t even care to be the Second Young Lady of the Tate family?” Sally pursed her lips. Although she had never liked Queenie and knew that Queenie was out for her blood… What she had said was true. If she had to choose between staying in Summers Family Village and returning to the Ta
Queenie rolled her eyes. “I’m just trying to make things easier for Sal.” “What you’re doing is stirring up trouble. Not even those grapes can shut your mouth!” Then, Old Master Tate turned to glance at Sally. “Sal, I won’t make things difficult for you. You can have some time to think about it.” “If you don’t want to take Tate as your last name, it's fine if you want to take Larson. We can say that you took your mother’s last name.” Sally pursed her lips and did not say anything else. To be honest, she just wanted her name to remain the same. She wanted to continue being Sally Summers. However… things did not seem that simple. The girl smiled a helpless, bitter smile as she said, “Alright Grandpa, please give me some time to think about it.”Then, the girl rose and walked upstairs. When she reached the staircase, she heard Queenie laugh and speak from the couch, “I’m so jealous of you. You even have the liberty of choosing your last name.” “As for me, I don’t even k
Elijah went back to work once he was done consoling Sally. Sally was still holding her phone and thinking if she should message Zane when he phoned her. “Bunny, Aunt Nat wants me to ask if you’re free for lunch tomorrow.” “She would like to know what food you’re currently enjoying.” Sally pursed her lips and listed out all the dishes she had taken a liking to lately for Zane.“Alright, see you tomorrow then.” Zane was about to hang up the phone.“Wait.” Sally pursed her lips and let out a sigh. “I have something to talk to you about.” The man on the other end of the line was visibly startled. A moment later, he said softly, “What’s wrong?” Sally sighed and told him everything about how her grandfather wanted her to change her last name. “I… don’t want to change my name.” “I’ve been Sally Summers for nine years.” “Besides… I don’t have a great relationship with my uncle and auntie now. If I change my name all of a sudden…” Their relationship would grow even wor
“Both the Tate family and the Summers couple are her families.” “By forcing her to change her last name, you’re forcing her to choose between her birth parents and adoptive parents.” “You’re making things difficult for her.” Elijah’s love and affection for Sally were evident in his deep voice. The girl standing behind the door only had a jacket over her pajamas. The early autumn nights were quite chilly. However, Elijah’s words spread warmth across her entire body. In the end… he was still the one who knew and loved her the most. He understood the unspoken struggles and uncertainties within her. He was willing to go to the Tate family and let them know what she did not dare speak. This was Elijah Moses, her husband, and the man she swore to spend the rest of her life with. He knew her so well, and was so considerate of her that he was willing to stand up for her…She was extremely lucky. Even though the wedding had not been held yet, she still felt like she was
Sally nodded firmly. “I’m going to bed.” Bennett smiled slightly. “Have an early night too.” “You might be young, but don’t have too many late nights.” With that, the man left. Sally stood rooted to the spot and felt her face turning warm. She knew that Bennett probably just meant that they should go to bed earlier. However… Why had she thought of something else? Was it because she had spent too much time with Elijah, and he had managed to pollute her thinking?“What are you thinking of?” Just as she was about to smack her blushing face, the man’s low voice, interlaced with the hints of a laugh, rang by her ears. “What did you think of?” Sally, “...” He had already seen and heard it all. Could he not guess himself! “Dirty-minded girl.” The man smiled and hoisted her into his arms. “Why did you come to the study?” Sally’s face grew even redder, and her heart rate increased as she lay in his arms. She pursed her lips. “I… just wanted to know what time you
————One year later. The wedding of Zoey Williams, president of Yoder Corporation, and Thomas Yoder, the young master of the Moses family, was held at A City’s grandest hotel. On the wedding day, Zoey wore a gorgeous wedding gown as she walked over to Thomas. She raised her head and smiled at him. “When I was a kid, Freya always said that I would have to marry her brother when I grew up.” “However, I realized that I did not like Elijah. I much preferred Sis Sally.” “Who would have thought that at the end of the day, I would still end up marrying Freya’s younger brother. As per her wishes, I’ll be taking care of her brother forever, and allowing her brother to care for me for the rest of my life.” Thomas smiled as he pulled her into his arms. “My beloved ZZ, I finally get to marry you.” Freya, carrying Frigg and sitting with the rest of the family, turned to exchange smiles with Bennett. The wedding was joyful and romantic. Everyone attending basked in the loving atmosp
“If you destroy everything I have, then I’ll destroy everything you have!” Queenie gritted her teeth, a hideous expression on her face as she glared at Sally and said, “If it weren’t for you, I would still be the high-and-mighty young lady of the Tate family!” “It’s all because of you that I became nearly a stand-in for you. I’ve enjoyed many years of lavish treatment at the lavish family, but I was discarded unceremoniously into the dust!” “Sally Summers, it’s all your fault! Everything is because of you!” “I won’t forgive you even if I become a ghost!” “Alright then, go be a ghost!” Elijah narrowed his eyes and raised a hand to grip Queenie’s chin. The hatred in his eyes caused Queenie to smile. “Elijah Moses, choke me to death if you have the guts to do so!” “If you can’t choke me to death, I have multiple ways to make life miserable for you!” “Your sister is just one part of my plan!” “You probably don’t know this yet.” Her lips curled upwards into a bloodthir
The woman lying in bed frowned and said in a weak, hoarse voice, “You are…” “I’m the woman who did it for a long time with your husband.” She sat down on a nearby chair and watched gleefully as the woman’s face turned increasingly paler. “You have a pretty bad memory, Mrs. Lucca.” “We just met the other day.” She shook her head as she spoke. “It makes sense, though. It’s only normal that a half-dead person would not have a great memory.” “Forgive me for being blunt, Mrs. Lucca. President Lucca told me that you don’t have many days left.” “When you’re gone, he’s going to leave his daughter and marry me.” The woman lying in bed turned pale as she shook her head and said, “Impossible… That’s impossible…” “Quincy, he…” “Nothing is impossible.” Queenie continued smiling a gleeful and flaunting smile. She threw her pregnancy test strip onto the woman’s face. “Look, I’m pregnant.” “How could I have gotten pregnant if we only did it one time? Such coincidences don’t exi
“In your dreams!” Quincy gritted his teeth together tightly. “I wouldn’t want you even if every other woman on the planet was dead!” The woman on the other end of the line laughed lightly. “You’re going to abandon your child because Freya Moses is dead?” “You planted your seed in my stomach.” Quincy gritted his teeth and was about to continue arguing when Elijah gave him a look. Quincy pursed his lips. “So, what do you want?” “Let’s meet up.” Queenie yawned. “Can you pick a place?” “There’s a cafe nearby the hospital.” Quincy sighed. “I don’t have much time for you, so don’t try talking nonsense after we meet.”“What a man you are, trying to ghost someone after you’ve slept with them.” The woman shrugged nonchalantly. “Alright. You can wait for me. I’ll be there soon.” She hung up. Quincy pursed his lips and looked up at Elijah. “Why do you want me to meet her?” “You’ve got to have some bait if you want to trap someone.” “This time, Quincy, you’re the bait.
The sharp end of the knife sank into Quincy’s skin. Intense pain came, but he did not seem to feel a thing as he continued pushing. Suddenly, a large, strong, and dry hand took hold of him. Quincy frowned as he tried to continue forcing the knife in, but he could not exert any more strength. Elijah’s cold voice rang beside his ear. “Do you feel like my sister will live on for much longer if you die before her eyes?” “Have you ever thought about how much she likes you and how important you are to her?” Stunned, Quincy turned instinctively to look at Freya. The woman was sobbing controllably. As she gazed tearfully at him, it seemed that she had multiple things she wanted to say but could not find the words. Tears flowed once more from Quincy’s eyes. Ignoring the blood flowing from his chest, he dashed over to Freya and held her tightly. “It’s my fault.” “It’s all my fault!” “Freya… I can’t live without you.” “I cannot… I…” Freya could not stop herself from wr
After Freya was hospitalized, Quincy canceled all his work plans and spent all his time in the hospital watching over her. Although she never let him in, and although he could only ever gaze at her through the window from afar. However, he insisted on not taking even a step away from her ward. He stood guard there stubbornly, and no one could talk any sense into him. Both Elijah and Thomas could not bring themselves to chide or drive Quincy away when he acted this way. And thus, Freya finally agreed to meet him on the seventh day. The woman’s face in the ward was pale, and she was considerably thinner than from before hospitalization. She looked extremely haggard. Tears welled in Quincy’s eyes when he saw what his beloved looked like from a close distance. It was all his fault. It was all his fault! He had caused her to end up this way! All because of him!“Is there anything you would like to say?” Freya leaned against her pillows. Eyes shut, she seemed to have
Sally’s lips pursed themselves together when Freya’s name was mentioned. She would admit that she had had a horrible first impression of Freya when they first met. The woman had stripped nearly twenty years of Zoey’s life away from her. Even now, Zoey still bore the scars she had inflicted upon her on her face. And she had even attacked Sally’s mother during her and Elijah’s wedding. However, times had changed, and five years had passed since then. Sally could not bring herself to be cruel toward Freya, who now showed complete remorse. Additionally, she had treated Sam and Little Sarah with genuine kindness lately. Sally had begun to think of her as family. Yet, now, something like this happened. She sighed. “Freya…” “Freya will not be in great condition when she regains consciousness. You need to prepare yourself mentally.” Freya’s illness was in her heart. The sort of illness she had made it so that she could not be made angry, excited, or frantic. If not, not e
Evonne and Sally were slurping instant noodles when Elijah and Thomas arrived at the doctor’s on-call room. They were starving and had virtually no energy left. The only thing in the room they could use to fill their stomachs was instant noodles. When the door opened, Elijah frowned slightly when he saw his petite wife steadily making her way through a pack of instant noodles. The man strode over and grabbed her bowl. “Unhealthy stuff.” Sally had been enjoying herself and raised her head angrily when her instant noodles were taken away. “I don’t care if it’s not nutritious! I’m hungry… Hubby?” The emotions in the woman’s eyes turned from anger to shock, and then to surprise! Reaching out her arms, she encircled Elijah’s neck and jumped into his arms. “You’re back!” “I missed you so much!” He had been on his ocean trip for more than half a month. They had never been separated for so long since getting back together. The signal on the sea was spotty, and she could never
When Sally finished suturing the last ruptured blood vessel in Freya’s heart, she was starving, exhausted, and had little to no energy left. Evonne, who was beside her, was not much better off. “It’s steady! The patient’s heartbeat is steady again!” The nurse staring at the electrocardiograph yelled out excitedly! Given the condition the patient was in, if it weren’t for these two doctors, they would never have been able to save her! “Dr. Summers and Dr. Turner are amazing!” “Of course.” A senior doctor standing nearby smiled as he stroked his beard and said, “How did you think Dr. Summers earned her title of genius surgeon?” The young nurse’s mouth widened in surprise. “In that case… why are Dr. Summers and Dr. Turner no longer working as doctors?” The senior doctor sighed. “I guess they have their reasons…” In another corner, Evonne leaned against the wall, exhausted as she turned to look at Sally. “Dr. Summers, do you still plan to stay on as a housewife?” Sa