"Okay, it would be nice to stay here, anyway."Summer listened quietly. The two men had been very vigilant at first, but apparently, they deliberately revealed to her that they were from Country M.‘Does this have... something to do with the person who kidnapped me the last time?’As she listened to the tone of the exchange between the two guys, it seemed that the people who kidnapped her this time did not want her life but were just playing a damned game!"Did Victoria send both of you? How much did she pay you?" Summer tried to ask. At first, she thought they were people Victoria hired to kill her because Victoria was desperate. However, these people obviously did not intend to kill her. "Victoria? We don’t know about her. We just picked you up from the roadside." The driver smiled as he stepped on the accelerator to speed up and drove into an alley.Summer was taken aback for a moment. ‘Picked her up from the roadside? What did they mean…?’At the headquarters of Ardly Corporation
Summer looked at the two people in horror. What on earth were they trying to do?‘Am I thinking too much? Do they actually want to kill me and are waiting for the right time to do so?’"Shhh, be quiet, and no cheating." The other person took out a piece of cloth and forcefully gagged Summer so that she would remain silent. The gasoline smell around her was extremely strong, and it made Summer a little nauseous.The shipyard’s environment was terribly cold, and the sky was also dark. The whole scene looked ghastly and terrifying."Ugh..." Summer tried her best to struggle and break free, but she could not free herself even if she wanted to.Her whole body was drenched, and she felt like she had fallen through ice. The sub-zero temperature made Summer's whole body tremble like a leaf."If these people find you late, you will either burn or freeze to death." One of them hung a rope over Summer's head and lit the other end with a lighter. "If the flames reach you and none of them find you
The text message was sent to Adrian alone.Adrian opened his mouth in astonishment and quickly scanned the area. "What the heck?! Is there something wrong with their heads?! If they’re kidnapping someone, then just kidnap them! Why the heck are they playing a game of detective with me?! They’re making this look like a crime scene. “What will it take for you to release the hostage? Money? Or something else? Come out if you’ve got the guts!"Jasper looked around warily. The old shipyard had been meticulously remodeled. There were nodes for surveillance cameras with red lights around them, and there were microphones in the grass. Obviously, they had planned this for a long time, and they came prepared."Hush!" Adrian gestured for them to keep quiet. Jasper cast a general glance in several directions of the shipyard. "Let's split up and look for her!"*Buzz!*The phone vibrated again. [You don't have much time!]This time, they did not receive a text message, but a video. Samson clenched
“Sum!” Summer’s entire body was tense when she sat upright. She could not see the other person’s expression clearly because of the awfully dark environment. But his voice did nothing to hide his anxiety. ‘What?’ The first person who found her was actually Jasper. Was he anxious? Why was he anxious? Did he not wish for her to die? “Such a shame. The first to find you is actually Jasper. Should I kill him?” That person walked behind Summer and gently peeled off the seal over Summer’s mouth. “Don’t come over!” Summer subconsciously shrieked in anguish. ‘Don’t come over!‘These two are insane.’ Jasper froze in his tracks. His breathing was rapid. “Summer… Don’t be afraid.” “Don’t come over!” Summer did not notice the tears rolling down her cheeks. Were they all insane? Why did they come to save her? “Sum!” “Sum!” Benjamin, Samson, and Adrian joined the scene. They were panic-stricken as they stood beside Jasper. None of them dared get too close to her, because those two
“Your ten seconds start now. If you’re late, I’ll press the button, and everyone will die together!” Summer’s entire body was tense as she stared at the people. Her heart kept clenching in fear.“Ten… Nine…” “Are you insane?! What do you actually want?!” Summer cried and yelled. In her anxiety, she tried to struggle free of the ropes with all her might. What did they actually want her to do? “Just kill me! I beg you!” “Six…” “You did not have a real target in mind when you designed this kidnapping game. You also have nothing to do with Amanda. You just want to mislead us and throw our judgement off.” Benjamin glanced at Summer as his eyes darkened. He felt his heart ache a little. “Regardless of what your true motive is, Summer is my younger sister. It would be in your best interests to keep your hands off her.” “Ha, you’re not dumb, doctor. It’s just a bargaining chip in this game… It all depends on who Miss Plath chooses. Only one of you has to die. We will let the rest
“Smith Dawn? I just knew the Dawns would be behind this! Victoria is definitely involved!” Adrian was furious. Victoria was really desperate.“She’s desperate, so she did this to Summer… I thought that she wouldn’t have the guts.” Samson’s pupils shrank as he stared intently at the transaction record. If these two lunatics had not shown up to take Summer away, maybe Victoria’s people would have already hurt Summer…“Jasper, you better keep an eye on your Victoria at all times, and that is if you are capable of doing so.” Samson lost a bit of control as he threatened Jasper. Then, he turned around and left. “Victoria… She really deserves to die now!” Even if the second group of people were not hired by Victoria, the first group of people had still wanted to take Summer’s life. “Forget about her…” Jasper lowered his gaze. At that very moment, his heart only ached for Summer. At Sea City Hospital, Benjamin stayed by Summer’s side without leaving at all. “I’ve told you that the
But destiny had other plans. “I love her, I love her very much. I only feel anxious and insecure because of love. I’m afraid of losing her, I’m afraid that she’ll fall in love with someone else…” Samson only wanted to escape from himself. He did not know how to face Summer. The Summer in the past only loved him, but now, someone else was occupying that space in her heart. “You should stay away from her if you can’t offer her the same protection as you did in the past. Don’t hurt her in the name of love.” Benjamin looked at the time and walked past Samson. “Take good care of her. If there’s a next time, I’ll take her away from you.” Samson did not say a word as he stood quietly beside the hospital bed. “You’ve been thoroughly informed of the situation. We’ll have to arrange a surgery as soon as possible.” The hospital director was somewhat worried. It was dangerous to remain like this. “She wouldn’t agree to this.” Samson fell silent. Summer was very resistant to surgery.
Adrian had just finished his shift. He went back to the doctor’s office, and his thoughts wandered as he sat on his chair. Amanda. Those two lunatics had mentioned Amanda yesterday. He had almost forgotten everything over the past few years. *****Three years ago...“Can you stop pestering me?” During his few years of studying abroad in Country M, Adrian disliked being pestered by Amanda the most. He did not like her, but he felt that the young woman had a good heart. So he did not want to waste her time or hurt her. But Amanda was very persistent in getting him to date her. She would find time to pester him almost every single day. Her behavior was worse than an artist’s obsessive fan’s behavior. She even went to his residence once. She had directly called a locksmith to pick his lock and then hid in his closet. Adrian was extremely bothered by Amanda’s abnormal obsession with him. He actually did not know that Amanda had hid in his closet and watched him for an entir
“I just find it hard to accept the truth. I don’t actually hate you…” After staying silent for a long time, Summer spoke again. “It was… too sudden for me. Give me some time to process this.”Mabel looked at her in shock and covered her mouth. “Sum…”Summer smiled at her and said, “Before I’m able to completely accept it, can I continue to call you Madam?”Mabel covered her mouth in panic and nodded vigorously. “Sure… Call me anything you want…”She actually never cared what Summer called her. It was good enough for her as long as she did not try to avoid her. “Can I hug you?” Summer took the initiative and stretched out her arms. Jasper had told Summer quite a lot about Mabel’s family. Her family was in a very scary place. They started falling into decadence in the later years. In fact, they started showing signs of having a lack of sons. Every leader of the family became anxious about who the next leader would be. They were so worried about who would be the head of the family
Without realizing it, Summer had subconsciously returned to the Miller family’s mansion. “Wifey…” Jasper rushed over to her, wanting to give her a surprise. But instead, she did not react. Her face looked pale too. “Wifey?” He panicked and knelt in front of her. “Sum…”He truly panicked this time. ‘Did she find out about something that I did in the past and is now mad at me?’“Jasper, do you care who my mother is?” Summer asked softly. His heart stopped beating for a second. He felt both distressed and relieved. “No, I don’t. I only care about you.”“Why do I care so much, then…” Summer smiled and hugged him tightly. “I shouldn’t care about it too…”“Everyone has something that they don’t have control over. Sum, go easy on yourself.”Summer lay on top of him, picked up the glass of red wine on the table, and drank it.Jasper just realized that she smelled strongly of alcohol.“Sum…” He was a little worried. His heart ached for her too, but he also wanted to let her be.
Mabel was cooking in the kitchen of the Plath family's mansion. “Madam, stop cooking. Come and eat,” Summer called out to her softly. Mabel smiled at Summer as she emerged with her favorite dish, cinnamon-spiced beef stroganoff.“Sum, let’s eat.” Mabel treated her really well. She helped her with the dishes.Summer was also already used to it. She no longer felt shy. It was natural to her already. Alaric looked at Summer and smiled plainly. “Sum, follow me.” After dinner was over, he asked her to go to the study room. “Is Jasper treating you well?” Alaric asked. “Yes, he’s treating me well.” She smiled. ‘If Jasper hadn't been busy and gone to Mountain City, he would be sticking around, bothering me.’“He pushed back too much work to get ready for the wedding. He wants to finish making work arrangements as soon as possible and go on a honeymoon with me.”“Sum, there’s something that I’ve been hiding from you. You’ve always wanted to know your biological mother, right?” A
“Mr. Jasper Miller, do you take Summer Plath as your lawful wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish until death do you part?”“I do,” Jasper said the two words confidently.‘I’m willing to take care of her and be by her side forever.‘I’ll always love her.‘She’ll always be my number one.’“Ms. Summer Plath, do you take Jasper Miller as your lawful husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish until death do you part?”“… I do.”She purposely hesitated for a long time. Jasper was so scared that his face turned pale.After she chuckled and said ‘I do’, he gritted his teeth, pulled her into his embrace, and kissed her.He kissed Summer even before the officiant had asked him to kiss the bride.She was so embarrassed by the kiss that her ears turned red.“Jasper!”Jas
Benjamin rolled his eyes at Aaron. “I belong to the bride's side. You should go to Jasper’s side.”“He doesn’t deserve it,” Aaron said stubbornly.Summer covered her mouth and chuckled. Everyone was immersed in the festive atmosphere of the wedding. ‘Wouldn’t it be nice if we could stay this happy all the time?’“Hey, should we play a prank on the groom tomorrow? Let’s spice things up a little!” The bridesmaids started planning something.“You guys better be careful. You’re all pregnant. Don’t stir up too much chaos,” Summer said with a smile. “Seriously, it’s as they say: women always side with their husbands once they’re married. Look at you, you’re already siding with him.” A few of them teased Summer. Summer blushed so hard that she could not say anything in response. “Congratulations, Sum.”Hers and Jasper’s friends and relatives came one after another. All of them would be attending the wedding ceremony tomorrow afternoon. Edward would be there with Trent too.
After all, this matter was related to Edward’s mother because of her meeting with Hanna’s mother.She sat on the sofa and thought a lot. Would they get a divorce? Would Edward’s father hate her because of this?Edward sat on the sofa and quietly accompanied his mother. “About this matter... Let's not tell Jen first. She may not be able to handle it.”Edward’s mother nodded, in tears. Then, she shook her head. “It was all my fault.”Edward’s father finally came out of the study. Edward looked at his father nervously. He was afraid that his father would blame his mother.“I... I really did not know anything about it. I just thought she lived a difficult life. I felt guilty, so I asked someone to send her some money. I did not know what happened to her after that!” Edward’s mother panicked and started crying. Edward’s father walked to her side. He did not blame her, but passed her a tissue. “Is this how you should behave in front of your son? Stop crying.”Edward’s mother sobb
“I deserve it!”Nieva was brought away by the police. She should have expected that this was the consequence of offending Jasper.Jasper was busy with the wedding and he did not care much about her. Otherwise, she might have gone through worse than being arrested.…… At the Reeves family house in Mountain City...“Are you Hanna Delacruz? Let’s talk.”Edward’s father asked Hanna to go into the study, leaving Edward and his mother in the living room.“Edward, I already know about the issue concerning your father.”“Mom...” Edward felt a little guilty. “I know about everything.” Edward’s mother shook her head. “This matter is related to your father and me. This is what owed Hanna’s mother, but if you two have to pay for our mistakes. We...”“Mom, this is no one’s fault.” Edward shook his head. In the study...Edward’s father asked Hanna to go into the room. His expression was dreary. “Are you Venus’ daughter?”“Do you still remember my mother?” Hanna smiled and kept a stra
Samson nodded as he watched Rose leaving.Charlie ran out of the courtyard and stood still. He looked a little distressed.He was just a child...Perhaps it was because he had a mother who set up a scheme against him and used him as a chess piece that he was more mature than other children.In the past, he wanted to live. He wanted not just to live but to prevent his mother from setting up a scheme against him.He was still Rose’s son, even if Rose had used a despicable way to give birth to him.“Let’s go home...” Samson walked toward Charlie and rubbed his head.“Samson...” Charlie lifted his head, and his eyes were red.“From now on, you have not just me, but your friends, younger brothers and sisters, and many older brothers and sisters who love you.” Samson smiled at Charlie.Everyone could be redemption for other people, and other people could be their redemption, too.Charlie nodded and ran back to the Miller family’s mansion.Melody was carrying her grandchildren and
Jasper did not care whether Thomas intended to hurt Summer or not.As long as Summer was shocked, he would not allow it.“Tsk, tsk, tsk. Do you know Aiden, who is always with Thomas?” He was Summer’s childhood friend. Summer did not know that Aiden was secretly protecting her. He was seriously injured and almost lost his life many times because of Summer.”Jasper frowned. “Since he did not want to let Summer know about this, why is he making Summer more distressed?”Jasper admired Aiden a lot because he never showed his love for Summer, but he had silently done many things for Summer.“Jasper, you can just confess if you’re scared. You don’t have to put yourself in a higher status.” Keane rolled his eyes.“Fine, you will go to Country T for a business trip.” Jasper was threatening Keane.“Jasper, I’m sorry, it’s my fault...”…...The wedding was getting closer. Everyone was busy helping Jasper and Summer with their wedding.“Look at the dresses and gowns for my grandchildren.