โAre you willing to say it now?โ Summer smiled. She had always known that Veronica liked to follow her and Jasper. She argued not just because she was angry, but also to force Veronica to tell the truth. Jasper... would not remember the things that he did not care about. She also asked Carter to investigate the past relationship between Jasper and Veronica. This showed that Jasper had forgotten about her. Even if he forgot, it did not mean that he could lie. If he did not tell her this, that meant he did not trust her.โSum, I...โ Veronica lowered her head and twisted her fingers. โI had known Chairman Miller a long time ago. Itโs him... who doesnโt remember me. My mother died very early, and Iโm an orphan who lived together with my grandparents. Then... the house collapsed. I was in junior high school at that time, and my grandmother could not afford to pay for my school fees... and we did not have a house to stay in.โSummer placed a cup of warm water beside Veronica. โDonโ
Veronica had multiple personality disorder. It was related to her childhood experience.It seemed like all multiple personalities were formed to protect the primary identity. Veronicaโs second identity was too ruthless and arrogant. โIf what she said is true, Veronica should have felt terrified when this was her first time joining the charity dinner at Sea City. So... the one who showed up should be the second identity who tried to protect โVeronicaโ.โIt meant... that the one who liked Jasper and had a strong obsession with Jasper should be the second identity. โOn that night, I had put on makeup and went into the assistantโs car. That was my first time having a meal together with Jasper. I was so nervous at that time.โ Veronica was a little worked up when she said that. โDid you know? Even my fingers were shaking. I donโt care if he is just using me, or whether itโs because I look like Victoria... I had asked other international students who studied in Country M. They told me tha
โMore miserable? Haโ?โ Veronicaโs second personality was disdainful. Summer sighed and stood up straightly. โIn the past, I wanted her to disappear more than you do. But later... I regretted it.โโSo, we are the same type of person.โ Veronica smiled coldly and tidied up her hair. Her timid character changed, and she put on an imposing aura. โOnly when she disappeared, I can fully live my own life.โโMultiple personality disorder is destined to be a tragedy.โ Summer said profoundly and looked at Veronica quietly. โSo, why are you telling me all these?โโI had a past relationship with Chairman Miller. It did not last long, and maybe he had forgotten about me. This trash did not want to cooperate with me, so I can only do this by myself. Rose wanted to use me to tell you about this so that there would be a rift between you and Jasper... Of course, I did not want things to happen that way. I am still young. I can wait. I can wait until your relationship fades, and both of you are unab
Summer sometimes felt terrified when they showed they had an abnormal understanding of the situation. โDad, why are you still getting involved in the matters of the Ross family? Victor is now the head of the family, how he handles the situation depends on him entirely. Those unaware of the situation may think that he is your son.โ Summer felt resentful because Alaric did not care about her. Although she was pregnant, she still needed to stay in the company. But Alaric was living a good life. He left Summer and his young and beautiful wife alone while he went to Country M and did not come back. โAhem. Ahem. Donโt talk nonsense. How could I have a son like him? I had enough by just having you!โ Alaric coughed and said, โListen to me, go and visit Aunt Mable. She misses you.โโShe did not give birth to me. Why would she miss me? Maybe she feels more awkward than me.โ Summer rolled her eyes. Alaric remained silent on the phone for a long time and sighed. โStop being arrogant. Go and
โBut, it seems like Summer did not want to meet you. Itโs almost the meeting time, and she is still not here yet,โ the assistant whispered. โWhy do you want to ask Summer to meet you so openly? What if Sir...โโThe more open I am, the less he would doubt me.โ Rose smiled and asked the assistant to come forward. โContinue to look for Summer. Keep asking to meet her until she gets annoyed.โRose admitted that she was not a good mother. Not only Samson, but even Ben had never treated her as their mother. Even so, they were her flesh and blood. She did not want them to die. She wanted to use these two children at first. In this case... at least she would not kill them. But both Samson and Ben... became more rebellious and disobedient. No one could stand together with her. โWhat was this? Was this my retribution?โAfter smiling bitterly, Rose looked at the report that she was holding. โWhatโs happening on Gilbertโs side?โโIt was said that he was seriously injured. Coleman Corpo
โThe wifey is still pregnant, and this might be her most sensitive time. I can easily explain the misunderstandings that we had, except the ones from the past. Iโm afraid that I canโt do the same about what had happened back then.โ โChairman Miller, hereโs some advice. You actually canโt blame Ms. Plath for always holding on to the past. It should also depend on how much you have done back then, right? Even if we donโt take Victoria and Lydia into account, you still got into a relationship with Veronica and Olivia as wellโฆ If I were Ms. Plath, I wouldnโt want you either. Itโll be too troublesome to stayโฆโ the assistant murmured courageously. โAre you trying to get yourself fired?โ Jasper said coldly. The assistant instantly stopped talking.โIf I donโt say that sheโs holding on to the past, what should I say, then? Do I tell her that she wasnโt in my life yet during that time? Or I wasnโt in love with her yet?โ Jasper felt that he could handle his corporation with skill and ease
Summer planned to stop by the Plath familyโs main mansion after finishing her tasks in Plath Corporation. She wanted to visit Mabel.After all, Mabel was a foreigner who was married to someone in Sea City. What was more, Alaric was not always with her. โRafferty, why are you not back yet? I wonโt be waiting for you, okay. Iโm dropping by the main mansion.โ Rafferty, her personal bodyguard, was not with her. She felt that he was too unruly and free. Summer let out a sigh helplessly, not knowing what Rafferty was doing. She wondered if he had found traces of his father. โI bought dinner for Azula. Donโt go there by yourself. Jasper says that heโll be picking you up.โ Rafferty already gave Jasper a call beforehand. He needed to confirm that Jasper would pick Summer up before he could head back home without worrying about Summer. Summerโs hand stiffened as she held her phone with a frown. She was reluctant to see Jasper. She was not ready to see him yet.She believed every word
Summer sat on a sofa at Plath Corporation. She was unsure how to face Jasper.โDo I treat it as something that has happened in the past or do I just pretend that it didnโt happen at all?โBut itโs undeniable that it had happenedโฆ How can I ignore it?โโMs. Plath, have you seen the news?โ At the door, the assistant came running in. โThe public had started gossiping about Ms. Tanner. Itโs related to Yadon.โSummer was stunned for a moment. She turned on the news and took a look. It was all about a mysterious woman who met up with Yadon late at night. There were even pictures of them behaving intimately.Summer subconsciously became anxious. She was not sure of what was truly happening in the picture, but she was able to recognize that the woman was Scarlett.She wanted to call Natalie. Entertainment news was all over the internet recently. There was no way that Natalie had not found out about it yet. Summer was not sure how Natalie would settle this scandal.โDid Yadon clarify a
โI just find it hard to accept the truth. I donโt actually hate youโฆโ After staying silent for a long time, Summer spoke again. โIt wasโฆ too sudden for me. Give me some time to process this.โMabel looked at her in shock and covered her mouth. โSumโฆโSummer smiled at her and said, โBefore Iโm able to completely accept it, can I continue to call you Madam?โMabel covered her mouth in panic and nodded vigorously. โSureโฆ Call me anything you wantโฆโShe actually never cared what Summer called her. It was good enough for her as long as she did not try to avoid her. โCan I hug you?โ Summer took the initiative and stretched out her arms. Jasper had told Summer quite a lot about Mabelโs 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 familyโs mansion. โWifeyโฆโ Jasper rushed over to her, wanting to give her a surprise. But instead, she did not react. Her face looked pale too. โWifey?โ He panicked and knelt in front of her. โSumโฆโHe truly panicked this time. โDid she find out about something that I did in the past and is now mad at me?โโJasper, do you care who my mother is?โ Summer asked softly. His heart stopped beating for a second. He felt both distressed and relieved. โNo, I donโt. I only care about you.โโWhy do I care so much, thenโฆโ Summer smiled and hugged him tightly. โI shouldnโt care about it tooโฆโโEveryone has something that they donโt have control over. Sum, go easy on yourself.โSummer 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.โSumโฆโ 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. โMadam, stop cooking. Come and eat,โ Summer called out to her softly. Mabel smiled at Summer as she emerged with her favorite dish, cinnamon-spiced beef stroganoff.โSum, letโs eat.โ 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. โSum, follow me.โ After dinner was over, he asked her to go to the study room. โIs Jasper treating you well?โ Alaric asked. โYes, heโs treating me well.โ She smiled. โIf Jasper hadn't been busy and gone to Mountain City, he would be sticking around, bothering me.โโHe 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.โโSum, thereโs something that Iโve been hiding from you. Youโve always wanted to know your biological mother, right?โ A
โMr. 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?โโI do,โ Jasper said the two words confidently.โIโm willing to take care of her and be by her side forever.โIโll always love her.โSheโll always be my number one.โโMs. 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?โโโฆ I do.โShe purposely hesitated for a long time. Jasper was so scared that his face turned pale.After she chuckled and said โI doโ, 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.โJasper!โJas
Benjamin rolled his eyes at Aaron. โI belong to the bride's side. You should go to Jasperโs side.โโHe doesnโt deserve it,โ Aaron said stubbornly.Summer covered her mouth and chuckled. Everyone was immersed in the festive atmosphere of the wedding.ใใโWouldnโt it be nice if we could stay this happy all the time?โโHey, should we play a prank on the groom tomorrow? Letโs spice things up a little!โ The bridesmaids started planning something.โYou guys better be careful. Youโre all pregnant. Donโt stir up too much chaos,โ Summer said with a smile. โSeriously, itโs as they say: women always side with their husbands once theyโre married. Look at you, youโre already siding with him.โ A few of them teased Summer. Summer blushed so hard that she could not say anything in response. โCongratulations, Sum.โHers and Jasperโs 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 Edwardโs mother because of her meeting with Hannaโs mother.She sat on the sofa and thought a lot. Would they get a divorce? Would Edwardโs father hate her because of this?Edward sat on the sofa and quietly accompanied his mother. โAbout this matter... Let's not tell Jen first. She may not be able to handle it.โEdwardโs mother nodded, in tears. Then, she shook her head. โIt was all my fault.โEdwardโs father finally came out of the study. Edward looked at his father nervously. He was afraid that his father would blame his mother.โI... 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!โ Edwardโs mother panicked and started crying. Edwardโs father walked to her side. He did not blame her, but passed her a tissue. โIs this how you should behave in front of your son? Stop crying.โEdwardโs mother sobb
โI deserve it!โNieva 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.โฆโฆ At the Reeves family house in Mountain City...โAre you Hanna Delacruz? Letโs talk.โEdwardโs father asked Hanna to go into the study, leaving Edward and his mother in the living room.โEdward, I already know about the issue concerning your father.โโMom...โ Edward felt a little guilty. โI know about everything.โ Edwardโs mother shook her head. โThis matter is related to your father and me. This is what owed Hannaโs mother, but if you two have to pay for our mistakes. We...โโMom, this is no oneโs fault.โ Edward shook his head. In the study...Edwardโs father asked Hanna to go into the room. His expression was dreary. โAre you Venusโ daughter?โโDo you still remember my mother?โ 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 Roseโs son, even if Rose had used a despicable way to give birth to him.โLetโs go home...โ Samson walked toward Charlie and rubbed his head.โSamson...โ Charlie lifted his head, and his eyes were red.โFrom now on, you have not just me, but your friends, younger brothers and sisters, and many older brothers and sisters who love you.โ 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 familyโs 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.โTsk, tsk, tsk. Do you know Aiden, who is always with Thomas?โ He was Summerโs 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.โJasper frowned. โSince he did not want to let Summer know about this, why is he making Summer more distressed?โJasper admired Aiden a lot because he never showed his love for Summer, but he had silently done many things for Summer.โJasper, you can just confess if youโre scared. You donโt have to put yourself in a higher status.โ Keane rolled his eyes.โFine, you will go to Country T for a business trip.โ Jasper was threatening Keane.โJasper, Iโm sorry, itโs my fault...โโฆ...The wedding was getting closer. Everyone was busy helping Jasper and Summer with their wedding.โLook at the dresses and gowns for my grandchildren.