"Do we have to be like this? So, what you’re saying is that we won’t get divorced, but live our own lives separately?" Jasper was holding everything in, as if suppressing his emotions. "I’m not divorcing you for the sake of our children, can’t we both have our own lives then? Ace also does not want to get married; wouldn't it be just nice? We don't have to worry about our marriage, and we could also explain it to our children!" Summer clenched both of her fists... "Summer Plath!" Jasper took a deep breath. "So, you just want both of us to lead our own lives and fool around, and just put up a show in front of the children? I can't do that!" "Then let’s get divorced, the child can go with you. I don't want anything that has got to do with you." Summer said directly without thinking. Jasper's body stiffly froze in place. This seemed to be the first time Summer seriously told him about getting a divorce so firmly. The look in her eyes had already spoken to Jasper on how determine
At Princecourt Hotel...“I’ve eaten. You may leave now.” Azula curled up on the sofa and told Rafferty that she already had her breakfast.“Is this all you’re eating?” Rafferty frowned. “To keep fit...” Azula was very quiet. She lowered her head and dared not look into Rafferty’s eyes.“Alfy has been caught by the police. Don’t worry. He won’t be released for the time being.” Rafferty tried to comfort her. “I’ll take my leave first, then.”“Rafferty!” Azula said nervously. Her voice and body were trembling. “What?” Rafferty frowned.“Can you hug me?” Azula asked anxiously. Rafferty was stunned, but he still hugged Azula. “It’s okay now.”“Rafferty, thank you,” Azula said gruffly. “Okay. Don’t make me mad. Eat your meal properly and stop contacting anyone.” Rafferty reminded Azula. Then, he stood up and looked at his phone.‘It is Alaric’s assistant’s phone number.’“I still have other things to do. I’ll leave first.”Azula was nervous when she saw Rafferty standing up.
“Even if the people over here do not pay more attention to postnatal care, you can’t just get yourself wet in the rain and catch a cold.” The Plath family’s family physician came from Sea City. He sighed and prescribed Summer some herbal medicine for her to soak her legs in as well as to help her to sweat. “She’s in her breastfeeding period, so she needs to take care of herself. When Miss Summer is awake, let her soak her legs. She can’t eat or take other medicines, too. It’s okay if she recovers slower, but make sure she doesn’t have any sequela after that.” “Why can’t she just receive an injection or take medicine? Will it be better if she receives an IV transfusion?” Jasper was a little anxious. His body was still wet, and his hands and legs were cold. “The baby has not been fed with mother’s milk since he was brought back?” The doctor asked. “Treat my wife first. He will not die even if he doesn’t nurse on his mother.” Jasper frowned. His heart ached when he saw Summer being
“I will not blame you for not taking care of me this time. You did a great job. Now, leave me alone. Give me some time and space. We should calm down.” Summer did not want to have such an ambiguous relationship with Jasper anymore. They should have an explanation for what they were doing to each other.She was the one who kept putting effort into the relationship. She wanted to have the same from Jasper. But she always could not get what she wanted.“Sum...” Jasper did not want to leave.“Just leave. Go back to Sea City. Our daughter needs you.” ‘Summer still cares a lot for our children.’‘Even if we’re not getting divorced because of our children, is this the life that we want?’‘Before Adrian left, I did not make any mistake that went past her limits and was against her principles. Can’t she just give me one more chance?’Sometimes, disappointment and despair accumulated bit by bit. ‘When I need you the most, you’re always not there, but you’re beside other women. ‘I had
“Chairman Miller, please take some medicine. Maybe I should call the doctor...” Natalie was worried for Jasper and planned to call the doctor. He was shocked and immediately opened his eyes. “Shhh... I’m okay. Don’t call the doctor.”Natalie was stunned for a while, but she immediately understood. Then, she started to act by turning around and going to look for Summer. “Sum, I think Chairman Miller is very sick now. He has a fever and keeps shivering. Is he going to be okay?”Summer’s hand froze around the chicken soup. She turned off the gas and prepared a bowl of soup. “He won’t die.”Natalie could not help laughing. ‘Sum is still worrying for Jasper.’‘Although Jasper is pretending to be sick, Summer's care for him could not be faked.’Summer brought a bowl of chicken soup to Jasper and patted his head. “Get up. Have some chicken soup.”“Sum, just... leave me alone. Take a rest.” Jasper looked very weak. He looked as if he could not even utter a word. “You’re lying on my b
“It’s so painful...”The doctor came and cleaned the wounds for Jasper. Jasper did not even make a peep when he was cut by a knife, but now, he was shouting in pain. The family physician felt helpless. He shook his head and tried to accommodate Jasper. “The burn is unlike normal burns. The pain will last longer, and he’ll feel like it’s constantly burning. He has to keep it exposed. Turn on the air-conditioner and lower the temperature.”“He is still having a fever...” Summer was a little worried. “Then just cover him with a blanket, expose his chest, and have him drink more hot water.” The doctor checked on Summer’s condition. Her fever had gone down and her body was recovering well. ‘It was obvious that Jasper was pretending. How could it be that serious?’But they were a sweet couple, so the doctor did not want to give any comments. “Thank you, doctor.” After sending the physician away, Summer asked the servant to lower the temperature of the air conditioner. “Sum, d
In the Plath family’s manor in Country M… “So, are you saying that Xavier is panicking?” Summer was in the study room when she called Gilbert.“Yes, he came to Coleman Corporation and made a scene.”“Listen, continue to push him into a corner. Then, buy up Fortunata and kick Xavier out.” Summer thought that as long as they had the raw materials in their hands, there was no need to be scared of Rose in the future. “Buy out Fortunata?” Gilbert had thought about it before. However, if he acquired the company, Xavier might increase the price again. This would only make Gilbert and Rose fight each other, and Xavier would get a profit out of it. “Don’t buy it using our name. Mountain City’s Infinity Corporation wants to expand its business, right? Buy up Fortunata under its name. We can just possess the share, and as long as we have the absolute say in Sea Cty, that's enough.” After pondering over this, Summer felt that they still had to curry favor with Infinity Corporation. After a
Gilbert suspected that his assistant was Henri’s boss.“That man is indeed targeting Coleman Corporation.” When Summer was in a coma, she vaguely heard someone speak about Coleman Corporation. That was probably why the company’s situation… was not looking good. “At least we know about Rose, but the person behind Henri remains hidden. David is also someone’s subordinate. This might be a drawback to the company.”After pondering for a while, Summer spoke again, “That doesn’t sound right. If they are truly trying to defeat Coleman Corporation, they should’ve already done that long ago.”“Adrian said that their target isn’t Coleman Corporation. Instead, they’re trying to help it. Everything is like a game. Henri’s boss is playing a game with the person working behind Rose.”Summer was shocked. ‘So, that’s the case.’“But this person’s aim is to help Coleman Corporation, not me. He seems to deliberately create trouble to make the Caballero and Miller families go against each other whil
“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.