Perhaps over all these years, Rafferty put his father on a pedestal. So, when he finally met his father, he was so disappointed. Rafferty shook his head bitterly and said, “Dad, I have grown up and have my own life. The partner I choose has nothing to do with you.”“Rafferty!” Thomas’s anger made him lose his composure a little. “I am the one who gave you life. You are my son, and you must listen to me!” “You gave me life, and you’ve taken it away!” Rafferty pulled his collar open and pointed to the scars on it. “From the day you left me, stopped taking care and protecting me, your son has been killed by your enemies and others! Now the person who stands in front of you is Rafferty. I am just Rafferty!”Rafferty had lost his composure. He turned, slammed the door, and left. Thomas’s body trembled a little, and his breathing became a little labored. His face was pale. “Sir!” Henri ran over anxiously to hold Thomas. “Sir, don’t get mad. I can understand the young master’s feeli
Now, it depended on how both of them played the game. “Adrian is really smart.” Summer nodded and felt a little anxious. “All these years, Rafferty was... really miserable.” Summer was a little absent-minded and felt worried about Rafferty. “Previously, he went missing because he wanted to look for his father, but we are not too sure what happened to him exactly. He did not say it and we did not dare to ask him.”Jasper sighed and hugged Summer in his arms. “Alright. It’s okay now.”…...After leaving the banquet, Rafferty’s anger had not dissipated. He was not sure where he should vent his anger. He felt that his chest was choked with fire and kept torturing him.“Rafferty!” Aiden chased after Rafferty and followed behind him. “Master asked me to follow you and protect you.” Aiden was following behind Rafferty. Bang! Rafferty kicked Aiden’s stomach. “Get lost! Don’t mess with me.”That was ridiculous. Master?“Rafferty, at least, listen to my explanation.” Aiden stoo
Natalie was hugging the child, sitting beside the bed in a daze. Her phone vibrated for a while. Yadon sent a message to Natalie secretly. They were still pretending to give each other the silent treatment. Natalie was a little absent-minded and replied slowly. [Why are you not sleeping yet?][Wifey, open the window in the bedroom.]Natalie was stunned. She put the child into the cradle and walked to the window. “Do you like it?” Outside the window, Yadon was holding a bunch of hydrogen balloons and put a ring in front of Natalie. “I haven’t made any formal proposal to you yet.”Natalie’s eyes were a little red. If Ace had not guided her, she might not have survived until now. Whenever Natalie looked at the child in her arms, she would be grieved. Since she had adopted this child, she needed to be responsible for this child. “Yadon, I... won’t be able to give birth to your child.” Natalie’s voice was a little numb and did not dare to take the ring. “Benny Boy is our ch
Summer’s expression was a little gloomy. “So? What does her suicide have to do with me?”“Isabella is my sister, but our families do not get along very well. I don’t like her either. She is too pretentious. I just want to come and apologize to you.” Nieva smiled and said, “By the way, let’s talk about some work-related matters.”Summer was very cautious of Nieva because her sixth sense told her that Nieva was certainly not a kind person. “We, Aster Media, are interested in collaborating with Plath Corporation. Would you be interested in this?”Summer frowned. ‘Was this really about work?’“I’m sorry. I am not the person in charge of Plath Entertainment, but I can pass you his name card. If there is anything, you can communicate with him directly.” Summer smiled politely. “Miss Plath, you will take over the company someday, won't you? Also, regarding collaborations, I would prefer to talk to someone who has the authority to decide.” Nieva put on an imposing aura. Summer looked
“Are you sure?” Alaric seemed to be reluctant to believe it because he was also looking for Thomas for so many years. “He is my dad. I’d recognize him even if he was reduced to ash.” Rafferty clenched his hands tightly. “What is he trying to do?” Alaric slammed the table. “Is it fun to fool with me?” “Since he had shown up at the banquet, he must want to show up openly. His goal was targeting Coleman Corporation. All these years, you have been taking care of Coleman Corporation and you have revived it. After everything settles, Thomas will take back Coleman Corporation. He wants to get something for nothing...”Rafferty did not want to think about his father that way, but that was the reality!“It’s okay... I got it...” Alaric felt a little troubled and rubbed his brows.Thomas Coleman, what was he trying to do after all these years?Buzz!Alaric’s phone vibrated. “Hello?”“Alaric, you already know who I am?”Alaric immediately clenched his fingers tightly and spoke, his
Outside the hospital...Azula left the hospital. She looked as if her body had lost its soul. She touched her stomach instinctively, slowly sinking down. She cried helplessly. Since she was a child, her family had not been wealthy, but she was the apple of her parent’s eyes. If she did not meet those jerks and scumbags in her university life, would her life be clean and innocent too? If she met Rafferty when she was pure and clean, would she have had a fighting chance?Her tears fell to the floor. Azula knew, all too well, that there were not many possibilities like this...However, everyone would need to walk their own path, whether they were in hell or heaven. “Hi? Ace, It’s Azula... When will you take me away...?“I want to leave Sea City as soon as possible.”After speaking carefully, Azula hung up. Within a short period of time, Ace needed to help Summer to solve the problem in Sea City, and she needed to leave Sea City as soon as possible. She could not stay here
“Give me back the ring!” Gilbert frowned.“No, you gave it to me. There’s no reason for you to take it back.” Adrian was being protective of the ring.“Ahem!” Jasper could no longer stand this. He kicked Adrian’s butt. “Shoo. Out.”Adrian waved his finger with the ring on it and bragged. “You’re jealous, aren’t you?”“You must really be bored of life, huh?” Jasper looked at Adrian with disgust. “During the first few days after Gilbert’s accident, you looked like a zombie. You drank, went clubbing, and bar hopped. I remember you even flirted with quite a lot of beautiful—”“Jasper!” Adrian instantly grabbed Jasper’s arms. “We’re best friends, right?!”“Love will fade.” Jasper sneered and gave him a kick with a disgusted expression. Gilbert was emitting a cold aura as he looked at Adiran. “You went clubbing and flirted with girls, huh?”“Haha, this is just a misunderstanding. I was only pretending. I meant to confuse the enemy!” Adrian raised his hand and swore an oath.“What a
Summer took a deep breath, feeling worried about her father. “Do you think my father has already found out about this…?”“Yes, he has.” Jasper nodded. “I’m afraid that he has already contacted Thomas too.”“I’m worried that…” Summer whispered. “Since you came back safe and sound, Thomas has at least shown some respect to Uncle Plath. So he's not thinking about ruining their friendship completely,” Gilbert whispered as his gaze darkened. “But I'm unnecessary in the equation.”“You’re the reason why the Coleman Corporation is so successful today. He doesn't have the right to sit back and enjoy the success you’ve achieved. He even wants to get rid of you even though you’re his family. He’s indeed a…” Adrian clenched his hands tightly. “He’s indeed a heartless person.”“He’s not only being heartless towards Gilbert. He’s also being ruthless towards Cosmo. Cosmo is the son of the Coleman family’s eldest daughter. He wants to get rid of everyone who might possess a share of the corpora
“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.