When Alfred came out from the lift, he saw Summer sitting beside the basement windows, talking on the phone, and smiled gently. It was apparent that she looked happy. Alfred did not bear to break such a happy and calm scene. But he needed money...He needed a large amount of money. “Alright, I will hang up first. I need to go and have lunch.” When Summer saw Alfred come down, she smiled and wanted to hang up. “Wifey, I will come and pick you up from work tonight.” Jasper did not want to hang up. “It’s okay. I drove over here.” She drove Jasper’s car to the lunch meeting. “Then come and pick me up. I don’t feel like driving anymore.” Jasper just did not want to hang up. “Don’t fool around. I will come and pick you up from work. Bye.” After hanging up, Summer smiled helplessly. During this period of time, Jasper seemed as if he was in a honeymoon period and was attached to Summer. “Ms. Plath, you look delighted.” Alfred smiled and asked. “Yes. My husband had some chi
Summer touched her nose awkwardly. “It’s fine. I’ll know it. I can pretend like I don’t know about this. Don’t tell him about it.” Jasper and Nieva should not be that close. “Sum, you’re so kind.” Nieva smiled and instructed the driver to bring them for lunch. Summer glanced at Nieva profoundly. Nieva looked so different from her aloof and mature image. Was this her true character, and had she been pretending to be aloof? Or was she pretending to be warm now?Summer felt that Nieva had some other intentions, but she could not find fault with Nieva.Even if Oriental Glory wanted to compete with Plath Corporation, that would depend on their capability. Nieva was just an employee, and it was possible for both companies to collaborate, so Nieva did not need to scheme against them. At Miller Corporation...“Chairman Miller, Mr. Reeves is here.”Jasper was a little stunned. Edward came to the company building to look for him?Why was he taking the initiative? “Let him in.” “Mr
At the western restaurant...Nieva had booked the entire restaurant. There were no other guests in the restaurant except them. Although the environment was quiet and high-class, Summer felt that it was unnecessary to have such a luxurious lunch. She felt uneasy about spending money in such a luxurious way. Nieva smiled at Summer. “Sum, just order anything you want to eat.”Summer nodded politely, randomly ordered a dish, and passed the menu to Alfred. “Alfred, you are injured now, so please eat more.”Alfred smiled at Summer. He randomly ordered a dish and put the menu on the table. “Both of them are treating me like an outsider.” Nieva took the menu and looked at it. “Just serve me the highest class dish over here.”“Sum, this is the only Michelin 3-star vegan western restaurant in Sea City. I think you will like it, so I reserved the whole restaurant. This place is quiet.” Nieva passed the menu to the waiter and introduced the restaurant to Summer. “I heard some talk ab
Nieva looked at Alfred coldly, but she did not blame him. “How’s your relationship with her going?”“You’ve investigated Summer so much. You know what kind of person she is more than I do. She’s the daughter of a wealthy family, but unlike other girls, she’s not materialistic. My wooing skills are useless against her. It’ll take a long time for me to get her to warm up to me…” Alfred said plainly. “Of course. I’m not in a hurry.” Nieva knew that the higher Jasper’s market value was, the more beneficial it was for her to marry him. She was not a fool. During this time, both Miller Corporation and the Caballero family had been more or less affected by the incident.Jasper was the youngest and had the highest potential in Sea City to be her best investment. Apart from him, she could not think of another suitable man for her.Alfred took a glance at Summer who was coming back with his phone. He then whispered, “Don’t be too obvious, then. Summer is smart. She’s pretty good at readin
Nieva smiled and looked at Alfred in a profound manner.He ignored her as his gaze darkened. For the first time, he did not want to lie. …… Edward and Jasper got into a fight at Miller Corporation. Even the security personnel were alerted. Edward was being ruthless towards Jasper, and Jasper could not bring himself to fight back.For Jasper, Edward was like a younger brother to him. He was the youngest and Jasper had protected him back then.Jasper understood Edward. He was not a bad person, but he sometimes just went overboard.“You’ll sign the contract if I go visit Jen, right?” In the end, Jasper gave in. “Yes, go and visit her. I’ll sign it once you reach Mountain City,” Edward agreed. “Okay. I’ll schedule it as soon as possible, but Summer must never know about this.” Jasper frowned. He was afraid, and he did not want her to endure the same thing from the past regardless of whether he was right or wrong.‘It’s not fair to her. It’s not fair to me either.‘I just wa
When Alfred saw Summer nod, he spoke again, “Did Nieva explain to you about Oriental Glory earlier during lunch?” She shook her head. Alfred sighed. Summer was not Nieva’s opponent in the business world.Summer was too sentimental.Meanwhile, Nieva was an artful person.“Sum, don’t cooperate with your competitors so rashly,” Alfred reminded her in a profound manner. He feared that she would be tricked by Nieva. Summer nodded and politely replied to him. After all, she did not seriously plan to cooperate with Oriental Glory.“Good to know. If you need any help, feel free to look for me.” Alfred wanted to help her, but he did not want Nieva to find out about it. “How much do you know about Nieva?” Summer had been wanting to ask what his first impression of Nieva was.She had always given her a sense of an elite who would dirty her hands for profit. She also felt that Nieva was someone who would focus on the interests of both sides. Nieva mentioned that regardless of whatever
Summer pondered for a moment. It sounded like there was nothing wrong with it. It was just a few wealthy people growing a business. But they were all linked to Nieva. Could she be the one who pulled the strings? “Perhaps this is just a coincidence.”“Well, who knows? Anyway, it’s pretty impressive that nine out of ten of the artists who signed under Nieva retired from their careers after they were married into wealthy families.” Azula felt that there was too much of a coincidence here. “Did Nieva not like the person you recommended?”“I’ve asked Veronica to contact her, but she still hasn't gotten back to me until now. Perhaps Nieva is focusing on something else. She has been trying to cooperate with Plath Corporation, and that’s why she hasn’t been focusing on recruiting people.” Summer had thought of asking Veronica to approach Nieva. Veronica was young and good looking. She would be able to develop her potential even more if Nieva took a liking to her. What was more, Veronica wa
Summer had threatened him many times before. She would never forgive him if he were to deceive her again.Even so, his first reaction was to hide it from her. Besides, everyone had their own secrets. This was the one thing that he did not want her to know. He took this matter to heart. From the beginning, he refused to mention Edward and the past incidents to anyone. “Chairman Miller, if you don’t tell her the truth…” Carter felt that Edward was a smart man. No matter how hard Jasper hit him, he would not hit his face. However, Edward would deliberately punch only his face. He purposely wanted people to see the bruises, particularly Summer. Summer would definitely ask why they fought when she saw the bruises. That was his true aim. Jasper must have known this too. But there was one thing that Edward said was true. Jasper did not dare to tell Summer about the past incidents. He did not dare to let her know about this, even though it had nothing to do with him. However, it w
“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.