“What did Ace say to you?” After they got out of the elevator, Trent caught up with Edward and questioned him. “What is his motive?“He had a strong aura… “Ace sounds like a good name.”Edward, who had been walking swiftly, suddenly stopped. He then frustratedly unbuttoned his shirt, and took a deep breath. “Are you interested in him? Aren’t you famous for being a playgirl? Go ahead and approach him, then. Don’t bother me.”“Edward, you’re so mean. Right after I broke up with my ex-boyfriend, you called me here. I thought someone had abducted Jen. Turns out, she’s living a more normal life here compared to the times she lived with you!” Trent was enraged. In the end, Edward was the one who was sick!“She’s being deceived right now. Her current happiness is just temporary. Once she finds out that she was being lied to, she’ll be even more hurt than before. Do you know how dangerous this is to her?” Edward was worried that Casper was lying to Jennifer. If she found out, she woul
‘But…’Jennifer pondered for a moment, and nodded. “But, I do have a person in mind. I remember this one particular transfer student who was transferred out of the school not long after she joined because other students bullied her and made fun of her.”“Have you and your brother bullied anyone?” Casper asked. Perhaps they had gotten into a fight with someone before. “But I don’t think anyone would hold grudges from elementary school years.” Casper hesitated. “No, we never bullied anyone. In elementary school, we were pretty smart. When the students were the same age as we were in Grade 1, we were already in Grade 3.” Jennifer shook her head. “We were the youngest in our grade. Why would we bully anyone?”Casper nodded. ‘Probably not, then.’“Well, I should continue to investigate.”…… When Summer and Jasper reached Sea City International Airport, she went to the cafe and looked for Alfred. “Sum!” Alfred waved at Summer.Summer saw him and walked towards him with a smile.
“Alfred didn’t lose his luggage on purpose. What’s more, he’s here to help me. I was supposed to do these jobs. If it weren’t for you, he wouldn't have to work for me and come to Mountain City. He’s a model. There’s no way that he would have lost his luggage.” Summer frowned. She felt that something was off about Jasper. Jasper did not say anything as he tried to hide his jealousy. ‘Summer has been siding with Alfred. There’s some truth in my words too, right?’Alfred, who was sitting at the back, did not expect Jasper to come with Summer to fetch him. He frowned a little, and texted Nieva, [Jasper and Summer came together. It’s better not to make a move.]Nieva then promptly replied to him, [Think of a way to get rid of Jasper yourself.] [I can’t think of something like that.] He felt frustrated, and for some reason, he did not want to use Nieva’s methods. Nieva wanted him to purposely go to Mountain City and flirt with Summer. She had sent paparazzi to take pictures of them
Casper’s face darkened instantly. He panicked and looked at Jennifer. She still did not know about it yet. “Is it serious?”“They have been sent to the hospital. The accident happened because the driver drove into a guard rail.” Casper hung up and smiled at Jennifer. “Jen, I have a case to investigate. Stay at home and wait for me, okay? I’ll be going out with Ace. My sister will bring her son over to accompany you, alright?”Jennifer nodded. Casper reached out and grabbed Ace’s arm, dragging him out. Ace had already changed into his leisure wear and was wearing slippers. All that was left for him to do was brush his teeth. “What are you doing?” Ace was puzzled. “Edward and Trent got into an accident.”Ace narrowed his eyes. “It looks like that woman is more difficult to deal with than we thought.”‘So, if she can’t have something, she destroys it, huh?’“Call Jasper. Ask him to come back too.”…… Meanwhile at the restaurant… Jasper got a call, and stood up with a f
Summer and Alfred went through the formalities at the police station, filled in the documents, and took the suitcase back."Take a look and see whether any objects are damaged or lost. Check them thoroughly," the police asked Alfred to check the suitcase.The outside of the suitcase was not damaged. After Alfred opened it, the items inside were basically untouched as well. Alfred glanced at the laptop and just frowned slightly without saying anything.After leaving the police station with the suitcase, Summer looked at Alfred. "Nothing’s missing inside?""I didn’t lose anything, and that’s the weird part." After they left the police station, Alfred lowered his voice and spoke again, "I didn't say anything just now… as I didn't want to alert anyone. They didn't take any of my things, not even my valuable watch and the cash which I exchanged."Summer was stunned for a moment and was a little puzzled."However, they had used my laptop." Alfred took Summer out of the police station
Trent snorted and muttered softly. "I’ve known since we were young that you were unreliable!""Which part of me is unreliable? You’re one to talk, how many times have you changed your boyfriends since you were eighteen?" Edward and Trent started quarrelling.At the ward’s door, Jasper glanced at Ace and then at Casper. "Shall we let them quarrel a little longer?""The driver was interrogated by the police, and said he didn't sleep well last night, he was too sleepy, and banged into the guardrail." Casper hung up and shrugged. "I can't get anything from him. The driver was indeed in a bad state. I went to the scene to check. There were no traces of brakes on the ground. Judging from the angle and the degree of damage to the guardrail, it should have been done intentionally.""Investigate the driver’s family background. Has his family been having any difficulty recently? Has anyone solved it? How did they solve it and who helped them solve it?" Ace said plainly and walked into the wa
At Mountain City, in Princecourt Hotel…After Summer and Alfred left the police station, they went to the hotel. If the project’s business plan was really stolen, they would definitely need to rush out a new proposal overnight.This would be very troublesome."Hi Wade. Yes, I'm also here. Alfred’s concern is right, it’s always better to be safe than sorry, just in case. Notify the people in the technical department and the planning department to work overtime tonight, let's have a video conference together, don’t breathe a word of this to anyone first. We’ll need to find some people that we trust and come up with a new business plan first.A good business plan cannot be done by one person, let alone this being such a large project.Although the business partnerships project in Mountain City had nothing to do with Plath Corporation, it was definitely not a small project.There were a lot of people in Sea City competing with Plath Corporation, even the new company which Nieva was c
At the elevator entrance, someone who had been following them took a few pictures and left quickly."Is this your sister? She looks so pretty." Summer watched Alfred turn on the computer. His laptop’s wallpaper was a very beautiful, mixed-race little girl who looked like an elvish angel."Well, my mother risked her life to give birth to her at an old age... She’s the legacy of my mother's life." Alfred whispered and lowered his eyes a little.Summer was very sorry for Alfred. She may have made Alfred recall sad things. "I’m sorry...""It's alright. It's been many years..." His mother insisted on giving birth to a child to prove herself to that man.Such a pity...In that person's eyes, his mother was always an outsider, a foreigner. People of different bloodlines were looked down upon.As he shook his head, feeling ludicrous, Alfred whispered. "My mother said that my sister must be a little goddess who has both beauty and wisdom, so she named her Athena. But I think Sea City's n
“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.