“How long do you plan to hide it from him? They will know sooner or later. Why don’t we just let Edward know about this?” Summer whispered. “Don’t overthink. We can let Edward know about this later. It is a mess now. Edward will probably trust Ace’s words because of his accident.” Jasper grabbed Summer’s hands and did not want her to worry. Alfred was amending the proposal. Then, he turned and looked back at Jasper and Summer. Although he felt a little disappointed, he continued amending the proposal. Nieva asked someone to take away Alfred’s luggage because she wanted to create some chance for him and Summer to meet. Besides, she also wanted to take a look at the details of the collaboration project of Plath Corporation. Some people had taken photographs while Alfred went to the police station and hotel with Summer.Jasper and Summer’s wedding was getting nearer, and if some such rumors were being spread...Alfred wondered what Jasper would do to protect Summer. If Jaspe
“And aren’t you embarrassed to criticize me too? Is that psychologist, Hanna Delacruz, your lover?” Trent huffed, stood up, and wanted to change the ward she was in. Edward was nervous and immediately sat up. “Where are you going with the plaster cast on your leg?” “I want to change my ward. I get so pissed off when I see you.” Trent did not want to talk to Edward at all. “Huh? You’re angry when you see me? I should be angrier when I see you!” Edward huffed, turned, and did not bother Trent.Trent went down the bed alone. She held the cane, hobbled with one leg, and walked outside. Edward frowned and remembered the scene when Trent protected him in the car.That should be Trent’s subconscious choice and reaction...When they were still kids, Edward and Jen were too young to attend school, and others always bullied them. Moreover, Edward constantly got bullied because of his soft character. He was always with Trent because Trent was always protecting him and Jen. As he grew
Trent lowered her gaze when she realized that Edward had not answered her. She assumed that Edward already had feelings for someone. Trent knew that Edward did not like her since they were kids. “Then, do you realize that Hanna had a strong sense of possession toward you? Did she like you, or did you do anything to make her think that you like her?” Trent asked softly, trying not to make things hard. She went back to bed and lay down properly. “Do you know Hanna could be the reason for Jennifer’s illness?”Edward did not say anything and lay down quietly. “Why do you believe what those people said? They’re just strangers.”“Don't you believe them too? Otherwise, you would not be here right now,” Trent said airily. Edward was stunned for a while and clenched his hands slowly.He did not believe anyone except Summer. He wanted to believe in Summer. But he was worried that Summer was being cheated by others, too.“If Hanna truly has issues, what will you do?” Trent gave Edwa
She did not know whether Edward knew that she liked him...Trent had liked Edward for many years. She had liked him since she had met him. When they were young, it was a mere crush. But later, as she grew up, she realized that her feelings toward Edward were more intense.But Edward slowly faded from her life. Even when they met by chance, they pretended that they did not know each other. They did not even want to greet each other. Edward woke up. He saw that Trent was hugging him and sleeping soundly.His heart sank for a while. Edward’s face was a little pale. He wanted to go to the toilet...But he did not dare to wake Trent. He could only take a deep breath and hold it...Edward gritted his teeth and tried to hold his pee. After a while, he could not hold it any longer. He pushed Trent’s arms away carefully and went to the toilet. Trent woke up. She became anxious when she found out that Edward was not beside her. “Edward!”She stood up and realized that her leg was i
At the sanitarium in Mountain City… “How’s the investigation going?” Hanna asked in a low voice in the dark consultation room. “All done.” Someone, who was holding a file, smiled at her. “Give me the money first.”“Of course.” Hanna smiled coldly as she took out a stack of cash from the drawer.“Why is it only thirty thousand dollars? Didn’t we agree on fifty thousand dollars?” The person was a little upset. “You took so long to investigate such a trivial matter. I’ll give you thirty thousand dollars first. Help me investigate another person. After you’re done, I’ll give you the remaining balance.” Hanna sat in the chair, holding a bottle of pepper spray. “Who is it?” The person was getting noticeably impatient.“Summer.” Hanna frowned. Recently, Edward had been calling out this name during her hypnosis sessions with him… Who was she?“Just that? There are thousands of people named Summer. How am I supposed to investigate her?” The person was enraged. “He only started cal
Jennifer wanted to leave the sanitarium too, but she feared that it would only burden her family even more. “Jen, eat breakfast.” Casper was rushing to work. He woke up early. Jennifer felt bad. She still had not learned how to cook. She initially thought she would be able to help Casper, but she realized she knew nothing… She could not help him at all. Instead, she troubled him even more.“Why do you look so unhappy?” Casper noticed that she was upset.Jennifer shook her head in disappointment as she sat at the table. “Casper, you’re not eating?”“I'm late. I’ll be leaving first. I’ll come back later at noon with some fruits.” Casper looked at the time. He did not have any cases on hand, but he needed to attend a monthly meeting. Later in the afternoon, he would be requesting a posting to investigate Hanna. “Casper…” Jennifer called out nervously when she noticed him walking towards the door.“Yes?” He asked as he put on his coat. “Come back earlier …” she whispered.
Summer was still sound asleep when she heard people arguing. She rubbed her eyes. She then woke up and got out of bed. “Jaz?”Jasper did not answer her. He sounded like he was on the phone. She stood up and walked towards him. She felt panicked. “What happened?”‘Did something happen to Edward and Trent?’“Sum…” Jasper ended the call nervously. He ran over to her and subconsciously lied to her. “Everything is fine. Why are you awake? Why don’t you sleep a little longer?”“I think you should tell her straight away. There’s no need to hide it from her.” Ace snorted. To him, Jasper always thought that Summer was an idiotic fool.Jasper looked at Ace. He knew that he could not hide it from her forever, but he would subconsciously lie to her because he was worried about her.Summer knew Jasper well enough. She forgave him and smiled plainly. “What happened to them? Is it serious?”“It’s about you. See for yourself.” Ace had an unpleasant expression. He sounded upset too. “You rea
In the photo, Jasper and Summer were sitting and discussing the project in the hotel room at Adieu Hotel.Alfred secretly took a picture of them, and it had become his evidence. Sure enough, more evidence was released later on. Jasper knew that Keane and the hotel staff were the ones who posted the evidence. But… why did Alfred take pictures of him and Summer?“If you say that Alfred has nothing up his sleeve, why did he secretly take pictures of us?” Jasper was puzzled. “This means that he’s hesitating.” Ace took a look at Alfred’s post. He studied the picture. “Under what circumstances would he secretly take pictures?”“He knew that someone was scheming against Summer, but he did not want it to happen.” Ace's words were contradicting, but so were Alfred’s actions. “Is someone forcing him to do this for money?” Summer now felt worried for Alfred. ‘The photo he took will be able to clarify my situation. If someone really schemed against me, would he be harmed?’“Are you
“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.