“I haven’t seen you in a few years. You’ve changed a lot,” Alaric said faintly while he gestured at Amanda to sit on the sofa. The woman laughed as she twirled her hair. “How are you doing?” “I’m fine.” Alaric nodded. The woman narrowed her eyes and smiled while she said, “I haven’t seen you in years, and you’re still so…” She paused for a moment and said with a grin, “...domineering.” Alaric’s hand, which held the glass of water, froze momentarily. Domineering? She used the word in a very satirical way. “Mandy, I heard that you committed suicide three years ago. Where have you been over the past few years?” They were head-to-head and testing each other with their words. “Alaric, Amanda’s already dead. I’m not Amanda. I’m Elly.” Elly smiled as she stood up. She observed the interior decoration of the Plath family’s mansion. “I’ve been through a lot over the past three years.” “Where’s Sum?” Elly looked around and picked up a family portrait on an antique curio shelf.
Elly’s heart skipped a beat as a hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes. “Yes!” At the Seawind family’s mansion... “No news yet?” Adrian’s father’s eyes were red from last night’s poor slumber. “You don’t have to worry about this. Regardless of who that person is, he or she would not dare to harm him.” Adrian was abducted. What exactly was that person’s motive? So far, the Seawind family had not received any extortion calls, so they were certain that Adrian’s disappearance must be related to the mastermind. “According to the criminal investigation team, they said that the car accident was not the first crime scene. The hospital director did not die from the car accident.” The assistant walked in in a flustered manner and whispered in Jasper’s ear. “Mr. Seawind, I’ll bring Adrian safely back to you.” Jasper bowed toward Adrian’s father before he turned around and left swiftly. “Inform James that I want to meet him, first thing tomorrow.” “Samson has just left Jame
“He’s a sickly young master without real power. You want to marry a dying rich man?” River sneered as he indicated the people around him to take action. Naomi kicked the stomach of the person beside her viciously before she turned around and tried to run.“Where are you going? Do you actually think we’re useless?” A group of people were waiting for her behind the alley. Naomi retreated in alarm. She had clearly been set up. It was impossible for River to know that she was at Jasper’s place. Naomi frowned slightly. Victoria had just threatened her yesterday. Who else would possibly want to hurt her?That woman really deserved to die. Naomi carefully reached for her cell phone and gave Jasper a call. “What on earth do you want to do? Where are you taking me? Help! River, let me go!” *****“Why are you feigning amnesia? Naomi, who do you think you’re putting up that act for? You just want to marry a rich man, right? Did I treat you badly? When you had your surgery, I almost di
At Happy Hour...“Where’s River? Come out!”The face of Happy Hour’s owner was covered in cold sweat. He kept raising his hand to wipe his sweat, and he was trembling in fear when he looked at Jasper. Jasper lit a cigarette and kicked the owner. “If I don’t find the person within ten minutes, get out of Sea City.” He answered Naomi’s call and heard Naomi yell River’s name. “River didn’t come here today. Chairman Miller, do you want to go to his house instead? I know where the brat lives!” At East City Harmony Apartment, Naomi had a terrible headache. She had just undergone a craniotomy six months ago, and her brain could not suffer from any further trauma. The bastard had been vicious when he attacked her. Naomi felt extremely dizzy. “Who are you…? Where is this?” Her memory was jumbled up for a moment. As he head throbbed in pain, Naomi sat up slowly. Her clothes were somewhat dishevelled while she glanced at her surroundings. “Jaz…” “You’re not Naomi. Who are you?” R
Some people say that time is a cycle, and the world is also a cycle. The earth is round, and if humans traversed on its plains, they would eventually meet each other again. “Where’s Naomi? Jasper! Mr. Miller… Where’s Naomi?” River stopped Jasper nervously. It had been six months. He was always searching for opportunities and always working hard. Even if he was involved in shady business, he still wanted to become a tycoon because he wanted to make Naomi regret her decision… More precisely, he wanted Naomi to return to his side.Naomi was his woman. She had been with him since she was a teenager, even though she was sickly and he would always scold, hit, and threaten her...River knew that Naomi did not stay with him just because of his threats. Naomi… was a fool who stayed with him, a gangster, even though she wanted to marry a rich man. “Urk!” Jasper’s subordinate threw River down on the floor and punched his face. “Naomi… Tell me where Naomi is. She’s not Naomi, she’s not!
“You can leave now. You don’t have to come tomorrow.”Samson rose, emanating a frigid aura as he walked downstairs.“Julia.”A hint of anxiety flashed in Samson’s eyes as he knocked on Julia’s door.Right now, he did not know what he was afraid of either.Was he afraid that Summer was still alive, or was he afraid that he had been overjoyed for nothing?Naomi...James had told him that before Hospital Director Jingles passed away, he had mentioned that Naomi’s surgery failed. This meant that his speculation was correct. The real Naomi was dead.Since this Naomi was not the real Naomi, someone had definitely arranged this.If that person was James, this man had definitely come up with an extremely convoluted plot.But even though he knew that the whole thing might very well be Thomas’ scheme, he was still affected.“Samson.” The door of the guest room slowly opened, and Julia’s eyes were red as she stood behind the door.“What’s wrong?” Samson furrowed his eyebrows.“I might have caught
At the Ardly family’s main mansion...“Master, is Miss Vaughan here?” the butler said in a soft voice. He poured Colden a glass of warm water.“Have you thought it through?” Colden looked a lot older. He had terminal stage cancer, and he did not have much time left.He had been a cassanova all his life, but he only had one legitimate son. He had to secure the Ardly family line.“Mr. Ardly, I have indeed. I’m willing to bear Samson’s child. But…” Julia stood anxiously beside the sofa. After a long time, she said in a soft voice, “But Samson seems to be hesitant.”“He doesn’t have a say in this. As long as you’re up for it, I’m the one who gets to make the decision!” Colden coughed, and his face became increasingly pale.“Mr. Ardly, take care of your health,” Julia whispered, a little anxious.“I’ve known about my illness a long time ago. It’s just that I had been hiding it from him. This is why I was in such a hurry to ask him to come back to take over the family business. The day he fo
He had been unable to contact Naomi since the morning, and he was getting frantic.“Big brother, I know that she’s Summer…” Jasper could tell that the other party was Benjamin.Benjamin was silent for a long time.“I love her… And all I want to do is to keep her by my side. I know that you think what I did in the past was wrong. But I don’t regret it. Even if I could do it all over again, I’d still hide her in my mansion so that no one can find her.” This was not the first time he said this to Benjamin.He had also said this before Summer received surgery.He did not regret hiding Summer in his mansion and not look for her family members. The only thing he regretted was that he did not treasure her. He hurt her, and he even caused her to lose the baby in her stomach.No one knew how Jasper managed to survive the past half year. The worst punishment in this world was not physical pain. Instead, it was emotional torture.“Protect her.”Benjamin did not try to hide Naomi’s identity. He me
“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.