At SN Holdings’ branch in Sea City…The agent acted in a mysterious manner when he went beside Cosmo. He whispered, “Cosmo, someone wants to meet you.”Cosmo frowned and looked at the time. Naomi had not contacted him yet…They had come to an agreement in the past. If there came a day she suddenly lost contact with him or changed her identity…“Mr. Ardly.” Cosmo was not surprised to see Samson at SN Holdings. The world might not know that Samson was a shareholder of SN Holdings, but Cosmo had learned of it half a year ago. “I always thought we were working together,” Samson said with a smile while casting Cosmo a profound look.“Aren’t we working together right now?” Cosmo answered with a question.“Half a year ago, I gave you money, reputation, status, as well as resources. You begged me to save your sister, Naomi, and wasn’t she saved?” Samson slowly stood up and walked towards Cosmo. “You should know that if it weren’t because your face gave me a sense of familiarity, I would not
His goal was to gain the right to inherit the Miller Corporation...But didn’t he show no interest in it in the past?“It is better for two people to help me rather than allow myself to remain powerless...” Cosmo’s eyes were red. “I already told you the truth. Now, release Naomi.”“Unfortunately, Naomi is not with me. She was taken away by Jasper.” Samson smirked, stood up, and walked towards Cosmo. “Take a guess. Why did Benjamin have someone who looks like Summer Plath return to Sea City as your sister? What is his intention?” Cosmo frowned. His nails dug into his palms. “This isn’t something I should be worrying about.”“Good. Then we’ll have this remain a secret. If I find out that you’re still hiding something from me or lying to me...” Samson warned and motioned for Cosmo to leave.Cosmo immediately turned. He wanted to leave, but he hesitated. “What is it?” Samson frowned when he saw that Cosmo had stopped moving. “Mr. Ardly, did you love Summer?”Samson’s frown deepened a li
Jasper was instantly turned on by Summer’s touch. He laid stiffly on the bed. D*mn it. The little fool was always teasing him indirectly. “Jaz...”Jasper hugged Summer, wrapped a hand around the back of her head, and kissed her. It was as if something in his mind had snapped. In his selfishness, he clenched his fists tightly.Just one time. One time was enough...The atmosphere in the room filled with a lustful air. At that moment, Jasper realized that he could only accept Summer and no one else…She had been his love from the start.“Jaz...” Summer was a bit scared. She had been afraid when Jasper refused to touch her, but when he did touch her, she became terrified. Her memories were not good. Jasper turned off the lights, including the night lights beside the bed. "Don’t be afraid… I won’t hurt you.”Summer’s heart skipped a beat. Jasper had never been gentle to her, not even during the first time they slept together. For the first time, she felt that Jasper truly cherished an
If the prince did not love the mermaid, the mermaid would die as well. “Let us just leave the ending to our own hearts. Sum, you like the mermaid, so we should just have the prince and mermaid stay together. You don’t have to worry about the others…”Summer was silent for a long time before she fell asleep in Jasper’s arms. That night, she had a dream. In the dream... she was a mermaid, and the prince did not love her. She dissolved into bubbles.At midnight, Jasper leaned against the bedside and stared at Summer.“Sum, please forgive my selfishness...” he whispered.‘Please forgive my selfishness. I was the princess who took the prince back, but instead of a prince, I brought a fool back.‘Please forgive me for wanting to keep this little fool. Without my little fool, I would die.’After covering Summer with a blanket, Jasper left the bedroom. He hid in the bathroom and smoked a packet of cigarettes. His fingers were incredibly numb.“Cough! Cough!!” His lungs burned, and his stoma
After all the torment that night, the two people were tired. Summer’s voice became hoarse from all the crying she did, and even when she slept, she kept herself carefully away from Jasper. He raised his hand and covered his forehead to mock himself. He was truly… unable to control himself. He scared his little fool again.He admitted it, he was insatiable. But it was the first time he was... so obsessive and bewitched by a person. Summer was like the deadliest poison to him.“Sum, don’t leave me, or I’ll go crazy.” In an obsessive manner, Jasper hugged Summer tightly in his arms.The people who knew Jasper the best were not his parents, but Adrian. He used to say that Jasper’s love was selfish and obsessive, and Jasper admitted it now…But he could not. He could not be selfless and let Summer go.If there came a day when he could let Summer go, that would be the day he passed away. “Jaz...” Summer called out his name in her dream. Jasper smiled and hugged her even tighter. The l
“Stop eating my anchovies then!” Adrian was pissed. “No!” Gilbert stood up. He could choose not to be mad, but he could not stop eating Adrian’s dishes...He was simply that useless. “Anyway, did these people kidnap us so we could rest and train here? It has been a long time, yet no one came to visit us. Every day, these people come over in rotation to monitor us, but they don’t state their purpose, and they don’t ask questions either. Don’t you find it weird?” Adrian narrowed his eyes while chewing the dried anchovies he just made.“I have no idea. I came later than you, so I don’t know the situation as well as you.” Gilbert shrugged. “According to Adrian Holmes’ unique observation, I think one of us must be a big boss.” Adrian narrowed his eyes and glanced at Gilbert with a threatening look.Gilbert was stunned and scowled. “Hahaha!” Adrian was amused and threw a dried anchovy at Gilbert. “Don’t worry. I’m joking with you. How can I be a big boss? If I was a big boss, all the lad
“Oh? Are you jealous?” Adrian continued joking despite being sent to the floor. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, however. The woman was ruthless.“Adrian Seawind, if I ask someone to cut off one of your arms or legs and send it to Jasper Miller... do you think he would become friends with you again?” The woman sneered and walked closer to him. She grabbed his chin with her slender fingers.“Do you think I’m some sort of beta male?” Adrian wanted to fight back, but a few built men beside him pushed him down on the floor again.“Fine, I’ll just be a beta male then.” Adrian pursed his lips and admitted defeat. He could not win against them, and if that were the case, he should first preserve his life.“What do you want, Amanda Lea?” Adrian narrowed his eyes and tested waters while staring at the woman in front of him.“My name is Elly.” The woman smirked and sat down on a chair. “I am curious about one thing. Is Jasper’s illness real or fake?” “I am an orthopedist. Whether his illn
“My ribs are broken...” Adrian did not dare to move around recklessly now. He carefully held onto Gilbert’s arms.“Seriously?” Gilbert was stunned.“I am a doctor, an orthopedist to boot. Do you think I’m lying?” Adrian wanted to talk loudly, but even when he breathed, it caused him pain. It was an abnormal amount of pain. “Are you made of glass or something?” Gilbert was speechless. He picked up Adrian in his arms, turned around, and threw him on the bed. “Fuck! Are you trying to kill me? Do you have no common sense at all?” Adrian wanted to kill someone. Initially, it was just a normal fracture. But after he was thrown by Gilbert, his condition turned even worse. “Help me... beg that woman to send me to a hospital. I will die if the fractured bone pierced my lung and heart...”Adrian intentionally made it sound more serious. “Is it really that serious?” Gilbert did not quite believe him.“Do you still want to eat dried anchovies?” Adrian was in so much pain that he curled up and c
“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.