“He’s not a human… he’s a demon. Everyone in the Ross family is a demon.” Elly started shivering and looked at Adrian nervously. “You shouldn't have been involved in this. It's my fault. That person took advantage of my past to get all of you in here. I could probably guess who she is…”“Who?” Adrian asked Elly vigilantly. “You can't know. If you do, they won't let you live.” Elly shook her head vigorously and held Adrian's wrist anxiously. “Listen to me. Stay away from James and everyone in the Ross family.”“Is James’ brother trying to kill him?” Recently, there were too many people trying to kill James. “Yes, that man is terrible.” Elly nodded. “He was the only one that James did not have the heart to kill, and it was the first time he allowed a potential problem to live.”Adrian narrowed his eyes and felt that the game was getting bigger. “The mastermind is seriously a goddamn genius.” Adrian cursed softly.“Stay away from James…” Elly reminded him once more. “You guys were the
The police had just left the Plath family’s mansion when Jasper arrived.“Any clues?”“Mr. Alaric Plath's bodyguards said ever since someone delivered a dead cat to him via courier service, he had tightened the security system. But when the accident happened, Mr. Plath was the one who asked his men to go out for dinner. They only left for half an hour, and the house exploded during that time. It seems that they’ve been planning this for a long time.” Jasper looked at the security line before he turned away. “Ask Adrian if this has anything to do with James.”“Why would we need to ask Master Seawind, wasn’t he kidnapped? If it's really James who did it, he'd hide it from him.”“No, he won’t.” James was too impudent. At the Ardly family's mansion, when Samson got home, Julia was vomiting in the bathroom.Her face was a little pale, and she almost collapsed from vomiting too much. She was a surrogate mother. To ensure that she would conceive, she took in a lot of injections to help her
If the Hamilton family had not had a solid foundation, it would have fallen apart because of the torment it went through. As a veteran in Sea City’s business circle, he had to humble himself before these young people. Truly, his life was becoming worse than it was before. “Yes, sir. Cartier Trump from the Trump family is here,” Irvin’s subordinate looked outside and whispered.“Cartier Trump?” Irvin sat up straight. He and Cartier Trump were not close to each other. The Trump family was in the shipbuilding and shipping industries. Universal Movies was in the entertainment, movie, and TV industries. The most they could do was make small talk when they met. It was absolutely impossible for them to visit each other for friendship’s sake. “Oh, what brings you here, Mr. Trump?” Irvin put on his signature smile.“I’m here to visit you. I heard you were sick.” Cartier was also a cunning old man. He looked modest, and acted in an incredibly humble manner.“What brings you here?” Irvin did n
In the Ardly family's mansion… “Young master, Miss Vaughan…is pregnant.” The assistant examined Julia, and the results shocked him. “What?” Samson frowned, his expression unpleasant. “Whose child is it?”Julia had always been living with him, and she did not go out often. So, who did this child belong to?“Young master…it’s yours,” the assistant said helplessly, “Mr. Ardly called Miss Vaughan. He might have convinced her to make Miss Julia a surrogate for you so that the Ardly family will have a successor.”Bang! Samson sprang to his feet. The aura he emanated was extremely cold.“That lunatic!” Samson slammed the door with a bang as he stomped off to the Ardly family's main mansion to find Colden. If it were not because he had cancer, Samson would not even want to visit him anymore. Great! Now he had Julia become a surrogate mother behind his back. He was truly a lunatic!In Sea City Hospital… “Shouldn’t you feel happy about getting pregnant with the person you like?” Summer look
He was seeking her consent.Moreover, Jasper did not dare to let Summer know about Alaric's accident.The Plath family could hold everything together for a little while more as long as Wade was still there. But if they did not manage to locate Alaric even after a long time, they would not be able to hide it.He did not want Summer to receive any more shock."I’ll go." Summer nodded and looked around carefully.She only fell into Jasper’s arms at ease once she confirmed that there were outsiders around. "I promised to help Cosmo get Universal Movies. Making sure Irvin recognizes Cosmo plays a crucial role in determining whether he inherits Universal Movies. I initially thought about marrying you as Naomi in order to increase my social status and force Irvin to acknowledge Naomi and Cosmo as part of the Hamilton family..." Summer whispered. She did not want to lie to Jasper. Although she did not hate him or want to exact revenge on him, she did want to use him."Just do whatever you wan
"Big Brother, you’re here too?"Summer was not at the Hamilton family banquet.Since Irvin said it was a family banquet, she, as “Naomi”, had to show him some respect. Cosmo was there too. If he wanted to be a part of the Hamilton family, he needed Irvin's approval."Where’s Jasper?" Cosmo asked and glanced around."I didn't tell him. I came by myself." Jasper had gone to buy some sugar roasted chestnuts and had yet to return home.Jasper hated social events and fake interactions the most. It was better for her to visit the Hamiltons’ house alone since it was a place filled with falsehoods."If he can come, it will be more beneficial to us," Cosmo whispered and raised his hand to help Summer tidy up her clothes. "Have you recovered your memories?""Yes, but my memories often get jumbled up.” Summer nodded."I can tell. When you lost your memories, you really loved Jasper." Cosmo smiled and shook his head.Whether a person loved another person had nothing to do with memories.Neverthel
Cosmo's face was dark for a long time. He clenched his fists firmly."Since we’re not considered distinguished guests, we’ll wait." Summer smiled and took Cosmo to the side. "Bear with it for a while. It’s already good enough that they let us come to the house."Cosmo lowered his gaze, looked away, and did not speak.Summer sighed. Although she had no memory of Naomi, she had done a thorough investigation of the two of them before posing as Naomi.Benjamin said that it was a miracle Cosmo and Naomi could live to this day.Their mother was a songstress in a nightclub. When she was with Irvin, she never had plans to become officially known as Irvin’s wife. She gave birth to the two of them later on, and they were fraternal twins. After Irvin's wife found out, she looked for people to get rid of them. If their mother had not insisted on hiding out no matter where they went, they would have died long ago.Naomi had congenital heart disease. After their mother passed away, Cosmo was forced
"Mr. Hamilton invited us to eat together, so why are there people here? They make me lose my appetite." Rupert glanced at Cosmo. He knew that he was the illegitimate child of the Hamilton family.Summer frowned and held Cosmo's wrist, hinting at him to bear with it."Oh? Isn’t this your sister? Her name’s Naomi, right?" Rupert glanced at Summer. His eyes flashed with a cunning light. "What a small world. We meet again, but this time… Why don't I see that sick bastard Jasper protecting you?"Summer smiled and backed away slowly. "Why hasn’t your rabies healed yet, Young Master Trump? Thank you for donating five million to our hospital last time. I have to thank you very much for that."Rupert's face darkened in an instant. He continued to approach Summer. He raised his hand and tried to touch her chin. "How are you going to thank me?"To be honest, Summer's appearance was pleasing to Rupert's eyes.And she had a sharp tongue, to boot. He would definitely have fun with her someday."Stay
“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.