“Did you offend him?” Summer whispered. She had originally thought of greeting James. However, James looked discontented. “How would I dare to offend him?” Adrian shrugged. “Who cares? His temper is as horrible as a spoiled princess’.”“There is someone who’s even more of a spoiled princess than you are?” Jasper rolled his eyes at Adrian. He held Summer’s hands and pulled her into his arms to declare sovereignty.“You have already made her yours. Are you still worried that I’ll fight you over her?” Adrian found himself speechless and got closer to Summer with a look that would stir up irritation in others. “But I don’t mind if your son calls my Daddy.” “Are you trying to pick a fight?” Jasper glared at Adrian. “I prefer a daughter.” Summer flushed. ‘What if I gave birth to a son?’“You’re already a slave to your daughter.” Adrian rolled his eyes again. He felt as if he was suffocating from all the displays of love in front of him. “Hey, isn’t that Jasper Miller? You’ve lef
“Stomach, lower...” Summer bit the corner of her lips and tried to take in a deep breath.“Something’s wrong. I have to send you to the hospital.” Adrian’s intuition told him that there was something wrong with the situation. “Don’t worry. I went to the hospital just now, and Dr. Howells prescribed me fetal medicine.” Summer shook her head. She was sure that she could endure the pain. Ben had said that the banquet was important to Jasper. He had to make a comeback after leaving Miller Corporation, and she could not hold him back. “Are you sure you’re fine?” Adrian was doubtful, and he placed his hands on Summer’s stomach. Arnold Howells from the gynaecology department had looked for him in the morning. However, he had looked to be in a hurry, and Adrian did not manage to ask him why he wanted to talk to him. “It’s fine. Just do whatever you need to do. I’ll sit here for a while. I’ll call you if I can’t take it anymore.” Summer supported her waist while sitting down on a sof
James was stunned. Summer?“Jasper!” Adrian shouted. Jasper was discussing a new project with the mayor when he heard the shout. His heart clenched, and he looked for Summer. “Mayor, I’m sorry. My wife might not be feeling well...”Jasper ran over in alarm and grabbed Summer from Samson’s arms. “Sum...”“Jaz, my stomach is in pain.” Summer was in so much pain that her forehead was covered in sweat. She did not want to hold Jasper back, but she really could not hold on any longer. “Have you called 911?” Jasper embraced Summer anxiously and carried her outside. “I’ve called them. This place is not far from Sea City Hospital, so just send her over immediately!” Adrian followed them fretfully. He took off his coat and covered Summer’s body. Summer let Jasper carry her. She was in so much pain that her face was paper white. Samson thought of following them, but he only took one step. He followed them with his eyes while looking a little tired and miserable. He tried to su
“As long she’s fine, that’s okay.” James was relieved and looked at Adrian. “Did you want to tell me something?” Adrian raised his head and looked at James. He seemed very anxious. “Are you very close to Summer? Why are you so anxious?”James’ expression turned a little dark. He just knew that Adrian had nothing important to tell him. “We’re not close.” After hearing that faint reply, James turned and left. He had to be mad. He could not believe that he would want to listen to Adrian’s explanation. “Why are you leaving? I haven’t finished speaking yet!” Adrian chased after him and blocked James with his hands. “You didn’t go back home yesterday. What did you do?”“Aren’t you the one who didn’t come back home? Didn’t you go and eat hotpot with Yone?” James smiled coldly. “You asked someone to follow me?” Adrian was mad. Then, it was highly likely that the “ghost” he saw last night was James’ subordinate! “Gilbert, is this funny to you? Just tell me straight away if you lik
“Samson, you may not understand now, but you’ll understand later... I’m your father, and I know you the best. I had countless women in my life. But except for your mother, I married no one else. I didn’t allow any other woman to bear my child so that they would compete against you...” Colden laughed for a while and said, “But a pity. Your mother loves no one. She’s a lunatic, and she doesn’t love you as well.”Everyone thought that Colden married Rose because she looked very healthy and that he wanted to use her genes to change the genetic flaw in his family. But only Colden himself knew that he had once loved Rose very much. But the woman was too crazy, and she depleted his love for her bit by bit. “Be careful of Rose... She’s a lunatic...” Colden reminded Samson again. “What did the doctor say? Can he prolong your life?” Samson spoke with a hoarse voice after remaining silent for a long time. “I’m not going to live any longer. From the moment you came back from Count
“Gather all the servants. Check the monitors, and check them thoroughly!” Samson said coldly. He tried his best to hold back his tears.In Sea City Hospital…“What did you say? Dr. Howells resigned? When did that happen?”“This morning.”Adrian frowned a little. ‘Looks like this entire matter is related to Dr. Howells.”“Dr. Seawind, what a coincidence.” Adrian just happened to run into Elly when he came back to the emergency department.“Why are you here? Are you injured?” Adrian was stunned for a moment. He ran into a lot of familiar faces in the emergency department today. “Not me. It’s a foolish…” Elly immediately wanted to curse the man she was thinking of the moment she spoke, but in the end, she held back. “Well, it’s my friend."“How’s James nowadays?” When Adrian thought about James, he felt that something was wrong with him. “Is he in a relationship?”“No, he’s not.” Elly was shocked. ‘James, in a relationship? Adrian must be kidding. Which girl would wa
Keane's expression grew excited. “I was just worried about you…”Elly frowned. No one had ever worried about her, nor did she need anyone to worry about her.“I want to visit my cousin-in-law. Do you want to come along?” Keane glanced at Elly. He stared at her for a very long time. “Did you have plastic surgery?”Slap! Elly smacked Keane’s face. ‘What’s the problem with this guy?”Keane willingly took the blow. He cradled his face and followed Elly shamelessly. “That’s not what I meant.”She looked a little different compared to how she did before. She used to be as timid as a rabbit. Now, she was so powerful that she started hitting people. “Go away!” Elly threw the bill at Keane’s face before she left.Keane stopped walking. He stood still and gave a profound smile. ‘Are the women who stay by James this fierce?’In the ward, when Summer woke up, Jasper was sitting on the edge of the bed, nervously holding her hand.“Jaz…” Summer tentatively called out. She
“Besides nausea and discomfort, I don’t find anything nice about it.” Julia chuckled as she subconsciously cradled her stomach to protect the child in her womb. “Your stomach looks bigger than the average pregnant woman. Is it tiring?” Victoria was curious. To be honest, she wanted to be a mother. Unfortunately, she had lost this right forever. “Colden has sent people to check it. They’re twins.” Julia smiled. Her gaze was filled with undisguised happiness. “I was unable to get pregnant before this. After so many injections, I am finally pregnant. I even got pregnant with twins.”Even though she could not get Samson’s affection, at least she was bearing twins. These were her babies. They belonged to her. “Soon, the children will be your best weapon. You can make use of them…”“Never!” Julia subconsciously interrupted Victoria. “I will never take advantage of my children. They are the bargaining chips that I can use to keep myself alive, but I will never take advantag
“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.