"You’re a stubborn one." Alaric sighed and said again, "Don't tell me you came to me to continue drinking fish soup.""Uncle, how much do you know about Rose?" Victor raised the corners of his mouth, got up, and sat by the side."This woman is very ambitious, that’s all that I know." Alaric obviously did not intend to say more."Really? You don’t want to tell me more? My people wanted to take you away, but you coincidentally distracted your own people before my people went to you. You even ingeniously made your own house explode, making everyone feel like you were kidnapped by someone else and that your life or death is uncertain. I have been taking the blame for you all this while, uncle. Jasper even threatened me, if he knew that I was the one who kidnapped you, he’d make my life very miserable..." Victor continued to pick up some pebbles and throw them into the water."And there’s Rose, she came to me that day and asked if I hid you. Rose Rogers initially talked about cooperatin
“Okay, thanks, Uncle Wade. Sorry for troubling you,” Summer said politely and continued to look at the material in her hands.On the ground floor of Plath Corporation, Natalie stood in a clean white dress, with her long hair reaching to the waist, and light makeup. She seemed extremely clean and beautiful.Natalie lowered her head and looked at her phone, and pain flashed past her beautiful gaze. It had been three days. Yadon had not called her even once. Their contract was due today, and she would be free. [Mr. Caballero, thank you for taking good care of me for the past three years and for introducing me to Chairman Plath. I found a job at Plath Corporation. I wish you the best.] After drafting the message, Natalie wanted to send it to Yadon, but she thought for a while and felt that he would feel that she was doing things she should not do.After hesitating for a long time, she deleted the message, braced her nerves, and called Yadon. ‘Let me be willful one last time.
“Ms. Plath, please save Lids.” Mr. Larson knelt on the floor, cried, and kowtowed to Summer. He refused to stand up no matter how Summer tried to pull him up. “Ah...” Since she could not stand steadily due to her pregnancy, Summer was nearly pulled down by Mr. Larson.“Sum!” Coincidently, Natalie entered the main hall at that moment. She ran over in a panic to hold Summer. “C-chairman... Plath.”Natalie felt that the way she addressed Summer was not suitable, so she changed her address to Chairman Plath. After all, they were in the office. “Thank you.” Summer looked at Natalie gratefully and stood up straight. “Mr. Larson, it is useless for you to beg me on this matter. You should look for a doctor.”Summer had no time to think about why Mr. Larson knew that she was in the company, but the way he addressed her as Ms. Plath did not change.This explained that he did not acknowledge her as Jasper’s wife. “Ms. Plath, it’s useless. The doctor says that if this continues, even if
“I don’t like it.” Ben lowered his head and looked at the floor. “If I liked it, I’d get it myself. Something will only belong to me if I work hard for it, not when someone forces it into my hands.”Samson’s hand that was on the button for the lift stiffened. Although Ben was just a kid, he seemed to see things clearly. But Samson had had such childish thoughts in the past as well. After they rode the lift, the assistant came over and asked, “Chairman Ardly, Ms. Summer called for lunch, but you have a video conference with Country M in the afternoon. Should I ask Ms. Summer to cancel the lunch appointment for the time being?” “Cancel it,” Samson said faintly. “Okay!” The assistant nodded and prepared to leave. “What he means is that he wants you to cancel the video meeting. He wants to go for lunch,” Ben said coldly. The assistant looked at the brat behind Samson in shock. “This child... Isn’t it?”“It’s me,” Ben said faintly and followed Samson into the office.He was
Natalie was so shocked that her face turned pale. She was a new celebrity, yet she would be taking part in such a huge movie? If she really did… she might be said to have a sugar daddy. “Excuse me, Chairman Plath… Sum, isn’t my starting point way too high?” “This is just a platform. Whether you will be selected or not depends on your capability.” Samson knew that Summer was not good at explaining herself and talked on her behalf. He stood up like he used to do and took Summer’s cup and plates to rinse them with warm water. Summer expressed her gratitude shyly.Natalie was amazed. Chairman Ardly was pampering Summer too much... There were rumors on the internet that Summer was once Samson’s fiancée, but now, she was supposed to be mortal enemies with him after she married Jasper. “Thank you, Chairman Ardly. I’ll work hard.” Natalie was relieved. “This is mine, thank you.” Cosmo pushed his cups and plates in front of Samson too. Although rinsing their utensils was really jus
Yadon frowned and nodded before pointing at Natalie. “She’s mine.” Natalie was stunned. She no longer belonged to him, and... Grace was the one who was beside him now. Samson looked at Natalie with a profound gaze. It seemed that he had underestimated this woman. It was obvious that Yadon’s hostility just now was because of her.“Yadon... Don’t you want to introduce us?” Grace was a little awkward because she was with Yadon, but he said Natalie was his lover.“This is the chairman of Ardly Corporation and this... is Chairman Ardly’s lover,” Yadon explained casually and purposely highlighted the fact that Cosmo was “Chairman Ardly’s lover”.Cosmo was caught in the crossfire and became a little angry. However, he knew Yadon was someone he could not mess with, so he chose to continue acting timid. It did not matter at all, because he had been a coward for most of his life.Grace stared at Samson and Cosmo in delight. Both of them were bosses who could provide her with major re
Natalie glanced at Summer. ‘Is it possible that she hasn’t told Chairman Miller about what happened today?’“Nothing. It’s just... Mr. Larson came to the office today,” Summer said reluctantly. She did not want to give Jasper any trouble. After all, Mr. Larson was a member of his family. “He went to the company?” Jasper frowned, and his expression became gloomy. Mr. Larson should not have gone to Summer’s company to cause trouble. Moreover, he should not have known at what time Summer would be in the office. Who told him that?It was obvious that both Lydia and Mr. Larson were being used by others. “Mr. Larson said that Lydia tried to commit suicide last night. Did you know that?” Summer asked warily.“Yes. I went to the hospital today.” Jasper did not hide it from Summer. He felt that there was no need to keep it from her. She was not that petty. “What happened?” Summer nodded. He should have gone there. “The doctor said that she’s not in a good condition.” Jasper shook
“It’s fine. Don’t worry about it. Go home and get some rest.” Jasper smiled and comforted her. “You had a meal with Samson today. Are you trying to cooperate with SN Holdings? As Summer said before, Samson would definitely lend a hand if Plath Corporation needed help. Deep in his heart, Jasper felt uneasy. They still did not have a clear grasp of the current situation, but Rose was making desperate moves. That was why Samson should not be cooperating with Summer now. If they did, this would harm her. Rose would be even more eager to harm Summer.“Actually, you don’t have to go to Samson if you want to work with SN Holdings. You can go to James.” James was also part of SN Holdings. Summer was stunned. Indeed, she had not thought of it.Moreover, James and Rose had been enemies since the start. So, it would be pretty understandable if James and Summer worked together.“Okay, I will try to contact James.” Summer was delighted. She gave a quick smile. Samson also gave her a hint
“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.