“Sure…” Summer agreed. She should marry Samson, as she owed him this.But she did not deserve Samson.And she had no right to continue taking up space in his heart.“Sum?” Samson was a little emotional. He rolled over and pinned Summer down. “You agreed…”“Can you promise me one thing…” Summer said in a soft voice. The room was dimly-lit, and she did not dare to look straight into Samson’s eyes.“Of course.” Samson nodded. He was willing to fulfill every single one of Summer’s requests.“If… I’m just saying… If I die one day, scatter my ashes into the sea. Promise me not to be sad, and not to spend your life in solitude… If there’s a woman who loves you more than I do, you must… You must protect her well.” Summer’s fingers were trembling as she held Samson’s cheeks.She was close to tears.“That won’t happen. I won’t let you die. Even if you die, I’ll find you. We’ll meet each other again…”Samson tightened his arms around Summer anxiously. He would never allow her to die.“S
The look in his eyes was like that of an eagle who had set its sight on its predator.“Jasper, do you know who’s back?” After Adrian left the hospital, he gave Jasper a call.“Who?” Jasper had stood outside the Ardly family’s mansion for the better part of the night. He was about to sleep when Adrian had called him.“Benjamin Miller!”Jasper had been starting to get tired, but he immediately became wide awake when he heard that name. He raised his hand to massage the space between his eyebrows. “Can you repeat that?”“Benjamin Miller, your stepbrother who was my senior brother back in Country M. He actually gave up the bright future he had there and returned to our country. Could it be that he had gone through some sort of trauma just like me? What do you think?” Adrian muttered in a soft voice.“Oh, by the way, he mentioned that his mother passed away a year ago. This guy is a bit strange. I’ve always thought that he had a bit of an Oedipus complex. He talks about his mother to
“I’ve not decided yet.” Jasper furrowed his eyebrows. He was having a bit of a headache.He had been feeling torn lately.Yesterday, as he stood in front of Samson’s mansion for the better part of the night, he did not know what was going on in his mind either. He did not want to let Summer go… He subconsciously felt that Summer still belonged to him.Adrian raised his head to glance at Jasper and put down his glass of water. “I’m merely your friend, and I don’t have the right to meddle in your personal life. But as your friend, I have to tell you that I don’t like Victoria as a person. You can go ahead and think about what you want.”He did not want to meddle in Jasper’s personal life too much. In the past, he would not have cared even if Jasper were to die at the hands of a woman. But marriage was a lifetime commitment. And Victoria did not deserve Jasper.“Why can’t you stand Vic? You should have seen the way Summer and Samson Ardly humiliated her yesterday. They made her stand
He remembered Summer making a wish on his birthday last year.Perhaps, her wish had come true a long time ago.“There’s no rush…”Jasper’s cell phone rang, cutting him off. “Hello, mom?”Ever since Marvin Miller let Jasper take over the family business, he had been vacationing in Europe with his wife. He rarely kept in touch with his son, as if his son did not exist at all.“Your father and I are back. We saw in the news that you’re getting married. How can you get married without us around?” Mrs. Miller’s tone was scornful. “Another thing. It seems that you have not given up after all these years. I couldn’t care less about who you marry, but I’m never going to agree to your marriage with Victoria.”Jasper was bewildered. His mother disliked Victoria very much, and he did not know why. Ever since he was young, his mother did not like him to hang out with Victoria.When Jasper had first shown signs that he was interested in Victoria, Mrs. Miller had warned him about it. She said
“Is there anyone who’s a more suitable candidate than Jasper? That’s why I must make Jasper marry me no matter what.”Victoria no longer placed any hope on Samson. As long as Summer was alive, she did not stand a chance with Samson.But she was adamant on making Jasper hers.At the Ardly family’s mansion.“Sum, since I’ve just taken over the Ardly family’s business, I’m obligated to attend the charity dinner held by Sea City Chamber of Commerce tomorrow. Do you…,” Samson asked probingly. He was not sure if Summer would want to attend, as it was a pretty important charity dinner with plenty of powerful people, and Jasper would definitely be in attendance.“I’ll attend the dinner with you.” Summer almost did not hesitate at all. She raised her head to smile at Samson.She wanted to slowly expand her business into Sea City too. Hence, the charity dinner was an extremely good place for her to get to know more businessmen.Samson pulled Summer into an embrace and kissed her forehead.
Samson shook his head. Originally, he had wanted to marry Summer as soon as possible to prevent any problems from arising in the future.But now...He wanted to respect Summer’s decision.“I’ll give you time and space. I’ll move back into the old mansion my family owns from tomorrow onwards. I’ll wait for you to clear your head and know what you really want. I’ll wait for you…” Samson wiped the tears off the corners of Summer’s eyes. If he were to force Summer to be with him, what difference would there be between him and Jasper?Summer hugged herself tight. Her mind was a mess.As usual, Samson was the one who understood her the most.“Give me some time. It probably wouldn’t be too long.” It probably would not be too long.She did not have much time left.At the charity dinner held by Sea City Chamber of Commerce.Summer was wearing a long dress which was the color of wine, and her jet black hair fell over her shoulders.“Who’s that woman? I’ve never seen her before. She’s s
Summer raised her head to glance at Samson. She then asked with a smile, “What right do you have to tell me to do that?”Jasper froze for a moment. For some reason, he found Summer breathtakingly beautiful when she was acting in such a domineering and wild manner.“Chairman Miller has the right to do that as Vic’s fiance!” Grace said, deliberately putting Victoria on a pedestal.Jasper furrowed his eyebrows. He was a little annoyed.“Why? Is a woman better than everyone else just because she’s Jasper Miller’s fiancee, to the point that my fiancee has to apologize to her?”Samson, who was standing behind Summer, wrapped his arms around Summer. He was emanating an extremely cold aura as he looked at Victoria and Grace.“What right do the two of you have to threaten my woman?”The atmosphere was rather tense, and Samson’s wrath was even more horrifying than that of Jasper.Grace was so scared that she was trembling. Victoria had never told her that Summer was Samson’s fiancee.“Y
Jasper panicked too. He grabbed Victoria’s arm. “You’ve had too much to drink. You should head back and rest.”“Jasper, are you going to stand by idly and watch her bully me just like this?” Victoria did not intend to end the conflict now. She wanted to tell everyone everything that Summer had done.Jasper suddenly experienced double vision. He raised his hand to massage the space between his eyebrows, and his body was heating up.He had only drunk one glass of wine tonight. This did not feel quite right.“Jasper, you must be tired. Let’s head back and rest.” When Victoria saw that something was not quite right with Jasper, Victoria anxiously grabbed his arm and tried to leave the venue with him.Jasper gave Victoria a profound look, and his expression became increasingly grim.“Chairman Miller…” When Jasper’s personal assistant saw that something was wrong with him, he walked over and asked, “Should I bring you home now?”“There’s no need for that. I’ll bring Jasper home. You m
“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.