“Chairman Miller, are you coming in for a fight?” Samson sneered, stood up, and looked at Jasper. “I heard that you found a psychologist team from Country F? It has been a few days. Isn’t it a waste to leave them at Sea City?” It must have been expensive to hire those psychologists.“I still have the financial ability to support these old people.” Samson stared at Jasper coldly and said, “Why, Chairman Miller? Did you come over because you’re concerned about my financial ability?”“Let me use them for a while.” Jasper made himself clear. “What do you mean?” Samson’s expression became dreary. “You should know. Lydia had met an accident at Mountain City and Victoria committed suicide in the sanitarium.”“Why should I listen to the stories of your mistresses?” Samson felt that it was hilarious. “You stationed your men to watch us all the time, right? How could you not know this?” Jasper did not want to beat around the bush with Samson. “This morning, I saw bloodstains that were
“Such a coincidence, Chairman Miller.” The one who greeted him was Rose.Just as all of them expected, she needed only a few days to come out of prison. He heard that she got locked up for fifteen days for the crime of making threatening calls. “The food they served you during the fifteen days you were locked up must have been good. You’re putting on some weight,” Jasper said coldly. Rose was not mad and curled her lips faintly. “Chairman Miller, there’s a thing we can talk about in private.”“It seems like we have nothing else to talk about, right? Victoria is dead. What are the ways you can use to threaten me?” Jasper smiled coldly. “I heard that Summer visited Victoria before she was dead,” Rose said gently. “Chairman Miller, you’re going to be interested in what I’m going to tell you next.” In the mansion at the seaside, Summer came out of the washroom. She looked upward to staunch the blood flowing from her nose. She had been too worked up over the past few days, and
After the police left, Summer was drenched in cold sweat.With quivering fingers, she dialed Jasper’s number, but he did not pick it up even after a long time. “Hello? Summer, are you looking for Jasper?” When she called again, someone else picked up the call. “Yadon here. He went to the washroom.”Summer let out a sigh of relief. ‘Good thing Jasper is with Yadon. Although Yadon is not much of a good person, they are still close friends.’“Can you tell Jasper to come home soon?” Summer hugged her legs tight and curled up on the sofa. Her voice was trembling. ‘I want to see Jasper. I want him to hold me.’Yadon agreed and hung up. He naturally did not notice something unusual about Summer’s tone. Ding dong!Not long after, the doorbell rang.Summer stood for a long time, feeling petrified. She did not dare to open the door. Ding dong!The doorbell rang for the second time. Summer finally went to have a look. There were a few people at the door. They were not wearing polic
Summer was stunned. ‘Did Ace buy this house under my name? He doesn't have my documents of identification…’ “Officer Synder, you should get straight to the point.” The leader of the police officer was named Casper Synder, which rhymed with Jasper’s name. “This is the contact number left by the person who hurt Lydia. Is this your number?” Officer Synder took out his phone and dialed the number. Sure enough, Summer’s phone started ringing. “What’s going on?” Summer became agitated. She had never called this person before!“There’s a recording of the call too. Do you want to hear it?” Casper smiled as he spoke. He was trying to catch Summer like a game of cat and mouse. Summer stood still as she listened to the recording. The voice sounded just like hers, but when she listened carefully, it sounded like it was dubbed or edited. “How will you explain this? If you can’t, I might need to escort you, Ms. Plath.” Casper smiled. Summer frowned slightly. She turned and headed to h
A few policemen were guarding outside the mansion at the seaside. One of them was eating from a lunch box while the other was eating a chicken drumstick. “Watch closely, do you hear me?”“Why is our team posted here? What if she escapes through another entrance?” The policeman who was eating a chicken drumstick asked, “Why aren’t we informing Sea City’s public security to guard as well?”“First of all, this private mansion has only one entrance. Unless she leaves Sea City, I don't think she will be wanted by the police because of this matter. I’ve also considered the possibility of call forwarding that she mentioned.” Casper leaned against the car door and snatched a chicken drumstick from one of his teammates. “Before I knocked on the door, I asked Henry to use that person’s phone to call her. There was no call record of the number on Summer's phone, but when I used my own phone to call, her phone rang.”Casper narrowed his eyes. He intentionally let Summer take her phone, and in
“There's a charity dinner at the chamber of commerce. I didn't want to go but Yadon dragged me there. He's getting married soon, so…” Jasper explained instantly and headed over to hug Summer. “I'll tell you where I’m going in advance next time. It’s my fault this time, alright?”Summer let out a sigh of relief. But she was extremely sensitive to the smell of perfumes and she noticed that there was another woman’s perfume on Jasper.The perfume had a delicate fragrance. The lingering smell was mild and had a tender sentiment to it.From the smell of perfume, she could guess the kind of woman the other person was. She was beautiful and enchanting, but not obscene.“Jasper, shall we make a vow?” Summer was insecure and extremely anxious. She had to admit that Ace’s attack was too fierce for her. She could not bear it anymore.‘It’s only a few days. Haha… I still have three months to go.’ “Sure.” Jasper nodded. “No matter what happened, we’re spouses. As long as we aren’t divorc
Summer did not sleep that night. She looked into the distance in silence. She felt that her relationship with Jasper had become distant somehow. ‘Maybe this is just an illusion; maybe it’s because of Jasper’s amnesia. ‘Perhaps after some feelings and experiences were forgotten, Jasper was not able to love me as deeply as he used to, even after doing thorough research about us.’She reached out to touch the moonlight outside the window. ‘The moon tonight is pretty. Tomorrow should be very good weather.’Summer sat at the edge of the bed, thinking of getting a drink in the living room. Buzz!Jasper’s phone lit up by the bedside for a moment. Summer stopped walking as her legs stiffened. She could not help but take a look at Jasper’s phone. Summer sat on the sofa for a long time as she read his Instagram messages.The woman’s username was Azula. Perhaps Jasper had muted her notification; she finally received a response after sending countless harassing messages.“I have a
"I’ll bring you to the hospital tomorrow. You were in good health all along, why did you suddenly get a nosebleed?" Jasper was still worried, but he obviously calmed down a lot as he squeezed Summer's hand harder. "Dear, don't scare me.""Got it." Summer nodded, acting very indifferently. She did not say much nor questioned him.Once the seed of suspicion was planted, it would mean that the other party was already guilty in the eyes of the one with the seed. Hence, Summer did not intend to doubt or mistrust Jasper.Since they had decided to stay together for a lifetime, they would see where the road led them."You’re obedient today." Jasper felt that Summer was speaking softly, and Jasper pushed his luck."Jasper… Are you going to sleep or not?" Summer rolled her eyes at him as she felt the heat between their bodies. "It’s already so late..."In the middle of the night, after being pinned in the bathroom and bullied badly for one round, she curled up exhausted on the bed and fell
“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.