"Okay, I’ll pay you the dividends according to the shares you are holding." James insisted. Since Cosmo did not want the company, he would pay him money instead then. “James, Jayde said that someone was trying to hurt Keane. Has Samson informed Adrian about that already?” Cosmo did not turn down his offer as he asked him quietly. “Are you arguing with Adrian? Or are you two having any problems?” “No.” James seemed reluctant to talk about Adrian. “Hey, I’ve talked to the doctor and the nurses on duty. They will keep watch, and Keane’s family has got some men here to watch over him too. There shouldn’t be any problem. I have a date with Yone. I have to go now, bye.” Adrian looked awkwardly at James when he came out of the ward. He scratched his head and said, "By the way, Gilbert, I don’t think I’m going back to the mansion in West City. And about my stuff, you may throw them away if you think they take up space.” “I’ve already done it,” James said coldly. “Oh, that’s good, the
At the border of Mountain City and Sea City. “You’re here. Did you come alone?” At the beach, Summer was sitting on a rock and staring at the ocean. She glanced back and smiled at Jasper. She was holding a phone in her hand. It was full of gossip about Jasper and Azula. Stories did not come out of thin air. Although Jasper refused to admit it himself, the truth was Azula was actually special to him. Unlike the feeling of gratitude he had for his childhood friend, Victoria, what he had for Azula was affection that only a man felt towards a woman. Like a soulmate? Maybe. “Yes,” Jasper answered. He wanted to get closer, but he suddenly got a feeling that Summer, who was sitting on the rock, did not want anyone to come close to her. And apparently, that included him. “Did you agree to the divorce?” Summer had thought that Jasper would take the initiative to give her an explanation, but it seemed that if she did not ask, Jasper would not say anything about it. “Yes, beca
She was pathetically presumptuous.“Sum, please calm down. Come back with me. The police are after you now. It is bad for you if we keep staying here.” “Jasper Miller…” When they heard the sound of sirens coming from afar, Summer felt that she was wholeheartedly disappointed at him. How could Jasper Miller bring the police with him?“You brought the police with you?”“Sorry, I’m sorry, Sum. I can’t watch you go on like this. I'll stay with you, I'll stay with you." Jasper’s body trembled a little. He was holding Summer tightly to keep her from breaking free and running away.He could not watch Summer become a wanted criminal and watch her get convicted.After a moment’s struggling, Summer got tired and stopped moving.Jasper Miller, no matter what reasons he had, he still did not understand her nor trust her. At the end, they still got a divorce.Back then, he was the one who wanted them to get married, he was the one who convinced her into getting a marriage certificate
“I found that a lot of things happened in your life. The more I got to know you, the more dirt I dug up, you’re even involved in murders." Casper did not light a cigarette, he was trying to control himself, probably because Summer was in the car with him, which was why he could manage to get a transfer order to take Summer away. Someone wanted to kill Summer in the territory of Sea City, he could not turn his back on the matter. "When you own a listed company and hundreds of billions worth of assets, there will be a lot of people who want you dead too." Summer was not trying to show off, as she did not believe that those assets belonged to her. Casper let out a laugh and patted the back of his subordinate, who had turned around and looked at Summer with envy. "What are you looking at? You will still need to stay alive to spend that money even if you’re rich." Summer looked out the window and felt chills all over her body. "Winter is coming, does it snow here in Mountain City?"
“You’re telling me that you didn’t know?” Casper gave her a knowing smile."......" Summer did not explain herself. She knew that Casper had put a device on her body, that’s why she did not change her clothes today, but she had thought it was a tracker, she did not expect it to be a listening device.Could she at least have some privacy?“Now that I'm cleared of suspicion, am I free to go?" Summer looked up at Casper.“No, the case is still open. Besides, I haven’t sent the evidence to Sea City police yet.” Casper shook his head.“Don’t send it first. I would like to find out who wants to kill me, I can’t just leave myself open to attack.” Summer just wanted to find out who she antagonized.Although Ace set her up, killing her was never his intention.Those people went upstairs to kill her right after Benjamin left Mountain City. They were obviously waiting for the chance, she wondered how long they had been following her.“That’s what I thought too. It’d be better if you stay
In a beach house at Sea City… Azula was sitting in a hammock in the courtyard barefoot, looking at the dusky coastline. The temperature in Sea City was just right. If she was in Mountain City now, she probably needed to wear a down jacket. "Chairman Miller, do you know why I like the sea?" Azula was holding a wine glass with red wine in it. The white satin dress she was wearing fitted her body perfectly. “Because of your name?” Jasper sat beside her. He was looking at the sea quietly as well. “Because my real name is Sapphire, sapphire is also my favorite jewel. Ever heard of the poem, ‘the blue in her eyes that some may inquire, will drown them in whirlpools of blue sapphire’?” “I see.” Jasper responded.“Well, when that happens, one will be drowned.” Azula chuckled. She put her head back and finished the wine. “Ocean's sapphire blue, reflecting the golden sun, reminds me of you.”“Chairman Miller, let’s get married.” ...... At the Mountain City… "Is it good?" Se
“I know. When I first accepted Lydia’s case, I had already known about this.” Casper also admitted that he knew about this matter since the beginning. “That’s why, I’m thinking, to prevent the involvement of Miller Corporation, what would Jasper do to you? Will he divorce you or send you to a mental hospital?”“Then, what do you think is the best way to handle this, Officer Synder?” Summer asked with a hoarse voice. “Disappear.” Casper sighed. “When I’m in the police academy, my mentor once said that the best way to eliminate hidden dangers is to make that item that would be in danger to disappear. This is not only used by the police officer to eliminate crimes in advance; criminals also like using this method to commit crimes.”“You think that it’s Jasper who wants to kill me?” Summer was stunned. “You may have a bias against him since the beginning. It’s because of Azula, right? I know Jasper quite well. He may divorce me and want to send me to a mental hospital, but he will neve
Summer did not reject Casper’s offer and went to the snack street of Mountain City. It was a very long night market. Summer had never seen anything like it before. Country M did not have a place with so many people and delicious food like this.Maybe Sea City had a place like this too, but Jasper would not bring her there. Because Jasper did not know a place like this. “Feel free to choose whatever you want to eat. From this end to that end, it’s all my treat.” Casper stood generously at the entrance of the street and blended with the noisy environment. Summer suddenly forgot all of her troubles and smiled helplessly. “Will this food give you diarrhea if you eat them?”“Can you not be such a wet blanket? We poor people ate this from young, and we’re still fine, Milady!” Casper liked to tease her, but the words he said were absolutely not that sort of mocking words.“Rock candy...” Summer pointed at the rock candy. She bought this before at Candy Street. Samson used to brin
“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.