“Summer!” When Jasper woke up, Azula and his assistant were in the ward at Sea City Hospital. “Where’s Summer?” Jasper asked his assistant anxiously. “Young Master, don’t get work up. You need to take care of your legs, so stop moving around.” The assistant’s eyes were red-rimmed. How dare someone hurt his young master... They were insane. “Jasper, Summer will be fine.” Azula was distracted and kept looking at her phone. She seemed like she was waiting for something.“Step out first.” Jasper’s gaze darkened a little when he asked his assistant to leave. “Ace has taken Summer away. You’re no longer useful to him. Soon, you’ll be worthless.” Jasper glanced at Azula and spoke with a cold tone. Azula held the phone tightly without saying a word. “Don’t you believe that if you keep calling Ace, he would eliminate you because of Summer?” Jasper added and gave Azula a profound look.Azula lowered her head and remained silent. “Since we have the same goal, how would we know whe
It was good that what Azula bought was inexpensive yet practical. “Casper, you're really a good man. You shouldn't be involved in this case. You shouldn't…” Azula lowered her gaze and should have guessed why Casper was involved by now.“You don’t have to say that I’m a good man. I'm not a good person.” Casper frowned. He then spoke again. “Do you know Ace?”Azula was stunned for a moment. She raised her head and looked at Casper. “Who?”“Stop pretending. Someone beat up Keane and framed Summer. The person looked extremely similar to Summer from the back, even has her birthmark. Do you really think that I don’t realize that it was you?” Casper’s tone sounded unpleasant. “I don't have direct evidence to arrest you, but you don't have to lie to me.”“Then, how did you know that Ace sent me?” Azula smiled. There was nothing for her to fear. Casper would never have the evidence. No one would ever find evidence from the scheme that Ace planned.Unless she turned herself in.“Ace’s
Casper was silent for a long time. He then took a deep breath. In fact, he had already guessed it. However, the longer he spent time with Summer, the more reluctant he was to admit it.“Casper, return to Mountain City. You don’t want to be part of this. With Ace around, Summer will be safe. No one will be able to hurt her.”“I’m the police.” Casper stood up and said firmly. He then turned and left. ‘Regardless if I have selfish intentions or not, I’m a member of the police. If my superiors won’t allow me to investigate, I won’t. But if he permits me to, I will look into it thoroughly.“I’ll find out who is trying to hurt and scheme against Summer.’No matter if it was Ace who sent someone to hit Summer, Casper would investigate and find the evidence. “Casper, you’ll regret this…”Ace brought Summer back to the house at the borders of Sea City and Mountain City. She had been unconscious for a long time. By the time Summer woke up, she could see the sun shining into the
“Be good and stay with me, just like before.” Ace seemed to be compromising with Summer.“Ace, you're smart. You know that you've already won. You don't have to compare with others, because you’re different from them.” Summer knew that Ace was a clever person. He did not have to make bets with her.Summer could fall in love with Jasper, and also fall out of love with him, then fall in love with Casper. But she would never have feelings for Ace. This was because the relationship she had with Ace long surpassed romance. Anything that surpassed romance would not turn into anything else anymore.“I want all of you, I want to be the reason you feel all your emotions. No matter if it’s kinship, friendship, or romance, I want them all,” Ace admitted his greed. He wanted all of her.Summer shook her head. “Ace, there are some things that can't coexist. You know it.” “There’s no impossibility with me.” Ace insisted, his voice trembling slightly. “Summer, you belong to me. Everything y
Summer did not know which part of her needed Ace to go to such great lengths for her. She did not deserve it.“Alright.” Ace reached for Summer's hand. He grabbed the spoon on the table and placed it carefully in her hand. Summer was Ace’s only weakness. She was his only Achilles heel.“Will you be happy if I stay with you?” Summer whispered.“Summer, how long will it take for you to understand how much you mean to me?” Ace was silent for a moment as he helped Summer to wipe the soup stain off her arm. “You’re trivial to them. Jasper can abandon you at any time for Miller Corporation, for anything. The policeman… will stay away from you for whatever reason. Only I will never leave you.”Summer could not understand how important she was to Ace. For Ace, he watched Summer grow up and taught her everything himself. His obsession with her was deeply rooted in his heart.‘So, no matter what the bet is, no matter how long this will be, I must not lose. I will try my best to win.’H
At Sea City Hospital… “Elly, Keane hasn't woken up yet. The police said that he suffered two injuries on the way to the hospital. There are also people who have tried to kill him multiple times during his stay in the hospital, which shows that someone wanted him to die.” Jasper was in a wheelchair and he could not move his legs for the time being. Elly sat in the corridor silently. Her face was a little pale. “You know who did this, do you?” Jasper asked coldly. “I don’t know…” Elly shook her head. “Are you going to just watch Keane die and continue to go against Summer?” Jasper frowned. “Why are you so sure that I know who did this?” Elly clenched her hands nervously. “I don’t know who did. I don’t know, I really don’t!”Elly hugged herself tightly. Her emotions were getting out of control. “You need to calm down.” Jasper decided to leave. “All I know is the way he looked at me… He obviously knew that he could’ve stabbed me all the way through. But after he hurt me, h
“That won’t work. Today might be fine, but what if it snows tomorrow? We’ll freeze to death. We didn’t even bring anything with us. How about we stay in a hotel, Captain? We'll report to Chief Lennox for reimbursement when we return.”“Do you think you own the police station?” Casper rolled his eyes. “Hey, Casper. Why are you smoking so little recently? Is it because you’re too broke to buy cigarettes? I'll buy you some tomorrow.” Fergus scratched his head, thinking that Casper might be penniless after being so busy running about these few days. “Shush! I’m trying to quit.” Casper rolled his eyes at Fergus as he flicked ashes off his cigarette. Fergus and Toby were shocked. ‘How can someone who spends his monthly salary on buying cigarettes, aside from paying off his loans, say that he wants to quit smoking?’ “Bro, are you serious? Are you trying to save money to get yourself a wife?” Toby was incredulous. “Well, yes. I’m saving up. Otherwise, I won’t have enough money to do
“I’ll stay here with you. We'll buy an air-conditioner. The police dormitory actually sounds fine." Summer was always so understanding. She knew what Casper was worried about.Casper was taken aback for a moment. He looked back at the small unit; there was basically nothing in there. "There's only a bedroom, a kitchen, a bed... Besides, there's nothing on the bed." This was ridiculous. There was no way he would let Summer stay here. “Not even a couch?” As Summer could not see, she was just slightly stunned. How could such poor accommodations exist? “Alright, I'll ask the authority of Sea City why they arranged an old police dormitory that is going to be demolished soon for you. There's no one around, this place is going to be empty at night.” Summer probably heard what the old security guard said about not expecting that there were still young people who were willing to stay here. "It's okay, I can live anywhere. You, on the other hand… do you have a caregiver at home?" Casper
“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.