“You’re scheduled for surgery tomorrow morning?” Mrs. Plath asked politely. “Yes.” Summer nodded. They communicated awkwardly, and the atmosphere between them was cold. Summer did not want the situation to be this awkward, but she knew that Mrs. Plath did not like her. “Mom...”“You know that I’m not your mom.” Mrs. Plath interrupted Summer. Summer’s heart clenched, and she took a deep breath. “I know.”“But I... did raise both of you.” Mrs. Plath seemed like she had something to say. She treated Summer as a monster from the beginning. “Treat it as repaying me by returning this body to ‘Summer’. This body belongs to her.”Summer felt difficulty in breathing. She knew that Mrs. Plath would say these things. “How about me? Who am I to you?” Summer smiled bitterly. “It’s our fault that we did not protect Summer well and let you...” Mrs. Plath sighed and did not continue. “I came here today for your signature. As long as you agree to sign on this property transfer document,
“Mom, it doesn’t matter whether you treat me as your daughter or not, you’re still the mother who raised me. Don’t let someone use you. That person has ill intentions.” Summer’s voice was choked up. “I should give you my shares. You’re my mother and my father’s wife. I just hope that you will not be used by other people...”“If you sign this document, I’ll go and talk with Jasper and convince him to join Plath Corporation, then you should be less worried,” Mrs. Plath said faintly. It was not because she had not thought of that, but she just used the man’s trick against him. Furthermore, that man had crossed her limits. It was impossible for her to continue working with him. In order to save Plath Corporation, she would like Jasper to take over the company.Moreover, they should not have hurt Summer. That man was right. She cared for her stepdaughter. After so many years, she cared for Summer indeed. Although Summer was not her biological daughter, it was as if she was her very
“Where is Aaron?” Benjamin stared at that man warily.That man had a strong, bloody scent, yet only his shoulder was wounded. So, it was clear that the bloodstains on the other parts of his body were from Aaron. “Don’t worry. I won’t let the young master die.” That man smirked and attempted to stab Benjamin. Benjamin dodged quickly while kicking that man away. He was a doctor and had good fighting skills, but that man was a professional killer. “Urk…” The knife stabbed into Benjamin’s arms, but with great force, Benjamin managed to stop it from reaching the other parts of his body. Benjamin panicked. He was not afraid that he would die, but he was worried about Aaron. Bang!When the knife moved closer to Benjamin’s heart, a loud sound was heard, and that man fell to the floor. Outside the door, Aaron threw away the wood on his hands. His breathing was laboured. “Let’s go!”Aaron was panicking when he grabbed Benjamin’s arms and ran away. There was a boat by the seasi
At the Miller family’s mansion...“Young Master, Mrs. Plath would like to meet you.”Jasper frowned. ‘Does she want to see me in the mansion?’“Let her in.”Jasper’s legs were still recovering, so he could only sit in the wheelchair. He could not guess the reason Mrs. Plath came over. “Chairman Miller, let me cut this short, I came over today to collaborate with you,” Mrs. Plath said frankly. “Alaric Plath is my husband and since the day he went missing, I should be the one to manage Plath Corporation.”Jasper looked at Mrs. Plath. Indeed, she came over for Plath Corporation. “During this period of time, Sum did not have the time to care about the company, I’m sorry that you and Wade have to manage the company on her behalf,” Mrs. Plath said tactfully. “Sum is my wife, and that’s what I should do.” Jasper did not want to admit that he had divorced Summer. “No matter why you divorced Summer, Sum is willing to give her shares to you.” Mrs. Plath brought Summer’s share tran
Casper did not deny it. He gently let go of Summer’s hands and waited outside. Buzz!Halfway through the surgery, his phone suddenly vibrated. “Captain! We found Benjamin and Aaron last night. Benjamin is severely injured and is unconscious. Aaron… is no longer breathing.“Captain, it’ll be better if you come over. There’s another person who is also badly injured. The perpetrator must have been armed when he hurt them. He was holding a knife… The person took Aaron away when we were not looking. Our men are still chasing him. I'm not sure if they’ll be able to catch him.”Casper’s mind went blank. He instantly stood up and took a deep breath. “I'll be right there. Take Benjamin to the hospital.”At the fishing village in Western District...“Have you caught him yet?” Casper rushed over. He took a glance at his watch, planning to return to the hospital before Summer’s surgery was over. “No, he’s too cunning.” Fergus shook his head. “Besides, people from Sea City were helping h
“Mr. Miller, please calm down. My team said that by the time they arrived, Aaron had lost too much blood. You’re a doctor yourself, you should know if he’s alive or not.” Casper emerged, looking dignified. Benjamin gradually quieted down, more than anyone would have expected of him. The atmosphere in the ward was solemn for a very long time. No one uttered a word. Casper sighed. He shook his head and motioned for his men to leave. “Let’s wait for him to calm down before questioning him. Tell the police from Sea City not to bother him for the time being.” Casper was worried that Sea City’s police officers would trigger Benjamin. He had met many people who were on the edge of despair. Benjamin was not one of them, instead he looked like someone who was about to fall into hell.“Captain, we’ve looked into Benjamin and Aaron’s relationship. Aaron was Josse’s son, his biological son. Josse was married before he became famous. It was a discreet marriage. After his debut, he kept h
He had only known Summer for a short time.He knew her too well. She would never fall in love with someone in such a short time. Her vigilance was always higher than that of ordinary people.Even though he knew this, he still played along with Summer’s boring game of pretend.“Sometimes, there's no time limit as to when you will start loving someone as you spend time with them. Love born from one week, one month, or one year might win against love at first sight and develop into love born over time.” Casper took a step back and looked at Ace warningly. “You need to be confident with the woman you're in love with. Since she can make you fall in love with her, she can make me fall in love with her too.”At this point, Ace did not refute. He just smiled plainly. Casper left the locker room. He could already guess who took Summer away. Other than Ace, Jasper would be the only suspect. Although he knew that Jasper would never hurt Summer, he still somehow felt reluctant to have he
“Can you accompany me while waiting for your eyes to fully recover?” Jasper seemed to adjure with a hoarse voice.“Mr. Miller, where’s your fiance?” Summer’s tone was indifferent. “You know it's just a deal between her and me.” Jasper had recovered his memory. He knew Summer well.As a smart person, of course, Summer knew that Jasper and Azula were cooperating. “I’m sorry. I don’t know.” Summer smiled. She did not want to know either. ‘A deal, huh. What kind of deal requires the two of them to sleep on the same bed?’“Jasper, admit it. You don’t love me, regardless of whether you lost your memories or not.” “Summer!” Jasper was hurt. ‘Did I not love her enough? How does one even define love?”‘I can even risk my life for her.”“I want to find Casper. He must be worried.” Summer tried to push herself up with all her strength, wanting to leave. “Summer, I won’t let you go,” Jasper said plainly. By hearing his voice, he was not far from her. Summer tried to move her legs
“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.