He knew Gilbert a long time ago, but Gilbert did not remember him. “Yes, I want to kill you if I can.” Gilbert gritted his teeth, went up, and pulled on Adrian’s arm. “Thank you for taking care of this retarded man-child over this period of time.” Gilbert bowed at that dark-skinned man and said, “I will bring him back.”“Okay...”“Okay!”That man was confused. …...At the Miller family in Mountain City...“This is the most crucial time. Why don’t you stay in the company?” Summer felt troubled when she saw Jasper and Stephen fighting at the fitness area in the home. “Both of you can still fight for a while, right? Then I will go back home and sleep first.” Summer had finished jogging and showered, but both Jasper and Stephen were still fighting. “Sapphire, I will sleep with you!” Both Stephen and Jasper’s faces were red and swollen.These two men truly showed no mercy to each other…“How dare you?!” Jasper was so mad that his face turned pale. “I’m going to the office n
“I’m sorry, but… who are you?” Summer took a deep breath and tried to suppress her quivering voice. “Rafferty?”There was a long silence at the other end of the line. After a while, the person spoke again, “It’s me.”“Where are you?” Summer stood up anxiously as she clenched both of her hands tightly. “Summer, all you need to know is that I’m not dead. Listen, don’t look for me or tell anyone else about this.”There was static from the other end, probably caused by a bad connection. Summer was so nervous that her palms became sweaty as her eyes reddened. “Why can’t I try to find you?”“Don’t look for me. Listen, my father is not dead. He’s with David. He has been under house arrest for years. I think he already figured out that I’m still alive. Or else, he would have made a move on Gilbert already. Please tell Gilbert to take care of himself for me. He has to. This person is a lunatic!”Summer held her phone vigilantly. She did not know how to help Rafferty. “How can I help
Jasper felt a pulsing sensation in his temple. He looked back at Stephen, who was almost the same height as him. “Are you really a retard or you’re faking it?”“Stephen is not a retard!” Stephen turned away from Jasper, indicating that he disliked him. “I can tell, you are not stupid. I’m warning you, stay away from Sum.”‘So you think you can take advantage of my wife with your retardness?’“Sister. She’s my sister.” Stephen was unhappy as he looked at Jasper warily. “No one can take her away from me.”“Alright, alright. Calm down.” When Jasper saw that Stephen was about to throw a tantrum, he immediately spoke in a conciliatory tone. He reminded himself that he had a child of his own, which made him be more patient towards Stephen. “We’ll be meeting someone later. If you recognize the person, give my hand a squeeze, understand?”Stephen looked at Jasper and seemed to only have a hazy notion of what he said. He then nodded. Jasper rewarded Stephen with a lollipop.“I've he
At Plath family’s mansion“Father!“Father?”Summer barged in and looked for Alaric anxiously. Wade said that Alaric did not go to the corporation today. So, it meant that he would be at home. Bang!There was a noise coming from the master room. A woman, wearing only a T-shirt, came running out. Her supple legs were fair and slender. Summer subconsciously clenched her hands as her gaze fixed at the woman. She looked like a typical Caucasian with her natural brown hair, a pair of deep-set eyes, and a tall nose.‘Mother just passed away a few days ago. Is this the girlfriend that father mentioned? Is she the one that he wants to marry?’“Ahh!” The woman shrieked when she noticed Summer. She was perplexed and looked like she was going to cry. She turned back to go back into her room, but instead, she bumped into Alaric’s chest. Alaric just woke up. His tall figure was looking dull and gloomy. Slap!The woman raised her hand and slapped Alaric.Summer took a deep breath.
“What kind of person is Thomas? Paul hates him so much. Is he really that unbearable?” Summer wondered, ‘If Thomas is so deplorable, why did Alaric and Marvin have such a good relationship with him back then? And why would they protect the Coleman family, even if they have to risk getting tangled into complicated situations?’“Behind all wealth lies darkness and unknown filth, but Thomas is the purest person in this complicated world. No one understands him. He will never hurt anyone. If not for his kindness, the Coleman family will not last until this day,” Alaric sighed. He seemed reluctant to mention this man. It was not because he hated Thomas, but because it would hurt to talk about him. “Back then, Thomas didn't know that the research paper was written by Paul at all. The old man of the Coleman family was the one who forced him to take over the family just so he could receive some social status and fame. Thomas was not interested in the family business, that was why the Colema
“What about it? We’re talking about equality between men and women here. Love is a collision of souls,” Summer said softly as she tried her best not to think about Mrs. Plath. “But father, mother has loved you all her life, so you should have restrained yourself a little too.”Alaric lowered his gaze and nodded. “There’s another side of the story that you don’t know of.”Summer did not know much about it. She did not want to find out either.“I don't want to know. It's best to never let me know. I'm not stupid, but I can pretend to be,” Summer said in a profound manner. She stood up and headed towards the kitchen. “I’ll see if I can help out with anything. I’m calling Jasper and Stephen over for dinner.”“Stephen? Are you bringing that retard back?” Alaric asked softly.“How do you know Stephen? I haven’t told you about him. Did Jasper tell you about him?” Summer was slightly enraged. “Jasper is a good kid…” Alaric tried to take his son-in-law's side.“Stop it. If you think he’
This guy really had excellent acting skills. “Why did he hit you?” Jasper asked in a small voice and intuitively comforted him. “Don’t be afraid. Call me Jasper, I won’t let anyone bully you from now on.” Stephen frowned and hesitated for a long time. “No.” “You brat! I knew you were pretending to be innocent!” Jasper smacked Stephen’s head. “He’s a bad guy, so are you. You both hit me.” Stephen grunted. “I gave you candy after I hit you, did he give you candy?” Jasper took out another piece of candy from his pocket. He would stop giving him candy once he ruined all of Stephen’s teeth and made him die of pain. “He didn’t, he’s a bad guy.” Stephen took the candy happily, thinking that Jasper was not a bad guy now. Jasper groaned and looked at his phone. He had a missed call from Summer. “Yadon, Azula’s brother is here with me. I can basically determine that David had taken Azula’s brother away before, and that happened a long time ago.” Jasper gave Yadon a call. It was
“I want to see Sapphire.” Stephen looked at Jasper pitifully. “Call me Jasper and acknowledge me as your brother-in-law, then I’ll bring you to her.” Jasper raised the corner of his mouth, as he drove Stephen to see Yadon first. “No!” Stephen grunted as he stared outside of the window sulkily. “You’re not!” “Hey…” Jasper was amused. Was this little dummy truly ignorant? “Sapphire doesn’t want me anymore.” After a long pause, Stephen looked out the window and whispered sadly. Jasper was stunned for a moment, he realized that Stephen was talking about Azula. He heard that Azula disliked Stephen and abandoned him on purpose when they were children, as she thought of him as a burden to the family. “Your sister from the past doesn’t want you anymore, but the current one you have won’t abandon you. She’ll cherish you and protect you.” Jasper patted Stephen’s back as he concentrated on the road. “Someone has been tailing us.” Stephen pointed to the reflector and spoke in a sma
“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.