“I’m asking you whether you still want to run.” When Benjamin saw that Summer looked like she was about to fall asleep on her feet, he smiled and turned off the hair dryer before he held her chin. Summer bit down on the lollipop. When she took the bath, she had placed it on the sink. “I wouldn’t dare to anymore… But I will still run.”Summer knew why Benjamin asked that question. It was because before she was kidnapped, she had quarrelled with him. She told him that she was going to marry Samson, but Benjamin thought that she did not have a good enough understanding of the man. Once they argued, she ran. “Brat!” Benjamin was so angry that he sucked in a sharp breath. He raised his hand and tapped Summer’s forehead. He truly could do nothing about her…“Go and sit on the sofa. I’ll clean up the bathroom.” He pointed at his bathroom in disdain. It was completely drenched because of Summer.Summer pouted. She just knew that Benjamin would regard her messiness with scorn. “I was alrea
Jasper stood up quickly and narrowed his eyes. “Go and investigate!”*****The sky gradually turned darker. Samson’s people were about to turn Sea City upside down in search for Summer. “Samson, Sum is at my place.” When it was nearly one in the morning, Benjamin made a call to Samson. Samson, who had been waiting anxiously, instantly felt his heart settle down. “Benjamin… how is Sum?”“She’s in a pretty good condition. She’s already sleeping,” Benjamin answered crisply. His voice was incredibly aloof. Samson did not understand Benjamin very well. All his understanding toward the man was based on Summer’s descriptions. They did not communicate with each other much while they were in Country M, but Summer mentioned that Benjamin pampered her a lot, and because of it, his impression toward Benjamin was pretty good. “Then, I’ll pick her up tomorrow.” Samson clenched his fists tightly. He felt a little regretful. “There’s no need for that. Let Sum stay at my place for a while. She’
The assistant nodded and did not ask further questions. The women Jasper dated in the past were all of the same type. If someone went online to clarify things, no one would be able to tell the truth. Summer slept the entire night at the apartment for medical professionals. She slept deeply that night, and for some reason, she had a restful sleep. She did not have any nightmares. When she woke up, she stretched and felt much better. She got up and looked out the window. She raised her hand, wanting to touch the sunlight. She could just choose not to look at the things online…Who else but Victoria could be behind the strange upload of the video and the disclosure of the video from the CCTVs in West City’s mansion?Summer had not even caused her trouble yet, and that woman had already come to provoke her. “You’re awake? Go brush your teeth and wash your face, then come over and have breakfast.” Benjamin woke up incredibly early. While he was coming back from jogging, he bought warm
Buzz!While Benjamin was on his way to the hospital, his phone vibrated. “Yes?”“The video has been deleted, and someone has also come forth to clear things up. How are you going to thank me this time, Doctor Miller?” A man’s voice traveled forth from the other end of the phone, and there was a teasing tone to it. “Thank you? How about I perform a minor surgery for you for free?” Benjamin narrowed his eyes and gave off a very gloomy air. The person shuddered and spoke once more in a flippant tone. “Why didn’t you seize the chance to have her stay by your side?”“I’m not in a hurry.”“By the way, I went to your area just now. I wanted to go to your house to find you, but the security guards wouldn’t let me enter. The police sealed off the area because someone said they ran into a ghost at midnight. That’s creepy, you know? You have to be careful when you go home. You look really good, and the baddies might have their eyes on you.” The man intentionally teased him from the other end o
“No, no, no. I-I don’t know the events very well.” Melody quickly waved her hand. There was no way she would dare to incite wrath on herself at this moment. “Then, what should we do? Does Benjamin know about it as well? Summer is Benjamin’s cousin, and this… We’re a family… At worst, we can just have Jasper marry Summer!”“Marry? You’re thinking of things way too easily! That bastard can tease whoever he wants, but he shouldn’t have touched the Plath family! Besides, Summer is Samson Ardly’s fiancée! Now he’s offended both the Plaths and the Ardlys! I’d like to see how your son will deal with this mess!” Marvin was so angry that he smacked the table. His expression kept on growing darker. “Then what should we do? We should at least placate one side. We can forget about the fact that we offended the Ardlys; we can make it up to them slowly. Marrying Summer will let us kill two birds with one stone. I don’t want our son to marry Victoria Dawn.” Melody felt that it would be perfect if
“Enough!” Samson slammed his palms against the table and stood up swiftly. “Irene Hamilton, this is something between Summer and me alone. If you don’t want to anger me, this is my final warning to you!”Samson asked to see Irene because he wanted to warn her not to do something like this a second time. This time, he spared her to show respect to Universal Movies and her father, but he did not want to see her again!“Samson, I just don’t understand. Just what is so good about Summer? She doesn’t treasure you at all, and you still protect her!” The more Irene thought about it, the more she felt that Summer was not worthy of Samson. “Look at these!”She tossed a folder to Samson and quickly walked to his side. Samson frowned and opened the folder in puzzlement. “These pictures were taken some time ago. I remember that Summer had gone to Country M, but she seems to have returned to the country beforehand without telling you.” Irene spoke once more. “She hid the fact that she came back
The thick foundation could not hide her pale and bloodless face as well as her dark eyebags. It was clear that Victoria did not manage to sleep well over this period of time. “Why do you always have a bone to pick with Summer?” Jasper asked while looking oup. He still held some degree of pity toward Victoria. After all, they grew up together, and she had saved him when he was young. He remembered this favor even up to now. He had helped the Dawns multiple times, so he could be considered to have shown them kindness and helped them to his utmost limit. “I don’t…” Victoria denied. She seemed to have something on her mind and was a little distracted. “Must I put this in a more direct manner? Victoria, Doria has already told me everything, so are you still going to make excuses for yourself?” Jasper’s voice was incredibly aloof, but he was still giving Victoria a chance. “Jasper, don’t you trust me? I really didn’t…” Victoria held the glass in her hand tightly. That thrice cursed Dor
“Chairman Miller, Plath Corporation has temporarily cut off all international sales channels and restock channels belonging to Dawn Corporation.”The assistant turned her head around to cast a glance at Jasper. The car was parked at the entrance of the Miller family’s mansion. “I heard from the butler that Mr. Miller is very angry. You…” ‘Should start planning on how you’re going to save your own skin.’ Jasper’s mind was filled with Summer, and he was slightly absent-minded. Bang!He got out of the car, and right when he reached the door, Marvin grabbed his cane to hit him. Jasper did not have time to dodge it. That cane hit his back firmly. “Dad, are you mad?” Jasper was in so much pain that he jumped. He snapped out of his daze and turned his head around to take a look. The sight surprised him. Had his father went mad?“You vile spawn! You just had to be up to no good! You just had to bring disgrace to the family! You just had to be arrogant and ignorant!” Marvin was so angry th
“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.