At Plath familyโs mansionโFather!โFather?โSummer 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.โMother just passed away a few days ago. Is this the girlfriend that father mentioned? Is she the one that he wants to marry?โโAhh!โ 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 Alaricโs 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.
โWhat kind of person is Thomas? Paul hates him so much. Is he really that unbearable?โ Summer wondered, โIf 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?โโBehind 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,โ 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. โBack 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
โWhat about it? Weโre talking about equality between men and women here. Love is a collision of souls,โ Summer said softly as she tried her best not to think about Mrs. Plath. โBut father, mother has loved you all her life, so you should have restrained yourself a little too.โAlaric lowered his gaze and nodded. โThereโs another side of the story that you donโt know of.โSummer did not know much about it. She did not want to find out either.โI don't want to know. It's best to never let me know. I'm not stupid, but I can pretend to be,โ Summer said in a profound manner. She stood up and headed towards the kitchen. โIโll see if I can help out with anything. Iโm calling Jasper and Stephen over for dinner.โโStephen? Are you bringing that retard back?โ Alaric asked softly.โHow do you know Stephen? I havenโt told you about him. Did Jasper tell you about him?โ Summer was slightly enraged. โJasper is a good kidโฆโ Alaric tried to take his son-in-law's side.โStop it. If you think heโ
This guy really had excellent acting skills. โWhy did he hit you?โ Jasper asked in a small voice and intuitively comforted him. โDonโt be afraid. Call me Jasper, I wonโt let anyone bully you from now on.โ Stephen frowned and hesitated for a long time. โNo.โ โYou brat! I knew you were pretending to be innocent!โ Jasper smacked Stephenโs head. โHeโs a bad guy, so are you. You both hit me.โ Stephen grunted. โI gave you candy after I hit you, did he give you candy?โ Jasper took out another piece of candy from his pocket. He would stop giving him candy once he ruined all of Stephenโs teeth and made him die of pain. โHe didnโt, heโs a bad guy.โ 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. โYadon, Azulaโs brother is here with me. I can basically determine that David had taken Azulaโs brother away before, and that happened a long time ago.โ Jasper gave Yadon a call. It was
โI want to see Sapphire.โ Stephen looked at Jasper pitifully. โCall me Jasper and acknowledge me as your brother-in-law, then Iโll bring you to her.โ Jasper raised the corner of his mouth, as he drove Stephen to see Yadon first. โNo!โ Stephen grunted as he stared outside of the window sulkily. โYouโre not!โ โHeyโฆโ Jasper was amused. Was this little dummy truly ignorant? โSapphire doesnโt want me anymore.โ 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. โYour sister from the past doesnโt want you anymore, but the current one you have wonโt abandon you. Sheโll cherish you and protect you.โ Jasper patted Stephenโs back as he concentrated on the road. โSomeone has been tailing us.โ Stephen pointed to the reflector and spoke in a sma
Summer raised her head to study the woman, whose eyes had indeed become red. That was too sensitive, even more sensitive than she was. โIโm just worried about Jasper and Stephen. Iโll bring Little Chestnut here to hang with you next time.โ Summer added. Her sensitivity gave off the illusion that Summer was bullying her. Even though she did not do anything of the sort. โYou have to protect yourself. The Millersโ foundationโฆis in Sea City, so they will come after the Millers and the Caballeros first. The Plathsโ foundation is in Country M, they couldnโt touch you for now, so you can take advantage of this and help the Millers to overcome this.โ The woman said nervously, but her analysis was quite clear. Summer glanced at her and nodded. โThank you.โ โWe...will help you. We will definitely help you.โ The woman tried to put Summerโs mind at ease. โAre you a citizen of Country M?โ Summer asked in a small voice. โI'm a citizen of Sea City now. The application of my identity h
โIs the food okay?โ The woman was slightly nervous. โThe food is okay, itโs great.โ Jasper said politely and put some food into Summerโs plate. โYou learned to make Sea City cuisine so quickly.โ โIt took me a long time to learn how to make it.โ The woman was a little excited as she said nervously. โIโve learned to make so many different dishes for you guys.โ โYes, she got bruises all over her hands when she was learning how to cook these.โ Alaric said softly. Summer did not say anything at all. She was drinking the mushroom soup, though it tasted like cardboard as she could not taste anything. โSum?โ After everyone finished the dinner, Jasper called her nervously. He reached out to take Summerโs hand from under the table. Summer had been keeping her head down, she did not look up once. โSum?โ Jasper caught his breath. Summer looked up at Jasper, her eyes were terribly red. Jasperโs heart tightened instantly. He was feeling so bad to the extent that it would drive him
โSummer, donโt push this. Hand over my brother!โ Azulaโs voice quivered a little. โBrother? Azula, how long has it been since you last saw your brother? You didnโt even go back when your mom died, did you? What rights do you have to ask me to hand him over?โ Summer sneered. โSummer! These are our family affairs. Itโs none of your business. Give me back my brother!โ Azula sounded anxious. โI warned you before not to mess with me again, but not only did you mess with the Caballero family, but you tried to harm Jasper too. You crossed the line. Youโll never get your brother back!โ Summerโs aura was icy. โSummer, are you sure you want to do this?โ Azula gasped and threatened her coldly. โWhat can you do to me? Has someone blown up my car, or done something more outrageous?โ Summer tightened her fist. โDonโt think that you can do anything you want just because you are scheming from behind.โ โI know what youโre talking about. The explosion of Jasperโs car has nothing to do with u
โI just find it hard to accept the truth. I donโt actually hate youโฆโ After staying silent for a long time, Summer spoke again. โIt wasโฆ too sudden for me. Give me some time to process this.โMabel looked at her in shock and covered her mouth. โSumโฆโSummer smiled at her and said, โBefore Iโm able to completely accept it, can I continue to call you Madam?โMabel covered her mouth in panic and nodded vigorously. โSureโฆ Call me anything you wantโฆโShe actually never cared what Summer called her. It was good enough for her as long as she did not try to avoid her. โCan I hug you?โ Summer took the initiative and stretched out her arms. Jasper had told Summer quite a lot about Mabelโs 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 familyโs mansion. โWifeyโฆโ Jasper rushed over to her, wanting to give her a surprise. But instead, she did not react. Her face looked pale too. โWifey?โ He panicked and knelt in front of her. โSumโฆโHe truly panicked this time. โDid she find out about something that I did in the past and is now mad at me?โโJasper, do you care who my mother is?โ Summer asked softly. His heart stopped beating for a second. He felt both distressed and relieved. โNo, I donโt. I only care about you.โโWhy do I care so much, thenโฆโ Summer smiled and hugged him tightly. โI shouldnโt care about it tooโฆโโEveryone has something that they donโt have control over. Sum, go easy on yourself.โSummer 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.โSumโฆโ 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. โMadam, stop cooking. Come and eat,โ Summer called out to her softly. Mabel smiled at Summer as she emerged with her favorite dish, cinnamon-spiced beef stroganoff.โSum, letโs eat.โ 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. โSum, follow me.โ After dinner was over, he asked her to go to the study room. โIs Jasper treating you well?โ Alaric asked. โYes, heโs treating me well.โ She smiled. โIf Jasper hadn't been busy and gone to Mountain City, he would be sticking around, bothering me.โโHe 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.โโSum, thereโs something that Iโve been hiding from you. Youโve always wanted to know your biological mother, right?โ A
โMr. 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?โโI do,โ Jasper said the two words confidently.โIโm willing to take care of her and be by her side forever.โIโll always love her.โSheโll always be my number one.โโMs. 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?โโโฆ I do.โShe purposely hesitated for a long time. Jasper was so scared that his face turned pale.After she chuckled and said โI doโ, 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.โJasper!โJas
Benjamin rolled his eyes at Aaron. โI belong to the bride's side. You should go to Jasperโs side.โโHe doesnโt deserve it,โ Aaron said stubbornly.Summer covered her mouth and chuckled. Everyone was immersed in the festive atmosphere of the wedding.ใใโWouldnโt it be nice if we could stay this happy all the time?โโHey, should we play a prank on the groom tomorrow? Letโs spice things up a little!โ The bridesmaids started planning something.โYou guys better be careful. Youโre all pregnant. Donโt stir up too much chaos,โ Summer said with a smile. โSeriously, itโs as they say: women always side with their husbands once theyโre married. Look at you, youโre already siding with him.โ A few of them teased Summer. Summer blushed so hard that she could not say anything in response. โCongratulations, Sum.โHers and Jasperโs 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 Edwardโs mother because of her meeting with Hannaโs mother.She sat on the sofa and thought a lot. Would they get a divorce? Would Edwardโs father hate her because of this?Edward sat on the sofa and quietly accompanied his mother. โAbout this matter... Let's not tell Jen first. She may not be able to handle it.โEdwardโs mother nodded, in tears. Then, she shook her head. โIt was all my fault.โEdwardโs father finally came out of the study. Edward looked at his father nervously. He was afraid that his father would blame his mother.โI... 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!โ Edwardโs mother panicked and started crying. Edwardโs father walked to her side. He did not blame her, but passed her a tissue. โIs this how you should behave in front of your son? Stop crying.โEdwardโs mother sobb
โI deserve it!โNieva 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.โฆโฆ At the Reeves family house in Mountain City...โAre you Hanna Delacruz? Letโs talk.โEdwardโs father asked Hanna to go into the study, leaving Edward and his mother in the living room.โEdward, I already know about the issue concerning your father.โโMom...โ Edward felt a little guilty. โI know about everything.โ Edwardโs mother shook her head. โThis matter is related to your father and me. This is what owed Hannaโs mother, but if you two have to pay for our mistakes. We...โโMom, this is no oneโs fault.โ Edward shook his head. In the study...Edwardโs father asked Hanna to go into the room. His expression was dreary. โAre you Venusโ daughter?โโDo you still remember my mother?โ 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 Roseโs son, even if Rose had used a despicable way to give birth to him.โLetโs go home...โ Samson walked toward Charlie and rubbed his head.โSamson...โ Charlie lifted his head, and his eyes were red.โFrom now on, you have not just me, but your friends, younger brothers and sisters, and many older brothers and sisters who love you.โ 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 familyโs 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.โTsk, tsk, tsk. Do you know Aiden, who is always with Thomas?โ He was Summerโs 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.โJasper frowned. โSince he did not want to let Summer know about this, why is he making Summer more distressed?โJasper admired Aiden a lot because he never showed his love for Summer, but he had silently done many things for Summer.โJasper, you can just confess if youโre scared. You donโt have to put yourself in a higher status.โ Keane rolled his eyes.โFine, you will go to Country T for a business trip.โ Jasper was threatening Keane.โJasper, Iโm sorry, itโs my fault...โโฆ...The wedding was getting closer. Everyone was busy helping Jasper and Summer with their wedding.โLook at the dresses and gowns for my grandchildren.