Mrs. Summers' words caused Amelia's heart to skip a beat. Her hair stood on end and her eyes widened. However, Mrs. Summers kept on looking in the direction that Laura had left, so she didn't notice the change in Amelia's expression.Amelia moved her lips and said, "Mom, I think you've made a mistake. My brother's eyes are very good-looking. It would be rare for a person's eyes to be as good-looking as his."Mrs. Summers didn't answer Amelia's words. She and Amelia held hands as they walked out of the shopping center.Amelia pretended to say casually, "My friend was born in Empfield and raised there all her life. She had never left Empfield before. This is her first visit to Jeswood. I'll show her around tomorrow."Mrs. Summers nodded. "You're friends, so you should show her around Jeswood."Amelia smiled.After dinner, Laura and the others went to a few more places before they headed back to the hotel.At the entrance, they bumped into Chris who was just about to head inside.
At the mention of the project, Nathan pursed his lips and his face darkened.Seeing the look on his face, Amelia asked curiously, "You lost?"Nathan nodded.This surprised Amelia."Who was it that was able to steal the project from you? Does he have a death wish?""It's the Jacobs Group," said Nathan.Nathan was very confident that he would be able to get the project this time, but he still failed. That was something he didn't expect.He would never underestimate anyone, but he seemed to have underestimated the Jacobs Group."You've put in a lot of effort for this project. It's a pity that you didn't get it. Can't we talk things out? Do they not care about the Summers Group at all?" Amelia said through gnashed teeth."The Jacobs Group is just as powerful as us. Never mind, we lost fair and square this time," Nathan said with a sigh.What he didn't know was that the Jacobs Group was way more complicated than he had thought.Nathan might have gotten over things, but Amelia sti
Amelia was slightly taken aback by Laura's words.She then remembered the message that she didn't bother to read.She didn't expect Laura to actually turn her down and refused to let her treat her to a meal."Miss Walker, I took the initiative to treat you to a meal, but you refused. Don't you think it's a little inappropriate?"Amelia's words made Laura feel really puzzled.First of all, the two of them didn't know each other that well. They had only met a few times. Second of all, why couldn't she turn Amelia down?"I'm sorry, Miss Walker. I came to Jeswood this time with my family on holiday. Therefore, thank you for your invitation. I'll treat you to a meal next time when I get the chance."Laura's words meant that she had turned Amelia down again.After hearing those words, Amelia tightened her grip around her phone. Her eyes were full of anger. She wanted to say something, but after looking around at the waiters around her, she decided to not say anything. In the end, she
Meanwhile, Laura was accompanying the two elders, Shannon, and Harry.Shannon was walking beside Laura and could roughly hear the voice on the other end of the line when Laura was on the phone. She looked at Laura with concern and asked, "What's wrong?"Laura told Shannon about Amelia inviting her to a meal. After hearing the whole story, Shannon was at a loss for words."She's being a little too bossy, isn't she? You've already turned her down. Does she want to force you to go or something? How could she be so unreasonable?"Linda also heard the conversation between Laura and Shannon. "She looks like she is a child from an affluent family. The children of affluent families nowadays can be quite bossy. However, that Miss Summers..."Linda frowned and seemed to be recalling something. "Do you still remember your uncle, Laura? Miss Summers looks quite like our uncle."Laura couldn't really remember her uncle very well. She felt that she hadn't seen many people from her family ever
When Shona heard Clara's voice on the phone, her chest heaved up and down. "That bitch really did go to Jeswood!"'She's such an ungrateful bastard. I've raised her for so many years and she doesn't listen to me at all,' thought Shona."Did she realize anything?" Shona asked with concern.The thing that Shona was most afraid of was that Laura would find out about something and affect Amelia's life.Clara thought about it and said, "I don't think so. Jeswood is very big anyway. I've been in Jeswood for so many years and I've never met Amelia before, right? You don't need to be too worried. There won't be any coincidences.""That's good then..." Shona felt that Clara had a point. There weren't so many coincidences.After finding out that her daughter was still alive and was living a good life, Shona would be very excited every time she thought about it.The only thing Shona hoped for now was that her daughter would live a happy life.Shona's eyes turned cold when she thought of L
Laura and Linda didn't head back out either. The two of them kept Madam Jacobs company in the hotel in the afternoon.Shannon and Harry returned home in the evening and Chris had returned as well.Chris suggested that they would go out for dinner. There were quite a few restaurants in Jeswood that served great food. The others didn't have any problems with that either.After making the booking in advance, Chris drove everyone to the restaurant. The car only seated five people including the driver, so Harry had to get a taxi by himself to the restaurant.When they arrived at the restaurant, they got out of the car and Chris parked the car in the car park.However, the cars of the customers of the restaurant were all luxury cars. Chris's car which only cost around 20 thousand dollars really stood out.A lot of people looked at Laura and the others to size them up.When Chris returned, Harry got out of the taxi as well. The six of them walked into the restaurant and took their seat
Shannon smiled embarrassingly. "It's alright, Grandma. You guys have been paying everything since the beginning and I didn't pay a penny. I feel a little embarrassed if this kept on happening."Laura knew when Shannon went to pay the bill. She knew what was on Shannon's mind. She also knew that if she didn't let Shannon pay the bill, Shannon would always have something on her mind and wouldn't be enjoying the rest of the holiday.Therefore, Laura didn't stop Shannon from paying the bill.Now that the bill was paid, Madam Jacobs didn't dwell. She did, however, tell Harry to take good care of Shannon. If he didn't she would definitely break his leg.When the six of them returned to the hotel, they were planning on going to bed.Everything had been taken care of in Jeswood, so Chris was planning on taking Laura around Jeswood the following day.The weather was becoming warmer and warmer. As soon as Laura arrived back at the hotel, she went to the bathroom to take a shower.After th
After drinking the water, Laura went to bed."I'll go get a shower." Chris's voice echoed in the quiet room.The mentioning of the word "shower" caused Laura to think of what just happened.Her face was calm, but as soon as Chris entered the bathroom, Laura buried her head under the bed cover.She and Chris had been married for almost a year, but the most they had done was kissing each other.Laura didn't expect Chris to see her naked today. She was more shy than anything else.However, when Chris walked out of the bathroom, he saw that Laura wasn't moving in bed. He guessed that she had fallen asleep.Chris dried his hair with a towel as he was scared that the noise of the hairdryer would wake Laura up.He leaned in and looked at Laura's delicate face and red lips. That was when his eyes darkened and he landed a kiss on Laura's lips.The truth was that Laura wasn't asleep. She had heard Chris coming out, she just didn't move.However, she didn't expect Chris to kiss her when
The two children attracted Laura's attention and she just watched them play.The two children looked a little alike. The boy was obviously a little older than the girl. They were most likely brother and sister.The little girl noticed Laura's gaze, so she walked up to her. "Are you looking at us?"The little boy noticed his sister standing in front of two strangers. He then rushed over and stood between the girl, and Laura and Chris with an alarming look on his face."Don't worry. We won't hurt you." Laura squatted down so that she was the same height as the two children."I think I know what she wants, Owen," the little girl suddenly said with a serious face."What does she want?" The little boy's face softened when he looked at the little girl."She's looking at us, so she must be wanting to play with us!" the girl said innocently and then looked at Laura. "Am I right?"Laura squatted down and pinched the girl's face with a smile. "Yes, you are! I love children who are cute l
"Harry and I are planning to go to the beach after this, do you want to come with us?" Shannon asked Laura.After giving it some thought, Laura nodded. "Sure!"The three of them waited for about a quarter of an hour after the meal before Chris came to pick them up."Have you finished?" Chris was asking everyone but his eyes were fixed on Laura."Yes, we have. I have to admit, the food here is actually quite nice," said Harry.He seemed to not have had enough as he placed some more food in his mouth."Do you want some more? We're in no rush anyway."Laura was worried that Harry didn't have enough to eat."No, I'm full. Let's head to the beach." The thought of going to the beach and enjoying the night view with Shannon made Harry very excited."What beach?" asked Chris. He was a little puzzled."Shannon just said that they were going to the beach and asked me if I wanted to join them. It felt like a good idea to me so I agreed. Do you want to come as well?" Laura turned to look
Lucas and Dawn waited for a while but their food still wasn't served."What's taking them so long?" mumbled Dawn."They're probably busy. We don't have any other plans tonight, there's no rush."Lucas picked up his phone and began playing a game. At the same time, he poured a glass of water for Dawn. "Here, have some water., it'll ease the hunger"Dawn was rendered speechless.She picked up the glass, took a sip of water, and then began looking around. That was when she noticed a table of a man and two women receiving their food as soon as they sat down.Seeing that, Dawn shouted, "Waitress!"A girl in her early 20s quickly walked over to her. "How may I help?""When will our food be served? We've already been waiting for a long time." Dawn was a little dissatisfied."I'm sorry, Miss. The kitchen is already preparing your dishes and the food will be served very soon," the waitress said apologetically."What do you mean by that? We've already been waiting for ages. Not only th
"Mr. Summers, Mr. Scholfield is waiting for you in the meeting room.""Okay."Nathan tidied his desk, picked up a file and headed towards the meeting room.As soon as he walked in, he saw Lucas sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed.Lucas had a lazy temperament and his lips were curved into a mischievous smile. He looked at his watch and said, "Mr. Summers, you're three minutes late."Nathan was used to Lucas's behavior, so he just looked at Lucas indifferently. "Here's the contract. Check to see if you have any problems with it."Lucas sat up, took the contract, and flicked through it casually. "Where's the pen?""Aren't you going to read it more carefully?""I don't think that Mr. Summers is going to trick me, right?" asked Lucas. His voice was casual and his hand was getting ready to hold a pen.Nathan smiled, took out a pen from a drawer, and signed his name on the contract before passing it to Lucas.Lucas held the pen tightly in his hand as he signed his name on the
Nathan waited in the police station with Amelia.About an hour later, two police officers brought a man in black and wearing a baseball cap in front of the two of them.There were wounds on his face as well. It was obvious that he had been beaten up.One of the officers passed a delicate purse to Amelia. "Miss Summers, is this your purse?"Amelia's eyes lit up. "Yes, that's the purse I lost.""This is the person who stole your purse, Miss Summers. What do you want us to do with him?" the other officer pointed at the man and asked.After giving it some thought, Amelia said, "I've just checked my purse and nothing's missing. I'll let him off this time.""Looks like you're in luck. Quick, thank Miss Summers for her kindness.""Thank you so much, Miss Summers!""Alright, just try not to steal things in the future. You can leave now." Amelia waved her hand.After the man in black was released, Amelia and Nathan headed back home as well.Amelia then sent a text to the man in black
"Get someone to find out why Amelia went to the police station today." Nathan gave the order."Yes, Mr. Summers. I'll get right on it." Dominic nodded and went out of the room.After giving it some thought, Nathan still felt that he should head to the police station in person to ask Amelia what she was doing.When Nathan arrived at the police station, Amelia had just finished talking to Jack."Amelia!" Nathan called out.Amelia stopped walking and turned around. She then looked at Nathan with a face full of surprise."Nathan, what are you doing here?" Amelia smiled and walked over to Nathan."I came to check if Jack had said anything else. I've also heard that you came to the police station instead of to work, so I thought I'd come to give you a lift on the way back."Amelia nodded with a smile. "Okay, I'll head back home with you once I've found my purse.""What purse?" Nathan felt a little puzzled."I was going out with a few friends, but I lost my purse on my way. There we
"Please take a seat, Miss Summers. We've already sent men to look for your purse. We'll find it soon." One of the officers put on a big smile and tried to please Amelia when he found out that she was the daughter of the Summers family.Amelia just nodded and then went to sit on the chair.A while later Amelia asked the officer that just spoke to her, "I'm a little bored. Can I take a look around?""Sure! I can...""There's no need. I want to take a look around by myself. Notify me when you find my purse."With that said, Amelia left the reception room and began walking around the police station.She didn't get far before she saw Jack."I need to speak to Jack," Amelia said to the guard outside the cell."I'm sorry, Miss Summers. Mr. Summers gave us specific orders to keep an eye on him and not let anyone visit him."The guard stopped Amelia. His attitude was respectful, but wasn't letting her anywhere near Jack."Do you not know who I am?" Amelia became a little angry. She co
After losing her memories, Mrs. Summers couldn't remember anything. She didn't want to dwell on this matter since it was in the past.However, Alex wasn't going to let Nancy off that easily. "She must be punished. Otherwise, who knows what she would do next time!"Nancy had become more and more arrogant. Alex felt that if he didn't teach her a lesson now, she would do something even worse.After hearing Alex's words, Mrs. Summers still didn't want to punish Nancy. "She's our child after all. We shouldn't criticize her too much. Everyone makes mistakes, right? Let her off this once for me."Nancy kept nodding her head after hearing Mrs. Summers' words. "Dad, I'm so sorry. I promise there won't be a next time. Please forgive me just this once."Seeing that Mrs. Summers was asking him to let Nancy off, Alex had no choice but to say, "Since your mom has forgiven you, then I'll let you off this once. But if there's a next time, I'll kick you out of the Summers family myself!"Nancy qu
Seeing the look on Nancy's face, Alex knew that she knew about the glass of water. His face immediately paled.Amelia quickly walked forward. "Dad, Nancy was just a little thoughtless, I think she didn't mean any harm."Her words made Alex even more infuriated. "She was thoughtless? Was that the reason to add sleeping pills to the water?"If it weren't for that glass of water, Alex wouldn't have been in a deep slumber and the things that followed wouldn't have happened.Nancy began shaking in fear. That was because she did add sleeping pills to the glass of water.She was planning on getting Chris to drink the water and then she would get someone to bring Chris to her room when he was asleep.That way, Chris would have to be responsible for her under the pressure of the Summers family.However, what Nancy didn't expect was that Alex drank the water instead of Chris.Amelia wasn't worried that Nancy would sell her out. That was because drugging Chris wasn't something appropriate