Summer didn't know what happened to Lindsey in her previous life, but she hoped that Lindsey could be free from the shackles of her birth and reach for the skies.She smiled. "There's nothing to be scared of. I'm pretty tough. Whoever messes with me ends up unlucky."Lindsey stared at Summer blankly.Summer said nothing else as she quickly set up Lindsey's tent.After everything was done, it was almost lunchtime.The weather had been nice for the past couple of days. The sun wasn't too harsh, and the temperature was pleasant. Lunch was served buffet-style.After being trapped studying for months, the students were visibly ecstatic at finally being able to let loose."Summer, what do you want? I'll help you get your food." Anthony walked over to Summer.That action attracted a lot of attention as usual. However, this time, those looks held a lot more amusement than teasing."There's no need," Summer rejected with a look of exasperation as usual.Anthony stubbornly continued th
Lindsey was silent for a moment before she asked, "Were you the one who spread those rumors at school?"Rose looked anxious. "I wasn't! Yes, I was jealous of Summer, but I've never said those things. It's just that, when I was talking to some people I trust, they misunderstood me. After that, they added some flair to make it more riveting and spread the word around."Lindsey clearly didn't believe Rose.Rose continued, "Just think about it. After my parents died, it was Summer's grandfather who adopted me and raised me. How heartless would I have to be to try and hurt Summer like that? Would you do it if it were you?"Lindsey shook her head and said, "Then, why were you trying to make everyone believe that Summer cheated at the exam venue yesterday?"Rose had a look of shock on her face. "I didn't do that! How could I? Why do you even think that? Did Summer tell you? She misunderstood me… Sure enough, now that our relationship is broken, she thinks that everything I do is to hurt
It was all the way till dusk when Rose came to Lindsey. By then, the entire camp was bustling with preparations for the night's bonfire party.Rose pulled Lindsey to a corner before she handed the former a very expensive-looking square box. "I'll leave this to you."Lindsey took the box carefully with her hands. She recognized the logo. It came from a brand that she heard was incredibly expensive. Even if she had six million dollars now, she was still very careful with money.Naturally, Lindsey didn't open it to take a look. She snuck the box into Summer's camp and quickly left after she put the box inside.After Rose confirmed that nothing went wrong this time, she was in an incredibly good mood. Now, all she had to do was wait for the party to begin and for Anthony to get Summer drunk. Then, everything they planned tonight would bear fruit.She really wanted to see if Summer could somehow escape her grasp this time.Rose was feeling pleased and just about to leave when a hand s
If the media caught wind of such an explosive thing, who knew how bad the story would look? Then, Janice would truly lose all her pride.Rose knew very well that Janice wouldn't dare to throw her under the bus.She shook her head at Janice's angry expression. "I told you before that Summer is too powerful. We're no match for her."Janice got even angrier at Rose's words.Rose consoled her in a gentle tone, "Janice, just calm down and go study abroad. I'll keep trying to help you find Chandler. Don't be stuck in this nightmare called Summer like me.""As if I would! Summer's not worthy of being my nightmare," Janice spat."That's good. Then, let's put all this behind us." Rose already had a clear plan for her next steps.She didn't need Janice to do anything else. Since Janice had lost all value to her, then Janice might as well disappear.Janice clenched her fists tightly. Not far away, she seemed to make out Summer's silhouette. The flickering light made Summer look so noble a
Summer chose Kristen's breakout song. Back then, Kristen had been an all-rounder who excelled in acting, singing, and dancing.The music started. Everyone else took out their phones to record Summer embarrassing herself.Yet, once the intro music came to an end, a clear, sweet voice started to sing.Everyone was stunned."This has to be fake, right? Was it prerecorded?""I thought Summer couldn't sing?""Damn! Her singing is actually this nice?"The audience was buzzing in shock.Rose happened to come back at that moment as well. When she heard Summer singing, her expression instantly soured."Rose, didn't you say Summer was a terrible singer? How could this be terrible? She's good enough to take part in a singing competition.""I don't know, either… She was really bad before. Maybe she found a teacher…" Rose was embarrassed.But very quickly, she turned that humiliation to anger as she saw Anthony. Anthony was standing at a corner with the teachers, watching Summer sing.
Summer was stunned for a moment. "How did you know I just sang?"Lindsey glanced at her.Summer gestured slightly before she got up and walked to the side."Mason, did you have someone stalk me?" she asked.Mason chuckled. "Don't make me sound so creepy. Just walk forward a bit more."Summer was speechless. If she continued walking forward, she would be in a small grove of trees."Don't tell me you're among those trees," she said."Why don't you come find out?" he replied."Mason, you're really…" Summer let out a long sigh. "You disappeared for so many days, and now you just suddenly pop up again, asking me to play hide-and-seek with you in this strange forest in the middle of the night?"Mason laughed. "I set up some little lights along the way. Or do you want me to go over to you instead? Aren't you afraid your classmates will freak out?"Summer had nothing to say to that. She turned back to look at all the students who were busy partying. It seemed like no one noticed her.
Mason's brows furrowed."Listen to me!" Summer said with a serious expression.Mason handed her phone to her and asked, "Is Robin around?"Summer nodded. "He is. I'm going to call him over right now."Mason knew how capable Robin was. "Alright. I'll stay hidden until I see him arrive. Then, I'll leave."After a brief pause, he gently reached out and adjusted her messy hair. "I'm sorry. I've caused you trouble again."Summer said earnestly, "You actually helped me this time. If you hadn't called me over, she might have waited for me to fall asleep at night and attacked me in my tent."Just thinking about it caused Mason to shiver."Just go." Summer looked at Mason and tried to shoot him a reassuring look.Mason was still uneasy, but he left in the end.After a moment, Robin arrived."Ms. Hartford, why are you running around in the middle of nowhere?" he asked sternly."Mr. Cohen, this person tried to kill me," Summer said bluntly.Robin stared in shock at the unconscious Ja
"How do you feel? Any better?" Anthony asked.Summer pursed her lips and looked at him.He couldn't even hide his greed at this point. It was practically oozing out of his eyes. "I'm still a little shaken," she answered.Anthony was elated. "Then, have one more.""Okay. Thank you, Anthony," Summer said as she accepted another glass from him.She slowly drank the whole glass. Then, she put the glass back on the table. "Anthony, you should go have fun with everyone else. I'm not feeling very well. I think I'll head back to my tent and rest.""I'll walk you there." Anthony immediately moved to support her.Summer avoided his hands. "There's no need. It wouldn't look good if anyone saw. Don't worry. My family's bodyguards are nearby. I won't be in danger."Anthony felt his heart stop for a moment.The bodyguards were nearby? Didn't that mean he would easily get caught later?It seemed like he would need to move carefully. The goal for the night was to make it so that things wer
"Go sit down over there!" Summer pointed at the dining room.Mason looked like he wanted to protest, but when Summer glared at him, he sat down obediently."When are you going out?" he asked.She answered, "I need to go out and discuss some things, so I'll be leaving around 10:00 am. I'll try my best to come back before 3:00 pm.""That long?" Mason frowned.Summer poured the chicken broth over the freshly cooked noodles and added two eggs inside before she put the bowl in front of Mason. "Mr. Hunt, I don't like clingy boyfriends. Keep that in mind."Mason didn't know what to say to that. Was he clingy?"Is there anything you want to eat? I'll bring something back for you." Summer decided to offer a small reward after scolding him."Crayfish that you made," Mason said without any hesitation."That's something for next year, so pick something else." She waved it off."How about that place you brought me to last time?" Mason said after some thought. He remembered her enjoying th
That night was a night filled with unease for a lot of people.Anthony switched on his computer and copied two files from an encrypted folder. He had learned that Power Construction was trying to get into the IT industry as well and was looking for a product that would help them break into the market.The two files contained an application and a game. In his eyes, as long as these were developed and released, they would rake in massive profits. Those two files were both from Rose.Initially, they had been meant for him to use as a way to enter Hartford Group."Summer, I'll make sure you regret the decisions you made in the past," Anthony said as he looked at Summer's photo.Initially, he hadn't suspected Summer at all for what happened on the mountain. But when he was leaving, he secretly took that bottle of alcohol with him. Upon closer inspection, he realized the bottle wasn't the one he had tampered with.That was when he finally understood. Summer had probably known all about
Summer felt a sharp pain in her heart, and her eyes started to redden as well.Mason was stunned, not knowing what he did wrong at all. He started to panic. "What's wrong? Did I say something I shouldn't have? Don't cry.""Idiot," Summer scolded as she looked at him.Mason was utterly confused. He lightly patted her on the head and asked, "Why are you so upset?"Summer shook her head. "It's nothing. Didn't you see all the dirt about me online? You still like me after all of that?"Mason shook his head. "I didn't see those. Even if I did, I'd still like you. I know how you are. There's no need for me to learn about you from others.""Wow! Someone's a smooth talker." Summer finally smiled.Mason let out a sigh of relief. "Do you have anything else you want to ask about?""There's nothing else." Summer shook her head."Then, can I…" Mason actually didn't forget about him wanting to pay Henry a visit."You can't!" Summer shut him down immediately before she picked up the cotton s
Mason's complaint seemed laced with complicated emotions. When Summer heard it, she felt her heart skip a beat.She frowned. "How could I not remember anything at all? That doesn't make sense. I was pretty smart when I was six years old. I was thinking about it, and I could even remember getting scolded by my mom after stealing some cookies.""And you look so…" Summer almost blurted out that he looked so good. There was no way she wouldn't remember Mason since she had been a sucker for good looks since she was young.If Mason wasn't lying, then she probably ran over to console him because he was just too good-looking. Otherwise, there was no way she would have dared to get so close to a stranger."And I look what?" Mason asked innocently."You know exactly what you look like," Summer answered vaguely. "I'll go back and ask my parents if I went to that cemetery back then.""Good." Mason nodded.Summer put her arms around his neck again. "I'll believe you for now, but you'd better
Summer was stunned as she looked at Mason in shock. "You…""And that special whack-a-mole game…. I happened to see it when someone hacked into my company's computers a while ago." Mason leaned closer to Summer. "X."Summer felt chills all over as she dropped the cotton swab and took a few steps back. "Jesus! Who the hell are you?"He actually knew about the first game she ever made as a child and even knew she was X.Mason watched her and confirmed that Summer didn't remember anything at all. She wasn't that young back then, so how could she not remember anything?"I'm Mason," Mason answered.Summer's thoughts were in chaos.Mason had mentioned that special game she never told anyone about from when she was young, and he recognized that special whack-a-mole and determined that she was X.It meant that he had the right person.After Summer calmed down, she hurried back to Mason's side and lightly grabbed his neck, pretending to strangle him. "Tell me where we met right now. O
Anthony took a step back. "Alright. Let's go back now. We can talk to your parents together. Don't be so emotional and stay calm. Don't make them worry anymore. I can tell that they love you very much. It's just that they're a little too old-fashioned."Janice sneered. Her face was still stinging from when Patrick slapped her earlier.Love? The only thing they loved was the family's reputation and social standing."Anthony, if you want to get involved in Power Construction, you'll need some real skills. That woman just now was my aunt, and her husband is the general manager of Power Construction's IT department. Bring him down for me." Janice watched Anthony.Anthony nodded without any hesitation. "I'll get it done within three months."…Summer was swamped with the launch of her game, as well as taking care of Mason, the little puppy. The entire day had been a whirlwind of work.Mason realized she was really busy with something important, so he stopped bothering her too much. H
Janice glared at Anthony. "Drop the act. Who used you? Weren't you trying to climb your way into a rich family?"Anthony said slowly, "I love Summer, and the one I want is her, too! She gave me so many hints before, and she was the one who invited me into her tent that night. Otherwise, why would I have gone in? I had no idea the person inside wasn't her!"Janice frowned.Thinking it over, that did make some sense. Why did Anthony need to do that to her in Summer's tent? And there were a lot of rumors surrounding Anthony and Summer in school as well.Anthony grabbed Janice's shoulder. "You can die right now if you want to, but those who harmed us won't feel guilty about it at all. Instead, they'll be pleased that their wicked plans worked. But we can't let that happen, okay? The more we're hurting, the more we need to get revenge on them!"Janice looked a bit surprised. "Revenge? On Summer?""Yes!" Anthony said firmly."How would we get that?" Janice asked.She was definitely u
Janice had once been an outstanding student who excelled in every manner. Compared to Janice, Nora's own child fell far behind.On top of that, Brad had retired a few years ago, and the position of CEO for Power Construction had been given to Patrick, which made Nora incredibly unhappy.With Janice getting caught up in one scandal after another, Nora took full advantage of it. She moved back right away and spent her days whispering into Brad's ears.She embellished all the rumors from the outside and fed them to Brad. Otherwise, there was no way Brad would be so furious."Shut up!" Janice was already sick of Nora's mockery."Oh, my! Dad, just look at her talking to her elders like that. She's completely lost her manners," Nora feigned fear.Janice felt her whole body trembling.What Summer said earlier constantly echoed in her head.She had spent all this time looking for Rose, but she never expected Anthony to barge into her own home. She really didn't know what Anthony said t
Mason let out a long sigh. "Oh, no… What am I supposed to do if you're going out tomorrow?"Summer was bewildered. Mason was supposed to be some notorious monster of a CEO, so why was he acting so weak and pitiful?"Mason, do you really think I'm your personal maid?" she asked.Mason frowned. "Of course not.""You'd better not!" Summer warned.Mason still kept up with the pitiful look, and Summer couldn't bear to say anything else about it.But he was just putting on an act. He didn't actually stop Summer from going out.After that, Summer went and busied herself.Mason sat on the couch. After feeling bored for a while, he eventually started dealing with his own affairs.At dusk, something dawned on him. Tomorrow would be Saul's birthday. Things had been such a mess lately, and Kyle didn't remind him, so he had forgotten all about it.Mason probably wouldn't have time to get a gift anymore. He'd make up for it later.…At around the same time, Janice had hurried home. The m