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"Yes." Mason nodded.Summer kept her head down. "I heard my family talk about it. It's all in the past now. You don't have to bring it up to me if you don't want to. We're still not at the stage where we need to deliberately share our pain."Mason was taken aback for a moment before he lowered his gaze as well. "I understand."After that, neither of them spoke.Summer carefully applied the medicine for Mason and wrapped up the bandages. "It's done now. I still have things to take care of, so I'll leave for now.""Alright. Then, tomorrow…" Mason said."I'll be leaving bright and early tomorrow. Mr. Cohen will come get me, so focus on getting some rest," she interrupted before he could finish.Mason sat on the couch and looked up at her.Summer avoided his gaze as she grabbed her things. After she muttered out a goodbye, she left Mason's room.When it came to her emotions, Summer had always been someone very careful. The moment she found out that Mason had a dead fiancée, an une
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Robin let out a helpless sigh as he put the suitcase in the trunk.On the way back, Summer saw that Robin kept glancing at his phone and felt a little uneasy."Mr. Cohen, how has the company been lately? I heard from my mom that Royal Financial Group is about to have a change in management. With how I treated Mrs. Hunt last time, she might try to take revenge on Hartford Group," she said.Robin was silent for a moment. "You should just focus on your studies. Let the adults handle the matters at the company."Didn't that response basically confirm that something was wrong within the company?"Are the shareholders causing trouble?" Summer asked.Robin looked at her in surprise. "How did you know? This matter hasn't even blown up yet. I only found out about it not long ago.""With Hartford Group's expansion over the past three decades, we've brought in plenty of shareholders. It's hard for all of them to be fully aligned with our interests. If a few of the troublemakers work togeth
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"She does look a bit thinner," Robin said.Summer thought there was no way she wouldn't be thinner. After all, she had to run around the whole day taking care of Mason."That's great. I was planning to follow Mom to her set anyway. All those celebrities are as thin as paper. I wouldn't want them to look down on me." Summer clung to Henry's arm.Henry shot her a warning look before he sighed. "Just you try! It's not like you're much better than paper. You love eating cake so much, but why can't you ever gain any weight? Those who didn't know might think that I'm starving you at home.""Speaking of food, I'm hungry, Grandpa." Summer hadn't eaten much the whole day, so she definitely was starving."You little piggy!" Henry's face was full of affection.Standing by the side, Robin looked on with a contented expression as well.Back then, he would always worry when Summer spent time with Henry. He would even occasionally blame Summer for failing to live up to the Hartford family name
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Summer frowned slightly. So, she had been there."Phoebe said you were probably possessed, and she went to Springwood to ask around. She told us a few youngsters that had died in accidents had been buried there that day. She said you probably got possessed by one of their restless spirits and even called an exorcist," Henry said.He looked amused as he continued, "I don't know if it actually worked, but you got better the next day. After that, I stopped bringing you to cemeteries or funerals and even hospitals. We mostly just had the family doctor come to the house.""And I forgot all about it after that?" Summer asked."Who did we go to see at Springwood Cemetery? Or whose funeral were we attending?" She almost let it slip and asked about Xena."We went to see an old friend of mine," Henry replied with his face still lowered.He looked a lot sadder at the mention of that old friend.Summer couldn't bear to see Henry sad and immediately held his hand. "Next time you go, I can go
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Henry looked at Summer with a dumbfounded expression. For a moment, he didn't know whether to be happy or not."Summer, I'm not asking you to go and hide," he tried convincing her.A moment of stubborn pride was one thing, but the possibility of danger was another."We can go see my grandaunt in the future. Mom's film is the most important thing right now. She's sacrificed over 20 years of her acting career for our family. It's about time she does something for herself." Summer remained firm.Luke had just happened to hear those words as he was walking downstairs. He froze on the spot.The two in the dining room didn't notice him at all.Henry said, "You little brat! When did you become so stubborn?""I got it from you," Summer answered."You!" Henry's eyes widened in frustration."Grandpa, I'm really sleepy now. We can talk about whatever you want to say when I wake up." Summer finished her milk and dashed off before Henry could respond.She was startled when she saw Luke. "
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"Hartford Group has been too peaceful these years. All these parasites have been sucking us dry. I'd love to see how many of them step up to try and pull me down this time." Henry sneered.…Summer only slept for a little over an hour. She woke up right on time at 8:30 am. She lay in bed for a while before she reached for her phone and started browsing different websites.There was no news of Royal Financial Group at all. In the end, she even went into the school's gossip group.The moment she entered, she saw that everyone was talking about Janice.Yesterday at noon, Power Construction had responded to the tent scandal through their lawyers and publicly acknowledged Janice and Anthony's relationship. At the same time, they condemned any malicious individuals for using Janice's reputation to attack Power Construction."I read the lawyer's statement. It's such bitchy behavior.""Janice never mentioned she had a fiancé before. She would just flit around the school and make so many
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Summer shot up from her bed in less than three seconds. She couldn't sleep because her mind was filled with too many thoughts. She decided to just forgo sleep altogether as she got up and switched on her computer. Then, she logged into the hacker website that she hadn't touched in a long time.Just a few seconds after she logged on, the entire website exploded."X is back.""You're finally back! Are you a senior in high school? It's been so long after the SATs, and we've all been waiting.""Since you're back, are you planning on challenging for the number one spot?"X replied, "Maybe in the future. I'm here today for recruitment."Everyone was confused."What's going on? Is X actually not a high school student but a headhunter?"Summer typed, "Well, you could say that. I'll give a quick introduction. Our company is called Eridanus, and it was founded not long ago. Just two days ago, we released our first game, After School.""What?""You made After School?""Damn! I was so s
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Summer nodded eagerly. "That sounds great! I've never been to this kind of thing before. I have nothing going on today, so can you take me with you?"Kristen was taken aback for a moment.Summer knew that Kristen was planning on quietly handing the role to someone else before the filming started. But she wouldn't give Kristen a chance."Summer, I want to take you to Newford," Kristen said in a low voice.Summer stated firmly, "I'm not going, and you're not, either. Mom, do you know why Dad bought all of this for you?"Kristen shook her head."He's trying to tell you to shine brightly as you pursue what you want to do," Summer said seriously.Kristen looked up at her, her eyes starting to redden.Summer leaned against her and smiled. "Help me pick out a pretty dress. I'm just going to be in the background tonight, so I don't need to be as pretty as during my birthday.""You're really not going to your grandaunt's place? Aren't you scared?" Kristen confirmed one last time.It w
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"Are they like this every day?" Summer glanced back.Saul answered, "Pretty much. You seem a bit distracted today."Summer was taken aback for a moment. "Do I?"Saul pointed to her eyes. "Yeah. They usually sparkle brightly, but they seem a bit dim today."Summer felt a strange heaviness in her chest.She smiled. "It's probably because I didn't sleep well last night. I had a burst of inspiration and ended up working on the script until past 5:00 am."Saul could tell that Summer had something on her mind."You gave me great advice with my brother last time. It really helped me ease my relationship with him. So, if you have anything on your mind, you can always consider sharing with me. I might be able to help you," Saul said warmly.Summer sighed helplessly. "I don't know what to say. It's a bit complicated, so let me sort it through myself first.""I'm always here to listen," Saul said and smiled.Summer smiled back.They finished their tour and returned to the main hall whe
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Summer didn't seem to care at all. "Maybe we'll run into him again."Saul didn't understand what she was trying to say. "What?"Summer shook her head. "Let's keep looking around."Saul led her through the peripheral development area before heading into the core development zone. The atmosphere there was entirely different from the outside.The place was packed with top-tier talent from all over the world, and all of them had their own quirks.At Eridanus, Summer allowed them to embrace all their quirks. Which meant the core development area looked a bit like a zoo.The moment she stepped inside, she saw a pink corn snake coiled around a man's head, flicking its tongue at her. That man's desk even had a glass tank on it. There was a massive spider inside that definitely looked venomous.Summer wasn't easily scared, but seeing so many creatures around definitely gave her goosebumps.As she walked further in, she spotted a few adorable cats, but to prevent the cats from pouncing o
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Saul frowned slightly. "Go check out the merchandise department first. I'll take a look.""I want to see what's happening, too," Summer said as she headed toward the HR department.She had just heard someone mention a Mr. Lawson, after all. And it was a Mr. Lawson from across the street, too.Another gaming company in the same industrial park. Surely it wasn't the same guy that she knew?"You're being unreasonable! You skipped work for three days straight, and HR deducted your pay according to company policy!"As soon as Summer arrived, she saw a woman working in HR, on the verge of tears, being berated by a burly man with a square face."What's going on? Why are you making such a scene at the company?" Saul's tone was sharp."Director…" The young woman was about to speak.But that square-faced man cut her off and raised his voice. "Mr. Hunt, I sent an email to HR yesterday about increasing my salary, but they said you rejected it. Is that right?""You've only been in the indu
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"So you're with Eridanus." Anthony smiled. His expression seemed warm, but Summer could feel the disdain and arrogance underneath it.Anthony was always like that. He always put on an act in front of everyone."Yes." Saul nodded."I've met your representative, Mr. Simmons, before." Anthony was clearly trying to hint to Summer that a marketing director wasn't anything special.Saul nodded with a smile before he asked Summer, "Have you had your breakfast? Do you want me to get my assistant to buy some for you?""I had my breakfast at home," Summer answered."That's good. It's quite hot outside. Let's talk inside," Saul said.Summer nodded. Then, she brought Lindsey right into the building.Anthony stood in place with his fists clenched tightly after being ignored like that.He had heard quite a lot about Eridanus lately. Eridanus was working with Hartford Group, so he immediately jumped to the conclusion that Saul was aiming for Summer because of Summer's status. He was using th
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Summer stayed up all night writing her script. She had only slept for two hours before her alarm rang.That morning, she needed to take Lindsey to Eridanus. It was a good excuse to check out the company as well. She hadn't been there since it opened. She picked up her phone to see a message from Mason. Hesitating for a moment, she decided to give him a call.The phone rang for a while before someone answered."I was up all night writing a script and didn't check my phone. I just woke up," Summer mumbled."Who are you?" A woman's voice was heard on the other end."Cynthia, give me the phone!" came Mason's voice."Mason, you have another woman now? My sister died because of you, and you've moved on to another woman?" the voice shouted.After a shriek, the call was cut off.Summer's drowsiness vanished instantly. As she sat on her bed, she suddenly had the absurd feeling like she had been caught cheating."Ms. Hartford, are you up?" Phoebe asked outside her room after she sat o
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That night, Janice got drunk again.Anthony received a call and rushed over. Seeing her in such a state, Anthony knew he couldn't let her go home. So, he brought her to a hotel.Janice grabbed his collar and demanded, "Anthony! When the hell are you going to finish your damn game? You said you'd get revenge on Summer! Now look at her. She's the top scorer! She's an heiress! And look at me!""You're doing fine. So, you should really stop drinking," Anthony said.Janice was very pretty, and she had a great figure, too. Anthony was never exactly a gentleman. With her clinging onto him like this, something in him snapped."Let me go!" Janice started to struggle.But Anthony had no intention of letting her go. They were already engaged anyway. No matter what happened, what could Janice possibly do to him?…The next morning, Janice woke up with a splitting headache. Memories of the previous night came rushing back. She sat up immediately and saw Anthony stepping out of the bathroom
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"If I really did make a scene, we'd be on the front page of the news tomorrow. I even thought of the title for them, 'Heiress to a Financial Empire Has a Mysterious Background. Online Rumors Claim that Grandpa is Actually Dad!'" Summer shrugged.Luke couldn't help but laugh at that."By the way, I said I'd sue that lady who kept on saying I cheated on my SATs at the Dincht residence that day. So far, it just looks like all talk and no action. Dad, could you help me sort it out?" Summer asked sweetly."Alright. I'll have the legal team draft the paperwork tomorrow," Luke replied."Dad, you're the best!" Summer exclaimed."Alright. I'll go over to your mom. You should keep Grandpa company." Luke ruffled Summer's hair.Summer agreed, and they parted ways.When she got back to the car, Henry was already snoring. She pulled out her phone and saw a missed call from Mason.Then, she remembered what Luke said that afternoon.After some thought, Summer sent him a message. "I'm with Gra
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"Where did you even hear all this?" "The sources are reliable, I swear!"Just as they were chatting away, a cool voice came from behind, "Oh? Is that so?""What the heck?" Turning around, they laid their eyes on the exact woman they had just been gossiping about."Ms. Hartford, what are you doing here? If you're looking for the restroom, it's that way." A curly-haired woman, Peggy Sue, was the one who had sworn her information was credible. Her lips twitched awkwardly. "So, tell me. Where did you hear all this? I'll help you verify whether the information is reliable or not," Summer asked slowly."Ms. Hartford, she said it! We had nothing to do with it…" the others hurriedly said."It's not what you think! I was only joking around. There are plenty of ridiculous rumors around. Please don't take it to heart," Peggy blurted out, glaring at the others. They were all just happily listening to her gossip just now, but they were so quick to throw her under the bus when something hap
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Summer lowered her gaze. "That's wonderful. I hope I can have a husband as good as Dad in the future."Henry said firmly, "You definitely will. I'll keep an eye out for you. Any bad man won't even get close. I'll beat them away with a big stick!""Alright!" Summer grinned, linking her arm through Henry's.A vague memory resurfaced at that moment. Back then, Henry adamantly refused Summer's marriage to Anthony. He really had tried his best to chase Anthony away, just like he said. In the end, Summer was the one who let herself down."I'll definitely listen to you, Grandpa. I won't want anyone that you say is no good," she promised.Henry patted the back of Summer's hand. "You are the best granddaughter I could hope for. Don't be in a rush to find a husband. We're not like other financial conglomerates, marrying off their children just to strengthen business ties."When you choose a husband, the only thing that matters is whether he treats you well, loves you, and whether you lov
