The makeup artist lunged forward and stabbed Kristen.In that split second, Summer pushed Kristen aside.Kristen fell to the ground, but the makeup artist didn't stop as she continued to charge at Kristen.Summer immediately grabbed her wrist.Yet, the makeup artist was shockingly strong. "Whoever stops me will die!"The dagger glinted as it sliced across Summer's arm, but Summer didn't let go. Instead, she held on even tighter as she clenched her teeth. With all her strength, she pushed the makeup artist away from Kristen. "Dream on!"All of this had happened in a few short moments.The nearby bodyguards rushed over. Before the blade was about to harm Summer again, they finally managed to pin the artist to the ground."Summer!" Kristen's voice was trembling as she finally snapped out of her shock and got up in a hurry.She ran to Summer, and when she saw the blood on Summer's arm, she started to panic. "Doctor! Someone call the medical team over!""Mom, I'm fine. Don't worry
"I'd rather take the blade myself," Kristen said."Just look at how much the two of us love each other." Summer clung to Kristen's arm and rubbed against her.Kristen felt both helpless and sad. "You distracted me just now, but what are you and Robin up to? Did you call him over?""No, Mr. Cohen came on his own," Summer muttered.She wasn't lying. She never asked Robin to come."Ever since that lunatic incident from that night, you've been acting so secretive. What exactly are you up to?" Kristen asked seriously.Summer thought about it. She already figured out who the mastermind behind everything was, and there was no need to hide it from Kristen anymore."Mom, none of what happened the past few days was an accident," Summer said seriously.Kristen was taken aback. "What do you mean?""That lunatic, Donny, was brought over deliberately. There's also those flowers and faulty equipment…" Summer pursed her lips. "Even the coffee that Channing sent over in the afternoon was poiso
Kyle shuddered in fear. "Hurry up! Get the car over here and take me back to the hotel now!"He was doomed. Didn't he promise Mason that he wouldn't let anything happen to Summer yesterday?And not only was it big news, but there was a lot of blood, too.After Kyled tied up the two captives, he rushed straight to the hotel.The one receiving the captives was Robin. Originally, Summer hadn't arranged for him to be the one to do that, but since he had been unceremoniously kicked out earlier, Robin figured he might as well wait for the captives.Robin was a little startled to see Kyle. "Aren't you one of Mason's men?"Kyle shook his head with his messy hair. "I'm not. I'm just a local here. I'll leave these two to you. I'm going back fishing!"After Kyle handed the two to Robin, he turned around and bolted."Isn't he one of Mason's men?" Robin asked the man beside him."He looks similar, but Mason's men are always in sharp suits. They always slick their hair back like they pour
Claudia had wanted to protest, but the moment she heard the name "Dorothy Simms", her expression turned cold. "What does that have to do with you?""Nothing, really? I just wanted to confirm my suspicions. That's all." Summer lowered her head.Then, she smiled. "After all, Dorothy was known for being a 'pure and innocent' actress back then. I've never heard of her having children."Claudia clenched her fists tightly and glared at Summer with pure hatred."I should have killed you earlier!" she said through gritted teeth.Summer chuckled. "Kill me? Do you really think you're capable of that?""You just caught me by chance. Do you really think you're that capable?" Claudia sneered.Summer looked at her with an icy-cold gaze. "Sure. You can think whatever you want. I don't care. Now, you have two choices. You can shut your mouth and stay silent, but I'll make sure Dorothy trends online for a whole month. I'll expose the fact that she has an illegitimate daughter.""You wouldn't da
Claudia froze after hearing that. Then, she started to shout hysterically, "You're lying! Your mother forced her to death! Summer, you're so young, but you're already so cruel-hearted. How could you falsely accuse someone who's already dead just to clear your mother's name?"Summer watched as Claudia broke down. She felt nothing in her heart at all.She picked up the remote control and turned on the TV behind Claudia."You shameless slut! How dare you seduce my husband?" The angry shout of a woman could be heard.Claudia stiffly turned around to watch.It was an old recording from over 20 years ago, so the quality wasn't the best, and the footage was shaky.On the bed were a man and a woman. The two of them were in a panic when those people walked in with the camera. The woman frantically grabbed a blanket to cover herself.Even if the image was blurry, Claudia could tell who the woman was in an instant."Dorothy? Unbelievable! I treated you as my best friend and introduced you
Claudia could feel tears of hopelessness, despair, and rage burst out."Two," Summer counted.Just as she was about to say the final number, Claudia shouted loudly, "I'll choose the second option!"Summer lowered her head. "Very good. Mr. Cohen, I'll leave the rest to you.""Where's Kristen? I want to see her!" Claudia shouted."You're not worthy." Summer motioned to Robin, and Robin immediately stepped forward and gagged Claudia before having his men drag her and Xander away.The living room went quiet. Summer looked toward the bedroom as the door slowly opened. Then, Kristen walked out from within."Why won't you let me see her?" Kristen asked.Summer answered, "There was no need. She wouldn't have believed you no matter what you said.""What a pitiful child." Kristen sighed.Summer didn't respond to that.If it was her in the past, she might have sympathized with Claudia, too. But she would not do that now.So what if Claudia had a pitiful past? She had schemed tireles
Summer didn't know whether to be amused or frustrated.That day, she hadn't contacted Mason much.That was just how the two of them were. When they were together, they were inseparable. But when they were apart, things would cool down.After hanging up on Kyle, Summer started to think about how she should bring up her arm injury to Mason.Thinking about it, she felt like it was just a minor cut. It would be overly dramatic for her to make a big deal out of it, so she decided not to say anything. The wound should have more or less healed when she went back in two days anyway.Because of what happened the previous night, the atmosphere on set was a bit strange.Stana arrived early at the dressing room. The moment she sat down, she heard people gossiping."How was Channing's agent involved with last night's incident?""Who knows? But I saw someone take her away in the middle of the night.""That makeup artist was obviously targeting Kristen. Could Channing have gotten his agent t
"Sorry. You can't come any closer," the bodyguard said."Could you please let Ms. Hartford know I'd like to talk to her?" The voice sounded a bit familiar.Summer closed her laptop and opened the door.Outside was Channing, the artist under Claudia, being blocked by guards."Do you need something?" Summer asked."I just want to talk to you," he replied.Summer glanced at him.Channing hurriedly patted himself down. "I don't have any weapons on me.His clumsy honesty amused Summer. She draped on a jacket and got out of the van, sitting down on a chair outside. "Keep it short. If you're here to pour your heart out, then forget it."Channing sat down next to her. "I heard Claudia sent someone to hurt you?""Did you?" Summer glanced at Channing.In all honesty, Summer had intended for Channing to be kicked out as well. She saw him as another one of Claudia's accomplices.But Kristen said the production couldn't be delayed. If they replaced the male lead now, the entire producti
Vincent barked impatiently, "Hold on! Who said I'm afraid of Mason? As long as you give me proof that this whole thing was caused by Summer, I'll make sure I pay back what's owed. I don't care whose sweetheart she is!"Rosanna's lips curled up into a smile. "Alright. I'll send you a recording right away."Yes, Rosanna had recorded Mason's words when he threatened everyone at the Hunt residence.Summer had no idea she had been pulled into the Hunt family's internal war. On the way back, she saw an old woman selling flowers by the roadside.It was already getting late, and there were still many unsold flowers in the basket the old woman carried. It was gardenia season at that moment, which seemed like what that old woman was selling.Summer said, "Stop here. You can drive back first. I want to take a walk.""Ms. Hartford, it's getting late," the driver, Paul West, said uneasily.After Summer got out of the car, she told Paul to drive back and get off duty. After that, she went over
After Chandler finished speaking, he didn't even spare a glance at the stunned Aspen. He turned around and stormed out."Chandler!" Rosanna panicked and ran after him.Chandler jumped into a sports car and sped out of the house."Follow Chandler quickly! Don't let him look for Mason!" Rosanna shouted at the security guards.After that, she ran back inside. "Aspen, how far are you going to push me and Chandler? Kristen has never liked you! It's been more than 20 years, and you're still willing to hurt us for her sake?" Aspen was already overwhelmed by everything that was happening with Kristen. The moment Rosanna brought up Kristen again, his anger exploded.He shouted, "Kristen this, Kristen that! That's all you ever talk about! It's been over 20 years! I've had enough of you! Look at what kind of disaster this has turned into, and you're still thinking of fighting Mason? Do you think your brain is capable of that?"After that, Aspen stormed out of the house as well.Rosanna s
As long as Chandler could get into the upper ranks, wouldn't everything else be easy?Unfortunately, that idiot Chandler had followed his useless mother's lead and completely ruined himself."Could you treat your son a little better? Why don't I see you shouting at Mason like this?" Rosanna snapped.The more Aspen looked at her, the more disgusted he felt."If you ask me, the real culprit here is Summer!" Rosanna changed the topic.She knew very well that Mason was beyond her reach, but Summer came from a small no-name family. She refused to believe she couldn't do anything to Summer."Shut up!" Aspen finally exploded.Rosanna flinched in shock. "Aspen, what are you yelling at me for?""Rosanna, I'm warning you. Do not touch Summer! Why are you trying to provoke Mason like that? Have you forgotten what he said in the morning?" Aspen asked in anger."Mason actually admitted to being involved with Summer at the residence?" Chandler's expression changed drastically.Aspen nodded
Summer thought for a moment. "Probably not anytime soon. I'll head over a month early. That should be enough.""Alright, then. I'll get back to my sketches. Don't worry about that stuff online. They were all praising how awesome you are!" Lindsey said."Alright," Summer said before she hung up.In the end, Summer still ended up going online to look at what people were saying about her. It was pretty much as Lindsey had said. Most of the comments were positive.Of course, there were a few trolls claiming she'd bought her way onto the trending list or faked her exam scores.Summer ignored all of that.It actually felt quite surreal. In her past life, her public image had been awful—so much so that even a casual mention of her online would draw a wave of public ridicule.After her rebirth, it was the same time period, the same Internet, and maybe even the same people. Yet, the name Summer Hartford had gone from something everyone spat on and trampled over to an object of admiration
Summer took the phone from Emma. Not only was she trending, but she was even the hottest trending topic at that moment."Lindsey, something just came up. I'll call you later," Summer said.She hung up the call and turned to Emma. "Weren't the sets cleared when we filmed that scene? How did these photos get leaked?"She paused, then flipped to the next photo. "This one was a photo of me sitting here."Emma said, "I've already told the production team. They said they'll investigate, but with how many people are coming in and out of the place, it's hard to prevent leaks. The amount of attention you're getting is crazy. I checked the data, and your engagement rate is higher than some top celebrities."Summer said seriously, "I don't need this kind of attention. Please talk to the production team again. If they leaked this as promotional material for the show, then make sure it's the first and last time."Summer didn't want too much exposure to the public eye. On some level, it wasn't
Because of how Summer had stepped in to help last time, most of the employees on set had taken a real liking to her. The moment they saw her, they greeted her warmly.When Summer found Kristen, Kristen was in the middle of a shoot."Summer, did you bring something tasty again?" Emma caught a whiff of the food and hurried over."I made some egg muffins, and our housekeeper made some soup for my mom as well." Summer handed a box of egg muffins to Emma. "This is for you.""Thank you, my lady!" Emma immediately took the box and shared it with a few other staff members. The muffins were gone in a flash.Meanwhile, Emma found a quiet corner to sit in. She started to work on her script as she waited for Kristen to finish.Coincidentally, one of the assistant directors, who frequently fed gossip to certain online accounts, was getting antsy. He had a scheduled scoop due but couldn't find anything worth leaking. When his gaze fell on Summer, quietly sitting in a corner, a lightbulb lit up
"Mom, what are you planning to do about that girl from the Hartford family?" Rosanna seized the moment to bring it up, clearly wanting Violet to know about Summer's existence.She said, "Mason's clearly fallen for her, and Summer isn't exactly easy to deal with. I'm afraid she'll try to do something to Ms. Fridman if she finds out."Victoria frowned.Jane chimed in, "Rosanna, she's just barely become an adult. Don't you think you're being a little too paranoid? I know you had bad blood with her mother back in the day, but it's really not right to talk about her daughter like that.""Jane, what's that supposed to mean? I'm just looking out for your niece's best interests! Why did you have to bring up my past?" Rosanna snapped.Jane looked a little confused. "I'm just stating a fact. Why are you being so defensive? I even heard that Summer topped the SAT scores in our region this year. How could a child like that be like what you're describing? Besides, everyone's heard about the gr
"Violet!" Jane immediately stood up to greet her.Rosanna rolled her eyes at the sight.Jane came from a better family than her and was pretty and good at putting on an act. Victoria favored her a lot.This time, when it came to finding a match for Mason, Rosanna had recommended quite a few of her own relatives. Victoria had rejected them all, but her eyes were instantly set on Violet.Rosanna had seen Violet's photos before, and she had to admit that she was beautiful. But she always thought it was edited.Yet, when the real person appeared, she was even more beautiful than the photos. Rosanna's expression instantly darkened."Aunt Jane," Violet greeted Jane before she turned to the Hunt family and smiled apologetically. "I'm really sorry, everyone. My flight was delayed. I'm truly sorry for making everyone wait."Victoria seemed to like Violet a lot. "We're all family here. There's nothing to be sorry about. Come on. Sit beside me. Mason, come over, too."Mason's expression r
"That heiress of Hartford Group, Summer Hartford. Don't you remember how Mason almost beat Chandler to death? It was all because of Summer!" Rosanna had been a shadow of her former self ever since she had been thoroughly defeated by Mason.The whole world knew she had been ousted from Royal Financial Group's board. After getting out of prison, she had never even stepped out of the house once. She was afraid of being backstabbed by those who had put on fake smiles in front of her in the past.The rest of the room was shocked. "Hartford Group? Mason, what's so special about the daughter of some small-time group?""That's right! I remember that woman. She's so tacky, and she always appears in those strange magazines.""Mason, Xena was a genius pianist. If you're going to find someone new, you should at least find someone on her level."Rosanna felt much better seeing everyone show such disdain for Summer. How could anyone who that bitch Kristen gave birth to be worth anything? Summer