The three of them had been sitting there waiting. It was not until 7:10 pm when Mark finally appeared at the restaurant entrance.He first glanced with his eyes slightly narrowed at Summer, then at the other three, before he took his seat.“Did your dad call you?” Yvette still did not give up.Jazz felt a headache. ‘Can’t she stop it even for a while?’“No, he should be very busy at this time,” Mark said faintly.“However busy he is, he should call you on your birthday. You are his son. But he did not even bother to call!”Raine pulled at Yvette’s sleeve to remind her. “It is Mark’s birthday today, Yvette.”Only then did she restrain herself, taking a deep breath to regulate her breathing.Jazz took out a pen and handed it over to Mark. “Here you go, Mark. Happy birthday. It might not be an expensive brand, but I bought it with my money.”After working part-time at the gas station for some time, he bought something with his hard-earned money.“Thank you.” Mark’s lips turned u
Summer looked away when his stare made her felt awkward. “But something I didn’t forget.”“What?” Mark was still staring at her, his eyes sullen.She took out the good-luck charm she got from the astrologist from the pocket of her coat. “I got this good luck charm from an astrologist. Give me your hand.”Mark extended his hand in front of her and observed her every move.Her fingers were soft, but felt cold. She lowered her head and tied the good luck charm to this wrist matter-of-factly. “It really suits you.”Mark raised his long eyebrows as he stared at the dark red mahogany bracelet on his wrist, doubting if this thing really suited him.Summer was observing him. Seeing the look on his face, she said, “Take it down if you don’t like it.”Jazz heard that and nodded in excitement. “I like it. Take it down and give it to me, Mark.”“It actually looks pretty good.” The longer he looked at the dark red mahogany bracelet, the more pleasing to the eye it became. Not half bad at al
Summer walked out of the revolving restaurant.Raine was typing a message on her phone under the table. She pressed ‘send’ as she finished writing.She did it discreetly, so neither Jazz nor Yvette had noticed it. She got up and excused herself to the washroom.As she left, he gave Mark a meaningful look.While looking at the dark-red mahogany bracelet on his wrist, Mark felt his phone vibrating in his pants pocket. He fished it out and took a look.Raine sent him a short and concise text message.‘See you in front of the washroom.’Mark put the phone back quietly with an impassive face, pushed the chair back a little, and got to his feet.“Where are you going, Mark?” Jazz asked after taking a sip of red wine.“I must have had too much water and need to take a leak,” Mark said with a magnetic voice as he went.He had disappeared out of the door before his voice trailed off.But Jazz and Yvette had sensed nothing wrong with the surrounding atmosphere.In front of the washroo
Summer let out a soft sigh. “You can swallow vinegar to get rid of the thorn in your throat. But what do you need to swallow when it is a thorn in our heart?”“I don’t know, but the only thing I know is that I will swallow anything as long as I can get rid of the thorn. Come, drink with me.”“It is his birthday today. I can’t go right now. Once it’s over, I will find you, okay?”She coaxed Sherman like a child, with patience and a soft voice.As sad as Sherman felt, she was still sensible. “Sure, Summer.”After hanging up, Summer let out a long sigh. She knew how Sherman felt, and she felt sorry for her. But how could she help her?She collected her thoughts and glanced toward the dining hall before heading to the washroom.She knew she would tense up again as soon as she returned to the dining hall. She wanted to relax her mind. Besides, she had nature’s call to answer.When she came in front of the washroom and was about to push the door open, she heard voices coming from the
Suddenly, Mark felt a pair of hands wrapping him from behind. He stopped and said in a flat voice, “Raine, why are you hugging me now, hmm?” He sounded so emotionless yet deep.“I don’t know, I don’t even know myself anymore! I just know that I want to be with you, but I can’t... I have my responsibilities!”Raine had finally let out all the sadness and vulnerability behind her facade, shaking her head as she felt the pain in her heart. Mark turned around and pushed her away with both hands, grabbing her shoulders tightly. Their eyes locked, and his tone turned soft, “Share them with me, I am here.” “I am here…” A phrase so simple yet so full of promises.His gaze felt bottomless, so deep, and so dark. Through his eyes, she felt like he was ready to shoulder all her burdens and worries. As long as he was with her, nothing in this world was impossible! His gaze lured her into a deep trance. She was completely smitten! At that moment, she wanted just to put everything behind a
It was as if the man standing in front of her was not her husband, but just another stranger who had walked into the wrong restroom. Raine was taken aback by Summer’s response. It took her by surprise as she did not expect Summer to react in such a way. Mark lifted his brow, his gaze as dark as night. It was almost frightening. He just stared at Summer intensely without uttering a word.“It’s really urgent, I have to go now. Could you please leave, Mr. Valentine?” she spoke coldly once again, her palms starting to hurt. However, she needed physical pain to keep her cool. The more it hurt, the clearer her head was.Still struck and speechless, Mark continued standing with Raine in his arms. He just kept staring at her deeply, as if he was frozen in time. However, if observant enough, one could easily see the emotions he hid behind his dark eyes—feelings of panic and helplessness.At that moment, Raine was also at a loss of words. Her tongue was tied. There was no other exp
“I can’t trust you anymore. You just showed me that your words carry no weight, you almost seem pretentious...” Word by word, she spoke slowly but clearly, “You made a promise to me back in Grudin North and I trusted you. But by the looks of it, I guess your promise didn’t age well, huh?” Raine could not respond to what Summer said. Her innocent face flushed with embarrassment. “Also, there is something that I really don’t understand about you,” Summer said. “You told me that you don’t love him, yet you are seducing him behind my back, saying that you love him. So tell me, do you actually love him, or do you not?”Raine bit into her lip with her pearl white teeth, leaving a deep mark on her lower lip. Summer was still staring at her while she uttered these sharp words.“You said you had your reason, that you could not love him. That was the reason you left for three years. Since you already have a reason, shouldn’t you bury your feelings at the bottom of your heart? Shoul
The corner of her mouth curled up. Her heart was desolated and numbed by his words. The pain and chills she felt were indescribable. She felt like she had fallen into an ice pit, surrounded by walls of cold ice piercing through her soul. “I am your wife, is that enough for you?” she said softly as she lifted her head to look at him after a pause. ‘I am your wife…’Mark’s dark eyes twitched when he heard the phrase. “But apparently, that was all in my head. I thought I was your wife, but by the looks of it, I have once again overestimated myself.”Summer continued in a cold and flat voice. Though she still had a faint smile on her face, the pain could almost be heard through her voice.He looked at the face in front of him, the face that was as big as his palm, not too big nor too small. It looked so tough, yet so soft and delicate like a flower. Something tugged on his heartstrings, and he wanted to stretch out his arm and cup her face. The urge came so unexpectedly strong.
Chapter 1814Before Jazz came to pick up Essa, his elder brother told him he should give candies if he was blocked out of the door. The big brother got experience in his own wedding years ago. Jazz kept it in his mind. At the moment, under such circumstances, he generously distributed candies to everyone. Jazz was a smart guy! People were happy with the candies. They let him in and stopped making trouble for him. People were just having fun on their wedding day and making the atmosphere livelier. Essa's wedding dress was custom-made by the most famous designer in Paris. Summer had arranged it for her. It looked gorgeous on Essa. The wedding dress had a fishtail, which set off Essa's slender waist even more as if it could be grabbed in one hand. The dress was low-back, showing her fair skin. Under the light, Essa looked amazing! Essa was so beautiful, breathtakingly beautiful! Stepping on her crystal high heels, she walked slowly towards Jazz. The distance wasn't long,
Chapter 1813The neck was Essa's most sensitive spot. She felt itchy if someone touched her there, let alone that Jazz clung tight to there for so long. She could barely stand it. Her body was squirming timidly. "Don't seduce me!" Essa was angry, "I'm not seducing you! Just sleep! But can you not cling to me so tight?" "Why? Are you turned on by me?" Essa was lying with her back to him, her cheeks blushed, and she hissed, "Who is turned on?" ‘What the hell! The man is like a sex machine!’ "Since you are so sure of it, let me check you out." Essa wanted to kill herself, but before she did, she wanted to kill him first! "Are you lying, babe?" Jazz deliberately drawled. "Get away from me! If you don't want to sleep in the guest room, go sleep on the couch! I cannot sleep with you clinging to me so tight!" But Jazz ignored her demand. Essa's whole face had turned red, so red as if it was about to bleed. "Jazz!" "You can be louder. I'm fine with it anyway
Chapter 1812Jazz naturally had no objection because he couldn’t wait to get married. He had always been determined, and as long as he made the decision, he would never change his mind!Now that he had decided to marry her, he must do it!Essa had heard her words. Although she thought it was a little too hasty, she kept silent, giving tacit consent.They were getting married in fifteen days! It was really fast!But because the bridegroom was Jazz, she was not panicked at all. She was calm because cuddling up together with him like this made her feel happy.That night was not easy. Jazz was like a wolf who had been hungry for decades, and he would not let go of the delicious meat that had been put in front of his mouth.They had sex for another whole night. Although Essa was strong, she was no match for a man.Her legs and waist were so weak that she had to support her waist with both hands in order to stand up. She thought Jazz should not have been so horny even if he had hadn'
Chapter 1811Jazz lowered his head slightly and kissed her.Essa could not pretend to be sleeping any longer, so she opened her eyes and pressed her hands against his chest."Morning, baby." He stared at her tenderly and asked, "How did you feel last night? Are you satisfied?"She glared at him, not wanting to speak.But she didn't know her eyes were full of tenderness and love now.After the sex last night, Jazz could not resist such a temptation anymore.He bowed his head, intending to kiss her."Get up! I have to go to work! If you dare to kiss me now, I will definitely beat you up!"Jazz didn't kiss her but shrugged his shoulders.He was not afraid of her threat, but he knew it was her first time last night. He thought he could not ask her to make love again in the morning. Otherwise, she would be too tired.Essa was satisfied to see him give up. She glanced at the time and found she was about to be late, so she didn't want to waste time chatting with him anymore.But w
Chapter 1810"Why are you so sensitive?" Jazz smiled lightly, enjoying her current reaction."You’re talking nonsense! You are hugging me too tight. Back away..." She blushed slightly, keeping twisting her body.She had never had such intimate contact with a man before, so she felt hot all over and acted unnaturally."Do you think this distance is too close? We will be closer…"Essa couldn't take it anymore, so she stretched out her hands, pushed against his chest, and said, "Stop it!""Why? You have to get used to this. We will have more intimate interactions, so you have to get used to..."She felt a little scared about such intimate contact.Jazz pressed his body against hers tightly. The scenery outside was blurry at night, and the two of them were alone in the same room, so it was easy for them to become turned on, and sparks were flying between them.His long fingers began to take off her clothes.Soon, she was naked. Jazz picked her up and placed her on the bed."I'm
Chapter 1809Jazz opened the car door for her with a smile and said, "Baby, have an enjoyable time at work."After finishing speaking, he started the car and stepped on the accelerator, and then, the car disappeared without a trace, leaving Essa standing there in a daze.But she still needed to enter the police station to work. Even if she stood here for two hours, she could not solve the problem. There was no point in evading issues, so she decided to get in. Then, she gritted her teeth and walked in, keeping her eyes looking straight ahead.However, even if she didn’t look at others, others would still look at her. Along the way, many people stared at her.They had not expected Essa to be so open. She had actually done such a thing at the gate of the police station!Essa felt her cheeks were burning, but she still forced a smile and tried to be a thick-skinned person.She was hypnotizing herself.When she got into her office, she felt as if she had been flayed by the gazes
Chapter 1808"A few years. Why did you call him a bastard?""You still care about him? I just want to call him a bastard. Don't be silly. There are few innocent men like me. Think about it! It is cost-effective for you to marry me. You have never been married before, and neither have I. To be honest, with my appearance and status, it was not easy to stay single till now. Don’t you think it's very touching?"Hearing this, Essa was completely speechless."It's not touching at all. Are you sure you’re not impotent? Why are you a virgin till now? As you said, you have enough merits to fascinate others!"Hearing this, Jazz on the other end of the phone became sullen and said, "Are you doubting my potency?"Women’s suspicion was the most intolerable thing to men! How could she doubt his sexual potency? It had hurt his pride!"I didn't doubt it before, but you emphasized it over and over again. It is you that made me feel suspicious..." She took a sip of water. Compared to his exaspe
Chapter 1807Essa had told her that Summer was also from an ordinary family. Seeing she and Mark were so affectionate to each other, she felt relieved and believed that Mark was a good man.It was hard to imagine such a handsome man with a high status would be the same as an ordinary man when he was with his family.On the other side of the table, Essa was putting food on Jazz’s plate, while Jazz was picking out fishbones for her. Both of them had faint smiles on their faces, showing genuine love to each other.Essa’s mother let out a sigh of relief.After dinner, Mark insisted on sending the three of them home. Essa shook her head repeatedly and rejected because there were a lot of taxis outside the hotel."This is our first dinner together, so we must send you home. In this way, we can know where you live…"Although Mark's words were polite, they had an irresistible sense of solemnity.Jazz had wanted to refuse too, but after hearing Mark’s words, he swallowed the words back.
Chapter 1806Jazz walked over and handed her red roses."You're too high-profile!" Essa kneaded her forehead with her hand, feeling a headache."Don't you like it?" Jazz smiled."I like it very much." She took a deep sniff. The roses were exuding a light fragrance, making her mood good."My brother and sister-in-law want to have dinner with you and your family tonight. Do you want to meet them?"Essa blinked, "Didn't we meet before?""Yes, but it's not formal. This time, it will be a formal meeting at the Grande Hotel at eight o'clock in the evening…"Essa rubbed her forehead, then went home, and told her mother about the dinner. Her mother was a little worried. She had only met Jazz before, and Mark was a big shot that she could only see on TV. When he suddenly wanted to meet them, Essa’s mother felt nervous.Essa kept comforting her, saying there would be no problem because Mark was very approachable and easygoing.She then changed her clothes and put on makeup. Later, Jazz