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.
Raine played with the cutlery on the table, stealing glances at Mark. Yvette, on the other hand, was obviously upset by Summer’s behavior. ‘Does she even know her priorities? She should really have a better judgment, how could she spend so much time on a phone call on a day like this!’Jazz wanted to look for her outside but quickly discarded the thought after he saw Yvette’s expression. It was his brother’s birthday today. He really didn’t want to cause a scene and turn his day upside down. The clock was ticking. The dishes had all arrived at their table - some of them even got cold. But Summer was still nowhere to be seen. Mark lowered his head and checked the time on his wrist, squinting his eyes. It had already been 30 minutes since he left the washroom. Suddenly, Mark stood up and told everybody at the table, “I’ll go make a call…”As soon as he left the restaurant, his strides became wider. He walked as fast as the wind, heading towards the women’s restroom.Watchi
Raine put down the cutlery in her hand and said, “I’m also full. What about you, Jazz?”“Me too,” Jazz lifted his glass of wine and downed it again. He looked at the restaurant’s entrance, “But why is Summer still not back yet?”“She was feeling unwell, she told me before she left…” he said slowly.All three of them wanted to head back to Valentine Mansion, so Yvette had no choice but to follow.But, the hatred she had for Summer became even stronger. During her own husband’s birthday, she first answered a phone call for half an hour, then left early, claiming that she was not feeling well. ‘She was way too inconsiderate as a teacher!”In Moonlight Pub. The sound of the booming music was echoing around the place. People were grooving their bodies to the tunes on the dance floor, indulging themselves. Summer held on to her coat as she walked in. The first thing she noticed was Sherman beside the bar counter, drunk. She went over and sat beside Sherman. The pungent smell of