“I am still waiting for someone.” While speaking, Summer saw the items on the menu.Her jaw dropped. The coffees listed on the menu were over a hundred dollars a cup. Some were even as high as a thousand dollars. These were way too luxurious for her.Mark finally showed up. Summer glanced at her mobile phone. It was 1:59 pm. This man arrived almost on the dot.He sat down opposite her and squinted at her as he leaned back on the sofa leisurely. “There is something that we need to talk about, Miss Hart.”Her heart raced. She spontaneously straightened her back. “Is it about the report?”“You took the pill that my man brought in front of me that day. Yet this happens. How are you going to explain this?”He looked at her with his penetrating eyes, as if he was observing her every tiny movement.She did not avoid his gaze but looked him back in the eyes with utmost calmness.“My dad came back from a trip to Mowo and brought back some coffee. He brewed the coffee, and I drank a few
“As much as I am sorry to hear your condition, it has nothing to do with me.” His deep voice was indifferent.“It is exactly the fact that the baby has nothing to do with you that makes me willing to meet. I want nothing from you. Don’t worry. The only thing I want is this baby.” Her chest heaved, her hands clasping the edge of the table to support her body.Sunlight shone through the floor-to-ceiling windows behind her. It looked as if she was coated with a soft yellow halo. Her hair that cascaded down on both sides of her cheeks gave a touch of beauty to her.The sight tugged at Mark’s heartstring. There was a slight emotional disturbance in his eyes. When he spoke, his icy voice softened a bit this time. “What if the child belongs to another man?”“I will still keep the baby. I'd prefer the baby to belong to another man rather than you.”Her reply startled him slightly. He narrowed his eyes and swallowed. This time, his voice became bitter again. “Why is that?”“It will be far
If push came to shove, she would go into hiding. It might not be a solution, but this could be the only way out.Her mom and dad had returned to their hometown in the countryside. So Mark could not use her parents to threaten her.Her headache had lessened, and she felt better now. She got out of bed and quickly packed up.She wasted no time in leaving the place. But before that, she had to go to school to hand over her task for the year-end exam.She hauled her suitcase and headed out to the school.…Jazz yawned and stretched. He looked up and saw Mark coming out of the bedroom. “Are you going to the office now?”“Yeah. What’s up?” Mark looked at him as he adjusted his iron-gray tie.“Mom came back last night. She asked us to go home in the morning.”“Let’s go home first, and then the chauffeur will send you back to school.” As Mark put on his suit, his brows furrowed as if something came to mind. “When is the final exam?”Jazz hemmed upon hearing the question. “Tomorrow,”
“She said she would be back with her fiancé in two days,” Yvette said.Mark clenched the file in his hand and walked forward, his expression becoming normal again.“Where are you going, Mark?” Yvette looked at him from behind, wondering if he could still not forget Raine Valentine.He paused and turned around with his eyebrows raised. “The washroom.”“Your aunt has something to say to you: it is time to settle down; you are not young anymore,” Yvette said after eyeing him.Mark looked calm, not revealing his emotions. “Let me go to the washroom first, Mom.”As soon as he was inside the washroom, he forced his fist on the marble basin countertop, his eyes piercingly bitter. He sneered.‘Damn you, Raine!’He took out his phone with his bruised hand. With that bitter smile on his face, he dialed the number that he had ingrained in his mind.‘The call you have dialed is busy. Please try again later.’The line was busy?He narrowed his eyes and threw his mobile phone on the basin
“Come on, he is waiting in the coffee shop opposite our school right now. Just meet him for a while before you go.”Cerys pushed and brought her out of the school.Summer, who was being dragged along, was trying to find an excuse. “I haven’t even washed my face yet, Cerys. Look at my messy hair! I don’t want to frighten him!”“It is fine. No one is going to know that if you don’t tell. Let’s go.”Cerys was a little chubby, almost twice the size of Summer. It looked as if she was taking a kid with her.Summer reluctantly followed her. “I will only show my face, and then I will have to leave, or I will miss the train.”“Deal.”So Cerys brought her into a coffee shop opposite the school.A guy, about twenty-eight, medium-built, an ordinary-looking man, was sitting at the table by the window.As they walked over, and Cerys introduced them to each other. The guy politely held out his hand. “Nice to meet you.”Just as she was about to hold out hers, she saw in her peripheral vision
It was only right for Cerys to leave now. But before that, she did not forget to encourage Summer and the young man to contact each other by phone to get to know each other better.So now Mark and Summer were the only people here. As always, Mark still had no expression on his face. “So this is what a blind date looks like, eh?”Summer said nothing, just biting her lip, waiting for her opportunity.“Did you leave your phone number to every man you met on a blind date?” Mark frowned and felt curious.She took a deep breath, as she could no longer stand this anymore. “I am going to the ladies’ room.”But Mark extended his hand to stop her and then glanced down at the luggage with his piercing eyes. “Why do you need to bring the luggage to the toilet?”She froze and did not want to pretend anymore. “I will not agree to an abortion. Absolutely no!”“Do you think you can defy me?” He threatened her.He hit the nail on the head. She lowered her eyes and gritted her teeth. “You are a
Summer trembled when the warm palm of his hand touched her skin. It frightened her. She did not know what to do.Her racing heartbeat only calmed down after a long while. “Why do you want to marry me?” she spelled out her words.She was not an eighteen-year-old who still fantasized about a fairy-tale relationship anymore.While he had power and money, yielding dominant influence in Santabaca, she was just an ordinary teacher. Not to mention that they had only met six times.The only time they had an intimate encounter was the night when they got drunk and slept together. Had he been fascinated by her body since then?Absolutely impossible. She felt ridiculous just by thinking about it.So why did he want to marry her?There was silence for over ten seconds, and the cigarette between his fingertips still shimmered. He then opened his mouth.“I need a partner to marry. And you, whom I don’t hate, are the best candidate.”Looking at his penetrating eyes, Summer could see a fain
The phone rang for a long while before a drowsy voice picked it up. “Hello?”“You have five minutes. Either you come down, or I go up,” he frowned and said with a no-nonsense voice.He disliked waiting, but today was an exception. He had been waiting for over half an hour, and his patience had run out.Summer was jolted out of her sleep. She gasped in fright. ‘How... how could it be him?’“Five minutes. If you agree, bring your things and come down quickly. If you disagree, we will go to the hospital. Now, there are still four minutes left.”He reminded her again and hung up before she could say anything.He raised his eyebrows, wondering if he was really so frightening to her that she had to gasp in horror at hearing his voice?With one minute left, Summer appeared in front of the black Land Rover. She gritted her teeth and opened the car door.Her hair was pointing everywhere, and there was a stain on the corner of her mouth.Her appearance startled Mark, but just for a seco
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