In the living room, Mark stared at the room door from time to time; he couldn’t fall asleep.But the door never once opened and remained tightly shut.She was in the room while he stayed outside; they both couldn’t sleep, and the quiet atmosphere emitted a feeling of loneliness.The next morning.Summer had not slept the entire night and she didn’t know why; she only felt like she had just closed her eyes for a moment, but when she opened them, the sky was already bright.After she looked at the time, she went into the bathroom to wash up. When she came out, she saw him coming out of the closet.She glanced at him quickly and said nothing; but picked up her bag and exited the room.She was feeling awful; besides, she wasn’t hungry, so she didn’t prepare breakfast but thought of buying some snacks along the way to school.Mark stared at her slender figure and couldn’t refrain himself from feeling more downcast.The moment Summer opened the main door, Raine stood in front of her
Pausing for a moment, Maria quickly added that it was an order from Yvette; that if she didn’t show up, she would personally pick her up from school.At this point, it was no longer reasonable to cause further trouble for Maria.No matter how crafty Yvette was, she was still human and not a tigress. What harm could she possibly do to her?Moreover, she wasn’t afraid of Yvette. Since she had already fallen out of her favor, there was nothing else to be ashamed of!In the afternoon, Summer drove her car directly to Valentine mansion; according to the maid, Yvette was in the room upstairs.She went upstairs and took a corner; there she saw Yvette and Raine approaching her and Yvette looked full of pride.However, Summer was unaffected by her prideful display. Yvette was that kind of woman, the prouder she was, the more loathsome she was.“What do you have with me here?” she went ahead and asked directly, without the slightest doubt.There are some who are truly respectable; yet al
It felt like a sharp blade slashing across her heart; it was an excruciating pain and nevertheless indescribable.Her reaction aroused Yvette’s anger further. She snorted, “What a heartless woman, you must be after the riches of the Valentine family!”Her indifference towards her husband’s affectionate relationship with another woman could only mean that she didn’t love her husband but was only after his wealth.She didn’t refute Yvette’s words for it wasn’t worth the effort. She would only retaliate and made things worse.Therefore, whatever she had in mind; it was best to let her be.Not paying Yvette further attention, Summer turned around and headed toward the stairs.But Yvette wasn’t ready to let her leave; she strode across Summer and blocked her path. Then she scorned, “There is a saying, just as the face is essential to man as bark is to trees, I’ve never seen such a brazen woman. Even though she knows that her husband loves another woman, she doesn’t know when to give u
Yvette stomped; her anger rocketed sky high. “Do you know who you are speaking to?”“Yes of course, I am clearly aware. I always show the same respect to those who respect me and vice versa.” Summer wasn’t overbearing, but her words were full of ridicule.It was only natural to make up with Yvette to safeguard her position in the Valentine family.However, she had none of those intentions; thus, not only didn’t she make up, but she also wanted to rip it further apart.Since young, Yvette had been very pampered. She could not be scolded nor ridiculed; in Norwood, there was no one that wouldn’t want to curry her favor.Ever since she moved to Santabaca because of her marriage, she still commanded the influence of Norwood. Furthermore, with Valentine Group holding majority stakes in Santabaca, no one dared to disrespect her.Who would dare to make her angry?Summer was the only one who had angered her repeatedly; furthermore, spoke such ugly words about her and disgraced her.Stan
The living room was in a mess. Mark witnessed the scene as he entered the living room. He squinted his eyes and first looked at Summer, then at Raine who was lying on the floor.Mark was at a loss about what had happened; She stood still like a rock and stared at her hands in disbelief, whereas Raine was rolling on the floor.Without wasting a moment, he strode forward and quickly carried Raine. He asked calmly, “What happened?”Yvette was still panting due to her shock. At his question, she pointed at Summer. “She pushed her on purpose.”Mark’s expression darkened; his pupils turned black as ink as his sight fell coldly upon Summer.She only wanted to release herself from Yvette’s grip. She didn’t even use any force. As to why it resulted this way, she herself was confused.But, hearing Yvette’s accusation, she felt like laughing.Yet, his icy cold look tore her painful wound even more. It was an excruciating painAt times, there were no need for words; an expression alone was
The nurse eyed her curiously and asked upon hearing Summer, "And you are?""Her friend." "Luckily, her injuries aren't too serious, but had she fallen face flat, and it would have been much severe. She should recover in a few days.""Right, understood. Thank you," feeling relieved, Summer thanked the nurse profusely. The nurse smiled politely and replied, "You're welcome."Instead of going to Raine's ward, she headed to the gynecologist’s. Since she had a good relationship with neither Raine nor Yvette, she knew they would only argue if she had gone over.She had done a B-scan and then some check-ups. When the results were out, the doctor had explained that there was nothing to be concerned about as the pain that she felt earlier could have been due to her squatting at that time. As her results have shown, everything had looked fine. Summer nodded as she thought, 'That's right-- I only felt the pain when I fell and sat on the ground, and it didn't last long.'After that, she
Yvette thought, 'How dare she! How dare she try and push me down from the stairs! Forget about being the Valentine's family's daughter-in-law. Only when pigs fly would I let her stay!'Even Mark, my quiet and logical son, seems to be bewitched by her, let alone Jazz. Everything he says is all to defend and protect that woman!' ‘He's hopeless. I won't waste my effort on talking him out of it. I'll just continue with my own ways and plans.' At night. Summer sat in front of her laptop with her files opened and empty with nothing typed, even though she had wanted to prep for her classes.At that moment, her mind was not focusing on the task before her at all, and even she herself did not know where her thoughts had gone to.When she snapped back and noticed the time, 40 minutes had passed, and she still had yet to type anything. Right at that moment, the sound of the doorbell radiated through the room. She was slightly stunned as she just sat there frozen. Then, sounds of per
Knowingly, Ms. Moore said, "Mark, that kid hasn’t liked taking pictures ever since I knew him, but I can't believe you guys don't even have a single one of your wedding. I'm truly disappointed! Oh, I just remembered. You guys haven't gone for your honeymoon yet right? I've actually chosen a great place for y'all. Maybe in the next two days, you guys can go have your honeymoon. It's a perfect time now since you guys are still newly-weds." "No, it's okay!" Summer replied rather fiercely, all of a sudden. When she noticed how she had sounded too forced, she explained, "He's quite busy recently, and so am I. So, maybe we can just forget about it." Mark had stepped in during their conversation. As he hooked his coat over onto his arm, he asked, "Forget about what?" Ms. Moore eyed him and sounded displeased when she asked, "Why did you come home so late? Aren't you worried about leaving your pregnant wife at home alone?" He shifted his brows as he swept his gaze over onto Summer, bu
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