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