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
Things have already escalated to where it is now. Is there still a need for us to go on a honeymoon?' Summer thought. Hearing so, Summer rejected again, "Grandma, it's really okay. The semester has just started. I don't think I can take out much time." When he had noticed that there was no hesitation in her replies, he narrowed his almond-shaped eyes as he felt a wave of frustration. He looked at her and purposefully answered his grandma, "That sounds great." Pleased, Ms. Moore chuckled lightly and glanced at Summer as she ordered, "Summer, go and apply for leave from school. If you can't, this old lady of yours will do it for you myself. Since that's settled, I won't bother you lovebirds here any longer. I'll take a taxi back to the mansion." Summer stalled her as she invited, "Grandma, there's an extra room. You should just stay here for the night." "Would I be a bother to you guys?" "Of course not!" Summer shook her head and attempted again, "Grandma, I think we really s
Switching off the lights by the bed, the room fell pitch black, and only the faint sounds of their breaths could be heard.They were sleeping side by side on the same bed, and they were so close together, but it had felt as though there was a distance where they were out of reach from one another. It was when the night had become darker and quieter, did they hear a sudden ring for a received message. A toned arm reached over to the nightstand, Mark grabbed his phone and clicked on the message. It was from Raine which read, "Have you slept? Good night." The blue light emitted by his phone illuminated through the room, and Summer glanced over with the corner of her eyes. Then, she held onto her blanket tightly as her brows knotted slightly. She knew that the message was from Raine. She thought, 'How should I even try to save this marriage? I really do not know.' Without replying to the message, he merely glanced at it. He placed his phone back onto the nightstand, and he shif