When she thought of him asking her to leave back in the hospital, the corner of her lips turned up in a sneer. Since it pained her to see the images in her head, she decidedly erased them from her mind. Daisy walked in and looked at her. “Why haven’t you gone to sleep yet? It is getting late.” Summer blinked away the tears in her eyes and collected her thoughts. “I will go to sleep right away.” Nodded, Daisy said, “And ignore your sister-in-law. If the Valentines want to give you money, do not accept it. We do not lack money, and we cannot let them look down on us.” “Mom, I will not accept it. I will never accept their money for the sake of my child. I can raise my child on my own. If I accept the money and they are to fight for the child’s custody one day, it will work against me. I will not make such a mistake.” In case the court decided that the money was the child’s support, then it would definitely jeopardize her case. She had to take precautions before it happened, an
The kindergarten would only end at 12:00 pm. So Summer stood in the shade of a tree outside and waited, glancing down at the time from time to time. The gate of the kindergarten opened at 12:00 pm sharp, and a crisp, soft, cheerful voice came from a distance. “Mommy!” Immediately afterwards, a little white, cheerful figure plunged into Summer’s arms, hugged her neck with a pair of puppy dog eyes, and gave Summer a generous peck on her cheek. She held the little person in her arms with a smile, as her voice melted her heart. “Charlotte, say goodbye to your teacher.” Charlotte waved her small hand as told, her voice loud and clear as she said, “Goodbye, Ms.” Hand in hand, the mother and daughter headed off. Charlotte was cheerful and naughty. She blinked and asked, “Mommy, where are we going now?” “Going to grandma’s place.” While speaking, Summer glanced at the time again. The train would only depart at 3:00 pm. So she still had time to take Charlotte for lunch. “What would
A middle-aged woman sitting next to them looked at Summer with a smile. “Your daughter?” “Yeah, she is a bit naughty.” Summer handed a few oranges in the bag to the middle-aged woman. “She looks well-behaved. And she is beautiful and adorable. That is how children are. They like to ask questions, and it is quite fun.” With her child tagging along, Summer had no plans to sleep on the train. So she chatted with the middle-aged woman while taking care of her child. It was a four-hour journey by high-speed train from Nokocola Bay to Santabaca. By the time they arrived in Santabaca, it was 7:00 pm. But the day was long in summer. The sky was still bright even if it was 7:00 pm. She flagged down a taxi and brought Charlotte into the backseat. Knowing that Summer and her granddaughter were coming back, Daisy asked Solomon to accompany her to buy more vegetables and fruits from the supermarket. Daisy and Solomon had been expecting them in the living room by the time Summer and Ch
“Uncle Forrest,” Charlotte nestled in Solomon’s arms and swiped her little finger over her cheek, “when you have no money, Daniel will not be able to eat cookies and drink yogurt, and he will not grow up.” Solomon guffawed. “Look, even our little Charlotte knows her uncle cannot support Daniel.” There was an I-can’t-even look on Forrest’s face. “You have learned how to dig at me since we last met, eh?” ‘Besides, my son will still grow up without cookies and yogurt.’ He did not say this out loud. “I don’t care if you find a job or not, but you should not ask for a penny from Dad and Mom. Don’t you feel ashamed of yourself for asking money from Dad and Mom when you are already in your thirties?” Summer said with a dead serious expression. Forrest knew Summer’s temperament well. “I am not as useless as you think. I have already sent out my resume, and will go for an interview tomorrow.” “What company is that?” “A new but very large corporation in Santabaca. It gives fantasti
“Mom, I know what I am doing. It is getting late now, go take a rest, so I can coax Charlotte to sleep, too.” She shifted the topic while pushing Daisy out of the room door.As frustrated as she was, Daisy could do nothing about it. She let out a sigh and left.The air conditioner was on, but Charlotte was still sweating on her forehead. Summer washed Charlotte’s face and feet, and then coaxed her to sleep. After that, she sat in front of the window, staring into the dark night in a daze.…The next morningAfter breakfast, Forrest went for the interview, while Solomon, Daisy, Summer, and Amara took the two children to the park.The company was in the most prosperous commercial street in Santabaca. It was a sixty-story tall building, with huge panes of glass reflecting the dazzling sunlight.Stepping into the company lobby, Forrest was intimidated when he saw the number of people coming for the interview. He had expected a long queue, but never of this magnitude.The lobby was c
The interviewers exchanged a look with each other. Just when they were about to ask questions, a voice came as the company president, who had been quietly sitting there, rose to his feet. He paced forward, leaning on the table lazily and asked Forrest, “So Summer is your younger sister?” Forrest was startled, not knowing what happened. It was not for a while when he snapped back. “Summer?” ‘Why does the company president ask about Summer? This is really weird.’ The curvature of the man’s lips heightened as he spoke. “Ask her to come see me, and then you will get this job. Do you understand?” Forrest swallowed, still in confusion, not knowing what was going on. “You and my sister know each other?” The man rubbed his chin with his neat fingers, with a deep look in his charming eyes. “Well, we do know each other.” Forrest emerged from the company building, feeling as if he was walking on clouds—it felt so unreal. There was no need for an interview, or questions and answers
Coaxing a child was easy. When Charlotte heard about ice cream, she smacked her little pink lips and licked them greedily with her tongue. Even her eyes sparkled. She stretched out three little fingers and said, “Grandma, can I have chocolate-flavored ice cream, and eat three of them.” “Okay, three chocolate-flavored ice creams for Charlotte.” Daisy smiled as she carried Charlotte to the refrigerator and asked her to choose her ice cream. Taking this opportunity, Summer and Amara sneaked out of the house. The two of them took a taxi to said company. Stepping into the lobby, Summer went directly to the reception to inquire, while Amara was looking at the majestic and beautiful decoration. The lady at the reception asked them to wait for a while, while she called the secretary’s office. A reply came after a while, asking Summer to take the elevator directly to the company president’s office on the 50th floor. Summer thanked the lady at the reception and then entered the eleva
Without waiting for Summer to respond, Amara turned around and closed the office door behind her thoughtfully. There were only two of them in the office. The smile in Jazz’s charming eyes remained right from the beginning. “Give me five minutes.” His voice was as gentle as the breeze. “Okay.” Summer nodded with a smile. “Go ahead, I will drink a glass of water.” Sitting down on the leather chair, Jazz’s hand moved at lightning speed as he signed some documents, as if he was in a hurry. While drinking water, Summer’s gaze occasionally swept over him. It was difficult for her to associate him with Jazz, who never passed exams four years ago. Jazz signed a thick stack of documents within five minutes and threw the pen on the table. “Let’s go. You should treat me to lunch.” “That’s for sure. Are you okay with any type of lunch?” Jazz nodded, staring at her beautiful face with a hint of greediness. The rest was not important as long as he could have lunch with her. The two t
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