Harry smiled. He did not know that the company president was such a daughter person. “I will first excuse myself, Mr. Valentine.” Mark nodded. Something came to mind, and he called out to Harry again, “Find out where Summer is.” “Yes, Mr. Valentine.” Harry pushed open the door and walked out. As expected, Harry was highly efficient. It did not take him too long before he came back in. ”Mr. Valentine, Ms. Hart is no longer in Santatabaca. She took the six o’clock train from Santatabaca to Nokocola Bay yesterday. Now she is in Nokocola Bay.” Mark squinted, a layer of gloom appearing on his bitter face. His deep eyes gradually darkened, and anger flickered and billowed inside them. Harry followed him for many years and could spot Mark’s mood changes. “Mr. Valentine, I will book the first flight to Nokocola Bay.” Mark’s eyes were moving, and after a while, he said, “No, get tomorrow’s flight.” “Yes, Mr. Valentine.” On the other side of the country. The next morning. Sum
Someone had picked her up?Instinct told Summer who did it. She did not panic, but looked at Charlotte’s teacher. “Ms. Bailey, what did the person tell you?” She could not think of anyone else other than Mark. Speaking of Mark, Ms. Bailey thought of the perfect, charming man, who seemed to possess all the gracefulness and dignity, whose gestures were indescribably elegant. She did not expect that Summer’s husband would be such a good-looking man. But then again, Summer was a beautiful and nice person, too. So they were a match made in heaven. “He is… he is your husband. He came to pick up Charlotte,” Nora said. “He showed me the marriage certificate. I only passed Charlotte to him after confirming his identity.” She could not believe that he even used the marriage certificate to bluff Nora. The fire of anger and cynicism consumed Summer. She frowned when she thought of Charlotte, who disliked Mark judging by her reaction that day. So why did she still agree to go with him?
Jazz’s brows were knitted together, his voice deepening involuntarily. “Are you looking for Mark?” “He took Charlotte away. I can’t find Charlotte now, and his phone is turned off. Could you please help me see if he is there? If he is not there, I would need you to help me go to his apartment.” Jazz eased up his brows. “Mark took away Charlotte? Didn’t he inform you about it?” “Do you think I would have let him take Charlotte away if he called me?” Summer asked back flatly. This was a simple question. Mark knew that if he made the call, she would be suspicious, and might not even let Charlotte see him. So he wisely chose not to inform her, but to pick up Charlotte directly. “Okay, I see. I will help you now. Don’t worry. Wait for my call.” Jazz hung up and went to Mark’s room. Summer put her cell phone back into her handbag, and then went to the supermarket across the street and bought a bottle of mineral water. She then sat on a bench, sipping a mouthful of water as she
But Charlotte still did not quite understand one thing: how could her mom’s belly fit a child the size of hers. But her teacher would not lie. She was definitely not fished out of the lake, but born out of her mom’s belly. She could never hide what was on her mind, and all her thoughts showed on her face. Mark’s heart softened, his deep but gentle eyes staring at her. His lips twitched as he spoke in a deep, awkward tone of voice. “I am indeed your dad.” He had never interacted with such a small human before. So much so that his expression was rigid. He just did not know how to interact with her. “Really?” Charlotte tilted her head, not believing what he said because her mom had never told her he was her dad. “Of course. What would you like to drink—juice or coke?” Charlotte shifted her body. “I don’t want any drink. Didn’t you say that Mommy will come? When will she come? I only want Mommy. I don’t want juice or coke.” She did not believe what Mark said. She wanted to
“You talked to him on the phone?” “Yeah. It is late now. You go home and rest.” Jazz was relieved. “Okay, call me again, if anything. And Charlotte is Mark’s child, so don’t worry.” After hanging up, the first thing she would do upon returning home was to book a plane ticket. Buying a plane ticket for today’s flight was impossible. So she could only take the first flight tomorrow. Summer was tossing and turning the entire night, thinking of Charlotte. She got little sleep. She was not worried about what Mark would do to Charlotte, but about whether Charlotte would cry or sleep without seeing her. Charlotte had been sleeping with her every night since she was small. Now that the little human was no longer in her arms, she lost sleep as she felt an emptiness crawling in her body and mind. Lying on her side, her eyes occasionally glanced at the cell phone next to the pillow. Maybe Charlotte would call over, so she kept the phone close by. But the phone did not ring the e
Maria picked them up and coaxed her again. “Little Miss Valentine, let’s put on the shoes first, okay?” Charlotte pursed her lips and said not a word. She kicked her legs again and flung the shoes even farther away this time. She refused to listen to Maria, and she kicked the shoes away again and again. The poor Maria had to pick it up and put them on Charlotte’s feet, again and again. Mark squinted at Charlotte, who was in the midst of throwing her tantrum. The gentle look in his eyes faded, his expression darkening. “I dare you to kick the shoes away again.” His voice was deep and stern. His stern expression on his stony face made him look even colder and fiercesome. Charlotte was still young. When reprimanded by Mark, she shrank back in the settee and bawled. Her shoulder heaving as she cried, her nose turning red, and she looked so deserving of pity. Maria could not bear to see this. She drew Charlotte into her arms, gently patting her on the back to comfort her. Ma
“You are bad! You are bad! You are the big bad guy! The biggest bad guy in the world! Stinker! Stinker! Stinker!” Charlotte saw it naturally. As she looked at Mark, she had burning flames in her tiny eyes. Badass. “Who taught you to swear?” Mark’s narrow eyes squinted. What the hell had that woman taught his daughter? Charlotte was still fearful of Mark. She turned aside and put her arms around Maria’s waist, not looking at him. Mark got up without a word, walked back to the closet, and got changed. As he headed out of the apartment, Maria called out to him softly. “Mr. Valentine, don’t you want to take your breakfast?” “Get her to eat her breakfast, and then Harry will send you two to another place. Don’t let Charlotte touch the phone. Otherwise, don’t say I didn’t warn you.” A deep voice was heard as Mark disappeared from her sight. It was ten in the morning when Summer arrived at Santabaca. She did not have breakfast, but just a cup of coffee to keep her going. She went
As Summer sat on the settee, Harry asked, “Would you like coffee or tea, Ms. Hart?” Summer had no mood for this. She just cared about one thing. “No thanks. When will the meeting be over?” “Please be patient, Ms. Hart. I am not sure about the time.” Harry still asked the secretary to make a cup of tea for her. “Okay, thank you.” Summer thanked Harry, and then she asked, “May I know what floor the conference room is on?” Harry had no clue of what her intention was. So he told her. “Forty-eighth floor.” As soon as Harry’s voice trailed off, Summer got to her feet and walked out of the president’s office to get to the 48th floor. Harry came to his senses and pursued. His gut feeling told him that something was not right. But Harry’s reaction was a little too late. By the time he caught up with Summer, she had pushed open the conference door. The senior executives and managerial staff were reporting on the progress of their respective projects when they heard the door swing
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