There was no doubt to that, but frowning with her brows knitted, she asked, “Then, could you think of any other place he might have gone?”“Nope,” he replied without hesitation. Facing and looking in her eyes for a moment, he spoke up again, “Although there might be someone who can find him, someone who he would talk to.” She could tell what he was thinking of from the way he looked at her. Feeling doubtful, she asked, “How are you so sure that he would want to talk to me? What if he doesn’t?” Lips twitching upwards, his slender fingers knocked lightly on the steering and refuted, “But what if he does?” After thinking about it for a moment, she scornfully said, “Then I’ll do whatever you say, but what about you? What if you were wrong?” His eyes had seemingly lit up. He was happy with her reply. Then, he replied her brashly, “Do you think I could be wrong, Miss Hart?” “Why not?” she scoffed while looking away from him. She was annoyed with the look on his face. His confide
Hearing her reply, he clenched his fists, and his breathing quickened as his spilled out his rage. With reddened eyes, he asked, “Why did you sleep with him?”Her cheeks heated up from his question, “It was a mistake. Both of us drank at the wedding party, and he accidentally stumbled into my room. We were both drunk,” she explained. As it was getting later, it had gotten colder. Despite being out in the cold air for a short while, her cheeks had gotten rosy, and she almost couldn’t feel her hands. Attempting to warm them up, she rubbed them together. Noticing her do so, he took off his gloves. He carefully put them on for her after pulling her hands over to him, bottling up his pain and despair all the while.Surprised, she wanted to pull away but they wouldn’t budge as his grip was tight. In the dark stood Mark, leaning against the bark of the tree. As he watched their interaction, his bottomless looking eyes darkened further. It didn’t help that he could hear every word of
“Brother, I hope you would let her go soon if you don’t truly love her,” said the younger boy sternly.“As of now, she is my wife, and I don’t think I have to remind you of your place and what you should or shouldn’t do.” Despite sounding nonchalant, Mark’s brows furrowed while solemnity reflected from his eyes.“I will give you my blessing if she’s happy with you, but if I find out you’re not treating her well, you’ll see!”Facing Summer’s direction and watching her for one last time, Jazz told his brother, “I’m going to stay in the school dorms from today onwards. Do me a favour, and let mom know.”Since she’s now part of the family, Jazz figured that they would probably bump into each other occasionally so to prevent that, he thought it would be best for him to stay in school instead. Starting the car, the black Land Rover went back on the road. Playing with the gloves she was wearing, Summer sighed quietly as she thought of Jazz.From the corner of his eyes, Mark watched h
Stunned for a moment, she greeted her as she regained her senses, “Hi, mom.” Yvette furrowed her brows as she heard the greeting. It made her feel uneasy as she did not like what she used to address her.Taking in her appearance and clothing, “You just got up?” Embarrassed, Summer quickly tucked in the loose strands behind her ears and murmured, “Yes,” while nodding. Throwing her a few glances, Yvette did not say anything else other than noting the time, “It’s 7:30 a.m.”Summer knew what Yvette was implying to, but didn’t dare to say anything further. Walking past her, Yvette looked around the living room and sat on the couch, “Where is Mark?” “He had already left for work,” she replied while getting her a glass of water. “Isn’t there any coffee?” Yvette questioned as she watched Summer.Putting the cup down, Summer looked around and said, “Sorry mom, there’s only wine and alcohol here.” “It’s fine then,” Yvette said and leaned in her seat. “I actually came to tell you
As she entered the living room, Summer saw Gordon attentively reading the newspaper as he sat on the leather recliner sofa. With his serious-looking appearance, the military service uniform he was dressed in has made Gordon look especially stern and solemn. She greeted him as she bit her lower lip, “Hello, grandfather.” Without even batting an eye at her, he continued to flip through the newspaper as if he had not heard her at all. Summer was not too bothered by his response as she had already seen it coming.With her defined features, Yvette gave out a sophisticated vibe as she was brewing her afternoon coffee. Summer greeted her as well, “Hello, mom.”“Oh. You’re back.” Unlike Gordon, Yvette responded and continued to say, “The maids had already tidied up your room. She’ll guide you there in a moment.”A soft but high-pitched voice rang through, “So this is big brother’s wife. Right, auntie?”A slender figure dressed lavishly in black appeared before Summer. Taking Summ
When Lily saw them hugging so intimately against each other, a look of displeasure plastered on her face as she glared at Summer. Stomping towards them in her three inched heels, she squeezed in between them and forced Summer aside. “Mark, I peeled and prepared these fruits for you. Auntie said you came back, so I brought this up to you.” “When did you arrive in Santabaca?”Mark replied after eyeing Summer inquisitively, who was beside him.Lily beamed at him happily as she asked him, “I just arrived today. If you have time tomorrow, could you bring me around Santabaca?”“I can’t. I’ll be busy.” As he uttered his reply, he sat on the couch cross-legged and drank some water. Seemingly annoyed, faint furrows appeared in Mark’s brows.‘It’s like I’m not even here.’Summer grunted to herself as she just stood aside, leaning against the wall. ‘Why am I here anyway? This is so annoying,’ she thought.“You’re such a bully! I hardly ever visit Santabaca, yet you wouldn’t even spe
Lily spoke up again, "Do you not want to accompany me around Santabaca?""No, of course, I want to. It would be an honor to accompany my adorable sister-in-law," Summer said in a friendly tone; however, her smile did not meet her eyes. Lily scoffed, 'Sister-in-law? How ridiculous of her to call me that!'Chuckling mirthlessly to herself, Lily left the room after. Summer shifted her gaze back to Mark, who was sitting on the couch, and mocked him, "What a kind and loving brother you were." His lips twitched upwards as he looked at her momentarily before saying, "The way you said that sounded so lovely, Mrs. Valentine. Do compliment me again." Summer was rendered speechless. The next day. She was the only one left in the room when she awoke.Just as she was heading to get some breakfast after washing her face, Lily stomped towards her, demanding her accompany to go around town. With Gordon and Yvette in the room, Summer could not turn Lily down, so she agreed defeatedly a
Watching Lily leave looking as proud as a peacock, Summer giggled as she thought it was funny.‘She sure is childish,’ Summer thought to herself.About half an hour later, Nancy arrived looking glum and tired with heavy eyebags. She looked as if she did not sleep for a day or two. Feeling worried, Summer furrowed her brows as she asked, “What happened? Why do you look so tired?” As Nancy’s eyes started to water, she sat next to Summer. Holding back her tears, she complained to her best friend, “Howard got arrested for that no-good woman!”“Didn’t you guys talk it out after the last incident?” “Of course, we did! I even asked my friends to introduce him to other women, but nothing worked. As though he was brainwashed by that woman, he just wouldn’t snap out of it!”Nancy felt furious and exhausted of Howard, but she could not change the fact that Howard is a little brother. She had to help him somehow. “Summer, aren’t you close with Mr. Valentine? Please help me talk to him.
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