Summer ignored him and wanted to leave, but Mark’s sturdy body forced her to back up against the door. He stared her in the eyes, his fiery breath spraying on her face as he clutched her jaw with his shapely hand. “No, we have to talk now. Or else, I am afraid I will regret it later.” He spelled out his words in a deep voice. “Mark, I have promised to talk, but you can’t go overboard.” She tried to smack away his hand that was clutching her jaw. She was finally angered. “Now keep quiet and listen to me.” His hands now moved to hold her shoulders with just the right amount of force. “Perhaps, what I am going to say will be what you have always wanted.” He knew what she wanted? But he would not say this for no reason, would he? She suppressed her anger, took a deep breath, and looked at him. “All right. I am all ears.” Mark looked at her, his gaze sinking into her eyes when he spoke in a deep and magnetic voice, knocking every word into her heart. “I will not fight for Charlott
“I will not challenge you for Charlotte’s custody again. She will always be yours,” he said again. Seeing his actions and his ocean-deep eyes, she was moved, and she believed him. “I believe you,” she said in a soft but serious tone of voice. “And thank you.” It had been a long time since he last saw her so docile. His brows moved with the corners of his lips turning up. But he was not happy about her reaction. “Just a thank you?” “Then what do you want? As best as I can, I will—” Before Summer could finish her sentence, Mark leaned forward and came down with his fiery kisses. She was slightly startled. She frowned and glared at him as soon as she knew what happened. Mark pulled away from her and looked at her. “But I keep the right to visit Charlotte anytime I want.” “You are her dad. I can’t deny your right to see her. Yeah, I agree,” Summer said. “Now, where are we going now?” “Buy Charlotte a kite.” There was a kite shop selling a dazzling array of kites not far
His lips, however, curled up as he leaned his tall and proud body against the counter ever so lazily. He watched her every move without saying anything, but he did not loosen his grip. Instead, he held her more tightly. They were not alone in the store. At that moment, the people around them were all shifting their gazes toward their direction. It was really inappropriate for them to act like that in public. Summer clenched her jaw as she stopped moving and reluctantly stood still.After half an hour, the staff finally brought their kite over to them. Compared with the blue kite, it was evident that the orange one was more appealing.After paying for the kites, they walked out of the shop and returned to the hospital.Charlotte had already woken up. She was sitting on her sickbed as she played with her building blocks uninterestedly. Her round eyes lit up as soon as she laid eyes on the kites. “Which one do you like?” Mark asked her while he stood in front of her bed, holdin
Soloman was not one to interfere in his daughter’s business, but he also chimed in this time. “I fully agree with everything your mom said. I won’t say anything else, but I have to say this—we should always have a conscience!”“One more thing, and it’s going to be hard to swallow. If Dean really becomes paralyzed, it will be hard for him to find a partner. Regardless of how just, kind, honest, and charming he is, it won’t be easy. In this generation, who isn’t realistic? If they saw Dean’s legs, do you think they’d still want to be his partner?” Daisy looked at Summer as she spoke from the bottom of her heart. “Oh Summer, we should really have a good conscience.”“I know all that, Mom.” Summer’s expression was deep and dark.At the same time, Summer understood in her heart that those were very real issues. Even if her parents did not bring them up, she was already making plans for what she had to do.“Good. We are not forcing you either, but you should really take some time and car
Yvette took a picture out of her purse with delight as she glanced at Summer’s back disdainfully. The women all took turns to look at the picture.Summer was not far from them, which meant that she could still hear their conversation fairly well.She subtly watched them from the side of her eye and saw the picture that the group of women was passing around. ‘Yeah, that’s probably a picture of Mark and Raine…’But it was no longer her concern. There was no reason for her to turn back and look!‘They spent four years together overseas. The pictures they share together might even fill a whole photo album. So, what’s so special about this one picture?’When she reached the hospital, Charlotte was already awake. Summer then carried her to Dean’s ward.Charlotte was sitting at his side when she looked at him with admiration in her round eyes. “Uncle Dean is the best! Uncle Dean is a hero!”Dean laughed with satisfaction as he patted her soft dark hair. ‘Look at this little girl.’“
He did not want her to feel guilty. Besides, he already took Charlotte as his own daughter. It was only justifiable for a father to save his daughter.“I understand, but if it wasn’t for Charlotte, I would still take care of you. You were already her daddy in her heart.”Summer talked slowly as she wanted to utter every word clearly.Her words definitely moved him and made his heart flutter, but he still rejected her. “Summer, you should just bring Charlotte back. I will be fine in Santabaca; I’m working here too.”“You’re not recovering anytime soon. What do you mean ‘work?’” Summer furrowed her brows. ‘Dean can really be kind of stubborn!’“I can’t do anything that requires me to use my legs, but I’ll still be able to work on the cases.”Summer did not want to talk about this with him further as she changed the subject and said, “You really don’t understand me. The decisions I’ve made have no space for changes.”This time, the clueless Charlotte also tilted her head upward. He
The phone call lasted for a long time and Charlotte could not get her hands off the phone. She was chuckling and her eyes were bent into crescents. No one would know what Mark was saying to her at the other end of the phone. She finally hung up after half an hour. The nurse took the phone from Charlotte’s tiny hands and put her to sleep. The train was leaving at nine the next morning. Summer was pushing the wheelchair while Charlotte was carrying her little backpack with an orange kite in her arms. Obediently, she walked by Summer’s side.After that incident took place, it taught her a lesson and she learned to be more disciplined. She would walk closely behind Summer without wandering off even when her hands were not being held.They were already at the waiting lounge before the boarding time. The place was crowded with people and the noise was overwhelming. There was a middle-aged man who let out a strong burp from eating too fast, “Bwaaaaap…”“Pardon me for being so rude.
“Didn’t know that breaching privacy’s a trend now!” Jazz clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction. At the very next moment, he heard the sound of a car engine starting, and he smacked his lap. “My Lexus!”After some time, there was an announcement reminding the passengers that they will start punching the tickets. Summer got onto the train while holding Charlotte’s hand in one hand, and pushing the wheelchair with another.There weren’t many seat choices while Summer was purchasing the tickets, so she was forced to buy three tickets with separate seating numbers. Fortunately, Charlotte was sitting next to a man who was traveling alone. Summer asked him for a swap of seats, to which he agreed. Consequently, their seats were not far from Dean’s. They were only separated by a few rows of passengers so it was really convenient. Leaning her head on the window, Charlotte played with the kite in her hands. “Mommy, are we not going to see uncle anymore?”“I thought you hated him. Didn’t yo
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