“Mark, don’t you think you’re being intrusive?” she maintained her low volume while grabbing his shirt with both hands.Raising his brow, Mark adjusted his grip around her waist. Then, he squinted his eyes and asked, “Do you love him?”Summer frowned and did not answer. She tugged silently at his grip with all her might, wanting to break free.He was not a cop, neither was she a criminal. Hence, she was not obliged to answer his question.“Listen, if you aren’t going to answer, we can keep doing this until morning…”Summer took a deep breath and froze for a moment. She could not help but prick her palms with her finger so that it hurt a little. “I love him.” She uttered so clearly that she could even hear her own voice.Hearing her answer, Mark turned blank but stared into her eyes, trying to grasp her deepest thoughts.“Four years ago, did you love—”Just as he was about to finish saying in a low and deep voice, he suddenly choked, and his speech was cut short.He went on to
Her response annoyed him very much, and her laughter seemed like an insult to his words.“You’re crazy!” She raged and immediately grabbed his shirt tightly and nipped at his chest firmly.‘Would he only be satisfied when he had woken up Charlotte and Dean?’ She didn’t nip too tightly with her finger, but moderately so that the pain would get very intense. He let out a few snorts and slapped her hips again. “Dear ex-wife, you better heed my words, I’m not joking…”Agitated by his words, Summer strengthened her force and replied similarly, “You better heed my words too…”They exchanged gazes, her eyes flaming bright while his being deep as the ocean.After a long while, he released her and gave her two deep stares. She got up and quickly returned to her room, whereas Mark squinted his eyes.Summer heaved a sigh of relief as she sat on the bed. She could still feel the heating sensation radiated from his body.She felt her jaws itch, but it soon became calm.…The next morning
On the other sideIn the barThere were many lakes on the seashore, so even the bar was built by the lake, literally beside the mountain and the water.Charlie took two shots of spirits and passed one to Mark, who was reclining on the sofa. “Mr. Valentine, please.”Mark’s eyes flitted over the spirits, his left hand resting on the side of his temple, kneading gently. “I’m not interested. What brought you here?”“It’s very difficult to hear from Mr. Valentine that he’s not interested in liquor. I came to bring you a wedding invitation card.” Charlie sat down with his legs crossed, looking debonair.“Yours?”“Yup…”“With Grace?” His tall body bent slightly, as he reached out for a glass of warm water and took a sip.“How do you know?”“The way you and Grace look into each other’s eyes is so hot that it almost burns each other to death. You’ve always said that marriage is the grave of love. What happened now?”Charlie’s lips curved upward and said, “I am now willing to die in t
“Not only those people, even my fiancée thought you were in love with your aunt. At that time she thought she was watching Romeo and Juliet every day! You’re the only one who knows your heart. We don’t know. Ms. Hart doesn’t know.After all, you loved your aunt so much four years ago. You just didn’t sneak into your aunt’s window like Romeo did…”“Never mind that. If you love Ms. Hart, at least let her know. Do you really think it’s okay for you to hang around Ms. Hart like a nuisance? You’re obviously making her think you’re just trying to have sex with her, you know?”Charlie reached out and clapped him heavily on the shoulder:“It’s actually easy to say those three words to the woman you love. If you love her and want her to know, then you must say it. You can never guess how someone feels inside.We don’t know what’s going on in someone else’s mind. Just like you don’t know what’s going on in Ms. Hart’s mind, Ms. Hart doesn’t know what’s going on in yours. For example, Grace a
Charlotte flew into Mark’s arms like a bird, her little face rubbing against his suit pants.He bent slightly, picked her up, raised his chin slightly, and pointed at Charlie. “That’s Uncle Charlie.”“Hello Uncle Charlie,” Charlotte said sweetly.“Little beauty. Like father, like daughter. She looks just like you. Let me give you a kiss. Here’s a little gift for you,” Charlie said while hugging the soft little girl.“Is it a dress?” Charlotte blinked.“Anything wrong?”“Uncle, can you give me a yellow one next time? Mommy always says I’m like a little piggy and will stain the white dress.”Charlie smiled and snapped his fingers. “Ok, the little beauty’s request is accepted. Mr. Valentine, I want her to be my flower girl.”“I’ll be Mommy’s flower girl. Mommy is going to marry Uncle Dean, and I will be the flower girl.” Charlotte’s smiling eyes were like a crescent moon. “Uncle, let’s go home.”“Are you hungry?”“No, Mommy went shopping for a ring with Uncle Dean today. I’m goi
As she put the invitation card away, Summer glanced around the private room and asked again, “Where’s Charlotte?”Without words or an answer to her question, Mark stood up and his long legs strode forward. His huge hand suddenly gripped her wrist and before she knew it, he had pulled the ring off her finger.Startled, Summer looked at him angrily and asked, “Mark, what are you doing!”Mark glanced at her coldly, his razor-thin lips curving up sarcastically and then looking down at the ring in his palm. “Just so-so…”“You despise the ring, but someone will like it. Give me back my ring!” Summer’s voice was already tinged with anger.Mark listened as he raised an eyebrow and his eyes turned cold. “Of course someone will like it. Ha, that someone is my beloved ex-wife, isn’t it?”She met his eyes without avoiding them, nodded and stretched out her hand. “The ring!”“Ha…” He smiled faintly and said, “But the last word I want to hear right now is the ring!”Summer found it ironic an
To be able to say these three words was the best he could do.Summer was slightly shocked, but only for a moment. She did not expect him to say such a startling thing.But she was just shocked; not happy, not anything else. She just looked at him quietly.It was obvious that she did not believe him.Without a word, and not even trying to say anything, she turned around and continued looking for the ring.It was… It was as if she had never heard him say that…“Didn’t you hear what I said?” Her reaction made him frown.“I did, but it has nothing to do with me,” she spoke calmly, still looking for the ring.She had decided to marry Dean. They have even picked out engagement rings, and soon, she and Dean will be married.So whether he was telling the truth or not, it was none of her business.Undeniably, it would be hypocritical to say that there was no special feeling in her heart when she heard that.She did have some feeling when she heard the three words coming from his mou
She had been holding responsibility for that incident for four years, and she did not care if it lasted longer. It did not matter to her, anyway.But after hearing his words, she suddenly did not want to be held responsible for it. She did not benefit from that incident.Charlotte would surely go back to the Valentine family. She did not want Charlotte to hear from Yvette or Raine that her mommy had been a murderer.“It appears to you that I let go of Raine off the cliff, but have you ever wondered that if I wanted Raine to fall off the cliff, why would I try to catch her when she fell? Wouldn’t it be nice if she just fell? Why should I make it harder for myself?I was clinging to the cliff with my hands and my feet against the cliff. If I had not tried to save her, there was a fifty-fifty chance I would have climbed up the cliff. I fell off the cliff because my strength was exhausted by holding her. It’s true you saved me, but I’m not the lucky one you think I am, Mark Valentine!”