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!”
“Explain? After falling off the cliff, you only paid attention to Raine. It’s not an appropriate situation to explain anything, and I’m not an ungrateful person. Then the day Raine woke up, I went to the hospital to give you the divorce papers. Raine and I had a quarrel, and you signed the papers and told me to get out. Actually, it doesn’t matter whether I explain it or not…”His handsome brow furrowed sharply. Her tone of indifference cut through his heart like a knife. Mark rolled his Adam’s apple up and down and slowly said, in his deep, hoarse voice, “Sorry…”Summer’s clear eyes stared at him quietly, and then she whispered,“I’m not explaining this to get an apology! I just want you to fully understand that I, Summer Hart, am not the self-righteous sinner in your mind. I didn’t gain anything from that incident, and I don’t owe you anything!The marriage four years ago started because of the agreement, and at the very beginning of the marriage, you made it very clear that the
Summer turned and walked straight out of the room, and just as she was about to brush past him, his big hand clamped on her wrist.Mark had regained his calm and cool self. He pressed his thin lips together tightly, and had clearly realized that no matter how he tried to explain, it was useless.“I am not an emotional person, even to the point of being insensitive. Raine and I grew up together, and I can’t deny that she was the first woman I ever fell in love with.But after getting married to you, I have been attracted to you bit by bit since I got along with you day and night.I got used to living with you and the way you made me feel, but I didn’t realize it.Or should I say, that I’ve never seriously thought about it. I’ve only been with you for a few months, and I thought I only have a short-lived interest in you, but I didn’t expect it to be love. The love of a few months I have for you is enough to outweigh decades of love.At that moment when I saved you from the cliff in