“No, I just don’t want you to be so impulsive. You know how the relationship between me and your mother is—we are like oil and water. I don’t want to commit until this relationship is mended. I don’t want my future husband to be caught between his wife and mother. This is my second marriage. I want to treat it solemnly, and manage it, so that it will last.” The relationship between her and Yvette was bitter. One quarrel was nothing. But what if quarreling became a norm between them? He was a man who had his own job and had a lot of business entertainment, which was tiring enough. A family that was always in a quarrel would eventually upset him. “Besides, is our current relationship not good enough?” she said. Perhaps she was a bit gamophobic now. “Good enough?” Mark raised his eyebrows. They could not even dine and sleep together, yet she called it good? “It is not bad. We have never gone through courting before we married. So why not make up for it during this period and en
When Charlotte saw Mark, she rushed over and called out in her sweet voice, “Daddy!” He looked at Charlotte, studying her face, and only when he did not see any signs of her crying, he acknowledged Ronald. But just when he was about to leave, Ronald called out to him. “Can you help me make an appointment with Charlotte’s mom? I would like to meet her tomorrow.” Mark turned around with a frown. “What is it about?” “Nothing. I have yet to meet her officially to say hello when she has given birth to a lovely granddaughter like Charlotte. I would like to invite her to dinner tomorrow.” “I will tell her.” Mark raised his brows. Yvette’s face looked like smudged paint, changing colors and did not look too good. “Why invite her to dinner?” “She gave birth to a child. We the Valentines should not have such a cavalier attitude toward her. If the media picks up on this, they will make a mountain out of a molehill. Besides, it will be just a meal. Not that we are allowing her to be pa
In a hotel When the doors of the private function room swung open, Summer frowned because beside Ronald, she also saw Yvette and another woman. This woman was beautiful, with an indescribably graceful essence, and her beauty lay in her charm and demeanor. She could sense that this woman was quietly studying her. So who was this woman? They came up to the table, and Mark pulled a chair for Summer before he sat down beside her. Samantha’s eyes were darting between Summer and Mark, looking at them with a meaningful look. But no one knew what she was thinking. She did not expect to see that Ronald’s son completely differed from him. Mark was graceful and distinguished. No one was like him. When it came to Summer, Samantha observed her for even a longer time. She discarded Summer when she was still a baby, so she could not recognize her. They all exchanged some pleasantries and Yvette had not shown her temper, for today. The food was served before long. Ronald was very ca
She never thought that Ronald and Samantha would have such a relationship. On the surface, Ronald was an upright and serious man. Besides, he was the head of and had done a lot for Grudin North. The media referred to him as the most outstanding governor and people’s representative. But at this moment, he… Summer could never associate the two together. She snapped back and quietly picked up the fork, then sat with her back straightened and quietly glanced at Ronald with the corner of her eye. He was talking to Yvette with a straight face, and then turned around and said something to Samantha with the same expression. But what happened under the table was really nasty. Summer could not believe that Ronald was such a person. She pulled back her eyes away from them. Mark was feeding Charlotte some juice and did not even look at the opposite side, so it was impossible for him, less so for Yvette, to notice the appalling thing going on under the table. Summer glanced at Ronal
Summer did not say anything more, and she did not object.He curled his lips into a faint smile, wrapped his arms around her tiny waist, bent over and pecked her red lips. “Whatever is beautiful, whatever is the best, whatever she likes, I want it in front of her. It makes me feel happy as a father, and it gives me a sense of accomplishment that I can’t describe.”“So if your daughter wants the stars in the sky, can you pull them down for her?”“Why not?” He touched her fair, smooth cheek and looked at her intently with tenderness. “If you want it, if I have it, if I can afford it, why not?”His heart was filled with love with her and their child. As long as they want it, he would go to great lengths to get it for them.As long as you want it, as long as I have it, as long as I can afford it, why not?Summer was deeply moved by such a simple sentence, and her eyes turned a little red. She turned away shyly and pretended to look at Charlotte.“But when did you become so cheesy?”
Mark bent slightly and picked Summer up in his arms, and then carried her on his shoulders.“Mark, let go of me! You need to put me down. Now! You bastard!” She kicked him with her legs and her stomach hurt from the tight grip.After tricking Charlotte out, Mark closed the door. Pa! His big hands were already on her hips. “How am I a bastard, huh?”“I shouldn’t believe your words! You’ll give me everything I want? It’s all lies!”Four years ago, the password of the bank card was Raine’s birthday, and four years later, the password of the laptop was still Raine’s birthday!He stooped to put her on the bed, and then he bent over her, and their bodies were close together. “Tell me what happened…”Her chest was heaving, she was panting, and her eyes were burning with anger. She did not answer his question.“Even if I’m sentenced, you’ll have to let me know what I did wrong, don’t you?”“The password!” She glared at him and squeezed two words out of her mouth.The password...He l
As Summer got out of the car, she remembered what she had seen at the restaurant. She looked at Mark, the corners of her mouth moving slightly but she held back.She wanted to say something, but she did not know how to say it, and the words were stuck in her throat, making her feel uncomfortable.After all, this was not an ordinary thing, the other party was his father. How could she say it properly?“Go up now, Charlotte can’t keep her eyes open. I’ll take her to kindergarten tomorrow.” He put his trench coat on Charlotte as he spoke.Summer nodded, swallowing the words back. She needed time to think things out before she told him.…In the hospitalRonald asked his assistant to get the report, and the results showed that Summer was indeed adopted.If so, then Summer was already 80 percent Samantha’s daughter, but one final step was needed.Samantha leaned back in bed, thinking of Summer and chuckling. She did not look like her at all.“You’ll have to let her know eventually
Looking at his back, Summer could not help but think of the scene under the table, and suddenly she felt uncomfortable from head to toe.They sat down and ordered a few dishes, and Summer came right to the point and asked, “Uncle, why do you want to see me?”“This, I think I should give you.” A brown envelope. Ronald handed it to her and took a sip of water. “Take a look.”Summer frowned, took the brown envelope, opened it, pulled out what seemed to be a report, held it in front of her, and looked down, reading it line by line…The further she read, the higher her eyebrows raised, the tighter her brow furrowed, the faster she breathed, and her chest started heaving.Summer closed her eyes, took a deep breath, pushed the paper away, turned and smiled at the waitress. “Is the food ready yet?”Ronald was surprised by her response. “You don’t believe this report?”“I don’t know why you want me to see something like this. I’m curious about it.” She took a sip of tea.“In fact, it wa