“You don’t need a reason to love somebody…” That was all Ronald had to say.Samantha stopped asking. She never gave him any extra attention before she was diagnosed with leukemia. She had thought that he was just like any other man, who was only after her looks and just wanted to sleep with her. However, she completely changed her impression of him after this incident. He was actually the best one she had ever met among all the men!Elsewhere, in the hospital...Summer was still recuperating. She intentionally asked Solomon to buy her a few pregnancy books.She only understood the importance and circumstances of her diet after this incident. She knew that she had to study thoroughly and understand everything about pregnancy.Her preferences did not change a lot when she was pregnant with Charlotte, which explained why she did not crave any particular food. Her diet at that time remained the same as her usual diet.She did not have to do much while she was pregnant with Charlott
“Why did Mr. Valentine say that horchata was addictive?” The doctor was puzzled, and he could not agree with Mark’s conclusion. Horchata was a healthy food. “They have been eating horchata for a week, but they are not tired of it.” In short, the way the two of them liked horchata that much was beyond reason. “But it could also be possible that the beverage shop makes superb beverages.” The doctor glanced across the room and saw the half bowl of horchata. “Mr. Valentine, could I take this half bowl of horchata away?” “Sure.” Charlotte was on IV therapy and asleep now, her little face still pale. But the doctor told him she was fine. Charlotte was discharged in the afternoon. Mark instructed his assistant, Harry, to take care of the discharge procedures and prepare to take the mother and daughter back to the apartment. “Bring her home,” Solomon said. Charlotte was still weak and needed care, and he and Daisy were at home every day; they could take care of Charlotte. Besid
“Adding this special additive in food will create an effect of dependency, making them want to come back for more. That is to say, at a certain dose, it could be addictive. Many restaurants add this food additive into their food to keep customers.” Mark squinted his eyes upon hanging up. The next morning After freshening up, Mark got downstairs and went to the restaurant where Summer usually bought her breakfast. The restaurant was tiny, but it looked neat and filled with patrons in the morning. Wearing an expensive black suit, Mark looked out of place in this budget restaurant that sold breakfast. “Horchata, orange juice, and hot chocolate each, takeaway please,” he said. The waitress acknowledged and processed his order. “Would you like any croissants or pancakes?” “No, thanks.” Mark took the beverages and left. “He looks so charming, like a celebrity. But the weird thing is, he just bought beverages and nothing else,” the waitress murmured after he left. Mark di
No one, except Ronald and Samantha, had the motive and reason to do so. His Adam’s apple rolled up and down his throat. Mark summoned Harry in and instructed him to follow Ronald. He now needed to confirm his suspicion. After Harry left, Mark leaned back in the leather chair and was deep in thought, his mood somber like a room that was engulfed in darkness. Meanwhile, the owner of the restaurant had not yet received the instruction not to add additives to the food. So additives were still being added in the horchata. Someone had given the restaurant a generous sum of money, $800,000, to add a high dose of additives in the horchata. Was there a problem? $800,000 for adding some food additives that made people get addicted to the horchata. It was the man in suit who requested the restaurant to sell horchata, which was not on the menu originally. The restaurant thought why not since it was a nutritious dish and adding a little food additive would do no harm. The restauran
There were at least seven restaurants that used additives. But why was he the only one being taken to the police station? “Stop the crap, would you?” The police officer reprimanded impatiently. There was no why, except that he had messed with someone he should not have offended, such as the president of the Valentine Group. Now, he could only blame himself. He had dug his own grave by pissing off Mark Valentine. The interrogation ended, and the police officer turned to Mark, looking for his instruction. “Leave us alone.” Mark said. The two police officers nodded, walked out in tandem, and closed the door behind them. Mark picked up the coffee and gave it a little swirl without saying a word. There were only the two of them in the office. No one was talking, and the air in the room was tense. Such a person was too intimidating. The restaurant owner shifted his posture. “You are abusing your power.” Mark was nonchalant. He nodded to agree with the restaurant owner. “
But he had time, and he would investigate the matter thoroughly. Everything needed evidence. Afterwards, Mark asked a few men to protect Summer secretly, while looking for suspicious places and clues that he might have missed. Ronald was a dab hand at pretending, and he was extremely careful. He could think of whatever Mark could think of. So before doing this, he had already considered all possibilities, and made sure that he left no loose ends. Samantha refused to get treatment now because it caused her more and more pain. Besides, she could not stand to see herself getting uglier. The doctor was here again, but she refused. She had had enough of chemotherapy. She stood her ground. The doctor had no choice but to go to Ronald, telling him that the patient’s condition would only get worse if she kept on refusing treatment. “Chemotherapy is required before bone marrow transplantation. You can’t recover if you refuse to go through the process,” Ronald said helplessly.
He sent her back to the downstairs of her apartment and pulled up the zip of her jacket for her. “Go up now. It is chilly out here.” She nodded and watched him getting into the car, waving at him. “Be safe.” “Go.” He urged her again with a gentle look on his face. But deep inside, he was reluctant to leave. For the sake of the child, she had no plan to return to school for the time being until she fully recovered. But there were still some files left in the school, and she needed to take them back. So she waved down a taxi and headed to the school. Just after she got into the taxi, a car was following her. Mark had sent someone to protect her secretly. But there was another car in dark color following her further behind. It was 8:00 pm when she arrived at the school. There were students attending night classes at this time, so the entire building was brightly lit. After getting her leave permission from the principal, she went straight to the teachers’ office, where some te
In an abandoned old factory on the outskirts of the city, Summer was still curled up unconscious on the ground. A man with short build was just standing beside, keeping an eye on her. … The next morning Solomon was the first to get up. Upon returning from a morning jog, he walked in when he saw the door of Summer’s room wide open. The room was neat and clean, and the quilt was neatly folded on the bed. He wondered if she did not come home last night or that she had gone out again after coming home. Daisy had made breakfast and brought it to the table. “Has Summer not come back yet?” “I will call Mommy.” Charlotte skipped away to get the phone. She held the phone and made the call. Seconds later, she had a frustrated look on her face, telling them that her mom’s phone was turned off. So she called her dad. “You are up so early, sweetie?” Mark’s gentle voice came through electromagnetic waves. “Daddy, you didn’t take me along when you took Mommy out to have fun yester
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