His eyes darkened after he heard her words. They were as dark as coal. "Do you really want to come?" he asked."Yes," she answered without hesitation. She was determined to go; she wanted to know which place exactly did he think was not proper for her to follow along. ...However, she hadn't expected him to bring her to the place they had come to...He had brought her to Summer's house, and he was on his knees, begging for Daisy's forgiveness while she stood aside. ‘What is going on?' she thought.‘He drunk so much just now and hasn't even sobered up, nor can he even open his eyes fully, yet the first place he thought of going is her house? Am I not hurt enough?' Her heart had ached and bled so painfully at that moment, and never had she felt this way before. The door remained shut after Daisy opened the door and shut it hard in their faces. Mark's expression did not waver, nor did it darken. Dressed in his suit, he stood there. Raine had never seen him like that. He
Mark extended his arms and carried Charlotte, who was running towards him. He raised the family bucket with his right hand and asked, "Do you want some?" Charlotte's eyes sparkled, and she raised her fair hands high as she exclaimed with her cute voice, "Yes! Yes! Yes!" He carried Charlotte in his arms and stepped towards Summer. He stood behind her and asked with his shaped brows raised, "Will you have some with Charlotte?" "No need, I'm not hungry. I still have some laundry to do," she said without turning back as she kept her gaze low. He bobbed his throat and shifted his gaze away from her. He then carried Charlotte and stepped into her room. The room wasn't huge, but it felt cozy, and there was a stalk of a flower in a vase on the table. Charlotte sat there with both her hands full as she enjoyed her fried chicken. She ate till her tummy was round, and she could not eat anymore. He smiled as he pulled Charlotte into his embrace. His large hand landed on her tummy, and
His long figure sank into the couch as he sat still and stared at her. He pinched and massaged his temples and said, "I'm feeling somewhat tired. Can I stay for the night?" Without any hesitation, she bluntly rejected, "No, you cant!""I won't take up much place. I can just sleep on the couch, and I won't do anything to you. Don't worry. Plus, I can see what you've spelled out on your face, 'I don't have any relation to you'. I'm just tired, and I don't want to move." "No, you can't stay. You should leave," she insisted. She knew her defense would collapse if she let him carry on. However, she would never forget about her dad. She would never forget how he died nor her mother's resolve. He's so close yet so far for her, and she knew she isn't allowed to reach out to him. After a moment, Mark got up from the couch. He let out a soft 'hmph' and said defeatedly, "Good night." They were so close to one another, and she could feel his hot breath on her face when he spoke up.
The police had handled the situation pretty well. He walked up to Mark and said respectfully, “Mr. Valentine, it’s all been taken care of.”“Okay...” Mark nodded slightly. His left arm was hurt. He could only take out his cell phone with his right hand. He called Harry and just told him to get his ass over here immediately in his low voice.Summer was worried. She took his arm and said, “Don’t let Harry come. Just let the repair center take the car, and you go back with me.” Mark’s eyebrows went up a little bit. Was this a blessing in disguise?He said nothing, and she took it as his acquiescence. She called Harry again, and then she called the man at the repair center. Mark, on the other hand, left it all to her.Summer then took him into the car. Charlotte was still asleep in the back seat, and Mark was in the passenger seat.The policeman looked at the elegant and dignified Mr. Valentine sitting stooped in the passenger seat of the red compact car. His eyebrows twitched sligh
It was quiet, the night was deep and dark, and the atmosphere echoing in the room was soft and warm.Summer’s eyelashes were fluttering, her heart was fluttering, and her fingertips were also quivering. Her tenderness and concentration made her heart beat fast.It was as if she had fallen into a mist; everything around her was white, and the only thing that could be seen was his dark eyes, which seemed to penetrate everything to reach her.He was coming on too fiercely for her, like a sudden surge in a calm sea. It was overwhelming.Then she was swept away by the wind and the waves, and there was no way she could fight back.“Come back to me, will you?” The man bent down and kissed her gently on the forehead, bewitching her again in a voice that was unusually soft.He had never been so patient with a woman. She was the only one…“I want to hug you to sleep and greet the morning together. I’ll give you whatever you want…” He was like a magician performing magic, using all his mag
Charlotte was young and short, so she did not have to buy a ticket.Once inside, Charlotte went straight to the merry-go-round, followed by the sky bike. Mark sat in the front with Charlotte in his arms, while Summer sat in the back.The sky bike was built above the lake with a cable stretched in the air between two points. Charlotte was scared and pushed herself into Mark’s arms, afraid that she would fall off.After all, Charlotte was too young, and many of the things inside the amusement park were limited by height and age, so she could not play.Charlotte watched adoringly as they passed the crazy roller coaster, then pushed Summer and Mark and said, “Cool! Mommy and Daddy try it, too.”Summer felt scared. The 90-degree plunge was terrifying. Standing here, she could hear the screams of the people above, as if they were going to split her eardrums, and she said, “I’ll play other games with you, I’m not going to try it.”“Mommy’s being a coward, there are so many children’s mo
At that moment, she seemed to forget a lot of her hatred and troubles. All she could smell was him. Shouldn’t she be brave for once?To be brave for his and her love for once?It was all due to Ronald. It was not his fault. He and she were both innocent victims and passive in the incident.She bit her lip gently and buried her head between her legs, thinking and struggling. Perhaps she should really take a leap of faith.Dad, will you blame me? Will you forgive me?…After two three-hour meetings, he returned to his office, took off his suit jacket and threw it aside, wearing only a white shirt.A moment later, he answered Harry’s phone, and then Raine came in with a thermos box in her hand.“What are you doing here?” He was signing papers.“Yvette said the mushroom soup was great today and asked me to bring you some.” Raine said, her eyes glinting slyly.This was mushroom soup, but this mushroom soup was no ordinary mushroom soup…Mark glanced at the mushroom soup and sai
“Yea we know that,” Grace said impatiently.“How do you feel?” Summer turned to Sherman.“My belly is getting bigger, and now I have morning sickness, it makes me tired easily,” Sherman said.Summer nodded. “Pregnancy is like that. You have to endure the process. Think about it, it’s just ten months. Have you calculated your due date?”“It’s been five months now. The baby is due in February or March next year.”“That’s great. The weather will be neither too hot nor too cold. It’s the most comfortable weather for a new mom and baby.”After a sip of warm water, Sherman, annoyed, pointed to her face and leaned over the table to show Summer, “Summer, did you get spots when you were pregnant?”“It depends. I didn’t have spots on my face when I was pregnant. It’s only been five months and you’ve got this much. You’ll probably get more. But the spots will fade after the baby is born. Is it a boy or a girl?”Sherman shook her head and laughed. “It doesn’t matter if it’s a boy or a girl