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
You cannot go on and on about men’s mistakes forever. Mistakes are like wounds. If you keep holding them, how can they heal?So, if you keep reminding him of his mistakes, day after day, it will just take away any sense of guilt and annoy him instead.“That’s good.” Summer nodded, as long as Sherman thought she was making the right choice.Grace looked at Natalie’s outfit, then at Sherman’s, and shook her head.Natalie finished her coffee. When she was about to walk out the door, she saw the three of them. She paused and greeted them with a smile.Summer and Sherman did not respond, but Grace said, “Are you getting better at seducing men?”Natalie smiled without a trace of anger. “You are as beautiful and radiant as ever.”“Of course. If I am not radiantly beautiful, how can I outshine you?” Grace grinned, brushing her long hair with her hand charmingly.Natalie’s eyes flickered over Sherman, still smiling. “I’ll go first. Bye.”Natalie was not upset that Billy had not called
The next second, Mark opened his eyes, but his eyes were covered with a slight redness. His breath was so hot that it could burn.At the moment when his eyes met Raine’s eyes, surprise flashed across his eyes. Obviously, he did not understand what was happening.Then, the flames burning in his body churned up.Filled with unspeakable heat all over his body, Mark moved his big hand and tore away his shirt.“What happened?” He asked, his voice hoarse to the extreme.Raine stared at him but did not say a word. A dark light flickered in her eyes.Mark threw the clothes aside directly toward her, and then turned on the air conditioner in the room.It was autumn and it was raining outside, but he turned down the temperature directly to 16 degrees. In an instant, the temperature in the room dropped.But Mark underestimated the flame in his body.Mark’s Adam’s apple rolled up and down. His eyes had been stained with a faint scarlet. Knowing that things were not that simple, he turned