The visibility inside the apartment was very poor due to the ferocity of the fire. Avoiding the flames, she fumbled her way through the smog.Although there were places that remained unscorched, her feet were still occasionally scalded by the vivacious flames; it was hot and painful.It was very tough to navigate through the fire, and the smoke fumed so heavily that it made her dizzy. Every step was laborious. The door of the rightmost room had already burnt down when she arrived. The flames were spreading close to the bed.But he was still lying unconsciously in bed.Summer was horrified when she saw what was before her. She could not picture what might have happened to him if she had arrived later.She removed the IV and used all her strength to help him toward the door. He was very heavy, and all his weight pressed hard against her. She covered his and her nostrils with a long towel, each of them sharing one-half of it.Perhaps it was the chill of the towel or the heat of th
When Summer woke up, it was already the next afternoon. Her legs and arms were bandaged with thick linen gauze.She pulled aside her blanket, and when she was about to get out of bed, she was stopped by the approaching nurse. “Where are you going?”“To see someone.” She had not forgotten about how severe and life-threatening his injuries were when he protected her.The nurse tried to stop her but failed. As she feared that Summer might dismantle her IV, she brought her over instead.Mark was still in the ICU. The chandelier that struck him directly on his head was huge and heavy. There was bleeding, and the blood clot pressed on his nerve. Therefore, it was hard to predict when he would wake up.Dressed in sanitized attire, Summer sat beside him in the ICU. She placed his hands on her cheek, and tears welled up in her eyes.‘You got to be alright. Please be alright. Nothing should happen to you!’Mark’s head was bandaged in white linen gauze, and his cyan stubble had vividly sur
She could hardly imagine the situation. ‘If that ever happens, I would rather die!’Yvette had the maid take care of Charlotte. Gritting her teeth and without a sense of pity, she took out the recorder. “It’s her. She wanted to kill me…”…Summer was having mushroom soup when the police arrived, and following behind was Yvette.Yvette averted her eyes immediately when she glanced at Summer’s bandages. Her heart was still thumping, and she was afraid to look up.“Ms. Hart, please come with us to the station.”She raised her head and put down her bowl. Acknowledging, she followed them into the police car, and they departed to the police station.Summer and Yvette were seated in separated interrogation rooms, and they were surrounded by dark walls.Yvette had experienced prison once. So, she knew how it felt being in a prison cell. The dark atmosphere was like a living nightmare to her.She had intended not to harm Summer anymore. Instead, she decided to stop it after the fire an
Her face turned pale, and she was sweating profusely. She shook her head vigorously. ‘I cannot go to jail. I cannot go to jail…’Afterward, she went to the hospital. Seeing an unconscious Mark, she sprawled on the bed. She was so remorseful that she wanted to stab herself.Charlotte remained at Valentine Mansion. When Yvette returned at night and saw her, she was filled with guilt and thought of Summer.She headed upstairs into her room without eating anything. She lay in bed and closed her eyes. The terror she had experienced these few days had been too much for her to bear.The moment she closed her eyes, her nightmare began. It pranced before her ostentatiously like a monster. Then, she dreamt of Summer. Summer was holding a knife and chasing after her relentlessly.Yvette woke up in the middle of the night due to the fright and could not return to sleep. She sat curling up at the edge of the bed and was sweating profusely.It was a sleepless night for her. She appeared to be
“I want mommy. I want mommy…” Charlotte rubbed her eyes and cried in her tender nasal voice, and her eyes were swollen red.Although Charlotte was her granddaughter, she did not share any intimacy with her. Furthermore, it was her first time carrying her. Charlotte’s dainty figure and swollen eyes made her frown.“I still need to go to school and apologize to Anna.” She choked.“Why do you need to apologize?”“I hit her. I said bad things about her daddy. Teacher told me that if I’m wrong, I need to make amends. I need to apologize, or else everyone in class will hate me. But Anna was also wrong. I hit her because she scolded me first. After I apologize to her, she needs to apologize too!”As Yvette carried Charlotte while walking back and forth, she was amazed by her ability to reason at such a young age.Standing outside the mansion, Maria was engaged in a phone call. She appeared agitated, but she sounded exasperated. “There are no secrets in this world. How long can you keep
She then got up and went over to the police station. She turned herself in, and accepted any interrogation from the police.She revealed every single detail of her act, including the amount of alcohol she had with her and the process of her starting the fire. Nothing was left out from her confessional statement.Her surrounding was pitch black, but Yvette’s heart was still and at peace. She had just confessed everything thoroughly, from the start to the end. Summer was getting some rest at the other side of the police station when the police officers went over to her. They opened the door to let her out. Not even bothering to look at them, Summer just continued laying there motionless. She immediately said, “I’m not feeling so well so I can’t really walk around. I’ve already made an appeal too.” “Someone turned themselves in, so you may leave now.” The policewoman was emotionless as she spoke.‘Someone turned themselves in?’ Summer’s eyes widened slightly as she was truly shoc
Summer was laughing along with Charlotte as she carried her in her arms. With her index finger on her lips, Summer said, “Shh, don’t tell Daddy!”Life was back to normal for them. Time passed, and things were simple. It felt like nothing had changed, but it still felt so empty. Summer brought Charlotte to the hospital in the morning to greet Mark before dropping her off at school. She would then head to work and go straight to the hospital right after she was done with her shift in the evening. Mark was in the VIP ward, so Summer and Charlotte could practically live there and do as they like. Days passed, but Mark remained unconscious. Summer received a call and got to know that Jazz had returned. So, she went to the airport with Charlotte to pick Jazz up. The first thing Jazz said to Summer when he saw her was, “I’m truly sorry!”Summer raised her brows as she was confused. “Why are you saying sorry out of nowhere?”“For everything that my mother had done to you.” Jazz carr
“I’ve been sentenced to three years in prison and they said my behaviour is good enough for a commutation of sentence. Take care of yourself and your brother; I did him wrong,” Yvette spoke first with her head held low, her tone deep. Compared to the Yvette that he used to know, the Yvette before him now was like a completely different person. He loathed and despised her in his heart, but all he felt was pain and bitterness when he looked at her current state. “How about you? How have you been?” Jazz asked after pausing for a moment. “I’m doing very well.” Yvette lifted her head. Though she was skinny and dark, she still had energy and her eyes were sparkling. “It’s true, I really am doing well here, and I am making full use of my time. I’ve never experienced this kind of life before.”Though she said it lightly, it was filled with honesty. “I’ve been working with the ladies in here - weeding, gardening, and doing laundry together. I’ve always been alone back in Valentine mansio