As soon as two minutes expired, Billy whipped the belt on Mark’s back, one lash after another.Red marks gradually appeared on Mark’s back. Summer knew that Billy was doing it for real.She bit her lip in hesitation.“The sooner you do it, the earlier we can wrap this up. Otherwise, we can go on the entire night.” While speaking, Billy increased the force of the whipping. No way he could abuse Mark like this normally. He did not want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.The lashing carried on. Summer’s heart thumped and ached when she saw the bruises on Mark’s back.‘Here goes nothing!’ She gritted her teeth. Playing games such as this was common during wedding day. Instead of shilly-shallying, she thought she might as well end this quickly. Billy stopped and grinned.Summer came up, picked up the candy on his forehead with her mouth and then ate it. When they had eye to eye, her heart pounded. She quickly looked away.She was aware that her cheeks must be red, like dr
Everyone except Raine was present for breakfast in the Valentine mansion.Yvette looked up at Mark. “Your grandma called this morning. She asked you to visit her in Norwood.”“Did she say anything else?” He stopped what he was doing. His deep voice had a touch of gentleness.“She said that she hadn’t seen you for a long time and missed you. But she is busy and can’t come. So she asked you to go to Norwood instead.”“Okay.” He gently replied. “I will go with Summer tomorrow.”‘Summer?’As far as Summer could remember, this was the first time Mark called her by her name. It felt amazingly pleasing to the ears.Yvette’s expression changed slightly, but she hid it well.“Without Summer here, Mom will feel lonely in this vast mansion.” She made a lovely excuse for Summer.What else could Summer say when Yvette had already said so?Summer snapped back and let out a smile. “Mom has a point. I will stay.”Pleased with the answer, Yvette patted her on her shoulder. It looked like thi
She turned to look at him. “You’re hungry?”He pinched his brow with his fingers, his breath smelling of alcohol. “I drank quite a lot with clients. I need something to fill my stomach.”“I will see what I can get.” She got up and went into the kitchen.There was still some beef, spinach, and carrots in the fridge.So she made him a bowl of spinach beef soup.As Mark stared at the bowl of spinach beef soup, she turned around and looked at him in puzzlement. “What is going on?”“There are carrots in there.”“Carrot is not a poison.” She ignored him and went to take a shower.He had alcohol all night while out entertaining clients. Now the tantalizing aroma of the soup made him hungry.He looked at the carrots in the soup again and frowned. It was not after a while later he picked up the spoon and dug in.Summer emerged from the shower after half an hour.Mark was lying on the bed and had crashed out.She padded over to the coffee table and saw something ludicrous.Now she k
The middle-aged man was disappointed. He thought he had finally met a girl he liked, and he did not want to miss the opportunity.He could no longer chat with her, but that was okay. The most important thing was to exchange contact information with her.But she was asleep, and he could not just wake her up like that. So he felt was like a cat on hot bricks and stole glances at her.Mark slammed the document folder close and sank back in the soft leather seat. He then crossed his legs, and he looked at that man opposite the aisle. “Can I help you?”The middle-aged man was startled, trying to figure out what he meant.Mark frowned with his chin lifted. He raised an eyebrow as he gently tapped the business card on the table. “Don’t you want to pass your business card to my wife. Do you need help?”The middle-aged man had an awkward look on his face for a second before he looked away silently.Two hours later, the plane landed at the airport in Norwood.Summer was full of energy ag
An old lady was standing at the bronze carved gate. She was nearly seventy, but still full of vigor.As the car door opened, she strode over, gave Mark an affectionate hug, and patted him on the shoulder. “It has been a long time, Mark.”A gentle look replaced the deadpan face of Mark. “How are you doing all these days, Ms. Moore?”“I am great. I can even carry a rock on my back.” The old lady’s voice suddenly turned into that of a whining child. “You never come to see me. Did you forget me and not miss me anymore?”“Of course, I miss you. You know what, I have brought your favorite prunes. Do you want it?” Mark embraced the old lady in his arms and coaxed her gently.“Yeah.” The old lady snuggled in his arms like a child.Summer looked on with her jaw dropping to the ground. She did not expect to see that the old lady could be so lovely.And Mark’s attitude toward this old lady was nothing like how he treated Yvette and Gordon.“Are the prunes still with you, Mrs. Valentine?”
Mark was walking ahead at a steady pace.He was tall and wearing a black knee-length coat, which looked great on him.Many female tourists could not take their eyes off this good-looking man. Some even took out their cell phones and snapped photos of him secretly.Summer looked at his man and shook her head because his men had now become the center of attention. Meanwhile, she was out of breath and slowed down.Before long, she had fallen a distance behind him.Mark stopped in his tracks and turned around when he did not hear her footsteps and gasping behind him.Summer sat on the stairs and looked elsewhere. The snow on the ground did not bother her at all.Mark frowned. He walked back and reached to help her up from the ground. “I thought you were the one wanting to come here? Why aren’t you moving?”“I am tired. I don’t want to walk anymore. No one says that we must get to the top. I think the scenery here is pretty good.”The warmth of his palm and fingers quickly warmed h
“Bring me there.”The dormitory was only ten minutes’ walk from the office. She knocked on the door and entered upon hearing a response. “Hey, Ronald.”A man looked up from the document. “I didn’t expect you to be here so soon.”“I should have reported in yesterday. I am a day late—in case you didn’t know.” Raine sat down on the settee.Ronald Valentine, Raine’s elder brother, was middle-aged, but still good-looking, as his body was still in good shape.“Is everything all right at home?” Ronald asked.“Since you are so curious, why don’t you go home to see for yourself?” Rained said.He sat down opposite Raine and took a sip of coffee. “I am busy as hell with a factory coming up here in Grudin North. There is just no time.”His hand holding the coffee cup froze for a second, as if something came to his mind. “Do you know Mark is married?”She tightened her grip on her coffee cup but kept a calm face. “I know. Why?”“Have you completely let go of Mark?”“Come on, I am engaged
“Of course, I know. I raised you and Mark. It is good if you and Mark could be together. I have gone through a lot in the past three years. I am not so obstinately insistent anymore. You are still young. I don’t want you to live your life with regret and hate me because of this.Raine sneered. She did not feel the slightest joy but a hint of hatred.“It would have been nice had you told me this three years ago. But now it is too late.” Mark was married, and she was engaged.“I have never understood Mark, even as a father. But one thing is for sure; he marries that woman not because he loves her. It is not set in stone, and it is never too late. You know better than anyone else if he still has feelings for you.”“Things are not that simple. There is still your wife there I should think about.”She would never forget how Yvette lay in front of her, blood oozing out as Yvette cut herself with a blade.“You could not handle her paranoid and blunt behavior, but not Mark. Otherwise, sh
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