‘What was that brand anyway? The price is absurd!’ However, she still went for it and picked a yellow soft-patterned scarf eventually. She glanced over to the men’s section, and something caught her attention. It was a blouse with a band collar, simple yet elegant.Tempted, she pulled Mark towards it and got the sales assistant to get him the right size for him to try.He gave it a quick glance before looking at her. Mark lifted his eyebrows and strutted towards the fitting room.This proved that she has good taste. The light blue blouse complimented him well; it made Mark appear even more charming and entrancing, the band collar further highlighted his graceful elegancy. He already had a good figure; his muscular chest lifted the shirt entirely, showing the well-defined edges and corners. He looked as if he was a professional model on a walkway.The sales assistant’s eyes were glued to his body. Nothing seemed to be able to divert her attention. “We shall get this, pack it
Summer did not bother to question any further. She took all her bags and got out of the car hurriedly so that she would not waste his time.Judging by the looks of his face, something serious must have happened…Shortly after she got down from the car, his black car drove away at the speed of a bullet train, leaving Summer nothing but a cold breeze.Summer shivered in the cold night, standing by the road and waiting for a cab all by herself. But the weather tonight was exceptionally bad, especially with the snow falling from the sky. Every cab that passed her by had the occupied sign put up.Her teeth were chattering after waiting for thirty minutes in the cold. It felt like an eternity before she managed to get herself a cab… She was still trembling even after she had settled down in the car. She was so cold she felt tongue-tied, not being able to say anything.“Half an hour more……” she sniffled, her face went numb from the cold.“It’s below zero Celcius degree tonight. No won
Summer spent the night tossing the turning, barely even closed her eyes. She only started to feel the overwhelming sleepiness when the night shifted to day.She got herself out of bed and headed to the washroom, washing her face with cold water to give herself an instant refresher. As she was walking down the stairs, she saw the old lady dozing off on the sofa. It was apparent that she did not have a good sleep yesterday.Summer put a blanket on her and whipped out her phone, trying to get a hold of Mark. Two seconds, three seconds, five seconds, seven seconds…“Hello…”When Summer heard the ever so familiar deep voice from the other end, she felt as if a huge weight was lifted from her heart and soul, “Have you reached? Are you okay?”“Yes…” he gave an unusual short reply. After a short pause, she asked: “How about Ronald? Is he okay?”“He’s fine…” he answered shortly once again. However, Summer could sense annoyance from his tone as he proceeded to say: “Anything else?”
Summer was downright disgusted upon listening to what Amara said. She found it awfully repulsive and said, “I am NOT Mark’s wife, nor do I have any money. She is the one who owes you money, you can do whatever you want with her!”“Summer Hart!” Amara shouted.Summer acted as though she did not hear her and gently patted Daisy’s shoulder, ignoring the cries from Amara. The group of men shared glances among one another and scoffed. They puffed out a mouth of cigarette smoke and said, “We will act according to our prior agreement, if you fail to return the money, you’ll lose your fingers.” “Mom, Dad! They’re serious. They will certainly cut my fingers off. Please save me! I swear I will change! I swear by it!” cried Amara.Disappointed to the core, Summer’s parents couldn’t bring themselves to speak to Amara. “Cut the yapping off with her fingers!”The sharp-edged knife got Amara’s full attention as it inched closer to her. Her face turned as white as a sheet; her body trembled
“Where’s the money?” the bald man rushed her. Summer held Mark’s American Express card in her hand. However, she then realized she had no idea what the password was for this card. How on earth could she withdraw money?Summer planned to withdraw seven hundred grand from his account and explain to him after he was back from Grudin North. Watching her blank expression, the bald man lost his patience and cursed, stabbing the knife into the bed, “F*ck this, are you playing the fool with me?”“No, I just don’t remember the password to this card. I’ll head to the bank to change the password later and pass you the money by tomorrow. How does that sound?”“And what makes you think we can believe you?”Summer just flashed them the American Express card and said, “I have this. Do you need any more?”“Wow, I didn’t expect you to be some big shot. Very well then, you may go. You can never hide from us anyway. We’ll find you no matter what. Make sure you bring us the money by tomorrow morn
Soloman did not respond, instead he looked over to his daughter with worried eyes asking, “Summer, seven hundred grand is not a small amount, are you—”“It’s alright, I borrowed them from Sherman. She has so much money that I can return them in my own time. Don’t worry, Dad.”Summer interrupted him with a smile, “Also, she said that she will bring the money over to me next morning. Really, you don’t have to worry about me. Everything is okay.”“We really owe Sherman a big one. Have your mom bake some goodies so we can welcome her. Regarding the money, you, me and your b*stard of a brother will settle it together.”Soloman let out a long sigh, ‘life is tough!’Amara rolled her eyes as she listened to their conversation. Disagreeing, she said, “The Valentines have so much money. You are his wife. You have all the rights in the world to spend his money, it’s only natural. Why would you even ask money from your friend?”Summer scoffed to herself. Now she knew how cruel Amara’s heart
He smiled coldly as his gaze tightened. His eyes were so dark that it looked like he wanted to wipe out everything. He really felt like choking her to death! He glanced over to the phone that he tossed on the bench and thought about the Summer’s call just now. ‘She sounded hesitant, and she rarely stutters…’ Raine was lying unconsciously on the ICU bed, and he was feeling really awful. But Summer kept calling at the worst time possible, and it sparked the anger that he bottled up in his heart. That was why his tone was so harsh. He picked up his phone, and his slender finger circled the characters ‘Mrs. Valentine’ for a while. However, he still did not make the call. He looked up from his phone and squinted his eyes on the ward’s door. He was so irritated that he fiddled with his necktie, waiting… …As Summer stepped into the living room in Valentine Mansion, she saw Yvette and Jazz sitting on the sofa.Yvette heard her footsteps and turned to her tepidly, “When d
Summer did not reject her request and nodded, “Sure, mom, I’ll be there tomorrow.”She was going to idle away her time in the mansion anyway, and since there was an earthquake in Grudin North, maybe she could lend a hand if she was there.Just as Yvette said, her stomach had no bump at all. Her pregnancy wouldn’t bother her much. Jazz glanced at her and said, “I’ll go with Summer tomorrow.”“Who are you giving trouble to going there?” Yvette glowered at him.“I am worried about Summer going to Grudin North alone. I can take care of her if I was with her,” Jazz said with seriousness written all over his face. Even his cheeky peach blossom eyes were filled with determination. Unable to dissuade him, Yvette could only agree, “There is no access for planes yet. The chauffeur will bring both of you there tomorrow.”During the night, Summer packed her luggage. She had no idea how long she would be in Grudin North, so she brought everything she thought was necessary. The earthquake