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
Summer’s cheeks were reddish fair and her skin was delicate—it was almost spotless. Her eyelashes were so long that they looked like fans.Jazz took a couple of deep breaths. He could smell an ever so lightly orange fragrance.She seemed to be sound asleep, yet felt a little uncomfortable. She spontaneously frowned.He looked at her for a long time. He then carefully put his hand around her to draw her head to him so that she now rested on his shoulder. He did it so gently and quietly lest she wake up.She was leaning on him, but he never felt it heavy. All he knew was that his heart was pounding crazily.How good it would be if this could go on indefinitely. He could have what he had been wanting all this while.……The attending doctor walked out of the emergency room, feeling relieved. “She is out of coma, Mr. Valentine.”Mark sprung to his feet, but barely kept his eyes open. “How is her condition?”He had not slept for two days. His voice was hoarse like a xylophone, yet it
Admiration filled both the nurse’s words and eyes. “He treats you so well. He had been waiting outside the second you were brought into the emergency room. He stayed by your side and never slept when you were in a coma for two days. I wish I could have a boyfriend like him.”He was good-looking with a model-like appearance. Most important of all, he treated his girlfriend well. How could she not be jealous of Raine?Raine was startled by what the nurse said. Her heart fluttered again, like the sea waves lapping up against the shore.She was in a coma for two days, and he stayed by her side the entire time?She was not sure how he felt toward her when she first came back from Athana. But now, it was certain.He still loved her.Earlier, right before she passed out, all she thought of was him. She missed him dearly.After replacing the dropper bottle, the nurse left, leaving Raine alone in the ward. It was so quiet that she could hear her own breathing.She was scared, as she see