Summer looked up and saw the head of security fall flat to the ground. His scary face was completely covered in mud and grass.Upon seeing that, she couldn't help laughing out loud. "You're really useless."The head of security was both anxious and furious now. He waved frantically and shouted to his subordinates, "Quick, catch Mrs. Quigley! What are you guys doing standing there?"The security guards snapped to attention after receiving his order. They all started rushing forward, but as they chased after Summer, she swiftly changed direction. Since the head of security had fallen to the ground and their circle had been broken, Summer ran toward the spot where the head of security had been originally standing. Then, she successfully broke through the siege of the security guards.…After a while, Summer was relaxing in a pavilion in the Quigley residence, while the nine security guards behind her were all out of breath. They glared at her. What had happened earlier was like
The two security guards were surprised to see Summer. One of the skinny security guards was the first to react and shouted to arrest Summer. But Summer put on a cold and stern look, imitated James' tone, and said, "Stand down. What do you want to do?"The skinny security guard was clearly new. Moreover, the head of security wasn't around, so he was shocked by Summer's tone and immediately retreated."Who said Caroline didn't allow me to go out? I just got her permission. She said that I looked tired lately, so she allowed me to go out for a walk." Summer used to make up things like this during her university days. At that time, she had pretended to be sick to skip class. Now, she used the same trick and pretended to have asked for Caroline's permission. Just like that, she managed to deceive the skinny security guard.The skinny security guard was doubtful. He asked, "Mrs. Quigley, don't lie to me. Are you being honest?""Of course it's true. Why should I lie to you? If you d
In order to prevent Summer from escaping once again, the head of security was extra cautious this time. He doubled the number of guards in charge of escorting Summer and kept a close eye on her. He was afraid that she would try to escape when he wasn't paying attention.However, as they were in the middle of escorting her, a cold and sharp voice stopped all the security guards in their tracks. "Leave Mrs. Quigley alone."The voice was devoid of any emotion. The head of security was wondering who had the audacity to order him when he realized that it was James. Immediately, he waved his hand to signal the others to let go of Summer."Oh, it's Mr. Quigley. Wasn't Mr. Quigley supposed to be entertaining Mr. Yancey Senior? Why..."The entire Quigley family was busy entertaining Herbert. So, the head of security had thought James would be with Herbert as well. He hadn't expected to see James out here.James had come out because he had heard someone running outside the house. He h
Summer understood what James was trying to say. All in all, he was afraid that she would cause trouble.Summer said indifferently, "I won't cause any trouble. Things haven't been going well for me since I came to your house. But you should go back. I'll go out for a walk.""No," James said.Summer's eyes widened. She was shocked at James's objection. Even he wanted to control her now?Just as Summer was about to get angry, James suddenly held her hand and said, "Let's go together. I don't feel safe letting you walk alone."Summer suddenly felt embarrassed, especially when James' hand touched hers. Her heart pounded.Yet, she didn't stop James from holding her hand. She asked, "Why? Aren't you busy? You have to entertain Uncle Herbert and Susanne.""My parents will take care of them. I'm not needed. Let me go with you," James said.Summer initially wanted to refuse his offer because she wanted to take a stroll on her own. It would be inconvenient to have a man with her, especial
Although she had been hurt before, Summer still longed for romance.When James asked her out, she immediately agreed. "Sure, let's have a date."She forced herself to say it in such a way that she didn't give away her excitement. She didn't want James to think that she was excited about going on a date with him. In reality, she felt giddy, like a child who had just gotten a lollipop. She just didn't want to admit it. After 20 minutes, they got a cab and went to a famous shopping mall near the city. The mall was bustling with people, mostly young couples or groups of friends. They all looked happy.Summer and James walked on the tiled floor. All they could see were clothing stores filled with arrays after arrays of luxurious and beautiful products. As soon as Summer entered the store, she started picking out clothes and comparing them against each other. If she liked it, she would put it aside. She tried on more than ten pieces in one go.James, on the other hand, simply stood
"The dress looks good," said James."Really? Oh well, then it looks good," said Summer. She was already getting annoyed. She turned around and went back into the fitting room to try on other clothes. From then on, she didn't ask for James's opinion anymore. Since he didn't give any input, asking him for an opinion was pointless.She tried over ten pieces of clothing, and they all felt great on her. This store was famous for its luxurious clothes. Their clothes had unique and tasteful designs. It could be considered a high-end international brand. With the help of the sales assistant, Summer decided on two pieces of clothing and went to the counter.James came over and asked, "Why did you only take two?""Why do I have to buy so many? I can't wear them all anyway," said Summer. Actually, it was a lie to say that she couldn't wear so many clothes. Which women would complain about having too many clothes? If there were really too many, she could just get rid of some. The mai
But what had happened in the end? James still ended up paying for Summer and even buying eight pieces of designer clothes for her."Why did you buy the clothes for me?" Summer put on a disdainful expression. "I don't need so many clothes. Who is going to wear them all?""Don't you like them? You seemed to really like them when you were trying them on," said James.Thinking that James had read her mind, Summer was momentarily speechless. But if she wanted to pretend, she had to keep pretending. She said, "I didn't like them at all. I just thought the clothes were nice, but there's no need to buy them. Besides, how am I going to take eight pieces of clothing back?"While Summer was complaining, the sales assistant spoke up kindly. "Miss, don't worry. We offer a delivery service. You just have to write down your address, and we will deliver the clothes to you." After saying this, the sales assistant added, "Miss, you're really lucky. Your husband is not only handsome, but he is
"Why would you say that?" said James."Because I've never seen you smile. Why do you always look like you are annoyed?"James didn't respond. He raised his eyes. Under the lights in the shopping mall, his features were distinct. He had a slim figure. It seemed like he was pondering something before he finally answered, "I don't know what it feels like to be happy.""You don't know? Being happy is just being happy. Like how I feel right now. Don't you enjoy going on a date with me?""Being with you makes me happy," said James. His eyes became gentle and clear. Summer was enchanted by them. But she couldn't understand. If he felt happy, why did he still look like he was annoyed?Summer's first thought was that James was lying to himself. He was probably not happy at all and was pretending to be. Being happy shouldn't look like this. Could he have some kind of illness that caused facial paralysis?"You don't have to pretend anymore. You're obviously not happy being with me.