It would be easy to get out of that situation if she were the only one stopping James from leaving. However, after she prevented him from leaving, a few other young women stopped him as well. They treated him like a toy and kept tugging on him. It seemed like they were going to pull James to pieces. At that moment, the boss of the bar continued talking to James. "What do you think, sir? Let's work together. Would you like to discuss this in my room?" The issue was getting out of hand. Apart from the young women, the boss of the bar also wanted to take advantage of James. Summer couldn't stand it anymore. She yelled, "Everyone, stop it. He's my husband. What are you doing?"This made everyone unhappy. They treated James like a precious toy, and they didn't want Summer to take him away. Two scantily clad young women with dyed hair walked up to Summer fiercely. "Fuck off. Leave this place. You're so shameless. How dare you call him your husband, bitch?"Goodness! It was the
James was very gentle. He carefully tripped the women and held their waists, then placed them carefully on the ground. It didn't look like he was fighting at all. At first, the women were afraid of being hurt by him. However, since James was so gentle with them, they rushed to him. Even if they couldn't have him, they could at least hug him. Meanwhile, Summer felt something was amiss, so she wanted to pull James away. Yet, the middle-aged boss stopped her. "Miss, you're this man's wife, right? Why don't you let him work at my bar? You'll be pleased with the salary that I'm offering for him. How does 50 thousand dollars a month sound?"A regular office worker wouldn't be able to earn half that amount of money. The boss of the bar was very generous. Though it was enough to hire a professional dancer, it wasn't sufficient for James. After all, James was the Quigleys' heir and the president of Quigley Group. Therefore, 50 thousand dollars wasn't enough to hire him. In fact, James
Summer recalled how terrible the incident was earlier. They were very helpless and didn't know what to do. Meanwhile, James looked very calm. Then, he smiled softly. Though it didn't last for long, Summer could clearly see that he was grinning. "Summie, I was very happy because I was with you." After that, he lightly flicked his finger at Summer's forehead. Even though his smile vanished, the warmth in his eyes remained. Just then, Summer's heart skipped a beat. It was as if she had been shot by Cupid. That wasn't right! She forced herself to stop overthinking and guessed that James was trying to woo her. Although he didn't have much dating experience, he couldn't be underestimated. After all, he was a genius. Wouldn't it be easy for him to learn the art of seduction like Bradley? Summer assumed that he was pretending to like her so she would fall for him. She realized it was risky. She was his trophy wife now. She had just gotten into a conflict with Caroline and desp
"Yes. That's because you've never told me why you like me. You told me that you had your grievances, but you can't hide the reason from me for so long, right? "We've been together for a month, but you haven't told me the truth yet.""I'm sorry," James replied mildly. He couldn't tell her the truth yet. He was really upset. Sometimes, telling the truth wouldn't change anything. Moreover, even if he told her his grievances, Summer might not like him either way. Since that was the case, he didn't want to speak up. As he thought about it, his gaze turned gloomy. Summer didn't know what was going on. She wondered why James couldn't tell her the truth. But since he was unwilling to speak, she couldn't force him. Anyway, it didn't really matter. She thought there was a chance he was lying about his grievances. Who knew the truth? She continued to be wary of James because she didn't want to be tricked by men again. Soon, it was 9:00 pm. The Quigleys had a strict curfew, and Summ
It was 10:00 pm. The stars outside shone brightly, making Summer recall a nursery song, "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." When she had been young, Amelia had often hummed that song to her before bedtime. Summer realized that she hadn't gone home in a long time. "I wonder how Dad and Mom are coping now," Summer mumbled to herself. It was the first time that she had been away from her house for so long. When she had been in university, she had gone home once a week. Ever since she had started living in the Quigley residence, she hadn't gone back home for half a month. She hadn't even called Amelia and Fred. Since she felt guilty about it, Summer decided to visit them soon. Just then, James opened the door to the room. He was wearing a white bathrobe. His hair was wet from the shower, and his muscles were visible beneath his outfit.Summer met eyes with him when he entered the room. Then, she paused, feeling awkward, so she hurriedly lowered her head. She had to be more cautio
Just as Summer was about to fall asleep, she heard someone knock on the door. She figured it must be Luca since he always gave them supplements at 11:00 pm to improve our health.Since James was working, Summer didn't want to disturb him. So, she got out of bed and opened the door. However, instead of Luca, she saw Susanne, who was wearing a nightgown.Susanne greeted Summer after entering the room. Then, she immediately looked for James. "You're here, James." Susanne hugged James' neck like a koala and latched herself to his body like a magnet. Meanwhile, Summer was stunned. Were they really just cousins? But they seemed too close to each other.Unlike Susanne, Summer wouldn't be so intimate with her cousins. The most she did was place her arm around them or hold their arms. She wouldn't throw herself at them like Susanne. Though she was James' wife, Summer couldn't speak up at that point. After all, she didn't like James. What would he think if she jealously told him her opi
Actually, Summer was bothered by Susanne's actions. Even though she and James weren't a real couple, she felt very jealous when she saw Susanne kiss his cheek.Yet she remained stubborn and refused to admit the truth. "I don't care. Besides, aren't you two cousins? It's normal that you're close to him…" Summer trailed off weakly. She suspected the nature of their relationship. Meanwhile, Susanna smiled and replied, "Oh. So, you won't mind it, right? If that's so, I won't hold myself back."She smiled mysteriously and held James' face. It seemed as if she wanted to kiss him!That was outrageous. Summer was overwhelmed with disbelief. Something was definitely wrong here.Susanne and James were related by blood, but they behaved like lovers. This would be forbidden in the Quigley family, which had very traditional views. As such, this was probably a trap!It was highly likely that James and Susanne had intentionally done that to make Summer upset. They probably wanted her to stop
After Susanne left, Summer asked, "Shouldn't you tell me what's going on between the two of you? Weren't you acting? But it seemed so real…" "Acting?" James was confused. His expressions looked very real. Just then, Summer panicked. Was that real? Did Susanne like James? Wasn't that wrong? "James, tell me what's going on. Weren't you two acting in front of me just now? You wanted to get a reaction from me, right?""No.""Then, was what I saw just now real? Does your cousin have an ulterior motive toward you?" The more she thought about it, the more terrified she felt.Susanne and James behaved like those relatives in soap operas who grew up together and developed feelings for each other. What if James and Susanne had an incestuous relationship like that?Summer covered her mouth in shock. She felt like she had gotten entangled in a big problem. If what she thought was true, the Quigleys would get into a scandal!Meanwhile, James seemed unwilling to explain himself. Howeve