Summer didn't think that she needed to improve. She just wanted to live a simple life in the Quigley residence. As long as she endured for another half a month, she would move out of there with James. Then, she would have the freedom to do as she pleased. Therefore, it didn't matter if she knew how to do flower arrangements well or not."Susanne, let's not trouble Mom. We can handle this ourselves." Summer chuckled as she negotiated. She was determined not to let Caroline see how today's flower arrangement class went. She wanted to avoid giving Caroline an excuse to scold her.However, Susanne had different intentions. She didn't comment on Summer's work for a long time because she wanted to show it to Caroline. Now, seeing how Summer was unwilling to submit her work, Susanne had no choice but to present it herself.She picked up Summer's vase and left without even looking back.Upon seeing that, Summer was taken aback. She asked, "What's wrong? Where are you going, Susanne
However, Summer didn't argue. After suffering from Caroline's punishment last time, she was afraid. She respected Caroline much more now and dared not to act recklessly again. Summer thought that it was best to just endure it since she was going to bid farewell to this devil mom soon.Caroline didn't know what Summer was thinking. She glanced at her and said, "Forget it. I have no expectations of you. Just help this family by bearing a child. I will take you to the hospital in a few days to see if you're pregnant."The primary reason Caroline allowed Summer to marry James was because she hoped Summer could bear a child for the Quigleys. Therefore, it didn't matter if Summer couldn't match up with James' looks and wealth. The most important thing was that she had to be able to bear children.Upon hearing Caroline mention pregnancy, both Susanne and Summer were shocked and exclaimed in unison, "Pregnant?"The news was a bit devastating for both women. Susanne's goal was to brea
Susanne asked, "If you don't work with me, I'm afraid you won't be able to handle Aunt Caroline's scrutiny.""I'm afraid that if I work with you, I'll die faster." Summer revealed her true feelings. She had never trusted Susanne. Even during the flower arrangement class earlier, Susanne had revealed her true motive when she deliberately tried to humiliate Summer.How could Summer trust Susanne if they were to work together?Susanne also knew that it wouldn't be easy to gain Summer's trust. So, she proposed another idea. "Summer, I can tell you a secret. I'll exchange this secret for your trust.""Secret? What secret?" Summer was suddenly curious."It's about me and Howe," Susanne replied."About Howe?" Now, Summer was genuinely interested. She had long felt that the relationship between Howe and Susanne wasn't simple. During their last breakfast together, he had looked at Susanne with a fearful expression, like a rat seeing a cat.So, there was something behind it. Summer sa
When one of the stray dogs had noticed Howe and Susanne, it had bared its canines and leaped over to them after letting out several loud barks. They had been in an extremely dangerous situation. When Howe saw that, he had immediately turned to run away out of fear. But Susanne had tugged at a corner of his shirt and sobbed, "Howe, I'm scared!""Let go! I'm scared too! I'm terrified!" Howe had been so scared that he had wrenched Susanne's hand off his shirt without further contemplation. However, she'd had a vise-like grip on his shirt, so Howe had had no choice but to push her away to free himself.Susanne had stumbled and fallen into the mud. It had given Howe the perfect opportunity to escape, so he had fled without so much as a backward glance. Susanne's cries had echoed through the woods as the stray dog had lunged at her. It looked rabid and had a bloody stench. The look in its eyes had been feral, and its fur had been a matted mess. So when Susanne had seen it, sh
"They did nothing about it. After the incident, Howe came and begged me not to tell anyone about it, so it became our secret. "Dad and Aunt Caroline had thought that everything was just an accident, so they didn't chastise us too much about it," Susanne answered.So that was Susanne and Howe's secret. Now that she learned about this secret, Summer understood why Howe couldn't wait for Susanne to leave. Susanne's presence in the Quigley residence probably made him very uncomfortable. No wonder he wanted her to leave as soon as possible. "Alright. I understand the full picture now." Summer nodded satisfactorily. "Can you trust me now?" Susanne quickly asked. "Of course not," Summer responded flatly. What Susanne had just told her wasn't much of a secret. She had intended to use the so-called secret to gain Summer's trust, but what she'd told Summer couldn't be used against her. Even if the secret was exposed, it would pose no harm to her at all. Instead, it would do more
The housekeepers were actually happy with the arrangement. After all, Summer was doing their job for them, so they had a lot more free time to themselves. After cleaning for about an hour, Summer felt like she couldn't even straighten up anymore. She could be considered quite a pampered person with a relatively wealthy background, and she had never had to do any hard labor. It was only natural that her body couldn't take such vigorous work.Lexi could only watch from the side since she had received orders from Luca that she couldn't help Summer. She couldn't help but worry about Summer. "Mrs. Quigley, you should take a break if you're tired. Madam Caroline never specified when you needed to be done with the chores.""I can sleep earlier if I finish my job earlier."Summer was already worn out by the flower arrangement class, so she wanted to go to bed earlier if possible. She wondered how long she would continue to have such a busy schedule. These days, she felt as though sh
That came as a huge blow to Summer. Cleaning wasn't just as simple as sweeping the floors and wiping the windows. Instead, she had to clean the entire manor thoroughly, so an additional day of it was a big deal to her.Summer wanted to ask for Caroline's forgiveness so that she could spare her the extra day, but when she met the latter's fierce glare, she cowered and dared not say a word. She felt very wronged. She had never been treated like this before in her whole life. Tears welled up in her eyes, but she held them back with sheer will. Unfortunately for her, Caroline noticed how dismal she looked. Had Summer obediently accepted the punishment, things would have ended there. But when Caroline saw how wronged and aggrieved Summer looked, her rage was stoked."What? Are you about to cry now? Are you not happy about the punishment? Why are you crying?""I'm not, Mom.""How dare you say you're not? Look at you. You look just like those wenches off the side of the road, and
Caroline immediately became anxious. She took a step forward and asked, "What are you doing, James? W-Why are you wiping the staircase without any reason?"It was strange. James was no ordinary man. He was the successor of the Quigley family and the president of Quigley Group. He was a king in the office who could decide where billions of dollars would go just by signing a contract. How could he do work that belonged to the lower class?Caroline stopped James. "What are you doing, James? Put that down and go back for some rest.""Why?""Do I need to say it out loud? You're not supposed to do this work!"James retaliated with another question. "If I'm not supposed to, then is Summer supposed to?"Caroline understood now. James wanted to stand up for Summer after she had punished the latter. James couldn't retaliate verbally, so he was proving that he wanted to shoulder the punishment along with Summer with his actions.That made Caroline speechless. Her goal was to punish Sum