Howe blamed Summer before she could do so first. It was obviously a part of his plan. She wouldn't have brought Susanne to the forest if he hadn't asked her to. Summer wanted to retort, but Caroline spoke up. "Summer, haven't you learned from your mistakes after your previous punishment? You brought Susanne out without telling me. If something bad happens to her, what are we going to do?"Herbert, who was beside her, said, "Yes. How could you bring my daughter out on a whim? Also, where's she?"The Quigleys were all there, including Norman and Caroline. It seemed that Howe had planned all of this beforehand. Without him, the other Quigleys wouldn't have shown up at the forest. This was the first time that Summer had fallen for such a serious trick. It seemed that his plan wasn't just to make Susanne leave the Quigley residence. He had other motives as well. Summer couldn't care about that anymore because Susanne had been poisoned by snake venom. As such, she immediately told
Susanne was Herbert's only living relative. If something bad happened to her, he would lose his meaning in life.Since the problem had been solved, he stared at Summer menacingly. Caroline was also glaring at Summer. Both elders were very intimidating and behaved hostilely toward her. As expected, once everyone went back to the Quigley residence, Caroline immediately scolded Summer in her room. "Tell me what happened. Why did you take Susanne to that remote place?""I just wanted to take a walk." Summer's voice was very soft. Susanne had almost died because of her. Since she was in the wrong, she couldn't retort, even if Caroline was furious with her. She thought of telling Caroline the truth about Howe's plan. But then again, Caroline wouldn't believe her. There was no evidence to prove that Howe had schemed this. Besides, even if Summer had had evidence, Howe would have destroyed all of it in advance. After that incident, Summer realized that Howe wasn't as innocent and
Since Caroline had said that she would settle the issue with Summer the next day, it meant that the latter would face a confrontation then. It was terrifying to think about what the punishment would be. Would it be life-threatening? Summer was overwhelmed with thoughts. If she continued to overthink, she would go crazy. However, she hoped that everything would turn out for the best. She decided to deal with it one step at a time. Once Summer left Caroline's room, she saw Howe waiting outside for her. He leaned against the wall with a weird grin on his face. He was shameless enough to meet her again. Summer almost began scolding Howe, but he covered her mouth first. "Summer, let's discuss this calmly. If you start screaming now, other people will notice us."That sounded logical. As such, Summer pulled Howe to an empty room on the third floor. It was a guest room. Since it was empty, she could confront him there. "You bastard! Why did you set me up?" Summer rarely cursed.
In other words, Howe hadn't just been targeting Susanne. He also wanted to get rid of Summer!After all, if he didn't want to kill Susanne, once she got out, everyone would have blamed Summer for taking her to the forest. Then, they would all give Summer a hard time.Summer narrowed her eyes. She realized that Howe wasn't as innocent as he appeared to be. "I'd underestimated you, Howe."Howe waved his hands and pretended to look confused. "Summer, don't you trust me?""Yes. You didn't want to kill Susanne. If you wanted to do that, you wouldn't have taken a doctor with you. But you brought everyone else with you so that I would be chased out of the house on top of Susanne leaving!"Susanne would have to leave the Quigley residence since she was hurt by snake venom. Even if she recovered, Herbert would take her back home because he was worried. On the other hand, Summer would be blamed for breaking the Quigleys' family rules. Moreover, she would also be punished for bringing
Before Howe could say anything more, Summer had already left. The door slammed shut with a bang, leaving him alone in the room. The place was silent, and the moonlight was dim. Just then, Howe's smile faded. His expression turned to one of hatred. "Summer, you're rather clever. You didn't fall for my tricks, but that's fine." Howe sat down and crossed his arms. He continued muttering to himself, "Anyway, you'll leave this place one day. I won't let you be happy with him."…At the same time, Summer returned to the master bedroom on the third floor.Lexi was waiting outside the room for her. When she saw Summer, she hurriedly walked over. "Are you alright, Mrs. Quigley? I heard that you went to the forest and were attacked by snakes. Were you bitten?"Lexi was extremely anxious because she was Summer's personal bodyguard. She had failed to fulfill her duties, so she felt guilty. Yet, Summer didn't blame Lexi at all. After all, she had intentionally avoided the bodyguards whe
"I got it." Summer sighed. It seemed that she'd made the right decision by not exposing Howe. Otherwise, Howe and James would end up fighting. Unexpectedly, James suddenly stood up, approached Summer, and crouched down to hug her. Summer was stunned by his actions. James had reached her before she'd had any time to react. She didn't struggle, and she hugged James back. She was really tired and didn't want to move. In fact, she was so tired that she wanted to fall asleep immediately. At that moment, James felt like a huge tree that she could lean on for support."James, I don't know if you'll believe me, but I'm not behind this.""Howe did this, didn't he?"James had guessed the culprit instantly. Summer's mouth was wide open from shock. She wanted to ask how he knew that. Just then, James continued, "I know everything. I know that you were framed for this. You wouldn't do something like this.""Do you believe in me?""Yes, I do.""Why are you so sure that Howe is the cul
"I think so too. But I have no choice." Herbert and Caroline had more power than her. So, Summer had no choice but to submit to them.Lexi couldn't bear to see Summer like this. She suggested, "Why don't you call Mr. Quigley? He'll definitely help you.""That's true."Just then, Summer remembered their conversation the day before. James had said that he would protect her, no matter what. Although she knew that he was at work, she still called him.After all, she had no idea how badly Caroline would punish her later on. Calling James would be a safer option. James picked up the call quickly. "Summie?""It's me. I'm going to the hospital to visit Susan. Your mother instructed me to do so. I wanted to—"Before Summer could continue talking, James interrupted her. "I'm at the hospital now. Come here. Everything will be fine."He was at the hospital? Why would he be at the hospital? Did he visit Susanne because he didn't have any work?She was about to ask James about it, but he
Summer uneasily approached Susanne. Susanne was awake and staring at Summer. "Summer, didn't you come here to visit me? Why are you staring at James?"Summer blushed and shook her head. "I'm not doing that. I came here to visit you. But…" She realized that Susanne's condition had improved tremendously. The latter looked healthy and could breathe and speak normally.After studying Susanne, Summer said, "You look fine now.""I'm fine. But I can't walk properly. The doctor says that the snake venom numbed my nerves. If I want to recover completely, I'll have to stay in the hospital for a few more days." She complained, "These doctors are so annoying. Don't they know that I'm an active person? Why are they restricting my freedom?"Herbert reminded her, "Susanne, you have to rest well.""I know, Dad." Then, Susanne suddenly smiled mysteriously at Summer. That familiar smile looked as if she were plotting something. Summer wondered if Susanne was trying to harm her again.Befor