"Let's chat, shall we? I don't feel like working anymore," James coaxed her.Summer felt he had become spoiled. Ever since they had started living together, he seemed to dislike working and preferred spending time with her all day long instead.Summer expressed her deep concern about this. She knew James was the type to prioritize love over career. However, she didn't want to be a bad influence, causing disaster with her beauty. So, she warned, "James, you need to focus on your work. You can't neglect your work just because we're together." Perhaps fearing James would not take her words seriously, she added sternly, "I won't pay attention to you if you don't take your work seriously."This statement was obviously effective. Upon hearing that Summer might ignore him, James immediately straightened up and vowed, "I definitely won't hold up my work. I promise!""That's good. I will review Quigley Group's annual profit report. If Quigley Group suffers a loss, I will ignore you!"S
Suddenly, James leaned in and kissed Summer. His long tongue entered her mouth assertively. Summer was caught off guard and found herself once again taken advantage of.She hastily pushed him away, covering her mouth with her hands. She exclaimed, "Despicable!""What does it matter if I'm despicable to you? You're already mine anyway," James retorted."Who belongs to you? Shame on you," Summer replied."You do," James said. With one hand pulling Summer close by her shoulders, and the other hand on her lower back, James leaned in slowly. It seemed that he had mischievous intentions again!But this time, James wanted to kiss her on her neck, not her lips. Upon realizing it, Summer was startled, and she immediately restrained him with both hands. He was obviously unprepared. Plus, Summer acted with a strong force, so she accidentally pushed his head down into the quilt.He struggled for a moment with both hands in the air before suddenly fainting. His body became motionless. Sum
Hence, Summer comforted James. "I understand. Next time, I'll allow you to help me, but you must know when to stop. You mustn't help me too much."What Summer meant by helping too much was offering billions of dollars without any reason to help her company develop. Clearly, it was too much. Anyone could see that James was only protecting her.Now, Summer still owed James 3 billion dollars. She still had to return that money.She needed to clarify that the fact that they were husband and wife was one thing. The debt still had to be cleared.James felt helpless about this. Normally, women would just ask their husbands for money. Summer, on the other hand, was so clear about separating money between them, as if it were a crime to ask him for even a penny more.However, as long as she was happy, James was willing to let her do what she liked.It wasn't too late at night at that moment. Outside the window, the moon was clear, and there were many stars shining brightly. Summer and Ja
When James brought it up, Summer finally recalled that she had indeed said such things before. At that time, she had only said it for fun and hadn't taken it seriously.First of all, James was a busy man. He was so busy all year that he didn't take a day off. How could a man like him possibly take weekends off?Yet, now, James had voluntarily suggested taking weekends off. Summer really hadn't expected that he would do that, so she asked in a concerned tone, "If you take weekends off, who's going to do the work at your company?""I've already assigned the work to my employees accordingly. No worries," he said reassuringly."Is it really okay?" Summer asked. "If your work can be handled by others, why were you so busy before?"In the past, James had always been so busy. Certainly, those matters required his personal attention. Otherwise, why would he work tirelessly all day and night? Now that he had suddenly delegated work to his employees, he would probably be in a lot of troub
That day, James had planned a casual day; he wanted to take her shopping. Summer started to feel dissatisfied, but she didn't express it. She remained calm and pouted.Although James was slow, he wasn't foolish. Upon seeing Summer's expression, he sensed something was wrong and asked, "What's wrong?""I'm fine.""Are you really fine? I feel like something's bothering you."Summer couldn't be bothered with him. When a woman said something was wrong, it usually meant nothing. But when a woman said she was fine, she wasn't. Did James not understand this basic principle? Something was definitely wrong with Summer now. Seeing how James was still slow to catch up, she simply chose to ignore him.Just as Summer quickened her pace to get away from him, James reached out to hold her. He said, "Don't walk so fast.""Why? I want to walk faster." Summer wanted to appear nonchalant, but when she wanted to shake off his hand, she found that he was holding her very tightly, like a tape stuck
At times, James could appear reserved, while at other times, he exhibited a more dominant side. When Summer had first met him, he had been a complete mystery. But one thing was clear—his affection for Summer. She had reached that conclusion after several confirmations. Summer understood that James lacked experience in relationships, so she didn't want to complicate things for him. Hence, she gently took his hand and proposed, "Forget about it. Let's go watch a movie. It's been ages since we've seen one." "Okay," James replied. "But before we watch the movie, there's something I need to tell you," Summer said, lifting her chin slightly as she looked at his handsome profile. "You need to stop being so caught up in your work. Sometimes, you've got to learn to understand a woman's heart. It's a skill that takes practice." Summer's message couldn't have been more straightforward. She was essentially implying that James was clueless when it came to matters of love. James wa
Summer had been opposed to the idea of James booking the entire movie theater. She believed that the charm of watching a movie outside lay in sharing the experience with everyone else. Without that, it would lose its appeal. James respected Summer's opinion, so they watched the movie quietly. What was slightly heartwarming was that their hands had been intertwined since the movie had started until that point. Halfway through the movie, Summer suddenly felt the need to use the restroom. So, she informed James and left. Unbeknownst to her, a man was lurking near the restroom at that moment. His behavior seemed suspicious, as if he were afraid of being recognized. He hid behind a plastic tree next to the restroom, pulling his cap down over his face. After a few minutes, the man, who had been waiting, finally made his move. Spotting Summer coming out of the restroom, he immediately followed her. With a swift motion, he grabbed her and forcefully pulled her into a secluded c
However, such tricks could only deceive the Summer from a year ago. The current Summer wouldn't fall for it so easily. Casting a cold glance at Hank, she mocked him. "So, you had reasons? That's amusing. What reasons could you possibly have had? "Did Simone threaten you at gunpoint to break up with me? Or perhaps she manipulated you into leaking Charter Corporation's confidential matters?" Confronted with Summer's questions, Hank was momentarily speechless. He knew that trying to deceive her with his old tricks would definitely not succeed. She had indeed grown in the past year. But Hank was unwilling to give up. Seeing how happy Summer and James were had ignited a burning jealousy within him. Besides, he genuinely regretted it now because Charter Corporation had thrived under Summer's management. Hank himself had studied real estate management, so he had always kept an eye on the real estate industry. Recently, he had heard from a few friends that Summer had secured