"Do you think you still have a choice now?"Keith stood up as well and took a step forward. Swiftly, he reached out and grabbed her arm. "I've said it before—I get anything I want. Summer, you're mine now. You no longer belong to James."Summer was repulsed by Keith's domineering attitude. He had clearly lost his mind.Knowing that whatever she said next would be futile, Summer decided to resist him.She lifted her foot and stomped on Keith's instep with all her might.Caught off guard, Keith winced in pain and jumped in discomfort.Summer took advantage of the moment and immediately dashed toward the door. Even though she knew the bodyguards were out there, she didn't have the luxury to worry about them.She just had to escape.But Keith was no ordinary man. As an heir, he had received formal martial arts training and physical conditioning. Suppressing the pain in his foot, he leaped forward, covering 16 feet in a single bound.Just as Summer was about to open the door, Keith
Keith had had an unfortunate upbringing. He had been ostracized from a young age, forcing him to live in the shadows. Initially, Summer had pitied Keith upon hearing of his story.But when faced with his despicable actions toward her, all of Summer's pent-up resentment poured out of her. She cursed at Keith, wishing him a lifetime of misery and loneliness.Normally, such harsh words would enrage the perpetrator. However, to Summer's surprise, Keith abruptly stopped when she finished berating him.Keith's eyes started to lose focus, and his whole body seemed to have turned into stone.Seeing him in such as state puzzled Summer. She couldn't fathom what had happened to him. But regardless of his condition, she was relieved that she was finally safe.Summer began gingerly extricating herself from Keith's grasp, thinking that his distracted state would facilitate her escape.However, she had underestimated him.Keith once again seized her wrist. His tone was icy as he stated, "You'r
At the snap of James' fingers, Charlie rushed in through the door. "Mr. Quigley, we've contacted the police station. When the time comes, the officers will deal with everything accordingly," he reported to James."Good. I'll leave everything to you then." James didn't say anything else. He cast a sideways glance at Keith, who was silent, before leaving with Summer in his arms.Upon leaving the room, they were met with a dark and gloomy corridor. Summer leaned against James' chest and felt safe. She found the corridor in shambles as she left. Countless men dressed in black were lying scattered on the floor. She could tell that James' men had fought with Keith's bodyguards when he had come to save her. No wonder the surroundings were in such an unruly state. Too many things had happened that night. Keith had lost control, and James' had become furious. Hence, Summer couldn't help but feel extremely anxious. She felt as though she was being suspended in midair, even though s
When Summer had closed her eyes to sleep the night before, she had felt like she could still hear Keith talking next to her ear."You don't belong to James anymore. You are mine!"She felt a sharp pain in her entire nervous system. Images kept flashing in her head. She could still feel the pain from his grip on her wrists as well as his hot breath burning on her neck. It was a nightmare. …In the afternoon, Summer finally got up from the bed. The sun was shining brightly outside. She opened the curtains, and rays of sunshine pooled on the floor.This world was so peculiar. No matter what kind of terrible events took place, the sun would still rise the next day. Nothing changed other than one's mentality. Her emotional regulation was quite strong. After an entire morning of thinking it through, she had processed everything, despite going through such an experience. Besides, she also understood that Keith hadn't meant to put her in that position. He was merely a pitiful person
He didn't understand why she had asked that, though."Is there a difference between Keith now as compared to back then?" he asked."Yes, there is," she replied. "Didn't you talk about him before? The shift in his personality happened after his brother died because of him. He did what he did to me because he thinks that I can save him.""Summie, are you sympathizing with him?" James' tone was slightly acidic. Summer was his wife. It was no surprise that he would feel that way when she kept defending Keith.He paused for a moment before speaking again. "Judging by what you said, it sounds like you don't want to make him take responsibility for his actions, Summie?"He couldn't bear to let Keith off the hook just like that. Summer was the most important person in his life. No one was allowed to harm her.Besides, a sane person wouldn't have lost their minds and tried to take her for themselves like Keith had done.Even if Summer sympathized with him, James refused to forgive him.
When he heard the news, James' expression didn't change, but inwardly he was in turmoil. Keith's release wasn't the result he had wanted. He asked sternly, "What happened? Why has Keith been released?""The police said that there wasn't enough evidence at the scene of the crime. It isn't enough to convict Mr. Ritter of violating Mrs. Quigley."Not enough evidence? James had expected this. Although Keith was hated by the entire Ritter family, he was still their heir. If anything happened to him, the Ritter family would be sure to use all the family's resources to help him.James looked up at the sky. It was late at night, and there seemed to be a mournful tone in the chirping of the cicadas. James' handsome face looked frosty. It seemed that he had another enemy to deal with now, and it was Keith, who had once been his friend. …At the Ritter residence, Keith returned to his room to rest after getting back from the police station. He had come back safely this time beca
Keith ignored Monica. He just glanced at her and continued drinking his alcohol. He reeked of it, and his hair was slightly sticky. He looked as if he hadn't showered all day. If Keith had been like an eagle in the past, he seemed more like a sparrow now. He had lost all semblance of authority. Monica didn't think much of him. If he wanted to wallow, then that was his business. She had come there because she had something else to say. She walked over delicately and said to his face, "We know all about what you did. Even though Mom and Dad didn't say anything, I can tell that they're nervous about it." Monica's words were greeted with silence. Keith didn't say anything and just slumped back lazily in his seat. He burped from time to time. It was unusual to see him like this. Monica had never seen him in such a state before. It seemed that something really had happened to him."Keith, forget it if you're not going to listen to me. I don't know if what the police said i
Kyle got up to make his report. "The Sunflower Garden project is progressing smoothly. Currently, the 300 million dollars invested in the project has been used to buy materials. 200 million dollars will be needed to erect the facilities and to get more manpower. We need you to approve this step, Ms. Charter.""I approve," Summer said airily, waving an arm."Next is the Paradise Villa project. The main funds for this project are being provided by Walsh Group, and they've already given us all the funds. "When the time comes, we'll be monitoring the construction with several engineers, including myself. We expect to complete the construction of the luxury villas in the first district.""Very good. You've all done well. When the project is completed, there will definitely be bonuses." The bonuses were a must. It was an important incentive to boost morale among the employees, and they had really done very well. Apart from negotiating orders, Summer hadn't participated much in