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
Summer could see that Gerald was helping her, but there was no way to control other people talking. She waved a hand and said, "Forget about that. They're just rumors. I expect they'll stop spreading after a few days.""That's right, Summer, don't think too much about it. After all, if you're innocent, then the truth will come out eventually. As long as you know that you haven't made any mistakes, then it's fine." Gerald grinned at her, then left.However, his words had given Summer a warning. She had to keep her distance from other men. Even if people were doing this to hurt her on purpose, they wouldn't even have been able to start such rumors if she had behaved well to begin with.She reflected on herself. Ever since she had married James, she had started interacting with the other heirs from the four major prestigious families, including people like Zach and Bradly. Even if nothing was going on, people with bad intentions would be able to make something of it if they saw
Breaking off the collaboration was his ultimate move. Before things reached a tipping point, James would never do something like that. Once the collaboration was broken off, not only would Ritter Corporation be affected, but even Quigley Group would suffer severe loss.Keith looked calm and there was a glint in his eyes. He knew that some things were unavoidable, so he would face them head-on.He slowly opened up and spoke at a leisurely pace. But what he said was enough to startle James so much that he jumped to his feet. "I think I love Summer."Everything went silent around them, and the temperature seemed to drop past the freezing point. James' expression was darker than ever. Even the air that he exhaled was icy.James had expected Keith to apologize. Instead, he ended up saying something so despicable. "Do you even know what you're saying, Keith? It's not too late for you to apologize now!"James was giving him a chance. If Keith felt like what he had done was wrong
There were many things that James could put up with. In fact, besides Summer, who was his weak spot, he could put up with just about anything else. She was the one thing that he wouldn't compromise on.James had asked Keith out this time, expecting him to apologize sincerely. However, Keith had challenged him instead, threatening that he would snatch Summer away from him. What a joke!James truly couldn't think of any other way to respond to such a tasteless joke besides violence.After saying that, James got ready to leave. After all, there was no point in staying back and continuing the conversation.But Keith held him back. "What? Are you thinking of running away when we're not even done talking yet?""There's no point talking any more. All ties between us are now severed. Tomorrow, I will announce the termination of the collaboration between Quigley Group and Ritter Corporation during Quigley Group's board meeting."James wasn't a forgiving person. He was one to take revenge