"Summie, please don't be like this." James approached Summer and hugged her.As Summer spoke, her face displayed a hint of sadness, and her voice carried a mournful tone. James couldn't bear to see her in this state. Little did he know that it was all an act.Summer understood how much James cared for her, so she pretended to be heartbroken to sway his decision. As she had expected, James eventually relented.James truly loved Summer. He always approached things solely from his own perspective. He wouldn't listen if Summer patiently tried to persuade him.However, if she seemed sad because of the situation, James would listen to her. Realizing this, Summer acknowledged that she should have shed a few tears instead of wasting time trying to resolve everything earlier.Feigning sadness, she said mournfully, "Could you please listen to me? Please stop fighting with Keith. You two were good friends long ago."Even as you both grew up, you always made concessions for him. But now, y
In the afternoon, Summer went to the Charter Corporation wearing a red dress and carrying a black bag. She had come to check on the progress of the Sunflower Garden and Paradise Villa projects.However, a security guard stopped her at the entrance. "Ms. Charter, you can't enter right now. There's been an incident inside.""An incident in the company? What happened?""A woman came and created a disturbance. She insisted on seeing you. I believe she may have ill intentions. I advise you not to meet her."The security guard appeared to be genuinely worried about Summer. She had always treated the company's employees kindly, so his concern for her safety was sincere.Summer's curiosity was piqued. She asked the security guard about the woman's appearance. He told her that the woman had long hair. She had been dressed in a purple dress and had heavy makeup.Summer couldn't recall anyone matching that description.Considering someone was causing trouble for her, Summer felt compelle
Simone had shown up out of nowhere and started making baseless accusations that Summer was trying to seduce her man. However, this couldn't have been further from the truth.Summer said, "Simone, could you please be rational? I haven't done anything, let alone tried to seduce Hank."Simone retorted, "Are you absolutely certain you're innocent? Do you think I'm oblivious? I witnessed what happened between you and Hank at the cinema. I had discreetly followed him. You should be aware of your actions."Summer was stunned upon hearing her words. She remembered the incident when Hank had come to find her at the cinema before. He had even asked her to reconcile with him, but she had already turned him down.Now, Simone was stirring up trouble, falsely accusing her of seducing Hank. Apparently, there was some misunderstanding there."Simone, I want to make it clear that I have no connection with Hank anymore. When he came to the cinema before, he asked me to reconcile, but I declined."
When Simone grabbed Summer, Summer reciprocated by exerting force and grabbing her back. They struggled at the entrance of the elevator for a while.Soon, a crowd began to gather around them. Summer felt uncomfortable as everyone seemed to be observing them as though they were watching a show."Simone, release me! This is my workplace. What gives you the right to barge in and interrogate me? I will call the police!""Go ahead and call the police. Let's see who ends up looking more shameless." Simone showed no signs of backing down from confronting Summer.Summer hesitated to involve the police, fearing the situation might attract media attention as well.Summer's identity had shifted; she was no longer Ms. Charter from the Charter family, but Mrs. Quigley, wife of the president of Quigley Group. If the media became involved, James would also be affected.Left with no alternative, Summer said reluctantly, "Fine. You want to confront me, right? Call Hank downstairs. I'll confront h
Summer wouldn't let trivial matters disturb her work. Therefore, she turned and walked away coldly. Meanwhile, Simone didn't want to let her leave, so she rushed over in her high heels to stop Summer."You can't run away. Are you afraid of confronting Hank?""I can't be bothered to confront him. He's obviously too scared to come here. You were too stupid, so you fell for his trap."Hank was a jerk. Since Summer had realized his true colors, she wasn't willing to continue the conversation. However, Simone used to be her friend. Although the former hadn't treated her well, Summer still gave her a reminder. "Do be careful. You won't have a happy ending if you continue dating Hank.""Mind your own business." Simone was very ungrateful and scolded Summer. "You're a scheming bitch! Don't worry about our relationship. You're the one who seduced others first!"On the other hand, Summer felt a little helpless because Simone kept talking. Why was Simone so domineering? Summer had never
After that, Simone left angrily. Meanwhile, Summer just thought that Simone seemed very childish, and her threats was like that of a young child's. Well, at least she managed to solve the problem. She had to get back to work. Charter Corporation was working on two important projects at the moment. The consequences would be severe if they were delayed. However, the troubles came one after the one for Summer. As she finished settling the issue with Simone, someone else looked for her. "Summer!" A shrill voice rang out. Once Summer heard that, she felt dread. She would recognize that voice anywhere. It belonged to Caroline, her evil mother-in-law. Turning back, Summer saw Caroline, who was standing at the traffic junction. The latter wore a pair of white sandals and looked opulent. She was also carrying a branded bag and looked like an extremely rich person. Why would Caroline show up there? Summer had initially thought that they wouldn't meet after she had moved out of the
"This place isn't too bad. Is this where you usually work?" Caroline asked. "Yes, Mom…""It seems that you're managing your company well. So that's why you wanted to leave the Quigley residence. Didn't we give you enough money to spend? Do you really have to work here?" she questioned disapprovingly. Meanwhile, Summer didn't dare to retort. Did she have to tell Caroline her ambitions and goals? Since she was afraid that Caroline would laugh at that, she replied, "I don't think a woman should stay at home all day. That isn't good.""You're spouting nonsense. Why wouldn't that be good? You're my daughter-in-law. Why would you want to flaunt yourself to the public?" Caroline's expression turned frosty. "One more question. What happened between you and that lady just now?"Finally, Caroline mentioned Simone. Summer knew that she couldn't pretend that nothing had happened, and she wouldn't think that Caroline would forget about that issue. However, she didn't know how to explai
When Caroline saw Summer's reddened eyes, she didn't feel bad at all. Instead, she sneered, "What? Are you trying to gain my sympathy by acting pitiful? "I'm not easy to fool. Just because you left the Quigley residence, it doesn't mean that I won't be able to do anything to you. If I wanted to teach you a lesson, I have many methods to do so."Summer knew that Caroline had many methods to deal with her. Her mother-in-law was Quigley Group's advisor and was Norman's wife. She could easily crush Summer because the company was powerful enough.If Caroline continued talking, she would only wrongfully accuse her daughter-in-law. Therefore, Summer said helplessly, "Mom… Couldn't you listen to my explanation?""Listen to your explanation? Alright. I'll find out what really happened from you. I want to hear what a so-called 'adulteress' has to say for herself."Caroline had obviously assumed that Summer was an adulteress. Summer couldn't understand why her mother-in-law was so ruthles