After all, the modelling industry particularly favors young blood and good looks. He was actually not too young anymore, and although he was mixed-raced and handsome, it would not be easy for him to have a career change. If it were not for this cooperation with Nieva for the first time, she would probably never choose him. "My stepsister, who has the same mother but different father as me, is ill and has acute leukemia, soโฆ I need money." Alfred did not hide from Summer. These things must be informed to the company when doing the handover. The company will also consider whether to continue to sign him. Summer was silent for a while, no wonder. "You know that the modelling industry only favours young blood and good looks." "Yeah, but Nieva said that itโs quick money." Alfred looked down a little embarrassedly. "That's true, but...you have to think about the future as well. This is the contract between us. You can take a look. I can change the contract to a one-year contract and
Jasper glanced at Nieva profoundly. She was intelligent, bold, and very ambitious. Jasper had seen many different people, and he saw desire in their eyes.Some people desired money, some desired power, and some wanted women. Nievaโs gaze was filled with intense and passionate desire. Jasper narrowed his eyes, smiled, and said, โYouโre right.โNieva smiled, put her new name card in front of Jasper, and went straight to the point. โChairman Miller, then I will just get straight to the point. The reason I came over today is to collaborate with you.โโOh? You want to collaborate? In which aspect?โ Jasper smiled and asked. โI heard that your textile company needed a large number of raw materials, but Miller Corporation had only a limited number of raw materials. I know youโve always collaborated with the Reeves family from Mountain City before this because theyโre an agricultural province.โJasper looked at Nieva coolly. She had carried out a detailed investigation. โOf course
Nieva was so envious of Summer, but... she just liked to challenge things with incredible difficulty.โThen, I shall not keep bothering you.โ Nieva knew what to do at the right time. She knew when she should leave.After leaving Miller Corporation, Nieva called Summer. At the cafe under Plath Corporation...Summer bought two cups of coffee and waited for Alfred in the lounge area. Alfred was still visiting the company because he first needed preliminary knowledge and understanding about his work and working environment.โYouโre so lucky enough to have Ms. Plath to guide you even if youโre a newcomer.โ The colleague from the Promotional Department smiled and said. Alfred smiled politely and did not say anything. Even Nieva did not set a scheme against Summer, and Summer would not be the person who led Alfred.โMs. Plath is very kind. Do your best.โ If Alfred were hardworking and capable, he would live a good life using the resources of Miller Corporation. โMs. Plath... Iโ
When Alfred came out from the lift, he saw Summer sitting beside the basement windows, talking on the phone, and smiled gently. It was apparent that she looked happy. Alfred did not bear to break such a happy and calm scene. But he needed money...He needed a large amount of money. โAlright, I will hang up first. I need to go and have lunch.โ When Summer saw Alfred come down, she smiled and wanted to hang up. โWifey, I will come and pick you up from work tonight.โ Jasper did not want to hang up. โItโs okay. I drove over here.โ She drove Jasperโs car to the lunch meeting. โThen come and pick me up. I donโt feel like driving anymore.โ Jasper just did not want to hang up. โDonโt fool around. I will come and pick you up from work. Bye.โ After hanging up, Summer smiled helplessly. During this period of time, Jasper seemed as if he was in a honeymoon period and was attached to Summer. โMs. Plath, you look delighted.โ Alfred smiled and asked. โYes. My husband had some chi
Summer touched her nose awkwardly. โItโs fine. Iโll know it. I can pretend like I donโt know about this. Donโt tell him about it.โ Jasper and Nieva should not be that close. โSum, youโre so kind.โ Nieva smiled and instructed the driver to bring them for lunch. Summer glanced at Nieva profoundly. Nieva looked so different from her aloof and mature image. Was this her true character, and had she been pretending to be aloof? Or was she pretending to be warm now?Summer felt that Nieva had some other intentions, but she could not find fault with Nieva.Even if Oriental Glory wanted to compete with Plath Corporation, that would depend on their capability. Nieva was just an employee, and it was possible for both companies to collaborate, so Nieva did not need to scheme against them. At Miller Corporation...โChairman Miller, Mr. Reeves is here.โJasper was a little stunned. Edward came to the company building to look for him?Why was he taking the initiative? โLet him in.โ โMr
At the western restaurant...Nieva had booked the entire restaurant. There were no other guests in the restaurant except them. Although the environment was quiet and high-class, Summer felt that it was unnecessary to have such a luxurious lunch. She felt uneasy about spending money in such a luxurious way. Nieva smiled at Summer. โSum, just order anything you want to eat.โSummer nodded politely, randomly ordered a dish, and passed the menu to Alfred. โAlfred, you are injured now, so please eat more.โAlfred smiled at Summer. He randomly ordered a dish and put the menu on the table. โBoth of them are treating me like an outsider.โ Nieva took the menu and looked at it. โJust serve me the highest class dish over here.โโSum, this is the only Michelin 3-star vegan western restaurant in Sea City. I think you will like it, so I reserved the whole restaurant. This place is quiet.โ Nieva passed the menu to the waiter and introduced the restaurant to Summer. โI heard some talk ab
Nieva looked at Alfred coldly, but she did not blame him. โHowโs your relationship with her going?โโYouโve investigated Summer so much. You know what kind of person she is more than I do. Sheโs the daughter of a wealthy family, but unlike other girls, sheโs not materialistic. My wooing skills are useless against her. Itโll take a long time for me to get her to warm up to meโฆโ Alfred said plainly. โOf course. Iโm not in a hurry.โ Nieva knew that the higher Jasperโs market value was, the more beneficial it was for her to marry him. She was not a fool. During this time, both Miller Corporation and the Caballero family had been more or less affected by the incident.Jasper was the youngest and had the highest potential in Sea City to be her best investment. Apart from him, she could not think of another suitable man for her.Alfred took a glance at Summer who was coming back with his phone. He then whispered, โDonโt be too obvious, then. Summer is smart. Sheโs pretty good at readin
Nieva smiled and looked at Alfred in a profound manner.He ignored her as his gaze darkened. For the first time, he did not want to lie. โฆโฆ Edward and Jasper got into a fight at Miller Corporation. Even the security personnel were alerted. Edward was being ruthless towards Jasper, and Jasper could not bring himself to fight back.For Jasper, Edward was like a younger brother to him. He was the youngest and Jasper had protected him back then.Jasper understood Edward. He was not a bad person, but he sometimes just went overboard.โYouโll sign the contract if I go visit Jen, right?โ In the end, Jasper gave in. โYes, go and visit her. Iโll sign it once you reach Mountain City,โ Edward agreed. โOkay. Iโll schedule it as soon as possible, but Summer must never know about this.โ Jasper frowned. He was afraid, and he did not want her to endure the same thing from the past regardless of whether he was right or wrong.โItโs not fair to her. Itโs not fair to me either.โI just wa
โI just find it hard to accept the truth. I donโt actually hate youโฆโ After staying silent for a long time, Summer spoke again. โIt wasโฆ too sudden for me. Give me some time to process this.โMabel looked at her in shock and covered her mouth. โSumโฆโSummer smiled at her and said, โBefore Iโm able to completely accept it, can I continue to call you Madam?โMabel covered her mouth in panic and nodded vigorously. โSureโฆ Call me anything you wantโฆโShe actually never cared what Summer called her. It was good enough for her as long as she did not try to avoid her. โCan I hug you?โ Summer took the initiative and stretched out her arms. Jasper had told Summer quite a lot about Mabelโs family. Her family was in a very scary place. They started falling into decadence in the later years. In fact, they started showing signs of having a lack of sons. Every leader of the family became anxious about who the next leader would be. They were so worried about who would be the head of the family
Without realizing it, Summer had subconsciously returned to the Miller familyโs mansion. โWifeyโฆโ Jasper rushed over to her, wanting to give her a surprise. But instead, she did not react. Her face looked pale too. โWifey?โ He panicked and knelt in front of her. โSumโฆโHe truly panicked this time. โDid she find out about something that I did in the past and is now mad at me?โโJasper, do you care who my mother is?โ Summer asked softly. His heart stopped beating for a second. He felt both distressed and relieved. โNo, I donโt. I only care about you.โโWhy do I care so much, thenโฆโ Summer smiled and hugged him tightly. โI shouldnโt care about it tooโฆโโEveryone has something that they donโt have control over. Sum, go easy on yourself.โSummer lay on top of him, picked up the glass of red wine on the table, and drank it.Jasper just realized that she smelled strongly of alcohol.โSumโฆโ He was a little worried. His heart ached for her too, but he also wanted to let her be.
Mabel was cooking in the kitchen of the Plath family's mansion. โMadam, stop cooking. Come and eat,โ Summer called out to her softly. Mabel smiled at Summer as she emerged with her favorite dish, cinnamon-spiced beef stroganoff.โSum, letโs eat.โ Mabel treated her really well. She helped her with the dishes.Summer was also already used to it. She no longer felt shy. It was natural to her already. Alaric looked at Summer and smiled plainly. โSum, follow me.โ After dinner was over, he asked her to go to the study room. โIs Jasper treating you well?โ Alaric asked. โYes, heโs treating me well.โ She smiled. โIf Jasper hadn't been busy and gone to Mountain City, he would be sticking around, bothering me.โโHe pushed back too much work to get ready for the wedding. He wants to finish making work arrangements as soon as possible and go on a honeymoon with me.โโSum, thereโs something that Iโve been hiding from you. Youโve always wanted to know your biological mother, right?โ A
โMr. Jasper Miller, do you take Summer Plath as your lawful wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish until death do you part?โโI do,โ Jasper said the two words confidently.โIโm willing to take care of her and be by her side forever.โIโll always love her.โSheโll always be my number one.โโMs. Summer Plath, do you take Jasper Miller as your lawful husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish until death do you part?โโโฆ I do.โShe purposely hesitated for a long time. Jasper was so scared that his face turned pale.After she chuckled and said โI doโ, he gritted his teeth, pulled her into his embrace, and kissed her.He kissed Summer even before the officiant had asked him to kiss the bride.She was so embarrassed by the kiss that her ears turned red.โJasper!โJas
Benjamin rolled his eyes at Aaron. โI belong to the bride's side. You should go to Jasperโs side.โโHe doesnโt deserve it,โ Aaron said stubbornly.Summer covered her mouth and chuckled. Everyone was immersed in the festive atmosphere of the wedding.ใใโWouldnโt it be nice if we could stay this happy all the time?โโHey, should we play a prank on the groom tomorrow? Letโs spice things up a little!โ The bridesmaids started planning something.โYou guys better be careful. Youโre all pregnant. Donโt stir up too much chaos,โ Summer said with a smile. โSeriously, itโs as they say: women always side with their husbands once theyโre married. Look at you, youโre already siding with him.โ A few of them teased Summer. Summer blushed so hard that she could not say anything in response. โCongratulations, Sum.โHers and Jasperโs friends and relatives came one after another. All of them would be attending the wedding ceremony tomorrow afternoon. Edward would be there with Trent too.
After all, this matter was related to Edwardโs mother because of her meeting with Hannaโs mother.She sat on the sofa and thought a lot. Would they get a divorce? Would Edwardโs father hate her because of this?Edward sat on the sofa and quietly accompanied his mother. โAbout this matter... Let's not tell Jen first. She may not be able to handle it.โEdwardโs mother nodded, in tears. Then, she shook her head. โIt was all my fault.โEdwardโs father finally came out of the study. Edward looked at his father nervously. He was afraid that his father would blame his mother.โI... I really did not know anything about it. I just thought she lived a difficult life. I felt guilty, so I asked someone to send her some money. I did not know what happened to her after that!โ Edwardโs mother panicked and started crying. Edwardโs father walked to her side. He did not blame her, but passed her a tissue. โIs this how you should behave in front of your son? Stop crying.โEdwardโs mother sobb
โI deserve it!โNieva was brought away by the police. She should have expected that this was the consequence of offending Jasper.Jasper was busy with the wedding and he did not care much about her. Otherwise, she might have gone through worse than being arrested.โฆโฆ At the Reeves family house in Mountain City...โAre you Hanna Delacruz? Letโs talk.โEdwardโs father asked Hanna to go into the study, leaving Edward and his mother in the living room.โEdward, I already know about the issue concerning your father.โโMom...โ Edward felt a little guilty. โI know about everything.โ Edwardโs mother shook her head. โThis matter is related to your father and me. This is what owed Hannaโs mother, but if you two have to pay for our mistakes. We...โโMom, this is no oneโs fault.โ Edward shook his head. In the study...Edwardโs father asked Hanna to go into the room. His expression was dreary. โAre you Venusโ daughter?โโDo you still remember my mother?โ Hanna smiled and kept a stra
Samson nodded as he watched Rose leaving.Charlie ran out of the courtyard and stood still. He looked a little distressed.He was just a child...Perhaps it was because he had a mother who set up a scheme against him and used him as a chess piece that he was more mature than other children.In the past, he wanted to live. He wanted not just to live but to prevent his mother from setting up a scheme against him.He was still Roseโs son, even if Rose had used a despicable way to give birth to him.โLetโs go home...โ Samson walked toward Charlie and rubbed his head.โSamson...โ Charlie lifted his head, and his eyes were red.โFrom now on, you have not just me, but your friends, younger brothers and sisters, and many older brothers and sisters who love you.โ Samson smiled at Charlie.Everyone could be redemption for other people, and other people could be their redemption, too.Charlie nodded and ran back to the Miller familyโs mansion.Melody was carrying her grandchildren and
Jasper did not care whether Thomas intended to hurt Summer or not.As long as Summer was shocked, he would not allow it.โTsk, tsk, tsk. Do you know Aiden, who is always with Thomas?โ He was Summerโs childhood friend. Summer did not know that Aiden was secretly protecting her. He was seriously injured and almost lost his life many times because of Summer.โJasper frowned. โSince he did not want to let Summer know about this, why is he making Summer more distressed?โJasper admired Aiden a lot because he never showed his love for Summer, but he had silently done many things for Summer.โJasper, you can just confess if youโre scared. You donโt have to put yourself in a higher status.โ Keane rolled his eyes.โFine, you will go to Country T for a business trip.โ Jasper was threatening Keane.โJasper, Iโm sorry, itโs my fault...โโฆ...The wedding was getting closer. Everyone was busy helping Jasper and Summer with their wedding.โLook at the dresses and gowns for my grandchildren.