Summer asked pitifully, "Grandpa, is this going to be a big problem? Should I just go and apologize?""Did she provoke you first?" Henry asked.Summer nodded vigorously. "Yes! She was the one who started it!""Then, you did nothing wrong. There's no need to apologize," Henry said decisively."I know I did nothing wrong, but what if she tries to take revenge on Hartford Group?" Summer mumbled."That's for me to worry about. She's not some major figure in Royal Financial Group. She might be able to bully the weak, but she doesn't have the power to touch me so easily," Henry said arrogantly.Summer beamed. "That's great! But sometimes, it's better to offend a nobleman than a petty person. I feel like Mrs. Hunt is incredibly petty. You need to be careful, Grandpa.""Yes." Henry nodded. Then, for some reason, he slammed his hand on the desk violently, making Summer jump in fright."Once again, it's Mason Hunt's fault!" Henry exclaimed.Summer was exasperated. "How is this his fault
Henry blurted out in a panic, "Of course not! Why would I suddenly suspect you're in a relationship out of nowhere? What a wild imagination you have! Now go! I still need to work. Go to bed.""Oh." Summer held back her laughter. "Then, good night, Grandpa.""Hurry up and go." Summer was chased out of the room as she subconsciously touched the necklace on her neck. When she got back to her room, she took the necklace off.Poking at the pendant, she muttered, "Mason, you have to make sure you survive. Your vicious aunt already has her eyes on me because of you. If you die, I'll have to deal with her myself…"After she said that, she flopped onto her bed with her phone right beside her.Logically, Summer knew she should tell Mason about what happened today since it was related to him. But Mason wasn't the sort of person who would suddenly disappear for no reason.Couple that with Rosanna's arrogant attitude and what Henry said just now…Summer vaguely felt that Mason might really
"You little rascal!" The displeasure on Henry's face disappeared at that moment.The frustration Summer had felt when she had woken up that morning was completely gone. She picked up her spoon and happily ate the cake.The cake that day was a savory salted chestnut cake. It was unique and absolutely delicious."Have you thought about school?" Kristen poured her a glass of milk.Moments like this between Summer and Kristen felt so natural now. It wasn't like in the past, where they barely even spoke when they met."I've thought about it. I'll go to Bellton College. It's a top school, and it's close to home!" Summer nodded.Kristen and Henry exchanged a glance. Bellton wasn't easy to get into."Summer, if you really get into Bellton, I'll give you anything you want," Henry said earnestly."Your dad and I will grant you one wish, too," Kristen added."That's a promise!" Summer said.…In the blink of an eye, the two-day break was over. A day before the exams, Lindsey invited Su
Summer had only recently been reborn, so she didn't have that much of a social circle. There were only a few people she could think of who would go out of their way to send her something like that.Of those people, they would probably all have given it to her personally, except for a certain someone who had recently disappeared.Summer even found a small card from inside the bag. On it, the graceful handwriting read, "Victory in the last battle.""Ms. Hartford, what is that?" From the front seat, Robin asked when he saw Summer looking at the card in a daze."A card," Summer said before she put it in the bag.If Mason was sending this to her now, it probably meant he was safe. She finally felt a little more at ease.…For the next three days, the whole Hartford family seemed to be in battle mode. Early in the morning, the kitchen was already preparing all sorts of nutritious breakfasts. Right after Summer finished eating, the whole family would send her to the exam venue.They
The voices in the room grew louder."You can definitely search me, but before that, I just need to ask. Why did you come straight for me?" Summer asked calmly. She was perfectly composed and did not show a hint of impatience."Didn't I say that earlier? Someone reported you! They claimed there was something off with your stationery and even your hairpin. Hand them over for inspection," Samuel said."Summer, Mr. Hartford Senior dotes on you so much. Even if you didn't do well, he wouldn't say anything, and you'd still inherit Hartford Group. "Why would you do something like that? It's still not too late to admit it to the teachers. At least you can salvage some of the family's reputation!" Rose fanned the flames.At that moment, the students from other schools started to gossip among themselves."So that's the Hartford heiress? Wasn't she supposed to be ugly? She must have had plastic surgery to look so different now.""Plastic surgery is nothing. I was thinking of getting some
Summer didn't have a single pocket on her. She had just finished the exam and hadn't even left her seat, so how could she have hidden anything she had with her?"Check the tables and chairs," Samuel said.The other teachers immediately flipped over Summer's desk and chair, but there was still nothing to be found.Janice frowned and said, "What about her ruler or her compass? Sir, please check everything carefully again. You can't show favoritism to her just because she's the heiress of Hartford Group!""If you don't believe it, why don't you check it for yourself?" Samuel snapped."Sir, calm down. But Rose did have a point just now. Since someone reported this, there has to be some truth to it. Maybe they just mistook me for another person. It could be someone else who's cheating here," Summer said earnestly."Are you kidding? Why are you trying to drag the rest of us down with you?""That's right! I didn't cheat!""What's going on…"Janice was smart. She realized that the thi
Janice started to panic. "I didn't cheat. Are you going to search me without any evidence? Just because Summer suspected me?"Summer feigned confusion and asked, "Janice, didn't you urge me to cooperate with the teachers just now? So, I can be suspected, but you can't? As long as you didn't cheat, then nothing would happen anyway. Are you scared?"Janice clenched her teeth as she eyed her stationery.Her stationery was all different from what Summer had. The brand was different, and even the designs were different. It was definitely not the ones she had prepared to sabotage Summer.The hairpins were even less of a worry. They were personal items that no one could ever have swapped.On top of that, she had always appeared nice toward Summer. There was no way Summer would have framed her.Just as she was mentally preparing herself, Samuel got impatient. He went over and snatched her pencil case."What are you doing?" Janice instantly shouted."Don't you have a flight to catch? Le
Rose stood in place, but Summer had never even spared her a glance the whole time.Lindsey followed behind Summer, still obviously shaken from everything. "How did things get so bad? Who reported you?""Who knows?" Summer said lazily.What happened to Janice today? Well, she merely suffered the consequences of her own actions.Janice and Rose had spent their days whispering and scheming. Little did they know that Summer had already anticipated their plan from the very start.From the first day Anthony came in as a substitute teacher, Summer knew there were already conflicts between him and Rose. But their plan to take over Hartford Group through Summer was still in motion.Summer had taken precautions just in case. That day in the pantry, she had planted a tiny surveillance device. She was planning on spying on Rose and Anthony, but she unexpectedly ended up with a different finding.After that, Summer allowed the two of them to dig their own graves. She knew Rose and Janice had
Jane always outshone Rosanna in every way, so how could Rosanna possibly like her?Jane said softly, "Rosanna, I know you don't like me, but you're still family. I know you're just a straightforward and blunt person. You've never meant me any harm.Rosanna rolled her eyes internally at that. Jane couldn't be more wrong."I don't want you and Aspen to get divorced." Jane helped Rosanna sit down and crouched to examine her ankle. "It's sprained. I'll call a doctor.""No!" Rosanna was incredibly vulnerable at that moment.A vulnerable person's greatest weakness was someone being gentle to them.Jane frowned. "How could you not see a doctor? Just wait here. I'll go quietly. I'll make sure no one notices and bring the doctor over. No one will find out."After a pause, Jane continued, "I won't tell anyone about the divorce, either."Rosanna's ankle was throbbing with pain. After a moment of hesitation, she nodded. "Don't tell everyone!"Jane smiled gently and went off to find the doc
"As lawyers, we only need to achieve the desired outcome for our client. Nothing else matters," Malcolm said.The assistant fell silent.Aspen slumped down onto the hospital bed, looking defeated, while Rosanna sobbed uncontrollably."Enough crying. Go check on Mom," Aspen said impatiently.Rosanna choked out, "I refuse! Your mother never liked me to begin with. With what happened to Chandler, both of us are responsible as his parents, but your mother will definitely only blame me! You can go if you want!"After that, Rosanna grabbed her purse."Where are you going?" Aspen asked."I'm going to figure out a way to save my son!" Rosanna snapped and started to walk off.Aspen grabbed her arm. "I'm warning you. Don't go after Kristen again! This has nothing to do with her!""Kristen, Kristen! She's all you care about, even now. Her daughter stood there and humiliated you in front of everyone, making you out to be some creepy stalker, and you're still defending her?" Rosanna finally
"Chandler from that certain all-powerful family underwent a psychological evaluation every six months at his school abroad. Just over two months ago, when he had just returned to the country, he had one done. "His mental state is fine. You parents might've been driven crazy by anger, but not him."There was a frenzy online.The original post was quickly deleted, but people had already saved screenshots of all the relevant documents.Inside the Hunt residence, Aspen's hand was wrapped in gauze when he heard what the lawyer had to say. He exploded on the spot. "Who leaked something this private? Check with Chandler's school! I'm suing them! Every last person who leaked it!"The lawyer said gravely, "I've already checked. The school's digital database was hacked. Mr. Hunt, I told you yesterday to maintain a good line of communication with the victim's side. If you did, there might have been a chance for settlement. Why did you hire online trolls to spread lies?"The lawyer added, "N
"Mason, I'm not doing this for the Fridman family. I'm now a part of the Hunt family as your aunt. Even if you don't want Violet, that's fine. Summer really isn't right for you!" Jane still wore that sincere, gentle expression."Have you ever thought about why a girl with such ambition would want to be with you?" Jane asked.Mason looked at Jane. "That's where you're wrong. Summer wasn't the one who came looking for me. I'm the one who chased after her."Jane was speechless.Who in their right mind would believe that?At that moment, the elevator arrived. Mason didn't say another word to her as he got in the elevator and left.Jane stood in place.She never imagined that everything she had so carefully planned would be thrown off by the Hartford Group heiress who appeared out of nowhere."All that effort, Jane, and you were paving the way for someone else." A flamboyantly dressed woman walked over at that moment.She, too, was one of the many daughters-in-law of the Hunt family
"Tell Grandma I was here," Mason said before he turned to leave.These past few days had been unbearable for Aspen, especially with everything Summer exposed that day.All these years, people had assumed that there had been something between him and Kristen. It had always been something he could brag about, but the truth was exposed to the public today. That last shred of connection he had with Kristen had shattered as well.On top of that, Chandler was about to face serious criminal charges. Aspen felt like his heart was being set on fire."Mason!" he shouted after Mason, but Mason ignored him.Aspen clenched his teeth and rushed toward Mason with a sharp fruit knife in hand.Things had come to a point of no return anyway. If he had nothing left to lose, he might as well drag Mason down with him. If he killed Mason, maybe Royal Financial Group would fall back into Victoria's hands.But Aspen had underestimated Mason too much. His blade didn't even graze Mason. Mason merely gra
In the end, Mason still went to the private hospital that the Hunt family owned. As he stepped out of the elevator, all he saw were members of the Hunt family, gathered in full force.Mason knew exactly what was going on.These people hadn't shown up out of affection. They were just afraid that Victoria might actually die, so they were here early to wait for the inheritance."Mason, what the hell did you do to Grandma?"The moment they saw Mason, they pounced like a pack of wild dogs, but not a single one of them actually dared to touch him.If Victoria did die, Mason's threat level would skyrocket a hundredfold."This is a hospital. Why are you all being so loud?" Mason asked coldly.Jane ran over. "Everyone, calm down. This had nothing to do with Mason. She only got a heart attack because of Ms. Hartford's press conference."After that, Jane looked at Mason. "Mason, everyone's just worried, so they're a bit emotional. Don't take it to heart.""Where is Violet?" Mason asked.
"Mr. Hunt, is Ms. Hartford seriously that fierce?" Kyle was stunned after watching the live stream."She is." Mason nodded."But won't her attitude cause you a lot of trouble?" Kyle asked.Mason seemed completely composed. "It's a good thing. This gives me the perfect excuse to tear off that fake peaceful facade in the Hunt residence. I won't have to go back there anymore.""Where did Ms. Hartford even get all the evidence from?" Kyle wondered.Kristen and the others were wondering that at home as well."Summer, getting the footage from the school is one thing, but where did you get the other stuff?" Henry asked, pointing to the case files and mediation records Summer had shown during the press conference."Yeah, I don't even have those myself," Kristen said emotionally.She had never imagined that this matter could ever be cleared up. In fact, one of the reasons she'd refrained from making a comeback for so many years was because of that."Mr. Cohen!" Summer looked at Robin.
Summer paused in disgust. "I don't know how Mr. Aspen Hunt defines courtship these days. At the very least, I was taught that if someone dislikes you to the level of reporting it to the police, they want you out of their lives."Summer said, "Continuing on, Mr. Aspen Hunt, in a mediation from September 26 years ago, promised that he would no longer stalk or harass Ms. Kristen Woods."Summer put down the documents in her hand and faced the camera. "That's about it for now. I'll upload everything online later, including the surveillance footage I showed earlier. Anyone interested can go take a look."With how calm she seemed to be, those who didn't know she was trying to set the record straight might have thought she was giving a lecture."My mother has never been a fighter. She's gentle by nature. Because of Mr. Aspen's background, she didn't want to cause Hartford Group trouble and has endured silently all these years. But as her daughter, I couldn't keep letting filth like this spr
Summer played two segments of surveillance footage. She said calmly, "This is only a part of it, but it's enough to prove that I never knew Chandler before. He was the one persistently harassing me. With that, the rumors should collapse on their own."Everyone had assumed that the purpose of her conference was just to clarify the relationship between her and Chandler. But everyone was wrong."Let's set that part aside for now. I'm sure you all saw the trending news this morning. Chandler deliberately ran over and killed my family's driver," Summer uttered.Violet and the others sitting in front of the television were on the verge of losing it.The live stream had drawn over ten million viewers, and the number was still steadily climbing."I also know who's behind these disgusting rumors. After all, this isn't the first time they've resorted to these tactics. I don't like being in front of the media, and I didn't hold this press conference today for the sake of clearing my own nam