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Summer rubbed her temples. "Then, should I be thanking you for the reminder?""No need for that. Just come back soon," Mason replied in a serious tone.Summer could picture Mason's expression as he spoke. Suddenly, she was amused."Fine," she replied."Remember to get something to eat," Mason reminded.Summer's smile vanished immediately as she asked in a stern tone, "Did you skip lunch?""I didn't have an appetite since I was alone," Mason replied, sounding like he'd been wronged.Summer was rendered speechless.Saul stood not far away and watched her. For some reason, he started to have a feeling of unease.After a moment, she hung up and walked toward him.He smiled at her. "Someone from home?"Summer shook her head. "No. You can just leave me here. We'll see each other at the company in the future."Sault hesitated for a moment before he nodded. "Alright."Summer then jogged away. It was obvious she was in a hurry.Saul stood in place, watching as she left. After she
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"That's coincidental," Mason raised an eyebrow.Summer was taken aback for a moment as she peeked her head out of the bathroom. Her eyes widened in shock as she looked at Mason. "Coincidence? Is today your birthday, too? Isn't it in November?"Mason looked up at her and smiled brightly. "You know my birthday?"Summer had to scramble for an excuse. "I heard my grandfather mention it.""I'm very happy that he cares about me so much." Mason nodded with a smile.Summer looked at him.She suddenly recalled what Henry said about Mason's birthday last year. "Just look at how long disasters last. That little wolf cub managed to survive one more year."Summer forced out a smile. "He really does care about you a lot."Mason knew very well what kind of care Henry had for him. But in a way, it was better than being ignored. A bad impression could slowly be reshaped.After a moment, Summer changed into her loungewear and sat in front of Mason. She rested her chin on one hand as she watched
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Hartford Group wasn't a major player in the gaming field. It was only natural to partner with the biggest platforms if they wanted to maximize profits."I'm not considering anything else," Summer answered without any hesitation."I understand." Saul didn't try to convince her any further.In his eyes, Summer—the girl he liked—was far more intelligent than most people. He was never worried she didn't know what she was doing.After finishing up the first wave of work, Summer started to feel a sore pain in her neck. She stretched long and hard on the chair."How is it?" Mason asked from beside her.Summer turned and almost bumped heads with him.Normally, the two would have backed away in a situation like this. But this time, neither of them did.Their eyes met for a moment. Summer suddenly leaned forward and pressed her lips against Mason's.Mason's whole body visibly stiffened."What are you looking at?" Summer shouted at Mason in fake aggression when she snapped out of it. Sh
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All of Summer's frustration and embarrassment vanished in that instant.Xena? She instinctively thought about Mason's dead fiancée from the rumors.Xena…Driven by some inexplicable impulse, Summer immediately went online to search up that name. A flood of information filled the screen. She skimmed through everything until she saw a brief biography.Xena Turner, a genius pianist.As Summer read the biography, she learned that Xena was a girl who showed an immense talent at the piano since she was just four years old. At seven years old, she already earned some fame internationally. But her life came to an end 12 years ago.The biography only stated that she died in a major accident. There were no more details about it.12 years ago... Could it be that she met Mason at the cemetery during Xena's funeral?Complicated emotions surged within Summer. After that, she looked up Xena some more, finding a photo this time.Xena looked like a very beautiful girl, and she had dimple
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"You little brat! Can't you make some more noise when you walk? You almost scared me to death!" Henry said as he grabbed a cushion and threw it at Luke.Luke caught the cushion. "I've always been walking like this, but you weren't scared back then."Henry sat down. "I was playing a game. The story is just too scary!""Are you playing After School?" Luke walked over to take a look, only to see that Henry indeed was playing the game.Henry nodded. "When I got to the company, the younger ones in the secretary's office were talking about this new project from your department, so I downloaded it to take a look. "The design is quite good. Even an old-timer like me can play it easily, and it's quite entertaining as well.""I can't believe an unknown company that came to us voluntarily could make a game that's so interesting," Luke said.He looked at Henry. "And the company's marketing was all handled internally. When I looked into the team, it's the same marketing team that handled th
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"Alright," Luke said. He knew how vile Rosanna was. He also knew no matter what the consequences were, Rosanna would probably go after Hartford Group after the shareholders' meeting. Sending Summer away would be better than having her stay to face the upcoming storm.After a moment, Henry cursed as he entered the next level, "Little bastard!"Luke had thought that Henry was cursing at the game.Yet, Henry added right after, "Aren't you supposed to be so capable? How did you manage to get killed by a bunch of fools? Useless!"Luke looked at the grumpy Henry and felt a bit helpless.Henry cursed at Mason constantly—so much so that he probably developed some attachments to Mason. It seemed like he didn't actually want Mason to die.…"I understand. I'll head home tomorrow," Summer agreed without another question."Let Robin know when you're going to be back. He can take you home," Kristen said.Summer said casually, "Okay. Mom, are you about to join a new production?"Kristen
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"Yes." Mason nodded.Summer kept her head down. "I heard my family talk about it. It's all in the past now. You don't have to bring it up to me if you don't want to. We're still not at the stage where we need to deliberately share our pain."Mason was taken aback for a moment before he lowered his gaze as well. "I understand."After that, neither of them spoke.Summer carefully applied the medicine for Mason and wrapped up the bandages. "It's done now. I still have things to take care of, so I'll leave for now.""Alright. Then, tomorrow…" Mason said."I'll be leaving bright and early tomorrow. Mr. Cohen will come get me, so focus on getting some rest," she interrupted before he could finish.Mason sat on the couch and looked up at her.Summer avoided his gaze as she grabbed her things. After she muttered out a goodbye, she left Mason's room.When it came to her emotions, Summer had always been someone very careful. The moment she found out that Mason had a dead fiancée, an une
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Robin let out a helpless sigh as he put the suitcase in the trunk.On the way back, Summer saw that Robin kept glancing at his phone and felt a little uneasy."Mr. Cohen, how has the company been lately? I heard from my mom that Royal Financial Group is about to have a change in management. With how I treated Mrs. Hunt last time, she might try to take revenge on Hartford Group," she said.Robin was silent for a moment. "You should just focus on your studies. Let the adults handle the matters at the company."Didn't that response basically confirm that something was wrong within the company?"Are the shareholders causing trouble?" Summer asked.Robin looked at her in surprise. "How did you know? This matter hasn't even blown up yet. I only found out about it not long ago.""With Hartford Group's expansion over the past three decades, we've brought in plenty of shareholders. It's hard for all of them to be fully aligned with our interests. If a few of the troublemakers work togeth
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Five million dollars. It was five million dollars.Ruddy's eyes were practically glued to the card.Aspen gave Malcolm an impatient look, and Malcolm handed the pen and paper to Ruddy.Ruddy was taken aback when he saw the pen and paper. "Aren't you supposed to write it, and I just sign it?""It would be better if you wrote it yourself," Malcolm said.Ruddy looked embarrassed. "But I don't know how to write?"Aspen finally lost his patience. He slammed the table and stood up. "What? You're illiterate?""What are you yelling at me for? When did I say I could write? I'm doing you a favor by agreeing to this, and this is how you treat me?" Ruddy didn't care that Aspen was rich at that moment.Aspen was begging him for help, so why should Ruddy tolerate Aspen?"Stop arguing." Malcolm was getting a headache. He never imagined that Ruddy would be illiterate."Fine. I'll have someone print out the content. You can just copy it, right?" Malcolm just wanted this done as quickly as pos
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Malcolm looked disgusted. "Got it. We'll get back to you soon."Then, he hung up. "Bastard!" Aspen slammed his hand on the table hard.Malcolm said grimly, "I told you before Paul didn't have many relatives. His parents are both gone, and other than his wife and children, there's only his brother left. The Hartford family is watching the West family closely. "No one answered when I called, so I had to try this guy. Who knew he'd be this stupid?""Is a letter of forgiveness from his biological brother useful?" Aspen asked.Malcolm frowned. "It has some value, but it wouldn't nearly be as effective as getting it from the wife or children.""I don't care. Even getting one is something. Offer him three million dollars." Aspen felt a headache coming on.Malcolm hesitated for a moment. "You really want to pay him? This thug has never treated his brother well before. If the family mentions that in court, this three million dollars might as well go down the drain.""Get that letter
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"Go ahead." Summer showed no intention of stopping him.Ruddy was stunned. "I'm not joking around. I really will go."Summer didn't seem to care at all. "Go ahead. Also, you were talking so much about inheritance just now. What inheritance? Since when did this ten million dollars count as inheritance?"Ruddy said smugly, "It's still compensation! I get a share either way! I know the law, Ms. Hartford."Summer nodded. "Seems like you got it wrong. This money isn't for Paul.""Don't try to fool me!" Ruddy frowned.Summer turned to gently soothe the baby, who was still sobbing. "Hey little cutie, you shouldn't cry anymore. I gave you a ten-million-dollar gift, and you're still upset? Come on, give me a smile."Everyone widened their eyes in shock."What ten-million-dollar gift? What are you talking about?" Ruddy tried to grab Summer, but Robin stopped him.Summer held the baby's tiny hand. "My grandfather already gave the funeral expenses to Mrs. West. I'm only giving the ten mil
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Summer added, "Another example. You happily get home and reach your building when suddenly, some lunatic jumps out of nowhere with a knife. He slashes through everyone, not leaving a single one of you left."She shrugged. "Or maybe you make it home safe. But in the middle of the night, when everyone's sound asleep, there's a gas leak. Or better yet, a fire. Everything's gone in a blaze, just like that. Stories like that pop up among rich families all the time. You can give it a shot if you don't believe me.""Quit trying to scare me! I'm fearless!" Ruddy thumped his chest."Paul was a good man who had been nice to my whole family. Ten million dollars is no small sum. I believe I've shown more than enough sincerity. As for what you choose, I won't interfere," Summer said calmly as she motioned for someone to open the door.Seeing this, Ruddy rushed forward and pulled his relatives to leave. "Come on. Let's go first. We'll talk about it among ourselves later.""If you want to leave,
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Bailey had never been one to make decisions.Her two sons had their own difficulties as well. They didn't want to betray the truth behind Paul's death, but Ruddy had a point. Pauh was gone, and the living had to carry on."Ms. Hartford, my uncle is right. This is a family matter. I think we should handle it ourselves," the eldest son, Dustin West, said with great difficulty.Bailey looked at him in shock, then lowered her head silently."I understand. We all have our own burdens." Summer didn't blame him.Only those who had truly suffered understood how hard it was to make choices in the midst of hardship."Come on, let's go! The lawyer's still waiting. As long as we sign the letter, that ten million dollars is ours!" Ruddy urged eagerly."Bailey, you really need to think this through! You're doing Paul so wrong here!" Phoebe felt like crying.Summer said, "If it's for the money, you don't need to leave. Paul died because of me, so I was planning on compensating you anyway.""
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Summer didn't have much of an expression on her face as she walked down slowly.But Phoebe explained anxiously, "Let's not even talk about whether the ten million dollars is real or not. Ruddy, that's your brother's life! Are you really going to be the kind of person to take money in exchange for his life?""What's it got to do with you? You're already siding with this family anyway!" Ruddy glared at the lavish interior of the Hartford residence. "Just look at this place. Is this how you all make your money?"Ruddy's last sentence had been aimed at Kristen, it was obvious he knew that Kristen was the lady of the house.Summer walked over to Kristen and said, "Mr. West, what's the rush? You didn't even bother with basic manners before coming in, and you started shouting the moment you entered. Don't you think that's a bit out of line?"She looked at Bailey's arm and saw that her wrist was red from being grabbed too hard. "Why don't you let go of Mrs. West's hand first? Her wrist is
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"I got it." Summer knew that going head-to-head with the Hunt family this time must have caused Mason to be caught in the middle of some immense pressure and criticism.So, she didn't want him to worry about her too much.Chandler's incident had stirred massive public attention following Summer's live stream. In the next two days, more and more people were speaking out online.The police department responsible for the investigation was finally compelled to issue a statement, promising a lawful and thorough investigation into the case.Paul's family had rested at the Hartford residence for a day before they started to recover a little."We won't hold the funeral here. Our family back home is already handling the arrangements," said Paul's wife, Bailey Oak. Her eyes were still swollen from crying.Kristen nodded. "Alright. Don't worry. Mr. West has worked with our family for over ten years. He was practically one of us, so we'll make sure to take care of your family in the future."
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"You know how vicious the Hunt family can be. Back then, I…" Kristen instinctively pressed her hand to her lower abdomen with an expression of grief. "I'm afraid of losing another child."Luke had an expression that was full of heartache. He gently pulled Kristen into his arms. "That won't happen. From now on, we will face everything together. We'll definitely protect Summer."Can I really do that?" Kristen's tears fell uncontrollably.Back then, she thought she could protect the child in her belly, too. But in the end…Luke said firmly, "You can. You definitely can. My wife has always been the strongest person I know!""Yes." Kristen nodded as she leaned against his shoulder.They had never spoken of that pain over the past 20 years. This was the first time. Summer's actions today had been like a key that unlocked this long-suppressed wound in Kristen's heart.Neither of them knew that Summer hadn't gone to sleep, either. She stood at the window in her room and could just see th
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"Something like that happened?" Rosanna looked shocked. She had been locked up at the time.Jane sighed deeply. "I just heard about it, too. The kidnappers told her not to go to the police. They said they'd kill the kids if she did. In the end, she didn't report it and ended up paying 70 million dollars in ransom."Jane sighed again. "But she ran into some real monsters. After they got the money, they sent her a location to get the kids. When she got there, all she saw were their decomposing bodies!"Rosanna covered her mouth. "Oh, my God! Did they catch the kidnappers in the end?"Jane shook her head regretfully. "They were professionals, so how could anyone catch them? She lost her money and her children. Mrs. Mills fell seriously ill and is still in the hospital.""Those kidnappers are truly heartless!" Rosanna said."They were only missing for three days. Based on the state of the bodies, the kids were probably killed the moment they were kidnapped," Jane said.As Rosanna lis
