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"No, don't!" Summer quickly stopped them.Kristen immediately laughed at that. "I thought you didn't know who the flowers were from?"Summer was speechless."It's such a huge bouquet. You're definitely going to get in trouble if your grandpa and your dad see it." Kristen gently poked Summer on the forehead.Summer felt her heart stop for a moment.Luke wasn't a big deal. He rarely ever nagged Summer. But Henry was another matter entirely. There was no way he would accept the idea that Summer might be dating. He'd definitely make a scene and insist on beating up whatever little punk was trying to steal Summer away."Mom, help me." Summer pouted, looking like he was about to cry."There's no way you can keep all of them. Pick some to take to your room and let Phoebe handle the rest. So, tell me. Who's this young man you're secretly dating?" Kristen asked helplessly."I'm not dating anyone," Summer muttered.Mason was definitely not someone she could call a young man."So, you
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After all, Mason had been resting at home the past few days.Who knew what happened at Royal Financial Group that day?"Are you still at the company?" Summer asked."I am," Mason replied."You don't need to hide anymore. If there's nothing too major at the company, you should go to the hospital and get your wounds looked at. I'm not an expert, so I might not have done a very good job," Summer said seriously."No one could do a better job than you," Mason said.Summer smiled. "Fine. Mr. Hunt's word is final.""Where's your mother filming?" Mason asked.Summer answered, "A holiday estate in the outskirts of the city. We'll probably head over in the evening.""I'll sneak over, and you can sneak out. Then, we can have a secret rendezvous. How about that?" Mason said in a lower tone. Summer found it incredibly adorable. She was about to say yes, but she suddenly thought of the barrier between them that they had yet to cross.Her tone sounded slightly colder. "Maybe another time.
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At around the same time, Chandler was still bedridden after being injured by Mason.At first, no one told him about what happened to his parents. However, Chandler had been waiting for news of his parents defeating Mason and reclaiming Royal Financial Group for a long time. It was already almost nighttime, but his parents were not back yet.They weren't even answering their phones.The household staff were all acting strangely as well. They seemed to all be avoiding him.The more Chandler thought about it, the more it seemed like something was wrong. He struggled and got on his wheelchair before he quietly left his room."I told you so many times that we need to be patient when dealing with Mason. Why didn't you listen? Look at what happened now! Aspen and Rosanna are under investigation. The ones handling the case are all Mason's men, who won't listen to anyone else!" Chandler heard.He had just made his way out, only to be greeted with his grandfather Arthur Moon's voice.Chan
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Summer then took out her laptop and continued working on Escape From the Asylum's script.Before too long, Summer's phone rang. She took a look and saw that it was Lionel.Summer answered the call and asked, "What's wrong?""I just forwarded you something that a buddy of mine sent me earlier. Power Construction apparently set up an Internet division last year, and they're about to release a new mini-game. "It's quite the coincidence. It seems very similar to the project model you planned to assign to new hires," Lionel said.Summer opened her laptop and looked at the short video Lionel sent her.The game wasn't even in development yet. There was just a simple animated teaser."Power Construction, you say?" Summer asked."Yes," Lionel answered. "My buddy was originally supposed to lead a project there, but some higher-up forced in a connection hire. The connection hire was the one who brought the game in. It might just be a mini-game, but like we said before, the concept and ga
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At that moment, her phone rang again. Ever since After School launched, she had been getting calls much more frequently than before.She walked to the living room and picked up her phone from the couch. The caller ID read Puppy.Summer's heartbeat started to quicken. That subconscious reaction caused her to feel a bit helpless."Hello," she answered."Come to the beach," Mason said, his voice accompanied by the sound of waves."You're here?" Summer was caught off guard."I brought the company staff here for a vacation," Mason said indignantly."The mighty Royal Financial Group brought its employees to a seaside resort for a vacation?" Summer found Mason both exasperating and endearing.Mason answered, "Yes, so hurry up and come out."Summer didn't know what to do with Mason. She put on a jacket and walked toward the beach.It was supposed to be peak travel season, but the whole hotel had been booked out by the production crew to facilitate filming.So, the place was empty
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The sea breeze that night seemed particularly warm. Mason and Summer held hands as they strolled along the shoreline.In the shadows, Kyle and the others, who were following Mason, sat in a beach buggy. They had complicated expressions on their faces as they watched Mason walking ahead with Summer."So, Mr. Hunt is serious about this?"Kyle took a drag from his cigarette as he said with worry and some melancholy, "Since when has Mr. Hunt not been serious about anything?"The others nodded silently."But doesn't Mr. Hartford Senior hate Mr. Hunt? I still remember that old man storming off after being seated at the same table as Mr. Hunt at some banquet a few years ago," someone else said.Kyle sighed. "Exactly. What's Mr. Hunt thinking? Of all the people he could choose, he chose the pearl of the Harford family. The road to him getting a wife won't just be this young lady. The ones behind her are the real nightmare."The bodyguards chimed in one after another.Very quickly, they
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Mason glanced in that direction and murmured, "It's probably just a rat.""There are rats by the sea?" Summer was actually terrified of rats.Back at that filthy asylum, she had been bitten on her hands and feet by rats.When Mason saw how scared she looked, he immediately changed his tune. "Why would there be rats at the beach? I was just making it up. Let's go."Summer thought he was playing a prank on her."Mason, are you a child? Why would you make such a childish joke?" Summer said in exasperation.Mason smiled and asked, "Are you afraid of rats?""Yes." Summer nodded.Mason was silent for a moment. "You weren't afraid of them when you were young.""Did I tell you that?" Summer asked.Mason was silent for another moment before he said, "That day, a rat tried to run inside to take shelter from the rain. I was about to chase it away, but you stopped me. You said you weren't afraid and let it come in to hide from the rain."Summer was speechless. Was she really that naive
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Mason couldn't have been happier."I really did bring my employees here on vacation. I even scheduled a diving trip for them tomorrow, so I'll be staying another day," he said warmly.Summer was naturally happy that she could spend more time with Mason.Summer nodded. "Alright, then. I'll see how things go and call you tomorrow.""Okay." Mason nodded."Then, I'll take my leave. Good night." Summer waved before she turned around and headed to the hotel.But she had just taken a step forward when someone suddenly grabbed her wrist. Then, she was pulled back with some force as a big palm cupped her face. Then, a kiss that was deeper than on the beach landed on her lips.Summer immediately froze.The area was particularly bright, and people could walk by at any moment. If anyone did, they would likely be Kristen's staff.Thankfully, the kiss had been deep but brief.Mason quickly let go of her. His beautiful eyes seemed to be filled with a thousand emotions as he said in a soft a
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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
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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
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"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
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"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
