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There were many actors staying in the hotel. It was quite normal for actors to cover themselves up like that to avoid being noticed by fans or paparazzi.However, as Summer brushed past the man, she smelled the scent of kerosene on him.It was a smell that she had encountered countless times in the asylum. In fact, she had died in that very smell, so she was incredibly sensitive to it."Wait a moment." Summer stopped and looked at the man.The man stood inside the elevator and asked impatiently, "What do you want? I'm busy.""This floor is reserved for the main cast. Who are you?" Summer blocked the elevator door and maintained her politeness, but her gaze was incredibly sharp."That's none of your business. Now move!" The man suddenly turned aggressive.Summer studied the man.He seemed absolutely murderous, and the eyes that peeked out from under his cap were filled with malice.She had no bodyguards with her at that moment, and there was no way Emma could fight. So, they co
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The manager quickly switched the surveillance feed to Elevator 3 and rewound the footage to ten minutes ago as Summer instructed.The video played until it showed her and Emma inside the elevator.Soon, the moment when Summer stopped the man played on screen.After their brief exchange, the elevator doors closed. The man seemed visibly agitated inside the elevator.When the elevator arrived on the first floor, he didn't go out. Instead, he pressed the button for Kristen's floor and headed straight back up.Even more terrifying was the fact that he reached into his pocket and pulled out a glinting knife as he walked out of the elevator."This man isn't from our hotel. Is he a part of your production crew?" The manager was shocked to see the dagger.Summer's expression turned cold.From the moment she noticed the man to when she checked the surveillance footage now, she had been very quick. Everything had happened in the span of less than ten minutes.She switched the elevator s
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"Why did you bring all of this to the hotel?" Summer caught a whiff of the kerosene and immediately felt uneasy.The man sneered. "Because I wanted to! Miss, are there any rules against bringing kerosene into the hotel? Are you trying to accuse me of arson? When did you see me setting a fire? What exactly did I burn?""Ms. Hartford, look at this." A bodyguard pulled out a tattered and crumpled piece of paper from the man's pocket.After unfolding it, Summer's and Emma's expressions immediately darkened when they saw what was on it.It was a poster of Kristen. On the poster, a red X had been drawn on it, along with the word "die" repeatedly."Who exactly are you?" Summer asked coldly."That's none of your business," the man retorted."Did you do this?" Summer squatted down and shoved the poster in front of the man.The man looked incredibly arrogant. "I did. Is that a crime? Kristen is a bitch. She's a heartless woman who betrayed her husband and child. I can do whatever I want
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"There's no need." Summer didn't seem intimidated by the man at all.She pulled up a chair and sat in front of him.She was in no hurry to say anything as she stared at the man coldly while he struggled. All the while, she had her legs crossed and her arms folded.The bodyguards exchanged baffled looks with one another.After the man continued his struggles for a while, he slowly calmed down when he saw that Summer wasn't reacting at all. However, his eyes were still filled with hostility."Are you done now?" Summer said coolly.The man still looked like he wanted to tear Summer apart. Summer waved her hand. "Take the sock out."The bodyguards hesitated for a moment but still followed her orders as they pulled the sock out from the man's mouth.The man immediately started cursing, "Bitch! You're just a bitch under Kristen, aren't you? Do you know who I am? Just call her over and ask her!"A bodyguard who was right next to the man immediately slapped him. "How dare you speak
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"Ms. Hartford, what's wrong?" The bodyguards by Summer's side were startled as well.Summer glanced at the phone screen. There was a picture of a pale and lifeless woman there. Then, she looked up at the man in front of her.There was a picture of a dead woman on his phone.The man immediately tried to console Summer. "Summer, don't be afraid. That woman is already dead! She's another shameless woman who abandoned her child at home to fool around with another man. Her husband was trash that refused to speak up! So, I taught her a lesson!""You've killed someone?" Summer asked in shock.That was when she realized that the man in front of her was a lunatic.The man shouted, "I'm just carrying out justice. I'll make sure to punish all the shameless women in the world that I see. Kristen's that kind of woman. I came today to take revenge for my father and me! That woman doesn't deserve to live at all."But don't worry. I won't hurt you. I like you a lot. You have no idea how happy I
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"That murderer is a lunatic. He was coming for my mom. If I hadn't realized there was something wrong with him, my mom could have…" Summer shut her eyes tightly. Just the thought of it made her tremble.It had been so hard for her to snatch her parents back from death. She never expected more dangers to still be lurking around.Mason gently coaxed her, "But you did realize it, didn't you? You dealt with it very well. No one was hurt because of him."Summer listened to Mason's voice and enjoyed his presence by her side as she slowly calmed down."How did you get here? Did the bodyguards notice you?" Summer mumbled as she changed the subject.Mason smiled. "No, they were too busy downstairs."Summer tightened her hug. "Good. Let me hold you for a bit longer.""I'm yours anyway. You can hold me for as long as you want," Mason replied.Summer blushed slightly as she muttered, "Since when were you mine? Did I put a label on you? Or did you join my family?""Can I join your family?"
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Summer turned her head toward the door. Then, she turned to look at Mason. "I forgot about my mom!"Mason still looked emotional. He looked at Summer and whispered into her ear, "So, should I hide or not?"Summer smacked the hand Mason still had around her waist in exasperation. "What else? Hurry up!""Kiss me again." Mason seemed to be in no hurry."Summer?" Kristen started to sound anxious outside as she pressed the doorbell twice.Summer clenched her teeth and quickly gave Mason another kiss. "Is that enough?"Mason nodded. Then, he used his thumb to lightly brush on her lips. "They're red. Think about how you'll explain that to my mother-in-law."Then, Mason kissed her on the forehead and headed to the bedroom.Summer was stunned for a moment before she walked to the door and mumbled, "Who's your mother-in-law? You're so shameless!"Before she opened the door, Summer wiped her lips and smoothed out her hair again."Mom, are you done with your meeting?" She blinked innocen
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Kristen's anger subsided a little, and she became less anxious since Summer wasn't hurt. But as she had calmed down, her rationale returned as well. She started noticing things she hadn't earlier.She pinched Summer's chin and frowned. "What happened to your lips? Why do they look swollen? Emma, don't her lips look swollen?"Emma leaned in for a closer look and nodded. "A little.""It's probably because I bit them too hard earlier when I was questioning that lunatic earlier. I ate some spicy snacks after that as well! It's those," Summer said as she pointed at some snacks on the table.Kristen was still a little suspicious. She didn't think they looked like swelling from eating spice.Summer looked at Kristen. "What else do you think could have happened? Do you think I kissed someone?"Kristen remained silent. She then waved it off. "Alright. Stop messing around. I'm still worried. I'll stay with you tonight.""What?" Summer jumped in fright.It would have been perfectly fine i
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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
