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"Ms. Hartford, your safety is far more important," Robin said sternly.As he said that, his sharp gaze swept the surroundings.A few students shuddered under his gaze."I've been looking into some school bullying cases recently. Some of them even result in fatalities," Robin said.Summer knew that Robin could be incredibly stubborn, so she gave up on convincing him. "I'm going to class.""Alright." Robin watched as she entered the classroom before he got into the car and left.The moment Summer stepped inside, the previously noisy classroom fell silent.She had a blank expression on her face as she walked to her desk, which had been replaced with a brand-new one.Several students from the back rows were missing, including Becca and Annie."Summer, I heard you were injured?" Lindsey walked over to Summer."It's nothing," Summer replied flatly."Annie and Becca have withdrawn from school, and a few others who used to bully you took sick leave," Lindsey said softly.Summer loo
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With the SATs approaching, there were hardly any proper lessons left. Most classes were either going through test papers or studying them.Harold was in no mood to review any papers, so he simply handed out two test sheets for everyone to work on.Chandler sat by the side, occasionally sneaking glances at Summer.So, this was the girl who had captivated his cold-hearted brother, Mason.She was definitely very pretty—just a little cold.What should he do? Even though they had just met, he could already tell that Summer would be a whole lot of fun.Just as Chandler was starting to feel excited, Summer suddenly looked up at him, momentarily taking him aback.There didn't seem to be any trace of warmth in her eyes."I forgot my pen. Can I borrow one?" Chandler spoke. Just like his appearance, his voice was incredibly innocent.Summer withdrew her gaze and handed him a pen from her pencil case. After Chandler accepted the pen, she returned to her expressionless state and continued
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Summer's car had just reached the school gate when a heavily pregnant woman suddenly dashed across the street and threw herself onto the car's hood."Stop the car!" Summer shouted in fright."Ms. Hartford, stay inside the car. I'll take a look," Robin said with a frown.What had been going on lately? Why did things like this keep happening?Robin pushed open the door and stepped out of the car. The pregnant woman immediately burst into loud, wailing sobs. "Ms. Hartford, I'm begging you. Please spare my family's lives! I'm begging you." At this moment, the school gate was bustling with wealthy mothers picking their children up from school. There were some street vendors selling snacks as well. It was incredibly busy.A pregnant woman blocking the car of a wealthy heiress, crying and pleading for her family's lives, was prime gossip material that immediately attracted a lot of attention."Ma'am, you're pregnant. You shouldn't be rushing around like this. Please get up, and we c
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The bodyguards took several slaps from that old lady."Are you Mr. Sutton's family?" Summer looked at the pregnant woman."Yes, I'm his wife!" the woman, Amelia Rand, answered loudly. "Everyone, my husband was a teacher at this elite school. He worked here for over ten years and was always diligent and responsible. Two days ago, she suspected this rich girl of cheating and was arrested that very night!"She continued, "Now, they're piling a bunch of false charges on him to ruin his life! Just look. I'm pregnant, and we have two children at home. My mother and mother-in-law are old and in poor health."My husband was the sole provider of the family. Isn't it a death sentence for us if she throws my husband in jail?"The old woman who had just slapped the towering bodyguards, Velma Harp, clutched her forehead and plopped onto the ground with a dramatic thud when she heard that.Summer was dumbfounded."Mrs. Sutton." She calmly stepped forward, showing no trace of anxiety or anger.
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Amelia was instantly rendered speechless."You're lying! My son graduated from a prestigious university. He's such a good person, so why would he try to kill you?" Velma was the first to react.She pointed at Summer and started to shout, "You must have done something shameful, and Ivan almost exposed you. That's why you're framing him out of spite!"She started to cry pitifully as she turned to the crowd. "Everyone, you have to help us! My son has been named one of the school's top ten teachers for many years in a row. Why would he try to kill someone for no reason? He's being framed!"Summer watched coldly.At that moment, some onlookers spoke up, "Ms. Hartford, the wife will become a widow with orphans. It's so pitiful. Why not give them some money and help them out?""Yeah, you wouldn't miss the money. Settling things quietly would avoid your reputation being ruined."Lorraine's eyes lit up when she heard that. To her, money was far more important than Ivan.Summer's lips cu
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Getting a pregnant woman who was about to give birth to run into the street to block a car—clearly, none of them had any sense."Are you her mother?" Summer looked at Lorraine."If anything happens to my daughter, I'll fight you to the death!" Lorraine shouted."She'll be perfectly fine if she goes to the hospital right now. But if you keep making her stand here, she'll suffer. If you're lucky, the baby will be born right on the roadside. If you're not…" Summer let her words hang.Lorraine paled."Stop trying to scare us! Solve our problem first, and I'll take my daughter-in-law to the hospital!" Velma shouted."You really are a vicious mother-in-law. Do you not care just because she's not your biological daughter? Your son ruined his own life, and now, you're using your daughter-in-law, who's about to give birth, to bargain with me? Does her life mean nothing to you?" Summer asked.Velma folded her arms, thinking that Summer was starting to waver. "You can say whatever you wa
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The sirens grew closer, and Velma started to panic. "Ms. Hartford, I just wanted to beg you to release my son! I had no ill intentions!"Summer pointed at the camera above them. "That's up to the police to decide. That thing recorded how you threw a fit and how you assaulted and humiliated my staff. What happens next will be up to what my employees want.""No, please!" Velma panicked even more.Summer ignored her and walked straight back toward the school.Velma reached out to grab Summer, but the bodyguards blocked her."Ms. Hartford, my niece-in-law told me that you're very sympathetic toward the weak. You even slapped her once over some poor students and their grandfather. Why is it that when it comes to me, you're bullying me instead of helping me?" Velma asked.Summer stopped in her tracks.She had thought that something was off from the start. The family had arrived right on time, and they seemed to know her car's license plate and charged at her without any hesitation.D
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Some headlines clearly sided with the Sutton family. "Rich Heiress Abuses Power!""Homeroom Teacher Wrongfully Arrested!""Widow and Orphan Cry at School Gates, Begging for Mercy!"Public opinion was overwhelmingly one-sided.Summer scrolled through the discussions. There were thousands of comments, but hardly anyone defended her. There were even those who compiled negative information about her.Kristen quickly called her.After Summer briefly explained the situation, Kristen let out a cold laugh. "That Mrs. Sutton was bowing and begging us when she was trying to apologize to us yesterday. Now, she just turns around and instigates a pregnant woman and another old lady to block your car at school? Incredible!""I guess it's true that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree," Summer said helplessly."Alright. I'll handle this. Trying to use public opinion against you? Has she forgotten what I do for a living?" Kristen hung up furiously after that.It was rare for Summer to s
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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
