The car drove along the winding road for a while and then stopped. As they reached, they saw Billy’s car arriving as well. He got down the car and passed Summer two separate gift boxes. Gasping quietly, she was amazed at the efficiency of Billy, ‘Secretaries of a large corporate company sure are on another level huh!’ Mark and Summer went into the mansion one after another, passing by the large and beautifully carved gates. Just as they stepped into the vestibule, they were struck by a fierce and hoarse voice yelling “That little pr*ck! How dare he get married behind my back! He’ll get it from me when he’s here!” “Dad, he’s arriving soon, and you can ask him then. Don’t get too worked up, you have to take care.”A gentle voice followed after. It was Yvette. Summer thought, ‘If she called him ‘dad’, that man must be Mark’s grandfather.’Through the tone and volume of the voice, she could tell that he was not delighted, furious even. Unconsciously, she shivered. “And how
Taking in the changes of their expressions, Summer knew that the good impression she had left on Gordon had faded away by now. She sighed to herself, ‘Surely they would make it difficult for me now.’ Suddenly, another hoarse voice rang, “Was everything I heard true?”Walking towards Summer, Jazz looked at her fiercely with his fists clenched. As she turned to face him, he angrily spitted out his question, “Miss Hart, are all of the things my brother said true?”Gritting her teeth, “Jazz…,” she mumbled. “Miss Hart, have you really gotten married to him?” he yelled at her. Filled with anger, his eyes had gotten redder by the minute.Mark took a step forward and shielded Summer behind him. He narrowed his eyes, and in a deepened tone, he asked his brother, “Is this how you should talk to your sister-in-law?” “Sister-in-law? Hah!” Snickering sarcastically, Jazz turned on his heel and ran out, leaving the living room.Exasperated, she called out to him, “Jazz, get back here!”
There was no doubt to that, but frowning with her brows knitted, she asked, “Then, could you think of any other place he might have gone?”“Nope,” he replied without hesitation. Facing and looking in her eyes for a moment, he spoke up again, “Although there might be someone who can find him, someone who he would talk to.” She could tell what he was thinking of from the way he looked at her. Feeling doubtful, she asked, “How are you so sure that he would want to talk to me? What if he doesn’t?” Lips twitching upwards, his slender fingers knocked lightly on the steering and refuted, “But what if he does?” After thinking about it for a moment, she scornfully said, “Then I’ll do whatever you say, but what about you? What if you were wrong?” His eyes had seemingly lit up. He was happy with her reply. Then, he replied her brashly, “Do you think I could be wrong, Miss Hart?” “Why not?” she scoffed while looking away from him. She was annoyed with the look on his face. His confide
Hearing her reply, he clenched his fists, and his breathing quickened as his spilled out his rage. With reddened eyes, he asked, “Why did you sleep with him?”Her cheeks heated up from his question, “It was a mistake. Both of us drank at the wedding party, and he accidentally stumbled into my room. We were both drunk,” she explained. As it was getting later, it had gotten colder. Despite being out in the cold air for a short while, her cheeks had gotten rosy, and she almost couldn’t feel her hands. Attempting to warm them up, she rubbed them together. Noticing her do so, he took off his gloves. He carefully put them on for her after pulling her hands over to him, bottling up his pain and despair all the while.Surprised, she wanted to pull away but they wouldn’t budge as his grip was tight. In the dark stood Mark, leaning against the bark of the tree. As he watched their interaction, his bottomless looking eyes darkened further. It didn’t help that he could hear every word of
“Brother, I hope you would let her go soon if you don’t truly love her,” said the younger boy sternly.“As of now, she is my wife, and I don’t think I have to remind you of your place and what you should or shouldn’t do.” Despite sounding nonchalant, Mark’s brows furrowed while solemnity reflected from his eyes.“I will give you my blessing if she’s happy with you, but if I find out you’re not treating her well, you’ll see!”Facing Summer’s direction and watching her for one last time, Jazz told his brother, “I’m going to stay in the school dorms from today onwards. Do me a favour, and let mom know.”Since she’s now part of the family, Jazz figured that they would probably bump into each other occasionally so to prevent that, he thought it would be best for him to stay in school instead. Starting the car, the black Land Rover went back on the road. Playing with the gloves she was wearing, Summer sighed quietly as she thought of Jazz.From the corner of his eyes, Mark watched h
Stunned for a moment, she greeted her as she regained her senses, “Hi, mom.” Yvette furrowed her brows as she heard the greeting. It made her feel uneasy as she did not like what she used to address her.Taking in her appearance and clothing, “You just got up?” Embarrassed, Summer quickly tucked in the loose strands behind her ears and murmured, “Yes,” while nodding. Throwing her a few glances, Yvette did not say anything else other than noting the time, “It’s 7:30 a.m.”Summer knew what Yvette was implying to, but didn’t dare to say anything further. Walking past her, Yvette looked around the living room and sat on the couch, “Where is Mark?” “He had already left for work,” she replied while getting her a glass of water. “Isn’t there any coffee?” Yvette questioned as she watched Summer.Putting the cup down, Summer looked around and said, “Sorry mom, there’s only wine and alcohol here.” “It’s fine then,” Yvette said and leaned in her seat. “I actually came to tell you
As she entered the living room, Summer saw Gordon attentively reading the newspaper as he sat on the leather recliner sofa. With his serious-looking appearance, the military service uniform he was dressed in has made Gordon look especially stern and solemn. She greeted him as she bit her lower lip, “Hello, grandfather.” Without even batting an eye at her, he continued to flip through the newspaper as if he had not heard her at all. Summer was not too bothered by his response as she had already seen it coming.With her defined features, Yvette gave out a sophisticated vibe as she was brewing her afternoon coffee. Summer greeted her as well, “Hello, mom.”“Oh. You’re back.” Unlike Gordon, Yvette responded and continued to say, “The maids had already tidied up your room. She’ll guide you there in a moment.”A soft but high-pitched voice rang through, “So this is big brother’s wife. Right, auntie?”A slender figure dressed lavishly in black appeared before Summer. Taking Summ
When Lily saw them hugging so intimately against each other, a look of displeasure plastered on her face as she glared at Summer. Stomping towards them in her three inched heels, she squeezed in between them and forced Summer aside. “Mark, I peeled and prepared these fruits for you. Auntie said you came back, so I brought this up to you.” “When did you arrive in Santabaca?”Mark replied after eyeing Summer inquisitively, who was beside him.Lily beamed at him happily as she asked him, “I just arrived today. If you have time tomorrow, could you bring me around Santabaca?”“I can’t. I’ll be busy.” As he uttered his reply, he sat on the couch cross-legged and drank some water. Seemingly annoyed, faint furrows appeared in Mark’s brows.‘It’s like I’m not even here.’Summer grunted to herself as she just stood aside, leaning against the wall. ‘Why am I here anyway? This is so annoying,’ she thought.“You’re such a bully! I hardly ever visit Santabaca, yet you wouldn’t even spe