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

Lily spoke up again, "Do you not want to accompany me around Santabaca?""No, of course, I want to. It would be an honor to accompany my adorable sister-in-law," Summer said in a friendly tone; however, her smile did not meet her eyes. Lily scoffed, 'Sister-in-law? How ridiculous of her to call me that!'Chuckling mirthlessly to herself, Lily left the room after. Summer shifted her gaze back to Mark, who was sitting on the couch, and mocked him, "What a kind and loving brother you were." His lips twitched upwards as he looked at her momentarily before saying, "The way you said that sounded so lovely, Mrs. Valentine. Do compliment me again." Summer was rendered speechless. The next day. She was the only one left in the room when she awoke.Just as she was heading to get some breakfast after washing her face, Lily stomped towards her, demanding her accompany to go around town. With Gordon and Yvette in the room, Summer could not turn Lily down, so she agreed defeatedly a

“Hello, Ms. Atkinson,” greeted Mark as he tucked his phone away. Rushing to stand, “Hello there, Mr. Valentine,” Nancy responded with her cheeks slightly flushed. “Where’s Summer?” Nancy was stunned to hear him calling Summer by her first name, ‘Since when were they on a first name basis?’ “She went to get coffee,” Nancy replied. What she had heard made her extremely curious, so gathering up the courage, she asked him, “Is it fine for me to say that you seem close with Summer?” “Yes. We are indeed very familiar with one another,” with his eyebrows raised, his lips moved again as he continued, “In fact, we’re married.” Nancy’s expression turned tense as her face darkened. Feeling as if there were thousands of needles pricking on her heart, making her bleed uncontrollably, she felt out of breath.As she thought of Summer’s reply saying she wasn’t close with Mr. Valentine, she felt furious. She clenched her hands tightly to the point that the print of her nails remained on he

Meanwhile, feeling furious from what she witnessed, Nancy’s chest heaved. The ‘punishment’, however, did not persist as the oh so powerful, Mr. Valentine had spoken up in Summer’s defense. “Tsk tsk, you sure are protective of her!” Grace sighed as she could not stand the gentleness of his tone. Complaining, Billy huffed, “I was rendered exhausted to the brink of death during your first night! Don’t you think this punishment is too light, Mr. Valentine?”Mark smirked as he replied in a graceful yet lazy tone, “What do you propose then?” As he heard the unusual tone, Billy gave a light cough before suggesting, “How about a few rounds of billiards?”Facing Billy, Charlie scoffed lightly and booed at his suggestion.“Why don’t you give it a go? You don’t know what I’ve been through,” Billy said defiantly. As he did not want to end up like Billy, Charlie gave a simple excuse, “Before I get married and had my first night, I’ll pass for now.”Billy rolled his eyes in playful ann

‘Can this woman hear herself? I can’t believe her,’ Summer thought begrudgingly. Meanwhile, Nancy spotted something which made her look in a daze. Her eyes glinted as she was staring at Summer. Nobody could tell what was in Nancy’s head at that moment. As for the women’s conversation, it seemed to get more vulgar as compared to the men’s conversation. Especially with the presence of Grace, their conversation would only revolve around such topics. Only Nancy has kept silent from the beginning towards the end. Both her expressions and eyes looked glum and dull. Long after, it was getting late. After receiving a call, Grace picked up her red fur coat from the couch and left immediately.Mark and the gang had entered the room after finishing their game of billiards. Hanging his coat on his arm casually, Billy gracefully pulled Sherman close to him and bade goodbye before leaving. Charlie squinted his eyes and looked around as if he was looking for someone. Mark, who was stan