All Chapters of Love's Bitter Price: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

8 Chapters

Chapter 1

Summer's POV:The smoke rings choked me until I could not stop coughing. Everyone in the private room turned to stare at me.Alan Rivers watched me with pointed interest, waiting for my answer.I looked at him calmly. "I choose the million dollars."Alan was clearly satisfied with my response. He said with a scoff, "Good girl. Summer, as long as you behave, there'll always be a place for you by my side."With a grand wave of his hand, he signed a check for one and a half million. At least buying out seven years of my youth came at a decent price.Mocking laughter filled the room."As expected of someone who's been by Alan's side for seven years. She knows her place.""Not like mine! She nags me every day to marry her without even considering what her status is!""If you ask me, when it comes to picking women, you've got to learn from Alan!"The young woman in Alan's arms pouted. "If Summer has a place in your heart, then what about me?"Alan smiled indulgently, took a sip of

Chapter 2

After I finished speaking, I grabbed a bottle of alcohol to prove my sincerity and drained it in one gulp.Alan was a playboy with countless women around him. He had once declared he would never settle down with any woman. I refused to believe it and fought my way to his side with bloodied determination, thinking I could move him with my love.I was indeed the woman who had stayed by his side the longest. However, Leilani's arrival shattered everything. It turned out that Alan would settle down for someone—that person just was never going to be me.Amid the lively commotion and laughter, I walked out with a smile while clutching the pregnancy test report and the check. I should not disturb their wonderful time.The first heavy snow of winter fell quietly. This was my seventh year with Alan. He remained young, reckless, flirtatious, and thrill-seeking, but I was no longer young.I pulled out my phone. Alan had sent me a message: [Send me proof of the abortion when it's done.]I

Chapter 3

During my four years of college, I fell hopelessly in love with Alan. On graduation day, I gave myself to him as a gift, and Alan did not refuse.I officially stepped into Alan's life, becoming one of his countless women. Back then, I truly believed we could have a future together.…The next morning, I got up early and went to the hospital. I scheduled the earliest abortion appointment available. The procedure went quickly, taking just an hour. That little life I once looked forward to, the child who shared both mine and Alan's blood, disappeared just like that.I sent the completed procedure report to Alan. He did not reply.After the observation period, it was confirmed that there were no issues, and I took a cab home. The moment I walked in, I saw Alan holding Leilani on the couch I had carefully chosen. Alan gently peeled grapes and fed them to Leilani.Seeing me arrive, Leilani touched her belly and smiled at me. "What a coincidence, Summer. I'm pregnant too."I clutched m

Chapter 4

I could tell Leilani was deliberately trying to torment me. Alan looked at my pale face and, for once, spoke up for me. "Leilani, how about I order something from a hotel restaurant?"Leilani glanced at Alan, then at me, and suddenly burst into tears. "But I want to eat this. I can't control myself. The baby wants it too! Alan, do you think I'm being too demanding? This is all my fault. I shouldn't have asked Summer to cook for me!"Seeing her tears, Alan looked distressed and pulled Leilani into his arms, comforting her repeatedly. "Summer, go make a lighter version of the stew."The entire afternoon, I went back and forth, making the stew three times without complaint. I stood for five full hours straight. My entire body felt like it had been dragged out of water.I had just returned to the maid's room and had not even had time to unpack my belongings, which had been packed up like garbage, when I collapsed onto the bed. Clutching my stomach, I curled into a ball as bone-piercing

Chapter 5

Third Person's POV:On the way to the hospital with Leilani, Alan felt inexplicably uneasy. The paramedic had already told him that Leilani only had a mild allergic reaction that would not harm her or the baby.Yet Alan still felt like something was missing from his chest, as if something important had disappeared.Summer's pale, despairing face suddenly flashed through his mind. His heart throbbed with a dense, prickling pain, like needles stabbing into it. Instinctively, he pulled out his phone and sent a text to that familiar number.[Take a cab to the hospital and get yourself checked.]The message went out, but even after a long wait, there was no reply. Watching Leilani being wheeled away for tests, Alan found his mind filled entirely with thoughts of Summer.He kept pulling out his phone over and over, but the person he was waiting for never sent a reply.Summer, who always replied within seconds, did not respond for the first time. Alan could not help but call. The phone

Chapter 6

"Alan, what's wrong?"Alan's eyes were bloodshot as he stared at her intensely. "Leilani, Summer is gone. I can't find her anywhere. Help me find her, please? It must be because I made her angry that day. This is all my fault!"He frantically slapped his own head, trying to recall everything from that day. However, all that surfaced from the depths of his memory was Summer's ashen, lifeless face. He had only seen that expression once before, when they first met.Without realizing it, he had become just like Summer's father, hurting her to the core.Leilani helped Alan to the couch. Only then did he notice the shattered snow globe and torn check in the trash. The snow globe was the gift he had given Summer on the day she started her new life. Summer had always treasured it like a precious gem, polishing it every single day.Alan suddenly realized something. Like a madman, he tried to piece the snow globe back together, even as the glass shards cut his hands until they bled profusel

Chapter 7

Alan listened, unable to stop tears from welling up in his eyes. He finally learned the truth. All along, he had misunderstood Summer. The Leilani he thought was innocent and naive was actually so promiscuous and vile in private.Yet he had been blind, hurting the Summer he loved most for the sake of such a despicable woman. He had broken her heart again and again. How desperate must Summer have been to leave without even saying goodbye?Alan closed the door expressionlessly, made a phone call, and turned to leave.That night, when Leilani came home, she was hit by a truck that broke both her legs. She and the blond man were both permanently paralyzed. Naturally, the baby was lost too.She called Alan in tears, but Alan had already blocked her. Those people who used to consider her a friend also disappeared without a trace.Leilani knelt at the entrance of Rivers Corporation every day, begging Alan to see her just once. On New Year's Eve, she finally caught Alan working late into

Chapter 8

Vincent invited me to join his company, and I happened to want to dive into work to chase away any sadness I felt. Three months later, the project I led became a huge success, and my career was thriving. However, after drinking one night, I ended up sleeping with Vincent.When I woke up, I looked at Vincent's familiar profile and remembered everything that happened the night before. I snuck out before he woke up. After that, I avoided Vincent, whether at work or after hours. A week later, Vincent, who had been searching everywhere for me, cornered me in the underground parking garage.He was surrounded by cigarette smoke, his eyes bloodshot as he looked at me. "Summer, why are you avoiding me? Am I really that unacceptable to you? Do you hate me that much? Is Alan Rivers really that great? I met you first. When will you ever pay me any attention? "My love for you is no less than your love for Alan! When will you finally realize that?"Looking at his reddened eyes, I realized t

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