The guard's expression changed before he finally reluctantly made an intercom call. "There are two people here. They said they know Mr. Gerhold and they want to come in." Before the guard could finish his sentence, Jackson took over the phone and announced, "This is Jackson Valor. My wife, Serenity, and I would like to speak to North. Please let him answer the phone."Several minutes passed in silence, and then North's voice sounded. "Jackson?""Yes. Sorry to interrupt you at this time of night. I heard you're here now. Well, my wife and I are waiting outside, ready to take Summer back to the hospital." Jackson spoke in a calm tone like it was just another normal conversation."You're here to pick her up?" North said, his tone showing signs of being offended."What else? She's in your territory now. Anything that happens to her would mean more trouble to you. Besides, her matter is such a big deal now. If something happens, the media may exaggerate her relationship with your

When North was younger, he had asked his elder brother why he loved Summer so much. "Because she deserves my love. I like her determination, but I feel sorry for her toughness. She's the only one who can make me feel this way. North, you know what? I hope I can protect her and help her whenever she's in trouble. Even if she doesn't love me, it's fine. I just want her to be happy!""But it's just an unrequited love. Isn't it sad?" North asked his brother, but his brother had broken into a bright smile."I don't think it's sad. Besides, love doesn't necessarily mean possession or asking for something in return. Giving is also a kind of happiness," Nathan said.At that time, North thought his brother was such a fool. It turned out the fool was not alone—Summer was just like him! Nathan used to tell him about Summer's stubbornness, and it seemed to be true.North did not say anything else. Assuming North's silence was permission, Summer carefully picked up the candles with tremblin

Later, Summer had met Nathan through Harry, but she never thought Nathan would fall in love with her. Nathan had kept it a secret, and she had never known.Summer thought she would be happily married to Harry, but instead, Harry's family despised her, and her love with Harry was full of thorns. Summer had been humiliated at a family event once. One of Harry's relatives had questioned her in front of the guests, wondering why she deserved Harry. There were many better women in Lanford. Although Summer was a daughter of the Hope family, she had a criminal record.Harry's relative had even made up stories about women pimping in the prison, insinuating that she was one of them. It was simply ridiculous.Summer had successfully debunked the relative's theories only to be attacked by the rest of the Scott family. She was able to speak her mind and silenced them with words, but she was not happy about her victory. Instead, a sense of loss dawned upon her especially when Harry, the man wh

Harry’s eyes darkened. “So, you think that Nathan knows you well, right?” “Yes. Unfortunately, I didn’t understand him back then.” Summer’s eyes were filled with affection. By the time she truly understood Nathan, he was gone forever. Her words made Harry mad. He moved to her side and grabbed her jaw. “Summer, you're really shameless. Why did you agree to marry me when you think that he understands you the most? You two-timing me made me the joke of Lanford.” “You’re worse than me!” Summer coldly said. “You married Joyce a few months later after I was forced into a psychiatric hospital, then your child was born 4 months later. You guys even announced to the public that the child was born prematurely. I don’t need to tell you guys the truth, right?” Harry averted his gaze. He knew that he had made a mistake that he couldn’t hide from Summer. He was upset the night he had seen Nathan and Summer together, and he had met Joyce coincidentally. He knew that Joyce was in love with him,

Harry hadn’t expected the man would be Jackson Valor from Solaria. He had heard about him, and he knew how powerful the Valors were in Solaria. It was surprising that a man like him would be involved in Summer's matter. “Mr. Valor, we meet again,” Harry greeted. Jackson smiled faintly. “Mr. Scott, I don’t think it’s a great idea to barge into someone’s ward like this. I’m afraid that your reputation will be affected if I call the police.” “I’m here to meet someone I used to know. I’ll make a move first since I’ve done so,” Harry said and glanced at Summer. “It seems that I made the right choice of not marrying you.” Summer forced a smile. “I feel the same.” Once Harry left with his men, Serenity quickly moved closer to Summer. “Are you alright? Did he do anything to you?” Summer shook her head. “He was just talking some nonsense to me.” She wasn’t bothered about Harry’s words at all. “I hadn’t expected him to barge into your room with his men. I’ll ask Jack to increase more m