Chapter 13

“Could it be that she’s dead?” A young hooligan, who had been the gutsiest among all of them, asked fearfully. The rest of the hooligans freaked out too. They threw the butts of cigarettes on the back of Summer’s hands and quickly fled. Summer’s steps were weak as she returned to her rented place, and she fearfully locked the door from the inside. The room looked a lot different now. There were new sheets and a new blanket on the bed, and the glass window had already been fixed. There was even an air-conditioner. The room was slightly warmer than before. Summer was at a loss for what to do as she stood rooted to the spot, and it was getting harder and harder for her to stop her tears from rolling down her cheeks. Even the doctor who had only met her a few times cared for her. Why… Why was Jasper not willing to treat her better? She just wanted him to treat her a little better... Just a little better… She would be satisfied with that? Why... What did she lack? In the end, Summer could not stop herself from hugging herself tight and crying out loud like a child. ….. Country M, at the Plath family’s manor. “Samson, Vic is a good woman, and she has always liked you. I heard that she’s marrying someone else after returning to our home country. Don’t end up doing something you’ll regret in the future, okay?” Alaric Plath and his wife were sitting on the couch, and there was a lot of white hair on their heads. They had really aged. “Uncle and aunty, there’s nothing similar about Victoria and Sum other than their appearance. She’s not Sum, and I’ve never felt anything romantic for her.” Samson furrowed his eyebrows a little, and the look in his icy eyes became increasingly grim. “I’ve always felt that Sum is still alive, and I won’t give up until her dead body is found.” “We both know that you love Vic very much. But Samson, you should treasure the woman by your side.” Mrs. Plath started crying as she spoke, and she was crying so hard that she was trembling. “Aunty, I’m Sum’s fiance, and I’ll never give up on her. I’ve received news from the people in Sea City that they found her pendant there, so I plan to return to my home country. Samson slowly rose, and even though he had a hulking figure, he cut a pitiful sight. “Samson had always been very affectionate toward Sum. Now that Sum has left us, he’s even sadder than us.” ….. At Sea City International Airport. “Young master, you’re finally willing to return to your home country. The master is really happy about it. Samson Ardly had landed. He glanced coldly at the butler who was here to welcome him, and his demeanour was icy. “Young master, throughout the years you weren’t around, your father had been missing you very much.” “Is that so?” Samson sneered, raising his hand to take off his sunglasses. He was of mixed blood, and he had a profound pair of icy blue eyes. Good-looking was not even an adequate term to describe a man like him, and he emanated an extremely domineering aura. Everyone around him at the airport could sense his icy and domineering aura, and the moment he took off his sunglasses, even the models and celebrities on the billboards had lost their lustre because such a good-looking man was present. “Oh my God, is that man a model?” “He’s so handsome!” ….. Samson’s demeanor was cold as he got into the car. Tears welled up in his eyes, and he raised his hand to rub them away. He promised Summer that he would bring her back to Sea City to look at the ocean on the day of the first snow after they got married. But in the end, he was unable to keep his word. “Samson, I heard that a woman called Victoria Dawn is chasing after you. Hm, is she prettier than me?” “Heh, I didn’t know that there are times when the Plath’s family little princess isn’t confident in herself.” “Samson, how long will you love me?” ….. “Samson, if I disappear one day, will you look for me?” *Bang!* Samson punched the back of the car seat in front of him. He closed his eyes in agitation as he took a deep breath. He had a very small world, and it was so small that Summer was the only one who could fit inside it. He was a very cold person, but he gave all the warmth he had to his little princess. “Young...young master.” The butler was trembling as he sat in the front passenger seat. What was happening to his young master… The butler heard that the young master’s fiancee, who was the daughter of the family who owned DR Holdings in Country M had been kidnapped and dismembered a year ago. Her dead body could not be found. “We’re going to the SN flagship store at Thousand Cities Square.” Summer was kidnapped in Country M, so why did her pendant show up here in this country? “Alright, young master.” ….. In Summer’s rented place. Summer washed herself up for a bit. She turned on the faucet of the shower and cleaned herself even though the water was not very warm. There was a huge pain in her head because of the impact, and her forehead was swollen red. There were multiple blisters on the back of her hands because the young hooligans bullied her and injured her with their cigarette butts. When the water touched those blisters, the burning pain made Summer quiver. Summer was trembling as she hugged herself tight, and she curled up at the foot of her bed and wrapped herself up with her blanket. “Jaz, what’s the relationship between us…” She had asked him this after she found out that he had other women outside. What was the relationship between them? Who was she to him? “Relationship? Summer, you’re adorably idiotic indeed. I saved you, and I have been keeping you for such a long time. What do you think the relationship between us is?” They were not even lovers. ….. *Bang, bang, bang!* Someone knocked on the door in agitation. Summer was so frightened that she trembled as she was worried that the young hooligans staying near her place were here for her. *Bang!* The person outside the door got impatient and kicked the metal door forcefully, creating a loud sound. “Summer, open the door!” Summer trembled violently when she heard the cold voice. She knew very well that Jasper was raging with anger. “Jaz…” Summer opened the door in a panic, looking extremely upset, and she was almost in tears. He refused to answer her call when she was being bullied by hooligans. “Who allowed you to call me? Have you forgotten everything that I had told you before? Or do you think that you can do whatever you want just because you’re pregnant with my baby now?”