Love Drug Novel

Chapter 164 The Weight of Scars .

Finished Summer looked at the greedy face of this so called father and remembered the story of his rise in the Stewart family .

Jasper had once been a nobody , a poor young man who had married into the Chapman family for their connections and start up capital .

Within a few years of the Stewart Groups rise , the Chapman family business had faltered .

What Jasper called a merger was actually a ruthless takeover that steallowed up his wifes family fortune .

d tertbook social climber .

A heartless man Any last shred of filial piety Summer might have felt evaporated today .

Jaspers eyebrows rose in anger .

You unfilial daughter , do you still recognize me as your father ! Im telling you , Summer , as long as Im your father , you should do as I say , Just because I left Stewart Group doesnt mean I have no thoughts about you guys .

After saying that , she also ignored Jaspers cursing voice behind her and directly left .

Summer drove on the road .

A red light came on at a corner street intersection .

A little girl of about five tripped over a stone and began to cry .

Her mother immediately scooped her up and cooed soothing words as they passed in front of Summers windshield , The scene stabbed something deep in Summers chest .

When I was that age , walking with my adoptive mother , Yolanda , Id fallen once , too .

Yolanda had turned around , frowned at her skinned knees , and then walked on without looking back .

Summer remembered standing alone as car horns honked when the light turned green .

The terror of almost being hit , the sting of abandonment sharper than the gravel in her palms .

In all my childhood , Yolanda had never held my hand .

Never hugged me .

Only pinched my arms and thighs when I was displeased .

Thats why returning to the Stewart family had felt like salvation , until I saw Julia doling on Margaret with the affection Id never received .

Even now , as Julia tried to make amends , the wounds refused to heal .

Summer blinked the moisture from her eyes just as the light turned green .

Summer pressed her foot on the gas .

The car drove off .

On the way , her phone rang .

Siennas voice came through urgently .

Summer ! I was supposed to crash the GloryPath Construction CEOs party tonight to pitch our design firm , but my dad needs emergency surgery .

Can you go in my place ? Of course .

How serious is Just a minor procedure , but I cant leave .

Merry will meet with you with the details ; the future of Aspira Design may depend on it .

Summer made a U turn and headed for the Sonata Bar .

ven among the elite establishments , the Sonata Bar stood out .

Its steps were carved from white jade , its walls adorned with incent murals worth millions .

The parking lot glittered with limited edition supercars , while the women even used the entry ticket as capital to show off But this plac members club , so no one else can get in Chapter 164 The Weight of Scars Summer laughed .

Is it that serious ? Merry nodded , Really , you dont see the ten million luxury car than stars .

Finished where here and those girls who go in are all more stars Oh .

Summer , how do we get in ? Summer flashed the membership card Sienna had somehow procured .

Stay close to ro Beyond the velvet ropes , the interior was even more opulent than rumors had suggested .

Crytal chandeliers cast diamonds of light across marble floors where tycoons and heirs circulated with practiced ease After going in .

Merry eyed a waiter carrying golden goblets .

Is that … actual sold gold And is that famous actor over there ?