Chapter 4Sunshine and Rain

Jensen’s attention immediately snapped back to her. Kate leaned into his embrace. The slap I’d given her with all my might had left a clear, red handprint on her pale face. Kate was now shedding tears, and Jensen’s heart ached for her. He gently brushed away her tears with his fingertips.

When we were kids, he used to be quite kind to me. If I fell, he’d help me up and wipe away my tears just like that. I couldn’t even remember the last time he’d looked at me kindly.

Jensen’s tenderness vanished as he looked at me, replaced by a cold glare. “Summer Jiang, look what you’ve done! Apologize to Kate.”

I turned my head away, refusing to look at him. “No way.”

Jensen was taken aback that I actually had the nerve to talk back to him. Because I loved him, I had always been cautious and meticulous around him, carefully holding onto my sincerity, fearing his dislike. But no matter what I did, it was always wrong in his eyes. I could never measure up to Kate.

Jensen merely showed a moment of surprise before carrying Kate back to the sofa. As I walked out, I heard Jensen’s voice from behind me: "Summer Jiang, do you really have to make a scene and make everyone look bad?"

He knew I wouldn’t be able to step out that door. His bodyguards forced me back inside.

Jensen’s gaze was heavy as he looked at me. "Kate's condition can't handle stress. You need to apologize to her."

Kate gave me a triumphant smirk, then looked at Jensen. "It's alright, Jensen, Summer didn't mean it."

Jensen looked at her with pity. "Kate, you're just too kind, that's why she bullies you. I won't allow such things to happen." Then, he glared at me again. "No one can harm Kate, or they'll pay double."

His protective stance reminded me of when I was kidnapped and sold to a mountain village as a child. He was the one who, despite the dangers, held my hand and led me to escape. He had once been good to me, maybe he just didn't remember.

And now, perhaps my unyielding attitude had angered him. Jensen was determined to teach me a lesson. He gestured for his bodyguards to make me kneel before them. Seeing me humbled, he nodded, slightly satisfied. A sharp-eyed bodyguard stepped forward, raising his hand to strike me.

Kate stopped him. “Jensen, Summer may have made a mistake, but she’s still a girl. I can’t bear to see her bullied by a man.”

“If you truly want to teach her a lesson, let me do it.”

Jensen, always compliant with her, naturally indulged her. Kate, without hesitation, raised her hand and slapped me twice. My face was snapped to the side, my lips bleeding, and my ears rang for a moment.

Kate looked at Jensen, feigning distress. "Oh no, I accidentally hurt Summer. I didn't mean to."

Jensen snorted coldly. "She deserved it. She hurt you first, yet you're still worrying about her."

He then rubbed her palm. "Did it hurt your hand?"

Kate blushed and shook her head. The bodyguards released me, and I stumbled awkwardly to the floor. Jensen looked at me. "Summer Jiang, you owe Kate this. Apologize to her."

I owe her? She was the one who slandered my children first! Jensen always sided with her, no matter right or wrong.

I curved my lips, letting out a scoff. "Never!"

"I hate you!"