Early the next day, Marissa invited Tessa out for some afternoon tea, and they


    decided to meet at a five-star hotel.


    When Tessa arrived, Marissa and Summer were chatting. Upon seeing Tessa,


    Marissa smiled and stood up. "Tess, you''re here."


    Tessa hummed in acknowledgement and nced at Summer.


    Summer pursed her lips, stood up, and extended her hand to shake Tessa''s hand.


    She then said sincerely, "Ms. Yates, allow me to formally introduce myself. I''m


    Summer Heatherson from Sableton. I was wrong for my behavior on the cruise


    Sableton? Heatherson?


    Tessa looked at her and asked, "You''re the daughter of the Heatherson family


    from Sableton?"


    The Heathersons from Sableton were a powerful and wealthy family. They had a


    son and a daughter. Their oldest son was currently the CEO of Heatherson


    Group.


    Tessa had even met him some time ago at a banquet.


    She had heard that the Heathersons also had a daughter, but their daughter was


    living abroad and rarely came back home. Hence, Tessa had never met her.


    Summer nodded. "That''s me. I was too impulsivest time, and I made mistakes.


    Marissa and I had a discussion after everything went down, so I realized what I''d


    done wrong.


    "Ms. Yates, could you please forgive me?"


    Summer''s eyes glistened as she looked at Tessa expectantly.


    Tessa shook Summer''s hand and nodded. "Hello, Ms. Heatherson. It''s a pleasure


    to meet you."


    "I''m so happy that you''re able to forgive me! Marissa was right. You''re indeed a


    reasonable and easy-going person," Summer said with a smile.


    Heatherson Group had joined the Fortune Global 500 list. A few days ago,


    Samuel and Reece Heatherson, Summer''s brother, had been talking about the


    prospects of a coboration at a banquet.


    Heatherson Group and Yates Corporation might cooperate in the future, so Tessa


    did not think there was a need to make Summer an enemy.


    Besides, Summer''s apologetic attitude was sincere. It looked like she genuinely


    understood that she had made a mistake, and with Marissa mediating between


    them, Tessa decided to give her a chance.


    Tessa pulled out a chair and sat down.


    Soon, the three of them were drinking their afternoon teas, enjoying the pastries,


    and chatting.


    Summer suddenly said, "Ms. Yates,


    did you hear about what happened


    to Bruno? I heard that it was quite


    bad. He was sent to the hospital


    after falling off the ship, and he''s still


    in the hospital as of now.


    "I have a friend who knows him and went to visit him. Although they told me they


    had visited him, I know they just wanted to join in on the drama.


    "When my friend came back, they


    told me that the tendons on his


    hands had been severed, and the


    injury had extended to his nerves


    and bones. His hands are done for.


    He can''t even pick up a spoon and


    needs to rely on his family to feed


    him."


    Tessa froze momentarily before eximing in shock, "It''s that bad?"


    She wasn''t aware of what had happened to Bruno afterward.


    Although she did hear from Marissa that Stephen had called someone to take


    Bruno away and take "good care" of him, Stephen had never mentioned it to her.


    She didn''t care to ask either.


    "That''s right, but that''s not all. My


    friend heard from the doctors that


    Bruno injured his crotch, and he


    can''t get it up anymore. He''s


    basically been chemically castrated,"


    Summer added with a nod


    As she spoke, she pointed to her pants, and Tessa immediately understood.


    Tessaughed, amused by Summer''s choice of words. After all, it was her first


    time hearing someone get chemically castrated. Tessa couldn''t help but wonder


    how Stephen''s men had done it.


    Shock filled Marissa''s face before she clicked her tongue. "Stephen''s really


    ruthless. Bruno now needs to live in abstinence for the rest of his life."


    "He deserves it. Did you know how many girls he vited in Sudmere? He even


    caused a girl to jump off a building due to depression."


    Marissa nodded. "I did hear a few things about it, but not in detail. I can only tell


    you that his reputation is horrible now."


    Summer questioned, "Reputation? Did he even have one? If it weren''t for how


    powerful his family was, he would have gone to prison a long time ago.


    "His father is third in rank in Sudmere. Bruno''s only parading outside of jail


    because of his father''s prestigious position and high authority."


    Then, Marissa said, "I heard from my dad that Bruno''s dad, Adrian Tatum, has


    been taken away by the police and is under investigation."


    "That quickly?" Tessa questioned.


    "Oh my God. Seriously?" Summer eximed.