In the car, Summer occasionally turned to glance at Leonardo.
Leonardo looked straight ahead. But as if he had eyes on the top of his head, he asked her, "Why are you looking at me?"
"I am not...." Summer quickly looked away.
How impressive of him to notice that!
The Jarretts might invite Summer to dinner when Alexander returned home, but it might not be this noon. Besides, didn't Leonardo need to call to confirm his guess?
Instead, he came directly, which meant he was sure of this.
He was a quite confident man.
...
They arrived at the Emerson's quickly.
As soon as the servants saw Summer, they bowed respectfully and greeted, "Miss Summer."
Summer led Leonardo inside.
There was no one in the hall, but some people were talking in the kitchen.
"Summer! You're back!"
Karen walked out of the kitchen. When she saw Summer, her eyes narrowed with laughter.
Summer said calmly, "Mom."
When Karen approached, her expression changed when she saw Leonardo standing behind Summer.
She glanced at Leonardo and pulled Summer to the side. "Summer, why did you bring him here? Are you messing around? You and him...."
Karen seemed to find it hard to say. After a pause, she continued, "Even if you guys are close, you shouldn't have taken him home! What if Leonardo finds out?"
What if Leonardo found out?
Whatever, he wanted to come anyway.
"Nothing I can do about it!" Summer looked indifferent.
Karen still thought that Leonardo was "Douglas". So, she assumed Summer was cheating on Leonardo since she brought "Douglas" home.
However, Karen's attitude was obviously different from before.
She used to scold Summer when she saw Summer and "Douglas" together. This time, although she sounded disapproving, she was just worried that Leonardo would find out about this.
This change of attitude was truly intriguing.
Summer did not intend to argue with Karen about this, and asked, "Where is Grandfather?"
Both she and Leonardo wanted to see Alexander.
"He is upstairs in the study. I'll take you to him," Karen said as she walked upstairs.
After walking a few steps, she turned around and saw that "Douglas" was still following behind Summer. Her expression changed slightly as she said, "Summer, you...."
Summer pretended not to understand what Karen meant, asking, "What's wrong?"
Karen said with rare stubbornness, "Mr. Emerson, stay in the living room for tea. Summer is just going up to meet her grandfather. She will come down soon."
"It's fine. I'll go up with her," Leonardo said indifferently.
Then he took Summer upstairs.
The house was built by Alexander himself in the early years. It was huge, and there were many rooms on the second floor.
Leonardo asked her, "Which one is your grandfather's study?"
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