Carl returned to his table and sat down. Stanley asked Summer with concern, "Are you alright?"
"I’m fine. Mr. Carl didn't mean any harm just now." Summer turned around and looked in Carl's direction.
Coincidentally, Carl was also looking at her. His eyes were filled with doubt and confusion.
"It's good that you're fine. Let's order some dishes." Stanley did not continue this topic.
On the other side, Carl was eating while looking towards Summer.
His mother, Mrs. Jones, suddenly said, "Carl, do you know what you look like now?"
"What?" Carl replied absent-mindedly.
Mrs. Jones looked at Summer and whispered to Carl mysteriously, "You're like a husband who caught his wife cheating on him."
Carl turned around and stared at Mrs. Jones for a few seconds before saying seriously, "No, I'm not the kind of friend like 'husband'."
"What?" Mrs. Jones was dumbfound before she asked tentatively, "Is that your friend's wife?"
"Yes." Carl replied. Thinking of Leonardo, he sighed and shook his head.
After thinking for a while, he took out his phone and prepared to give Jessica a call to tell her that he had met Summer.
However, he didn't know what was going on with Summer. If he called Jessica, Jessica would only be as anxious as him.
It was better to wait until he figured out what was wrong with Summer.
When Summer and Stanley finished their meal, Carl and other people at the table beside them were still eating.
After arriving at the parking lot, the two got on the car. Stanley said, "I think I left my phone in the restaurant. I'll go get it. Wait for me in the car."
"Okay." Summer did not doubt it at all and said, "Go, I'll wait for you."
Stanley got off the car and took a turn, then he arrived at the back door of the restaurant.
Carl was lighting a cigarette when he saw Stanley walking over. He asked, "A cigarette?"
"Thank you." Stanley took the cigarette that Carl handed him.
"Who are you? How did you find Summer? Where did you hide her for the past three years?" Carl blew cigarette smoke and asked directly with a serious face.
Stanley handed over his business card. It said, "Stanley Bates."
Carl took a glance, and noticed the words "psychiatric clinic" before stuffing the business card into his pants pocket.
"You haven't answered my question." Carl was not interested in what Stanley did. He only wanted to know everything about Summer.
For Leonardo and Jessica, he had the responsibility and obligation to inquiry about it.
"I didn't hide her. She was injured too badly in that accident back then, undergoing dozens of surgeries. She had been unconscious for three years and just woke up recently, but she forgot a lot of things. I hope that your so-called 'old friends' won't disturb her. She hadn't totally recovered yet."
Stanley's expression was solemn, and his tone was somewhat unquestionable.
About what happened back then, Leonardo had almost recovered when he returned home.
Therefore, Carl did not expect that Summer would be so badly injured, and that she only woke up after being unconscious for three years.
"Summer grew up in Hoover City. She doesn't have many friends. When did she know you?" Stanley did let out any inside secret, so Carl could only inquire step by step.
"It’s none of your business. I saved her, so I'm responsible for her health. You can go and see her, but please don't disturb her. Don't affect her physical condition. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
Stanley spoke so politely, but his tone was very tough.
His meaning was clear. Summer was saved by him. He would not prevent Carl and the others from coming into contact with her, but he did not allow them to tell Summer about her past.
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