“No, Daddy.” Summer smiled and explained calmly, “Aunt Emery and Uncle Holden were just thinking of letting me tag along to learn how to do business from them.”
Ashton nodded in understanding and asked, “What do you think then? Are you interested?”
Summer pursed her lips and looked like she was still undecided.
Ashton was extra patient. “You don’t have to think about what others think. Just follow your heart. You’re still young, so it doesn’t really matter if you don’t want to. If you want to continue learning, I’ll support you.”
“Thanks, Daddy.” Summer seemed to have gotten some bravery from her father’s words and smiled. “I’ve actually been thinking about doing business for quite a while now. I was just afraid that Daddy and Mommy won’t agree to it.”
Just as I thought, the girl was hiding so much from me, and I did not even realize. All I ended up doing was putting up a resigned smile. “Let’s hear it then.”
At that moment, Ashton raised his hand on my shoulder for a bit and placed it back down. It felt like he was comforting me, so I looked at him, only to find him with no reaction. Maybe I’m just thinking too much.
“I want to open a bar!” Summer told us.
“The largest one in the whole city!”
“A bar?” I blurted out before Ashton had a chance to speak. That prompted me to recall all the things that happened that rainy season.
This time, the pat on my shoulder was more apparent, so I could confirm that Ashton was indeed trying to comfort me. But this time, my eyes were glued to Summer, so I did not react to it.
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