“All right,” Summer answered gratefully. “Thanks, Mommy.”
“Silly girl.” I ruffled her hair like I used to do with Audrey. Right then, it seemed like we were intimate without the usual courtesy and distance.
After comforting Summer, I got up and went upstairs.
Before entering my room, something prompted me to turn at my shoulder. I saw a child’s shirt disappearing behind a tall vase in the corner.
It was only a tiny part, but I immediately knew who it was.
Pretending not to see anything, I pushed the doorknob down and entered the room.
The living room was empty, and I heard the sound of flowing water coming from the bathroom. I strode over and leaned on the wall nonchalantly. Raising my voice to make sure he could hear it, I said, “Shaun is too curious. I think he was observing our discussion with Quince and the others.”
Perhaps it was Audrey who told him to go outside, but I wasn’t sure about that.
“Go on,” Ashton’s deep voice prompted.
I pursed my lips and decided to ask what was niggling on my mind. “Why did you send Jared away?”
After so many years, people had changed. I still remembered that I was the one who couldn’t accept Jared, but Ashton insisted that his friend would turn over a new leaf.
Why did he change his mind all of a sudden?
Right after I asked him that, the door was pushed open with a click. Ashton walked out with a towel wrapped around his waist. He wiped his hair dry as he strode toward the living room. “There’s no more reason for him to stay.”
He then sat on the couch.
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