Summer was sitting on the toilet in the cubicle and had a bad feeling as she heard someone knocking the door outside.
Could it be Jerome?
However, as she thought about Jerome’s character, she felt it could not be him.
While Jerome had changed a lot, his reputation-conscious nature did not.
So, it was definitely not Jerome.
Who could it be then?
At that moment, the person knocking had knocked on the door of her cubicle.
*Knock knock!*
It was a series of knocks in a row, a very rhythmic, calm feel to it.
Summer felt her heart thumping hard.
She felt that it might be Leonardo…
A human’s sixth sense was such a strange thing.
Even just a door apart, and the two did not speak a word, nor could they see one another, Summer was sure that the person outside was Leonardo.
Summer pinched her nose and lowered her voice. “Who’s that? I’m not done yet.”
The next moment, Leonardo’s slightly somber voice rang out. “Shall I help you then?”
It was Leonardo!
Summer immediately slapped her forehead.
How did he find her here?
Could he have bugged her with a GPS system?
Summer decided to struggle one last time. “This is the women’s washroom. What are you doing here? If you don’t leave I’ll call the police, I’ll—”
Leonardo cut her off. “Come out yourself or I kick the door down. Choose.”
His tone was extremely cold, and Summer shuddered as she heard it.
Could she not choose at all?
But her body reacted faster than her brain did.
A “clack” later, the door opened.
Leonardo’s somber, dark face appeared in Summer’s sight now.
His eyes were fixed on Summer as he slightly raised his eyebrows, and looked at her leisurely.
Summer swallowed hard and tried to make her tone as normal as possible. “Why are you here… What a coincidence…”
“Summer.” Leonardo called her name with a rumbling voice.
Summer tensed and immediately straightened her back, looking like she was standing at attention.
Leonardo laughed angrily. “Having a guilty conscience now?”
Summer lowered her head and whispered, “Always had one.”
“Then you still accompanied that man to this reception?” Leonardo did not even want to mention Jerome’s name before Summer now.
Summer had never attended a dinner function with him before, and Jerome actually wanted to get ahead of him.
Dream on!
“I have my reasons.” Summer tried to explain herself.
“Reasons? You were grateful that he helped you escape abroad before?” Leonardo sneered. “I was already being generous by not taking down the Patel Corporation, and he still wanted you to return the favor?”
Summer pursed her lips. “Don’t you go taking down other people’s company just like that…”
“You can attend dinner with another man, so why can’t I destroy Patel Corporation?” Leonardo raised his eyebrows, his tone was hostile.
He was obviously furious and was bitterly jealous.
Seeing Leonardo in such a jealous fit was a rare thing. Summer felt a little strange and could not help but to chuckle.
Leonardo noticed her expression and held his hand to rub her head with an impassive expression.
“My hair’s messed up now!” Summer pushed Leonardo’s hand away. Leonardo was so furious earlier that he belatedly noticed that Summer had purposely done her hair.
Summer noticed Leonardo narrowing his eyes and quickly pulled him out. “Let’s head out first. It’s just weird staying here.”
Leonardo did not say anything else and allowed her to drag him out.
Just as she got out, Summer saw Jerome still standing there.
When Jerome saw her coming out, he called out to her, “Summer.”
Summer returned an awkward smile.
Leonardo straight-up ignored Jerome’s existence and looked at Summer. “I’ll get someone to send you back.”
Summer recalled the conversation between the women when she first entered the banquet hall and did not immediately answer Leonardo.
Leonardo did not allow her to accompany Jerome to the reception, yet he was here attracting the attention of so many ladies.
Plus, she had not seen Leonardo much during this period of time, and having the rare chance to meet him properly, how could she let that chance go?
Seeing Summer not answering him, Leonardo knew that she did not want to go back.
Leonardo lowered his head and touched her face as he whispered, “Listen to me.”
Summer was a little irritable. “I’ve already come all the way here, simply going back like this is just a waste. Just take it as a learning experience.”
Leonardo raised his eyebrows without saying a word.
Summer looked at him and turned sideways as she moved past him, and walked toward the banquet hall.
Jerome had a panoramic view of Leonardo and Summer’s interaction earlier, and he now looked at Leonardo with an indecipherable look.
The previous media releases had mentioned that both Leonardo and Summer had divorced.
But he knew that Leonardo was beyond furious when Summer escaped abroad, so he did not believe that the two were divorced.
And it seemed like his guess was not wrong.
And just as Jerome took a measure of Leonardo, the latter too turned around to look at him.
Leonardo stared at him for a few seconds and said aloud, “I thought you were a smart person.”
Jerome’s eyes flickered. “You flatter me.”
“What should be said, what should not be said, what can be touched, what cannot be touched, Mr. Patel, you should know all of this well in your heart.”
When Leonardo spoke, his gaze did not leave Jerome, and naturally, he did not miss the minute change on Jerome’s expression.
He gave a contemptuous smile and turned away.
A mere Jerome wanted to snatch his woman?
…
When Summer returned to the banquet hall, she saw Tim.
Tim came along with Leonardo, and with the latter not being there, naturally many people would want to speak to Tim.
He was after all Leonardo’s right-hand man.
A woman happened to ask Tim, “Did Young Master Emerson get a new girlfriend recently?”
The woman asked a very direct question, and it was something others wanted to know as well.
Tim was no ordinary subordinate and was a well-trained elite by Leonardo’s side. “That is the young master’s personal matter. I’m not very sure.”
As Tim said that, he looked up casually and saw Summer.
Summer had just taken a glass of champagne from the waiter, and upon seeing Tim looking at her direction, she nodded at him.
Tim was stunned for a moment, as he did not expect to see Summer here.
No wonder the young master had not returned after going to the toilet for so long. It was because the young lady was there as well.
A woman noticed Tim’s gaze and naturally saw Summer.
She then asked the person next to her, “Who’s that woman?”
She felt that Summer looked a little familiar, but she could not remember where she had seen her before.
“Young Master Emerson’s ex-wife, Summer.” The person next to her said, “But I heard that she was hideous, I guess she went for a face-lift.”