The dialogue between the two women of course did not escape Tim’s ears.
“Ahem…” Tim pretended to cough a little and interrupted the woman.
She then remembered that Tim was Leonardo’s subordinate, and realized that what she had said was not appropriate.
She had wanted Tim to help her say something before Leonardo.
As she thought of that and wanted to say something to Tim, she heard him politely say, “Excuse me.”
The woman had to make way.
Tim walked straight toward Summer. “… Ms. Jarrett.”
He had been so used to calling her “young mistress” and almost could not change in time.
After a short pause, Summer went with the flow. “Special Assistant Tim.”
Tim looked around, and before anyone noticed, whispered to Summer, “Young Mistress, have you met the young master yet?”
“Yes.” Just as Summer said that, she saw Leonardo walking over from behind. She then pointed her chin behind Tim. “He’s here.”
The moment Tim saw Leonardo, he let out a sigh of relief.
Leonardo had gone to the washroom right after he had arrived, and god knows how annoying it was to be surrounded by that group of women with their incessant questions.
Tim quickly walked toward Leonardo. “Young Master.”
“Yeah,” Leonardo curtly responded before glancing in Summer’s direction.
Summer turned around and walked to the other side.
Aside from Leonardo, Tim, and Jerome, Summer did not know anyone else in the banquet.
Naturally, no one took the initiative to speak to her, so she just went to a discreet corner and sat there.
She chose a very good stop as she sat on a high chair, and could see the entire banquet hall.
Leonardo was tall and had a cold temperament, and was particularly conspicuous when he walked in the crowd.
Barely a few minutes after Summer sat down, she saw plenty of women looking to speak to Leonardo.
Leonardo dealt with them with his usual coldness, and even so, people kept trying to get Leonardo’s attention.
In the past, Leonardo did not attend any events or dinners, and even if the women had intentions, they had no avenues, but now that Leonardo appeared more in public, and he was now ‘single’, these women would definitely not let this opportunity slip past them.
Summer naturally knew the truth.
However, watching the gazes of the women looking at Leonardo, it was as if they wanted to swallow him whole, and that made Summer anxious.
“This is just the beginning, and you can’t stand it already?”
Jerome’s voice rang out beside her.
Summer turned around and saw Jerome sitting down beside her with a champagne in hand, looking at her with a smile on his face.
Summer pursed her lips and said without much amusement, “You sure are a busybody.”
“Summer. I’m doing this for your own good.” Jerome’s expression turned much more serious. “Leonardo is cunning and insidious. And with the Emerson’s background runs deep, you are no match for them.”
“Then tell me, what sort of deep-running background do the Emersons have?” Summer was obviously using Jerome’s own words against him.
Jerome shook his head. “I’m serious. Even if you are not with Leonardo, you might not necessarily be with me either, but I feel that you can choose a far better man.”
Summer’s expression was slightly cold. “I’ll know whether someone is fit for me.”
Jerome was silent for a moment before he suppressed his voice. “You think a man that cannot even protect his child is even fit to be with you?”
Summer’s grip on the champagne glass tightened as she heard that.
Regarding the child, aside from Leonardo, herself, and a few other people they could trust, no one else should have known about it.
She put down her champagne glass and looked at Jerome with a serious look. “How did you know?”
“Seems like my guess was correct.” Jerome smiled before sighing.
Summer did not say anything and waited for him to continue.
Jerome glanced at the direction of Leonardo and said, “I understand you, once you had given birth you would take care of the child by your side. Plus you are living alone now, and your child is nowhere in sight. If she was at Leonardo’s side, you would not have separated from him because of that child…”
Saying that, Jerome paused slightly as he took a measure of Summer’s expression before continuing, “With the child neither being by your side nor Leonardo’s side, what does that mean?”
Summer’s expression was cold, and she lowered her eyes a little, trying to hide the emotions in her eyes. “So, where you do you think my child with Leonardo is?”
“My child with Leonardo…” Those words seemed to have provoked Jerome.
His expression also turned cold. “You will never find happiness together with Leonardo. He may look all glitzy, but he is still subject to the Emerson family—”
“Enough.” Summer interrupted him. “What happens to me and Leonardo is my own business.”
Jerome did not force the matter on Summer any longer.
The two sat side by side, and no one spoke a word anymore.
“That woman in the black dress…”
“That’s her? Doesn’t look like much…”
“Nah, she got really lucky to marry into the Emerson family.”
“In the end, she’s still a wild girl that is not fit for Young Master Emerson, and they are finally divorced.”
“Did she came here on purpose knowing that Young Master Emerson would be attending this reception?”
“It must be. Which woman would not like a man like Leonardo? She is probably trying to rekindle Leonardo’s old flame.”
“She must be dreaming, she has no chance…”
A woman’s ability in information dissemination should never be underestimated. After someone recognized Summer, the news of “Young Master Emerson’s ex-wife also attending the reception” had spread all over.
Many women there were talking about Summer.
Those who were a little more low-key just looked at her from afar.
Those shameless ones, like the two ladies earlier, immediately ran over to Summer and rambled in front of her.
Normally, Summer would just listen to that, and that’s that.
But after she had heard what Jerome said, she was pissed off at the moment.
Summer got off the high chair and walked toward the two women with her arms forming a ring before her. “Yeah, I can at least still dream while neither of you have any chance at all.”
One of the women immediately stood up and argued with her. “What are you talking about!”
“Don’t understand?” Summer sneered and raised her chin slightly to look at the latter. “Look up a dictionary if you don’t understand.”
” You…” The woman pointed at Summer. “You think you are still the young lady of the Emerson family? What arrogance!”
“No, I’m no longer the young lady of the Emerson family, but I was.” Summer looked at the woman whom she had pissed off to the point that the latter could not speak, and felt a little bored.
What was she doing being calculative with these fools?
Feeling bored, she turned around and grabbed her bag as she planned to leave.
Barely a few steps later, she felt someone behind her.
And it was Jerome following her as she turned back.