As Summer squinted and pondered for a moment. The scene of Vicky trying to kill her with a car three years ago came to mind.
Of course, the attempt on her life had failed. Leonardo was angry at that time. He ordered his men to take Vicky away and torture her.
Instead of killing her, he wanted to torture the living hell out of her.
Even Summer would still feel disturbed when that scene came to mind. Vicky would feel worse, for sure.
Vicky’s reaction told Summer that she was very afraid of Leonardo. She was terrified to be exact.
She clutched her handbag until her knuckles turned white. Her eyes said it all:she was scared out of her wits.
She looked away quickly after their eyes met for mere seconds. She moved her legs as if she was about to get up, yet somehow, she did not.
Summer looked away and stood up, shifting her focus to Leonardo.”What are you doing here?”
“I’m just passing by.”
Leonardo never got involved in Tip Top Entertainment’s affairs. He would never attend such an event. He was obviously lying, but Summer kept her thoughts to herself.
“Then—”
Right when she was about to speak, Leonardo interrupted her.”I’m looking for you.”
After he said that, he turned around and left, not even bothering to see Summer’s reaction.
Summer was rooted to the spot. She could not figure out why Leonardo was looking for her.
Even if he had something to say to her, he should have called her straight away when she texted him a while ago.
He came over personally and then left after only a few words. His actions were baffling.
Vicky returned to normal right after Leonardo left.
She looked in the direction that Leonardo had gone before she looked at Summer again.
“You and Leonardo are still together?”Her voice was grim.
“It’s none of your business,”Summer scoffed and wanted to leave.
Vicky pulled her back after she had only taken one step.
Vicky’s fingers were so skinny;all that was left was skin over bone. Her grab was hurting Summer.
Summer tilted her head and raised one of her brows.”Leonardo already said that he’s looking for me. If I don’t go…”
She paused on purpose. Sure enough, Vicky appeared frightened at the mention of Leonardo. It looked like he had struck extreme fear in her.
Vicky glared at her with a hideous look, then flung her hand away.”I’ll be back. Just you wait!”
Summer said nothing and left.
Vicky watched as Summer left, and she clenched her fists.
While she was separated from Adams forever, Summer and Leonardo were still together. It’s totally unfair! she said to herself.
How could Summer still survive and get whatever she wanted?
If Summer and Leonardo were together, it would be difficult for her to get her revenge.
She could always find opportunities if all she had to deal with was Summer.
If they were together, however, Leonardo would surely protect Summer, and she would have fewer chances of getting to Summer.
It seemed that she had to rethink her strategy.
…
Summer walked out of the lounge. She looked to the left, then right, and saw Leonardo standing there with his back against the wall.
His hands were in the pockets of his dress pants, and his face was impassive. It was as though he was there waiting for her. No one could make Leonardo wait, let alone the current Leonardo.
Strangely, Summer felt a lot better now.
“Leonardo!”she called out to him as she closed the distance between them.
Leonardo looked down at her but turned to walk in the other direction. His steps were long and quick. Summer had a hard time catching up to him.
Summer picked up her pace and barely kept up with him.”Didn’t you say you were looking for me? What is it about?”
“Nothing,”Leonardo replied faintly.
She pursed her lips and did not know what to say for a moment.
They reached an elevator, and Leonardo pressed the button. Looking back and seeing that Summer was still there, he frowned impatiently.”Stop following me.”
Summer instinctively followed him, wanting to take the elevator as well.
Leonardo’s voice reeked of disdain, as though she was stalking him. She took a deep breath.”I’m not following you. I’m taking the elevator too.”
Right then, the elevator arrived, and the doors opened. There was no one inside.
Summer glanced at him and stepped into the elevator. Before she knew it, she was pulled out.
“What are you doing?”She was stunned.
“Wait for the next one.”Leonardo went around her and entered the elevator.
“Why do I have to wait for the next one?”She did not know whether to laugh or cry.
Leonardo raised his brows and pointed with his chin, telling her to look back.
She did and saw a few people who seemed like reporters coming in their direction. But due to the distance, the reporters had not spotted her.
Was Leonardo afraid of being photographed as a couple?
Summer was not impressed. Not wanting to be photographed by the media and not wanting to be caught with her were two entirely different things.
By the time Summer turned around, the elevator doors had closed, and Leonardo had begun to descend.
She had no choice but to wait.
…
Leonardo and Summer may not have entered the same elevator, but the photograph of them appearing at the same time was quickly uploaded online.
Hashtags of their names quickly rose to the top of the trending list.
“#Summer Jarrett Leonardo Emerson”
Leonardo was already the talk of the town on his own, while Summer had just appeared in the headlines a few days ago. When their two names came together, clicks and view rates went through the roof.
Summer sat in her car, checking the trending searches.
The top Weibo images were a few photographs of her and Leonardo. The photographs showed her and Leonardo seemingly near each other. Leonardo could be seen walking straight into the event venue while Summer was surrounded by reporters. In the shot, she was looking at Leonardo.
It was this photograph that the Weibo users were making a mountain out of a molehill.
The poster had written a long essay, but the heart of the story was that Summer and the young master were not over yet, even after three years.
“Didn’t this same woman and her first love rekindle their relationship a few days ago? Now what? She’s not with her ex-husband?”
“How many people is she having an affair with?”
Two of the most liked comments at the bottom were purely from rubberneckers.
There were other more serious-minded people who questioned what the poster said.