Based on Michael’s actions, Violet and Adams had a special place in his heart. Leonardo’s mom only ended up dead because she discovered what Violet and Michael had done.
At first, Summer had almost forgotten about Michael.
However, upon talking to Leonardo about him and thinking back, Summer felt a chill run up her spine.
“When do you plan on going back…” Summer hesitated, not knowing how she should address Michael in front of Leonardo now.
“Tomorrow.” He gave a nonchalant reply and kept his eyes on Summer as if he still had more to say.
But Summer was looking down.
After a long while, his low voice rang out again. “Both of you should tag along.”
“Rosie and I?” She looked at him in surprise.
“Yeah.” He wore a weak but pleased smile. While Michael had pulled all kinds of stunts but ended up losing it all, Leonardo had everything.
Summer did not immediately respond. She looked at him calmly. “Why us?”
“You don’t feel like going?”
His expression was extremely serious, and Summer could not bring herself to say no. In the end, she nodded in agreement.
…
When Summer woke up the next morning, Leonardo was already sitting at his working desk in the living room.
He was still in his casual wear, and there was a cup of steaming hot coffee beside him.
Summer stared at the coffee and then at the refrigerator.
“You made coffee on your own?” She walked over and asked.
“Mhm.” He looked up with a gentle expression. “I got it from the fridge. I’ll buy you a new stash next time.”
“But that’s instant coffee…” She hesitated.
His mouth twitched, and he did not realize how funny her words were. “It’s printed on the label.” There was slight satisfaction in his voice.
He took a sip of the coffee, but there were no signs of him disliking it.
As far as Summer could remember, Leonardo was very picky, and instant coffee was the last thing he wanted to drink.
Yet, he was now taking sip after sip of instant coffee, which cost only a few bucks a sachet. It made Summer think that he was torturing himself.
She let out a soft sigh. “Ask Tim to buy you some coffee beans. I’ll brew them for you next time.”
“Really?” He suddenly looked up with gleaming eyes like a child who had gotten his wish. His happiness was written all over his face.
Summer felt a little uneasy and replied with, “Mhm.”
In her mind, Leonardo should be a picky and haughty young master. His contented look was unsettling.
He was still in a good mood during breakfast.
It was apparent when he took an egg yolk from Rosie and quietly ate it when Rosie said that she disliked egg yolk.
Summer then brought Rosie back to her bedroom after breakfast. “Let me help you tie your hair up and get you changed.”
They were following Leonardo back to the old Emerson residence. In a sense, the family of three was visiting the Emerson Family for the first time.
Hence, she had to spend some time dressing up Rosie and herself. Rosie looked like a Barbie doll, but she looked good in any clothes.
After she sorted Rosie out, Summer returned to her room. It was her turn to groom herself. She got changed first. Then she sat down at the dressing table.
While she was putting on her eyebrow makeup, she sensed someone staring at her.
She instinctively looked back and saw Leonardo leaning against the doorjamb like a sloth with his arms crossed. It seemed that he had been staring at her for a long time.
Summer stopped what she was doing. Seeing that he was not talking, she signaled him to get out.
She had not been applying makeup as often recently and found her skills to be a little rusty. It took a while to do her eyebrows. She did it naturally whenever she went out on normal days, but with Leonardo staring, it just felt weird.
Instead of leaving, Leonardo strode toward her.
He came up behind Summer, and his attention was focused on the brow that she had outlined. “Could you do it so that both sides look equal? How about I help you with it?”
Summer was struck dumb. Looking in the mirror, she could see his expression clearly. His face told her that he was not kidding.
“You know how?” She was a little skeptical because she had never seen him draw.
She did not believe that a straight man like him, who had no background in art, knew how to apply eyebrow makeup.
Yet, he just cocked an eyebrow and nodded steadily. “Sure.”
Still doubtful, she passed the eyebrow pencil to him.
Leonardo took the pencil in his hand. “Turn around and close your eyes,” he instructed.
She closed her eyes and let him do his thing.
A few minutes later, he spoke. “Done.”
Just as she was about to open her eyes, she felt a pair of lips pressed on hers.
She opened her eyes abruptly, and Leonardo’s face was only a few centimeters from her.
She was sitting on a stool while Leonardo was resting one hand on the dressing table behind her and holding the back of her head with the other. So, she was looking up, and he was bending down to kiss her.
Her back was against the edge of the dressing table, and Leonardo’s hot, muscular chest was in front of her.
She was being pushed back, and not knowing where to put her hands, she could only grip the corners of his shirt.
His kisses this time were much gentler than previous times. However, that did not last long as he started to lose control.
He was savoring her lips, and his breathing grew heavy. The hand that held the back of Summer’s head slid down her neck and caressed her gently as it moved around to the front of her shoulder blade and down her clothes.
Right then, a series of soft footsteps came from the outside. It was Rosie.
Leonardo did not want to let go, but hearing the approaching footsteps, he had no choice but to pull away from her.
Before he got up, he nipped her chin, as though he had not gotten enough. He only stood up and smoothed out Summer’s clothes after that.
Summer blushed, her eyes glistening. She looked super yummy.
He swallowed hard and said, “I’m going to the washroom. Come out once you’re ready.”
While he spoke, he tucked her hair behind her ear gently and affectionately.
Leonardo brought Rosie away as he walked out.
Summer listened on until she heard no further sounds on the outside before she turned around to face the dressing table.
When she looked in the mirror at herself and saw her Crayon-Shin-chan-style eyebrows, she foamed at the mouth. “Leonardo!”