Summer did not get any response from Leonardo.
Pressing her lips together, she erased the eyebrow makeup and redid it herself.
She knew it. She should not have trusted a straight man like Leonardo, who did not even know how to draw. She even doubted his aesthetic perception.
When she was first married to Leonardo, she was so ugly, yet he could bring himself to kiss her. The same had happened earlier, so he must have an aesthetic perception disorder or something, she thought.
Leonardo only appeared at the doorway after she was done with her eyebrows, eyes, and face.”Are you looking for me?”
She got to her feet and went up to him, looking at him with her eyebrows raised.”Did you say you that know how to apply eyebrow makeup?”
His lips moved slightly, but he said nothing. About two seconds later, he confessed,”I don’t know how.”
Even though she knew his honesty was a ruse to placate her, she still fell for it. It was easy to grow soft when the habitually arrogant man admitted his shortcomings before her.
“I’m ready.”It was all right since she was not that angry, anyway.
“Let’s move, then.”As he spoke, he reached to hold her hand.
Summer was transfixed for a second and let him be.
They had racked their brains for so long and gone through so much, but in the end, all they wanted was just to be together.
If the end goal was the same, why should she be distracted by unhelpful thoughts?
Leonardo had also noticed the changes in her over the past two days. He had no idea how she figured things out, but he was fine with it since everything turned out fine.
…
Once they were outside, Rosie demanded Summer to carry her.
Rosie seldom came up with such a demand. Since Summer had not been spending a lot of time with Rosie, as long as Rosie’s demand was not excessive, she would accede to her request.
Just as she bent down to lift Rosie up, Leonardo pulled her back and carried Rosie up with one hand.
“I want Mommy.”Rosie pouted.
“Let me carry her,”Summer said, wanting to take Rosie over.
“I’ll do it. She’s heavy.”He stepped aside.
“I’m fine with it.”Rosie might have gained weight again, but she had no problems carrying her.
Not wanting to say more, Leonardo walked to the elevator and pressed the button with Rosie in his arms.
When the family of three arrived downstairs, Tim was seen waiting outside in the car.
Tim quickly got out of the car and opened the rear passenger door for them once he saw them come out of the elevator.
It took about an hour to drive from Summer’s place to the Emerson residence.
Rosie had fallen asleep on the way, so when they finally arrived, Summer woke her up.
Leonardo carried her and got out of the car, then walked over to hold Summer’s hand.
He was wearing a perfectly pressed suit, and as he stood outside the car, he extended his hand into the rear cabin like a well-cultured noble.
However, Summer tried very hard not to laugh as she looked at him. She put her hand in his, and he held her firmly as she alighted.
Once she got out, she wanted to pull her hand back to hold Rosie’s hand, but Leonardo took the lead and held her by the palm with his free hand.”Let’s go,”he said faintly.
Tim stood beside the vehicle and looked on with relief and a smile as the happy family of three walked hand in hand into the Emerson residence.
He quietly took out his mobile phone, snapped a photo, and sent it to Carl.
He sent it through WeChat, and Carl quickly replied with a voice message.
“You’ve been showing off your happy life with your wife and son, and your wife’s cooking online. As if that’s not enough, now you’re showing me how happy Leonardo is! Do you think I’m not miserable enough? Don’t bachelors have human rights too?”
Carl’s voice was filled with resentment.
“I just want to share this joyous moment with you, Mr. Jones.”
Carl had seen the photo, but it did not dawn on him yet. Hearing Tim’s words, he immediately realized it.”Have they reconciled?”
He found it weird when Leonardo brought him to join Summer and Jessica, but his suspicion was not confirmed at that time.
“They’re almost there,”Tim said after he pondered for a second.
…
The maids came up to greet Leonardo the moment the family stepped into the house. They were all puzzled when they saw Summer.
Kate had changed all of the maids in the residence three years ago. Thus, not one of them knew who Summer was.
Leonardo looked at the maids sternly.”Shouldn’t all of you address her as Mrs. Emerson?”
“Mrs. Emerson!”They all bowed and greeted. No one dared to breathe for a moment.
Leonardo ignored them and brought Summer as well as Rosie to see Michael.
Three years ago, Leonardo had leaked the information and allowed the enemy to kidnap Michael. When the kidnappers increased the ransom halfway, Leonardo decided to call the police.
The kidnappers tortured Michael and chopped off one of his arms. By the time he was finally rescued and sent to the hospital, he was half dead.
After recovering, Michael became wheelchair-bound and crippled.
Due to his physical condition, Michael’s temperament changed, and he never ventured outside the house again.
A maid brought them to Michael’s room and knocked lightly on the door.”The young master is here, Sir.”
There was no answer.
Apparently, Michael had no intention of meeting Leonardo.
The maid looked back at him and was in a pickle.”Young Master…”
“Leave us.”
The maid instantly felt a sense of relief and left.
Leonardo pushed the door open.
Inside, the room was pitch-black. All windows were closed, and the only light source was the opened door. Looking into the darkness with the faint illumination of the outside light, Leonardo could vaguely see a man in a wheelchair.
That man was none other than Michael.
He was dressed lightly with an added blanket over his body despite the autumn weather.
The opening of the door had probably shocked him because Michael turned to look in the door’s direction.
His eyes landed on Leonardo first. When he saw that Summer was also there, his face collapsed.
He knew long ago that Summer was still alive, but seeing the family of three appear in front of him unscathed, how ironic.
He had worked so hard his entire life, yet he got nothing in the end.
Violet had gone insane, and she was now staying in the nursing home. Meanwhile, Adams died in the explosion back on the island…
And he had become a cripple, hiding in the dark and surviving only on his hatred.