“You think that I’ll have an affair if I see another man, isn’t it?”she sneered.
“At least that’s what Stanley wants.”Leonardo’s face was colder than hers.
“How many times do I have to explain? There’s nothing between me and Stanley!”Her voice went an octave higher because she was pissed off.
“You stayed together with Stanley alone when you still had amnesia.”
Leonardo’s hands were clenched into fists, and anger had brewed on his face before Summer’s.
She was dumbstruck. She never thought that Leonardo would mind such a small thing. She had already explained it to him many times over. Yet, not only did he still mind, but he was also testing her. As much as Leonardo had a temper, she had her own too. There was no way she would give in every single time.
Summer took a deep breath and suppressed her anger.”So you know how it feels now? You think that Stanley and I are guilty, but what about you and Amber Thompson? I was bedridden for the three years while you and Amber were fiancéand fiancée. Who in Hoover didn’t know that?”
Summer’s voice turned even colder toward the end of her sentence.
She used to feel upset, but because of Leonardo’s attitude, she trusted him.
Before she went to visit Jessica, the media had even brought up the engagement between Leonardo and Amber, and they labeled her as the mistress. It was to the point that it became a trending search.
After Leonardo got the issue fixed, she thought nothing of it.
Nonetheless, Leonardo’s behavior had angered Summer this time.
Things that she did not perturb or anger her previously became a pain in the butt when she thought of them in the present.
It took a lot of hard work to get this relationship going.
Yet, breaking it took little effort. All it needed was for one party in the relationship to draw the knife to ruin the relationship.
This time, it was Leonardo who drew that damning knife.
Summer knew that Leonardo was a petty man. She would usually give in and appease him to smooth things over. However, giving in and appeasement were not sustainable ways to keep the relationship going. If she kept using the same methods, it could become the norm in their relationship.
Their relationship might seem harmonious on the outside, but there were still many problems between them. As if those problems had found a breach, they erupted all at once.
Leonardo stared at her with his lips pressed together, as though he was suppressing something.
After a long while, he got so upset that he laughed.”Didn’t you know everything that happened between Amber and me?”
“And don’t you know everything that’s happened between Stanley and me?”Summer sneered.
“I didn’t know at first, but now, I’ve figured it out!”His hiss could make a person’s skin crawl.
“Get out!”Feeling upset, she got up and showed him the door.
“You want me to leave?”Leonardo narrowed his eyes.
Just as Summer was about to speak, she realized that Rosie was still sleeping inside.”It looks like you can hear clearly!”She lowered her voice.
Leonardo clenched his fists, released them, and clenched them again.
He stood up all of a sudden, then strode out, slamming the door behind him with a loud bang.
Silence returned to the house instantly.
Summer took a deep breath. After a while, she looked at the door that was tightly shut.
Aside from her, there was no one else in the living room.
Leonardo was gone for real.
She dropped back down on the sofa with her hand on her forehead. A while later, she got to her feet and entered the kitchen.
Leonardo might have left, but Rosie and her still needed to have dinner.
While she prepared dinner, her mind drifted off, and she cut her finger.
Putting pressure on the wound, Summer rinsed her finger under the running faucet before she applied a bandage on it.
The wound was a little deep, so it hurt even with the bandage on.
Summer felt frustrated. She cut the vegetables half-heartedly and dumped them all inside the pot.
Rosie woke up just as dinner was ready.
She rubbed her eyes and sat quietly at the dining table, looking at Summer and then at the chair next to her.
Summer made an excuse.”Daddy’s gone back to work.”
“Oh.”Daddy had to work every day.
Rosie nodded as if she understood. Then, she grabbed a spoon and dug in.
She spat out the food after she chewed it in her mouth for a second.”It’s salty.”
Summer quickly poured Rosie a glass of water and tasted the dish for herself.
She had been busy attending to Rosie right after cooking and had not tasted the dishes.
She picked up some vegetables and put them in her mouth but immediately spat them out.
They were so salty that they tasted bitter.
Rosie gulped down an entire glass of water and looked at Summer with her big round eyes.”Salty, isn’t it?”
“Yes.”Summer put down her chopsticks.”Let’s eat out in a restaurant.”
“Yeah!”Rosie clapped her hands excitedly.
It was not too late yet.
Summer helped Rosie put on an extra jacket and brought her out.
As soon as she opened the door, she saw Leonardo standing outside.
He was still wearing the same suit and dress pants. One hand was inside his pants pocket and the other was holding a cigarette. He was leaning against the wall with one leg up, posing as if he was in a photoshoot.
Summer realized that when he stormed out, he had forgotten to take his jacket along.
Hearing the door open, Leonardo looked over and glanced at Summer as he instinctively put out the stub in his hand.
Rosie ran up to hold his hand and looked up at him excitedly.”Daddy!”
“Smelly!”She scrunched up her nose in disgust. She was talking about the cigarette smell on his body.
Summer noticed piles of ash and countless stubs on the floor.
“I came back for my jacket,”he said expressionlessly and walked into the house.
Summer glanced down at the stubs on the floor again. Did he come back for the jacket or had he never left?
She became soft-hearted for a moment.
However, she quickly became unyielding again.”Don’t forget to clean up the stubs before you leave,”she said when Leonardo got back out with his jacket.
She was pleased to see his expressionless face stiffen.
“We’re going now.”She brought Rosie along and went out.
“What about Daddy?”
“He’s had his fill with those cigarettes.”