"I will," Tim sighed.
Summer nodded slightly. Then she turned around and walked to Rosie's room. "I want to see Rosie. I'll be back soon."
Because Summer just wanted to see Rosie, Tim did not say anything else and silently agreed.
Summer left the villa after seeing Rosie.
At the gate of the villa, there were two cars waiting for her. One was filled with her things, and the other was probably to send her away.
Summer looked down at the ground. "I don't need these things. And you don't have to send me out. I'll drive myself."
Tim knew well about Summer. He didn't insist and only asked, "Then do you know the address of the new house?"
"No. I won't live there." Summer refused and drove her car away.
Standing under the lights at the gate, Tim watched Summer drive away before calling Leonardo.
"Mr. Emerson."
Leonardo asked, "Is she gone?"
"Mrs. Emerson just left, but...."
"She didn't take anything, nor did she want the house?" Leonardo interrupted Tim.
"No," Tim sighed.
After a moment of silence, Leonardo said, "Alright. You can go back now."
Tim wanted to say something, but he gave up after hearing Leonardo's words.
"Alright." Tim had to hang up the phone.
Summer moved back to the apartment she rented.
She had kept it for a long time. Even if she moved back to Leonardo's villa, she did not quit the place.
Now she could live in it again.
Summer, Leonardo and Rosie had lived in this apartment for some time. So, she bought many things for it.
The desk in the living room was very conspicuous.
At that time, Leonardo had insisted on moving in, so she put a desk there for him.
There were some of Leonardo's documents in the desk.
Summer walked to the desk and stood there for a while. Then, she walked around the desk and put away all the things Leonardo left on the desk and the bookshelf. After that, she put her computer and books on it.
The desk was hers alone.
It had been a long time since anyone had lived in the apartment. Summer cleaned it up. She didn't want to eat, so she didn't make dinner. She just went straight to sleep.
The next morning, Summer drove to the supermarket.
She bought a lot of daily necessities and food. Then she cooked lunch herself.
After she got home and finished cooking, she got a call from Eliza.
"Remember I told you about tonight's party yesterday? Do you have a dress? Come out and go shopping with me in the afternoon."
Summer leaned against the chair and said faintly, "Yeah, alright."
Eliza noticed it and asked, "Why are you so tired? What's wrong with you?"
'Tm fine. Is there anything else? I got to go."
Summer picked up her chopsticks and stabbed the dishes, all weary.
Eliza called Summer to remind her of tonight's party. So, hearing Summer's words, she said goodbye and hung up the phone.
Every time she picked one, she would ask Summer how it looked on her.
However, after Summer made a comment, Eliza would contradict her and pick a new one.
Summer stared at Eliza for a while, and then she understood it.
After Eliza came out with a new dress, Summer walked around her. Then, she leaned over to Eliza's ear and whispered, "Ms. Austin,
Bowen will come to tonight's party, right?"
"How do you know?" Eliza raised her head in surprise.
Then she saw Summer's smile, so she looked away into the mirror. She pretended to be careless. "Well, it's none of my business."
However, Eliza failed to cover her feelings up even though she said in a bland tone.
Summer laughed and changed the topic.
In the past few days, Eliza had made great progress in her work. And she became more skilled and experienced. However, it had been obvious that she liked Bowen.
Eliza was trying so hard to pick the perfect dress, because she really wanted to impress Bowen and attract his attention at tonight's party.
Summer sat on the sofa and patiently waited for Eliza to change her dress.
But this time, Eliza had stayed in the fitting room for a long time, and Summer got a little distracted.
Suddenly, a woman's voice pulled her back.
"I ordered a dress here. Could you see if it looks good on me?" The woman sounded like she was talking to someone.
However, no one replied to her.
Summer felt that her voice sounded familiar. When she turned to look at the woman, the woman happened to look at her.
They looked at each other and both got stunned.
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