Alisa had a grudge against Summer ever since she lost the fight with Eliza in Leonardo’s villa last time.
And she hated Summer even more.
She didn’t want to be nice to Summer, thus she glanced at Summer with disdain.
Adams had poor relationships with Leonardo because of the cancellation of the contract.
Therefore, none of them took the initiative to talk to anyone.
The frozen atmosphere in the hall was annoying.
Summer was uncomfortable at all. On the contrary, no abnormality could be seen on Leonardo’s face.
He even reached out to pick a few large macadamia nuts from the fruit tray on the coffee table. He then
handed them to Summer after he shelled them.
Summer admired that Leonardo could keep calm at that moment.
Finally, she herself calmed down since Leonardo could act like that.
Anyway, it was just acting. The easier she pretended to be, the more she would win.
"It's quite tasty. Have a try!" As Summer spoke, she stuffed a nut into Leonardo's mouth.
Macadamia nuts were creamy and crispy. Girls mostly liked them.
Leonardo did not like such nuts, but he still frowned, chewed, and swallowed it.
"Mom," Adams sat down beside Violet and said with concern, "why didn't you call me in advance so
that I could pick you up?"
Alisa also sat down next to Adams and replied, "Yes, auntie, you seldom came back. Adams just
happened to be in the country, so you should ask him to pick you up."
Violet smiled faintly, "Adams is too busy. Someone else can pick me up. It doesn’t matter..."
They seemed to enjoy the friendly chatting, while Summer and Leonardo were quiet.
Leonardo only shelled the macadamia nuts slowly. Michael sat opposite him and did not speak.
Finally, it was time to eat.
Summer thought that they could go back after dinner.
But halfway through the meal, Alisa pointed at her phone and shouted, "Adams, someone is throwing
mud on you online."
Alisa’s words worried Summer. She wasn't worried that Adams was thrown mud. Instead, she was just
worried that Leonardo would be involved again.
Leonardo was the founder of Tip Top Media Company, and the Emersons should know about it. But
they did not interfere in Leonardo’s cancellation of the contract with Adams.
Perhaps the elders of the Emersons didn’t intend to interfere. But the parties of the contract were both
here...
Adams said calmly, "Don't worry, and let's talk about it after dinner. Some people online like to talk
nonsense now."
"No, you've been hot online again. Many people have paid attention to you. Someone said that you
abused and killed a puppy on a set before. The one who leaked the news said that he used to work
with you..."
Alisa once worked in a TV station. And her job was relevant to entertainment, she would focus on the
entertainment news naturally.
"What a joke! You couldn’t do such a thing! You're such a nice person...," Alisa said with a natural tone
on purpose, but the intentional flattery in her words could not be concealed.
Summer glanced at her.
Alisa realized that it was too difficult to flatter Leonardo, so she took a step back and turned to Adams,
didn’t she?
Summer stretched out a finger and poked Leonardo's waist under the table. She intended to ask him if
Adams had done this.
She had a hunch that Leonardo wasn't just going to break the contract with Adams.
He was a very vengeful person and would definitely get something back from Adams.
Summer only poked him once, and Leonardo grabbed her entire palm.
Summer looked up at him. Leonardo turned around and picked up some food for her as if nothing had
happened, "Eat more. And we’ll go back when you're full."
Summer tilted her head and blinked, expressing her doubts.
Leonardo shook his head imperceptibly. That was his answer.
Then, he looked up at Adams.
Their gazes met in the air. Neither of them took the initiative to say a word, nor did they have any
superfluous expressions.
However, everyone else could feel a weird atmosphere.
Adams looked away first and smiled indifferently, "Of course. It's just gossip spread by some boring
people. Alisa, put your phone down. Let's eat."
After he said that, Alisa hurriedly replied, "OK."
Alisa put down her phone. But then she asked curiously, "Adams, why did you cancel the contract with
Tip Top Media Company? I feel that that company treats you well."
As soon as she finished speaking, the atmosphere at the dining table was so strange that nobody
talked.
Summer was a little surprised. Alisa didn't know that Leonardo was the boss of Tip Top Media
Company.
Then Summer felt that there was nothing wrong with it.
Leonardo wasn’t a talkative person. He didn't like the Emersons and didn't have any feelings for Alisa.
Normally, she had no idea that Leonardo was the boss behind Tip Top Media Company.
Adams stopped smiling soon and looked at Alisa angrily.
Alisa was at a loss, not knowing what was wrong.
Violet, who had been silent all this while, put some food into Alisa’s plate and said softly, "Alisa, try
this."
"Thank you, auntie." Alisa glanced at Adams secretly. Then she stopped talking and focused on her
meal.
...
After finishing the meal, Summer thought that they could finally go back.
"Leonardo, come to my study. I have something to tell you."
As soon as Michael said those words, Summer realized that they couldn’t leave for a while.
Summer sighed and pushed Leonardo, "You go, I'll wait for you here."
However, without saying a word, Leonardo led her into Michael's study by holding her hand.
"Your father has something to tell to you. Why are you taking me there?" Summer struggled to shake
off his hand.
But Leonardo said seriously, "We just finished eating, I want to walk with you to digest."
Summer muttered in a low voice, "... Do you have any other excuse?"
"I beg your pardon." Leonardo turned to look at her.
But Summer looked away and shook her head, pretending that she had said nothing.
At the entrance of Michael's study, Leonardo pushed open the door and brought Summer inside.
Seeing that Summer was still behind Leonardo, Michael frowned slightly, "Summer, don't you want to
chat with them downstairs?"
Summer knew that he was about to warn her that 'it's not proper for you to be here, when I am talking
to my son'.
"If you have anything to say, just say it." Leonardo looked up at Michael and said coldly after he had led
Summer to the sofa and seen she sit down.
Immediately, Michael turned angry because of Leonardo's attitude.
Summer glanced at Michael and then at Leonardo. She discovered that they looked more similar when
they were both got angry.
"I thought you would concede since you were willing to take over the Emerson Group," Michael said
coldly, demonstrating his stateliness.
Summer could not help but sit upright.
But Leonardo forced a smile, "It seems that I need to correct you. I went back to take over the mess,
well, the Emerson Group, just because of my grandfather."
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