After Rosie hit him several times, Leonardo seized her hand.
Rosie's brows furrowed even more, on the verge of losing control.
Leonardo tilted his head and kissed her on the face, "Say Daddy."
Astoundingly, Rosie quieted down. Although resistance could be seen obviously, it was much better.
Summer looked at Leonardo in surprise.
She did not expect that it would work.
Rosie didn't do as Leonardo asked to call him Dad, but she was much better.
Summer saw fear in Rosie's eyes.
Leonardo was a strict father. Rosie had mixed feelings for him. It was deep in her bones. Given the
illness she was suffering, the fear still existed.
Leonardo put Rosie back on the bed and said, "Sleep now."
As soon as Rosie was back on the bed, she crawled under the blanket and looked at Leonardo
vigilantly. She now looked like a wounded deer.
Summer's heart softened. She tugged at Leonardo's arm and said in a low voice, "How about you
waiting outside?"
"I'm not going out." Casting a glance at Summer, Leonardo sat down beside the bed.
Seeing his father coming over, Rosie quickly hid under the blanket.
Leonardo pulled the blanket away, Rosie's head showing up.
Rosie was about to hide again, Leonardo directly seized her under control.
Not able to move at all, Rosie glared at Leonardo like a trapped beast, with no vicious look at all.
Finally, Rosie fell asleep as it was getting too late.
When Summer and Leonardo came out of Rosie's room, it was almost 2 a.m. in the morning.
People were tired at late night, but they showed no sign of sleepiness.
Summer closed the door. Before she could speak, she heard the door opening on the other side.
She looked over and saw Kate was walking out.
In a loose coat, Kate looked even smaller.
Summer noticed the hood on her head. It wasn't as neat as it was during the day, which meant she put
it on in a hurry.
She guessed that Kate hurriedly put it on knowing Leonardo was here.
Oh, they were siblings.
Summer sighed inwardly and turned to look at Leonardo.
Approaching, Kate swept her gaze across them and stopped beside Leonardo, saying curtly, "Oh,
you're here."
Leonardo replied with a "Yes."
Kate wanted to say something more, but Leonardo's cold face stopped her.
"You can sleep with Summer. You can get everything you need, just like last time you came." Then she
turned around and went back to her room.
On the half way, however, she thought of something and turned around, "It takes several hours to come
from Hoover City. You must have come right after work. Did you have dinner?"
Kate was asking Leonardo, but her gaze was on Summer, who knew that Kate was reminding her.
It was late when Leonardo got here. Summer couldn't spare the time for something else, and didn’t ask
whether Leonardo had his supper or not.
After Kate finished speaking, she excused herself back to her room, leaving Summer and Leonardo in
the corridor.
Summer asked Leonardo, "Did you have dinner?"
Before Leonardo could say something, Summer said, "Follow me. I'll get you something to eat."
She knew Leonardo very well.
When Tim told Summer where Rosie was, she knew Leonardo would follow her if he found out about it.
Therefore, Tim must have told Leonardo in the first place.
Knowing that, Leonardo must skip dinner and drove straight here.
Leading Leonardo to the kitchen, Summer found some eggs and carrots in the refrigerator and she
decided to make egg-fried rice for him.
The kitchen and the dining room were connected.
While Summer was cooking, Leonardo sat at the dining table, looking at her.
After the egg-fried rice was ready, Summer made him some vegetable soup.
Leonardo ate everything but onion. So, when Summer put the plates on the table, Leonardo began to
gobble.
Soon, the plates were empty.
Sitting opposite him and watching him taking his time with the meal, Summer felt sorry for him.
If Leonardo wasn't with her, he wouldn't have any weaknesses. And he wouldn't have driven here in the
middle of the night.
If he didn't have any weaknesses, he would still be calm and confident Mr. Emerson.
Nobody would be able to harm him.
But now, Rosie and she had become his weaknesses.
Seeing that Leonardo had finished his meal, Summer said in a low voice, "Leonardo."
"What?" Leonardo glanced at her and stood up. He picked up the plates and said, "Let me take the
plates to the kitchen first."
Then he pulled up his chair and walked towards the kitchen.
Perhaps influenced by Rosie, when Summer lived in the rental apartment, Rosie had helped Leonardo
develop the habit of cleaning their plates.
There were no servants there. They had to do everything on their own. That was when Leonardo
formed that habit.
Summer's gaze followed him all the way into the kitchen.
Leonardo did not just throw them in the sink. Instead, he leaned slightly forward, washed them carefully
and put them aside before returning to the dining room.
They sat face to face. It was a rare moment of calmness.
Summer asked, "Did you give Tim a hard time?"
Leonardo's eyebrows knitted when speaking of him. "What? Should I praise him instead?"
Oh, his tone...
"I forced him to tell me. Don't blame him. Besides, I won't go to him if you tell me." Summer
reproached.
Leonardo's lips pursed into a hard line and he didn't say anything.
"When will you tell me what happened to Rosie? Who do you think I am? When will you take this family
seriously? I'm not just Summer who needs protection all the time. I'm your wife who can share your
troubles. And I am Rosie's mother who cares about everything about her, and everything about her has
to do with me!"
After her long speech, she heaved a sigh of relief.
She had long wanted to say these words to him, but he never listened.
After a long time, Leonardo said, "But in my heart, you are just Summer."
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