Summer listened to Trevin's words and fell silent.
The grudge between Stanley and Leonardo was age-old. But until now, Summer did not understand
why Stanley hated Leonardo so much.
He seemed to have a deep-rooted hatred for Leonardo. However, no one knew why.
"I think that if we want to find Stanley, we must investigate Leonardo's whereabouts first." Trevin spoke,
but frowned then.
Leonardo's disappearance was a big deal. Even if there was no one left in the Emerson family, the
other people whose interests were related to Leonardo would still send people to find him.
However, even though there were so many people searching for Leonardo, it had been 48 hours since
the car accident, and there was still no trace of him.
Trevin said these words. When he saw that Summer did not react at all, a trace of surprise flashed
through his eyes. He then said tentatively, "We have to go to the scene to check the situation."
Summer finally reacted. She asked Trevin, "Have you been there?"
"No. The scene was cordoned off on the day of the incident. But we should be able to get in today."
Trevin reached out to wipe his face and let out a long sigh.
Recently, he had expended all his effort to investigate Lester. Unexpectedly, Stanley suddenly
disappeared, which frustrated him.
He had always thought that everything was under his control. But he could do nothing while Stanley
suddenly disappeared.
After a while, Summer said, "Let's go tomorrow."
The next day, Summer sent Rosie to Jessica and then went to the scene with Trevin.
The scene of the accident was in the suburbs, which took two hours to drive from the downtown. The
cordon on the road where the accident happened had been removed.
Trevin parked the car by the side of the road. Summer opened the door and got off the car, standing
there and looking down. Down there was the cliff, thickly forested.
At first glance, it made people feel dizzy. Summer supported the guardrail and kept her feet.
She stood there, looked down, and never looked away then. There were the wrecks of the car and the
rescue workers who appeared at intervals. However, they were too far away to be seen clearly.
Summer subconsciously kept recalling the scene when the car rear-ended and went off the cliff.
Summer could even imagine Leonardo's calm and indifferent face at the moment of the incident. He
was such a man who could keep his face no matter what happened.
Trevin noticed Summer looked terrible, and asked, "Summer, are you alright?"
Summer shook her head and asked, "How do I get down there?"
Trevin pointed to the road on the other side and said, "We can drive down there, but we can't drive far.
There's a car of the rescue team over there. The road is bad and we have to walk by ourselves."
Summer followed Trevin's line of sight and said, "Let's go."
They were stopped when they tried to drive down. Summer and Trevin got off the car. Before they
could speak, Summer heard a familiar voice.
"Summer!" Summer turned her head and saw Carl coming over in his sportswear and sweating.
"Carl." After a brief surprise, Summer calmed down.
Carl and Leonardo had been friends. Even though they almost broke up because of Amber before, Carl
still valued their friendship. When something like this happened to Leonardo, Carl wouldn't just look on
and do nothing. They were in a valley, unventilated and stuffy.
As soon as Summer got out of the car, she felt uncomfortable from the heat. There were beads of
sweat on her forehead.
Carl walked to Summer and glanced at Trevin, saying, "I said I would pick you up. But sorry, I didn't
have time to go...."
Before Summer and Jessica returned home, Carl had said that he would pick them up. But then, he
didn't make it after all.
"How's it going? Did you find Leonardo?" Summer wiped away the sweat on her forehead and asked
Carl.
Carl frowned and shook his head. The atmosphere was intense for a moment. Then, Carl took Summer
to the place where the car fell off. They followed the rescue team and searched for a long time.
But they got nothing. When they were going back to the city, it was already late afternoon.
Carl suddenly called out to Summer when they arrived at the parking lot.
"Summer."
"What?" Summer turned to look at Carl.
Carl glanced at Trevin and said to Summer, "Take my car."
Summer was silent for two seconds, and then turned to look at Trevin and said, "Goodbye."
Trevin seemed to be about to speak, but saying nothing and driving away. Seeing Trevin drive away,
Summer and Carl got in the car.
Carl drove while Summer sat in the passenger seat. They looked serious.
After the car started, Carl found a pack of cigarettes on the center console. He turned to glance at
Summer and put it back.
Summer said, "Please help yourself."
Carl laughed and lit a cigarette.
He took a drag on his cigarette and said, "I heard from Warren that they went to see you yesterday?"
"Yes." Summer guessed what Carl wanted to ask might be related to the Emerson Group.
Carl sighed and extinguished the cigarette. He shook his head, moved his neck, and said, "Leonardo
really tricked us this time."
Summer remained silent.
Carl laughed with embarrassment and then said seriously, "I have a hunch that Leonardo is still alive."
"I hope so. It's better for him to deal with the Emerson Group on his own." Summer said with
indifference, and her tone concealed her true feeling.
Carl froze, "Summer, don't get angry with Leonardo. He...."
"I have never fully understood him." Summer interrupted Carl, "If Jessica had done everything
Leonardo did, what would you do?"
Carl moved his lips and didn't say anything.
Summer continued, "Do you want me to accept all of Leonardo's arrangements with a clear
conscience? I am an independent adult. Are my thoughts so dispensable? In a relationship, both
parties are not unilaterally in control, but should give and understand each other. Leonardo has done all
of this. How can I live with myself?"
Carl frowned, "But he did it for your own good...."
Summer retorted, "If Jessica did not care about your life or death and married another man for your
good, do you still think that this is for your own good?"
She was a little excited, and subconsciously spoke up.
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