Summer glanced at her homework before turning to us with a smile plastered on her face. “No worries. I’ve done the questions thrice and I’m just doing some revisions today. Mr. Cress said he will arrange a new study plan for me tomorrow, so I can rest tonight.”
I smiled faintly at her words. She was intelligent and hardworking at such a young age, which was a relief to me. “Summer, Mr. Jackson and Ms. Alder are going to M Country, so they can’t visit you that often from now on. Spend some time with Mr. Jackson tonight and leave your studies aside temporarily.”
Upon hearing my words, Summer furrowed her brows and looked at me. The child seemed to be lost in thoughts, but soon after, she relaxed and smiled.
I missed the change in her expression, but Jackson saw everything.
Realizing that the child was hesitant, Jackson knew what to do. “It’s okay. Summer, do whatever you want. Alright?”
Her smile grew wider. “Yeah! Thank you, Mr. Jackson.”
What was supposed to be a long conservation ended in less than five minutes.
After exiting the room, Jackson and I strolled along the corridors. When we stepped out of the room, the man couldn’t help but whisper, “Don’t you think that Summer’s changed a lot?”
“Yeah. After getting in touch with Jared, she is more reserved now. Maybe Jared’s changed for the good too?”
Jackson shook his head. “I’m not talking about this. Didn’t you notice how fast her maturity rate is? She wanted to voice her objection to your plans just now, but she kept her dissatisfaction to herself. I’m worried that she’ll inherit Jared’s personality with her tendency to hide her emotions.”
His wild guess made me anxious. I immediately stopped walking and turned to him. “You’re saying that Summer’s becoming more and more like Jared?”
I knew what Jackson meant. Summer was Jared’s biological daughter, so it was normal for them to share some resemblance. However, if she became someone scheming like her father, she wouldn’t be able to enjoy her life.
In fact, she would see Jared as her salvation and distant herself from others. That might not seem to be the case on the surface, but it could be possible that she had built walls surrounding her heart and shutting others away while harboring hatred toward the entire community.
If Macy was a warm light, Jared would be the darkness from hell, while Summer was the fruit of their love. Deep down, I wished the child would inherit Macy’s traits.
Jackson assured, “Don’t worry. Perhaps it is as what Jared said, Summer is talented and progresses rather quickly learning new stuffs. It’s normal for her to be matured at such a young age.”
After saying his words, he glanced in the study’s direction and seemed to be lost in thought.
Then, he started explaining his plan to me in detail. “We mustn’t trust Jared fully and don’t entrust Summer to him. One year is enough for him to change her completely. After going to M Country, I’ll video call her every week. Make sure she answers the calls so I can observe her condition.”
I couldn’t drive Jared away because he had Anthony to vouch for him. Besides, Summer had developed a dependency on him. Except for Jackson’s suggestion, we had no other way.
I nodded in agreement. “That’s the only thing we can do. You studied psychology in M Country. If you meet any professionals in this field, please let me know.”
“I understand. I think of Macy’s child as mine, and I love Summer as much as you do.” Jackson smiled and sounded relax. It seemed that his hostility had disappeared with his illness.
Everything felt like a dream. Back then, he was fixated on fighting for the child’s custody that he even laid his hands on Anthony.
Now that the nightmares were gone, the journey would be smooth for the rest of the days.
After sending Jackson off, I packed my stuffs and left for the airport.
However, right when I reached the door, a car from the Moore family drove here and parked by the roadside. Soon after, Emery got off the car hurriedly.
“You’re going on a business trip, right?” She didn’t care about pleasantries and went straight to the point.
“Yeah.” I looked at her in bewilderment.
Anthony gave me the invitation card in J City last night. How did she know about this?
“Good. Let’s go together.” She quickly got into my car and sat in the seat furthest away from the door. Seeing how I was still confused, she urged, “Quick! If not, I’m going to get caught.”
Upon saying her words, she pulled me into the car.
“Drive!” Emery instructed the chauffeur and gripped my arm tightly, as if I would kick her out of the car.
As the chauffeur drove, she kept checking the rearview mirror now and then.
She heaved a long sigh of relief and let go of my arm after we drove for a distance.
I glanced at her sideways and tidied up my clothes before teasing her. “It seems you still have your charm. Your luck in love follows you everywhere.”
Emery rolled her eyes in disgust at me. “What nonsense are you spouting?”
I pursed my lips and kept my mouth shut before I exposed her.
Anthony booked my flight ticket. He also got one for Millie for my protection. Since Emery was traveling with us, she had to spend some money to buy herself a ticket from the business class, too.
To her, it was money well spent. Listening to the blaring engines when the airplane took off, she narrowed her eyes and relaxed in the seat from the business class cabin in absolute bliss.
She seemed like a person going on a vacation.
I was dying of boredom, so I started a conversation with her. “Come to think of it, what happened to you and that guy? Are you hiding from him?”
Emery was usually loud and carefree. It would be hilarious if my guess was right.
Although she was in her thirties, she led a dazzling life and was rather popular with men. However, a woman with her success had no choice but to hide away from the Cupid’s arrow.
Her suitor, Alexander, was more formidable than the gods. He made her vulnerable emotionally all in one day. She felt like a coward.
However, Emery refused to admit. “Don’t talk nonsense. I have nothing to do with that guy. I was too bored in K City when Hunter was clinging onto me, so I went overseas for a vacation. Men are really troublesome.” She continued with her denial.
“Yeah…” I looked at her meaningfully before cracking a joke. “Then, who’s more troublesome, Hunter or Alexander?”
Speechless at my mockery, Emery closed her eyes to ignore me. “I’ve had enough worries for these two days, so give me some peace.”
She put on her sleeping mask, covered herself with a blanket, and pretended to be asleep.
I didn’t have a good rest in J City last night. As the other passengers in the cabin were resting, I made myself comfortable and drifted off to sleep.
When I woke up again, the flight attendant was making an inflight announcement. “Ladies and gentlemen, we’ll arrive at our destination, the international airport of M Country in approximately…”
At the same time, one of the cabin crew asked me courteously, “Madam, would you like to have any drinks?”
Somehow, his voice sounded familiar to me. I guessed he must have served me on my previous flights.
“Just give me a cup of water, thank you.” I removed my sleep mask, rubbed my eyes groggily, and gave him a smile. When the smartly dressed cabin crew came into view, I gaped at him and almost let out a shout.
Only then did I realize why his voice sounded familiar. Only Alexander could look this handsome and cheerful with his signature bright smile.
“How did you end up here?” I whispered and stole a glance at Emery, who sat next to me. It would be chaotic if she knew he was onboard our flight.
He shrugged his shoulders triumphantly and took a cup from the trolley to pour some water for me. After that, he poured another and placed it on Emery’s seat table before pushing the trolley back to the pantry.
She woke up as soon as he vanished into the pantry. She removed her sleep mask and stretched her arms. At the sight of the cup of water on her seat table, she took a big sip immediately. Oblivious to the dramatic moment a while ago, Emery continued to drink the water as she asked inquisitively, “Ah! If I’m not mistaken, the flight attendant who served you earlier was a good-looking young man, right? I can judge based on his attractive voice! Did you exchange contact numbers with him?”
Raising my eyebrows instinctively, my heart skipped a beat at her words.
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