Opening her eyes, all that Summer saw was the bed. The spot beside her was already empty. She took out her phone and looked at the time. It was 5:00 am.
Every new year, she would get up earlier than usual. When she was at home, her parents would have been u p at 4:00 am to prepare roasted tomato soup.
She was certain that she slept on the sofa last night. H e must have woken up during the night and carried her onto the bed.
Not feeling at all sleepy, she got out of bed after stretching her limbs, washed her face, and went downstairs.
Everyone in Valentine mansion was already awake and was all seated in the living room.
Mark and Jazz were playing chess. The maid was giving Yvette a manicure while Raine was watching T V.
Upon greeting Yvette, Summer walked up to Mark and watched him and Jazz play chess.
Jazz was obviously not his match and lost terribly.
She couldn’t stand watching it and said to Jazz, "Let m e help you.”
He couldn't have asked for it; immediately, Jazz moved his seat to one side to make space for her. Mark raised his eyebrow; his gaze fell upon her.
Summer looked back at him twice and rearranged the chess pieces. It was two against one. They began to play; she and Jazz as a team against Mark, on his own.
Even so, they still weren't his match; they lost four games to five; It was literally a massacre.
Summer got only more audacious; Jazz, beside her, had slowly lost interest; he sat there and yawned continuously, stretching himself.
Raine was found searching, but her sight always fell o n them; as to what she was looking at, nobody knew.
After they had roasted tomato soup, breakfast was served; quickly afterward, Yvette went off to play golf with her friends, and Jazz continued with his part-time job.
Raine seemed to have returned to her room, and only two of them were left in the living room.
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