Whoever Samantha was as a person had nothing to do with Mark. Besides, he never wanted to let Summer donate her bone marrow to her...
It was not because of the relationship she had with his father. It was because there was no need for Summer to save such a woman. Samantha was a mother who had abandoned her own daughter but came back looking for her when she needed her help t o survive.
Summer was his woman, and he did not want her to g o through such injustice...
What did Mark have to do with that person living or dying? He really did not want Summer to bear such pain and suffering for that woman...
The next day, three of them went to the beach after breakfast in the morning. The weather in Sanctum Isles was like spring throughout the year. It felt soothing.
Three of them had already changed their clothes. The women on the beach were either in bikinis or swimsuits, revealing their attractive figures.
Charlotte was in her swimsuit, and Mark was wearing casual shorts paired with a light blue tee. It
accentuated his youthfulness despite his mature and elegant appearance, making him look young and charming.
However, Summer was wearing a bohemian dress that was dragging below her ankles. She even had to lift her dress up when she walked. Her brows were pulled to a frown, as she was obviously upset.
That was because the bohemian dress was entirely Mark’s decision. Summer really wanted to wear her swimsuit, but...
She laid her eyes on the women who looked carefree, and she started to envy them in her heart. 'How nice!'
Mark just glanced at her nonchalantly. "Your eyeballs are going to fall out if you continue to stare at them..."
Immediately, Summer expressed her honest thoughts. "I want to wear a swimsuit too. Wearing this dress is really inconvenient."
"Do you have a figure like them?" Mark shot back.
Summer was left speechless. 'This guy..."
Summer glared with him, feeling annoyed and unresigned. "Wouldn't you know whether I have such a figure?"
Mark loved her response. He smiled lazily and wrapped his arms around her slim waist as he said," Come here. Let me get your measurements with my hands. They are a reliable measuring tool, so there won't be any issues..."
Summer immediately slapped away his busy hands that were feeling her up and glowered at him. At that point, Charlotte was already rolling in the sand and playing with it.
Mark was really good at swimming. Charlotte was kicking her two stumpy legs in the air as she whined, wanting to swim with him.
The pair of father and daughter were standing in the sea. Mark was teaching Charlotte how to swim while Summer stood aside and watched. Her bohemian dress was already soaking wet as it stuck onto her body.
Mark squinted at her as he made a nodding gesture, hinting her to go back to shore. But she snorted back, saying, "Do you think we’re still in the feudal era? Why didn't I notice your closed-mindedness before?"
"It’s not too late to know now. Besides, wearing more clothes isn't a bad idea either. Aren’t women afraid of getting tan? With your outfit today, you won’t be able t o get a tan, no?"
"Tan my foot!” she retorted. Only Mark could confidently say such nonsense. 'Afraid of getting tan?' Everyone must have already applied sunscreen if they were visiting a beach.
In the hospital, Batabaca.
Ronald was pacing back and forth in the ward. The bone marrow results were out, and they did not match as highly as he expected. But still, it was good enough for transplantation.
But the most important issue now was that Summer was unreachable. The school was also closed, so there was no way of finding her.
'Could it be that she backed out at the last minute?'
"Don't you worry, I'll send some people to locate her whereabouts,” Mark said to Samantha as he made a phone call.
During this critical time, there should not be any more issues. Their bone marrows were already not a good match, so there could not be any more complications...
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