He demeaned himself for the sake of her.
Back at the hospital, Summer went to the reception to settle the hospitalization bill. The nurse at the reception told her that someone else had settled the bill.
Summer's breathing sped up, and she felt a pain in her chest, as if a thousand needles pierced her. Her hands and feet curled up and her voice trembled involuntarily. "Who paid for it?"
"Mr. Valentine. All the bills would be settled under his name; he has instructed so earlier." The nurse smiled.
She could not even squeeze a smile, the look on her face looking more awful than crying, and her nails sank into the tender flesh of her palms.
'What a fool!'
She felt touched and as if she wanted to cry. The two emotions came together, and she finally laughed.
That thought was breeding and spreading like crazy inside her. Every cell in her body shouted that she missed him.
Back in the ward, Daisy was watching TV. But Summer was sitting by the window, taking out some wool and knitting a sweater for Charlotte. Something
came to mind, and she switched the TV to the entertainment channel.
It was 6:00 pm and the entertainment channel started showing today’s headline news about Mark taking a girl shopping for clothes. Mark's news was the most popular in Santabaca. Strangely, Daisy said nothing after seeing this news. Instead, she stared at the TV screen.
Summer looked up with a bitter look in her eyes when she heard Mark being mentioned in the news. She then lowered her head and continued to knit the sweater. The needle accidentally pierced into her flesh. She gritted her teeth and continued to knit, but her eyes drifted toward Daisy inadvertently.
Daisy glanced at the TV, then at Summer, whose face was pale, her hands bleeding.
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