Jessica raised her head and forced a smile, "If Carl is really with Sivan, it isn't a bad thing. He could finally start over again. He shouldn't waste any more time on me."
Summer was shocked, "Jessica, do you really mean it?"
Although Jessica said similar things in the past and seemed not to care about Carl, Summer had never heard Jessica talk about Carl in such a tone with relief. She sounded as if she had really decided to end the relationship between Carl and her.
"Yes, I do. Life is too short. I'll be thirty years old in a few years. My youth is short. I've been focusing on filming in the past few years, and I want to take a rest and start a new relationship. There's a guy named Jaron, as I mentioned to you last time, and he is actually not bad."
Jessica smiled and turned to look at Summer, "When I have time, I'll introduce Jaron to you. You can meet him and see if he is the right man for me."
Summer, however, could not smile back. She could not tell why, but she felt it was not what Jessica really wanted.
At this moment, the elevator door opened. Summer walked out with Jessica and said, "Have you ever thought about telling Carl about that thing?"
"It's not necessary." Jessica shook her head, and said softly, "Summer, Carl has always cared about me since he was a child. Sometimes he might not look serious, but I know he knows his feelings for me clearly in his heart. Otherwise, he wouldn't have left me all of a sudden and stayed there for so many years. If I tell him about that now, it would only make him feel sad and guilty. He will try to compensate me, and that will bring
trouble for both of us."
Summer was silent. After a while, she asked, "You think he doesn't love you?"
"No," Jessica shook her head, "It is simple if what happened between us is just a matter of whether he loves me or not."
Summer raised her eyes and saw Jessica's agent popping his head in at the door. He raised his hand to look at his watch from time to time. Obviously, he was anxious.
Summer held Jessica's hand and said, "Let's talk about it after you come back, shall we?"
Jessica had kept those things in her heart for too long. Over the years, the weight in Jessica's heart had grown heavier and heavier, and that was why Jessica became more and more pessimistic about her relationship with Carl. She felt guilty, and tried to escape from him.
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