After Rosie hit him several times, Leonardo seized her hand.
Rosie's brows furrowed even more, on the verge of losing control.
Leonardo tilted his head and kissed her on the face, "Say Daddy."
Astoundingly, Rosie quieted down. Although resistance could be seen obviously, it was much better.
Summer looked at Leonardo in surprise.
She did not expect that it would work.
Rosie didn't do as Leonardo asked to call him Dad, but she was much better.
Summer saw fear in Rosie's eyes.
Leonardo was a strict father. Rosie had mixed feelings for him. It was deep in her bones. Given the illness she was suffering, the fear still
existed.
Leonardo put Rosie back on the bed and said, "Sleep now."
As soon as Rosie was back on the bed, she crawled under the blanket and looked at Leonardo vigilantly. She now looked like a wounded deer.
Summer's heart softened. She tugged at Leonardo's arm and said in a low voice, "How about you waiting outside?"
"I'm not going out." Casting a glance at Summer, Leonardo sat down beside the bed.
Seeing his father coming over, Rosie quickly hid under the blanket.
Leonardo pulled the blanket away, Rosie's head showing up.
Rosie was about to hide again, Leonardo directly seized her under control.
Not able to move at all, Rosie glared at Leonardo like a trapped beast, with no vicious look at all.
Finally, Rosie fell asleep as it was getting too late.
When Summer and Leonardo came out of Rosie's room, it was almost 2 a. m. in the morning.
People were tired at late night, but they showed no sign of sleepiness.
Summer closed the door. Before she could speak, she heard the door opening on the other side.
She looked over and saw Kate was walking out.
In a loose coat, Kate looked even smaller.
Summer noticed the hood on her head. It wasn't as neat as it was during the day, which meant she put it on in a hurry.
She guessed that Kate hurriedly put it on knowing Leonardo was here.
Oh, they were siblings.
Summer sighed inwardly and turned to look at Leonardo.
Approaching, Kate swept her gaze across them and stopped beside Leonardo, saying curtly, "Oh, you're here."
Leonardo replied with a "Yes."
Kate wanted to say something more, but Leonardo's cold face stopped her.
"You can sleep with Summer. You can get everything you need, just like last time you came. " Then she turned around and went back to her room.
On the half way, however, she thought of something and turned around, "It takes several hours to come from Hoover City. You must have come right after work. Did you have dinner?"
Kate was asking Leonardo, but her gaze was on Summer, who knew that Kate was reminding her.
It was late when Leonardo got here. Summer couldn't spare the time for something else, and didn't ask whether Leonardo had his supper or not.
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