Summer had been trying to keep her mind off it.
That was why she had the courage to ask Leonardo about his true thoughts.
However, Leonardo had made himself pretty clear.
He really wanted to leave her.
Maybe he still loved her, but he had no desire to be with her.
She bit her lips and walked to the elevator in a trance. She did not press any button and just stood there absentmindedly.
Someone was behind her and examined her curiously before reaching out to press a button.
The elevator door opened, closed, and reopened.
Summer still stood there motionlessly.
She came back to earth when Eliza called her.
"Summer, you'd better not come to the studio today, or else you won't be able to leave there alive! You actually asked that jerk Bowen to pick me up!"
Eliza sounded cranky. She woke up this morning and was dumbfounded to find she wasn't at home.
Summer listened and then said faintly, "Wasn't that what you wanted?"
"I...." Eliza was dumb for quite some time before answering awkwardly, "But you shouldn't have just...."
"You got what you wanted. It was great. I am hanging up."
"Wait! Where did you sleep last night? You...."
Summer didn't care what Eliza had to say and ended the call.
Summer calmed herself and got into the elevator. She hurried outside when it reached the first floor.
She bumped into someone at the door.
She did not give it much thought and put her hands into the pockets of her coat, trotting to the gate with her head held low.
As she walked down the stairs, she felt someone was blocking her way. Looking up with a frown, she saw Stanley's annoying face.
"Summer." He smiled at her.
Summer raised her eyebrows looking calm. "What's the matter?"
He shook his head. "I'm just curious why you're here."
"Does it have anything to do with you?" She walked around him to leave but stopped when he added,
"Summer, you're lying to me."
His voice was low and tinged with anger.
She stopped and turned to look at him, meeting his eyes.
He stared at her with a complicated look.
Her heart skipped a beat.
Did Stanley know she had never been hypnotized by him?
She wasn't certain and remained silent.
He took a step forward squinting, close to her. "I said long ago Leonardo was not right for you. Even if you pretended to be hypnotized, he still abandoned you."
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