Jerome drove for a while. Summer was safe. She said, "Please stop here. Thank you."
Jerome silently pulled in at the side of the road. Summer wanted to get off, but she couldn't open the door.
She turned to look at Jerome and said, "The car door is locked."
Jerome then looked at her very strangely, "Summer, it would be safer if you chose me other than Leonardo's cousin."
"What?" Was he saying what she thought he was?
Noticing that Summer didn't interrupt him, Jerome became more confident, "We like each other. We'll be happy together. More importantly, I will not let others find out."
"Me and you, together?" Summer pointed at him and then at herself.
Jerome nodded and smiled. He tried to touch her face. "You are having a hard time with Leonardo. I get it. I don't blame you."
Hard time?
He really put it mildly. He meant Leonardo couldn't perform sexually, so she was lonely. That was why she went to his cousin.
What a sleazy man!
Summer turned around to avoid his hand, "You mean you want me to cheat on Leonardo?"
Jerome saw the news. He thought Summer hooked up with Leonardo's cousin because she was lonely.
Summer liked him. If he said he liked her too, Summer would dump Leonardo's cousin without hesitation.
Jerome did not mind Summer avoiding his touch. Instead, he became more excited, "You are too good for Leonardo. We love each other, right?"
"Sorry. Vicky is the one who loves you. If you don't open the car door, I'll call the police." Summer leaned against the door and stared sharply at Jerome.
Why hadn't she noticed Jerome was so brash?
Summer's attitude made him a little anxious. He moved closer to Summer and said, "Vicky is no match for you."
Summer said nothing. She directly took out her phone to call the police.
He had to sit back at his seat and open the door.
Summer got off his car. She turned to look at him and said coldly, "Jerome, I liked you. But now it's over. And I won't cheat on Leonardo." Jerome's face turned pale. Summer turned around and left, without looking back.
After a short while, another car stopped beside her.
She thought it was Jerome again, so she didn't stop until she heard a familiar voice.
"Mrs. Emerson."
Summer turned her head in surprise, "Tim!
You are back."
As Leonardo's special assistant, Tim usually followed him wherever he went.
After Leonardo left the country, she didn't see Tim. So she guessed they had left the country together.
"Yes, Mr. Emerson asked me to drive you home," he got off the car and replied respectfully.
Summer was somewhat looking forward to seeing Leonardo, but she knew Leonardo would only show her his back.
Even so, Summer was happy enough.
After getting in the car, she calmed down and became anxious.
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