Chapter 638


    The girl had worn a beautiful smile on her lips, and to Summer, it was even more blinding than before.


    The girl looked happy.


    Carrying Charlotte over to her arms, the girl gave her a piece of candy and said, "Why don''t youe


    along with me and your daddy? I will get you a lot of fun things to y with."


    "Mummy, can I go with Daddy please?" Charlotte asked. Her words had implied that she was not


    tempted by the fun events, instead, she had just wanted to spend time with her father. Charlotte did not


    have a bad impression of the girl as she thought,'' She doesn''t feel like a bad person nor is she


    unfriendly.''


    "Sure." Summer caressed Charlotte''s face that was lit with excitement. Since she decided to be thick-


    skinned, she was going all out. She took a deep breath and said, "I''lle along as well."


    A troubled expression stered on the girl''s face.


    Mark shifted his gaze to Summer, and his gaze fell upon her. Moving his lips, he said, "I don''t think it''s


    appropriate for you toe along. You don''t have to."


    Only Summer knew how much effort and courage she had mustered for her to announce that she


    would tag


    along, and in a casual tone too, hence when she heard his reply, she felt her heart shatter.


    Despite feeling awkward, she forced a smile and said," Oh, then you guys go ahead. I''ll go get my car


    and leave."


    Turning away, she stepped ahead. She felt her legs wobble, and when she got in her car, her hands


    gripped on the steering wheel. Sheid her head against it, and strands of her hair fell, covering her


    face. She felt her tears well up.


    Unconsciously, she was reminded of Raine, and how she was treated the same before.


    Raine received the same treatment from Mark, but he was not as cruel as he is now. His actions may


    look or feel cruel, but he had still cared for her.


    ''What about me then? Who am I to him?'' Summer thought.


    How different am I from Raine?''


    Somehow, a wave of despair and loneliness filled her heart. The trio left, and she had been left alone in


    her car.


    The girl''s alluring appearance and his cold words were as if clips of a movie flicking through her mind o


    n repeat.


    She had wondered how much longer could she hold o n. She thought, ''If he still loves me, I would do


    anything it takes. No matter how cruel he treats me, I will thicken my skin as much as possible and


    endure i t with a smile.''


    ''But if he loves that girl, I don''t know if I could hold on that long. Even now, I feel like I''m on the verge of


    giving up...''


    ''Should I just not hold on and let go?''


    ''If our feelings are mutual, we have to stay together, without a doubt, but if his heart no longer has me


    in it, even if I continue my efforts and cling unto him, he would just be annoyed with me.'' After


    reasoning with herself, she lifted her head, took a deep breath, and started her car.


    Since she did not have to go to school, and there was n o one at home, she aimlessly drove around


    town.


    After dinner, she went to a library to do some research. Her phone vibrated, and she gave it a nce. It


    was from Mark. She answered, "Hello?"


    She ced the book she was holding on the table, and grabbed her keys as she replied, "I''lle


    over."


    "Can I ask for a favor, Ms. Hart?"


    "What is it?"


    "Please get a pint of matcha-voured ice cream on your way here. Thanks," he said.


    Summer pondered, ''Matcha-voured ice cream? Did Charlotte ask for it?'' When she drove past South


    Lane, she stopped and got down to get some ice cream.


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