The two adults exchanged looks and put down their phones, eating with Rosie.
It had been a long time since they ate together.
When they were sitting together for dinner now, they were no longer a family.
Rosie looked especially happy. Even Summer was in a good mood, and she treated Leonardo in a nice
way.
Perhaps because the New Year approached, Rosie was very excited tonight.
It was already eleven o'clock, and she still stayed awake. She was clearly very sleepy, but she didn't
want to sleep.
Summer failed to make her sleep. In the end, she had to press her on the sofa and stopped her from
moving around. Rosie fell asleep soon.
As soon as Rosie fell asleep, Summer looked up at Leonardo, trying to drive him away, "You can go
now."
Leonardo's face darkened a little. He raised his wrist, took a look and said softly, "It's not past
midnight."
"Rosie is already asleep. You don't need to stay here anymore." Summer spoke coldly, carrying Rosie
back to her room.
Leonardo, who was gloomy, looked at her back without saying a word.
After Summer put Rosie on the bed, she came out again and found nobody on the sofa.
Was Leonardo left?
After Summer looked around the room, she made sure that Leonardo had really left. Only then did she
let out a sigh of relief and sat down on the sofa.
After a while, she got up, poured herself a glass of wine and placed it on the table.
She felt somewhat disappointed.
She was no longer as uncomfortable as when she just broke up with Leonardo.
Time slipped by. After midnight, messages of New Year's wishes came pouring in.
Some are obviously group texts. She couldn't even recognize some of the senders.
Summer replied to Jessica and Eliza first, and then went on with acquaintances.
After finishing it, she stood up and walked to the window. Looking at the lights outside, she felt his heart
somewhat empty.
In the car parked outside the gate, Leonardo put his arm on the falling window. Ash of the burning
cigarette between his fingers was yet to be flicked. He leaned back in his seat and sank into a loss.
When the phone started to vibrate, he only took it and checked the time.
It was finally past twelve o'clock.
The phone kept vibrating because text messages were pouring in. Leonardo threw his phone to the
side without even looking at it.
He took the ashtray, and flicked the ashes on the cigarette into it.
Then, he took a last puff, threw away the cigarette butt and drove away.
On the first day of New Year, it snowed in Hoover.
When Summer woke up in the morning, she felt exceptionally cold.
She took out the heavy down jacket she had prepared for Rosie and dressed her. Rosie was a little fat,
and she was dressed like a ball with such a thick coat.
Rosie didn't want to wear so much. She tried to stretch out her arms, her lips curling, "I can't move. I'm
like a penguin."
"No, you're cuter than penguins." Summer helped Rosie put on her hat, and she pinched her face,
saying that.
"No, you just want me to wear this jacket." Rosie flipped through her sleeves and said knowingly.
Summer laughed, "Of course not. I'm telling the truth."
"Adults are liars." Rosie looked down, whispering sulkily, "Yesterday Dad said he would be at our house
today, but I didn't see him when I woke up this morning."
Summer stopped zipping Rosie up and fell silent.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
Summer was stunned for a moment. Her sixth sense told her that it might be Leonardo.
If Leonardo had told Rosie yesterday that he would be at her house today, he would definitely do so.
Rosie knew that Leonardo had left, so she never thought that he would come back. She didn't
volunteer to open the door, and she was fiddling with her zipper.
Summer stood up to open the door. When she saw Leonardo outside, she was not as surprised as
yesterday.
Without saying anything, she only glanced at Leonardo before walking inside.
"Rosie, Dad is coming."
Rosie turned around and saw Leonardo.
She widened her eyes in surprise and trotted over. She smiled at Leonardo and said, "Why are you
here again?"
"Didn't you ask me to come?" Leonardo raised his eyebrows and gave Rosie a gift, "Happy New Year."
"A gift?" Rosie's eyes lit up, "Thank you, Dad."
Then she carried the gift box and wanted to open it. But she thought of something and turned to look at
Leonardo, "Where's mom?"
"I prepared a mysterious gift for mom, so I will give it to her secretly." Leonardo said with certainty.
Summer wanted to laugh. After Leonardo broke up with her, he even learned how to coax the child.
Rosie believed it and ran to her room with her gift. "I'm going back to my room. You can give the
mysterious gift to Mom."
It was sweet that Rosie left Summer and Leonardo alone.
As soon as Rosie left, Summer's smile disappeared. She crossed her arms and looked at Leonardo,
saying in an unfriendly way, "What are you doing here?"
"Rosie wants to see me. I just happen to be free, so I come." Leonardo sat down on the sofa naturally
as if he was at home.
Summer felt it was his plan. If he had told her he was free, he could bring Rosie to his place for the
New Year.
But he came to her house for two days in a row. She felt that Leonardo was doing this on purpose.
But why? Summer did not figure out what Leonardo was thinking, but she could not stop him from
coming to her house, nor could she drive him away. She could only let Leonardo do whatever he
wanted.
For three days, Leonardo came to Summer's house.
And every time he said he was for Rosie.
Finally, at the third day after the New Year, Leonardo did not show up.
After lunch, while Summer was checking her phone, she saw news about Leonardo at an event.
It turned out that he had been busy with work. That was why he didn't have time to come to see her.
Summer was still worried that Leonardo would come back, so she took Rosie out in the afternoon.
Day 3 since the New Year. The festival mood was still in the air.
After Summer and Rosie strolled for a whole afternoon, they ate dinner out at night.
She brought Rosie to the Golden Cauldron Club for dinner in order to avoid troubles.
On their way to Golden Cauldron, she bumped into Carl.
Carl probably wanted to get married and have a child. When he saw Rosie, he was smiling his eyes
into a thin line.
He smiled and said, "Rosie, come for dinner..."
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