A familiar male voice came from the other end of the phone, "I heard you're going back to Hoover
City?"
Summer could tell that it was Alden's voice.
She looked at the screen of the phone in surprise and confirmed that Leonardo really didn't save
Alden's number.
He didn't even have a number, despite of his good ties with Alden?
Leonardo replied indifferently, "Yes."
"Oh." Alden's voice was also cold, "Bye."
Leonardo said, "Goodbye."
As soon as Leonardo finished speaking, the phone was hung up.
Summer was confused that the two men hadn't chatted with each other for a long time and that they
didn't even want to have a meal together before Leonardo left.
"He has helped us a lot. Shouldn't we have a meal with him before we leave?" Summer suggested.
"No need." Leonardo said, "He's busy."
"Is that so?" She felt that Leonardo was not willing to have dinner with Alden.
Leonardo saw through her and said, "After all, he is an abandoned man now. It is not good for his
mental health to have a meal with us."
Hearing this, Summer was stunned for a moment before she finally laughed out loud.
"Do you mean that he will be annoyed at sight of intimate couples now that there is a problem with his
marriage?"
Leonardo turned to look at her, "Isn't that so?"
Summer said angrily, "Nonsense."
Leonardo smiled but didn't say anything.
Anyway, he knew that Alden was jealous of him.
It rained the day they returned to Hoover City.
The corpse of Leonardo's mother was transported by professional personnel and sent directly to the
funeral home in Hoover City.
The funeral was scheduled for the next day.
There were no more ceremonial rites or other preparations, as Leonardo's mother had passed away for
so many years. The funeral would be simple, and she would be buried in peace as soon as possible.
Leonardo still had something to deal with in the funeral home, so he arranged for someone to send
Summer home. Summer hadn't seen Rosie for a long time, so she followed Leonardo's instructions.
However, she asked Tim to take good care of Leonardo before leaving, "If Leonardo is uncomfortable
or something happens, call me at once."
"I know." Tim nodded.
"Thank you." Summer looked at Leonardo again.
After Summer got into the car, Leonardo asked, "Are they here?"
Tim answered, "Almost."
A car stopped in front of them. The bodyguards got off the car and pulled Violet out of the car.
Violet was more haggard than a few days ago. When she saw Leonardo, she shivered and
subconsciously retreated.
"My mother will be buried tomorrow. You were her best friends. Stay here with her today." Leonardo's
voice was bone-chilling. With that, he raised his hand slightly and signaled for the bodyguards to send
her in.
Violet was so scared that she couldn't form a complete sentence but kept muttering, "No ... no..."
The bodyguards escorted her to the coffin. Once seeing the familiar face, Violet stared wide-eyed in
horror and screamed.
She couldn't help but want to retreat, but the bodyguards held her back firmly.
Leonardo looked coldly at Violet who was struggling, getting panicked and trying to escape.
Compared to what his mother had suffered, Violet's affliction was nothing.
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