He demeaned himself for the sake of her.
Back at the hospital, Summer went to the reception to settle the hospitalization bill. The nurse at the reception told her that someone else had settled the bill.
Summer's breathing sped up, and she felt a pain in her chest, as if a thousand needles pierced her. Her hands and feet curled up and her voice trembled involuntarily. "Who paid for it?"
"Mr. Valentine. All the bills would be settled under his name; he has instructed so earlier." The nurse smiled.
She could not even squeeze a smile, the look on her face looking more awful than crying, and her nails sank into the tender flesh of her palms.
'What a fool!'
She felt touched and as if she wanted to cry. The two emotions came together, and she finally laughed.
That thought was breeding and spreading like crazy inside her. Every cell in her body shouted that she missed him.
Back in the ward, Daisy was watching TV. But Summer was sitting by the window, taking out some wool and knitting a sweater for Charlotte. Something
came to mind, and she switched the TV to the entertainment channel.
It was 6:00 pm and the entertainment channel started showing today’s headline news about Mark taking a girl shopping for clothes. Mark's news was the most popular in Santabaca. Strangely, Daisy said nothing after seeing this news. Instead, she stared at the TV screen.
Summer looked up with a bitter look in her eyes when she heard Mark being mentioned in the news. She then lowered her head and continued to knit the sweater. The needle accidentally pierced into her flesh. She gritted her teeth and continued to knit, but her eyes drifted toward Daisy inadvertently.
Daisy glanced at the TV, then at Summer, whose face was pale, her hands bleeding.
"It makes no difference anymore. With him having a woman, I can now completely cut myself away from him. He is going to have a woman, get married, and have children, anyway. All this has nothing to do with me from now on."
She said it so nonchalantly that it felt like a breeze blowing past her face. But deep inside, she was filled with bitterness. She got up the next second to open the door and found Charlotte standing outside.
"Uncle Forrest picked me up from the school and bought me a lot of lollipops." She bounced in joy with a handful of lollipops in her hands. "It is Daddy!" she called out when she saw the TV.
She turned around and pulled at the hem of Summer's clothes. "Who is that woman next to Daddy, Mommy?"
Summer crouched down and smiled at Charlotte."
Mommy and Daddy have separated. So you will live with me from now on, and your dad will visit you when he has time."
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