Predestined Marriage
Chapter 208: Carl Comes Out of the Closet

Since Summer was angry with Leonardo, she didn't show any mercy. Instead, she punched him hard.

However, Leonardo remained calm and obedient. He didn't resist at all. She couldn't take her anger out on him. Summer finally stopped and turned around. She refused to talk to Leonardo and didn't hit him, either.

Staying calm and collected, Leonardo looked down and glanced at her.

This was the first time he had sized Summer up so seriously since the incident happened yesterday.

She was much more resilient and she had recovered much faster than he had expected. Leonardo was very frustrated. Summer was too strong and independent, which meant she would be less reliant on him.

Perhaps, he had been wrong from the beginning.

He grew up with Adams, and they were very close.

When Adams became trending on social media for the second time, Leonardo did know Adams was involved.

He wanted to believe Adams, but he was fully aware that Adams did it on purpose. It was never a thoughtless act.

It was just the beginning.

What happened afterwards was indeed within his expectations.

He didn't lay bare his plot. Nor did he face Adams off. It was because he wanted to know how far Adams could go.

He had a hunch that Adams might threaten him with Summer. But he had never expected that Adams would be so cruel and ruthless.

He thought he would have been able to settle it properly even if that was the case.

But he made a huge mistake.

He could handle everything, except Summer.

No matter what he did, it was not good enough.

Summer noticed Leonardo was staring at her.

She turned to look at him, her lips pursed. She said, "You..."

Leonardo suddenly held her hand. Although he maintained a poker face, his chin was rigid, revealing his emotions.

He seemed to be nervous. But upon closer inspection, he seemed to be as collected as usual.

"Mr. and Mrs. Emerson. We're back."

Tim's voice came from the front seat.

Summer regained her senses and pulled her hand out of Leonardo's.

"We're back." She glanced at him before getting off the car and heading towards the villa.

Tim noticed that Leonardo's relationship with Summer got worse when the incident was made public.

Tim got out of the car and found Leonardo was still sitting in it. He said, "Mr. Emerson."

Leonardo put up his hand and signaled him to be silent.

Tim had no choice but to turn around and leave.

She had been away for a single night. When she stepped into the villa again, she found the place unfamiliar.

She went back to her room, changed her clothes, and took out her phone to surf the Internet.

The incident was influential. Adding the fact that Leonardo and Adams were both involved, it went viral. Taking down all the news and posts would definitely backfire. However, a trending topic left her dumbfounded.

#Carl Comes Out#

Carl came out?

Summer was shocked. It took her a while before she went downstairs with her phone to replace Leonardo.

But a bodyguard told Summer Leonardo was in the study.

When she pushed the door open and went in, there was a thick smell of cigarette in the study.

The scent was choking.

Summer coughed violently.

Hearing the noise, Leonardo, who was smoking with his back to her, turned around and put out the cigarette.

This was the first time she had seen Leonardo smoke.

He said in a deep voice, "What's wrong?"

"Did Carl come out of the closet?" The moment she said it, Summer remembered that Leonardo was straight and probably didn't know what "coming out of closet" meant. So she explained, "It means..." Leonardo interrupted her and said coolly, "I know. I paid for the trending topic."

"You paid for it?"

"Yes."

Summer didn't expect that.

He turned around and walked to his table, while explaining to Summer, "It diverts people's attention. There will be a clarification a few days later."

He spoke in a flat monotone.

Summer was silent for a while before saying, "Doesn't Carl have any objections?"

Leonardo was silent. After pondering for a minute, he said, "He has no choice."

Although she knew Leonardo had done it to cover up for her, she still sympathized with Carl.

Carl was so unfortunate that he was a friend of Leonardo, a level-headed but sometimes ruthless man.

Summer's phone suddenly rang.

She picked it up and looked at who was calling. She said while twitching the corners of her mouth, "It's Carl."

"I see," Leonardo replied while reaching out to grab her phone. He hung it up.

No hesitation. No guilt in the slightest.

Summer was frustrated.

Taking a deep breath, she said, "Leonardo, you can sacrifice anyone, be it your friend or family, as long as the person is useful to you. Is that so?"

When she finished speaking, the temperature of the study dropped to a freezing point.

Leonardo's face darkened. A suffocating depression permeated the room.

After a long time, Leonardo said coldly, "Do you think I'm such a jerk?"

"Yeah." Summer's lips curled into a sneer.

She wasn't upset, but she just couldn't get over it.

Leonardo pursed his lips tightly with a dangerous look.

Summer thought he would get angry, or leave indignantly.

But Leonardo just said with his head down, "It will not happen again."

His voice was deep and soothing as usual, but he sounded determined.

It would not happen again?

Was he not going to take advantage of her? Or was he not going to make her a trending topic?

Leonardo could tell that she was suspicious. Being disappointed and angry, he walked to her, pulled her into his arms, and kissed her.

He didn't sleep for a night. It wasn't because he was too busy, but because he couldn't sleep without Summer.

He had underestimated how important she was to him.

...

The news of Carl coming out was reported by almost all major media the moment it was released. It became more trending over time.

When Summer browsing her social media, she saw Jessica's post, which said "Well, men!"

Summer sent a message to Jessica to explain, "This is fake news. Carl will clarify soon."

Jessica replied to Summer by saying, "Homosexuality is pure love. Do you want to go out with me?"

Summer responded, "Is the news too much for you to accept?"☐☐☐