CHAPTER 235
Author: Chessman
last update2025-04-27 23:17:28

Summer stared at Jason, her mouth slightly open, but no words came out.

What he just said… it caught her completely off guard.

Everything she had been rehearsing in her mind—how she would start, what she would say, even the tone she would use—just vanished like smoke. Her hands, which had been resting nervously on the table, stiffened. She couldn't even think straight, much less find the right words to say to him.

Her mind raced, panic threatening to take over.

What if he reacts badly? What if he misunderstands?

But deep down, Summer knew she couldn’t back down. She had to say it, no matter how messy it came out.

She lowered her eyes briefly, gathering the last bit of courage she had left.

"Camila called me today," she finally said, her voice not as steady as she wished it would be. "She said... they're going to have a meeting. She said I'm going to be... following everything that's going to happen."

Summer lifted her gaze slowly to meet Jason’s, trying to read his expression but find
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