Chapter 327: Tough Talks
Summer found herself suddenly sitting on Fraserโs strong thighs. He lifted her chin and gazed deeply into her clear, beautiful eyes, his tone lazy. โJust like this?โ
As Summer looked into the handsome face drawing closer, her heart raced and her breathing quickened. At that moment, Pudding, sitting beside them and feeling neglected, let out an untimely bark.
Summerโs ears heated up as she came back to her senses. She tried to get off Fraserโs lap, but his hands were firmly around her waist, keeping her in place.
โStay here and watch the movie with me.โ
The movie was reaching its climax. Fraser frowned. โWhat is this movie?โ
The woman in the movie was crying and wailing, giving him a headache.
โItโs about childhood friends. The guy confesses at a high school graduation, but the girl rejects him. He goes abroad to study. When he returns, they meet again and canโt control their feelings, and get back together, but they still end up parting ways.โ
Fraser wasnโt interested.
Summer added, โYvette shot this romance drama; she asked me to watch it.โ
โOh.โ
Thinking about how Yvette would surely ask about her thoughts on the movie, Summer looked at him expectantly. โWhat do you think of the movie?โ
Fraser glanced at the screen again and didnโt mince words. โThe acting is mediocre, and the plotโฆis clichรฉ.โ
Summer fell silent. No need to be that straightforward.
At a celebration event somewhere, Yvette sneezed several times. Whoโs talking about me?
Suddenly, Fraser asked nonchalantly, โWhy did they break up again at the end?โ
โThe guy found out that the girl actually loved him in high school but made a deal with his parents to encourage him to study abroad. He felt betrayed by living a lie and couldnโt handle it, so they split up.โ
Fraserโs eyes darkened, his tone seemingly casual as he asked with a laugh, โWhat about you? Is there anything youโve lied to me about?โ
7:32 AM
Summer felt like a ticking time bomb, the better Fraser treated her. The more she feared his disappointment, the trade she had made with Helen to leave him for shares, her use of him to strike back at Helen, and her plans to leave Havenbrook and never return. But she feared that once she confessed, Fraser would be disappointed, regretting his love for her. Happiness was like a beautiful, fragile bubble, too delicate to touch without fear.
Summer bit her lip and after a moment, gently shook her head. Fraserโs eyes darkened further, the nightโs watery shadows spreading into deep ink across his gazeโฆ
After the movie, Pudding was still banished to the bedroom doorway. Pudding sat obediently, sighing, resigned to its fate.
Meanwhile, on the bed, Summer looked up at the man in front of her with a mix of sorrow and allure, her voice moaning softly, โFraser, be gentle.โ
Fraser stared intently at her blushing face, his Adamโs apple moving harshly as he spoke each word. โSay it, tell me you love me.โ
The words โI love youโ remained unspoken by Summer. Performing such strenuous activities while pregnant was too exhausting, and she eventually fell asleep drenched in sweat.
As she slept, Summer faintly felt Fraser help her bathe again, blow-dry her hair, and then he held her as he too fell asleep.
The next day, Summer and Yvette planned a beauty treatment day. Yvette had a few days off after shooting the romance film. In the elegant spa room, they lay on two soft massage beds, dressed in comfortable spa garments. Yvette was having a back treatment, lying on the bed, her slender, fair back exposed as the beautician applied essential oils and massaged her back with professional techniques.
As they chatted, Yvette asked, โSummer, what did you think of my drama?โ
Summer, eyes closed, opted for a simple facial hydration treatment. Just cleaning her skin and applying a hydrating mask. The cool, moist mask made her already fair skin look even more delicate.
Hearing Yvetteโs question and remembering Fraserโs โclichรฉ plot, mediocre actingโ comment, Summer coughed and replied, โItโs okay.โ
7:33 AM
Just then, Yvette winced in pain. โAh! Be gentle.โ
The beautician apologized, โSorry, Ms. Yvette, please pull your top down a bit more, and Iโll massage the sides of your waist.โ