CHAPTER 22: CHAPTER 22: TODAY IS HER FATHER’S DEATH ANNIVERSARY

Summer Nolan chuckled, "You can sleep with whoever you want, who cares about you?"

Just as she finished speaking, Iris Lynn walked in with a cup of water. Seeing the two of them standing together felt a bit strange. Weren’t they sworn enemies?

Why are they standing so close?

"Attorney Spencer, Attorney Nolan..." she greeted them.

Both of them turned around to glance at her, lost in their own thoughts, and didn’t respond.

"Attorney Spencer, why are you making coffee yourself? Call me next time, I’ll make it for you."

Iris walked up to him and said, her tone full of care for him, reluctant for him to be even a bit tired.

Elias Spencer took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, bit one between his lips, lit it, took a puff, and merely responded with a single word: "Hmm."

This "Hmm" sounded somewhat indulgent to Summer’s ears, making her smile slightly. Indeed, once you’ve been intimate with someone, your attitude toward your assistant changes.

"By the way, Attorney Spencer, are you having lunch at the office or going out?" Iris asked with concern, as it was almost noon.

"Outside." He spat out the words.

"Alright, I’ll book a table for you, at your favorite restaurant, right?"

Summer looked at the assistant, who seemed quite good at taking care of people, always submissive and full of admiration for him. Just as Julian Rivers said, with their personalities, they were naturally a perfect match.

"You can come with me to lunch." Elias said suddenly after taking a drag on his cigarette.

Iris was immediately filled with surprise, excitement, and joy... This was the first time he had asked her to have lunch together...

Does he finally have feelings for me?

"Okay." She hastily agreed, her voice trembling with excitement, her face flushing slightly red.

Summer tried to maintain a faint smile, looked away from his face, took a cup of warm water, and left. She didn’t even want to make instant coffee.

Elias glanced at her back, his expression indifferent.

After work at noon,

Summer ordered takeout and ate it in her office. After eating, she planned to rest on the sofa, but her mind was chaotic, making it impossible to fall asleep.

She had insomnia for a while, probably because there were too many things on her mind. Sometimes it was the terrifying scene of her father jumping off a building, an urgent but temporarily unfulfilled wish.

Sometimes it was because of work.

And sometimes it was because of Elias...

Summer placed a hand over her closed eyes, trying hard to fall asleep. Suddenly, there was a knock on the office door: "Knock knock—"

Alright, now she’ll definitely not be able to sleep.

"Come in." She took her hand down, sat up, and replied.

The office door opened, and Julian Rivers walked in with a cup of bubble tea, "Why didn’t you go out for lunch?"

"Too lazy." Summer replied simply.

"I bought you a cup of grass jelly milk tea. It’s quite good, give it a try." He was drinking a cup himself, handing the other cup to her.

"Thanks." She accepted it generously.

Julian sat on the armrest of the sofa, took a sip of the milk tea, and intentionally said to her, "I saw Elias and Iris eating lunch together at noon."

Summer inserted a straw and drank a sip, giving a slight smile, "That’s his freedom. I broke up with him a long time ago."

They even slept together last night. What does having lunch together matter?

"Have you thought about getting back with him?" Julian probed.

Summer leaned lazily against the back of the sofa, her long legs crossed casually, her tone indifferent,

"... It’s been two years since we broke up and didn’t get back together; what’s the point now? Besides, our personalities really don’t match. Why are you asking about this?"

"Nothing, just talking casually, curious, asking casually." He laughed, thinking, maybe I have a chance?

"Don’t pursue me. I just want to focus on my career and making money now, not thinking about dating. But we can be friends." Summer guessed his thoughts but rejected him in advance.

She had no feelings for Attorney Rivers and didn’t want to waste his time.

Julian felt a bit disappointed hearing her words, but considering she could even give up Elias Spencer, who was handsome, talented, and from a prominent background, she indeed had a strong career pursuit.

Many women liked that man, but she chose her career over Elias.

Thinking of it that way, it didn’t seem so depressing anymore; he was quite impressed by her.

In the afternoon, both Summer and Elias went to Summit. The two of them didn’t say a word for several hours, both engrossed in their own tasks.

They appeared very focused.

But it seemed more like they were in a cold war—

Even the air in the meeting room felt chilly, the oppressive atmosphere making it hard to breathe.

But both of them were very resistant to pressure.

Sitting for a long time made Summer’s lower abdomen hurt. She took out a lady’s cigarette from her bag, bit it between her lips, tilted her head to light it, took a deep puff, and exhaled a swirling cloud of smoke.

Elias looked up from the documents, glanced at her, his brows furrowing slightly, and then lowered his eyes without saying anything.

He continued to review the contract in his hand.

Summer stood up, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, twisted her neck, looking at the gloomy sky outside, the heavy clouds pressing low on the rooftop, seemingly ready to collapse at any moment.

There was a heavy, humid scent of impending rain in the air, making it hard to breathe.

She glanced back at him slightly, then turned silently away. He must be in a relationship with Iris by now, right?

Having slept together—he should be responsible?

In the evening, they both tacitly worked overtime for two hours. Dinner was ordered takeout, and while eating, both of them were lost in their own thoughts, with indifferent expressions, not saying a word.

The entire large conference room had only the sounds of their breathing and the occasional clinking of bowls and chopsticks.

The next morning.

The rain finally started falling, fortunately just a light drizzle, not affecting driving.

Summer didn’t go to the law firm or Summit today, but went with her mother to the cemetery. Today was her father’s death anniversary—

"Ah, in the blink of an eye, your dad has been gone for ten years. Luckily, you’re doing well now. It’s not in vain that we come every year to honor him." Mrs. Nolan said with a sigh while sitting in the passenger seat.

"Hmm." Summer was driving, just responding faintly.

"Is everything going well at the law firm? Is anyone bullying you?" If anyone bullied her, she’d complain to her dad later, let him take away those who bullied his daughter!

"Everyone is quite nice."

"Is that person with the last name Zhou treating you well?" Mrs. Nolan raised an eyebrow and asked.

"He spent a lot of money to poach me, so naturally, he has to treat me like an ancestor." When Summer said this, a hint of sarcasm flashed in her eyes.

Hearing her daughter’s words, Mrs. Nolan clicked her tongue. He’s really stupid, being played by her daughter!

It’s already past ten in the morning by now, Elias sat alone in the conference room at Summit, looking at the empty chair opposite, frowning.

Holding it back for a while, he eventually took out his phone and called his assistant, asking in a deep voice, "Is Attorney Nolan at the law firm now?"

"No, Attorney Nolan hasn’t come here," Iris replied respectfully.

She didn’t go to the law firm, so where did she go?

He hung up and directly called that woman—

Summer glanced at her phone, chuckled. Isn’t he not speaking to me?

Why is he calling?

Just as she was about to hang up, Mrs. Nolan suddenly took the phone from her, "You focus on driving, I’ll answer it for you."