Sweet like Wine: Love Your Dimples Even More-Chapter 131 - 67: The Last Page of the Family Tree (Part 2)

Leo noticed the slightly attentive gaze of Summer Fairmont as he returned to the calm demeanor of a Nation’s Gentleman: "Because you’re Artie Vaughn’s best friend, I instinctively felt obliged to tidy up these documents at the time."

"Did you read them?" Summer Fairmont didn’t like the feeling of her privacy being invaded.

"I didn’t touch the unopened documents. But I did see the beginning of the letters that had been opened. It was just the first line with your name written there. Initially, I was concerned it might be your will, and I was afraid Artie Vaughn would be upset. Once I realized it wasn’t, I didn’t tell anyone, including Artie."

"Take away?" Summer Fairmont’s succinct style was something Leo was still not quite used to.

He didn’t understand what Summer Fairmont meant precisely.

"You, why, take away, documents?" Summer Fairmont explained "in great detail" in his best attempt at straightforward Chinese, without any strange tone.

Summer Fairmont and Leo could actually speak English, as Leo and Artie Vaughn had studied abroad in the United Kingdom from elementary school.

Perhaps it was a reflex; Artie insisted that Summer speak Chinese when meeting Artie and Artie’s friends and family.

"Why... I, well, I can’t really explain clearly. At the time, I didn’t think much about it; I just considered these important documents and immediately gathered them up and put them in the car. It was only this morning when I put the letters in the file folder and thought about how to handle it that I saw the name at the start. Although it might sound like an excuse, I truly didn’t intend to read it."

Leo didn’t know how to explain it anymore. Being stared at by eyes like a leopard’s, anyone would feel entirely uncomfortable. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Summer Fairmont checked the documents, and as Leo said, apart from the handwritten letters being placed back into the file folder, nothing else showed signs of having been touched.

She directly forgave Leo’s unintentional kindness, leaving a faint: "Thank you, please leave."

Then, she coolly turned around and returned to the closed Brunschwig Distillery.

Leaving Leo alone, confused in the old castle’s eerie breeze.

Thank you?

Why the sudden thank you?

Just a second ago, she seemed ready to lash out, and the next second she’s thanking me?

What on earth is this girl’s mind like?

When Leo took the important scattered documents, he didn’t feel he had done anything wrong.

The impression of the file folder containing Winter’s will was too profound for Leo.

That was the only reason, in an emergency, he unthinkingly grabbed the will scattered on the ground and took it away.

Thinking back on it later, his behavior was entirely inexplicable.

This was entirely out of character for a Nation’s Gentleman, nor was it Leo’s usual behavior pattern.

Winter’s will was meant for him, he should decide how to take and handle it, of course.

He had just "conveniently" taken Summer Fairmont’s will, even with good intentions, it was still unexplainable.

That’s why, when Leo realized his improper behavior before he hurriedly went to the hospital to check on Sean Lowell’s injury, he immediately sought to remedy the situation.

The more Leo thought about it, the more something just felt off. The moment he confirmed Master Sean Lowell was okay, he intended to "restore the scene."

Leo had anticipated that upon arriving at Brunschwig Distillery, it would take some effort to return the will files.

He even turned it over and over in his mind, whether to restore the scene to look completely untouched or to just place the packed three files back.

Little did he expect that before he had the chance to restore anything, Summer Fairmont caught him in the act.

He felt quite like a "thief" being caught red-handed by the owner.

Under such circumstances, Leo didn’t try to cover up, opting to explain first, then apologize.

Little did he expect that before the apology could escape his lips, the sharp-eyed Summer Fairmont thanked him directly.

It was the first time Leo felt particularly ungentlemanly, on top of particularly unwelcome.

Because besides "thank you," Summer Fairmont added "please leave."

The intention to not allow him inside was already very clearly expressed.

Leo had witnessed Summer Fairmont throw Sean Lowell into a concussion as a "self-defense method" within seconds.

From both a rational and sentimental standpoint, he really should leave immediately.

Artie’s "Shaw" absolutely had nothing that needed his concern.

Yet Leo was inexplicably somewhat uneasy.

A kind of untraceable worry caused Leo, after returning to his car, to sit there motionlessly.