He quickly masked his feelings, offering a bright, somewhat forced smile.


    “Why bring this up out of the blue? Do you think I was about to confess my feelings for you?”


    Lindsey gazed at him and inquired, “You’re… not?”


    Sumner’s heart sank, but he feigned indifference.


    “No, not at all.


    I just wanted you to know that I shared my family story because I consider you a dear friend.


    Friends should always be straightforward with each other, don’t you think?”N?velDrama.Org owns this.


    Lindsey let out a relieved sigh upon hearing this.


    She had been worried that Sumner might confess his feelings to her, so she had hastily mentioned having a boyfriend to avoid any awkwardness.


    Now she realized she had misunderstood him and scratched her head awkwardly.


    “Well, you probably noticed Mrs.


    Lopez’s intentions in bringing us here today.


    I appreciate her kindness, but I’m already in a rtionship, so when you mentioned that earlier, I thought…”


    Despite her embarrassment, Lindsey appeared more at ease.


    “I’m sorry, Sumner.


    I misunderstood you.


    Thankfully, you see me as just a friend.


    Otherwise, I wouldn’t know how to face you in the future.


    ”


    Sumner’s fingers tightened, and the smile on his lips seemed forced.


    He hesitated before gently asking, “Is your boyfriend the guy who pulled you away that day?”


    Lindsey understood he was referring to Kristy’s birthday party night and slightly nodded.


    Sumner gazed at her and remarked, “But didn’t you mention at the party that you weren’t


    engaged and didn’t have a boyfriend?”


    Lindsey hurriedly rified, “The situation between me and him isplicated.


    What I mentioned at the party was true, but it’s also true that I’m with him now.


    I never deceived you.


    ”


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    Sumner grasped that something must have urred between them after the guy took Lindsey away that night.


    Sumner suddenly regretted his decision.


    If he had held onto Lindsey that night instead of letting her go, maybe everything would be different now.


    Suppressing the bitterness in his heart, Sumner looked at Lindsey and gently asked, “Lindsey, how well do you know Domenic? What do his parents do? Howrge is his family, and what’s their dynamic? Where does he work, and what’s his ie? Any insight into his savings?


    Has he ever introduced you to his family or friends? Is he in this rtionship to build a future with you, or is he merely ying a game?”


    Lindsey, taken aback, squinted her eyes.


    Sumner’s words left her bewildered; she didn’t know the details he mentioned.


    She had never dwelled on such thoughts during her time with Domenic.


    When she discovered Domenic was the man she had shared an intimate night with at the Harmony Hotel, her focus had been on being happy.


    They shared a mutual liking and a sense of need for each other, and Lindsey believed this was sufficient.


    However, faced with Summer’s questions, she suddenly realized she didn’t know much concerning Domenic, apart from knowing his name and that he worked for a certain boss.


    Furthermore, she had never heard Domenic talk about his family or friends.