She kept reminding herself that she wanted to help him reim his dreams, and to see him be the vibrant young man he once was.


    “Sumner,” Xiomara called softly as she opened the lid of a kettle.


    “What is it?” Sumner lifted his gaze to meet hers.


    Xiomara’s voice floated gently through the room, reaching Sumner’s ears like a tender breeze.


    “Do you wish to be with Lindsey?”


    Sumner was taken aback by Xiomara’s sudden question, unsure of how to answer.


    “Why do you bring this up all of a sudden?”


    Xiomara handed Sumner a ss of water, her eyes shadowed as she mentioned, “I heard Lindsey and her boyfriend have split up.”


    Sumner’s hand paused as he reached for the ss.


    Had Lindsey really ended things with that man?


    His emotions were in turmoil, yet he maintained a facade ofposure.


    “Who told you that?”


    “It’s the talk of the office.


    Apparently, Nancy’s assistant overheard Nancy berating Lindsey’s boyfriend, calling him a jerk.


    Someone even saw Lindsey crying by herself at work, and she seems offtely.”


    While appearing to merely engage in idle chatter, Xiomara watched Sumner closely for any reaction.


    Sumner took a cautious sip of water, struggling to contain his excitement, yet a smile crept onto his face.


    “Really? She hasn’t mentioned it to me.


    Maybe you’re reading too much into things?”


    “And what if it’s true?” Xiomara fixed Sumner with a steady gaze, her tone straightforward.


    “Even if Lindsey seems fine, she’s likely very upset and in need of somefort.


    This could be your chance to win her heart.”


    Sumner ced the ss on the bedside table and lifted his gaze to meet Xiomara’s.


    “Why bring this up now?”


    “I just want to help you,” Xiomara replied.


    She hesitated, biting her lip, then her expression brightened into a broad smile.Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.


    “I just want the person I love to be happy.


    That’s all there is to it.


    Sumner felt his heart flutter unexpectedly.


    Xiomara’s directness took him by surprise, leaving him momentarily at a loss for words.


    A soft smile yed on Xiomara’s lips as she looked at Sumner with warmth in her eyes.


    “Take this chance, Sumner.


    If you need help, just ask me, anytime,” she murmured gently.


    Sumner paused, collecting his thoughts.


    “I see… let me think about it.”


    That night, inside a private room at a club.


    Reece burst into the room to find Carole had cleared out the whole table of beers, still gulping them down relentlessly.


    It was the first time he had seen her drink so recklessly.


    He strode over quickly, grabbed the beer can from her hand, and mmed it down on the table.


    “Stop it! Why are you drinking Like this?”


    Carole looked up with teary eyes, her vision clouded, making her appear like a pitiful stray dog.