Chapter 613

“You’ve already called him, even though you just woke up.

Lindsey fell into a brief silence, her lips pressed together as she regarded him.

Eventually, she broke the silence, asking, “Sumner, my mom… has she… woken up?”

Sumner’s gentle blowing stopped suddenly.

His grip tightened, and in a swift motion, he slammed the bowl onto the table.

His eyes, filled with emotion, fixed on Lindsey’s pale face, and he took a deep breath.

“Is that all you have to say to me? Is my only purpose to be your source of information?”

“Sumner…” Lindsey regarded him with surprise, never having witnessed him so furious.

However, she couldn’t fathom what she had done to provoke him.

Lindsey remembered how Sumner had helped her and her mother escape.

She wanted to know about her mother’s condition and realized she had forgotten to thank him.

quickly said, “Sumner, thank you

That’s not what I

his voice

couldn’t suppress

was such a

close we were to losing our lives? If anything had happened to you, I’d have carried that guilt with me for the rest of my

his eyes carrying

did it because I couldn’t bear the thought of anything happening

my life, I would have done

softly, “But… we’re just

Sumner gave a half-smile.

friend, I

by, doing nothing while you were

really think he cares about

words hit Lindsey

there, speechless, a sting of pain

wasn’t ready to accept

to defend, “Waiting for the firefighters was

I acted without thinking.

Tell me, how will you react if he gets trapped in the fire? Even if you acknowledge

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