Predestined Marriage
Chapter 307 Wrong Steps

Suddenly, Summer thought of something.

Adams did the DNA test and then began to set himself against Leonardo.

It was easy to guess about the other person of the DNA test. Actually, Summer had a candidate in her mind.

However, she thought that it was unreasonable.

Seeing Summer's expression change, Jerome said, "I told you it wasn't hard to guess. You already have the answer, don't you?"

Summer muttered, "How come?"

Jerome looked at her and kept silent.

Summer thought of something and asked him, "How did you get this DNA test report?"

"There are always ways. If you don't want people to know, don't do it." As Jerome said so, his expression went cold.

Summer remembered that Leonardo had told her about Jerome's background.

It was impossible for anyone to choose their own family.

Summer thought of Adams.

Adams had a good relationship with Leonardo. But what if Adams knew that he and Leonardo were real brothers? How would he face Leonardo?

That was right. Summer believed the other person of the DNA test report was Michael.

As long as there was a result, there would be traces of the cause.

When Michael had returned to the old mansion during the New Year holiday, he said that he wanted Adams to work for the Emerson Group, and that he wanted Leonardo and Adams to take care of each other. And even before that, when the negative news about Adams had spread online, Michael had talked to Leonardo.

Back then, Summer had vaguely felt that Michael had been more concerned about Adams than Leonardo.

If Adams had been Michael's illegitimate son, then everything would make sense.

The more Summer thought about it, the more she was sure about her guess.

"It's getting late. Time for dinner, your treat?" Jerome's voice interrupted Summer's thoughts.

Summer got out of the car and said, "Alright, my treat. I'll drive my own car."

Jerome stopped her and said, "Can't we go to your place?"

Knowing that Jerome might be interested in her, surely Summer wouldn't take him home for dinner.

Summer used silence as refusal.

Jerome smiled self-deprecatingly, "My bad. I've been wrong at every step."

Summer did not understand.

In order to show her sincerity, Summer took him to a very high-end restaurant.

"I'm flattered," Jerome teased her.

Summer smiled, "Then don't eat."

When ordering, Summer felt that Jerome had been looking at her.

She felt uncomfortable and ordered quickly. Then she took out her phone.

"Did Leonardo tell you about me?"

Summer turned to look at him.

"That's right. My mom cheated on my dad and gave birth to me. I don't know who my biological father is. My existence is just a shame to cover up the fact that my foster father is impotent." Although Summer had heard about this from Leonardo before, she had a mixed feeling now.

Summer pursed her lips and said, "Hey, we are here for dinner. Why do you mention these things?"

Jerome stared at her and said, "Let me finish."

Summer didn't say anything. If he wanted to say it, just let him say it.

"Because my foster father is impotent, my mother has been fooling around with other men. They seemed to be intimate on the surface, but in fact, they often quarreled. It's easy to know I'm not his child..." Ever since his childhood, Jerome had known that he was the offspring of the Patels. He would not have any share of the family's wealth, and the people of the Patels had never loved him.

Therefore, he had pretended to be gentle in public in order to make people like him and pay attention to him.

And he pretended to be gentle in want of a wife with a noble family background.

Jerome knew about Summer's feeling for him.

He had been enjoying Summer's feeling for him, so sometimes he would be good to her so that it would always be like this.

However, in the end, she married Leonardo.

She had married an "ugly and impotent" man just like his mother.

He thought of his mother and begun to hate Summer.

Among the girls who had a crush for him, Vicky Jarretts' family background had been fine. Besides, Mr. Jarretts had been doting on Vicky. So, if he married Vicky, the dowry must be generous. However, he had not expected Vicky's private life to be so chaotic.

Jerome had been popular among girls in school. But amongst so many girls, Summer had been the different one.

She had liked him with all her heart, but she had tried to hide her feelings from him.

He had been used to a very clear life purpose, so he had known very well that he would not choose a woman like Summer as his wife.

Maybe this was life. If one was wrong at the first step, one would go wrong in every following step. So people always regretted when recalling. Jerome held the cup and said solemnly, "Summer, I really like you, but I've discovered it too late."

The more ruthless a person was, the easier he or she was to be moved.

In the past few years, he had a utilitarian purpose on everything he did and every person he had come into contact with.

However, Summer had been the only one whom he had treated differently. He wanted her to always like him.

But things had changed. Hearing Jerome's words, Summer didn't have any feeling at all.

Summer did not want to recall the past with him. She pondered for a moment and said, "Let's not talk about the past. We are now friends."

The past couldn't be traced back. It just remained in the past.

Everyone had to look ahead.

The best way to deal with the past was to let it pass.

"Yes, the past is gone." Jerome paused for a while and continued, "But I want you to know that I liked you before and I will continue to like you in the future."

Summer stiffened as she was about to drink water.

"Leonardo came to me and said that he could help me take the Patel Group, but the condition was that I couldn't come to see you anymore."

As Jerome spoke, he paid attention to Summer's expression. "But I refused. The condition was very tempting. But if I accepted it, I couldn't sit here and say I like you anymore. I finally realize that there are many things in life that are more important than money and power."

Summer noticed that something had been wrong with Jerome today.

But she hadn't expected that he would confess to her today.