Chapter 313

Obviously, she did not take heed of his warning.   His narrow eyes flashed with a dangerous light as he squinted and raised his head, downing the entire cup of coffee at one go. His face darkened, as black as ink that could not be washed away.   The next morning   Summer went to the bathroom to freshen up. Not wanting to wake Charlotte up, she moved with light steps.   But when she stepped back into the room, Charlotte had woken up and was sitting in bed, rubbing her groggy eyes with her tiny hands.   When she went to bed at night, she liked to roll around in bed. So when she woke up the next morning, the back of her hair would always point upward.   Summer reached to brush down her hair and coaxed her gently, “Charlotte, go sleep a little longer.”   She did not plan to bring Charlotte along. But if she were to walk out when Charlotte was awake, she would clamor to tag along. So she thought she had better coax her back to sleep.   “I don’t want to sleep anymore. I want to go out with y