But after taking them, she realized, since they were already married, her phone should have so of his photos.
Not having a single photo of each other — if outsiders knew this, their marriage might not even hold up as a facade, right?
...
The two didn’t linger long on the mountain. Shortly after getting up, Adrian took Sumr Sutton down the mountain.
Back in the city, Adrian went to the company, and Sumr went to Ariella Sawyer’s for a part-ti job.
Accompanying Ariella for a show recording and attending events, she was busy all day. When it was ti to leave work, she was going to take a cab ho but unexpectedly ran into soone — Ryan Walyon.
While Sumr was waiting by the roadside, Ryan’s car passed by.
Seeing her, his car stopped.
"Just finished work?" he asked, lowering the car window.
"Yeah, just got off," Sumr said.
"Hop in, I’ll give you a ride," Ryan opened the car door, inviting her.
Sumr stared at his car in a daze, standing still.
"No need, I’ll have Adrian pick up," she politely declined, pulling at the corners of her mouth.
"Adrian will have dinner at the family ho tonight, you should join. I’m heading there now, it’s on the way," Ryan said.
"Oh, I see!" Sumr was slightly taken aback.
"Get in," Ryan called out to her again.
Thinking about Adrian returning to the Walyon family mansion, Sumr hesitated, then bent over and got into Ryan’s car.
Ryan waited for her to settle in before slowly starting the engine.
Sumr isn’t soone who easily becos comfortable with others. It took her a long ti just to get used to Adrian’s presence.
Being alone with Ryan, neither of them spoke a word.
After driving so distance, it was Ryan who initiated the conversation.
"Since joining the Walyon family, are you adjusting well?"
"It’s going okay," Sumr said truthfully.
In truth, there wasn’t much to adjust to. She married Adrian, so she only needed to adapt to him; they had lived together for several months even before the wedding.
"The family has many rules, especially for Adrian’s wife, the expectations are higher," Ryan seed a bit reflective as he ntioned the Walyon family.
"Really?" Sumr was sowhat surprised by this.
"You’ll find out later," Ryan shifted the topic, "When you married Adrian, you hadn’t known each other for long, right?"
"Yeah!" Sumr answered honestly.
But as soon as she said it, she felt she might have been too candid.
"You and Adrian didn’t love each other before you married, did you?" Ryan asked again.
This ti, Sumr remained silent.
She’s not good at lying, and when she doesn’t know how to answer, she simply doesn’t.
Ryan curled his lips into a slight smile.
Actually, Sumr didn’t need to say it; he knew the answer.
Two people who married not long after eting, how could their marriage have started with love?
In the brief silence inside the car, Ryan suddenly asked, "Since you didn’t love him, why marry Adrian?"
Sumr was startled, clearly not expecting his sharp intuition to see through everything.
Unsure of the best way to respond, she remained silent for a long while, then lifted her face to look at him, her expression calm, "Not loving before doesn’t an we won’t in the future. He’s a good man, and we are good together. Since we are married, we will do well and move forward together!"
Ryan seed a bit surprised by her words, slowing down the car as her words softly echoed in his ears.
She and he will do well and move forward together...
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