Chapter 1045: Chapter 1045: If You Want to Leave

"Actually, no one asked you to do these things," Manuel Ink reminded her.

"I enjoy it," Summer Sutton responded matter-of-factly, not even looking at him.

Isn’t this expected?

She stayed with the Ink Family; she couldn’t just eat, live, and take such expensive medicine for free, right?

What’s more, the Ink Family had no relation to her and owed her nothing.

She wanted to do it, and Manuel didn’t insist on stopping her.

If she didn’t do anything, she’d probably be quite bored in this house, wouldn’t she?

Manuel Ink stared at her for a while and suddenly asked, "Do you want to go back?"

Summer Sutton fell into a brief silence after his question.

Manuel Ink thought she should want to.

Unexpectedly, after a long pause following his question, Summer Sutton shook her head, "It’s nice here, grandpa is amusing, and everyone is great."

"Really?" Her words caught Manuel Ink noticeably by surprise.

Cautiously, he asked again, "Do you like it here?"

Summer Sutton didn’t directly answer his question. Instead, she looked out the window and said, "The Ink Family is beautiful, with many fresh and never-before-seen things, interactions with someone like grandpa make every day exciting."

Manuel Ink hesitated and quietly watched her, his dark eyes seemed to shimmer with a faint warmth following her words.

Summer Sutton kept her head down and continued tidying up the living room.

When her face drooped, her gaze dimmed for a moment, but quickly returned to normal.

Actually, she could guess the purpose behind Manuel Ink’s question.

He was such a good person that if she wanted to leave, he would probably ignore Old Master’s wishes and send her off, wouldn’t he?

Since she met him, he had never forced her to do anything she didn’t want to do!

Summer Sutton didn’t not want to go back, but the Ink Family didn’t owe her anything.

On the contrary, if she took the herbs away, she would owe the Ink Family a lot.

And she didn’t like owing any favors... 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Old Master Walyon was in the garden, carefully tending the flower bed that Summer Sutton had messed up while stealing herbs.

His every action was filled with care, as if he was treasuring a precious gem.

Summer Sutton glanced toward his direction, and seeing him like that made her feel even more uneasy.

Lowering her face, she tidied up the living room a few times and was ready to go upstairs. As her eyes swept toward Manuel Ink, Summer Sutton looked at him.

"Sun... I..." She hesitated, as if trying to say something.

"Speak," Manuel Ink set down the notebook in his hand and slowly lifted his face.

Summer Sutton knew the Ink Family’s rules; anywhere Manuel Ink was present, communication devices would be banned.

However, she still wanted to try.

She’d been gone for eight days already, and if she didn’t call back to her country, things would likely become chaotic there!

Summer Sutton took a deep breath and looked up, her eyes meeting his as she observed his reaction, "Could I borrow your phone to make a call home?"

Manuel Ink seemed momentarily stunned by her request, leading him into a silence.

"I won’t disclose any information; you can listen in beside me!" Summer Sutton knew what his concerns were and quickly reassured him.

She thought it would be hard to convince him, and while waiting for his response, her mind had even organized a bunch of words.

Unexpectedly, Manuel Ink just thought for a moment before handing the phone to her.

His action left Summer Sutton momentarily speechless.