Upon hearing what Summer Thorne said, Simon Keats—the very person at the center of the issue—acted as if it had nothing to do with him. His face showed neither anger nor resentment. He just stared at Summer Thorne with a hint of curiosity for a few moments, then walked up the stairs and disappeared around the corner.
Only Summer Thorne and the man sitting on the sofa remained in the living room.
Summer Thorne never would have imagined that she would see Timothy York again under such circumstances.
The man, whom she hadn't seen for months, had the same powerful aura as ever. His posture was one of complete composure, leaving her to wonder if he had been expecting her all along.
Before this moment, Summer Thorne could have racked her brain forever and never guessed that *he* would be the guardian of the student who had fought Louis Sutton.
To say she wasn't shocked would be a lie.
In fact, the shock was so great that after the initial jolt, all she felt was a lingering numbness.
