“Why are you here?”
It was Zachary’s voice.
“Sorry, Uncle. I didn’t know you were in the bathroom.”

He turned on the light, and it was so dazzling that I could not get used to it.
I rubbed my eyes and looked at him.
Zachary only had a towel wrapped around his waist, and water was sliding down his abs.
His eyes were bloodshot, and he held something I found really familiar in his left hand.
Stunned, I asked, “Isn’t that my…?”
He immediately covered my eyes. “It isn’t.”

Zachary’s voice was a little hoarse, and even his palm was burning.
He soon pulled his hand away. “It’s late. Why are you here in the bathroom?”
“To take a shower…”
He had his left hand behind him, and I dared not look at him.

“Okay.”
He left the bathroom and, in a show of consideration, shut the door for me.
I could not quite believe it.
He was holding one of my undergarments in his left hand.
When I woke up the next day, I found that it was already dry.
Zachary had always done these things for me, even up to this point.
Yet, when I remembered his flushed face last night, I suddenly realized there was another meaning behind the seemingly usual things he did for me.
However, I dared not think too deeply about them.
I was worried that I would not be able to sleep again.
On my way to the photography gig’s location, Avalon asked, “I thought you were going to move out, Summer?
“Your uncle’s going to get married in the future. If you keep staying there, it’ll be troublesome for both of you.”
When Avalon brought this up, I found myself raising an eyebrow in realization.
Zachary was going to get married in the future, and I was always going to be an outsider in that house.
We had lived together for more than ten years, and we were bound to part ways in the end.
The thought made me feel a little sad.
Anyway, the itinerary for the photography gig was packed.
Soon, Avalon and I threw ourselves into work.
This time, we worked with a celebrity called Melody Falma.
She was beautiful, and I did not have to choose specific angles to take her photos.
To my surprise, Melody praised me after the first day of shooting. “Your team isn’t that big, but the photos you take are really professional.”
Avalon gave me a thumbs-up.
He always gave me these job opportunities. That was why I improved so quickly.
It was also really easy to get along with Melody.
Once we made arrangements for the second day of shooting, we packed up to return to our hotel.
When I got into the car, I heard Melody calling someone.
“Zachary, when are you coming to pick me up? I’ve finished shooting for the day. Where are you? Did you miss me?”
I felt my ears ringing and thought I had misheard her. But she was speaking to him so affectionately.
“Penny for your thoughts, Summer?”
“I-It’s nothing.”
I thought that I had just misheard Zachary’s name. But when I entered the car, I saw Zachary showing up at Melody’s hotel.
I suddenly felt a dull pain in my chest.
Zachary had clearly stated that he did not like me because I was always going to be a mere child to him.
Meanwhile, Melody was not.
She was sexy and beautiful, and she was also the same age as he was.
I was destined never to be with him.
When Avalon asked me to get out of the car, Zachary looked over, but I did not look at him.
I instinctively held Avalon’s hand and brushed past Zachary.
I could feel his gaze on my back, but I pretended not to know him.
“Summer, you…”
Avalon looked at our interlaced hands and wanted to say something, but he did not in the end.
After we went up, I immediately let go of his hand. “Sorry.”
A hint of dejection flashed in his eyes. “It’s fine. Was the person downstairs your uncle?”
“Yeah.”
“By the looks of it, they might be getting married soon.”
So, even Avalon had those thoughts.
While Avalon and I were discussing our workflow for the next day, someone suddenly knocked on our door.
My instincts told me that it was Zachary.
When he knocked on doors, he would knock twice, stop for two seconds, then knock another two times.
I calmly opened the door, and Zachary took a look at the other person in my room.
“Why are you two in the same room?”
“Am I supposed to tell you this too?”
Zachary’s expression was frighteningly dark.
“Summer Winston, is this the job you told me you were doing?” he asked angrily. “You came out here to sleep with another man?”
He had been all lovey-dovey with Melody downstairs too.
He had no right to stick his nose into my business.
“Yeah. What about it? Uncle, I’m not a kid anymore. I can date whoever I want.”
He gritted his teeth and glared at me. “Say that again.”
I felt no fear. “We’ve already opened the condom packet. How long do you intend to keep bothering us, Uncle?”