Chapter 2148: Not A Pleasant Conversation
Chapter 2148: Not a Pleasant Conversation
She turned and sat down on the sofa. Mr. Brightwood looked kindly at the girl standing not far away and spoke softly, "Summer, please sit down. I'll pour some water, and we can have a slow chat with Mrs. Brightwood. Let's communicate slowly if there's anything to discuss."
Before leaving, he glanced at Mrs. Brightwood, hoping she wouldn't get too emotional.
Summer didn't want to talk about Spencer at all. For some reason, she felt resistant because she knew nothing good would come from the elders' mouths.
Summer sat down on the sofa opposite Mrs. Brightwood. She sat quietly, mentally prepared.
They were separated by a small coffee table. Mr. Brightwood quickly brought two glasses of water. Why hadn't they started talking yet? He then sat down beside his wife. The atmosphere was a bit unusual. "Summer, Spencer is not a good person," Mrs. Brightwood concluded directly and then asked, "Do you go online? The comments about him are terrible... changing women like clothes! That's heartless and promiscuous! How can you get close to such a person? Haven't you heard the saying 'one who stays near ink gets stained black'?"From NôvelDrama.Org.
These words made Summer uncomfortable. She instinctively defended Spencer and gently asked, "You don't know him or have any dealings with him, so why believe what you hear online?"
"If one person says he's bad, it might be prejudice, but if most people say so, then it's his problem!" Mrs. Brightwood raised her eyebrows, sticking to her view. "He does change girlfriends like clothes and has had many relationships, right? Not getting married means he's irresponsible!"
Mrs. Brightwood insisted on her viewpoint with righteous indignation, clearly unhappy and hoping her daughter-in-law would wake up!
Summer smiled slightly and still gently said to her, "If you don't know him, I don't think it's necessary to judge him. No matter how bad a person is, unless they've wronged you personally, you can't say they're bad."
This defense surprised Mrs. Brightwood! This wasn't normal! Was her daughter-in-law bewitched?
Actually, Summer was also surprised at herself for defending Spencer in front of others for the first time; she felt quite brave.
"Summer," Mrs. Brightwood looked seriously at the girl sitting opposite her with some concern and asked earnestly, "Do you like him?"
"I'm just speaking objectively,"
Summer didn't answer directly but
expressed her view instead.
"Interpersonal relationships
shouldn't be judged by others'
opinions but by one's own feelings."
"I have a very bad feeling about him," Mrs. Brightwood almost blurted out and even rolled her eyes.
"..." Summer didn't want to say more; differing views made further conversation unnecessary and could lead to arguments.
"Summer, can you not get so close to him? You are engaged; I'm really afraid he'll lead you astray," Mrs. Brightwood emphasized the word "engaged" heavily.
Summer remained silent.
"Summer..."
"Oh dear, stop it," Mr. Brightwood saw Summer's reluctance and tried to mediate from the side. "We came
today to discuss seeing the house!
with Summer; let's not bring other matters. Maybe ask when she's available."
Back to the topic of the house, Summer felt even worse.
Summer looked up at Mr. Brightwood and answered before Mrs. Brightwood could ask, "I don't have time; I'm filming recently and might start staying with the crew from tomorrow." Staying with the crew?
Wouldn't that mean being with Spencer?
"If you stop filming, how much would the penalty be?" Mrs. Brightwood asked.
Summer was slightly stunned and looked at her, finding this question ridiculous-why stop filming?
But she didn't want to argue and still
politely said softly, "You can check online yourself; I don't know because I never thought about breaching the
contract from the moment I signed it."
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