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Chapter 4 STOP BEING WEAK!
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2025-02-14 15:56:32Seeing Adriana squatting down like this, Calvin couldn't help but frown. He thought that she was just pretending to be weak to gain his sympathy.
"Adriana, you don't have to pretend in front of me, I know you well! Just get the hell out of here! I can't stand your hypocrisy. It made me feel disgusted!" Calvin said coldly.
Hearing his words, Adriana felt as if someone had stabbed a knife in her heart. She wanted to stand up and leave, but the weight of those memories was too much for her to bear.
Adriana felt that as if her legs got weak, and all her energy of her body had been drained out. No matter how hard she tried to stand up, she couldn't.
"Calvin?"
Just then a sweet woman's voice came, breaking the tension.
Adriana looked up, only to see a beautiful woman walking towards them.
The woman was wearing a white shirt and black skirt, with delicate, fair skin. Her long black hair cascaded down her back, making her look even more beautiful.
"Rose! What are you doing here?" Calvin asked lightly.
The woman was Rose Richard, Calvin's therapist. Over the past three years, Calvin had suffered from insomnia, only managing to get about three hours of sleep a night, relying on medical interventions. However, he hadn't seen her in a week. Rose had planned to reach out to him to check in, but instead, she found him here.
"Oh, I am here to meet a friend." She said sweetly.
Seeing Adriana collapsed on the floor, her eyes filled with confusion as she asked, "What happened to her? Does she need my help?"
"Oh, no. She won't die now," Calvin said, his voice cold and cruel, completely different from his earlier gentleness.
"Well, okay then." Rose didn't press the issue further. She glanced at Calvin from head to toe, nodding slightly before saying, "You look much better. You haven't been to therapy this week, how are you feeling? Sleeping better?"
"I am much better, all thanks to your help," Calvin replied, his tone unexpectedly soft, a stark contrast to the anger he had shown when he was strangling Adriana just moments ago.
"Even if you are feeling well, you still have to take care of your routine and diet. You can't drink too much caffeine and you can't be working till late." Rose advised, her concern evident.
"Hmm, don't worry, I will. I have got more important things to do this week, so I didn't come to the therapy. But I am confident I can cure my insomnia. You know that, it all started because I was betrayed. But I am not stupid anymore," Calvin said sarcastically.
Adriana knew exactly who he was speaking to with those words, he was making it clear that by "curing my insomnia" he meant removing her, the "culprit."
Adrian felt like her heart had been crushed in his hands, and no matter how much she begged, he refused to let go, wanting her to suffer until the end.
In the past, she had loved him deeply, given him all her heart, hoping that one day he would fall in love with her.
But now, he was using her heart, which she had offered to him, as a tool to hurt her, carelessly squeezing it, with no end in sight.
For the past three years, she had told herself that this man was a cold-blooded, dangerous creature, incapable of love, incapable of tenderness.
But now, she could no longer deceive herself.
It wasn't that he didn't know how to love, he just reserved his warmth for others. It would never belong to her. And she had begged him like a desperate, tail-wagging beggar, only to end with nothing.
HOW FOOLISH!
Adriana cursed herself inwardly, clenched her fists, and tried to rise to her heart.
Ding-dong…
At that moment, her phone pinged with a message. Without even looking, she grabbed it as if it were lifeline, rising with all her strength. The sorrow on her face disappeared, and she quickly fixed her hair, acting as though nothing had happened. She softly called to the two still in conversation, "Sir, if there is nothing, I will finish it soon as possible and send it to you. It's been a pleasure working with you!"
Without waiting for Calvin to respond, she turned and left the cafe.
In her three years of living, the one thing she learned the best is to make her pain as her strength.
In that instant, she understood. Since he wants to keep dwelling on the past, let's see can be more ruthless!
"Adriana Clarke, STOP BEING WEAK! You are not the same person you were three years ago!" she told herself.
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“No need, I will do it myself!” Adriana said as she tried to hold her shirt. But her one hand was infused with IV drip and her other hand was injured.So, no matter how hard she tried to hold her shirt, she couldn’t use any strength and failed.Calvin stands there quietly, watching her struggle. He was waiting for her to come back again in frustration. He said coldly, “Don’t try to be so brave?”The nurse looked at him like some crazy fan and said, “Handsome, all girls are like this! They say something else and mean something else! Come and hold her!”Adriana wanted to try again when a black figure surrounded her. Then, she was half embraced by a pair of strong arms.Suddenly the familiar fragrance of mind and rose filled in her nose, bringing back those memories she tried to forget.Adriana’s body stiffened. Her heart was beating so fast that she felt that it would jump out from her chest.The wounds on her back had not started to heal yet. As the thin layer of serum floated on the s
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The crushing pain in her stomach intensified, and Adriana clenched her fists tightly. Her hands were slick with sweat.“What is it?” she asked, her voice strained.Calvin exhaled a puff of smoke, his demeanor casual. “Even though you won the lawsuit and earned fifty thousand dollars in legal fees, you also got into an accident and nearly lost your life. Don’t you want to know who’s behind it?”“The police are still investigating…” Adriana paused, suddenly suspicious. “Did you investigate me?”“Of course. You’re my legal counselor, so I had to evaluate your business abilities. I didn’t expect you to be a lawyer who lacks basic common sense,” he said, his tone sharp. “I really don’t know how you managed to get your bar license twice.”“I…” Adriana was momentarily at a loss for words.Calvin extinguished his cigarette on the lid of a nearby trash can and said, “Let’s go. I’ll take you to meet someone.”Thinking it was a work-related matter, Adriana didn’t ask too many questions and got i
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Miles away in New York City, Calvin sat in his office. In front of him, a high-definition computer screen displayed a live video feed from Manchester.The brightest spot in the frame was Henry’s villa, where a silent orgy was unfolding.Across the road, by the woods, Adriana sat on the ground, trembling, curled into herself like a fragile rag doll that might break at the slightest touch.Calvin’s heart clenched, a sharp pain tearing through him, so deep it left him numb.“Adriana, listen to me.”Adriana slowly lifted her head, her gaze fixed on the villa.“Mr. Calvin, we have only an employment relationship,” she said, her voice distant. “So please, call me Lawyer Clarke.”She stared straight into the camera, as if forcing her cold, pained eyes into Calvin’s field of vision, making sure he saw the bitterness, the accusation in them.Calvin had never felt such deep regret and self-reproach.How had he even thought of letting Adriana take this case in the first place?Back then, she had
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The man was holding a glass of red wine, his dark hair standing out.He had his back to the window and was talking to someone, looking subdued yet at ease.“Bring me the picture you take.”Lewis flipped through a few photos, some close-ups and some taken from afar. “Here.”Adriana held the binoculars and focused her gaze on the photo. In terms of body type and overall presence, the two were exactly the same person.When she looked at the photo alone, Adriana hadn’t felt anything off, but now, facing the three-dimensional, living person, an overwhelming wave of oppression crashed over her. It was as if an invisible hand was squeezing her throat, suffocating her.She was stunned for half a second before speaking. “Are you sure it’s him?”Lewis didn’t understand the dazed look in her eyes and answered carefully, “These past few days, while I was tracking him, this was the only person Henry met with mysteriously. Every time they met, they were extra cautious and chose a highly secretive l
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Calvin smiled but didn’t laugh. “It was a matter of expediency. Miss Clarke, you said so yourself. What? Were you planning to lecture me about the law in that moment? Sue me for indecent assault?” He leaned back slightly, his tone casual. “Go ahead. I’ll wait for your lawyer’s letter.”Adriana was furious, shooting him a vicious glare.Calvin glanced at the time. He had to leave for London soon, and Karl’s plane was scheduled to arrive at the airport in a few hours. “Consider it a medical expense. I didn’t do anything else. You didn’t lose out.”Adriana’s hands trembled as she pressed her fingers to her temples. She was seriously afraid she wouldn’t be able to resist punching Calvin’s handsome face.“When it comes to being a shameless rogue, you’re at a textbook level,” she snapped. “If you ever wrote a book called How to Train a Hooligan, it would be a bestseller worldwide.”Calvin smirked. “How can an exclusive skill like mine be outsourced?”Adriana’s mouth twitched. She had alread
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Whether Marshal was being an alarmist or simply preparing for the worst, Calvin considered his words carefully. But deep down, he knew Adriana was not that kind of person.Was she really lying in wait, plotting to bring down Grand Empire to avenge her family and Clarke Group?That soft, stubborn woman—was she really capable of such a grand scheme?Calvin shook his head. No. Adriana wouldn’t do that.“Do your job. The rest is out of your hands.”Marshal knew better than to push any further. He had already said enough to warn his boss without overstepping. “Understood, President. I will cooperate with Lawyer Clarke on the lawsuit.”After hanging up the phone, Calvin found himself unable to settle. Marshal’s words—scandal and debt—kept echoing in his mind.At first, when he had finally cut ties with that “scheming woman,” he had felt an overwhelming sense of relief. But now, when he recalled her reddened eyes and unsteady footsteps as she left his office that day, something within him st
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The attending physician nodded. “Mr. Calvin, the patient has awakened. Would you like to see her?”Calvin gave a slight nod and stepped forward.In the ICU, Anna slowly opened her eyes. Blood loss had left her face pale, her lips devoid of color. Her pupils were unfocused at first, taking a long moment to adjust. When she finally saw the group of doctors in white coats standing beside a familiar figure, the pain in her body seemed to momentarily fade. A faint smile appeared on her lips.“Calvin…”Before she could say more, Calvin interrupted her. “The doctor said you’re still weak and shouldn’t exert yourself. If you have something to say, save it for later.”Anna’s eyes welled up with tears, touched by his concern.To be able to trade an injury for Calvin’s care and affection—it was worth it.“Alright, I’ll do as you say.”She was obedient, soft, like a submissive woman in the throes of deep love.Calvin frowned slightly before turning to speak with the doctor.The doctor explained A
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Adriana buried her chin into the pillow, her spine tingling with an eerie chill, as if countless unseen eyes were watching her. Lying in the room Calvin had booked, she felt an unsettling sense of restraint, as though she were sitting on pins and needles.“I’ll listen to you and won’t do anything foolish,” she murmured.Maxwell patted his daughter’s head, the warmth of his touch cutting through the distance between them. “You’re my daughter, and I’ve never let you suffer any injustice since you were a child. Now, even though our family can’t provide you with the same material security as before, as long as I’m here, I won’t let you be wronged again.” His voice grew more serious. “We’re not afraid of anything else—we’re afraid that Calvin will deceive you with sweet words and take advantage of you. He’s too cunning, too unpredictable. Even I could be outmaneuvered by him, let alone you.”His unwavering concern, layered with tenderness, broke Adriana’s last shred of composure. Tears wel
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As soon as she finished speaking, Anna blacked out, slipping completely into darkness.Calvin looked down and saw her covered in blood. His brows furrowed into a deep, cold line. “Anna, wake up!”The woman in his arms remained unresponsive, unconscious from severe blood loss. Her face and lips had turned frighteningly pale.Rushing to the nearest hospital, Calvin watched as Anna was wheeled into the operating room. He stood outside in the corridor, his expression frozen, his presence as cold as zero degrees.During the tense wait, Calvin contacted his subordinates in the UK, issuing orders with unwavering authority. “Calm the situation at the construction site immediately. The one who attacked her—send him to the police station first. Wait for my further instructions.”Meanwhile, Alex had struggled to pacify the rowdy crowd, but a new group of men arrived from behind and quickly dispersed them.He didn’t fully grasp how it happened, but within half an hour, the mob had dispersed on it
