Chapter 21 The Cocktail Party (Part 1)

The air turned thick with tension. Sandrino's soft voice reverberated like thunder to Adeline's ears.

Her face darkened at that. She raised her pointed chin, looked up, and locked her eyes on Sandrino's smiling ones. "Go ahead and tell Mom and Dad about it then. Nothing is going on between us anyway, so there's nothing anyone can talk about. Medical technology has become so advanced now as well. I trust it to help to prove my loyalty to Christiano."

The dim lighting in the corridor that shone above them cast a yellow hue over them. At that moment, Adeline looked like a fairy – divine, untouchable, and unbelievably magical.

Sandrino narrowed his eyes at her determined face. A strange feeling arose in him, but above all, embarrassment started to settle in. He hurriedly to apologize, "I'm sorry, Adeline. I had a little too much to drink. I'll take it into my own hands later." After that, he turned away and made his way downstairs. Adeline sighed a breath of relief. Her