Adeline really couldn't understand Yvette. Just a day before, Yvette was unhappy about the fact that she had married Christiano. Yet, for some reason, Yvette came to threaten her to back off from Ethan now. At such an age, she couldn't possibly still think of herself as a princess who would charm every prince that crossed her path. Adeline scoffed, "Why should I? Who are you to him?" Yvette was triggered at Adeline's comeback, and she sneered in reply, "You're shameless, Adeline. You're married to Lockwood's son. But you still wanted to seduce Ethan, don't you? Have you thought of the Lockwoods when you do that?" "Yvette, when and where did you see me doing such a thing? I only went to have dinner together with Ethan. If you think that is alluring... That speaks a lot of you!" Adeline lifted her brows and said with an exaggerated expression. Yvette fumed with anger. After some time, she taunted, "To explain is to veil, Adeline. Although you're married to Christi
As for the reason why Adeline hadn't studied design but performance art, it was because her mother had insisted that Adeline shouldn't take on designing since she was young. Other than that, Adeline could study anything she wanted. Heeding her mother's words, Adeline didn't follow her heart when she applied for college and ended up studying performance arts. However, even without a proper education in designing, Adeline was naturally gifted in it. There had been multiple instances when she had won when she submitted her designs to competitions. However, since she couldn't show up to receive the prizes, she had to give them up. Time flew, and Adeline began to feel sleepy after spending some time reading. She looked up at the clock only to realize that it was almost midnight. Putting the book down on her nightstand, she gulped down a glass of milk as usual and went to bed. The air at the night was cool, and the moonlight covered the earth with its soft shine. The crick
Ethan led the way ahead, and he was followed by Adeline and Chloe. They couldn't tell how long they had been trekking. Just as the two girls were about to give in, Ethan called out, "We're here!" Hearing that, Adeline and Chloe heaved in relief. They almost collapsed to the ground as their legs were sore from walking such a long distance. Just when Chloe was about to ask Ethan where the picturesque view was, Adeline cheeped, "Chloe, look!" Chloe turned to look in the direction Adeline was pointing at. It was an endless field of flowers in various colors and types, and they could almost smell the floral fragrance from where they stood. "Wow, it's breath-taking!" Looking at the flower field, Chloe squealed out in awe. Adeline didn't think that there would be such a panoramic spot so close to Caulford City. It made sense to her that Ethan had spoken of this place so highly. It was a fairyland! "Gosh, it's so pretty! Come on, let's go take a closer look at th
"Alright then. Let's go back to the mountaintop to rest. The tents have already been set up," Ethan said gently. At the mention of more hiking, Chloe pouted and asked, "Ethan, are we really going to spend the night in the mountains?" "Yeah. I checked the astronomical forecast when Adeline told me that you guys were going on a trip this morning. There's going to be a meteor shower tonight, and you wouldn't want to miss it." With that, Ethan led the way to the camping area on the mountain top. "Adeline, you and Chloe can have some rest first. I'll call you both later when it's time," he said. Adeline nodded in agreement and entered one of the tents with Chloe. The sun was starting to set, and the moon glowed softly in the sky. There were many other tents on the camping site as well. It seemed that more people had come that night because of the meteor shower. Ethan fixed the barbecue grill stand that he had prepared on a flat surface, then he got
Adeline's shriek had startled Adrian. He only came to his senses after a long while, and he barked, "For God's sake, shut up! What are you yelling for?" Adeline was still trembling in fear. With a shaky voice, she asked, "Are y-you human? W-Why are you here?" "What kind of question is that? And why are you asking me why I'm here? You should know the best!" Adrian replied through gritted teeth. Hearing Adrian's words, Adeline vaguely recalled running into something as she fell down the slope. She didn't manage to avoid it, and so, she assumed that this person was what she had brought down here with her. "Oh Gosh, did I bump into you just now? I made you tumble down here with me, didn't I?" Adeline asked, still in shock. "That's right! Now that you know that, can you get off of me first?" Adrian fumed at her, who was still sitting on top of him. Only at that moment did Adeline realize that she had been using Adrian as a cushion. Hastily, she got up aga
Adrian, left behind by Adeline, mumbled to himself, "Adeline? Maybe Adele for short? That's a really beautiful name..." When he looked back up, he noticed that Adeline had walked quite a distance ahead of him. He hurriedly shouted after her, "Hey Adele, wait up!" All Adeline wanted to do was to leave this place as soon as possible. Ethan and Chloe should be worried sick by now if they noticed she had gone missing. With that in her mind, she couldn't help quickening her steps. This upset Adrian who was already having a hard time catching up to her. "Hey, Adele, slow down. Where are you off to in such a hurry?" Adrian asked in amusement. He really had a flickering mind, Adeline thought. Just a little while ago, she was sure that he had been thinking of strangling her to death. Yet the way he had just called her was as though they were close friends. Adrian hastened his steps and managed to cut in front of Adeline. With furrowed eyebrows, he said, "I th
"Adeline, where did you run off to? I almost died worrying over you!" Chloe protested with teary eyes. Adeline wasn't feeling exactly the best at the moment either. Chloe had reminded Adeline of how Ronald used to wait up for her outside their home whenever she returned home late. Adeline's heart was swollen at the sight of Chloe frantic with worry for her. "Chloe, now that we know that Adeline's fine, we should probably let her rest," Ethan said lightly. It was only then had Chloe noticed the unfamiliar jacket on Adeline. And she asked, "Adeline, whose jacket is this?" Adeline's eyebrows knitted in confusion. Soon, looking down at herself, she realized that she was still wearing Adrian's jacket. "Oh, this belongs to the man that fell down with me just now. I forgot to give it back to him..." Adeline bit her lower lips in dismay. Hearing that, Chloe merely nodded and didn't ask further. Instead, she urged, "You should go change. Ethan and I will gril
It was already almost noon when Adeline reached home. She headed upstairs to wash up and changed into a set of clean clothes before heading down to meet Vallerie. "Madam Adeline, Madam Vallerie asked for you," one of the maidservants informed her respectfully. Adeline smiled at the girl and replied, "Thank you. I'm on my way now." She then continued to head over to Vallerie's room. Vallerie was resting on a soft cushioned couch when Adeline knocked on her door. "Grandma, you were looking for me?" she called out. Hearing Adeline's voice, Vallerie opened her eyes, and her lips curled into a smile, "Yes. Are you busy at the moment?" "Oh, no, I'm not. I'll make time for you for as long as you want, Grandma," Adeline said endearingly. "Oh, you! You really do know how to sweet talk. Anyway, I heard you went on a trip with your friend and Ethan yesterday, right?" Vallerie asked with a bright smile. Adeline sat down next to Vallerie, and she replied, "