"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, "
It was already three in the afternoon by the time Adeline finished all her classes for the day. Since it was still early, she asked Chloe to accompany her to return Adrian's jacket. Before heading off, Adeline had called Adrian to make sure of his location, and she promptly hung up after getting the address. By the time she ended the call, Adeline and Chloe had already walked to the main road, and they took a taxi to where Adrian was. "Adeline, I think we should begin to take in acting gigs," On their way there, Chloe suggested. She had been thinking about it for a long time. Quickly putting the task that Martha had given at the back of her mind, Adeline quickly agreed, "Sure, I don't mind. We can look for postings starting from tomorrow then?" Chloe nodded at that, and the two girls talked more about their future careers. Eventually, the taxi stopped in front of a tall office building. Adeline paid the fare and got out of the car. Chloe had already got o
Upon hearing Adeline's words, Adrian hurriedly straightened up and said, "Shy? Who? No, not me. I'm just feeling a little warm in this room." Adeline continued to make her way towards Adrian in unhurried steps, as if she didn't hear what he had said. Just when Adeline was going to close in on him, he squeezed his eyes shut and the grip he had on the edges of the vanity tightened. As if making a determined decision, he then loudly announced, "Fine! Come at me! I'm ready!" Adrian's nervousness seemed as though he was preparing for the worse. Adeline couldn't help finding it absolutely hilarious and wanted to burst out laughing at that moment. She was dying to know just what he thought she would do. Adeline found him cute and amusing. Holding back her laughter, she decided to further mess around with him. She leaned closer towards him and whispered, "Are you waiting for me to kiss you?" Adrian caught a whiff of Adeline's scent from her proximity.
Chloe couldn't figure out why Adeline had to leave in such a hurry. It was unusual that Adeline hadn't breathed a word about leaving earlier. After the initial panic abated, Chloe realized that she could have just called Adeline and asked about it. She supposed that something had come up, and Adeline might have just forgotten to inform her because she was too eager to leave. Chloe really hoped that Adeline would pick up the call so that she knew that Adeline was safe. However, Chloe began to feel her anxiety escalate as after several continuous failed calls. No one picked up, only the crisp voice of the operator telling her that Adeline's phone was switched off, again and again. It was the first time Chloe experienced such a situation alone. She couldn't help but panic, and she didn't know what to do. Tears started to drop as she tried hard to think of someone who could help with her brain fog in anxiety. Meanwhile, Seth came to the mall to get something for Ad
Adeline was about to nibble on more biscuits when she heard footsteps approaching her. "Boss, I've brought her to you. The payment?" Bob's voice was so loud that Adeline could still hear him clearly through the wall. The client must have answered him, but she must have spoken in a soft voice because Adeline didn't hear the reply. She couldn't make out what was said after that. Not a moment later, the door creaked open. Adeline moved farther away from the door and curled into a ball like an animal would do to protect themselves. "I bet you've never expected this day to come!" Yvette entered the room, and she spat out with a vicious gleam in her eyes. Somehow, Adeline wasn't surprised to see Yvette behind the plot. She pretended to be calm and met Yvette's ferocious gaze with her own, saying casually, "Yvette, just what do you want?" Yvette scoffed and stalked closer to Adeline as she did, "What do I want! Adeline, I simply don't understand why every
Adrian, along with his henchmen and an unconscious Adeline, boarded the private jet to leave the island. Then, they changed into a helicopter inland before heading towards the most prestigious hospital in Caulford City. The helicopter promptly landed on the hospital's landing pad, and highly qualified doctors were already waiting in line by the landing pad when they arrived. Adeline was sent off to the care of the doctors without any delay. Two hours later, Adeline was pushed into the VIP ward while the head physician went straight to the waiting room to brief Adrian about the situation. "Mr. Nolan, Miss Simpson is fine. She merely fainted from shock." Adrian stood up and cast a long look at the head physician, "How about other areas? Does she have any other problems?" Initially, the head physician didn't understand Adrian's question, but when he recalled the unkempt state Adeline was in when she had been brought in, he eventually understood. Hurriedly, he assur
"Adeline, shouldn't we report this to the police? We should leave it to the law to give Yvette a lesson!" Chloe asked indignantly. "Well, for one, we don't have any evidence. Besides, even if we did, her parents can always bail her out," Adeline shrugged, knowing that they couldn't do anything substantial to Yvette. Chloe was infuriated, "Then you're just going to let her get away with it?" "Let's just leave it be for now. I'm hungry..." Adeline said, and she winked at Chloe, trying to make her let it go. Chloe couldn't understand the complex relationships among the wealthy families. She wondered why Adeline didn't want to look further into her abduction since she was a part of the Lockwood family. Adeline thought of the masked man she saw moments before she passed out. She was certain that he was the man that had rescued her the day she had been attacked before her wedding. However, she still had no clue who he might be. There were a lot of bizarre