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
"Dad, what did you hear about me?" Nicholas looked at Adeline and gently said, "Adeline, you're now a Lockwood. Being a Lockwood doesn't only mean that you have to be careful of your demeanor in public, but you're also being protected by our family. You need to let us know if you've been bullied or mistreated in any way. Don't keep it to yourself. Otherwise, the other people will just think that the Lockwood family is weak." "Dad, I'm back in one piece, didn't I? I know who it was behind my abduction, but I don't have any evidence to prove it, and it would be a hassle to look for it. So, why don't we just let it go this once? I don't think she's going to make trouble anytime soon, anyway." Adeline didn't want to trouble the Lockwood family only to handle such a little inconvenience. Since the media didn't report about it, she assumed that Adrian must have kept the situation on the down-low. Initially, Nicholas didn't have much thought about Adeline as his daugh
"So what if they've heard me?" Chloe was unbothered. Adeline leaned closer to Chloe's ear and whispered, "Imagine if they got mad at you and chased you down the streets. They might even throw things at you." Chloe trembled just at the thought of it. She eyed the people in front of them and smiled wryly, "Well then, forget what I just said. I don't want to be torn into pieces." Adeline grinned at her at that, "Let's go. If we stay out here any longer, we aren't going to make it in." Then, they wiggled their way through the crowd and strode up to the front desk. "Hello, I'm here to hand in my resume," Adeline said. "Okay, just leave it here," the receptionist glanced at Adeline and pointed to the tray on the desk. After handing in their resumes, they waited in a lounge for their name to be called out for the audition. The lounge was filled with many other girls, all waiting for their turn to audition. Some of the girls began to touch up their
Adrian was looking out from the transparent elevator wall when he heard Lydia's words. He seemed deep in a trance, but he suddenly mumbled with a gentle look on his face, "I guess that's a good thing..." At that moment, Lydia was green with envy. She couldn't understand why Adeline—an ordinary girl—could catch his attention. Meanwhile, she couldn't even hold his hand even though she had been by Adrian's side for five years. On the other hand, Adeline and Chloe managed to make their way out of the building. Adeline was overwhelmed with the embarrassment she felt at the moment. She didn't expect Adrian to stand so close to her. Leaning against a tree, Chloe gasped for breath. "Adeline, what just happened? Why did we have to run?" Chloe had yet to figure out why they had run in the first place. Adeline rolled her eyes at Chloe, and said, "Chloe, are you still starstruck by Adrian? I could have died of embarrassment over what happened just now!" The cor