---- Chapter 767 "Sure, let''s head out now!" Hailey said. Carly stood up, and the two of them walked out together. Inside the vi, Celine opened the door, only to find a tall, handsome figure standing outside -Adam had arrived. What was he doing here? Wasn''t he supposed to be having dinner with Carly? He hadn''t shown up at the city hall to register their marriage that day, and two days had passed without a word from him-not even an exnation.

    Despite trusting Adam''s character, Celine couldn''t shake the growing resentment inside her. She really didn''t want to see him right now. She reached out to close the door, trying to shut him out. But Adam''s hand pressed against the door, preventing her from closing it. He looked at her and said, "Celine , please don''t close it." Celine''s clear eyes met his chiseled features. "Mr. Alvarez, ---- what are you here for?" Adam smirked. "Celine, why are you calling me Mr. Alvarez?

    That''s a little too formal, don''t you think? After all, we''re supposed to be getting married." How dare he bring that up now? Celine looked at him. "We were supposed to register for our marriage , Mr. Alvarez , but you didn''t show up, did you?" "Celine, please, let me exin." "Alright, Mr. Alvarez, I''m giving you a chance. Go ahead." "Celine, please, just let me inside. I''ll exin everything." After a moment of hesitation, Celine opened the door, allowing Adam to enter.

    Once inside the living room, Adam reached out and grabbed Celine''s slender arm. "Celine, are you mad at me? Celine''s expression remained cold and unyielding. "I''m not." Adam raised an eyebrow. "But your face says otherwise. You waited for me in city hall all day, didn''t you? And when I didn''t show, you were upset." ---- Asense of relief stirred within Adam-the fact that Celine was angry and jealous meant that she still cared for him and loved him deeply.

    Even after all the years of setbacks and misunderstandings , their hearts had never truly strayed from one another. Celine locked eyes with him. "Mr. Alvarez, do you think this is a game? Do you get some kind of sick satisfaction from toying with me?" "Celine, I''m not ying with you," Adam replied. "There was a reason I didn''t show up at the city hall that day." "What reason? Tell me." Adam paused, unsure of how to exin. He hadn''t figured out the reason himself yet.

    His silence only made Celine''s frustration grow. "Mr. Alvarez, if you have nothing to say, then you can leave." Without another word, Celine began to gather her things. Adam''s eyesnded on something, and he quickly reached out, grabbing it. "What''s this?" He looked closer -it was two ne tickets. "Celine, are you nning to leave?" ---- Celine nodded without hesitation .

    "Yes, I''m taking Be and leaving this ce." Since Adam had shown no intention of marrying her, there was no reason for her to stay. She had allowed him into the house, giving both him and their rtionship a chance. But since he hadn''t said anything, she decided it was time to leave the Capitol with Be. "Celine, you can''t leave with Be. I won''t allow it!" Celine scoffed. "Mr. Alvarez, be reasonable. Why can''t Be and I leave? Please, just go. I heard you have dinner ns with Ms.

    Hampton -why don''t you go ahead and join her?" She turned to walk away, but her phone rang just then. It was Hailey calling. Celine pressed the button to answer, but Adam snatched the phone out of her hand before she could say more than a few words.style

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