Oupter 271

Celine looked at Adam. He gave her a cold look before shifting her gaze to Carly and said gently, “Let’s go.”

He bhad /bjust agreed to what Carly bsaid /bin front of Celine.

bCarly /bcurved her lips into a sweet and triumphant smile. She knew that Celine’s heart was likely filled with envy and hatred at this moment.. She had to be struggling inside. How could a country bumpkin ever try to challenge herb? /bWhat a joke.

“Alright,” she said before looping her arm around Adam’s and turning to leave.

But soon, a clear and elegant voice called out from behind. “Adam”

Celine was calling Adam. He stopped in his tracks and turned around.

Carly smiled smugly and said provocatively, “Celine, you’re already divorced. Are you still hung up on Adam and trying to win him back?”

Celine stood straight in the corridor, her slender figure poised and unyielding. She ignored Carly. Her clear, translucent eyes rested on his dignified, handsome face,

She bsaid/b, “Adam, I loved you.”

He stared at her while she continued with her clear and captivating voice, “I never thought loving someone with all ashamed of

my heart was s

something to be

“That love doesn’t give anyone the right to humiliate me. I once loved you sincerely, but now, I don’t love you anymore. She no longer loved him? Adam’s tall and upright figure stiffened slightly.

Celine took a few steps toward the pair and added, “What are we now? We’re divorced. Strictly speaking, we’re exes. A proper ex should act like they don’t know beach /bbother/b, even if they meet on the street. They should be dead to each other.

“So, please, keep your current girlfriend in check. Don’t bring her around to haunt me like a ghost. I’m just your ex–wife, not your mother. “Whether you two get married or have as many kids as you want, it’s none of my business. I’m not interested in hearing about it.”

Carly’s face paled. She hade here to show off: She wanted to see Celine hurt and broken, but she was none of that

Celine approached the situation with a calm band /bposed demeanor, turning the tables entirely.

Carly seethed with rage. “Celine, you!”

At that moment, Celine stepped in bfront /bof them and slowly curled her lips into ba /bfaint smile.

Her cold gazended directly on Carly’s face as she said, “bAnd /bwhat exactly do you have to show off in front of me? The title of ‘Mrs. Alvarez‘ is something that I got bored with, and Adam is a man I’ve already slept with.

“Honestly, it’s the first time I’ve seen someone so smug about picking up my leftovers.”

Carly was rendered speechless. She couldn’t take it anymore. Her chest hurt from sheer anger. How could Celine be so sharp–tongued suddenly? With her message delivered, Celine turned and started to leave.

Before she got far, someone appeared. It was Benjamin. He strode over and said, b“/bCeline, Adam already divorced you. bWhy /bare you still talking to him? How can you be bso /bshameless-”

“And you, Benjamin Goodwind!” Celine cut him off mid–sentence. “You’d better lower byour /bvoice when speaking to me. Otherwise, I’ll tell everyone how you dropped from a pro to a beginner after losing to me in the game and turn you into aughingstock!”

He froze, immediately reacting as if his tail had been stepped on. He jumped in fury and shouted, “Celine, you venomous woman!”

She gave him a once–over and said, “Oh, there’s worse. If you provoke me again, I’ll drop you from beginner to nothing!”

What? Benjamin almost choked from sheer frustration

Without sparing the lots another nce, Celine walked off with ir, her bsteps /bconfident and unbothered.

Benjamin was on the bverge /bof exploding. He bboomed/b, “Adan, look at her!”