Adam frowned. He looked up from his documents and looked at Len. “Where did he run off to?

“He went to the Tates. Mr. Benjamin had already gathered all 36 of Mercity’s mainstream mediapanies to do ba /bpress conference soon to expose Mrs. Alvarez for abusing and abandoning her adoptive father, who had brought her up.”

Adam pursed his lipsb. /bWhat the heck was Benjamin doing?

“What are all of you doing? How do you do your jobs like this? Larry is castrated, yet he’s still able to escape?”

Leo’s sweat beaded heavily on his torehead when he saw Adam honing. “Mr. Alvarez, actually-

“I told Leo to allow it,” Celine’s clear voice rang all of a sudden.

Adam looked at Celine band /basked skeptically, “Your“…

Celine nodded. “Trold Leo to deliberately allow Larry to escape.”

Adam’s gaze was deep, like an abyss “Why would you do something like that? They’re nning on doing a press conference now.

“That scumbag has ns to stick to you for life. I’ll send someone to the Tates to grab him and bring him back. The press conference will be canceled

“Ilbeke nothing had ever happened. Whatever you don’t want anyone else to know, they won’t ever find out about it.”

Celine knew that Adam waspletely capable of covering this whole thing up, and it he did do something, he could leave no traces behind.

Before this, she was thinking of how he would react when he knew what had happened between her and Lerry.

He didn’t think of anything else on the contrary, he would protect her.

He was protecting the tattered, wounded, and rollen ce in her heart so the world wouldn’t find out about it.

Then, she wouldn’t have to endure odd looks from the people baround /bher; she wouldn’t have to endure people pointing fingers at her, and bmost /bimportantly, she would no longer get hurti. /i

Celine interrupted him, “No need, Mr. Alvarez. From now onb, /byou don’t have bto /bdo anything. I’ll deal with this myself.”

She would deal with this herself? How would she bdeal /bwith this?

Adam didn’t quite believe her. “Celine, you-

“Mr. Alvarez,” Celine smiled and yfully winked bat /bhim. “You’ve already helped me once. You don’t have to help me anymore. I’m afraid I won’t be able to repay byour /bkindness.”

The atmosphere shifted the moment Celine’s voice chord in the office because she had just remembered how she had repaid his kindnessst night.

Naturally, Adam was also reminded about her method of showing gratitude bst /bnight. He retracted his gaze and looked at his documents once more. His voice was unbothered and red as he muttered, “Upto you.”

Celine looked at him. Ever since they left the B&B, Adam had resumed his usual aloofness. They had stuck to their promise–only both of them were aware of yesterday night’s

bevents /b

Suddenly, a familiar voice was heard. “bWhat’s /bgoing on with the press conference, Adam? bWhy /bare they saying that Celine

Nathan had arrived. She saw Celine immediately. He was ted as he eximed, “bWhat /bare you doing here, Celine?”

Celine smiled as bshe /bsat on the couch “Mr. Lynch, what’s everyone out there saying about me

Nathan sat beside Celine and said, “They are all saying how evil you are for bdespising /bthe poor and sucking up to the rich. They’re also questioning your audacity bto /babuse and abandon your adoptive father”

*Do you believe them, Mr. Lynchi

Of course Nathan didn’t believe any word of that. “If you love the rich and despise the poor, then why won’t you blike /bme? Why won’t you ept

He would blike /bher to know that he was a very wealthy man

Celine was speechless

Adamn, who was seated in his office chair, looked a little grim. What were the both of them doing? How could they flirt in front of him?

“Where were youst night, Celine?” Nathan asked all bof /bba /bsudden.

pursuit?

Celine’s heart was about to leap out of her chest. “Why?”

“Tiried calling you twice, but it didn’t go through. It’s the same for Adam as well.” Nathan’s eyes lingered on the both of them. “Were you two togetherst night?”

“No!” Celine was quick to deny it. “I wasn’t with Mr. Alvarezst night”

Adam scolded in his heart upon hearing her quick denial. Was she really worried that Nathan would find out that they were togetherst night? She was so good at lying to on.