Chapter 235 Celine realized that Adam had dropped the act. The bad, seductive side of him was back.
She had wanted to expose his facade before, but now that she had, she found out that she didn't actually want it to happen.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe Rolls-Royce Phantom glided smoothly down the road. Celine glanced at Adam beside her and asked, "Did you have someone stopfrom seeing Robin?" With his hands on the steering wheel, Adam casually replied with a hum He admitted it.
"Is Mr. Lynch's departure related to you as well?" she asked.
Adam flicked the turn signal and smoothly turned the wheel. He said, “Nathan should have arrived by now. What do you think he's doing?" Celine stayed silent, waiting for him to continue Adam handed her a photo. She took the photo and saw Nathan in it.
"This is Laura Gardner, the woman the Lynch family chose for Nathan. As soon as he landed, he was taken to the matchmaking event. A marriage between the Lynch and Gardner families is inevitable." The photo was taken in a luxurious suite at a six-star hotel, where both the Lynch and Gardner families were present. Nathan and Laura sat across from each other.
The image perfectly captured the idea of a high-society marriage alliance. Laura wore a pristine white gown and looked every bit the refined heiress she was. They seemed like a perfect match.
"You can believe it waswho sent Nathan away, or you can believe the Lynch family called him back. Either way, the Lynch family's doors are closed to you. There's no future between you and Nathan.” Celine looked at the photo and sensed how well Nathan and Laura complemented each other. She felt happy for him, knowing he had found someone fitting. Nathan was one of her few friends, and she truly hoped he could find someone who was right for him.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe tucked the photo away and calmly said, "I know I'm not good enough for Mr. Lynch. I'm aware of that, Mr. Alvarez." Adam let out a low, dismissive hun. "Where do you want to go? A hotel?" Celine's heart skipped a beat. Was he really going to push things so quickly? She lowered her head. "I don't want to go to a hotel." "Then Luc Garden it is," he said.
Tonight, Adam was taking her back to Lux Garden. It was where they had first been together. That night of passion had left her with nothing but bitter humiliation. Celine never understood why Adam kept coming back if he had already grown tired of her.
"Mr. Alvarez, do they have condoms at Lux Garden?" Adam glanced at her.
Celine straightened her back and said, "I'm allergic to birth control pills, so you'll need to use a condom. I assyou don't want to getpregnant, you, Mr. Alverez?"
Adam didn't seem interested in having children, and Celine could sense that from his silence. She' m knew that night had been a result of his loss of control, induced by the drug he had taken. Suppressing the bitterness that rose within her, Celine continued, "Here's the deal. Have someone prepare the condoms and release Robin. I'm not going anywhere." Just as she finick finished speaking, the Rolls-Royce Phantom cane to an abrupt Celine stepped out in confusion. "Mr. Alvarez, why are we stopping here?"
abrupt stop. Adam stepped out of the car and opened the passenger door. "Get out." Adam pointed ahead to a N nearby supermarket. “Didn't you ask for condoms? We're buying them now.