“this what friends are loc?“Sean clapped her on the shoulder. “We’re good friends after all. We can go for a deur races once you’re better.”
“Bnce you’bar alright, you shoulderst well” Christopher saidas be started to İrave.
“Christopher,“Donorly called after him. “Will Adeline get mad at you again for coming here so late at night?
Christopher’s one was emotionless authe glanced at her, “You’re afraid that she’ll be angry?”
Picking up on his annoyance, Dorothy smiled at Sean. “We’re all the best of friends, ain’t we? two just worried that there might be conflict between you and Adelina.”
Sean said. “It’s alight, Christopher. You can go home. I’ll stay with Donoling.
Chistopher just made amor of acknowledgment and didn’t say another wood, striding out of the ward
Dorothy looked at his treating form that held not even a shiedet bekany. Her heart ached
If it was the other woman in her place, would Chistopher seimabonden her and take his brave so quickly!
The 100m was completely white and filled with the smell of antiseptic,
There were some scattered sounds of conversation coming from the bed beside her. Adeline had always been a light sleeper and woke up before long
The IV drip was still attached to her hand, but the pain in her abdomen had already lessened by a lot.
Adeline turned head to sea pale bond adjusting the cats of her TV drip
The white light above her head illuminated that person with a haloed layer of light.
His voice was clear and pleasing to the ear it abounded familiar
Noticing het silent and coated gate, the man leaned down slightly and asked with a smile, “Don’t you reco
Only then was Adeline able to see his features clearly and associate them with the attractive teenagga bay in huna memories.
“Marchew Cacer“”
“‘s been a long time, Adeline”
Matthew looked at Adeline’s plea with a tender expression on his face. He had imagined many scenarios for how the two of them would reunite with each other, but he had neve thought that it would happen in a hospital
Adeline was a liela dazed.
It had been a long time had been about w
Seven years ago, Mathew had obeyed his family’s arrangements in further his studies in Veloria, while Adeline had gone to mind.
The year Adeline had gonged to Christopher, Matthew win to Tatoon to phen
He asked her, “Adeline, can you wait for me?
Adeline didn’t reply to him,
Matthew continued asing. “You’ve never met him. You don’t even low what he looks. Are you all wiling to cry him?
But for the Adeline of that time, het ingress to do it wasn’t important.
Because she didn’t have a choice in the first place
At that time, Keller Corporation was doing well by cooperating with Lambert Group Lloyd had previously made it very clear that the Kees family’s daughters marriages were only to be usadas tools for the benefit of Keller Corporation
The marriage older from the Lambert family was just what Lloyd wared
Adeline knew that she didn’t have a choice apart from that read of marrying another child in her station, the best choice for her was to marry the son of the richest man in the city That way, she would be able to escape the Keller family and have enough power to stand agar uma and Alicia.
Reorienting her thoughts as she pulled herself out of past memories, Adeline realized that Matthew was wearing a white coat with the writing on the name tag stating that he was the head of the surgical department in this hospiral
“How long have you been back?” she asked.
“One week. My job application jar finished processing a few daysage”
Matthew pulled up a chair and adjusted the height of her bed to a more comfortable level
He sat down beside her. “You had a gastric episode again. You’re lucky that you got to the hospital in time. You’ve already bad gastritis since high school, how are you still so bad at taking
Aimile appeared on Adeline’s palace. “It’s a chronic sickness. It can’t get ”
Since Giselle’s death and Olivia, who had taken care of her since she was a small child, had been fired, she had gotten gastritis. It was common for her to have an episode every few days. Adeline didn’t want to discras hemel, so she asked, “Aren’t you a surgical doctor? Why are you here with mel
atthew smiled gently. “I just happened to see you when I was doingward rounds with another doctor”
Hrath was, he haduren Adeler’s on the adminton form in the emergency room. He taught that I might be r
When he walked into the ward and new line lying quietly on the bed with her eyes closed, only then was Matthew able to be certain that it was really her. Her delicate face was devoid of
and the locked so fragile that it was The she might break at any uncond
“Why didn’t anyone accompany you? Where’s Christopher?”
Adeline’s eyes darkened at the mention of Christopher’s name. She quickly gilled. “The bad thing to take care of and couldn’t me
Matthew looked at her smile and turb’ı ask anything further
In the adult weni, the best way to keep another’s dignity derart was so just let some ben bø.
Even though Matthewldandy leruck for one week, he had already heard many tomers about Christopher’s romantic excoUNITE
How his furari jorar last for Adeline. Nike kailinahandan marrying him then, bot was sturally happy ne«?
Chapter 24 Bernatong Tame
A black motor bike zoomed over the road as Christopher pushed the accelerator to the maximum limit.
He called the disgusted way Adeline had looked at him bedre he left the house, With her temper, the house might not be standing by the time he got home.
when he retuned to Regalis Villa, not a single light could be seen in the building.
Arrast the door to the bedroom was still intact. Nothing sormed broken either.
Christopher assumed that Adeline must have fallen asleep. He tiptood over to the bedside lamp and turned it on.
The second the light ball on the bed, Christopher’s eyes widened. The bed was cold, and there was no one made the room.
His hand capped several times on the electronic screen as he brought up the garage’s CCTV. Her car was still there.
It was in the middle of the night, and she didn’t drive. Where did she go?
Christopher hit a cigarette and called Adeline’s number as he stood by the window,
The first time, his call was rejected
The second time, it man rejected again.
The third time, hart phone had been turned off.
Christopher’s expression turned dark. Since when had Adeline stated to go out in the middle of the night without answering his calls?
The sky started to lighten outside the window. The I’vdrip over her head had also become empty,
A nurse came over to remove the needle and gave her some advice Adeline took her medication and prepared to leave.
“Adeline”
Matthew called after her. He had taken off his white coat and was now in casual clothing
To be honest, Matthew was extremely good–looking He was tall with handsome features, though he had a completely differant aura from Christopher. Adeline wasn’t fully recovered and was still a le pale
Matthew said, “I’ll send you home.”
Adeline was about to eject the offer, but Matthew said, “I’m the doctor and you’re the patient. You should sten m
Adeline laughed lightly and didn’t refuse him.
In the car, Adeline kept looking at the phone that already had been turned off in her hands.
Matthew asked, “Did you change your number?”
Adeline answered, “Yeah, I changed it after turning here.”
Matthew handed his phone to her. “Give me your number then ”
To avoid misunderstanding, he explained, “Ts had blood taken today, so there’s still another report pending let you know once it’s ready
Adeline took Matthew’s phone and entered her number im his contac
The black Bentley drove into the Regalis Villa.
The car stopped Matthew exted the car and opened the door for Adeline in a gentlemanly manner.
“adetime.” Matthew looked at her tenderly. “Remember to take your medication at home. Take care of your health. Don’t let Giselle worry about you in heaven”
Maybe it was because she would miss the people closest to her the most when she was at her wealt
Train gathered in Adeline’s ayes at the mention of Giselle
She looked up and said, “Thank you, Matthew.”
Looking at the black car driving away, the sound of a glass shattering could be heard in the living room.
