Christophet ponded, “It’s my decision.”
Sensing his derermmation, Howarded a different approach. “Since Adeline is the one you’ve chosen, give me a great–grandchild beime Talle,” Christophes teplied, “Chanda, let’s discuss this in the future.”
“What do you mean? Howardashed, narrowing his eyes.
Christopher hesitated before answering, “It’s not the right time. What i
If something happened to him, this child would banden bet. The path ahead was too difficult; he coukh’t let het carry the weight alone,
“There is no what it! Howard incepted angry, striking the ground with his came. “And there will never be a ‘what it?”
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In the garden, Lary’s angry voice would be heard. So, that annelig verdhi man your safer?”
Adeline sat on the wing, holding Lucy’s place of small sales. A husholds walked away, and she took a plan of champagne
11 refreshing to home or hit of pastry andons of champagne
“Adeline, that’s exactly how you shelfer taught her a lesson! You wouldn’t believe it! When they pulled her out, she looked like a downed cat as she screamed her head IT
Lucy whappy calling the sorte
She sat beside Adeline, stuffeda pastry into her mouth, and med, “the abodaeth histopher doesn’t the you, what a joke, does she tha thuri he flies bet
about to drink to the wine glas
wine glass when the asked, “y, dyreally think Chatopher Best
She clearly didn’t understand the question.
Adeline smiled. “Thuyenthink Chinopheles me
Lucy modded blankly. “Of clotherwise, why has there been no grip about him berly? I haven’t heard anything from Som about Deathy bothering Christopher. It must be because you mentioned divorce lair time, and be get narod, so he’s been aning hansell”
Adeline laughed softly. Lucy to scent that she probably had no idea what was happening.
“Luty, do you know with the last name “White?”
“Who?“Lucy shook her head “Awornas”
“Yes, someone who was with Christopher”
“Oh, you mean that want Lucy’s eyes darted around “eshe the one who boas always around him a few years again
Adeline’s heart sink. “Du you know about?
“I don’t
much about his affair.” Lucy bit in men. “The
“Twanly heard a little about this worn. She used to allow him everywhere, and they seemed pretty close. He took her with
Em whatever he went…
The more she said, the heavier Adeline’s heart became fal uncomfortable, 34, the two really shared a past where they were inseparable and steel.
Seeing that she was silent while holding her champagne, Lucy come,” don’t overthink it. Adelse Claimpler dinitely doesn’t like her.t
“He don’t like her?” adeline laughed lightly. The thought Lucy was just comforting her
If Christopher didn’t like Winora, why would he had her in the mysterious Famber Messence? If this didn’t count as affection, what did affection vereen mean for someone like him?” “Yes” Lucy nodded firmly. “As someone domineering, he would’ve married lady if he liked her,”
Adelina downed the last of her champagne.
Lucy was just a young woman in her early 20%, so she couldn’t publy understand Christopher’s true thoughts.
Not longer, Lucy received a phone call and let Adeline was left alone on the wing, pendly rocking back and forth. Unknowingly, the had drunk four glasses of champagne. People seemed toke to drink when they were in bad mood
It was about time, andshe prepared to gather her thoughts before heading back to the banquet.
Luddenly, she heard light foepsbehind her. She thought Lucy hadresumed.
“Why are you buck?”
She turned, only to find that the person want Lucy
The man, deed in a white sun, sized her up. “How did you know I was here?”
Zack Lambert Howard’s grand–nephew and Christopher’s cousin.
Though they were both from the Lambert family, their appearance vastly differed. Christopher has, and, lack ordinary, With an average appearance and proud, antepant personality.
Bering on his starus, he spent his days Idly, squandering his assets and frequently appearing innen He was solled and capable
“You’w nilitakan me for someone else.“Adelice didn’t want to interact with him, stood up to leave.
Zack stepped forward to block har path, his eyes samning her body lecherously, thy are you here alone?”
Though she von Nisconsin–in–law in namn, be had heard enough abser Christopher” illains. I knew Cheap her didn’t like her. On the, Chistopher had had countless momen around. He em suspected Christopher probably didah cara Is Adeline at all.
He sized her up his gaze lingering on her chest, waist, and hips…
Tik, uk, she would be to much better all with him.
Adeline’s beauty was well–known in their circles. She was more appealing than those bicher women. Every time Zack sa Lambert Exte, her figured me hire year for her. If İt weren’t for Christopher, he would’ve already tried to take her for himmelf.
“Are you not a pensent
Adeline showed him no respect as the koked at him with cold eyes. She knew what he was thinking.
Surprised by her blunturphy, Zack’s face tited With his status, most women would fav over him, but this was their time one had spoken to him Hoe that
But the more she resisted, the more using it would be to conquer her.
What I meant was, so would cistopher be blind, licing och a beautiful woman drink alone!”
Touse he a lor to say”!
She rolled her eyes. “love you cleaned up your mess? Did you pay those thier ex–gith who asked blue? And the who’s pregnant seith your child, are you planning va
These wandiluwero allanan the internet, and it seat hard not to know about them.
Seeing thegerais darken, Adeline smiled. “Back, as your cousie in Law, let me give you some adike. Clean up your own men belare you worry about whether Christopher tale of me Bardo’s Jork as good as himandoertainly don’t have in much money, but you how as much bad intent as he does
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With no one around, Zack’s face turned ugly. “Adeline!”
“Wow! Someone’s mad!” She laughed. “Don’t get angry, Zack. If you keep getting angry like this, you’ll have more to be mad about with me around”
He glared at her departing figure, clenching his fists. He never expected her to be such a sharp–tongued woman.
No wonder Christopher didn’t care for h
This was Lambert Estate, so he couldn’t do anything right now, but he would deal with her once they left!
Just as be turned around, he was suddenly startled and stepped back
Christopher appeared in front of him without him noticing, and he wore a sinister smile on his face
a
Zack turned pale. “Christopher, when did you get there?
Christopher said nothing. He reached up and adjusted Zack’s collar before grabbing his te
Zack froze, not dating to breathe. He forced a smile. “Christopher, why didn’t yo
you go see Grandpa
Christopher remained silent, tightening his grip on the tie and pulling it tightly that it chuked Zack. The pressure was sa
sure was so intense that Zack struggled to breathe, his face turning red
Christopher smiled with satisfaction as he patted Zack’s head. His tone dripped with cold menace as he said, ‘Zack, you’d better keep your thoughts in check. If I find out you’ve been having Inappropriate thoughts about Adeline.”
A cold smile appeared on his lips. “I’ll break your legs”
