Chapter 29 Marrying Kama
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member to as these for Adeline. They’re hos favorits, Alicia the set the bouquet of flowers on the coffee cable she the paced around and took in the spulent yet understated mamion
Adeline and Christopher’s marital bome was bigger than Keller Manor, with the many corrido beton the ovens resembling a maze. The mansion had been decorated in shades of black gray, and white, the modern decorations interspersed with endearinghouseholdte for contcast.
Alicia gritted teeth, furious that adeline got to share this house with Christopher. This was supposed to be her home!
“McKellen,” Maitha began he dicantly, beleving Alicia was waiting for Adelina, Lambert won’t be coming home for dinner this evening. Perhaps you could—
Upon hearing this, Alicia Matha od, “Will Christopher be coming back, then!”
Marthaled Christopher telling her at noon that he would be home for dinner. Nodding, the answered, “Yes, he will“–/
Moulthardy conceal her glee the urged Martha, “Go and make dinner, then, Marthal I’m saying is hum done with chiropter.”
Martha was about to head in the kitchen when she noticed Alicia mang har may upstairs, she stopped alila at once, Ma, Keller, Mrs. Lambert has made it clear that she having queues Intradne upon her and Mr. Lambert’s private space upstairs”
Alicia smiled. “Marth. I’m not a pest; I’m Adeline’s sister.”
Martha
particular Adeline was, but she dared not say thing to offend alia ether, so she kept quiet.
Adeline did not lie crowds. Save for the maids who came by to straighten up the house every day. Martha was the only other person living with her and Chrbtopher And that was only because Martha was the housekeeper.
«. Every littlething here cod a small isirane, and she was so jealous, she could combunt. All the should have been born, and the hated
Alicia found herself on the second of the mansion, i thardline struck gold lead
Adeline had been acting all high and mighty since marrying Christopher,
Alicks wouldn’t pan op with that for long. Sooner or later, she would drag Adeline off her newfoundtheons.
Just then, Alicia stopped before an open walk–in closet. The glass case held dozens of expensive designer watches, but that was not what caught here. She glanced at the row of tightly shut dose doors and felt her heart raon
Se padded over, keeping her steps light, and pushedopen a door to reveal rows of impeccably made third as she pulled out a white one, and a wicked glean flashed in her
Aloud thad berated through the private lounge in Peridot Hotels Roses down on the table. “You smother is unbelievable bend angrily after listening to Adreche leckdant at kaller Manor. “And Alida is just plain trouble
A weary sme curled adeline’s Tips. Indeed, her daily life was no different than most as the thought the had gotten over hunds, another came up.
“Not that I’m having beer than you, se potried out, no longer lecking asspicited as she had been moments aga. She looked outright defeated as she explained, “My dad’s been urging ma to get married. He said he’d out me up on daire soon.”
Josephine linadparete and took an indulgent drug, chucking. “Il mattlage is so great, there’d be more people signing up dit opposed to being focord to senle down.”
“Exactly!‘ sanching up the opportunity to get manied if it was tear my time.” Rose sounded
Adeline teased, “Listen to Rs. Youly if you are wold be doing
of sins
Bose’s eyes widened “What dire
more dejected them before.
single. But you’re hitched, you’ll find yourself unknowingly committing a litany
Adeline counted with her fingers, her expresake grase eshe listed out the sins, “Not bearing children, nat beating som, mot bearing a second child, not treating your husband on a ling. not giving your in–laws.enough tuntion, wanting to derp in, refusing todochorny transpending, laling out with your relatives.
With each so–called “in” Adaline listed out, Rose’s frown deepened. Seeing the exasperainland despairing lask on Hose’s face, Adeline added. “Burthere’s also a great perk to being
“Whathit?“Joe’s eyes glamered with hops.
Christopher’s Exceflashed in Adeline’s mind. “You get tacho your arma”
Asilver–gray Parache 448 Spyder slowly drove into Regalia Vila and polled up in the drivescr
The driver was on a phone call, which had been put through the car’s audio system. His voice was crisp and clear anhe addressed the pan on the other line, “on, we’ll proceed as I said. Mr. Leishmanak about it, just him it was my ide
Christopher then parked the car and headed toward the front doce, only to fit wide open. He smiled and wonderedit this was Adeline’s way of telling him she had calmedi
The door opened wider, and the person on the other side grinned at him while bracing her hand against the frame. As Christopher took in alicia’s features, which fandy resembled Adeline’s he frowned and demanded, “What are you doing here?”
“Welcome home, Christopher,” Alicia prenteuertly. “I’m sorry above what happened the other day. My mom and I shouldn’t have made you and adeline angry brought some flowers for her today to make it up to her ”
Christopher said nothing she impaled the door. He looked around the house but did not deine amphets.
Martha came out of the lochen at chat moment and explained, “Mr. Lambert, Men, Lambert won’t be here for dinner this evening”
“Where did the po” Chelopher asked
The air around Christophold. Hockey have dinner with Adeline, yet she refused to come home?
He had made her oatmeal and given her medicine. He even gave her a gilt. What more could he do to appease her!
Christophered and walked over to the rouch Plopping down, he lossened his fir and leaned into the soft cushions, crossing his legs. He fabed out his plone and wrote a cost. When he was done, he lookedup and stared at Alicia, asking fatly, “Xorn‘) you İraving?
Alicia Was he throwing her er “Christopher, Thaven’t had dinner yet?
She wanan heiress of the Keller family to just being Adeline’s sister alone should have earner a place at the dinner table. Samely,
- ly. Christopher wouldn’t be sude as to let her leave
Christopher’s eyes darkened as he asked in mild me, “Care for someone spare ribu?” He don’t wait for her to respond be the called out to Martha, “Mh. Reller likes hoory gube spare ribs Martha, cooklynu bag up a portion for her to take home!”
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da was rendered speechless. She never liked honey garlic spare ribs. She wouldn’t touch them if it weren’t for Adeline.
Christopher, on the other hand, simply stared at his phone, his expression turning gave when his text received no reply. A moment later, Martha came out with a container of spare ribs Alicia reluctantly took it
When Christopher still did not get a response, he tossed his phone on the couch and made to go upstairs. He had only just taken a step when he stopped and turned to look at Alicia
She parsedbergs as her eyes vinded Was he going to ask her to stay for dinner?
Christopher chuckled dryly. “Im pretty sure Adeline’s already told you this, but to you, I’m Mr. Lambert Got it?”
It was past too pm when Adeline Einally said goodbye to Josephine and nose. As she polled up in the front yard of Regalis villa, she saw that the first floor was completely dark. The second flood, however, was well–lit: the lights practically poured out of the glass windows.
Badiled, she opened the door and went upstairs. Did this mean Christopher was home?
She had only just reached the second floor when a chill raced down her spine.
Christopher had already showered, and he now wore a robe as he perched on the second–floor living room couch. In his hand was a book written in a foreign language.
His handsome face looked stiff, making him look more
a statue. Sering that he did not took her way, Adeline quickly tiptoed past him to get into the shower.
“Adeline Keller!” Christopher’s icy and unforgiving voice rang out behind her.
