As Simone’s voice trailed oft, Celeste stopped in her tracks. She turned to face Simone, glaring at her. “Who taught you to come up with a calculation like this?”
“I don’t care!” Simone immediately resorted to tricks. “I want you to pay me this much, or I’ll sue you!”
Celeste’s lipsanded into a cold smile. “You haven’t even signed the contract. How are you even going to sue me?”
After hearing her words, Celeste started to understand. The property may have been a trap from the start. Simone never had any intention of renting it to her. Her calculations were sharp, though.
Just as Celeste was about to respond, a cold voice cut in first. “Ms. Carroll, such big words, How exactly do you plan to deal with her?”
Everyone turned toward the voice.
When they saw the man slowly walking toward them, they froze.
Celeste’s back stiffened.
What was Adnan doing here?
1 their previous encounter at the orphanage had been a coincidence, then this time, it surely wasn’t
Adrian’s appearance not only unsettled Simone but also made Lucy, who had been watching from the side, nervous.
His position in Longdale was unrivaled. No one knew better than she did bow powerful he was.
He was the last person they’d ever wanted to mess with. And clearly, he was standing on Celeste’s side.
“Mr. Wienford, my friend was just joking with Ms. Morin. She’s a straightforward person, very simple–minded, and probably only tried to pressure her into signing
by using this method. She never intended to actually do anything to Ms. Morin,” Lucy quicldy explained, trying to smooth things over
Celeste couldn’t help but want to roll her eyes at Lucy’s words, but managed to hold back
Adrian steered, his lips curling coldly as he looked at Simone. “If it was just a joke, then you can return the deposit.
At his words, Celeste almost laughed out loud. After all, money did all the talking.
It wasn’t just clever–it was rulless.
Not only had the prevented ber from paying, but now he was going to help her get the deposit back.
“Mr. Windoid, you’re a businessinat, so you know thist without signing the contract, the deposit can’t be refunded. Although the amount isn’t much…” Simone’s. words wear cut off as Adrian spoke first
“A larte something is still something ”
Celeste couldn’t help but smile.
Seeing the smile on Celestes face only made Simone anger. But when her gaze met Adrian’s icy stare once more, she finally backed out.
Guttered, defeated. “Since Mr. Wentord has intervened, I’ll rebum the thousand dollars.”
Celeste couldn’t believe it, but she really got the deposit back without any isaties.
The two of them walked side by side to the madside, and she looked up at film. “Thank you, Mr. Wienford, for helping me again this time,”
Celeste hesitated, then decided to ask the question that had been mind. “But how did you etyl up here?”
“I was just passing by. I saw that things were getting a little lieated, so i came in to see what was going on” Celeste thoughs for a moment. “I see.”
He lowered las gaze and looked at her. “I heard you’re planning to open a clinic?
