Chapter 77
15, a message popped up on herscreen.
Celeste held her phone, silently waiting. After a few moments, a message po
Adrian had replied to her message. It read, “Imawailable. Are you gotug to take me to dimmer?”
the screen. She fi
be found it amazing.
She momentarily froze when she read the message. It seemed that he could guess her thoughts through the screen. She quickly typed our her response and hot send
Adrian had just stepped out of a meeting when his phone vibrated. He gently flicked his timb over the screen and saw Celeste’s message.
“Didn’t we agree yestenlay to have dinner with Eloise soon to formalize things? Well, why not do it tonight?”
Alaint, hardly noticeable smile crept on his face.
Wrenford, the project leader from The Science and Technology Institution, wants to have dinner with you tonight,” Joslaia reported. He held a report in his hand while staring at Adrian’s back.
“Push it to tomorrow.” Adrian cut him off before he could finish,
“But you already agreed to this a few days ago.” Joshua was perplexed. “Are you heading back to have dinner with Mr. Wrenford Senior?
“Do you think he’s the only person I have dinner with?
“No. It’s just that whenever you cancel appointments, it’s because you’re headed back to the Wrenford residence.” Joshua watched him type on his phone, and his interest grew. “Mr. Wrenford, are you in love?
Upon hearing this, Adrian’s eyelids flattered slightly, and he looked up, “What made you think that?
“Your reaction suggests so.
Joshua instantly pointed to his phone.
Adnan glanced at him before swiftly typing out a response to Celeste.
“Ficka place and send me the location.”
He slid his phone into his pocket, and a cold sharpness flashed in lis gaze. “If you’ve got nothing better to do, find Shelley Davidson for me. Her phone has been oft for days. What’s going on with her?”
“I honestly don’t know what to do about this, Mc. Wrenford. I can’t possibly get a lacker to find her, right?
“I don’t care what method you use Just find her quickly!”
I understand, Mr. Wienford.” With chest, Adriannaached off,
Meanwhile, Joshua Jeli le his head was
bout to explode trying to figure out Shelley’s Identity. She had tumed ott her phone for days. Does she even care about
That overdug, when Celeste went to pick; up Eloise, she bumped into Lucy and Lucion
“Mom!”
Ladian instantly spotted them A Blood of jealousy washed over his gaze tellon Celeste, clutching Eloise’s hand. He yelled, “a Celeste turned around and passed when she saw them standing behind hier.
Eloise also stopped. When she met Lucian’s gaze, die automatically tightened her grip on Celeste’s hand.
Laclan asked, “Why are you picking her up again? Why didn’t real–title Adnan pick her?–
Lucian appraard displeased, and his paze toward Hoise temalard hostile
When Celeste didn’t answer, Eloise responded carefully, “He didn’t have time
“He doesn’t have time, so my mother has to cor pick you up? She never wants to pickane up, but she comes to get you every day!–
Eloise instantly fald behind Celeste after policing the jealousy on his face.
Celeste’s expression suddenly became frigid. “Lucian, be gentle when you speak to Eloise. She’s timid,”
