“Adam, don’t you want to see it:
“Fine. Come to my place tonight,” he agreed
“Perfect”
After dinner, Adam and Carly exited the restaurant together. As they stepped outside, they sputted Celine.
She was standing by, chatting with Owen from Alpite Pharma.
Adam’s steps faltered, surprised by the sight of Celine. He hadn’t expected to see her here, especially not with Owen.
What was going onbetween them?
Equally stunned, Carly could help but comment, “Adam, why is Celine with Mr. McConnick from Alpite Plumma? Could it be she’s trying to seduce him now?”
Her pointed remark made Adam frown, his expression darkening In response…
aly scoffed. “I seem to recall Mr. McCormick is a married man. It celine supposed to be dating Perry? So why is de
With that, the stepped forward “ori
Celine turned, her gaze landing on Adam and Carly
She raised an eyebrow and greeted them, “Me Alvarez, Carly what a surprise
Grather not be seen by im. Aren’t you worried we might expose your little secretely sold, hertone laced with s
nder of Alpite Pharma: Notiring Cady’s disrespect, even immediately stepped in “M. Carly, why are you bring
Me McCormick, why are you defending her?” Carly shot back “Does your wife know you’re out dining with Celiner
Before Owen could respond, Celine raised a land, sigrading him to step back.
Owen took the hint and moved aside,
Hisement. “Carly, you clearly have something to say. Why not just come out with it? Are you
ou suggesting that I’m having an
Matnnick
arly marked. “Well, we all know Alpite urma is the largest listed medical company in the country–well–known, influential, and with an imperrable
reputation
Axits director, Mr. McCormick must face a lot of temptation. Celine, I can see why you’d try to use your charms to get his attention.”
Owen shot her a look of disbelief, as if she were the biggest fool he had ever come across.
“hui Mr. McCormick is a married man,” Carly continued. “Celine, do you have no shame? Isn’t Mr. Marshall enough for you? Why do you keep seduning taken men?
you know what they say – when
Celine quickly realized Carly had misunderstood the situation, though it didn’t surprise her. With a sly smile, she replied, “Carly, yo someone’s rotten inside, they assume the whole world stinks.”
Before Carly could lash out further, Adam stepped in. “Enough!”
Carly tumed to him with a pitiful expression. “Adamı, you saw it yourself. Celine is completely shameless!”
Adam ignored her as his gaze remained locked on Celine. “So, you were having dinner with Mr. McCormick?
Celine nodded. “That’s correct. Is there a problem with that? Since when is having dinner with him a crime?
There was something about the way Celine and Owen stood together that made Adam feel uneasy, as if they were hiding something. “And what exactly were you Two talking about?” he pressed.
Owen started torplan. “Mr. Alvarez, Ms. Celine and 1-
But Celine quickly cut blanoff. “Mr. Alvarez, I’m known as “Dr. C’ in the medical field, and Mr. McCormick is the director of Alpite Pharma. We were simply discussing medical topics.”
then nodded in agreement. That’s right. I’ve long respected Dr. C’s expertise, so I invited her to dinner to exchange insights.”
Turning to Cadly, he added, “I’d advise you to stay calin, Ms. Carly. Your heart condition is worsening, and at Dr. Crefuses to treat you, no one else can. If I were you, I’d do whatever it takes to stay on her good side.”
This words at Carly like a lightning bolt, draining the color from her face.
Celine watched her with a cold, detached gaze.
The Tair family had brought this upon themselves; they were never deserving of her sympathy,
Meanwhile, Carly realized that Celine would never willingly help her. The only way to get to her was through Adam.
She couldn’t afford to lose him—not now, and certainly not when she could use him to make Celine’s life a living nightmare.
A smug sandle cuded on Carly’s lips. “Adam, let’s not waste any more time here. We should go back.”
With that, ale looped her arm through Adain’s and gloated, “Celine, bere’s some good news. Tonight, I’ll be staying at Adam’s place.”
