Chapter 298

Adrian hunned, surprised to see

“Are you here with

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He smile was wain,

morning sun, and it made Caroline smile too. Tope, I’m here with my bushand

The gleam in Addan’s eyes dimmed a bit. “Loveblads, eh?

Embarrassed, Caroline lowered her head for a moment before looking up to ask him, “What about you? Are you here with your friends?”

“Yeah, kind of,” Adilan told her alter a moment’s hesitance.

Silence fell as both of them didn’t have anything else to talk about after that. Adrian broke the stillness by asking, “Can I meet your husband?

He was curious about what kind of man could make her change so much.

“Surel” Caroline beamed. “But you have to wall for a bit. I want to

the bill first”

“Let me treat you two this time,” Adrian told her.

“No, I’m fine.” She waved her hands, declining his offer.

“How can I let you do that?”

The two of them fought for the bill, and the stall at the counter asked for the number of Caroline and Kirk’s private room.

Alter typing away at the keyboard for a while, she looked at them both and sald, “Room 201 has been paid for,”

Once again, silence shrouded the alr. Awkward, Caroline rubbed her temples and said, “I forgot to ask my husband if he had paid for it. He

must have done it earlier.”

Adrian smiled and shifted the topic of their conversation. “Well then, I can meet him now, right?”

Caroline heartily agreed and led him to the private room. Just then, a soft voice sounded from behind thern. “Adrian,” the voice called out.

Caroline halted in her tracks and turned to the source of the volce, along with Adrian.

A gentle–looking young woman in a black dress stood nearby. She was pretty, and her bearing suggested that she came from an affluent

and sophisticated family.

of unease took over Adrian’s lace when he saw

them and eyed Caroline up and down before smiling, which showed off her dimples. “Caroline

a hand to her. “Yvonne Hackett. You don’t know me, but I know you.”

in her mind and

weren’t many girls or women in their family, so all

love.

daughter of the head of the Hackett family. She had

this and knew her as a cule and soft–spoken young woman. She only had a vague impression of Yvonne, though, since they had never

are, Ms. Hackett,” Caroline

you

it were a natural thing for her to do. “I’m here to accompany

at Yvonne. “I see. So you came here with Ms.

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teen was

withdrew his arm from York’s and can on selfs

to explain himself but merely cold

confused at why he would felt

this, Yvonne smiled and said, “Oh Were you for going to meets Event se do prog to abandon me, Adrian.”

a certain degres of my

overthinking it, but she didn’t take it to head told ham, med bark?

room she shared with

Adrian escaped from Cnne’s rest

at him, but he couldn’t

She asked, puzzled.

that Gustin’s almost dons with the pad You’ll get the

bearned. Quentin had told her several times before that

of giving up.

he would be able to uncover more clues again?

you the information you

so much, Adrian, Give Quentin my regards too. Caroline sounded

to dinner after I’m done with

him a couple more times and

to stop her from leaving, so he could only watch as she walked away

balled into fists. She then

let’s go back.”

appetite. “You go on and eat alone, I’m heading

turned and left.

got in his car

lights of his

from clenching her fists as she watched him leave her behind. She spent a moment staring back in the direction where Caroline left them a while ago, then strode back

him about her encounter

to go on a blind date together,” she said

the wind from the open window, and her other hand was in Kirk’s

Yvonne was Mr. Hackett’s elder brother’s daughter, Even though all the Hacketts adored her,

lower than

mattered. She simply understood that families like theirs

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