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.

over Adrian’s lace when he saw

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

to her. “Yvonne Hackett. You don’t know me, but

her mind and soon found an answer.

family’s daughter. There weren’t many girls or women in their family, so all the Hacketts showered them

love.

was why Yvonne was treated quite well, although she wasn’t the daughter of the head of the Hackett family. She had also made appearances at

had met her a couple of times before this and knew her as a cule and soft–spoken young woman. She only had a vague impression of Yvonne, though, since they

Ms. Hackett,” Caroline said, and

are you

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

Yvonne. “I see.

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that teen was wrong

from York’s and

to explain himself but merely cold that it was/

bit confused at why he would felt

meets Event se do prog to abandon me, Adrian.” She sounded coquettish

expressed a certain degres of

she was simply overthinking it, but she didn’t take

of the private room she shared with Kirk and bed them

from Cnne’s rest and followed after

at him, but he couldn’t

asked, puzzled.

a moment before smiling. I just wanded to tell you that Gustin’s almost dons with the pad You’ll get the results very soon.”

Caroline bearned. Quentin had told her several

of giving up.

he would be able to uncover more clues again?

He’ll be able to give you the

Give Quentin my regards too. Caroline sounded more cheerful

you guys to dinner after I’m

that, she thanked him a couple more times and said

reason to stop her from leaving, so he could only watch as

entire time with her hands balled into fists. She

let’s go back.”

and found that he had lost his appetite. “You go

turned and left.

but he was too quick for her and got in his car in the blink of an eye. When she

lights of his car.

a moment staring back in the direction where Caroline left them a while ago, then strode back into the restaurant.

home after they finished dinner. She told him about her encounter with Adrian and Yvonne in the restaurant

a blind date together,” she said as she combed her hair with one hand

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

Mr. Sorkin’s son, and Yvonne was Mr. Hackett’s elder brother’s daughter, Even though all

significantly lower than Adrian’s.

thought any of these mattered. She simply understood that families like

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