Chapter 554 

“Hey, Ms. Daugherty, why’s Mr. Winters here, too?” Serene said as she took Adina‘s arm and pointed at the bar counter. 

Adina looked toward where Serene was pointing and a man sitting at the counter. Although it was just his side profile, the silhouette alone confirmed that it was Duke. 

‘Didn‘t he go searching for Earley? Why is he here?‘ 

Adina was about to get up when she realized that Duke was facing an equally familiar figure. 

It was a woman with blonde chestnut hair and a deep–set face. A foreigner... 

‘Wasn‘t this woman the one who visited Duke at the hospital the other day? I think her name was Catherine, and she‘s a therapist. What are they doing here?‘ 

Adina‘s doubts disappeared in a flash. She stood up and walked towards them. 

“Ms. Daugherty, call Mr. Winters over for a drink with us,” Serene said with a wink. 

would look like with Adina by his side, even if it meant having to witness public displays of affection.

to come and drink with us.”

looked back at the counter, she realized that Duke had disappeared. Catherine was left sitting alone there with a

did he

Even after a cursory look around, she could not find Duke‘s figure.

what

and leveled Adina with a penetrating gaze. A faint smile tugged

with a frown. “Where‘s the man who was just

raised her eyebrows. “I‘ve been drinking alone here all the while; no one else

furrowed even

only been her, she could have seen wrong. But

her from that angle just now. Why did he leave without saying a word to

are you drinking alone,

has been too hectic, so I came here after work to de stress.” After finishing half her glass, Catherine‘s eyes fell on Adina and ineffably said, “I really admire you, Ms. Daugherty. You are only two years my senior, yet

cute kids, and Duke‘s unconditional love. You are the luckiest woman in the world.”

same airy tone, she said, “You‘ll meet your destined one, too, and have children of your own. You don‘t need to admire

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