Married by Mistake: Mr. Whitman’s Sinner Wife

Chapter 1697

The chill in Shirley’s emotionless voice was palpable.

Adam looked at Shirley, tightening his grip on Cathy’s hand, and continued toward the door.

Barely a few steps and Shirley’s voice drifted from behind once again.

“Adam, I brought her here so that you can be content with your lot. Don’t you even think about stepping out of the door.”

Upon hearing these words, Cathy instantly understood.

She was merely bait for Adam, who would come and look for her here, luring him into this trap.

Adam’s fists clenched as he suddenly turned around. When he saw Shirley smoking in a carefree demeanor, his face fell. “Shirley, you should’ve already read dad’s notebook. Why are you still acting like this?”

Shirley stepped toward Adam, her face insipid. “Adam, you’re already an adult. Are you so naive to think you could solve this matter, one that had been gnawing at my mind for all these years, just by doing that? Let me tell you. It’s not possible!”

gritted her teeth as she spat out the last

nothing else that he

here, I’ll stay.

not agree to that. “None of you are allowed to leave,” she said,

she instructed the maid next

decisively walking away, he could not help

seeing Adam’s troubled expression, tried

stay here then, treat this as a holiday. You’re her brother, so

his eyes filled with regret while hers flickered with

dragging you into this. I’m the

should be the one apologizing. If it wasn’t for me, you won’t even be in this mess,” Cathy apologized, then thanked him sincerely. “Adam, I’m very grateful for your concern. No one else has shown me such care besides

feeling touched by her

executed, he never thought that

notion