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!”

as she spat out the last

was nothing else that he

just want to keep me here,

Shirley would certainly not agree to that. “None of you

her cold words, she instructed the maid next to her before she went

walking away,

Adam’s troubled expression, tried to ease

as a holiday. You’re her brother, so she shouldn’t

looked at Cathy; his

sorry for dragging you into this. I’m the

for me, you won’t even be in this mess,” Cathy apologized, then thanked him sincerely.

feeling

knew Felipe had been executed, he never thought

in his mind–the notion to grab the chance

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