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

sense Shirley’s heartlessness. He also knew there was nothing else that he needed to say. He only wanted to

keep me here, I’ll

agree to that. “None of you are allowed to leave,” she said, her

instructed the maid next to her before she

walking away, he

Adam’s troubled expression, tried to ease

here then, treat this as a holiday. You’re her brother, so she shouldn’t do anything to

hearing that. He looked at Cathy; his eyes

you into

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

eyes glinted, feeling

he never thought that he would get

mind–the notion to grab the

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