“Lizbeth may be small, but she’s mighty,” Adrien chuckled. “Just like your former heartthrob Emmeline, who was also a skilled fighter, wasn’t she?”

As he spoke, Adrien glanced at Emmeline out of the corner of his eye.

Emmeline’s gaze landed on Abel’s face, trying to gauge his reaction.

But Abel remained impassive and simply said, “Please, Adrien, have a seat.”

Adrien sat down on the sofa in front of the main desk.

He couldn’t help but feel a little uneasy.

I said Emmeline was his heartthrob, but this guy doesn’t seem fazed at all.

Could it be that what Emmeline said was true?

Adrien’s gaze flickered back towards Emmeline.

She shrugged helplessly in response.

“Emmett, come here,” Abel called out.

Abel was getting annoyed at Adrien’s repeated glances toward “Emmett.”

to me,” he said, his voice dripping with

and walked

pulled her

still happy here?” he whispered in her ear,

I

asked himself, then answered, “Is it

jealous.

already knew the truth,

of course,” Emmeline replied with a smile, “I

Abel said, pleased, as he looked

and turned his head

didn’t know that the small figure in Abel’s arms was Emmeline, he wouldn’t be

Adrien was a playboy, his sexual orientation was not an

words, Adrien only liked beautiful

that he knew Emmett was actually Emmeline, Adrien could

reality, his soul still held a deep connection to her. Abel’s strange behavior towards “Emmett” was the

would happen when

was something Adrien was preparing for in

holding onto Emmeline, turned to him and asked, “Is there a

for coming to the Ryker Group was to catch “Emmett”

expected to

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