Celine nced down as she said, "I remember, but the one who kept forgetting was you."


    Adam froze up.


    She pushed him away and turned around. "Adam, when I wanted to be with you, you didn''t want me. Now that I don''t want to be with you anymore, you refuse to let go. Is this what you call love? Adam, I don''t love you anymore."


    When he heard Celine say she didn''t love him anymore, his eyes reddened. "Celine, I don''t believe it! I refuse to believe that you don''t love me anymore!"


    Celine looked at him and said clearly again, "Adam, If you didn''t understand me the first time, I''ll say it again. Listen, I don''t love you anymore. I''ve fallen for someone else!"


    As Adam clenched his fists tightly, his veins bulged along the back of his hand. "It''s Perry, isn''t it?"


    "Yes, it''s Perry. He treats me well, and I''m carrying his child. Adam, this is the end. Your constant pushing only makes things harder for me."


    "Celine..."


    "Adam, your family has an arranged marriage with the Hamptons. Your mother came to see me today. You can''t even handle the situation between your families -do you really want to drag me into that mess? I''m pregnant with Perry''s child. Do you want my baby to grow up without a father?"


    Adam''s throat tightened. He wanted to speak, but the overwhelming weight of helplessness stole his voice, leaving him unable to defend himself.


    "Adam, I saved your life before, not just in that cave, but again when you were in aa. I was the one who brought you back. I don''t need your gratitude anymore. All I ask is that you stay away from me. Don''t drag me into your troubles.


    "If you ever truly loved me, then let me go and move on. Let me find my own happiness."


    Adam would never have loosened his grip if she had said anything else. However, these words made it impossible for him to find a reason to hold on.


    His fists tightened and loosened as the sharp ache in his chest made it hard to breathe.


    "Adam, this will be ourst conversation. Don''te looking for me again. I don''t want Perry to misunderstand, so don''t you ever try to disrupt my life. This is the end for us."


    With that, she left.


    "Celine..."


    Adam took two steps forward, but a car pulled up before he could reach her.


    Perry


    arm around Celine''s waist. "Celine


    camped out and wrapped an


    are


    okay? I heard Mrs.


    came to see you." Contenungs


    His brows furrowed with concern.


    Celine shook her head and said, "I''m fine. She didn''t do anything to hurt me."


    Perry exhaled in relief. "Let''s go home then."


    Perry cast a brief nce at Adam before leading Celine away.


    Adam stood frozen in ce, feeling like an abandoned child. At that moment, he knew he had lost her.


    Not far away, a luxury car sat parked by the


    Nie. The back window


    was rolled down slowly, redowe


    Nigel''s sharp, chiseled features.


    He had been there the entire time, watching as Celine and Adam''s rtionship fell


    apart before his eyes.


    The butler in the front seat spoke in a low voice. "Sir, I''ve looked into it."


    Nigel said, "Go on."


    "Celine saved Adam before when he


    was a child, but Ms. Carly stole her


    identity. Later, when Adam got into the ident and fell into


    aane


    Ms. Carly... ran away and fled


    overseas. It was Celine who married


    Adam and became his wife."


    Cóntent belongs to


    Nigel''s expression was unreadable, and the dim light partially veiled his sharp


    features.