At that moment, Adam stood up. "Mom, I don''t see the point in staying for this


    meal. I''m heading to the office."


    Without waiting for a response, he strode out of the room.


    "Adam? Adam!" Grace called after him, but he didn''t turn back.


    Carly watched him leave, a dark glint shing in her eyes.


    For the past three years, she had run into countless walls with Adam. Yet, the


    more unattainable he was, the more she wanted him.


    Now that she was the daughter of the wealthiest man in the country, there was


    nothing she couldn''t have.


    She walked over to Grace and said, "Mrs. Alvarez, did you see that?"


    Grace was furious. "Carly, this is all Adam''s fault. Don''t worry. I''ll make sure he


    listens to me when we get home."


    "Mrs. Alvarez, please don''t be too hard on him. If he gets hurt, I''d feel awful."


    "Carly, you''re too good to him."


    "Mrs. Alvarez, this isn''t Adam''s fault. If anyone''s to me, it''s Celine. She''s back


    in Kinthorne again, stirring up trouble with Adam. Everyone knows about the


    Alvarez-Hampton engagement, but she just had to show up right when we''re


    about to get married. She''s maniptive, no doubt about it."


    Grace frowned. "That woman is definitely up to something."


    "She''s worse than that, Mrs. Alvarez. Wasn''t she pregnant three years ago? Now,


    she''s back, bringing her daughter along. The father is Perry, yet her daughter


    clings to Adam, asking him to hold her. Like mother, like daughter. Those two are


    trying to sink their ws into him!"


    "What?" Grace was very shocked. "You''re telling me Celine''s daughter is clinging


    to Adam?"


    Carly nodded. "I saw it with my own eyes."


    Grace said angrily, "Our family have always prided ourselves on a pure and


    prestigious bloodline. I''ve been waiting for you and Adam to marry and give me a


    grandson.


    "And now, Celine has the audacity to bring her child into the picture? Does she


    really think Adam will raise another man''s daughter? Not a chance!"


    Carly smirked, satisfaction gleaming


    in her eyes. She knew she had


    nted a seed of resentment.


    Grace''s heart, and Grace now


    despised Celine''s daughter.


    This was only the first step of her n. Next, she had to find a way to get rid of


    Be.


    Only when Be disappeared would her true identity be buried for good.


    "Mrs. Alvarez, I really love Adam. I''m willing to wait for him toe around, no


    matter how long it takes."


    Grace patted Carly''s hand in reassurance. "Don''t worry, Carly, I''m always on your


    side."


    "Thanks, Mrs. Alvarez."


    ...


    Grace emerged as a maid pushed her wheelchair forward. "Has Mr. Alvarez left?"


    she asked.


    The maid nodded. "Yes, Mrs.


    Alvarez. I saw him leave just now


    with blood running down his


    forehead. Did you have another


    argument with him?"


    Grace replied, "He''s just too stubborn."


    "Mrs. Alvarez, Mr. Alvarez has


    always been devoted to you. There''s


    no real grudge between you two, so


    maybe you should just talk to him."


    Talk to him? How?


    Grace knew Adam''s heart was still set on Celine.


    Just then, a soft, childlike voice rang out. "Grandma!"


    Grace looked up and saw a little girl standing nearby, rosy-cheeked and utterly


    adorable.


    Be looked at the wheelchair and asked, "Grandma, why are you sitting in a


    chair?"


    Grace took an instant liking to Be. With a warm smile, she said, "Sweetie, this


    isn''t just a chair. It''s a wheelchair."


    "Grandma, why don''t you walk by yourself? Why do you need a wheelchair?"