Adam remained asleep, unable to give her any response. Just then, Celine’s phone lit up with an iing call. It <b>was </b>from Nikki.
She answered, and Nikki’s anxious voice came through immediately. “Celine, where are you right now? You need toe back to the dorm. Halley’s in trouble!”
What? Hailey was in trouble?
Celine ended the call and carefully eased out of Adam’s arms. She picked up her clothes from the carpet, slipping them on quickly. Without making a sound, she left the ce. novelbin
Not long after, a faint click echoed as the gates to the vi opened Someone slipped in quietly. It was Nikki
She stepped inside and saw Adam asleep on the couch. Scattered clothes on the floor painted a clear picture of what had happened herest night. Adam. and Celine had been together.
Nikki unfastened her shirt buttons, letting the fabric slide off her shoulders, and then climbed onto the couch beside Adam. She gazed at his chiseled, handsome face with admiration. This was the closest she had ever been to him, the richest man in Mercity
Her heart raced uncontrobly, and she could hear every beat of her heart. She reached out, her hand trembling, intending to lift the nket covering him and slip into his arms. However<b>, </b>Adam noticed the movement and slowly opened his eyes.
Nikki quickly spoke up, “Mr. Alvarez, you’re awake?”
Adem sat up instantly, his sharp gaze piercing her upon seeing an unfamiliar face, “Who are you? Why are you here?”
“Mr. Alvarez, I’m <b>Nikki</b>. <b>We’ve </b>met before. I’m Celine’s ssmate, she replied.
Recognition flickered in his eyes. He remembered her as one of Celine’s friends..
“Mr. Alvarez,st <b>night</b>, Leo called me. He asked me toe to Lux Garden to take care of you. So,st night, we…” Her words trailed off as she lowered her head, feigning embarrassment t
Adam’s temples throbbed. His memory of the previous night <b>was </b>hazy and fragmented. He recalled leaving the Tate Manor and heading to the hospital to find Celine. She had refused him. Struggling to hold on to thest <b>shred </b>of his sanity, he returned to Lux Garden. The rest was a blur.
However, he remembered Celine had been here. She had been under him, their bodies entwined in passion. Yet now, when he woke up, she was nowhere
to be seen
Had he really ended up with Celine’s ssmate instead?
His gazended on a crimson stain on the couch, undeniable evidence of a girl’s first time. His expression darkened. His voice was cold andmanding. “Put your clothes on!”
In the study room, Leo rushed in. “Mr. <b>Alvarez</b>, ”
Still dressed in his clothes from the night before, Adam’s expression was grim. “Did you go to the hospital <bst </b>night to find Celine?”
“<b>Yes</b><b>. </b>I showed her the security footage from the vi and told her you hurt your left hand because of her. I wanted her to go to Lux Garden, but….. refused. She turned around and went back into the ward.”
she
Leo had personally watched her enter the hospital ward. However, what he didn’t know was that after he left<b>, </b>Celine came out again and went to Lux
Garden
<b>Adam’s </b>lips curled into a faint, bitter smirk. A self–deprecatingugh escaped him. So, Celine really hadn’te. Last night, it was Nikki<b>, </b>not Celine. From the moment he saw the blood stain on the couch, he knew it wasn’t Celine. After all, Celine was no longer <b>a </b>virgin.