Chapter 1084

Aileen grinned and said, “Celine, I feel like a total third wheel right now. I’m just going to give you two some space.”
She stepped back without waiting for a response.
Celine was left speechless.
Deep down, she felt a pang of sadness. Jonah and Hailey were finally getting married, but she and Adam were stuck. There might not even be a future between them at all.
She turned and walked away.
As Celine wandered into a quiet corridor, a low, pleasant voice called out behind her, “Celine.”
She stopped and turned around to see Adam catching up to her.
He had come after her.
“Celine.” Adam stepped forward.
She instinctively took a few steps back. “Don’t come so close! We need to keep our distance.”
Because of the Heartstring Venom inside him, the closer he got, the more pain he would feel.
Adam was the type who wouldn’t cry out even when he was in pain. Since he stayed silent, Celine had no way of knowing just how much he was hurting, so all she could do was stay farther away from him.
Seeing her retreat, Adam froze in place.
There were only a few steps between them, yet they couldn’t close that gap.
Celine asked, “Adam, did you want to talk about something?”
Adam hesitated. “No, I just wanted to see you.”
Celine felt her heart melt. “I—”
Before she could say anything else, a familiar voice interrupted, “Adam, what are you doing here?”
Celine looked up and saw Carly approaching.
Carly had shown up unexpectedly.
Jonah had only invited close family and friends to his proposal to Hailey, yet Carly had somehow managed to show up so quickly. It was clear she had been tracking Adam’s whereabouts.
Carly hooked her arm through Adam’s. “Adam, why didn’t you tell me you were coming here? I was looking all over for you.”
Adam’s gaze shifted from Celine’s face to Carly’s. “You need me for something?”
Carly smiled. “Of course. We’re
almost married. Come with me to try on my wedding dress tomorrow. Ms. Warwick just finished making it, and I want you to be the first to see me in it.”
Linking arms with Adam, Carly deliberately said those intimate words loud enough
for Celine to hear.
Adam said nothing.
Carly then turned to Celine as if she had just noticed the latter was there. “Oh, hey, Celine. You’re here to Do you want to come with us
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Celine’s gaze grew cold. “I have plans tomorrow.”
Without another word, she turned and walked away.
Carly was practically buzzing with glee. She couldn’t even hide her smile. She loved
getting under Celine’s skin and watching her crack.
She whispered to Adam, “Why did she just walk off like that?”
Adam pulled his arm free from Carly’s grip. “Carly, you know exactly why we’re getting married.”
Carly froze.
Adam’s eyes burned cold with scorn. “So stop acting. I’m afraid if you keep this up, you might actually start to believe your own lies.”
With that, he left her standing there.
Furious, Carly stomped her foot and huffed, vowing that one day she would make Adam fall in love with her.
…
Celine stepped outside, needing some fresh air.
Carly had definitely pissed her off, but the main issue was that she was feeling a bit nauseous due to her pregnancy.
She rested her hand on her rounded
belly. She was three months along
now. Because she was carrying
twins, her stomach was already noticeably bigger. fo
But like Hailey, she wore loose clothing, so no one could tell.
Celine took a deep breath and prepared to head home when suddenly a hand shot
out and grabbed her arm.