Chapter 1454
Chapter 1453:
Her friend didn’t slow down. She led her straight to a car parked outside and flashed a thoroughly satisfied smile. “Regal Grove. Girls only. We have a lot of catching up to do p>
Adah couldn’t help but laugh. “I know I’ve been busy lately — guilty as charged. But my mom just came back tonight, and honestly, I should be home with her p>
“Please. Your parents are too busy reliving their epic love story. You’d just be standing around getting in the way.” Elliana shot her a teasing look. “Besides, let’s be honest — you’re a supporting character, not the lead. Try to keep up p>
Adah burst out laughing and shook her head. “Still, I literally got engaged tonight. Doesn’t that give my fiancé at least the right to spend a few hours with me p>
“That’s exactly why you’re coming with me,” Elliana replied, unfazed. “We need to make him feel the pressure. Men value what they can’t have right away p>
Then Adah understood. It was a strategy — her friend was making a move, indirectly teaching Allan how to behave in order to please her. After all, the ring had only been on her finger for a few hours. Spending the night alone with him could push things in a direction she wasn’t ready for yet. She trusted her fiancé and she trusted herself. Her feelings were real and overwhelming, but that didn’t mean crossing every boundary at once.
She exhaled slowly, making up her mind. “Fine,” she conceded at last, opening the passenger door. “You win.” She climbed in and buckled her seatbelt just as Elliana’s smile turned triumphant.
Elliana took the driver’s seat and hit the accelerator. The car pulled away before anyone could so much as protest.
Allan chased after them on pure reflex, then stopped, resigned to watching the taillights disappear into the distance. He turned slowly toward Cole, his shoulders sagging. “What just happened? It’s the night of my engagement and my fiancée was just kidnapped by your wife. That’s not normal, is it p>
Cole let out a low laugh and shrugged. “They’ve clearly teamed up. Brace yourself — you’re in for an emotional roller coaster p>
Allan released a long sigh and tilted his head back, gazing at the sky as if asking the universe for patience. When he looked at his friend again, he had already made a decision. “I’m staying at your place tonight p>
Regal Grove had more guest rooms than people living in it, so there was no reason to argue. Cole simply got into his vehicle and both men drove back to the estate.
𝘋о𝗐𝘯l𝘰𝘢𝗱𝗮b𝗅𝖾 𝘗𝖣𝖥𝘴 𝘰𝗻
They had barely stepped inside when Paulina hurried over, wearing a smile she couldn’t contain. “Elliana said she and Adah are having a sleepover. Talking all night. No interruptions and — I’m quoting directly — absolutely no visitors p>
Cole pressed a hand to his chest with exaggerated drama and looked at his friend as if deeply wounded. “Wonderful. Thanks to your engagement, I’m sleeping alone tonight p>
Allan could only raise his hands in surrender. Elliana and Adah were something else — one abandoning her husband, the other her brand-new fiancé, all to huddle together like schoolgirls. Honestly, if there weren’t children involved, he would think they were plotting world domination.
Shaking his head, he suddenly grinned as an idea struck him. He leaned toward his friend. “Well, since you’re alone anyway… want to share a room with me p>