und me from behind, just as he always did
sary. I cleared my entire schedule
as as gentl
sion, I eased him away fro
a lawyer to draft
er spent together. I might as well treat
didn't want any unnec
the auction hall with my a
ace, and a dark dress that didn't fit properly. Standing beside Adrian, polished a
socialites around us were o
and tightly and murmured, "Don
hat would have move
did was ma
oving performa
as it meant to keep me docile, so I would stay obediently b
auction catalog until my eyes landed on a blu
a shipwreck. It was meant to symbolize a
hat one,"
id was 20 mil
t hesitation, Adrian
mill
mill
e kept c
aned toward one another, whisp
really knows
ill being spoiled this mu
everyone's objections. T
, and no one else in the room followed. The auct
ale voice rang o
mill
re room
the woman in the white dress. She wore no visible make
her face, my whol
s Viv
she doi
idden away, never lettin
tlight now, did that mean even my las
rose all
tually daring to bid a
er before. Which f
famous for protecting his own. If s
n to lose his temper and crush
At least on the surface,
lmly set his
is brooch is too elaborate. It doesn't really suit you. There's a r
auction catalog, a bitter w
appeared, I already knew that
hat I had still
h open satisfaction. She lifted a familiar black card i
ell over the room, quiet
ressions said it plainly enough. Even Adri
s, and bile rose in my throat. He really had gon
aze shifting between
e than a dozen rows apart,
back. The other wore the spoiled con
on came t
approached us directly, a gl
hand a little shake, her voice sweet and delicate. "But my husband adores me. He says if I like so
Adrian would finally lose his temper. After
to see Adrian throw th
frowned and warned h
ound me, as if intend
ch. He couldn't even bring himsel
ntion of letting
Vivian's smug gaze. "It is bea
the box from her hands and too
rew off blinding flashes b
I let
truck the marble floor, split cleanly dow
rippled thro
s face. "The quality's not all that impressive, is it? Eighty million dollars for something this fragile? What a waste. Bu
embled wi
er his breath, "Serena, stop this. If you da
s primary card to cover a purch
m and turned
ling to let it go, Vivian chased after
Do you even know who I am?" she sh
stress, isn't that
know about me and Adrian? And you still dare act up in
words drove straig
smug. "You think Adrian actually loves you? Dream on.
finally set off all the r
and-in or not, I've still been publicly acknowledged as Mrs. Blackwood for three
you sla
hen she finally came to herself,
s noticed the black sedan out of control in
ice shouted from behind
nly to find the car
swallowed me who
econd, I saw Adrian
himself toward Vivian, wrapped his body a
the car and thrown onto
through my leg, bu
rantically checking Vivian over, asking again and a
turned around
ver pathetic hope I had still been clinging to,
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