Chapter 45
Crash!
The glass shattered on the floor, splashing liquor everywhere.
Adrian’s eyes were icy, his face dark. “Enough. Don’t talk like that anymore p>
He didn’t know why. Usually, when Serena was around, he didn’t care how they mocked her. But today, hearing them call her a “doormat” over and over again inexplicably irritated him.
Whatever. For the sake of how much she loved him, if she showed up in room 6103 right this second, he could condescend to defend her, just this once.
Adrian picked up another glass of liquor from the table and downed it, his Adam’s apple bobbing. The chiseled line of his jaw looked almost dreamlike in the hazy lights of the room.
“Adrian p>
Hailey, who was sitting beside him, flinched when he threw the glass.
Like a startled little rabbit, she called his name timidly.
A moment earlier, she had followed her brother into the room, looking tear-streaked and pitiful. Adrian, seeing her distress, had pulled her into his arms and asked what had happened.
Before entering the room, she had made a point of going to the restroom to fix herself up. She kept the marks and disheveled look from where Serena had slapped and beaten her, but made sure her pretty, delicate face still looked beautiful.
The injuries only added a touch of pitiable vulnerability to her appearance.
Then she had looked at Adrian with the wide, fearful eyes of a rabbit.
It was an easy way to stir a man’s pity.
She sobbed pitifully.
Her brother took care of the rest.
Logan, of course, didn’t mention anything about Serena getting into the Elysium Lounge. He only said that they had run into Serena
outside, and Hailey, feeling sorry for her, had kindly offered Serena her allowance, but Serena had ungratefully attacked her
Hailey then added a few timely whimpers.
Immediately, Adrian had borrowed a friend’s phone, called Serena, and told her to get her ass over there.
“I’m sorry, Hailey.” Adrian noticed his mood had frightened the little rabbit beside him. He wrapped an arm around her, his tong fingers gently brushing the red mark on her cheek “I’m just a little angry p>
Hailey’s eyes were red-rimmed as she hugged Adrian tightly, her voice soft. “I’m sure Serena will come. Isn’t she already here at Obsidian Palace, trying to win you back p>
She looked up at him from his embrace, her tear-brimmed eyes sparkling. “But Adrian, can you please not be mad at her? She only acts this way because she loves you so much p>
The thought of Serena arriving to find her nestled in Adrian’s arms, and imagining the jealousy on her face, sent a thrill of pleasure through her.
In a little while, she would make sure Adrian’s friends humiliated Serena, trampled her under their feet, and made her lick Hailey’s shoes!
Hearing Hailey emphasize once again that “Serena is right here at Obsidian Palace,” Adrian’s heart beat a little faster.
The irritation he felt began to fade.
That was right.
Serena was already at Obsidian Palace. She must have rushed over the moment she got his call.
No matter how cold she sounded on the phone, her actions proved that she loved him to the bone!
He was still the one in control of Serena.
Adrian’s mood lifted slightly, and he took another sip of his drink.
Sensing the strange shift in his
mood, Hailey felt a faint tremor of unease. She tightened her arms around his waist, her voice taking on a coquettish, wheedling tone. Adrian, I know you said… you only got with her to find out if the grandmother left her a secret
inheritance, but… she is very
beautiful. Do you think you might
actually have feelings for her p>