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As he spoke, he adjusted his glasses. The lenses reflected the
passing lights from outside the car, making him look completely
serious, but his words made Rebecca’s heart race. “So, will it?”
For a moment, she was too stunned to know how to answer.
Of course, Adrian didn’t give her a chance to answer, simply
leaning in to kiss her.
His lips and tongue tested hers, brushing gently, as if
confirming the warmth and softness of her mouth.
The slight numbness seemed to awaken at the gentle touch,
turning into a strange, fine current of electricity that shot
through her entire body.
Rebecca trembled involuntarily and reached out to grip Adrian’s
sleeve tightly.
Adrian seemed to notice her slight tremor. He paused for a
second, then deepened the kiss.
The air grew thick and warm, and the car was so quiet that the
only sound was their quickening breaths.
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Rebecca closed her eyes, her tense body slowly relaxing. Her
fingers, which had been clutching the seatbelt, loosened slightly
as she subconsciously and awkwardly tried to respond.
Her response was like a single spark, instantly igniting the
restraint Adrian had been holding back.
His hand on her shoulder tightened, pulling her closer to him as
the kiss gradually deepened, becoming wet, hot, and lingering.
Just as they were lost in the moment-
Bzzz… bzzz…
Adrian’s phone, sitting on the center console, began to vibrate
stubbornly, at the worst possible time.
The screen lit up. Adrian caught it in his peripheral vision, and his eyes darkened.
He stopped moving. Rebecca’s eyes were still hazy.
“Hmm?”
“I need to take a call.”
Adrian quickly grabbed his phone, opened the car door, and
stepped out.
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The intimate atmosphere in the car hadn’t faded, and Rebecca’s
cheeks felt a little hot.
She touched her lips, a smile uncontrollably forming. When she
turned her head to look out the window, she saw Adrian’s tense
jawline.
It looked like the call was urgent.
Did something happen at the lab?
Rebecca pouted, wondering if their date was about to end early.
Adrian answered the call but didn’t say much. A stern voice
came from the other end.
“Why did it take you so long to answer!”
“I was busy.”
“Busy for this long?
I checked. You weren’t at the lab at all.”
Adrian’s face showed a hint of impatience. “What is it?”
“Adrian!
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Is that how you talk to your old man?”
On the other end of the line was Adrian’s father.
He glanced at Rebecca in the car. She tilted her head to look at him, and when she saw him staring, she smiled and waved.
She was so cute, it eased Adrian’s frustrated mood quite a bit.
His tightly pressed lips relaxed a little. “What do you want?”
“You should be done fooling around out there. When are you
coming back to have a meal with your grandparents and your
mother?”
“Is it to have a meal with them, or with some minister’s or
director’s daughter?”
Adrian let out a soft laugh, his eyes holding a coldness that
wouldn’t dissipate.
The Shaw family had been in politics for generations, but that
ended with Adrian. He chose to go into scientific research.
Because of this, his relationship with his father had once
dropped to a freezing point.
When his father realized Adrian was stubborn and determined
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to stay in research, Meredith Shaw started scheming about a
political strategic marriage.
“Adrian, don’t be ungrateful!”
He said angrily, then his tone shifted, growing low.
“I heard from your grandfather that over a month ago, you had
him pull some strings for you regarding pharmaceutical
industry policy?”
Adrian narrowed his eyes and said nothing.
He was one to face the consequences of his actions, so he
never expected his grandfather to hide anything for him.
A
“The daughter of a businessman, and one involved with a
pharmaceutical company at that. You can fool around with her,
but don’t let it get serious. If word gets out, where will that leave
the Shaw family’s reputation?”
“You don’t need to worry about my affairs.”
Adrian’s composure remained steady, but his voice grew cold. “As for the Shaw family’s reputation… if you think I’ve disgraced the family, I’ll go and start the process of disowning the family
name tomorrow.”
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“You!”
Meredith was furious, and the sound of a fist hitting a table
came through the phone. “What kind of attitude is that, Adrian?
As long as I’m alive, don’t even think about doing whatever you
want!”
These threatening words didn’t faze Adrian in the slightest.
He listened quietly to the angry tirade on the other end, his fingertips tapping lightly on the car window. Inside, Rebecca
was looking down at her phone, grinning happily at something
interesting she saw.
“Are you done?”
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