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Chapter 206 A Choice That Hurts Both Ways\u00a0<\/p>\n
Justin felt sorry for Curtis too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Lincoln Group only reached today\u2019s success because Curtis fought for it step by step. He carried the company to the top with his own strength.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Harold didn\u2019t care about that at all. In his eyes, Curtis was capable e anywhere. He believed that without the family assets, Denton and Mic! starving on the streets.\u00a0<\/p>\n
survive\u00a0<\/p>\n
end up\u00a0<\/p>\n
How biased can someone be? Harold was willing to take everything Curtis had worked for and hand it over to Denton.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana\u2019s expression tensed. She understood Justin only wanted the best for Curtis.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But she was selfish.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t want to leave Curtis.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yet staying\u2013was that really the best thing for him?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2013I can get pregnant soon. If I have a child,\u201d Adriana wanted to say that if they had a baby, Curtis would still have the right to inherit the family assets.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMs. Xander,\u201d Justin said directly, \u201cif Curtis divorces you and marries Nicole, he won\u2019t just inherit the family fortune; he\u2019d gain the Bartons fortune as well.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jeremy valued Curtis for his ability. He had helped the Lincolns because he believed Curtis. was strong enough to lead and wanted to hand the Barton Group to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Only then did Adriana fully understand why Jeremy had asked Justin to speak with her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jeremy wanted Curtis to inherit the Barton Group.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry. I need to think about this.\u201d She stood up nervously. The glass in her hand slipped and shattered on the floor. She squatted down to pick up the pieces, and a shard cut into her finger. Blood started pouring out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Justin panicked. He quickly grabbed\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0a tissue and pressed it against her finger bleeding. Then he called to the waiter nearby. \u201cGet the first aid kit!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The\u00a0<\/p>\n
The waiter brought over a first\u2013aid kit. Adriana set the blood\u2013stained tissue on the table.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The waiter carefully disinfected her finger and put on a bandage. Adriana whispered a quick thank you and hurried away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t want to face Justin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adrina didn\u2019t want to leave Curtis too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But maybe only if Curtis gained both the Bartons and the Lincolns assets would he truly stand where he belonged.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With his power and ability, he should be at the very top.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Justin watched Adriana walk away. He knew what he said to her wasn\u2019t ki\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Jeremy had asked him to say it. He was only following orders.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just as he was about to leave, his eyes fell on the tissue stained with Adriana\u2019s blood.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The waiter was cleaning up the broken glass and was about to throw it away. Justin raised his hand to stop him. He took a sealed plastic bag from the kit and placed the tissue inside.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana looked so much like Jeremy\u2019s late wife.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maybe he should try a DNA test.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Who knows?\u00a0<\/p>\n
After Justin left, Adriana remained distracted. Yolanda showed her many areas of the club, but she couldn\u2019t focus.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t until Curtis appeared and wrapped his arms around her from behind that she snapped back to reality in panic. When she looked up and saw it was him, she finally relaxed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you thinking? Your mind are not here Curtis asked gently.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cN\u2013Nothing.\u201d Adriana\u2019s voice trembled with worry. She felt a sting of sadness. Adriana turned around, burying herself in his arms.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Only when she held Curtis tightly could the panic and inferiority inside her calm down, even just a little.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou want to go home?\u201d Curtis asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana nodded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRonan, drive Ms. Spencer back,\u201d Curtis instructed before leaving with his wife.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On the way home, Adriana hesitated for a long time before finally speaking. \u201cCurtis, maybe\u00a0<\/p>\n
III\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
we should get a divorce.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The driver was so shocked he slammed on the brakes. Curtis\u2019s expression turned dark as he pulled Adriana firmly into his arms.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGive me a reason,\u201d he said, voice low and angry pressure in the air growing heavy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana could feel it clearly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But what she couldn\u2019t figure out was Curtis\u2019s true thoughts. Why didn her? Was it because of love?\u00a0<\/p>\n
o divorce\u00a0<\/p>\n
The idea made her panic. She lowered her head and stayed silent for a long time before finally speaking. \u201cHarold wants to give the company to Denton. After his birthday next year, he\u2019ll be old enough to get married. It\u2019s not long from now. If we divorce now and you find a way to marry Nicole, it could stop Harold from pursuing this idea.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She spoke anxiously, her fingers clenched tightly\u00a0<\/p>\n
Curtis frowned. He just stared at her with deep, unreadable eyes, not saying a word.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her heart started to sink. She opened her mouth again, even more nervous. \u201cI heard that if you marry Nicole, you\u2019ll also take over her family inheritance. Mr. Barton plans to pass his family assets to you too.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Curtis\u2019s gaze locked on her. His voice dropped to a low murmur. \u201cAnd what about you? If you divorce me, what do you plan to do?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana\u2019s eyes turned red. She had been the one to bring up divorce, but somehow she was the one feeling hurt first.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Is he agreeing to it?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2013I\u2019ll go back to school. And then \u2026 \u201d And then I\u2019ll come back to Lincoln Group and help you.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But she couldn\u2019t get the words out. The more she spoke, the more her voice wavered. A tight pain began to grow in her chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just thinking about leaving him made her feel like she couldn\u2019t breathe.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd then you\u2019ll marry Matthew?\u201d Curtis asked idyly, the pressure around him dropping like a storm about to hit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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