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Inside and outside, it was two completely different scenes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
By the time one movie was over, the drinking party outside still\u00a0<\/p>\n
hadn\u2019t ended. Madeleine and her son were yawning together.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRebecca, how\u2019s your Professor Shaw with his liquor?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow should I know?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca muttered, then shot her an annoyed glare. \u201cWhat do\u00a0<\/p>\n
you mean, \u2018my\u2018? Don\u2019t spread rumors.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHehe.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine chuckled and leaned in to look into her eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou were distracted during the movie. What were you thinking\u00a0<\/p>\n
about? Was it because of Adrian?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t be ridiculous. I\u2019m going to my room to sleep.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After she spoke, Isabella and Charlotte over there also said they\u00a0<\/p>\n
were tired and ready to rest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The estate had plenty of empty rooms, one for each person, so\u00a0<\/p>\n
there was no worry about not having a place to sleep.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca went back to her room, sat on the bed, and\u00a0<\/p>\n
immediately checked the time on her phone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eleven o\u2019clock sharp.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Was Adrian still outside drinking?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Did that mean he\u2019d forgotten what he said this afternoon?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Something about only giving her until midnight to think it over.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So what about now?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Did she still need to consider it?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo annoying. Isn\u2019t he usually so meticulous about things?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca tossed her phone aside, grabbed her pajamas, and\u00a0<\/p>\n
went to take a shower.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eleven\u2013thirty.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After her shower and skincare routine, Rebecca sat on the bed\u00a0<\/p>\n
and checked her phone again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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There were no messages from Adrian, and she had no idea if he\u00a0<\/p>\n
was still drinking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She took a deep breath and grabbed a random file to work on.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ten minutes passed, and she hadn\u2019t even finished a single\u00a0<\/p>\n
page.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She ran her hands through her hair in frustration, then got up to\u00a0<\/p>\n
pour herself a glass of water.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eleven forty\u2013five.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOnly fifteen minutes left?\u00a0<\/p>\n
What\u2019s going on\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She muttered, getting out of bed, slipping on her slippers, and\u00a0<\/p>\n
tiptoeing out to the living room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Of the group that was drinking, only Bradley and Simon\u00a0<\/p>\n
remained. Their eyes were glazed over, and they were slurring\u00a0<\/p>\n
their words.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBradley, where\u2019s Adrian?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2026 went back to his room.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cOh.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca turned to go back, a tightness in her chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He must have forgotten.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Or he\u2019s just too drunk.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Annoyed, she started back to her room, but hesitated as she\u00a0<\/p>\n
passed Adrian\u2019s door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maybe I should go in and check?\u00a0<\/p>\n
What if he\u2019s really drunk?\u00a0<\/p>\n
With that thought, she did just that.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At eleven\u2013fifty, Rebecca knocked on Adrian\u2019s door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After just one knock, the door cracked open from the inside,\u00a0<\/p>\n
and a hand forcefully pulled Rebecca in.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t even have time to cry out before she was plunged\u00a0<\/p>\n
into darkness.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My heart was pounding, about to burst out of my chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca was pressed against the door, her eyes not yet\u00a0<\/p>\n
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adjusted to the darkness, unable to see anything clearly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She could only hear heavy breathing and smell the strong scent\u00a0<\/p>\n
of alcohol.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2026 you let go first.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca spoke in a low voice, which trembled slightly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fortunately, the drunk Adrian was agreeable.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca made her request, and he complied without a word.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He let go, and without the restraint, Rebecca finally breathed a\u00a0<\/p>\n
sigh of relief.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She fumbled along the wall behind her and turned on a sconce.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t bright, but the dim, yellow light was enough for her to\u00a0<\/p>\n
see what Adrian looked like right now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He really looked like he had drunk a lot. His glasses were\u00a0<\/p>\n
nowhere to be seen, his cheeks had an unnatural flush, and his\u00a0<\/p>\n
eyes were very hazy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you drunk?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adrian didn\u2019t say anything, just unfastened his watch, tossed it\u00a0<\/p>\n
onto the nightstand, and stumbled to sit on the edge of the bed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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He was only wearing a gray shirt, its sleeves rolled up, revealing\u00a0<\/p>\n
arms with veins popping.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adrian leaned back, supporting himself with his hands on the\u00a0<\/p>\n
bed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou came over just to ask that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca pressed her lips together and glanced up at the clock\u00a0<\/p>\n
on the wall.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Another five minutes had passed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Five minutes left.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adrian noticed her movement, the corner of his mouth lifting\u00a0<\/p>\n
almost imperceptibly before quickly falling back down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen what did you come here for?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAdrian!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca was a little annoyed and raised her voice, then\u00a0<\/p>\n
immediately turned her head to look behind her worriedly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She couldn\u2019t be too loud. It would be so awkward if someone\u00a0<\/p>\n
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heard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the middle of the night, if anyone found out she was in\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adrian\u2019s room, it would be impossible to explain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you angry?\u00a0<\/p>\n
What\u2019s there to be angry about? I\u2019m not even angry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adrian\u2019s lips curved into a smile, his Adam\u2019s apple bobbing up and down as if he were suppressing something.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca was so choked by his words she didn\u2019t know what to\u00a0<\/p>\n
say.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Chapter 254\u00a0<\/p>\n
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