Chapter 428

“Mr. Alvarez, hasn’t your secretary brought your keys yet?” Celine asked.

“He won’t bring them until tomorrow. So tonight, I’m staying home.”

Adam shot her a glance. “I wasn’t asking for your permission; I was simply informing you.”

Celine tried to protest, but before she could, her sister turned back as Adam kissed her again.

Meanwhile, at the hospital, Carly furiously called Adam repeatedly, but no one answered. She then tried Celine, but Celine wasn’t answering either. Both their phones were unreachable. What were they doing?

The memory of the video call flashed in her mind, making her blood boil. Without thinking, she threw her phone on the floor.

“Celine, you bitch! I’m going to kill you!”

Lucy rushed forward. “Carly, don’t get upset. Your heart can’t handle this.”

Carly pushed her away. “Mom, if you really love me, then help me! Celine is about to steal Adam away from me! We shouldn’t have let her take my place in the marriage! She shouldn’t have met Adam!”

Lucy regretted it too. After all this time, she had reunited Adam with Celine, the girl from all those years ago. At first, Adam hadn’t liked her, but now he only had eyes for her.

A mysterious flash crossed Lucy’s eyes as she suggested, “Don’t worry, Carly. I have a plan.”

Carly perked up. “What is it, Mom?”

Lucy leaned in and whispered a few words into her ear.

A sinister smile slowly formed on Carly’s lips as she gave Lucy a thumbs-up. “Mom, you really do love me the most.”

The next morning, Celine woke up and tried to move. She realized she was still on the couch, but the space beside her was empty. She remembered Adam holding her all night, keeping her warm. But at some point, he’d left without a word. He was already gone.

Celine stood up and reached for her phone. Then she realized Perry had called her multiple times. She quickly called him back, and he answered almost immediately.

“Celine, what were you doing last night? I called you so many times, but you didn’t answer.”

Celine lied without hesitation. “Perry, I went to bed early last night.”

“Liar. You were with Adam, weren’t you?”

She was taken aback. Did he have X-ray vision? Did he see what happened in her apartment last night?

Celine quickly changed the subject. “Perry, why were you trying to reach me? What happened?”

“Celine, Mr. Alvarez has been searching everywhere for you. He even initiated an industry-wide search. I can barely keep up. What do you want to do?” Perry asked, hoping for Celine’s input.

Adam was that desperate to find her? It made sense. After all, Carly’s heart couldn’t take much more. Adam cared about Carly; he would stop at nothing to find her.

Celine smirked. “Perry, don’t worry about me. Tell Adam that I’m already in Mercity and that I want to meet him.”

Perry chuckled knowingly. “With the real doctor arriving in Mercity, the entire Tate family is going to go wild. Alright, it’s time to let him know exactly who you are.” He would set up the meeting since Mr. Alvarez had been searching so hard for her.