Everyone was so caught up in the excitement that they didn't notice what was happening with Adam. He ignored Carly and left. Carly quickly chased after him, calling, "Adam, wait for me!"

The game ended, and Celine, Nathan, and Robin decided to leave the club. Nathan smiled at Celine. "Celine, thank you for earlier," he said.

Celine shook her head. Nathan hadn't actually kissed her; he'd only cupped her face and kissed his own fingers. But to everyone else, it appeared to be a genuine kiss.

Celine chuckled. "Mr. Lynch, I guess that repays my debt for the medicinal oil, right?"

As she finished speaking, Tracy's voice rang out from behind. "Mr. Lynch, please wait."

Celine turned to see Tracy approaching. Nathan glanced at her. "Ms. Tracy, what can I do for you?"

Tracy walked up to him. "Mr. Lynch, don't let Celine fool you. I'm here to expose her true colors!"

Celine's expression turned cold. She knew Tracy wouldn't be able to hold back.

Nathan questioned, "Ms. Tracy, what are you trying to say?"

"Do you know who Mrs. Alvarez is? It's Celine!"

Nathan was stunned as he looked at Celine.

Tracy continued, "Over three years ago, Mr. Alvarez ended up in a coma after a car accident. That's when Celine, who had just returned from the countryside, married him. She's the woman Mr. Alvarez has never been intimate with!"

She asked, "Mr. Lynch, are you seriously considering pursuing a woman your good friend has discarded?"

At that moment, Adam and Carly arrived. When Celine glanced at Adam, she noticed a white bandage wrapped around his right hand. She wondered why he was injured; his hand had been fine in the men's restroom earlier.

Carly turned to Nathan. "Mr. Lynch, Tracy is right. Celine is Adam's wife! Don't let yourself be her rebound!"

Under the dim lighting, Adam's striking features were partially obscured. He looked at Celine with a hint of mockery.

Celine understood his unspoken message. At the Alvarez Residence the other night, he had told her that Nathan wasn't someone's rebound. She assumed Adam, along with Carly and Tracy, was enjoying her humiliation. They expected Nathan to reject her.

Nathan looked intently at Celine. "Celine, is this true?"

Celine replied honestly, "Yes."

Tracy exclaimed excitedly, "See, Mr. Lynch? She admitted it!"

Carly scoffed. "Could she dare deny it?"

Nathan smiled faintly. "Actually, I already suspected as much."

His response caught Carly and Tracy off guard. He turned to Adam. "Adam, I had already guessed the nature of your relationship with Celine, so now I'm at ease."

Carly and Tracy didn't understand what Nathan meant. They felt something was off. Celine had already stolen the spotlight, thanks to Nathan. They didn't think she deserved his attention and were determined to end this. To them, the countryside was where Celine belonged. They were convinced that once Nathan found out Celine was Adam's discarded wife, he would reject her. They waited to watch Celine's downfall.

However, things weren't unfolding as they hoped.

"Adam," Nathan said, "I know you like Carly. Since you're not interested in Celine, does that mean I can officially start pursuing her now?"

With that, Nathan took Celine's hand, holding it gently. He declared, "Adam, I like Celine, and I want to be with her."