“Adri, you don’t have to commit yourself for me.”
Peter is trying really hard to reconcile the relationship between her and his mother, but the people in between are not only Sloane and Theresa, and even the entire Alston family, even if you want to try to change, it will take some time.
“You’re overthinking it, I’m not that kind.”
Her white face like fine sheep’s jade showed some helplessness and indifference, looking sideways at the window, not giving Peter much chance to speak.
Yes or no, she didn’t want to be too obvious.
How her own heart is for Peter, at least for now, is not clear to her.
“Okay, at your service.”
Peter nodded, turned the car around, and headed in the direction of Orchard House.
After driving for not much longer, Peter’s cell phone suddenly rang, he answered the phone, “What is it? Okay, I got it. I’ll be there now.”
Hanging up the phone, Peter stopped the car at the roadside, “Adri, the company has some temporary matters, do you want to go to the company with me, or go back?”
He gave Adriana the opportunity to make her own choices.
“That …” Adriana was a little hesitant.
She didn’t want to go to the Alston Group with Peter, but even more so, she didn’t want to face Mrs. Alston and Sloane at Orchard House alone.
“Come with me to the office.”
He cupped Adriana’s cheek in his large palm and rubbed his thumb finger gently, “Just give me a moment, I’ll take care of it quickly.”
“Hmm.”
Adriana nods her head.
Peter then drove to the office.
Arrived at the office and parked the car.
Peter still went around to the passenger seat and leaned down to hug her.
“Don’t, I can do it myself.”
She pushed him away.
There are so many people coming and going in front of the company, and those colleagues that I knew in the legal department when I used to work, which makes people look very bad.
How smart is Peter?
He has been aware of her little thoughts for a long time.
“My woman, I just need to come and spoil her.”
After saying that, without saying anything, she took her in her arms and closed the car door smoothly, letting Adriana how to struggle he did not let go of his hand.
Instead, he said, “What are you afraid of? Or are you ashamed to be with me, Peter?”
Damn, he Peter although not called what the pride and joy, but at least is also the Alston Group heir, countless women crowded towards him, but only Adriana to him rejected a thousand, wishing he never appeared in front of her.
“It’s not.”
Adriana clung to his suit for fear that Peter would drop her if he didn’t hold her steady.
Glanced around have a sideways glance at those colleagues, three or two people together pointing and pointing, exchanging words in what is said.
It seems to be possible to guess what they are talking about.
The sarcastic expressions, the contemptuous eyes, then all like a dagger in her heart.
In the end, the person who initially went with Peter is Theresa, she is the later, now with Peter will inevitably fall into the mouth.
Adriana has advised herself a thousand times in her mind, with little success.
When she faces those people, she still can’t help but want to avoid them.
Her hand clutching his lapel vaguely trembled, although it was a small movement, but did not escape Peter’s eyes.
The man’s heart sank along with it.
Carrying her in big strides, he walked through the first floor lobby and went to the president’s special elevator, and immediately helped him press the elevator at the same time.
“Gosh, Mr. Alston, you’re a powerhouse of a wife.”
“Mr. Alston is so handsome.”
“The big show of love is really handsome.”
“Adriana is so happy.”
…
The surrounding colleagues were fawning with smiling cheeks and saying complimentary words.
Peter’s handsome face was as cold as basalt ice as he walked inside the elevator.
Because holding Adriana is not convenient to press the elevator’s close button, waiting for the elevator doors to close automatically for a while, Adriana clearly heard some gossip from outside.
“Ch, so shameless, seducing our Mr. Alston, stealing the fiancé of her best friend.”
“Who says it’s not, fire prevention and protection against girlfriends.”
“What are you guys talking about, didn’t you hear Mr. Alston say that he and Theresa are in a business union? Besides, Adriana and Mr. Alston both have children, which means they were together years ago. It’s not sure who is the third party.”
“That’s true.”
…
Adriana’s somber little face was mixed with various emotions, just leaning against his chest without squeaking.
At this moment, Peter clearly realized that his identity invariably gave her too much pressure.
Suddenly self-reflection, the love he gives, is it really what Adriana wants?
“What would you like to eat tonight? It feels like you’ve lost a lot of weight.”
Peter was the first to speak up and break the silence, pulling Adriana’s thoughts back into her pensive mind.
She tilted her head, thought about it, and shook it again, “No appetite.”
“Or else, take you to BBQ tomorrow?”
“Tomorrow? Aren’t you busy?”
Suddenly said to take her to the wild barbecue, Adriana’s heart haze is dispersed, by him to tickle the small cravings.
“If I’m the only one who needs to handle the company’s affairs, why do I keep so many people.” His domineering words derided Adriana for a long time and she couldn’t answer.
But, she really likes BBQ.
For so many years she was surrounded by either work or Helen, which took up too much of her time and left no time to relax.
This time, maybe you can really indulge yourself for once.
When he reached the president’s office on the top floor, Peter placed Adriana on the sofa, rubbed the hair that was a little messy from being held in his arms, and asked, “What would you like to drink?”
“I’m not thirsty.”
She shook her head.
The attitude towards Peter has remained a deliberate detachment and indifference from the beginning to the end.
Peter’s taboo dark eyes flickered and he just walked to the water fountain aside and got her a cup of hot water, “Drink more water. You sit here for a while, I’ll go to an emergency meeting first.”
“Okay, go ahead.”
“Hmm.”
Peter took the papers on the desk and left, Adriana sat alone in her office, her eyes glancing around, suddenly landed on the black and white grid of the wall behind her desk, where there was an imperceptible door.
Initially, she came here to see Peter for company matters, and then … a bit of irreversible things happened.
Even to this day, it is still impossible to forget.
Knock Knock-
There was a knock on the office door and someone pushed in and walked in.
“Ms. Hale, hello, I’m Summer, Mr. Alston’s secretary. Just now Mr. Alston asked me to buy some snacks for you, and I don’t know if you like it.”
The secretary named Summer, wearing a pair of round-framed eyes and a long, clean, pretty face, walked up to her and put something in front of her, “See if you like it, or what you like, I’ll go buy it for you now.”
A big plastic bag of snacks and fruits, all kinds, all imported stuff.
Adriana raised her eyebrows, a little incredulous, and smiled awkwardly, “No, no, these are enough.”
What the hell?
Buy such a big pile of snacks in front of her, how there is a sense of raising her as a piglet?