Chapter 24 Not My Kind of People
As soon as Adeline stepped through the doorway, she felt an oppressive atmosphere weighing on her. She looked up to see Gavin standing in the center of the living room, his hands in his pockets, his gaze coldly fixed on her.
His usually stern face was now even more foreboding, as if a storm was brewing.
“You’re back,” he said, his voice deep and raspy, with an aggressive undertone.
Adeline stopped, gave him a brief glance without responding, and headed straight for the stairs.
She had neither the time nor the mood to get tangled up with him.
However, just as she set foot on the first step, a strong hand abruptly grabbed her wrist and forcefully pulled her back.
“Adeline!” Gavin barked, “What are you trying to do?”
Forced to stop, she turned around and met his gaze with a detached and distant look, “I don’t know what you’re talking.
about.
Ston
playing dumb!” Gavin hissed through clenched teeth, “At the party, Justin publicly declared his intentions to pursue you. Why didn’t you refuse him? Or… have you already agreed to it??
Hearing this. Adeline couldn’t help but laugh, her smile laden with sarcasm and mockery, “Agree to him? Gavin, do you think. I even have a choice!”
Her words struck him like a dagger to the heart, making his face turn extremely sour.
“What do you mean?” he demanded sharply. “Who’s forcing you?”
“Who’s forcing me?” Adeline raised an eyebrow, a chill flashing through her dark eyes, “Isn’t it the Layton family?”
“Adeline!” Gavin’s voice rose sharply as he gripped her wrist tighter, almost causing her pain. “Don’t slander us! We’ve never forced you to do anything!”
“Never!” Adeline chuckled bitterly, her smile filled with deep mockery. “Three years ago, when you sent me to prison, did you also tell yourselves that you never forced me to do anything?”
His body jolted as if struck by lightning, and he instinctively let go of her wrist, his anger replaced by a mix of confusion and guilt. Adeline didn’t give him a chance to argue or explain. She shook off his band forcefully and turned to continue upstairs.
“Wait” Gavin reached out again, his voice low and urgent, “Adeline, I know we owe you, but Justin isn’t trustworthy! If you marry him, it will destroy you!”
“Destroy me?” Adeline paused, slowly turning around, her tone icy and resolute, “Gavin, I was destroyed a long time ago. weren’t for you all, how would I have ended up in this situation?”
Trit
His mouth opened, but no words came out. He couldn’t refute her words. Three years ago, he had indeed pushed his once cherished sister into an abyss. Now, what right do I have to stand there and accuse her?
Seeing his silence, Adeline looked away and resumed her ascent, and this time, he didn’t try to stop her.
Only when her figure had disappeared at the top of the stairs did he collapse onto the sofa, covering his face with his hands, sighing soundlessly.
In a bedroom upstairs, Michelle was sitting at her vanity, a slight smile playing on her lips in the mirror reflection
Taylor stood nearby, cautiously saying, “Ms. Michelle, could this situation affect you? After all… Mr. Justin’s public declaration to pursue Ms. Dustin isn’t a good look.”
Taylor boned his head, no longer
to speak.
A moment later, Michelle spoke again, her voice filled with malice, “But if someone wants to climb high, let her try. It’s just, I wonder if the Kyree family can accept a tainted fiancee.”
Taylor looked up at the seemingly innocent face in the mirror and shivered – the face that looked harmless but hid deadly
venom
Meanwhile, in the master bedroom, Diana sat on the bed, her expression fraught as she faced her furiously pacing son, “Gavin, don’t be so agitated, some things afe beyond our control.
“Beyond our control?” Gavin sneered, “Mom, did you know about this? Did you force her to marry Justin?”
Diana faltered, unable to give a straight answer.
anger,
Sering Diana’s evasive response, Gavin understood everything. He clenched his fists, his voice filled with frustrated “Mom, do you know what kind of man Justin is? Are we pushing her into the flames for the sake of family interests?”
