Chapter 343

"Adrian, can you slow down a bit?" Claire was managing to keep up physically, but him yanking at the back of her coat was seriously uncomfortable. That small grievance in her voice only made Adrian grumble inwardly. Slow down? As if. She barely picked herself up after getting burned once, and now she's already eyeing another guy? Calling him Anthony like they're lifelong BFFs—please. The guy's basically the poster boy for fake nice guys. He was fuming in his head, but still came to a stop. "Claire Fields, have you forgotten how Nelson messed you up? Barely got a moment's peace, and now you're hung up on someone new? You even know what the Reynolds family's about?" Adrian stood facing her, tone serious. Their shadows stretched under the light, his taller frame nearly overlapping hers. Claire hadn't expected him to come at her like that. For a moment, she was stunned silent. Eventually, she spoke up, testing the waters. "So all night, you've been mad—not because of Alyssa, but… me?" He w