Chapter 375

Alyssa was stunned silent by those words. Everything she wanted to say got stuck in her throat, her mind went completely blank. Like him? No way. She questioned it silently. Adrian, standing right in front of her, calmly repeated his answer. "Alyssa, if I didn't like you, I wouldn't even consider getting married. Debbie means a lot to me, but when it comes to feelings, she respects my choices. This isn't some game. I want to marry you simply because I like you. Nothing else." Her head still felt like it was spinning. How could that make sense...? She was just a little actress with a tainted reputation, even if all that bad press wasn't really true. A lot of it came from her family trying to force her out of the entertainment world, nudging her back into the role they groomed her for. But gossip spreads like wildfire, and even if it's fake, it sticks. She had always believed Adrian only signed her to XR Entertainment because she'd once helped Claire, and he treasured his sister. That ex