Chapter 55 A Shy Demeanor

After Lila Cross finished her personal matters and quickly freshened up, she stepped out of the bathroom. "Adrian, let's go back to sleep..." She blurted it out while opening the door, worried that Adrian Quinn might think she'd broken her promise for taking so long inside. The moment the words left her lips, the room fell into complete silence. She assumed Adrian had fallen asleep again. But when she looked up— Since when had four people appeared in the room!? Adrian was still leaning against the headboard. Locke White stood in the center with three men, all staring at her in shock. The atmosphere was suffocatingly awkward. Lila froze for two seconds before snapping back to reality. She gave an awkward smile. "You... you're discussing business?" "Yes... these three senior executives heard the master had been attacked and came specially to check on him..." Locke explained anxiously, as if realizing his mistake. "They arrived early this morning. I didn't want to disturb you and the mast