Chapter 214

When Adam wanted to humiliate someone, he never held back. He stripped them of every shred of dignity, cutting them down to the bone without a second thought. Celine hadn't asked Hailey to call him. But even if she had, so what? He was the one who hadn't used protection in the first place! "I understand. Don't worry, I won't call you again, Mr. Alvarez. You can leave now," Celine said, her voice brittle. She lifted her head, forcing herself to hold back the tears stinging her eyes. She was determined not to let them fall, not in front of him. Adam's sharp gaze caught the redness in her eyes, and an odd, twisted satisfaction stirred in his chest. It was as though her pain fed his need for revenge. He hated her. He hated her for not coming that night. He had called Leo deliberately, knowing Leo would go looking for her. But she hadn't shown up. And now, he hated her even more for calling him when she fainted. She had called him over because of a birth control pill taken for Nath