Chapter 22

Back in Melcina, Evelyn had pulled an all-nighter and finally emerged from the lab, exhaustion written all over her face. Just as she was about to hail a cab home, a Ferrari sped up and stopped smoothly in front of her. Adrian stepped out of the car and opened the passenger door, his smile bright and sunny. Evelyn got in without hesitation. The moment she was in the car, Adrian handed her breakfast. "You worked hard." Evelyn accepted the breakfast Adrian offered and opened the bag. Inside was a cup of warm oat milk and a freshly baked croissant with scrambled eggs. Both of which were her favorite. Evelyn looked at Adrian in surprise. "Where did you get this? I didn't think you could find a proper breakfast like this here." Adrian opened the lid of the oat milk for Evelyn with one hand, a smile playing at the corners of his mouth. "I made it myself." Evelyn nearly choked on her drink. She stared at Adrian in disbelief. "I never would have guessed you could cook!" While driving, A