The Divorce Prescription

Chapter 15

Adam’s mind flashed back to Celine’s delicate lace. He had just kissed her earlier. Her lips were soft and carried a subtle fragrance that lingered.

As Carly leaned in to kiss him, Adam tamed his head to avoid her.

Carly missed his lips and pouted. “Why’d you dodge?”

Adam couldn’t explain himself. Carly was someone he liked, and it was perfectly normal for a man and woman who liked each other to kiss.

Meanwhile, he didn’t like Celine.

Yet the memory of dissing Celine lingered. That tingling sensation still coursed through him. As a man with a cleanliness obsession, he couldn’t bring himself to seamlessly transition from one woman to another.

It made him feel physically uncomfortable unclean, even

At that monent, a knock came at the door. Leo’s voice sounded from outside, “Mr. Alvarez, the antidote is here.”

Antidote

Carly roze. She had drugged herself with an aphrodisiac, and he had someone gotten an antidote?

a pillow and threw it at his handsome face. “Adam, are you

so far as to drug herself for his excitement, and yet he refused to touch

pillow fell from Adam’s face onto the carpet. He glanced at her without

that, he strode out of the

and she was left

went to the study and stood by the floor–to–ceiling window,

Ms. Tate

didn’t tum to look at him. “Did the

assistant to deliver it, but he reported that when he arrived, the room was empty. Mrs. Alvarez was already

frowning. His lips pressed into

know that the men sent to her was there

“Mr. Alvarez,

under the influence of such a strong drug Who could have

deepened. “Was it a man

hesitated. “I’m

off. “Forget it. I don’t

H

They were going to get a divorce anyway. She could do whatever she wanted. Adans dismissed Leo. You may