Chapter 239

It must have been something she did, a last–ditch effort that successfully saved Robin.

Celine hadn’t hung up the phone yet when Hailey already heard Adam’s voice.

“Celine, where are you and Mr. Alvarez right now?”

“Celine, I can already see his car!”

The next second, a series of hurried knocks echoed. Hailey had arrived and was tapping on the car window.

Celine hadn’t expected Hailey to be nearby. Even though the expensive black–tinted windows concealed the interior, Hailey’s sudden appearance startled her. After all, she was still sitting on Adam’s lap, and they were entangled in an intimate embrace.

At that moment, Adam’s low, magnetic voice broke the silence. “Celine,”

He was calling her name.

She turned to look at him. “What is it?”

“What?”

by her fair, slender legs. In her earlier fright, she had instinctively clung to him. His Adam’s apple bobbed slightly. “Your legs. Let go. It’s

She quickly loosened her grip, awkwardly climbing back to the passenger seat. Then, she opened the car

“Hey, Halley,

grabbed Celine’s hand. “Robin is safe now. Let’s

let’s get

cab? Why? We’ll take

the back door and

to the man in the driver’s seat, Hailey said, “Mr. Alvarez,

intensity had mostly dissipated, replaced by his usual cold and composed demeanor. Rolling down the window slightly, he let the cool evening breeze drift in before

you surprised when Ms. Barnett

carrying

calm, showing no emotion, though inside,

had actually flipped her

Before she went to Alvarez Group to see you, she sent a text message

A text message?

eyes flicked toward Celine through the rearview

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