The Divorce Prescription

Chapter 457

Chapter 457

Hailey's heart skipped a beat. Crap! She had let it slip.

She was too angry and heartbroken for Celine and the baby. In the heat of the moment, she blurted everything out without thinking.

She quickly tried to cover it up. "Huh? Adam, you misheard. I never said anything about a child."

Adam tightened his grip on the phone and said, "You did. You said I abandoned Celine and the child. Hailey, are you hiding something from me?"

Hailey felt a bit diffident. Luckily, Adam wasn't standing in front of her. Otherwise, she knew she would

give herself away in an instant. Lying had never been her strong suit.

"Adam, I already told you, you misheard. I never said anything about a child. What, are you suddenly interested in having kids now?"

That question caught Adam off guard. He fell silent.

"See? You don't even like kids, so why are you asking? Anyway, I have things to do. Gotta go."

She hung up before he could say another word.

As he listened to the disconnected tone, he frowned. He was certain that he hadn't misheard.

Could Celine be pregnant?

Adam recalled that Celine had asked him if he liked children back

lowered his gaze, glancing at the steel watch

was already this late, and Perry was

the two of them

a second thought, Adam turned around, left his apartment,

reached out and

later, the door opened. This time, it wasn't

Perry stood at

surprised to see Adam. He asked, "Oh, Mr. Alvarez, why are you here again? Are you looking for Celine?" Pursing his lips, Adam

she's

his side. “It's already late.

found his

looking for Celine? I'm her boyfriend

up like

a little inappropriate, don't you

"Celine may be your girlfriend now, but

my ex-wife. Why wouldn't

come see her?"

I were doing something... intimate, you would

countered, "She's my

There's nothing intimate between us that we haven't

were

calculated strike.