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?

had asked him if

gaze, glancing at the

Perry was staying over

of them doing right

his apartment, and once again stood

out and rang the

time,

Perry stood at

"Oh, Mr. Alvarez, why are you here again? Are you looking for Celine?" Pursing his lips,

she's in

“It's already late. Why haven't you gone home, Mr.

found his

are you here looking for Celine? I'm her

up like

inappropriate, don't

said, "Celine may be

my ex-wife. Why wouldn't

come see her?"

I were doing something... intimate, you

"She's my

intimate between us that we haven't already

words were sharp,

a calculated

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