Chapter 258

Is this Sean?

haaral. Anken as he heard carpine’s vole, the only thing that came to his mind was Fil’s unfortunate plight He could barely hold his laughter as he answered, ‘It’s Remember what you all before you went abuead? That you would help me investigate Layla”

Sean look a moment to think before he reattered Layla’s name ‘Oh, yeah”

She went to jail for a bit, but as seen as she was released her iness seemed to have been cured I seriously doubt whether she was even sick in the fast place or it it was all just an act Sean’s smite vanished hom his face. “What did you just say? She’s okay now?”

“Yeah In fact I looks like she has recovered completely, free of any aftereffects. Could there really be a miracle doctor who cured her Sean firmly denied it. That’s impossible. I read Layla’s medical records. At that stage, her only option was a kidney transplant. After that, she would have had a long road to recovery too.”

Caroline’s heart thumped furiously in her chest. She was even more convinced that Layla had been taking her illness.

Last time around, you said that a check–up would reveal the truth. But now that she’s self–proclaimed healthy again, running tests on her won’t do us any good, will it?”

Sean pondered for a moment. “That’s true. But if she were truly faking it all, there’s no way she could have fooled everyone. You know what? Leave this matter to me. I’ll find out more for you.”

The knot in Caroline’s brows eased up. “Thanks a million, then.”

Sean smiled and replied, “It’s no problem at all. But if you really want to make it up to me, you could slip in a good word to Gwen for me.”

Caroline chuckled. “Sure thing. On that note, how are things between you guys?”

“Not bad.”

After a short pause, he added, “But I feel like there’s this wall between us. It seems impossible to open up our hearts to each other.”

Caroline could more or less guess what may have made him say that. However, since Gwen hadn’t mentioned anything, she couldn’t possibly be the bearer of such news as her best friend.

She could only say, “Maybe spending more time together will help.”

Meanwhile, on the basketball court, Adrian scored a shot into the hoop and walked out without looking back.

Quentin passed him some water and a towel.

“Say, you should get yourself a girlfriend ASAP. You’re making a big man like me do this girly stuff.

What’s more, would you just look at all the attention we’re getting? Those who don’t know you probably think I’m your partner.”

Adrian tipped his head backward and took a large gulp from the bottle.

The alluring movement of his Adam’s apple as he swallowed was downright sensuous.

After quenching his thirst, he tossed the bottle back at Quentin.

Quentin caught it before it hit him, his reluctance on full display. “What’s wrong? Are you mad?”

He had already noticed how fiercely Adrian had been playing. He was so intimidating, even to the lew men who were taller and more buff than he was.

Adrian sighed gloomily. “That article that went viral got taken down.”

+15 BONOS “What article?

Quentin was confused for a good moment before he understood what he meant. “You mean the one about you and Ms. Evans?”

Adrian remained silent, neither admitting nor denying it.

Quentin let out a hearty laugh. “Seriously? You’re not actually upset about this, are you? Hey, were you the one who created that article? Goddamn, Mr. Sorkin, you really are one scheming man. I take back what I said yesterday–you’re quite the underminer.”

Adrian furrowed his brows. “I don’t have that much time on my hands.”

The paparazzi had just captured their picture by chance.

Coincidentally, the news agency that they reported to happened to belong to his family. The chief editor had asked if he could publish it.

He couldn’t have replied with less concem.

However, he hadn’t expected things to blow up so quickly.

What came even more unexpectedly was the fact that everything related to their relationship was wiped off the intemet as quickly as it spread. Even everything on Thome Corp’s intranet was thoroughly obliterated.

It was as though it had never existed.

Quentin dragged Adrian into a chair. He had never seen him in such a state of distress.

“So what if it’s been taken down? Regardless of people’s speculations, it’s still someone else’s wife we’re talking about here.”