Chapter 1840
Madeline Crawford and Jeremy Whitman
The bodyguards understood. They immediately stepped forward and yanked Adam away with brute force.
Adam had no one at his disposal, so he raised his fist and punched one of the bodyguards.
The bodyguard missed it and got hit by Adam. Disgruntled, the bodyguard raised his hand, intending to return the punch.
At this sudden burst of fury, Shirley shouted for them to stop.
âDonât you dare hit him!â
The bodyguard halted reactively the second Shirley spoke.
Adam was taken aback by Shirleyâs behavior, but he had no time to reflect on it. He promptly avoided another bodyguard and continued to push Shirleyâs wheelchair.
Upon seeing this, the two bodyguards immediately chased after them, trying to stop Adam.
âDonât touch him!â Shirley shouted again for them to stop. She started to feel slightly agitated. Glaring at Carter, she said hurriedly, âCarter, tell your people to stay away from them. I wonât leave, but youâll have to tell them to go.â
Carter calmly met Shirleyâs anxious gaze. âNobodyâs leaving.â
â Shirley froze. âWhat do you want?â
âDonât you have a deep sibling bond? Why are you driving your brother away now? I brought him here so that the both of you could be with each other daily. Shouldnât you be grateful?â
Perplexed, Shirley stared at Carter when he spoke as such.
As for Carter, his lips gradually curled into a mysterious smile, an expression rarely seen on his face, then he instructed the servant standing beside him.
âSend Ms. Brown back to her room.â
âYes, Mr. Carter.â The servant acted accordingly without delay.
Naturally, Adam stepped up to stop the servant, but he heard Carter reminding him coldly, âYou probably donât want to do something youâll regret, right?â
Carter shifted his gaze toward Cathy as he spoke.
Cathy could sense that Carter was planning to use her to threaten Adam, but under the current circumstances, she also could not act rashly.
âCarter, you too better not do anything that youâd regret.â
Shirley, who was being pushed away, turned around and gave a warning.
â If anything happens to Adam and Cathy, I swear, you wonât see this little thing in my womb come into existence.â
Carterâs smile gradually faded at Shirleyâs words.
It would be a lie to say that he did not care. Of course, he cared.
Adam was intent on stopping them as he watched Shirley being pushed away, but the two bodyguards stood before him with an overbearing presence.
He did not mind fighting the two men, but he considered Cathy.
âCarter, what are you playing at?â Adam went straight to the point.
He certainly did not believe Carter would be so kind to bring him over for a sibling reunion. It was so nonsensical that even he could not believe it.
Carter glanced at Shirley who had gone upstairs, turned around leisurely, and sat down on the sofa.
âCarter, I believe youâre aware that Iâve already conducted a thorough investigation into your case.â
Adam walked up to Carter. âUsing your personal resources to spy on other peopleâs private affairs.
Carter, youâre truly despicable.â
âIâve never claimed that Iâm a man of honor.â Carter chuckled. âAdam, I wonât beat around the bush with you. I brought you here for one particular reason, and I believe that youâll certainly want to do it.â