Catherine said, “Adam…”
She still didn’t know him well enough.
Adam hung up the phone and said, “Grandma, have a good rest. I’m going back to Red Pine City.”
Looking at his tall and lonely back, Catherine realized for the first time that she seemed to have done something wrong.
She didn’t want Adam’s marriage to be an exchange of benefits like his parents, so she found a girl of ordinary background for him. She hoped their relationship could be clean and pure, but she ignored that a good marriage needed affection for each other.
It was going on midnight. Lumma was awakened by a call when she was soundly asleep.
She fumbled for the phone in a daze. When she saw “Mr. Hills” on the screen, she became sober instantly.
Lumma sat up and answered the phone respectfully, “Mr. Hills.”
There came a strange man’s voice. “Mr. Hills is drunk. Come to Kells Bar and pick him up.”
“Who are you?” At that moment, Mr. Hills should be with Mrs. Hills.
How could he get drunk in Kells Bar?
Moreover, it was a strange man who called Lumma with Adam’s phone.
“I’m Simon. Come here quickly.” Then, the phone was hung up.
Simon was the son of the Mills family, and the Mills family was one of the four great families in Red Pine. Lumma knew Simon was Adam’s close friend.
Adam was drunk. As his personal assistant, Lumma was responsible for picking him up.
Lumma immediately changed into her work clothes and hurriedly took a taxi to Kells Bar, daring not to delay.
Kells Bar was one of the top membership-only clubs in Red Pine, and ordinary people couldn’t get Simon had told the staff. Therefore, when Lumma got out of the taxi, someone greeted her and guided her to the door of a private room. “Ms. Louis, Mr. Mills and the others are inside.”
Lumma thanked the waiter and went in after knocking on the door. She saw two couples sitting on the sofa drinking and Adam sitting in the corner alone. An almost-finished cigarette was held by him.
The eyes of the four of them turned to Lumma immediately. They looked at her narrowly.
“Are you Adam’s new assistant? You look so pretty. It’s a pity to be by his side.”
The person who spoke was Simon. Lumma saw his photos online, so she recognized him.
Simon was handsome and had a wealthy family. Therefore, his rumors were trending topics every day. The female celebrities he had dated were too many to count with hands. He was a famous playboy in Red Pine.
Although Simon spoke frivolously, Lumma greeted him politely, “Mr. Mills, I’m here to pick up Mr. Hills.”
Simon held the woman next to him tightly and gently shook the wine glass. “Ms. Louis, do you have a boyfriend?”
Simon looked Lumma up and down as if she was an article. Lumma was disgusted with his eyes.
“It’s my private business.”
Simon smiled. “If you don’t have one, I can be your boyfriend.”
“Sorry, Mr. Mills. I’m not interested in you.” Lumma hated rich guys like Simon, who wanted to sleep with every woman they met. If he wasn’t Adam’s friend, she wouldn’t bother to talk to him.
Being rejected, Simon was not annoyed and smiled. “If you are not interested in me, are you interested in Adam?”
Hearing that, Lumma was afraid that Adam might misunderstand. Then, she would lose her high-paying job.
She subconsciously glanced at Adam. Fortunately, he was smoking and didn’t seem to have noticed her.
Simon said with a smile, “Why don’t you speak? Have I guessed right?”
“Mr. Mills, is it difficult to respect others?” Simon was so narcissistic that he thought all women liked rich men like him. If he were out of his family, he might not be as excellent as her.
“Adam, your new assistant is courageous. Who gave her the courage?” Another man spoke. And he looked at Lumma unfriendly.
Lumma didn’t know the man but thought he was Stewart, the son of the Morris family, another family of the four great families.
The four great families in Red Pine were led by the Hills family. The other three were the Hills family, the Morris family, and the Lynn family.
Adam, Simon, and Stewart were about the same age. It is said that they played together since they were young, and their relationship was close.
“I gave her. Why?” There came Adam’s deep voice, and everyone’s eyes turned to him. He slowly pressed the finished cigarette end into the ashtray.
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