Bullied and Dumped, But She Won in the End (Adriana) novel Chapter 234

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Kenneth stayed quiet. From the look on Curtis’s face, he could tell Curtis was pretending to be poor to make Adriana feel bad for him.

Back home, Adriana and Curtis happily made dinner together.

Just like any normal couple–cooking side by side, sharing simple moments.

Adriana noticed something. Now that Curtis had left Lincoln Group, he actually had more time to stay with her.

“Curtis, don’t be sad. I’ll take care of you,” Adriana said seriously. “Once I graduate, I’ll work and support you.”

Curtis smiled softly. “Okay.”

Ding–Dong.

The doorbell rang.

Bad timing. Happiness always seems to attract unwanted visitors.

Adriana checked the door camera. It was Nicole.

Of course. She probably couldn’t wait to step on Curtis now that he had been kicked out of Lincoln Group.

Adriana opened the door. “What do you want?”

Nicole acted smug. She asked with a smile, “Adriana, you know Curtis isn’t the heir of Lincoln Group anymore, right?”

Adriana stayed silent.

Nicole continued, sounding even more smug. “But he still has a chance. If he marries me, according to the agreement, he can get back his inheritance. And not just that, he can inherit everything belonging to my family too.”

She was here to deliver an offer. In her mind, Curtis must be desperate.

He was a businessman. Curtis should understand what he stood to gain.

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“Have you thought about it, Curtis?” Nicole smiled, full of herself.

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Curtis wrapped his arm around Adriana and shut the door right in Nicole’s face. “What, is there a dog barking at the door?” he said calmly. “So noisy.”

He didn’t even bother pretending anymore. Just the sight of Nicole irritated him.

Adriana smiled. “Are you sure you don’t want to consider it? Her offer sounds tempting.”

Curtis looked at her, half amused. “I walked through all this trouble just to marry her? Really, Adriana? Do you have a heart?”

Adriana quickly coaxes him. “I’m sorry, I’m wrong.”

Curtis smiled and lifted her into his arms. “If you’re wrong, does that mean you accept your punishment?”

Adriana nodded obediently.

Curtis carried her toward the bedroom. “Tomorrow, I’m taking you to the hospital for your checkup.”

Adriana’s ears turned red. She lowered her voice. “Okay.”

Haldoria. Gary’s place.

Joe hurried into the living room, face tense. “It’s bad. The psychiatric hospital just called. That nutjob who tried to kill Adriana had escaped.”

Gary and Irene’s expressions darkened instantly. “That hospital is stricter than prison. How did he

get out?”

“I don’t think he escaped,” Joe replied, frowning. “Someone on the inside must’ve helped. Paid off, most likely.”

Irene let out a cold scoff. “So Chandler must’ve found out about him.”

“The police are searching,” Joe continued. “They’ll do everything to keep him from getting near Adriana. But if the Bartons really took him, what if he slips up? What if he says something about Adriana’s real background?” His voice grew tight with worry.

Joe’s concern was exactly what weighed on Gary and Irene.

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Irene, as her aunt, had finally found her long–lost niece. She wanted nothing more than to protect her, cherish her, and keep her close every day. But she had kept their distance, afraid of exposing her identity.

If that madman accidentally revealed the truth, if Chandler or Danielle learned that Adriana was the real Nicole, they would do whatever it took to eliminate her.

“We have to find him,” Gary said quietly, voice firm. “And Fast.”

In the warehouse of the suburb, a madman was hanging from a wooden beam, his wrists tied above his head.

Someone kept punching him hard in the stomach.

“Boss, he’s crazy. No matter what we do, he won’t talk.” The man turned the camera on, showing Chandler the scene.

Chandler spoke calmly, almost gently, “You just need to tell me this. The child from back then, is she still alive? You tell me the truth, and I’ll let you go.”

The madman looked at Chandler. He knew men like Chandler never left loose ends. He sneered, “She’s been dead for years. I threw her body into the reservoir in the mountains. She was so little. Her bones were probably eaten by fish!”

He wasn’t stupid. If he admitted Adriana was alive, he’d be killed for sure.

If he claimed the child was dead, he might survive.

The man leading the group looked at Chandler through the video. “Boss, he says the kid was taken care of.”

Chandler looked pleased. “Good. Now get rid of him.”

Since the real Nicole was dead, Chandler could finally sleep peacefully.

If this man died too, no one would ever know that Chandler was the one who killed Nicole’s real parents.

After ending the call, the lead man smirked. He grabbed the rope and prepared to hang the madman higher, making it look like a suicide.

After all, he was just a mentally unstable man. No one would care if he died.

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They lifted him up, looping the rope around the beam. The madman’s feet struggled to find the floor, closed to meet his end.

But right at that moment, Gary and his team stormed in. They cut the rope and pulled the madman down, saving him just in time.