Waking up with my nemesis baby novel Chapter 310

“What is there to apologize for?”

Rebecca looked up, her brow furrowed, “What they said was

really nasty.”

Adrian pondered for a few seconds, then leaned down slightly

to bring his gaze level with Rebecca’s, looking seriously into her

eyes.

“They’re gossiping because we’ve broken some kind of

convention they understand. In their eyes, a powerful female

entrepreneur should be with an equally prominent partner in a

strategic marriage, or a househusband willing to stay in the background. And I happen to be neither.”

He looked down, holding Rebecca’s hands with both of his.

“So they’ll be confused, they’ll speculate, and they’ll use their

limited imaginations to label our relationship in all sorts of

ways.”

As Adrian spoke, he suddenly chuckled.

“But what does that have to do with us?”

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He gently squeezed her fingers, the corners of his mouth

curving into a gentle smile.

“I know why I’m standing here–it’s because of you. You know

why you brought me here–it’s because of me. We both know

each other’s value, and that’s what’s most important. The noise

from others, just filter it out.”

Rebecca looked at him, meeting the unwavering certainty in his

eyes, and the restlessness and guilt in her heart slowly

subsided.

In its place was a more solid warmth.

That’s right, why should she care so much about what other

people think?

Rebecca stared at Adrian for a moment, then suddenly tilted

her head.

“Professor Shaw, there’s a kind of magic in the way you speak.”

“Hmm?”

Adrian was caught off guard by her sudden change of topic and

didn’t understand what she meant for a moment.

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Rebecca pulled her hand away and wrapped her arm around

Adrian’s.

“I think you’d be a great teacher. If you were my teacher, I’m

sure I’d do better on my exams because… I can understand

everything you say.”

It wasn’t a confession of love, but those words were sweeter

than any declaration of love.

Staring at her slightly upturned face, Adrian saw his own

reflection in her eyes.

The calm and restraint he always relied on suddenly failed him

in that moment.

In the distance was the noisy chatter of guests.

Before him was his entire world.

The world around them seemed to fall silent for a moment as

Adrian lowered his head, his warm lips precisely covering hers.

An unexpected, yet tender and lingering kiss.

It instantly made Rebecca’s heart flutter, and her body

softened.

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Adrian was too tall. She had worn low–heeled shoes for

socializing today, so now, to find a comfortable angle, she had

to stand on her tiptoes as much as she could.

Suddenly, someone approached.

“Miss Whitman… oh, I’m so sorry!”

Rebecca quickly pulled back, her cheeks flushing a visible

shade of red.

Turning her head, she saw it was a waiter and could only

awkwardly call out to him.

“What is it?”

The waiter’s face turned red too, and he glanced curiously at

the man beside her, who looked as calm as if nothing had

happened.

“This… someone just dropped this off and said it had to be

given to Miss Whitman.”

Rebecca took it. It was a cardboard box, and she couldn’t tell

what was inside.

“Who brought this over?”

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“I don’t know. The security guard at the entrance took it. The

person didn’t have an invitation, so they couldn’t come in.”

Rebecca nodded, “Okay, thank you.”

“You’re welcome.”

After the waiter left, Rebecca turned and placed the cardboard

box on the table behind her.

She untied the ribbon on top. The moment she opened the box,

a faint, musty smell, characteristic of old paper, mixed with a

barely–there hint of mildew, wafted out.

There was nothing horrifying in the box, just a slightly worn

hardcover notebook and a bundle of letters carefully tied with a

ribbon.

On the envelope, five words were written in a scrawled, forceful

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