“Adri?”


    Peter called out, but Adriana’s head did not return, simply ignored.


    He looked back, his sword eyebrows wrinkled, his gaze swept over the two, and said in a cold voice: “Mom, I say again, Adri is Luis’ mother. For this reason, I will not let anyone bully her. If you are willing to ept it, then it is best. If you are not willing, you can leave Orchard House.”


    Peter does not hate his mother, but over the many years she has be more snobbish under the influence of her family and sees only money in her eyes.


    Power to the top!


    So how could a Cindere like Adriana be epted into The Alston family?


    In the past, he also struggled for the family to prosper, until he met Adriana, he realized that there is one more beautiful thing beyond money and power … love!


    “You … you kid say it again!”


    Mrs. Alston mmed the table, “I gave birth to you, and now you’re turning against me for an outsider? Don’t forget who gave you what you have now!”


    “Auntie, don’t get angry, don’t get angry.”


    It was Theresa’s real sense of Mrs. Alston’s anger, and she immediately reassured her, “Peter is also lost in the moment, don’t be angry. Maybe it will be fine after this excitement has passed.”


    “Hmph, don’t you speak for him! He, a heartless thing, has dumped you, and you’re still worried about him? To say the least, you’re a fool.”


    Mrs. Alston poked Theresa’s head with the meaning of a rotten wood that cannot be carved, “Grow a heart. Can’t you keep an eye on Peter for me?”


    “Auntie, I … try my best.” Theresa beamed, a face of aggression on the surface, the heart does not know how happy.


    Peter grunted coldly and turned to walk out of the bedroom.


    Downstairs, Adriana found a band-aid and dressed the wound, then ordered the maids to bring Mrs. Alston a lunch, and instructed them to bring one to Sloane as well.


    I wanted to do it myself, but Mrs. Alston and Sloane had too much prejudice against her, so it was useless to make a show of goodwill even now.


    Instead of forbidding a good intention to be questioned, it makes them loathe her presence even more.


    “Let’s see.”


    Adriana was sitting alone in the living room staring when Peter came over and grabbed her hand, “Does it hurt?”


    He unraveled the band-aid and looked at the foot-long scratch on it, which was one centimeter long and deep.


    I can’t help but mutter, “Why aren’t you careful at all?”


    “Gee, not so much na, it’s okay.”


    His cold face suddenly wrinkled bar, all a look of heartache to the extreme, fell in the eyes of Adriana, both funny and touched.


    Since childhood, she has not enjoyed much care and affection from others, in addition to her brother Jenkins care for her, no one cares so much about her feelings.


    So much so that Peter’s nervousness went so far that Adriana got red eyes.


    The man raised his eyes and bumped into her eyes that were red with tears, a little anxious, “Does it hurt?”


    “It doesn’t hurt!”


    Adriana turned her head away, not daring to look directly at Peter.


    It’s so humiliating, when did it get so emotional?


    A small gesture just, actually let her so moved, really … convinced.


    “So what’s going on with you?”


    Peter asked so, suddenly understood what, for her to close the band-aid, smoothly took her in the arms, “I know let you suffer. So, let’s go to Rootpaw vi, it’s very clean there.”


    “No, no. It’s fine here.”


    Adriana stayed for a purpose, and if she leaves Orchard House now, what’s the point of staying.


    “But …”


    “Nothing but, I’m really fine. But school starts tomorrow for Helen and Luis, so I’d better get to work.”


    After the children go to school, Peter must also go to thepany busy, she stays at home to face Sloane, Mrs. Alston and Theresa three women, I am afraid that really will fight.


    It’s no joke.


    “You’ve thought this through?”


    Peter looked serious and rather uneasy.


    “Well, think it through.”


    “Then it will be ording to you.”


    He shook his head and didn’t say anything.


    But through the pair of ck crystal-like pupils, can vaguely see his sad emotions.


    That kind of arrogant man, now for her actually be sentimental.


    Adriana … has mixed feelings in her heart.


    …


    In the evening, everyone went to bed early, and after putting the two children to bed, Adriana washed up and went to the study.


    She wanted to spend more time with Peter in the study, so that she could have a better hope of knowing what thebination to the study safe was.


    “Why are you still awake?”


    Carrying the coffee into the study and handing it to Peter, he said.


    Adriana shrugged, “Not sleepy yet,e over and read a book.”


    Adriana was a little weak inside, afraid that Peter might know something.


    So he put down his coffee, went straight to the bookshelf over there, found a book onw on it, walked over, sat down on the couch next to him, and read the book by himself.


    Peter looked at Adriana with deep eyes, and then took a sip of his coffee and sighed, “I wish we could live like this forever.”


    Peaceful living, simple and happy.


    Adriana, who was holding the book, heard Peter’s words and couldn’t stop her hands from trembling, so much so that the book in her hand almost fell down.


    No matter how you listen to it, you feel that Peter’s words have a hidden meaning.


    Even so, she told herself she must be calm and not reveal any traces.


    Receiving no response, the man put down his coffee, got up and walked over to Adriana’s side, raising his hand on her shoulder, “I’m curious, what made you change your mind?”


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    Adriana was a little nervous, raised her eyes and forgot about him, only to see his deep, cold eyes staring at her, with a look of scrutiny and consideration, as if in thought.


    It seems … extremely suspicious of her purpose.


    “I’ve been reluctant toe over. If … didn’t have Helen and Luis,” she gave an answer that was somewhat perfunctory, but was the answer that was really inside her.


    “What about me?”


    “You?”


    Adriana pursed her lips, her good-looking eyebrows wrinkled slightly, “You hurry up and go to work, I’ll read for a while, it’s time to restter.”


    She chose to avoid answering.


    Peter nodded, his knife-sharp handsome face shed a little disappointed look.


    In fact, when he walked to the desk and pulled open the executive chair, he suddenly turned around and walked to the safe.


    Half crouching, long slender fingers gently over thebination lock keypad.


    At that moment, Adriana’s eyes fell straight on Peter’s body, afraid that she had missed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.


    Secretly, I am d that I really made the right and wise choice toe to the study today.


    “Guess, what’s thebination to the safe?”


    He suddenly dropped his gaze to Adriana’s and asked rhetorically.


    “You don’t have tough, how would I know thebination to your safe. If I did know, I would have absconded with a huge amount of money.”