Chapter 157 ck Stockings
Chapter 157 ck Stockings
"When I used to do business, I was injected with a virus by some bad guy, but it waster cured,"
Curtis exined casually, holding Adeline''s hand. "But there''s still a small amount of the virus in my
body. The doctors said it doesn''t affect my daily life. But my brother, all these years, hasn''t given
up."
Adeline rarely saw Curtis look so lonely. She thought it probably wasn''t as easy as he made it
sound, so she stood there and embraced him, allowing his face to rest against her soft abdomen,
gently stroking his head.
"It must have been quite painful when you were injected with the virus, right?"
Curtis shivered, a memory of those dark days crossing his mind.
He rarely feared anything.
Except for that one thing.
He instinctively held Adeline tighter and nuzzled against her tender belly.
"Thankfully, I have you... It''s all in the past now."
Adeline chuckled softly, taking Curtis''s words as a form offorting her.
Little did she know that she was his light during those dark days, his sole salvation.
She was only sixteen then but had left a deep mark on his heart.
Adeline asked casually, "Is Leo treating you well?"
From how he had spoken to Curtis while crouching down earlier, it was clear that Leo cared about
his younger brother.
Curtis nodded, "That''s also why I''ve spared Victoria multiple times. She''ll never understand our
sibling bond. She doesn''t understand anything and thinks I fear her family. But I don''t want Leo to
be in a difficult position."
"So, Leo never really intended to take over from you?"
Curtis chuckled lightly, "As you''ve seen, Leo cares more about the experiments than running the
company. If he can cultivate a new type of cell or develop some antibodies, it makes him happier
than holding power. In terms of their obsession with their respective fields, Leo''s dedication to
experiments is identical to Logan''s passion for archaeology."
Adeline was surprised. She remembered Curtis mentioning earlier that Leo and Logan were simr
in some ways. Now she understood what he meant.
"That means Leo never intended to take control, and it was always Victoria''s wishful thinking? And
you didn''t have anypetitors for the position?"
"Yes and no," Curtis exined with a warm smile. "Leo probably never had the ambition to take
control. Although he is officially in charge of thepany now, his focus is on theboratory, and
many business matters are delegated to professional managers.
Most of those managers are my people. But the Riley Family''s business empire is vast, with several
branches of the family involved and many outsiders as shareholders. Over the years, our equity has
been continuously diluted, and quite a few non-Riley Family members are waiting in the shadows to
rece us."
Adeline nodded and gently pushed Curtis away. She sensed his mood was still low and then said,
"I''ll make you something delicious. They say good food can heal a sad heart."
Curtis raised his eyes and asked, "Do you want to make me happy?"
Adeline nodded.
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"Then how about wearing ck stockings for me?" Curtis said without changing his expression.
"Only that can lift my spirits."
In an instant, Adeline''s face turnedpletely red.
She couldn''t believe he still remembered the ck stocking thing.
She gave Curtis an annoyed look and said, "In your dreams!"
Then she went to prepare lunch.
After lunch, Curtis was still feeling down, sitting by the floor-to-ceiling window and gazing at the
river. His brows were furrowed, clearly preupied with something.
Adeline returned to her room and took out the three pairs of ck stockings Curtis had given her.
She hesitated for a moment, biting her lip...
At that moment, Melissa, who was feeling bored, sent her a message on WhatsApp.