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Chatper 607
Chatper 607
Chatper 607
Chapter 607
Nadine was instantly stunned and stood rooted to the spot.
“Drugged?”
Her mouth lung open as she stared at the bowl of soup. After a while, she picked it up and stirred it with a spoon before turning around to say, “Adrian, you’re not pulling my leg, are you? Why would Mother want to drug you?
“Are you only saying this because you don’t want to drink it?
“Fine! I’ll drink it if you don’t want to!”
After saying this, Nadine opened her mouth and put in a piece of chicken when Adrian said, “I hope you don’t regret that.
Nadine was once again stunned speechless and her face stiffened, the piece of chicken still in her mouth. She could not find the courage to swallow it.
She asked, “How can you be so sure? Mother wouldn’t harm me. That’s impossible.”
“Logically, you’d be right, but maybe she’s doing this for someone else’s benefit.”
“what do you mean?”
Nadine stared at Adrian and continued, “How can you tell it’s been drugged? I refuse to believe you managed to discern that with just one look.”
Still refusing to raise his head, Adrian replied, “Based on my gut–the soup’s smell and color. Happy now?”
“Why would Mother do such a thing then?”
There’s only one answer to that question.”
Nadine became anxious. She put down the bowl and squatted in front of Adrian. Then, she grabbed both of his legs and said, Could you please stop keeping me in suspense and tell me what’s going on?”
Adrian paused for a moment before he smiled and said, “I just think your mother doesn’t seem at all like a simple woman. I can tell that behind that kind expression she puts on is a firm, strong, determined, and confident woman. She isn’t an ordinary single mother.”
“So?”
“So someone came to your house after we went out for lunch. A man, to be exact,” Adrian continued.
Nadine was startled for a moment before she grabbed Adrian’s ear furiously. “You *sshole… Did you go through all that trouble just to tell me my mother has a lover?!”
Adrian was amazed at how foolish Nadine was that he almost coughed up a mouthful of blood.
“What the hell are you even thinking? That’s not what I’m trying to say at all.”
“Then what are you trying to say? Also, how could you have known a man came by after we left?”
“From his scent, of course.”
“His scent? What are you? A dog?”
Adrian smirked. “I was a scout for the military
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-a really good one. It was compulsory for me to have a good sense of smell. Hence, I managed to determine that the man I’m getting this scent from Isn’t a Gardner, but an outsider.
“He’s an outsider who’s been able to come and leave your house without your grounds security noticing him, on top of meeting your mother. In other words, he’s an expert at what he does.”
Nadine was engrossed in what Adrian was telling her and felt that it was all very logical, She urged, “Go on.”
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