The Divorce Prescription (Celina and Adam) novel Chapter 208

Chapter 208

Even Adam couldn’t explain it. What had he been expecting? That Celine would actually come?

“Mrs. Alvarez went into the hospital room after I spoke to her, so I followed your orders and found someone clean to send over.”

That someone was Nikki

Adam’s face was unreadable now. “Got it.” He left the stily and stepped into the bathroom, turning on the cold water.

ley streams poured over his head, soaking his hair and trickling down his neck. There were marks on his body, scratches across his chest, and a deep hite on his shoulder. He had thought they were Celine’s, traces she left behind. However, they weren’t.

Last night had been nothing but a dream. Awet dream where he thought he had had her. Celine never came, and instead, he ended up with Nikki.

He scrubbed at his slin furiously, as if he could erase the marks and everything they represented. When the frustration boiled over, his fist slammed against the tiled wall with a load crack

Nikki stood in the study, dressed again and waiting nervously. Soon, Adaan walked in, now fresh from his shower.

He wore a crisp white shirt and black trousers. His usual polished, aloof demeanor was fully restored. His cold, detached bearing made it clear that the events of the night before were irrelevant now.

“Mr. Alvarez, Leo greeted him.

Adam took his seat at the desk, his sharp gaze cutting to Nikki. “Here’s a check. Take it and leave.

Leo handed her the check, a sum so large it was dizzying. However, Nikki didn’t reach out for it. “I don’t want the money.”

Nikki’s eyes lit up. This was everything she had ever wanted. Now, it was hers. “Thank you, Mr. Alvarez.”

Adam remained indifferent. Leo gestured toward the door. “Ms. Barnett, this way, please.”

Their transaction was complete, and they wouldn’t contact each other anymore. Leo had also asked her to leave. With one last lingering glance at him,

Nikka followed Las out,

Silence returned to the study room. Then, a phone rang Adam glanced at the screen it was Lucy

“Mr. Alvarez, you lett Carly alone last night. Something happened to her. She’s in the hospital now. You need to come immediately!”