Ms. Escape: Marrying to Run, Fighting to Rise Novel

Chapter 135 I Know My Place " I never did anything to you , " Adriana said , looking at Belinda . Finished " You knew too , didn't you ? That my mom isn't dead . You're a liar too . " Belinda's voice was heavy with resentment . Adriana thought for a moment before speaking . " I found out when we were in Harborton . I was just as surprised to learn your mother was alive . Your uncle kept her protected very well . Not telling you ... I imagine he had his reasons . " Belinda remained silent . Adriana took a deep breath .

" I don't know if my guess is right , but the reason Curtis protected your mother so thoroughly probably wasn't just out of love for her , right ? The car accident back then ... it probably wasn't so simple ? So , faking her death was actually a way to protect her . You were young ; it would have been easy for you to slip up . If he had told you , and let it slip ... " you accidentally Belinda froze , looking up at Adriana . Adriana was indeed very clever and good at comforting people . " Really ? " Adriana nodded . " I don't know the full truth , but Curtis is a very thorough person .

He wouldn't disregard your feelings without cause . If he did this , it must mean your mother's safety was more important than your feelings . " Oh , and on the way here , your mother contacted Curtis . She asked him to pick you up and then go get her from the hospital for discharge , " Adriana said with a smile , though a sharp pang of sourness twisted in her chest . Belinda sat up , looked at Adriana , opened her mouth , and finally managed , after a long pause , " Wait for me .

I'll need to get dressed ." Once dressed , she stood looking at Adriana , seeming to want to say something else but hesitating . " Is there something you want to say ? " Adriana asked directly . Belinda looked at Adriana . " Are you ... are you really only with Curtis for the money ? Don't you have any other feelings for him ? Actually ... if my mom weren't alive , I thought ... he might have fallen for you ." The way Curtis treated Adriana was indeed special . It was a treatment none of the women who had ever gotten close to Curtis before had received .

1/3 10:18 Tue , Jan 6 Chapter 1351 Know My Place Finished Adriana stood frozen for a moment , lowered her gaze , was silent for a beat , then clenched her fingers slightly and smiled . " What are you talking about ? Curtis is my benefactor , my boss ... I know my place . " Belinda didn't say more and followed Adriana out . Probably , she really wanted to see her mother too , because she had deliberately dressed up , donning a very pretty white dress , looking like a proper , well - behaved girl . " Adriana , actually ...

I think you're better suited for Curtis , " Belinda said just before they entered the elevator . " But I have my own selfish reasons too . Sorry . " Adriana didn't quite catch it and wanted her to repeat it , but Belinda fell silent . Downstairs in the lobby , Curtis was waiting in the lounge area . His long legs looked almost cramped on the relatively low sofa . Adriana spotted Curtis from afar . He really did stand out too much in a crowd , always drawing the eye immediately .

Before , she always thought Matthew was top - tier among the rich kids , but after meeting Curtis , she realized what truly top - tier , unapologetic presence meant . " Took you long enough . " Seeing Belinda hiding behind Adriana , Curtis frowned and stood up . " Faking a sickness and skipping class ? Is this how you were taught ? " " Uh , she really wasn't feeling well , " Adriana quickly covered for Belinda . Belinda nodded , still hiding behind Adriana . Curtis glanced at Belinda . He clearly bought into Adriana's defense and stopped pressing further . " Curtis ...

" Seeing Curtis about to head to the car , Adriana spoke up nervously . " Maybe I'll just stay here ... You and Belinda should go pick up her mother . I ... I'll head home ? " Adriana felt like an outsider . What if Cynthia was unhappy if she tagged along ? Then Curtis would have to comfort her ... She didn't want to see Curtis comforting another woman . Even knowing full well she was just an employee , she still didn't want to see it . " You met her in Harborton , didn't you ? You're acquainted . Come along , " Curtis said, taking Adriana's hand .

Adriana didn't really understand Curtis's thinking . Why did he insist she go ? Wasn't he afraid 2/3 10:18 Tue , Jan 6 Chapter 135 Know My Place 87 Finished his first love would be upset ? Or , like Matthew used to do , was he bringing her along to reassure Cynthia ? The memory of when Matthew had called her over to be bullied by Rufus and the others , just to reassure Natasha , sent a chill down Adriana's spine . But she had taken so much money from Curtis . She still had to go . " Okay ... " Adriana nodded . " Are you feeling unwell ? " Curtis asked Adriana once they were in the car .

Adriana , sitting in the passenger seat , shook her head . Curtis personally fastened her seatbelt for her and ruffled her hair . It was that familiar , easily misunderstood gesture again . Too intimate ... Curtis drove , taking Adriana and Belinda to the sanatorium . Cynthia's nurse was already waiting with her at the entrance . Today , Cynthia looked to be in good spirits . She was dressed youthfully , looking almost the same age as Curtis , with no apparent age gap . Indeed , if a woman is well - maintained , dating a younger man isn't an issue . " Curtis .

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