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

Chapter 40 Street Food with Curtis Finished Blushing , Adriana grabbed Curtis's hand and hurriedly pulled him toward the food stalls . " Mr. - Curtis , didn't you say we were going to keep our marriage secret ? " she asked , finally . " I said we wouldn't hold a big press conference about it , " Curtis explained seriously . " I never said we had to hide it . " Adriana felt her head spinning . But since she'd already signed the contract , she couldn't back out without paying a penalty . She'd just have to tough it out and stick with this job . " That's the hot dog place !

" Adriana pointed happily at a hot dog stall in the distance . " The owner is super nice . Back when I couldn't afford meals , he still let me help out , even though he didn't need help . " Curtis frowned and gave Adriana a deep look . " For those four years ... Matthew didn't give you an allowance ? " Adriana froze for a second , then quickly shook her head . " No , he did ." But Matthew never gave her cash , only a secondary card that couldn't withdraw money , only be used for paying with a card . She hardly ever used it . Most places near campus didn't take cards .

The places that took cards were too expensive , and Adriana couldn't bring herself to spend them . She sent almost all the money she earned from part - time jobs back to the orphanage . Matthew knew very well that Adriana sometimes went months without spending a single cent from his card . " Let's go get a hot dog , " Curtis said , his mood low . Adriana nodded , feeling the heavy mood , and tried to lighten things up by changing the topic . " Matthew likes the hot dogs here , too . I bought some for him once , and he said they were good ! " That only made Curtis even gloomier .

He just glanced at her , let go of her hand , and walked over to chat with the owner like nothing had happened . " Boss , any seats available ? " 1/3 8:41 Sat , Jan 3 Chapter 40 Street Food with Curtis Finished " Yes ! " the owner wiped his hands on his apron and smiled , pointing to a corner table . " Adriana's friend , right ? " " Boss ! " Adriana said happily , greeting the owner and quickly helping serve food to the other customers . " Don't worry about helping out . You're here with a friend - go sit down . I'll make you the best hot dogs , " the owner said with a smile .

Adriana nodded , hurried over , wiped the stool with a tissue for Curtis, then pulled out an alcohol wipe to thoroughly clean the table - worried he might find it unhygienic . Curtis didn't care at all ; he just sat down and looked at the menu . He was dressed in a fancy suit , and his watch alone was worth hundreds of thousands ... And now he was sitting on the street eating hot dogs with her . It felt surreal . " Curtis , do you want some pudding ? It's really good . My treat ," Adriana said , eyes sparkling , pointing at an old lady's stall nearby .

She usually didn't splurge on treats like this , only grabbing them when she craved them . Curtis nodded . He never seemed to kill her fun . Adriana happily ran off to get the pudding . Curtis just watched her , his expression still complicated . " Two puddings , please." You could see that Adriana was naturally cheerful and lively ; she'd just been bullied for too long . If she had grown up in a wealthy family , imagine how radiant she could have been . " Here's the pudding .

It's super soft , and the milk is fresh , too , " Adriana said , bringing it back , opening it up , and giving Curtis a little spoon . Curtis took a bite and nodded . Actually , he was really picky and never ate sweets . But today , he did . 2/3 8:42 Sat , Jan 3 Chapter 40 Street Food with Curtis : . Adriana watched him and felt happy just seeing him cat . Before ... she had bought pudding for Matthew too . But he'd called it junk food , said it was " dirty , " and tossed it in the trash . 969 Finished The hot dogs she bought for him ?

Matthew never actually ate them either ; he just lied and said they were good . Adriana knew deep down he would never hang out with her at a street food stall . " Adriana ? " A classmate spotted her while shopping . " Oh wow , who's this handsome guy ? " the girl asked . Adriana froze for a second . It was Linda Wright - one of Cheryl and Camelia's best friends . Her family had some money , and she was one of the people who used to bully Adriana . While she never actually laid a hand on her , she was one of the ones cheering them on and recording the videos . " Well , well , look who it is .

Our campus belle is dating now ? " Linda mocked , pulling out her phone and starting to record a video . She sent it to the group chat with Camelia and Cheryl , making sure to capture Curtis in the frame too . " Look , she's got a sugar daddy now . " " Hahaha ... A few other girls circled Adriana , laughing . Her hand holding the spoon started to numb , her palms slightly sweaty . Curtis didn't step in this time . He just watched her , letting her handle it herself . Adriana put down her spoon , stood up , and looked at Linda .

" You can take videos of me , I won't care , but you took a video of my boyfriend . Delete it , or his legal team will contact you for violating his portrait rights . " 108 AdminJ