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Her heart skipped a beat . Rebecca was startled by Adrian's undisguised , fierce gaze . He was like a completely different person from the Professor Shaw she knew . She couldn't help but take half a step back , but Rebecca quickly recovered and sneered . " Adrian , do you think I'm some naive girl in her early twenties ? That I'm that easy to scare ? " Adrian's cold gaze softened , and he returned to his usual calm and detached demeanor . Rebecca was right . He knew she was this kind of person , that he couldn't scare her .

Otherwise , he wouldn't have been so angry he started talking nonsense . Adrian kept staring at her . They stood there in a stalemate for who knows how long . Chapter 245 " Where have you been the past few days ? " Rebecca turned her head away . " On a business trip . " " Did you go to P Country to see Professor Annelise Sloan ? " " You're following me ! " Rebecca glared , looking at Adrian irritably . He chuckled softly and said lightly , " Annelise was my deputy before . " Rebecca was at a loss for words . She knew Adrian was capable , but she hadn't expected him to be this capable .

Annelise was a top figure in the industry , and she'd only been his deputy . She took a deep breath . " That's right , I went to see her . The Whitman group is short- staffed right now , so of course I have to have a backup plan. " " A backup plan ? Why do you need a backup plan ? What's the first plan ? " Chapter 245 " I ... " Rebecca felt like she had a lump in her throat . Some things were hard to say . Adrian saw the tips of her ears turning a little red and moved closer to her . " You weren't this cowardly when you forced a kiss on me last time . " " Adrian ! " Rebecca glared at him .

" Can we not talk about last time ? Just pretend I was sick and delirious , that my brain short - circuited and I did something stupid , okay ? " Adrian narrowed his eyes , hiding the trace of hurt and sadness . A bitter smile touched his lips . " Looks like my decision that day was the right one . What if we had done it , and you turned around and blamed me for it later ? " Rebecca's face grew even hotter . Chapter 245 " I would never . " She turned her head away , her heart pounding wildly . In truth , she couldn't explain what was wrong with her either .

That time with the stomach flu , she was genuinely touched , no matter what Adrian's motive was for coming to find her . So she acted on impulse . She kissed him . And even suggested ... Rebecca wasn't one to have regrets . Once she made a decision , she accepted it calmly . But she did , in fact , regret what happened that day a little . She didn't want Adrian to think she was the kind of person who would do anything for personal gain . So before she was even fully recovered , she just bought a plane ticket and fled to P Country , using work to cool her head for a few days .

She hadn't even finished cooling down , and now that damn Chapter 245 couple , Madeleine and Roderick , were starting to stir up trouble . Rebecca had a huge headache . She should have given Madeleine a heads - up . After standing in silence for a while , Rebecca got a few mosquito bites and irritably scratched the back of her hand . " Let's walk . " Adrian seemed to sigh quietly . He reached for her hand , but she pulled away . Without a word , Adrian moved in again and grabbed her hand firmly .

His other hand reached into his pocket , pulled out a tube of mosquito repellent , and he carefully applied it to Rebecca's hand . The cool sensation spread , instantly stopping the itching and pain . " I can't believe you brought this . " " I come here often . The mountains are full of bugs , so this is a must - have . " Chapter 245 When he finished , Adrian slipped the repellent into Rebecca's pocket , but he didn't let go of her hand , just held it . They walked for who knows how long before a large meadow opened up in front of them , with the vast wilderness beyond .

Rebecca looked down at Adrian's hand holding hers , an indescribable feeling rising in her heart . " There's a question I asked you before that you never answered . Can you answer it today ? " After a long silence , Adrian turned his head and stared at her . Rebecca felt uncomfortable under his gaze , pulled her hand back , and sat down on the grass . " You ask so many questions . " " I've asked so many questions . How many have you answered ? " Adrian sat down next to her . The cool mountain wind was refreshing , clearing their heads quite a bit . Rebecca felt a little embarrassed by that .

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