Celine sat up. "Perry, I’m fine. The baby and I are both fine."

She would never let anything happen to her child. The only reason she had any complications was because of the stress from the kidnapping.

Perry studied her carefully. "Celine, you’re still carrying Adam’s child. Are you really not going to tell him?"

She curled her lips into a self-mocking smile. "You saw it yourself, Perry. Adam had no hesitation when choosing between me and Carly. He chose her without a second thought. Telling him won’t change anything. It’s better if he never knows. I can raise this baby on my own just fine."

Perry let out a sigh. He didn’t push the issue, but he knew that no matter what Celine said, Adam’s abandonment of her today had deeply hurt her.

At that moment, Robin and Hailey rushed in. Both of them immediately ran over and placed their hands on Celine’s stomach.

"Celine! How’s the baby? Is everything okay?" they asked.

Celine smiled. "Everything’s fine."

Robin scowled. "That bastard, Adam! Is he insane? He left his own child behind and picked that snake Carly instead? Ugh, kid, when you grow up, don’t bother acknowledging that deadbeat dad. Let him stay tied to Carly forever!"

Hailey frowned. "Adam went too far this time. Nope, I’m calling him right now to curse him out."

Celine quickly stopped her. "Hailey, Robin, forget it. The one who’s loved can always act recklessly. I’m just the one who isn’t loved. If you call him and yell at him, it’ll only make me look pathetic."

Hailey and Robin exchanged glances, then reluctantly dropped it.

"Fine. Celine, that man isn’t worth it. The baby has two amazing godmothers. We’ll spoil this little one rotten."

Celine nodded and gently stroked her still-flat stomach. "Exactly. We don’t need that father anyway."

With her best friends by her side, Celine visibly relaxed, and she felt her mood lift.

That was what real friendship was for.

Perry smirked. "Celine, I had my people look into that scarred man. Guess what we found?"

Celine’s clear, sharp eyes turned to him. "I don’t know who he is, but I do know one thing—Carly hired him."
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Perry raised a brow. "How did you figure that out?"

Celine let out &cold laugh. "| know
Carly too wel If she were truly
kidnapped.she would’ve been
terrified But when we were held
together, she wasn’t afraid at all. If
anything, she looked like she-was
emjoying the show.

"Then, when the scarred man forced Adam to choose
between us, it only confirmed my suspicions."

Perry nodded. "You’re absolutely right. The scarred man
was hired by Carly for a hefty price. This whole kidnapping?
Carly staged it herself."


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Celine’s lips curled into a smirk.
"Well, now ta her act is over, it’s
my turn totake the stage. Perry, get
in touch With Adam’s people. Tell
them I couldn’t make it to the gala.
But tomorrow, I’ll be paying Carly a
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Perry chuckled. "Oh, this is going to be fun."

Yes. Tomorrow was going to be a show worth watching.

Perry hesitated for a moment before adding, "By the way,
Celine, Adam’s still looking for you. Do you want to—"

Robin cut in immediately. "Hell no! What’s the point of
Adam looking for her now? He made his choice already!"


----
Hailey crossed her arms. "Exactly! Let him run around like
a lost poppy. He doesn’t deserve a response."

Adam stepped into the hospital room.

Carly had been clinging to him non-stop, whining about her
heart hurting, making sure he stayed by her side every

second.

Just then, Leo entered the room. "Mr. Alvarez, we still
haven’t found Ms. Celine. There’s been absolutely no
movement on her end.”

Adam frowned. Where the hell had she gone?

Carly scoffed. "Adam, Celine knows you’re looking for her.
She’s just doing this on purpose, playing hard to get. What
a scheming little brat."

Sonia added dismissively, "Mr. Alvarez, stop worrying about
Celine. She’s not going to die."


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Leo glanced at the cold-hearted Tate
family members in the room.
Honestly, he was starting to datibt
whether Celine was really their
biatogical relative.

Leo turned back to Adam. "Mr. Alvarez, | do have one piece
of good news."