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He immediately let go of Kourtney’s hand, which he had been holding tightly.
The murmurs in the crowd grew louder, “Who’s this person? She doesn’t even have a press badge. Is she here to stir up trouble?”
“Huh? Don’t you guys know? That’s Mr. Webster’s wife!”
“What? His wife? But Mr. Webster was just holding hands with that woman on stage so intimately!”
“Exactly. Some people, no matter how successful, are just scum with a polished. facade.”
Amid the heated discussion, Kourtney began to sob softly, “It’s not true. I’m not a mistress. Simon… how can they say that about me?”
Simon protectively held her in his arms, “Stop taking pictures! Stop filming!”
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He shielded her as they hurried offstage. and then marched toward me with quick steps, “Adriana, come home with me!” Grabbing my arm forcefully, he dragged
me out.
Despite knowing my injured leg couldn’t handle such a pace, he kept walking faster
and faster.
I shouted, “Simon, let go of me! Let go! Ah!” Unable to keep up, I fell to the ground.
Only then did Simon stop, “Adriana, are you okay?” He crouched down and took hold of my hand, which was pressing against the ground. My palm was already scraped and bloodied from the gravel.
He asked, “Adriana, does it hurt?”
I yanked my hand away and stood up despite the pain, “Don’t touch me.”
His earlier anger seemed to have subsided halfway, “Let’s go. I’ll clean your wound first.” He pulled me into his office, where he began treating my injuries.
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As he worked, he spoke, “Adriana, you know how important today’s product. launch was to me. That’s why I got angry when you caused a scene earlier.”
I kept my head down, staring at my injured palm, saying nothing.
He continued, “As for Kourtney, everything I said on stage was true. During the toughest times of product development, I almost gave up. She was the one who kept. encouraging and supporting me. Don’t overthink it. I was planning to celebrate with you privately tonight, even if you hadn’t shown up.”
He leaned in and pressed a kiss to my forehead, “After all, today is one of the most important days of my life and I want to spend it with the person I care about
most.”
I couldn’t help but retort sarcastically, “You sure care about a lot of people. The entire venue was full of them today.”
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His brow furrowed slightly, “Adriana, I’ve been patient, even tolerating your antics. today. Do you really want to keep being unreasonable?”
I replied, “It’s not tolerance, it’s because you can’t refute the truth of what I said.”
He didn’t change his expression, “I have no idea what you’re talking about. Let’s go. I’ll take you home. With your injured leg, don’t run around recklessly.” As he packed up the first aid kit, I glanced at him from above.
Beads of sweat glistened faintly at his temples and his eyes betrayed unease. He
was nervous.
After tidying up, he drove me home, staying until I went to bed before sneaking into the bathroom. The sound of
rummaging came from inside. He was undoubtedly searching for the trekking pole.
Unfortunately for him, I had hidden it long ago. Such crucial evidence, of course, I had
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kept safe.
Previously, Simon had paid no attention to the trekking pole, likely confident that I wasn’t aware of their plot.
After a while, he emerged from the bathroom, visibly disappointed and headed to the study room to make a phone call.
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