Chapter 26 Pitiful and Obedient
Aaron thought, 'No way, I can't let this go down in my hospital. Sure, Adeline's got mad skills, but this is Charles! If anything goes south, I'm toast, and so is the hospital!"
So Aaron decided to step up. He wanted to pick someone for the live demo himself before Adeline spoke out. He said, "Alright, you can choose..."
Before he could say "me," Adeline, masked up, was already heading towards Charles.
Balding Aaron then noticed Adeline was taller than him!
Adeline had this sleek figure and long legs. Standing next to Charles, the vibe got kinda intense.
As Adeline got closer, Charles moved towards her too, a tiny smirk on his face.
Adeline stopped, keeping a polite distance from Charles. She took off her mask, showing off a stunning face, and with a tired yet classy smile, she asked, "Are you his family?"
Charles answered, "You could say that."
She said, "Then you're my test subject."
Just as Nathan was about to chime in, Charles softly said, "Okay."
"Okay" meant he was down to be the test subject.
But what did "you could say that" mean? Was he family or not?
Adeline raised an eyebrow and firmly said, "Whatever, you're up. Stand in for the family and get the treatment rundown since you haven't signed anything."
"Actually..." Nathan tried to say something but got cut off by Charles.
When Charles spoke, nobody dared to argue.
Everyone went silent, not because they were trained to, but because they were floored.
Not just the bodyguards from the Livingston family, but even Nathan, who barely knew Charles!
What did they just hear?
Charles actually agreed?
He let a woman get close to him?
Everyone knew Charles was a clean freak, even making Heidi Livingston wash her hands before touching him.
Why was Charles acting so weird today? Was he bewitched?
Everyone's faces showed different reactions, except for Charles. He squinted a bit, leaning in close to Adeline. "How do I help?"
"Just stand still." Adeline smiled. "Relax, it won't hurt."
Charles coughed lightly, his voice cold but not on purpose. "You're kidding."
Seeing his face turn red, Adeline felt a bit soft-hearted. She gently held his wrist with her left hand and pulled out a candy with her right. "Here, take this."
Charles raised an eyebrow but went along, cold but cooperative.
As the candy hit his tongue, the cool mint and sweetness eased his long-standing discomfort.
Charles, a bit surprised, said, "You..."
"It's medicated candy. You look all pitiful and obedient, just like a kid I saved on the street once. But he didn't get any candy that day, and it was free! You really scored today," Adeline said casually, smiling.
Nathan broke out in a cold sweat. 'Do you even know who he is? What are you saying? Pitiful and obedient? Are those words to describe Charles?'
Adeline was Alexander's savior. How was he going to protect Adeline from Charles' wrath?
Aaron also felt suffocated. Everything that happened today was way out of his league. He'd need extra blood pressure meds tonight!
The expressions of the Livingston family bodyguards were priceless.
But Charles didn't care about any of this. His fingers played with a blood-red ruby.
It looked like he was gonna murder Adeline tonight, and now was plotting how to handle her body.
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