تسجيل الدخولAdrian had finally realized it — he'd fallen for this beautiful, elegant woman."She's my girlfriend."He turned back to look at Lacey. Panic flooded her face."My girlfriend is outstanding. Why on earth would I stay with a cheap cheat like you?"That remark struck a nerve. Lacey didn't dare take her anger out on Adrian, so she redirected all her hatred toward Gina."It's your fault. If you hadn't seduced him, Adrian might have forgiven me."Snarling, she lunged forward, ready to swing at Gina.But before Adrian could step in, Gina moved first and slapped her hard."Steal him from you? Adrian is a person, not an object. He has the right to choose. His heart goes where it wants. If I really wanted to compete with you, you would have lost three years ago. The only reason I stood by and watched him be with another woman was out of respect for his feelings. You're not even fit to be my rival."Lacey hadn't expected Gina to be this fierce. Fear crept into her eyes.Kevin, banking
Adrian had never experienced this kind of happiness with Lacey.What did she ever do besides lie to him? She nearly drove him to the point of not trusting women at all. But Gina was different. She came from a good family, had an excellent education, and could have anything she wanted. Yet here she was, tripping over herself for him — pining after him for so long with nothing to show for it.She didn't have to do this. The men lining up for her were countless."What are you thinking about? Come eat.""I know you love Italian food, so I made you a whole table of it."Looking at the feast before him, he'd be lying if he said he wasn't moved.Just then, Lacey called.Gina answered."Adrian, where did you go? Why did you sell the house? You got me kicked out. I have nowhere to go now, so I'm staying at Kevin's place.""Lacey, Adrian broke up with you. That means you're nothing to each other. The house is his. He can do whatever he wants with it. And honestly, I'm impressed by your
"He's getting back at us!" The group of friends seethed with rage."Adrian, you're absolutely disgusting!""We only insulted you a few times. Why did you have to ruin us?"Adrian shot the women an icy glare, his voice dropping several degrees below freezing."And why should I have to sit here and take your insults? This is what happens when you make a fool out of me.""You—""Please. You're trash. You do shameless things and still have the nerve to point fingers at other people. Disgusting." Their boyfriends had finally had enough. They dumped them on the spot.Anyone who wanted to be the guy who got cheated on could wear that crown themselves."Adrian, you're not a real man. Lacey loved you so much, and you humiliated her in front of everyone.""Loved me? Ha. If she really loved me, why did she end up in your bed?"Lacey choked back sobs. She stood there crying, shaking her head."Adrian, don't talk about me like that. What woman is still pure before marriage? When you've d
The moment the words left Adrian's friend's mouth, Lacey's eyes flew wide with terror. She stared at the old ID card in his hand as if it were a bomb about to go off inside her head."Th-this can't be," she stammered, laughing and panicking all at once as she grilled Adrian's friend.Kevin stood there just as stunned, his face a mask of disbelief as he gaped at the document."Today's not April Fools' Day. Don't mess around like that.""A joke? Not at all. It's the truth. Here, let me say something in Portuguese for you."When his friend started talking to Lacey and the others in Portuguese, the color drained from Lacey's face. She opened her mouth, but no words came out."See? Now you believe me. What a coincidence. I wouldn't have known we were from the same hometown if I hadn't seen the return address on your package."Adrian really should have told you. I refuse to believe you don't speak Portuguese with your parents on the phone."Those last words landed like a heavy club,
Lacey claimed she had hurt her leg looking for him. How ironic.He told her where he was. Within half an hour, she limped into his hospital room, followed by Kevin and her insufferable friends.The moment she saw he was genuinely injured, Lacey's face filled with guilt. "I'm so sorry, Adrian. This is all my fault. I never should have taken you mushroom picking." She paused, her eyes fixed on his leg. "Does it still hurt? I won't leave your side again. I'll stay right here with you."But he didn't want to see her anymore. He couldn't stand the thought of her touching him.Lacey refused to let go. She clung to him tightly, as if she truly understood her mistakes and regretted them.He couldn't push her away, so he finally said, "You're hurt too. Let go of me.""No. My injury doesn't matter. All I care about is you."She was so relentless that he gave in. Taking his silence as forgiveness, she released him and began peeling an apple.While feeding him slices, she chatted with
Lacey couldn't wait to slip away. Watching her hurried figure disappear, a bitter ache filled Adrian's chest.He followed close behind and hid beside a large tree, where he witnessed Lacey and Kevin rolling around on the grass with his own eyes.Lacey pulled out a sexy nightgown. Kevin insisted on putting it on her himself.The two of them giggled shamelessly, then began doing things too explicit to describe.Lacey kept kissing Kevin passionately, complaining that the grass scratched her skin.Kevin laughed and bit her ear. "Everyone has to try something for the first time. Isn't this thrill amazing?""You're so bad!""Haha, that fool has no idea what we're doing behind his back. He's still standing guard for us, completely clueless.""You're terrible. Absolutely terrible. Making me go along with such an outrageous request. If Adrian finds out, you're dead meat.""Oh please. You wouldn't dare hurt me. If anything happened to this, you'd lose your happiness."Adrian stood froz







