Chapter 11

As they turned their gaze toward the door they discovered Britney, his sis-in-law standing there, with a confusing look on her face.

Without any further words exchanged Adrian freed her from his embrace, and immediately started missing her warmth. Her lavender smell still lingered in his senses. Taking a deep breath one last time he cleared his voice to reply to Britney.

" Nothing Britty. She was about to fall, but I saved her."

He let out every word clearly and loudly without diverting his gaze from her.

Jane didn't like how he put extra pressure on the words 'saved her' as if he didn't startle her in the first place.

Smiling lightly at Britney she declared,

"Yeah. At first, people invade your personal space. Then decide to portray themselves as self-declared knights in shining armor. No?"

Though she was looking at Britney, it was as clear as broad daylight that her words were pointing to him.

Britney was perplexed, more like confused to see this interaction between them. She could