All Chapters of Strangers in Public, Lovers in the Dark: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

At the television network's broadcast studio, Adeline Wright had her head down as she rushed to finish a news script. The moment she typed out the final word, she sent it off to her superior, Derek Mosley, who'd been urgently hurrying her the whole time.Now that she was finally done, she started stretching her sore neck. Noticing that the camera operator was still busy setting up his equipment, she went over and lent him a hand.The network had recently launched a new expert interview program, and today was its first recording. It was a priority for the network's senior management, who'd arranged for many people to be there as observers.Since the follow-up feature interviews would most likely be assigned to Adeline, she took this opportunity to familiarize herself with the guests.Beside her, the interns clutched the guests' profiles and chattered excitedly, with one of them gushing to her over how handsome today's guest was.Adeline smiled in response, but she didn't think much

When Adeline woke up, her head felt like lead, her mind foggy. Her waist and back ached as if she had fought with someone all night.With her eyes still closed, she stretched her arms—only to touch warm skin wrapped around a solid body.Once her eyes opened, she saw a broad-shouldered man lying in bed beside her. The shock woke her up completely, and she shot upright.The blanket slid off, and her shoulders felt unusually chilly. She looked down and saw her bare skin. Her mind went completely blank as she hurriedly pulled the blanket back around herself.At the same time, her movements had woken the man up. He slowly turned over, his eyes still hazy with sleep. His lips curved into a slightly devilish smile."Morning."The lazy drawl in his husky voice perfectly matched his relaxed posture."Christian Shaw?"Adeline's eyes widened as she instinctively moved backward.As her gaze fell on the indifferent expression on her ex's face, she recalled that he had never been the gentle

Stanley hurried back toward Adeline and helped her up."I'm sorry, but Wendy is afraid of the dark. I have to find her before it gets dark," he said, his voice anxious.As soon as he finished speaking, he let go of Adeline and rushed into his car, driving off.Adeline watched the way he left without any hesitation before slowly sitting down on the steps.Honestly, even before she flipped the coin, she'd already known which side it would land on. Only a foolish person would repeat something with the futile hope of seeing a different outcome.But she was an even bigger fool than that. She'd done it knowing full well what the outcome would be.A burning pain flared at her ankle. The sunlight fell on the wedding gown, making the diamond embellishments sparkle so brightly that it hurt her eyes.She bit hard on her lip, forcing back the pointless tears that threatened to spill. The only thing she could do now was not let anyone else see how pathetic she was.After three years togethe

When Stanley came back to the room, Adeline was already asleep, but the lights were still on. He kept his footsteps light as he slowly entered and left the two bottles of water on the bedside table.Adeline slept deeply, her breaths even. Her dark hair spilled over the pillow, making her already pale face look even more delicate. Her long lashes cast faint shadows under her eyes, and her red lips were slightly pressed together.Stanley couldn't help but raise his hand, wanting to touch that face that only looked this delicate and fragile when she was asleep. His fingers hovered just a sliver of an inch away from her face before he slowly pulled them back.He was afraid of waking Adeline up, ruining this rare moment of peaceful serenity. Whenever she was awake, she was always thoughtful and considerate toward him, but it always felt like something was keeping him at a distance from her.It was nothing like the way she seemed now. With her walls down, she looked so tender and lovable

By the time Victor left, it was close to noon. Sunlight spilled into the room, bathing Adeline in a warm glow.Sunlight helped with producing vitamin D, which was essential for calcium absorption. She figured she should spend more time sunbathing, at least for her injured foot.Thus, when Sylvia came into the room, the first thing she saw was Adeline's injured ankle propped up in the air. Setting down the clothes and the laptop, she scurried over for a closer look."Goodness me! Your ankle is the size of an apple! How did you end up like this?" Sylvia cried out in alarm.Adeline motioned for her to sit beside her and briefly explained what had happened yesterday.Sylvia was Stanley's maternal cousin. Knowing her personality, she would definitely inform the Coopers about this. However, Adeline hadn't told her for the sake of getting the Coopers to pressure Stanley into anything.She was simply laying the groundwork. Thus, when things fell apart in the future, at least the Coopers