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He stormed out without another word. The door slammed behind him. I waited until the echo faded before pulling my phone out again. Still no reply from Adeline. She’d read it, I was sure of it. But she hadn’t said anything back. The little Canary that makes me even more intrigued. She wasn’t just some drunk girl who made a mistake. She knew what she was doing. She looked me in the eye and dared me to cross the line—and when I did, she didn’t flinch. And now she was hiding?

"Professor?" I squeaked, my hands gripping the armrests of the chair until my knuckles turned white. Adrian stopped. He looked down at me, his eyes filled with dark amusement. Then, without a word, he walked right past me. He didn't touch me. He didn't push me onto the desk. He walked over to a small cabinet, poured himself another glass of whiskey, and pointed a long finger toward the corner of the room. "The computer is over there, Miss Lin. That pile of case files won't digitize itself."