Chapter 1181
Aleigha had never bought anything luxurious to entertain herself or satisfy her own vanity but only to accomplish some grander goals.
But now that she was doing all the shopping using her own money, it was inevitable that she felt a little distressed by how much these things cost.
It was getting cold, so she specially bought a windbreaker with a very simple shirt, a pair of high heels, and a skirt.
All of which made her give off an elegant aura.
Adrian had been waiting impatiently. Just as he was about to make another call to roar at Aleigha, she paced into the restaurant.
The outfit she chose today, rather surprisingly, made her quite stunningly mature and composed. Positively beaming, a smile crept up to Adrian's lips. As she walked over, however, the smile on his face, in the split of a second, dissipated as though it were never there.
"I'm sorry. I got caught up."
Aleigha didn't wait for Adrian to open her mouth and took the lead in apologizing.
The deep look on Adrian's face suddenly disappeared, and the smile he had forced to get rid of inadvertently got back in place.
"The chef of this restaurant was just invited from Country I last month. What would you like to eat?"
Adrian's deep voice was filled with warmth, and his gaze never left Aleigha.
After ordering the dishes, Aleigha was absentmindedly fiddling with her mobile phone.
"You got a goldmine being dug in that cell?" Adrian was a little displeased. He didn't like being ignored.
Aleigha pressed her lips together and put the phone into her purse.
"Adrian, what a coincidence!"
Adrian was about to resume their conversation when a pretentiously tender female voice sounded.
Aleigha's eyes narrowed as she looked at Adrian.
"Aleigha, do you want to have a taste of the ice cream here?" Adrian looked at Aleigha as if he didn't see Aubrie at all.
"Miss Fulton, you came around alone?" Aleigha didn't like Aubrie very much, not just because of Adrian.
It was more of the fact that Aubrie did not give her a good impression.
But at the moment, the Gardner family couldn't fall, and she didn't want to offend Aubrie.
"Nah, with a few friends over there. Adrian, you wanna drop by on them with me?"
Aubrie didn't seem to be annoyed because of Adrian's cold attitude. On the contrary, she seemed to be more and more enthusiastic.
"I'm eating. We can talk tomorrow at the company." Adrian's tone was icy cold and his entire being turned gloomy.
Aubrie gave an embarrassed smile and turned to leave.
Aleigha thought to herself, "He's literally like a thunderstorm in summer, brightly lit one second and pouring right down the second." "Aren't you afraid of offending the Empire Group if you don't go?"
Adrian froze for a moment. Then, he sneered sinisterly and said, "The Empire Group? You think I fear them?" "Not that. It's just that the Empire Group has a strong background. And aren't you tits-for- tats with Darian now?"
"I don't think you still have the energy to deal with them."
Aleigha knew that this man was arrogant all the time, but she was also well aware that he had the capacity to do so.
But now, while he had to deal with Darien, he was also busy with the release of the latest product. If he had any conflict with the Empire Group,
She really didn't dare to imagine how Adrian would be swarmed by problems at that time.
The meal ended while the both of them were deeply immersed in thoughts.
Aleigha had something on her mind, and she seemed to be absent-minded all night.
In the car, while they waited for the traffic light to turn, Adrian suddenly wrapped his arms around Aleigha's neck. He pulled her close and pressed his face against hers.
Aleigha was pulled back to reality, and in front of her was Adrian's handsome face.
She was taken aback so suddenly that her eyes almost bulged out.
"You've been absent-minded for the whole night."
Adrian got what he wanted and licked his lips in satisfaction.
Aleigha was caught off guard by his sudden attack, rubbing her lips somewhat still in a daze.
After a long while, she angrily glared at Adrian. "Mr. Xiao, you really don't find your behavior a bit
too rogue?"
Adrian couldn't control the itch in his heart when he saw how cutely annoyed she was. He couldn't even recall when it all started that each and every one of her movements made his heart almost whirl. "You can drop me off at the road upfront." Aleigha thought of Laura. She should go and have a look at her by now.
"Stay with me tonight," Adrian refused, wanting Aleigha to stay by his side twice in a row.
Having her by his side through the night worked better for him than sleeping pills. He didn't even have a second of dreams the night before.
"Why?" Aleigha glanced at him with unhappiness.
The corners of Adrian's lips curled up and he replied slowly, "Because I feel comfortable hugging you."
"Disgusting!" Aleigha replied sulkily.
Adrian didn't say anything. He didn't care about her curses or anything, as long as she was there for him.
As a matter of fact, he found her fierce character somewhat attractive and amusing.
The car was parked in another villa of Adrian. Aleigha didn't want to get out of the car, but Adrian carried her out on his shoulders.
It was a frequently visited villa of Adrian yet there were no servants around. He must have informed them to clear it out in advance.
There were some clothes and food placed in the house already.
As soon as they entered the room, Adrian couldn't wait to throw her onto the bed.
Aleigha rolled up and sat straight. She pointed at Adrian and shouted, "Don't you dare touch me!"
"I'm very tired, Take a bath with me." Adrian looked at her, his heart almost bursting with laughter.
This woman was quite short-tempered.
After rejecting Adrian's request to take a shower together, Aleigha changed her clothes. No matter how she rejected him, he would do as he liked. So she simply dropped the idea of resisting. One night passed and Adrian did what he said, not touching Aleigha at all. The next morning, Aleigha was driven to where she wanted to go.
All this made Aleigha even more perplexed about what he was really up to.
After getting out of the car, Aleigha went directly to the hospital.
After resting for two days, Laura still had to stay in the hospital to be watched over. When she saw
Aleigha coming, her eyes became much softer.
"Miss, you don't have to come here every day." Since their grudges had been resolved, Laura didn't reject Aleigha anymore.
"I'll take you back to the Gardner family once you are fully recovered."
When it came to the Gardner family, a rather complicated expression flashed across Laura's face.
As the two were chatting, Marco called.
"You b*tch, come home." As soon as Aleigha answered the phone, his angry voice made her face darken.
Laura didn't dare to say anything, but she saw Aleigha's face fall gloomy.
Back at the Gardner family.
Lainey sat next to Marcos, softly comforting him.
As soon as Aleigha entered the door, she heard Marcos's roar, "Birds of a feather, they are! All of them are dispecable s*uts!"
"What have I done to deserve such a w*ore of a daughter? Exactly the same as her dead c*nt of a mother!"
Aleigha's eyebrows were full of coldness, and she stared at the two people on the sofa with cold eyes.
"Why are you staring at me?" Marcos saw Aleigha standing at the door and looking at him with a very cold gaze.
A trace of uneasiness flashed across his heart, but it didn't stay, flashing by quickly. How dare this girl to be so daring as to start at him? "What do you want now?" Aleigha's eyes were cold and her expression was indifferent.
She would've been able to put up with Marcos for whatever he had to say but today he crossed a line that was not meant to be crossed. There was no more reason to tolerate him.
"What do I want? Where did you go last night? Have you taken time out of your so busy schedule to read the newspaper today?" "Mysterious Woman in Adrian Xiao's Secret Villa, A Night of Sheer Lust!"
"You disgusting w*ore! I'm still all caught up with your sister's f*cked up incident and now you are trying to get into Adrian's pants?!"