---- Chapter 765 Hailey smirked. "Alright, I''ll sit here and watch. Carly, hurry up and make the call!" It was obvious that Hailey was relishing the unfolding drama. But Carly remained sure of herself. Since Adam was under the influence of the Heartstring Venom, she refused to believe he would back out now. With that, she pulled out her phone and dialed Adam''s number, casting a knowing nce at Hailey.

    "Hailey, get ready-you''re about to be proven wrong!" The phone rang several times, but there was no answer. Soon, a cold, mechanical female voice echoed from the other end. "Sorry, the number you''ve dialed is temporarily unavable. Please try againter." Adam wasn''t answering. Why wasn''t he picking up? Awave of panic rippled through Carly, but she quickly dialed his number again. After multiple attempts, there was still no response. She felt her heart sink-Adam wasn''t answering her calls.

    They had made ns to meet for dinner herest night, but now Adam was nowhere to be found. What on earth was going on? ---- At that moment, Hailey couldn''t suppress herughter . She had been watching Carly carefully, and as soon as she saw the change in Carly''s expression, she knew exactly what was happening. She sneered. "Carly, what''s happening? Why hasn''t Adam shown up yet? Didn''t you call him?

    Come on, tell me-did he say he''s on his way?" Upon seeing the smug smile on Hailey''s face, Carly dug her nails into her palm, but the pain didn''t even register. "Carly, what''s wrong? You look so pretty today-did you dress up for Adam? Wait, don''t tell me he''s noting... Oh no, he''s ignoring your calls! I can''t believe it-he actually stood you up!" Haileyughed, clearly enjoying Carly''s difort. Hailey loved watching Carly struggle.

    She was sure Adam wasn''t the type to juggle multiple women, but she still couldn''t understand why he was tangled up with Carly again. Carly, however, didn''t give up. She kept dialing Adam''s number, but it kept going straight to voicemail. A feeling of disappointment settled over Carly. She knew Adam wouldn''t answer, but she couldn''t shake the confusion over what his silence meant. Just then, Hailey took out her phone. "Carly, since Adam isn''t picking up for you, let me try.

    Let''s see if he answers my call." Carly''s expression hardened . "Go ahead, let''s see if he picks ---- up for you." With that, Hailey dialed Adam''s number. The melodic ringtone soon yed, but once again, there was no answer. Adam didn''t pick up Hailey''s call either. Carly couldn''t help butugh. "So, Hailey, looks like Adam didn''t answer your call either, huh? Well, now I get it-Adam must be really busy. He''s probably in a meeting and doesn''t have time to answer his phone.

    But he did invite me out for dinner, so I''m sure he''ll be here soon!" Hailey''s lips curled into a smirk. "Damn, Carly, you''re way too confident. I actually think the reason Adam''s not answering our calls is that he''s with someone important right now." "Someone important ? Hailey , who are you talking about?" "Don''t act clueless , Carly. You know exactly who I mean. Let me make it clear-the ''important person'' is Celine. I bet Adam''s with her right now." + Adam was with Celine?style

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