---- Chapter 782 If Celine stayed, she would only cause Adam more pain. She turned and walked away. "Celine, don''t go!" Adam threw off the covers and got out of bed, wrapping his arms around Celine from behind. He buried his face into Celine''s long hair, his voice hoarse as he pleaded, "Celine, don''t go. Please don''t leave me." Celine knew Adam was in pain right now, and she was hurting too. "Adam, let go. If this keeps up, the pain''s going to kill you." But he didn''t let go. Instead, he held her even tighter." Then let it kill me.

    Celine, just don''t leave me!" But the very next second, a wave of searing pain hit him. Adam''s vision went ck, and his tall, lean frame copsed again. Celine caught him just in time. "Adam!" When Adam woke up again, it was already nighttime. Nigel and Fiona were sitting by his bedside. "adam, you''re awake?" Nigel asked. ---- Their eyes were full of concern. They quickly reached out to help Adam sit up. Adam looked around but didn''t see Celine anywhere. "Mr. Hampton, Mrs. Hampton, where''s Celine? Where did she go?" Nigel hesitated.

    "Celine, she..." "She''s taking Be and leaving me, isn''t she? No. I have to find her!" Adam threw off the covers and got out of bed. Fiona quickly stopped him. "Mr. Alvarez , Celine didn''t leave. She''s just in the room next door." Adam asked, "Really? You''re not lying to me?" "We''re not lying, Mr. Alvarez. Celine''s really worried about you. But she can''t get close to you right now. If she does, your Heartstring Venom will re up again. So she has no choice but to stay in the room next door." Nigel and Fiona were feeling incredibly guilty.

    Anne and Carly had administered the Heartstring Venom together , and they couldn''t avoid responsibility for it. Still, Adam wasn''t reassured. "No. I''m going to see her!" "Mr. Alvarez!" ---- At that moment, Celine was indeed in the room next door. After giving Adam acupuncture treatment, she came back out. As much as she worried about him, she didn''t dare get close. She had to stay far away. Was he awake now? Was he feeling any better ? Was he still in pain? Celine was full of worry. Then, she heard Nigel''s and Fiona''s voices outside the room. "Adam, your body''s weak right now.

    You need bed rest!" "I need to see Celine!" Ceilne blinked lightly. She had heard Adam''s voice -he was here to see her. The very next second, there was a soft knock at the door. Adam''s low, raspy voice came through. "Celine? Celine, are you in there?" Celine trembled. She quickly got up and went to the door. Her hand reached for the doorknob, ready to open it. But then she remembered the Heartstring Venom in his system, and her hand froze in ce. Right now, she was like slow-acting poison to him. She couldn''t open the door. Celine withdrew her hand.

    "Adam, I''m here." ---- Now, the two of them stood on opposite sides of the door, talking through the wooden barrier between them. When he heard her voice, Adam''s anxious heart finally settled. He curved his thin lips into a slight smile. "Celine, I thought you left when I didn''t see you earlier. I thought you took our daughter and walked out on me."style

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