Carly had always been dismissive of Celine, but now she was starting to realize just how clever Celine was. She needed toe up with a n to deal with her. Picking up her phone, she made a call to Sonia.

Celine returned to the dormitory, and Hailey was already there. “Hailey, did you manage to catch up with Den?

Hailey sighed. “Nope. Hepletely ignored me.”

Celine smirked. “Looks like Den isn’t that easy to win over.

“Celine! Who said I was trying to chase him? You’re just teasing me now!” Hailey’s face turned red

Celine chuckled but decided to drop the subject.

Suddenly, Hailey grabbed Celine’s arm. “Celine, tell me the truth. How did the birthmark on my face disappear? I’ve been thinking about it. Yesterday, you gave me a really bitter pill to eat. Don’t lie to me. It has to be because of that pill, right?”

Celine opened her mouth to say something when a bknock /bsounded at the door. Who could that be?

Hailey quickly went to open the door, revealing a tall, elegant figure standing there. It was Adarn.

“Mr. Alvarez, what are you doing here? I haven’t had the chance to find you yet. You’d better be careful of Carly. That girl is bvicious /band scheming! If it weren’t for Celine, she would’ve ruined me!” Halley said indignantly.

Adam looked at Halley’s small, delicatece. The birthmark was gone. Without it, Halley looked as soft and radiant as a luminous pearl. This was his

cousin

He had been in the bcar /byesterday when he saw Celine casually swipe her hand across Hailey’s face, erasing the bmark/b. No one bwas /bmore stunned than he

bwas /b

James hadn’t returned yet, but when he did, the entire Lambert family would be in for a shock. For years, the Lamberts had spared no effort in trying to find a way to remove the birthmark, but nothing had ever worked. Yet now, it waspletely gone.

? ?? ? ? ?

Adam pressed his lips into a thin line band /basked, “How did yo

d your birthmark disappear?”

Celine wanted to stop Halley from speaking, but she blurted out, “It’s bbecause /bCeline gave me this really bitter pill to eatb./b”

Celine was speechless. She silently cursed herself for not preparing a consistent story with Hailey beforehand.

The next second, she saw Adam lift his eyes. Those sharp, hawk–like eyes were locked onto her. His gaze was calm yet piercing, as if peeling backyers to see straight through her.

“Haileyb, /bcould you step outside for a minute?” he asked in a low voice.

Hailey nodded. “Okay.”

Once Hailey left, Adam stepped into the dorm room and closed the door behind him. His bsteady /bstrides carried him closer to Celine, band /bbwith /bhis Imposing presence, it felt as if the entire room was now cloaked in his shadow.

“Where did you get that pill?

Celine tilted her face up to meet his gaze. “I’m not telling byou/bb./b”

Adam was taken aback.

It was clear Celine didn’t want to talk to him. Without another word, she turned on her heal and was ready to leave. However, before she could take a step forward, Adam grabbed her arm, stopping her in her tracks.

Forced to a halt, Celine frowned and started to struggle. “Mr. Alvarez, let go of mel Show so the

respect, or I won’t go easy on you!”

Her warning had barely left her lips when Adam suddenly tightened his grip and pulled her directly into his chest.

Celine looked up only to see the faintest hint of amusement on his face. He let out a low, mocking chuckle as he gazed down at her. “You talk a big game. First, you say you’ll teach my woman a blesson /bNow, you’re threatening me? Celine, you really think you’re something, don’t youb? /b