Chapter 445

Celine had disappeared from the medical world for three years—all because of Adam. It was only now that Adam finally understood this. His gaze landed on her delicate face. “Celine, L…”

Before he could finish, Celine interrupted him. “Adam, it’s all in the past. There’s no need to talk about it anymore.” Then, she turned to Hailey and said, “Let’s go have some fun.”

“Alright,” Hailey agreed.

Just as they were about to walk away, Adam reached out and caught Celine’s slender wrist, stopping her. Celine winced in pain. Adam’s eyes fell on her arm. “What’s wrong?” he asked.

Hailey immediately pushed Adam’s hand away. “Mr. Alvarez, Celine was injured when those kidnappers took her. She got hurt trying to escape, and her arm is still badly bruised.”

Adam frowned. Hailey scoffed. “At that time, you didn’t hesitate to choose Carly. You carried her away and left Celine behind. So, Mr. Alvarez, please don’t pretend to care about Celine now. You and Carly were no different from those kidnappers!”

Adam fell silent. He wanted to ask Hailey whose cousin she really was. Wasn’t she supposed to be her family? Why did it feel like all her sharp words were aimed at him? However, he had no defense. He couldn’t deny that he had chosen Carly.

Celine looked at him calmly. “Mr. Alvarez, it’s fine. I’m used to it.” Adam felt his heart ache at her words.

Celine added, with a self-deprecating smile, “After all, when it comes to choosing between Carly and me, you’ve never wavered. I was always the one left behind.” The ache in Adam’s heart only intensified, like a thousand tiny stings he couldn’t ignore.

“Celine, I’m sorry,” Adam said. “Carly once saved my life.”

Celine was momentarily surprised. This was the first time Adam had ever mentioned it. She simply felt surprised that Carly had saved someone.

“I didn’t realize Mr. Alvarez was the type to repay a drop of kindness with an ocean of gratitude. Carly saved you, so you’ve never forgotten her. I saved you too—why did you forget?” Celine found this bitterly ironic. She had also saved Adam once, but he didn’t even remember her as his savior.

Adam was taken aback. “You saved me? When?”

Celine replied coldly, “Years ago, weren’t you seriously injured and lost in a forest?”

Adam froze. How did she know that? How did she know about what happened between him and Carly? Adam walked toward her. “How do you know about that? Did Carly tell you?”

Celine couldn’t help but laugh. “What does Carly have to do with this? I don’t need her to tell me anything. I was there that day!”

Adam was stunned to learn that Celine had been in that forest too. How was that possible? “What were you doing there?” he pressed, taking another step forward.

Before he could say more, a voice interrupted them. “Adam!” Celine looked up to see Carly approaching, with Sonia, Tracy, and Lucy by her side.