Cupid's Arrow hit me hard!



After standing up with Adrian's help, Celine flung herself into his embrace and cried.

What did she do wrong?

Why did they treat her as such?

She was also a victim.

Adrian hugged her and said, "Don't cry. You should leave before they make things worse for you. They resent you a lot. They'll bully you badly once they have the chance."

Celine's choice to defend her brothers had greatly offended her sisters-in-law.

Although Celine was a woman, she was also her brothers' younger sister. Whose side would she take if not her brothers'? How many people in her position would choose to stand with their sisters-in-law?

The reason Caroline helped the ladies was not purely out of righteousness. It was also due to the lack of the siblingship bond between her and her brothers.

"I'm not leaving, Adrian. I want to wait until Mom comes back. I'll explain everything to her. I really don't know how it happened. I'm a victim. Someone's definitely behind this. Many people attended the banquet, but I was the only one who got in trouble.

"There must be someone setting this trap up to get me killed."

The person who had attempted to harm her was more evil than she was.

Everyone knew that there was a mastermind behind last night's incident. If one calmed down and analyzed the situation, they would be able to guess the culprit.

Adrian dared not say anything because the alcohol that Hunter and Celine had drunk belonged to him. It was an opened bottle that he could not finish by himself, and he had kept it in the chiller at the bar corner of his room.

Hunter had been in a bad mood when he went to Adrian to ask for the bottle of alcohol.

Adrian did not give Hunter a new bottle because he was worried his father would get drunk. Therefore, he gave Hunter a bottle that was already opened by him.

It seemed like the alcohol was spiked to set Hunter and Celine up.

Who did it?

Since Adrian had not done it, the next suspect would be his wife.

Why would Emma spike the alcohol?

Adrian knew the truth. His wife spiked the alcohol to spice up their married life back to how it was when they were newlyweds. She had not meant to set up a trap for Hunter and Celine. Adrian was clueless and gave the spiked drink to Hunter, which caused last night's incident.

He could never tell the truth because he had a hand in it.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

Emma and he were in the same boat.

"Celine, Mom will investigate this thoroughly once her anger dissipates. You should leave first. They'll continue beating you up. Look at you now. I'm hurt seeing you like this, but I can't help you.

"You know what situation our family is in now. My words are useless."

Celine knew she could not stay any longer. However, she feared it would be more difficult to meet Belinda once she left.

Everyone would stop her from meeting Belinda.

"Leave first, Celine. I'll talk to Mom for you when she's back."

Adrain coaxed her.

Celine thought about it and nodded eventually. She raised her tear-stained face, which was also covered in scratch marks. Some of the scratches were bleeding and swelling too. It was a shock to look at.