Chapter 648: 648: Deceiving Yourself and Others

Edward Lopez sneered, “Cindy Clarke, how dare you insult me like this? First, you lied to me about your mobile phone being out of battery, and now you’re telling me you’re married with a child? Do you think I’d believe such lies?”

“If you don’t like me, just say it straight. There’s no need to insult me with such lame lies.”

Of course, Edward Lopez felt that Cindy’s not liking him was a form of insult in itself.

Just because of who she was, she dared not to like him?

Cindy had no right!

“Insult you? What makes you worthy of her insulting?”

A male voice suddenly rang out.

There was mocking and undisguised anger in it towards Edward Lopez.

Everyone turned their heads towards the source of the voice, and Cindy was the first to react.

She recognized it right away and saw Adrian Zhekova arriving.

He was standing beside the table with one hand on his chair. Delighted, Cindy stood up and hugged Adrian’s arm.

Originally, Edward Lopez thought that Cindy had no right not to like him.

In Edward Lopez’s view, she had no rights at all.

Whether she liked it or not, she only had the right to be picked by him.

This was the luckiest thing that ever happened to Cindy.

She was being ungrateful.

But now, someone was saying that, in fact, it was the other way around. Edward wasn’t even worthy of being insulted by her.

This was the most ridiculous thing he had heard in years.

Edward Lopez sneered and turned to see who was so bold and arrogant.

As if helping Cindy was not enough, he even said such pathetic words.

But when Edward saw who it was, he almost pissed himself.

Once standing beside Cindy’s seat, his knees began to wobble, almost collapsing.

He quickly grabbed the back of a chair to avoid an embarrassing fall.

Even so, his reaction was utterly humiliating.

“Zhe… Zhe… Zhekova…” Edward stammered for a while in disbelief, before quickly changing his tone: “Master Adrian!”

He then noticed Cindy’s hand on Adrian’s arm.

Their intimacy suggested an extraordinary relationship.

But hadn’t Cindy said she was married and had a son?

She said that she wouldn’t have feelings for him because she was married, but she could have feelings for Adrian Zhekova?

No wonder Cindy acted so aloof in front of him. It turned out that she had hooked up with Adrian Zhekova, which is why she looked down on Edward!

However, after figuring this out, Edward’s mood didn’t improve a bit.

Although he had no real shot against Adrian Zhekova, he was still despised and rejected by Cindy.

Losing to Adrian wasn’t shameful, but being despised by Cindy was utterly humiliating.

But he couldn’t understand what Adrian saw in Cindy.

Edward only had a fleeting interest in her, just something to play around with.

For him, it was just a fling. Even knowing she was married, he didn’t mind giving it a shot, cuckolding her husband in the process.

However, with Adrian’s status, he could have any woman he wanted. Why bother with a married woman, risking scandal and damage to his reputation?

Everyone knew that The Big Eight families had strict rules and would not tolerate any scandals.

But Adrian seemed not to care at all, blatantly appearing in front of everyone, defending Cindy, and hugging her arm in public.

Wasn’t Adrian afraid of gossip?

Or did he really love Cindy so deeply, that he didn’t care she was married? Love truly conquers all, it seemed.

Edward found it hard to believe.

Adrian Zhekova could have any woman he wanted, yet he was fixated on Cindy?

Although not everyone here tonight was a high-profile figure, there were still many well-known faces here.

It wouldn’t take long for news of Adrian’s and Cindy’s relationship to spread.

Wasn’t Adrian worried that the Zhekova family would disapprove?

It was strange, even though Cindy and Adrian were so close now, Edward still couldn’t – and didn’t want to – entertain the idea that Adrian was the man she married.

Despite appearances, he still believed their relationship was nothing more than an affair. He hardly considered the possibility of a legitimate bond.

“Master Adrian, what brings you here?” Edward immediately backed off.

His demeanor had completely changed from the confident and triumphant attitude he had arrived with. Now, he was far more submissive.

“I’m here to pick up my wife,” said Adrian coldly.

Edward, still in shock from Adrian’s sudden appearance, didn’t process his words for a moment, and failed to realize that Cindy was Adrian’s wife.

Wendy Clarke was just as surprised as Edward, having never considered the possibility that her sister would marry into the Zhekova family.

Could Cindy really be married to Adrian?

Was it that easy to marry into the Zhekova family? If so, countless women would be desperate to join.

Many people had tried and failed. Why would Cindy succeed?

Mechanically repeating Adrian’s words, Adrian’s face turned even colder: “You just said that my wife insulted you. How did she insult you?”

Edward’s gaze shifted to Cindy’s face, and he started shaking.

Each word seemed to confirm that Cindy was, indeed, Adrian’s wife.

Edward seemed to think that if he didn’t believe it, it couldn’t be true.

Then he wouldn’t be punished by Adrian for offending Cindy.

The thought of his attempt to seduce Adrian Zhekova’s wife earlier sent a chill down his spine.

Nevertheless, Adrian didn’t intend to let Edward off the hook.

There was no way he would let Edward go so easily.

Even though he was already terrified, Adrian would show no mercy.

“Why don’t you tell us what happened with the mobile phone and the empty battery?” Adrian asked.

Edward’s legs trembled.

Regardless of whether Adrian and Cindy were married or not…