Swept Into a Fairytale Marriage

hapter 30 Don’t Stop Halfway

drian wasn’t the type to play the field or mess around with other women. Even if he were like that, why ould he be interested in Farrah?

armaine was no longer in the mood to shop. She couldn’t understand what she lacked in Adrian’s eyes. le was outstanding and worked hard at her job. Why couldn’t he see that?

ter getting home, Farrah changed into her new clothes. She dressed up a little and curled the ends of

r hair. The waves framed her face, making her look prettier than usual. Then, she applied some ascara and lipstick, adding some color to her face.. Owned by NôvelDrama.Org.

hen she appeared before Adrian, he couldn’t help feeling bewitched despite having seen countless

auties.

that do you think?” She twirled, showing off her look. She smiled sweetly and asked, “Is this passable, r. Locke?”

: returned to his senses and sipped his water. “It’s not too bad.”

ie wasn’t upset that he hadn’t complimented her. On the contrary, she felt that his words were knowledgment enough.

h, right? Guess who I ran into when I was shopping earlier. She looked at him and chuckled.

a shot her a look. “Don’t leave me hanging-

saw Germaine.”

: didn’t seem interested. He turned to head to the study.

ley!” Farrah followed him and teased, “Is she interested in you or something? Has she ever confessed ir feelings for you?”

drian sat down and gave her a bored look. Then, he looked down at his documents without saying

ything.

er eyes gleamed as she said, “She was very considerate, you know. She was afraid I couldn’t afford the othes and reminded me to check the prices.”

Irian still didn’t say anything. Suddenly, Farrah frowned and asked, “How much is her monthly salary, Mr. icke? Why is she so condescending to me?”

Irian found her a little noisy. He looked up and said, “You don’t need to compare yourself to her. There’s thing to compare, anyway. You two have different identities.”

irrah nodded. “That makes sense. I’m Mrs. Locke, and she’s just a secretary. Even if there was anything. tween you two, it would have to be hush–hush, right?”

arrah.” Adrian’s gaze darkened. “You don’t even have the right to get jealous. “Mrs. Locke‘ is nothing but

te smiled, unfazed by his words. “Oh, there’s one thing I need to tell you so you can prepare yourself. I viped your card when I was paying, and Germaine heard the cashier verifying whether the card was

urs.”

⚫ looked at her icily, but it didn’t scare her. She continued, “I’m guessing she’ll think I’m your ie’ll probably also think there’s something wrong with your taste.”

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Chapter 30 Don’t Stop Hallway

“Get out,” Adrian satd-

Farrah smiled at him again before flouncing out happily. She was in such a good mood after her shopping

spree!

Adrian sighed, the image of her twirling before him flashing in his mind. He leaned back and shut his eyes, unable to stop himself from thinking about Sierra again,

Her and Farrah’s faces overlapped in his mind, adding to his irritation.

Adrian and Farrah left the apartment at around 4:00 pm. Farrah’s attitude was completely different from how she’d been earlier. She was silent and stolc, no longer teasing him about Germaine.

She was starting to feel stressed as she wondered what Adrian’s mother, Sheila White, was like. Then, she thought about Adrian telling her not to bother pleasing Sheila because Sheila wouldn’t like her either

way.

Farrah was truly stressed. She felt like a peasant who was about to have an audience with the ruler of the land. As they headed toward Locke Manor, she fell deep into her thoughts.

Adrian didn’t have any tips for her. He himself felt gloomy and grim–it was easy to tell from the slight furrow of his brows.