Messing With Her? Are You Crazy! novel Chapter 1019

She simply couldn't bear to stay a second longer.

Isabella was just as mortified, keeping her head down as she hurriedly chased after her.

Down in the audience area.

Adrian Cole watched the confident swagger of Serena's team as they departed.

He also noticed the crowd of senior professors and elite, national-level tech experts rushing to follow her.

His gaze was intensely complicated.

He stared at Serena's silhouette, his throat tightening with raw tension.

His blood seemed to boil in that very instant.

He pressed his tongue against the roof of his mouth, his eyes burning with desire. "Serena... playing hard to get, are we? Beautifully executed."

"I'm becoming more and more interested in you."

He let out a low, appreciative chuckle.

Taking a step forward, he headed straight toward the backstage area of the competition.

Darius Payne scrambled to keep up. "Adrian, aren't we heading back now? What if Old Mr. Cole waits too long..."

"There's time," Adrian replied, picking up his pace. His eyes cut through the dense crowd, remaining firmly locked onto that striking, slender figure. "I just need a moment. That's all it will take."

...

Serena, flanked by her cheering teammates, was ready to leave the stadium.

With the first round of the competition officially over.

They had a full day to rest before the second round commenced.

But just as she tried to slip out through the stage's rear exit.

She was surrounded.

Of course, at a prestigious event like this, she wasn't being swarmed by reporters or paparazzi.

Instead, it was a group of heavyweight tech titans who could send shockwaves through Elyndor's entire computing sector with a single word.

They completely blocked the back exit.

Directors from The Federal Cyber Security Bureau, executives from the Elyndor Computing Association, and senior founding members of The Global Aegis Alliance.

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