Adrian got chewed out and then had the door slammed in his face.
His expression turned livid and utterly humiliated.
His fists clenched so tightly his knuckles cracked, his eyes brimming with dark malice.
Uncultured hillbilly?
Some low-class nobody from a forgotten slum had the nerve to point at him and call him a hillbilly?
It was an unforgivable insult.
He felt he had stooped incredibly low, practically building a staircase for Serena to walk down gracefully.
Instead of taking the out.
She had shoved it back in his face.
And let her teammates humiliate him.
Did she really think he was desperate for her?
Or did she actually believe she could secure Nicholas and become the future matriarch of the Blackwood family?
"Fine! Have it your way, Serena! Keep clinging to your pride while you drown!"
"Since you want to play the hero, don't say I didn't warn you. When you lose this competition, don't come crying to me!"
Adrian's face was a mask of fury as he turned on his heel.
As he stalked off, he sneered, "Chief Graves, let's go set up the equipment I brought. I refuse to believe Serena won't be begging for it once she sees what I have to offer!"
But Howard remained frozen by the lab entrance, staring blankly at the tightly sealed doors.
His eyes were wide, his pupils dilated in absolute shock.

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