Born Into Villain's Family: I Have a 200\% Rebate System-Chapter 173: Adeline And Adriana’s Meet

Aurora stayed silent for a while. Her heart felt heavy. She stared out the window, watching the clouds move slowly in the sky.

Then, in a soft voice, she spoke.

"Adeline... my cousin sister will be arriving at the hospital soon," she said.

There was a pause on the other side. Aurora continued,

"She might ask you about what happened last night... how Henry hurt you. I think she wants to know if I told her the truth. Can you please tell her everything, but..." Aurora’s voice lowered.

"But please make sure to hide the fact that you know that Adriana is Henry’s girlfriend."

There was silence for a few seconds, and then Adeline smiled softly.

"Okay," she said. "I’ll do that. After all, you’ve done a lot for me, Miss Dawn. This is the least I can do."

Aurora let out a small breath of relief.

"Thank you," she whispered.

"But that’s not all," Aurora added after a moment.

Adeline raised her eyebrows, curious. freeweɓnovel.cøm

"To make sure what happened last night never happens again," Aurora said, her voice calm and serious,

"I’ve hired two bodyguards for you. They’ll be by your side all the time. From now on... no one will be able to hurt you again."

Adeline’s eyes widened. "W-What?" she whispered.

Tears started to form in her eyes.

No one... had ever done something like this for her before.

People usually ran away after knowing about her past with Henry. They looked at her like she was trouble. Like she didn’t deserve kindness.

But Miss Dawn...

Even after accidentally putting her in danger, she protected her.

Adeline’s throat felt tight. She wiped the tears from her eyes and smiled.

"Thank you..." she whispered. "I don’t know what I mean to you... But right now, I feel like I matter. Even if it’s just a little."

Aurora’s hand clenched around the phone.

"You do matter," she said quietly. "You really do."

For the first time, Adeline felt safe.

Maybe she wasn’t loved like Adriana.

But at least... she was cared for. And that was enough.

....................

A few minutes later, there was a soft knock.

Knock knock.

Adeline straightened her back and quickly wiped her eyes. "Come in," she said gently.

The door opened, and Adriana walked in.

She was wearing a simple white blouse and jeans, but she still looked graceful. Her hair was tied back in a ponytail, and her eyes were sharp, just like Aurora said.

However, Adeline pretended not to know Adriana and asked gently,

"Are you a doctor?"

Adriana was taken aback when she saw Adeline’s confused eyes.

From Adeline’s expression, it was clear that she didn’t know Adriana at all.

What was even more shocking was the swollen face of Adeline and the various injuries on her hand.

’So is Adeline truly innocent? Did Henry abuse her?’ Adriana thought. Her heart skipped a bit.

If it was true, then...Henry wasn’t the only one who had abused Adeline...it was also Adriana who told everything about Adeline.

’No! Don’t rush to a conclusion!’ Adriana reminded herself and looked at Adeline with a stern expression,

"No, I am not a doctor...I am...a journalist! I just happen to know about your case, so I wanted to cover your story. Are you interested in sharing it?" Adriana asked.

Adeline’s face would change, and she would shake her head,

"I am not interested. Please leave."

Seeing her reaction, Adriana felt what Henry might have said was not true...

If Adeline were truly as crazy as Henry had portrayed her to be, then she would do everything to bind Henry to herself!

Why would she refuse to get interviewed?

"Hm. Ma’am, I am not only a journalist but a member of an NGO too. Please tell me your story." Adriana insisted.

A flicker of hesitation would appear in Adeline’s eyes before she would say softly,

"I don’t know...yesterday...somehow my ex-boyfriend got to know everything and attacked, what if he does the same again?"

Adriana’s heart skipped a beat.

Adeline’s reaction was in line with the story she had heard from Aurora and completely different from the reaction according to Henry’s story.

In Henry’s story, Adeline was a crazy, rich, and obsessed person.

Why would a rich and crazy girl be afraid of her ex-boyfriend?

Something was wrong!

"I will make sure." Adriana would say softly. "Can you please tell me?"

When Adeline felt that Adriana had taken the bait, she said with a numb expression,

"Henry was my boyfriend for the past 4 years. We had spent a lot of time together, to the point that...I sometimes wonder if the Henry I am seeing currently now...is even the real Henry or not..."

A dazed expression appeared in Adeline’s eyes.

Was Henry always so bad?

Maybe not.

There was a time when that young man would wake up early, bring breakfast for Adeline. He would help Adeline, Nia, and Adeline’s mother hide from their gambling father.

He had even vowed solemnly,

"Adeline, just give me some time! I will protect you and put your father behind bars! The day I become rich, I will marry you in the grandest manner!"

What did teenage Adeline do back then?

She would sweetly stretch her pinky out and hook it with Henry’s pinky,

"The promise is sealed! I wait for you!"

The teenage Henry smiled happily, looking at Adeline, and said with a shy expression,

"Now the promise has been sealed, I want to tell you something...Adeline, please stay with me! I can’t let you go ever."

But that statement somehow changed to,

"Please let me go. I can’t stay with you!"

Henry, who vowed to marry her after becoming rich, was now trying to find a rich woman for marriage.

Destiny was indeed laughable and cruel.

Adeline told about her entire story to Adriana and said with a bitter smile,

"I heard his new girlfriend is rich...and sometimes wonder... if I were rich... would I be able to marry him? But that thought broke completely yesterday...

Because I realized...the Henry I loved and the Henry of today are completely different. So I let go. But he..."