Madeline Crawford and Jeremy Whitman novel Chapter 1697

Chapter 1697

The chill in Shirley’s emotionless voice was palpable.

Adam looked at Shirley, tightening his grip on Cathy’s hand, and continued toward the door.

Barely a few steps and Shirley’s voice drifted from behind once again.

“Adam, I brought her here so that you can be content with your lot. Don’t you even think about stepping out of the door.”

Upon hearing these words, Cathy instantly understood.

She was merely bait for Adam, who would come and look for her here, luring him into this trap.

Adam’s fists clenched as he suddenly turned around. When he saw Shirley smoking in a carefree demeanor, his face fell. “Shirley, you should’ve already read dad’s notebook. Why are you still acting like this?”

Shirley stepped toward Adam, her face insipid. “Adam, you’re already an adult. Are you so naive to think you could solve this matter, one that had been gnawing at my mind for all these years, just by doing that? Let me tell you. It’s not possible!”

She gritted her teeth as she spat out the last three words.

Adam could deeply sense Shirley’s heartlessness. He also knew there was nothing else that he needed to say. He only wanted to get Cathy away from here.

“If you just want to keep me here, I’ll stay. Let Cathy go,” Adam requested firmly.

However, Shirley would certainly not agree to that. “None of you are allowed to leave,” she said, her eyebrows raised.

After her cold words, she instructed the maid next to her before she went upstairs.

As Adam stared at Shirley’s figure decisively walking away, he could not help but frown.

Cathy, seeing Adam’s troubled expression, tried to ease his anxiety.

Cathy was unclear as to Carter’s and Shirley’s purpose for trapping Adam here.

However, Adam quickly dispelled Cathy’s uncertainty.

“They don’t want me to develop an anti-toxoid test reagent that cures the poison within Eveline’s body.” Adam could see through their plan. “Shirley developed a type of poison, which has been taking effect in Eveline’s body. She doesn’t want me to develop an anti-toxoid test reagent to combat this poison.”

“What? There’s still poison in Evie’s body?”

“That’s right.” Adam frowned in distress. “I truly don’t understand why on earth Shirley’s doing this.”

“Perhaps it’s not what she wants to do, but who she’s doing this for.”

Upon hearing Cathy’s words, Adam was stunned as realization hit him. “Could it be Carter? She’s doing this for Carter.”