Genius Kids' Scheme Claiming Daddy's Billionaire Empire novel Chapter 264

Chapter 264

Evening shadows crept across the hotel suite as Irene collapsed into the dining chair. Her body ached all over from the long surgery and hours of check–ups after saving García’s life. She’d barely squeezed in a few hours of sleep before rushing back to the hospital, and now tiredness hung on her like a heavy coat.

Adam watched her from across the room, noticing her slumped shoulders and how her eyes kept closing before she’d jerk them open again.

“Food’s on the way,” he said, setting his phone down. “Ten minutes.

Irene looked up. “You ordered food?”

“Thought you’d be hungry after saving lives all day.” His voice stayed even, but his eyes softened. “Got that salmon dish you like.”

The fact he remembered something so small made her heart skip in a way that surprised her.

“You need to eat,” Adam added, his usual edge softening. “Can’t have my, doctor dropping from exhaustion.”

Irene waved it off. “All in day’s work.” But the genuine concern in his voice hit a spot she wasn’t prepared to examine too closely.

When the food arrived, Thomas set everything up quickly and quietly. The smell made Irene suddenly realize how long she’d been going on just coffee and willpower.

She took a bite and couldn’t help the small sound of appreciation that escaped. “God, I needed this.”

Adam’s mouth quirked up at one corner. “Good.”

Three sharp knocks broke their quiet moment. Thomas moved to the door without waiting to be told, his face already fixed in what Irene thought of as his “guard dog” look.

“Sorry to disturb you, but Dr. Snow insists on speaking with you,” Thomas said, his tone suggesting he’d tried and failed to send her

away.

Adam didn’t even look up. “Let her in.”

Natalie burst in with perfect hair and a bright smile that died the moment she spotted Irene at the table with Adam sitting close by. She looked like she’d walked in on something private.

“Oh,” she said, the single syllable carrying a truckload of judgment.

didn’t realize I was interrupting.”

“What do you need?” Adam asked, cutting straight through the niceties.

Natalie’s eyes kept darting between them, something ugly brewing behind her perfect façade. “I wanted to discuss something with you, but clearly you’re… busy.”

Irene set down her fork, no longer hungry as the room suddenly felt colder. She’d been through enough awkward moments to know

when someone was about to lose it.

“Is this your game plan?” Natalie finally snapped, her voice jumping an octave. “Seriously?”

Adam’s expression didn’t change. “What are you talking about?”

This!” She waved her hand between them, her perfect smile completely gone now. “What’s the point? Your mother made it clear what she wanted, and if you weren’t interested, you should’ve just told me. I don’t chase after guys who don’t want me. I wouldn’t

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have bothered coming if I’d known.”

Irene sat frozen, feeling like she’d walked into a movie halfway through and had no idea what was happening.

And now you drag me halfway across the world just to ignore me?” Natalie’s voice trembled. “Not even basic courtesy-*

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