Chapter 600: Something Terrible Has Happened

Cecilia Vaughn felt a bittersweet sensation in her heart.

"Adrian, have you ever thought, if the person you married wasn’t me, would you treat her so well?"

Although Cecilia knew her question was childish, sometimes she really couldn’t help but wonder.

What if Adrian Law had married someone other than her?

She wanted to marry Adrian Law back then, just because she wanted to reclaim the Radiant Group’s assets!

This marriage began in a murky manner.

And the time when feelings started to develop also became somewhat delicate, even Cecilia couldn’t remember exactly how she started feeling for Adrian Law.

Did Adrian Law like her because of her face, or was it because he felt for her unfortunate background?

Of course, Cecilia didn’t believe Adrian Law was the kind of shallow person who judged people by appearance, nor was he someone who would mistake sympathy for true love.

There are plenty of people like that in this world, Tyson Law was the perfect representative, but Adrian Law was different.

Otherwise, the best choice for Adrian Law’s wife would have been Rosalind White.

A truly beautiful, weak, and pitiable woman who excelled at attracting sympathy, and who had even saved Adrian Law’s life before.

...

Cecilia Vaughn even fantasized for a second, if in the future Adrian Law didn’t meet someone who caught his eye for many years, would he succumb to family pressure or choose a business alliance to spend his life with because of age?

Such thoughts made Cecilia Vaughn inexplicably uncomfortable.

It turns out, she was also such a selfish woman, feeling jealous even of a hypothetical rival.

She even gave herself a legitimate reason, saying she feared the person and Adrian Law weren’t truly in love, wouldn’t get along well, and wouldn’t have sweetness.

But at the end of the day, her beginning with Adrian Law was also unclear and unjustifiable.

Love at first sight is ultimately rare, but love after knowing each other for a long time might still be possible.

...

Hearing his wife’s question, Adrian Law rubbed his forehead helplessly.

"Cecilia, why would you think like that? You’re the only one I’ll marry in this life."

"Nonsense, what if there wasn’t me at all in this world?"

This assumption was obviously even more unreasonable than the previous question, but Cecilia Vaughn couldn’t help but ask.

The girl’s eyes twinkled brightly, her mindset was unclear, and her heartbeat even skipped a beat.

She was anxious.

Hoping for Adrian Law to comfort her, yet fearing he might lie.

"There’s no such possibility..."

The man shook his head firmly.

"You’re lying... I want you to tell the truth, stop circling around. This setting assumes there isn’t me in this world, you can’t deny that premise."

Seeing his little wife immediately droop her brows in disappointment, Adrian Law sighed inwardly.

Then, he seriously wrapped his arm around Cecilia Vaughn’s shoulder, lowered his brows, and dropped a gentle, affectionate kiss on her forehead.

"Silly goose, have you ever thought, if there wasn’t you in this world, there wouldn’t be me either?"

The man seemed to remember something, a dazed look appeared in his long, phoenix eyes.

Then he couldn’t help but smile.

...

"Why are you laughing? You’re still avoiding the question! I’m going to get angry, you have to assume there’s you but no me in the world, you can’t perfunctorily give other answers, I want to hear the truth."

"..."

Why so stubborn?

Seeing Cecilia Vaughn’s cheeks puffed up in anger, the man smiled amusedly, couldn’t resist reaching out to flick her cheek.

"Alright, if there really wasn’t you... then... I guess I would remain unmarried for life."

"Why?!"

Cecilia Vaughn gaped, raising her eyes in astonishment.

Seeing Adrian Law’s serious demeanor, not understanding his meaning.

"But you hadn’t met anyone you liked then, I understand you don’t want to settle, but wouldn’t you be willing to try?"

"When a person’s heart stays closed for too long, it’s hard to open it for anyone."

The man chuckled lowly, saying something profoundly philosophical.

...

And Cecilia Vaughn, unconvinced, pursed her lips.

"But when we met, you were already in your twenties, and Rosalind White had been by your side for so many years, yet your heart didn’t open for her."

"Cecilia, the day you were released from prison wasn’t our first meeting."

The man explained seriously, embracing his little wife.

"What?! I remember you saying that last time too, but I have no recollection at all. If you really fell for me at first sight back then, why didn’t you come looking for me?"

"How do you know I didn’t look for you?"

The man shook his head again, took Cecilia Vaughn’s left wrist, his deep gaze locking onto the red plum blossom birthmark on her wrist, and gently kissed it.

"Cecilia, maybe the searcher was only me."

"..."

Uh...

For some reason, Cecilia Vaughn seemed to glimpse a hint of loneliness from the man’s smiling expression.

Loneliness?

Why?

Cecilia Vaughn, trying to be clever, threw out an answer, her words as sharp as ever.

"I bet you found me but knew I was your brother’s girlfriend, so you gave up, right?"

That’s why she said, a person like Adrian Law wouldn’t steal someone else’s partner.

Right?

...

Adrian Law was momentarily stunned by Cecilia Vaughn’s thought process.

This answer is just too...

"I’m right, aren’t I?"

Seeing Cecilia Vaughn proudly standing with her hands on her hips, he finally indulged her with a smile.

"There’s probably a bit of difference, but however you think about it, it’s already in the past. The most important thing is that we’re together now."

"Yes! The most important thing is that we’re together now."

Cecilia Vaughn immediately got convinced by Adrian Law and no longer dwelled on the imagined rival.

Sigh.

Blame her imagination.

If there really were parallel worlds, and if Adrian Law were to marry someone other than herself, Cecilia Vaughn sincerely hoped she would be a good girl who could take care of Adrian Law and walk with him through life.

Ah... No, that’s not okay.

The more she thought about it, the more upset she felt, how should she deal with it?

After all, she’s just a selfish mortal, so let it be her who meets Adrian Law and enjoys the splendid spring and autumn with him.

...

Because Adrian Law had an important international video conference in the afternoon that he couldn’t miss, he drove a very low-key Audi to drop off Cecilia Vaughn at the southeastern gate of the most secluded area of the high school.

"Cecilia, call me after watching Evan, I’ll let Wyatt pick you up."

"It’s okay, I’ll just take a taxi back."

Actually, Cecilia Vaughn originally wanted to drive herself, but Adrian Law took care of her since she was tossed around by him for most of the previous night, so he took her here.

"Alright, but let me know when you get home, and also take with you the gift I prepared for Evan as well as my regards."

"Okay, okay, I won’t forget!"

Cecilia Vaughn said with a face showing compliance.

"What did you give him?"

"High school notes."

"..."

Cecilia Vaughn twitched the corner of her mouth.

Okay, not gifting him ’Five and Three’ was already very considerate of Evan.

Poor senior high school students.

Light a candle for her brother.