Chapter 78 Christopher's Wife

Adeline spoke in a crude and irritated manner—it was her usual fiery, restless self. On the other end of the call, Christopher frowned slightly, yet a small smile appeared on his lips. "Harper mentioned that you took the day off today?" He had taken some time to drop by Lambert Group when Harper informed him that Adeline did not attend the meeting on behalf of Gee Maison as she had taken the day off. "That's right!" she replied with extra emphasis on her words. "Why did you take the day off?" Christopher asked. Adeline blurted in passing, "I'm not feeling well." Christopher frowned slightly. "Why are you feeling unwell? What happened?" Adeline got annoyed by all his questions. She was in the middle of something else, yet he was trying to have a leisurely chat with her. She snapped, "I'm feeling like a walking corpse now—that's enough of a reason to call in sick, right?" Adeline then ended the call immediately after. Hurried footsteps echoed outside the room. Yasmin immediately