Chapter 31

Celeste still hadn't given Adrian a proper explanation for what happened last night. She figured this might be a good opportunity to explain to him and avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings. She nodded without hesitation. "Thank you, Mr. Wrenford." "Okay." Adrian glanced at her indifferently before striding toward the front door. Adrian hadn't brought his driver with him the day before, so he had to drive himself to the company. Just as Celeste's fingers closed around the rear door handle and she began to pull, his resonant voice cut through the quiet from the driver's seat. "Sit up front." Her grip tightened on the handle for a fleeting second, arrested by his command. She looked up at his striking profile in disbelief; there was no trace of emotion aside from the indifference on his face. With a quiet click, Celeste shut the rear door, then walked around to the front of the car and settled into the passenger seat. The vehicle moved smoothly along the serpentine descent of t