Chapter 371
Feeling his soft lips against hers, Eva’s breath caught, and she instinctively leaned back.
A pair of large hands held her waist, pulling her into his embrace, and sealed her lips completely.
After realizing what was happening, Eva pushed him away forcefully. “I was talking to you. What are you doing p>
After being pushed away, Adrian looked at her with some lingering desire, his voice husky. “I wanted to kiss you because I saw you were jealous p>
“Who said I was jealous?” Eva denied without hesitation.
Adrian just smiled without saying a word.
Seeing his expression, Eva felt a bit annoyed. She was being serious and discussing something with him, and he had behaved in this manner, as if he didn’t believe her, deliberately distracting her attention. Thinking of this, Eva immediately asked, “Are you intentionally trying to divert my attention p>
“Why would you think random thoughts? Of course, I believe you.” Adrian reached out and pinched her cheek, his expression quickly becoming serious.
“But what exactly happened? It wasn’t her who saved me? How did it turn out to be you? Why didn’t you say anything before p>
Seeing his expression finally becoming serious, Eva understood that he genuinely believed her and wasn’t just saying it.
She also became serious.
“After I saved you, I was exhausted and ran out of energy. I was washed away by the river p>
As she said this, Adrian’s pupils constricted.
“I barely managed to climb out of the river, and then I lost consciousness. Later, I had a high fever and forgot about this incident.” Eva glanced at him. “You know about my serious illness back then, right?” Adrian didn’t answer and recalled the situation at that time.
When he woke up, everyone was saying that Vivian injured her hands trying to save him because before he fell, Vivian was indeed the only one with him. Before losing consciousness, he did see a figure jumping into the river. However, his consciousness was about to fade at that time, so he could only vaguely see a blurry figure, a girl’s figure, but he wasn’t sure who it was.
But based on that vague image, it seemed just like Eva.
But it was said that it was Vivian who did it.
So, he didn’t suspect anything either.
Later, he heard that there was also a person next door who went to see the doctor, only to realize it was Eva. When she fell into the water during her spring outing for some unknown reason, she developed a high fever and remained unconscious.
When she woke up, people asked her what exactly happened, but she couldn’t remember anything clearly.
Seeing him silent, Eva continued, “Actually, I had completely lost my memory of this incident, but recently, for some reason, it suddenly came back to me. I guess it was because I hit my head the other day p>
Adrian suddenly came to his senses, thinking about when she had bumped her forehead on the flowerpot a while ago.
In fact, it matched up with her suddenly falling into the water and running a high fever back then, not to mention her recent head injury.
With this in mind, Adrian narrowed his eyes and said dangerously, “So, all these years she has been impersonating my savior p>
Upon hearing this, Eva tugged at her lips.
“You can say that p>
At this point, Eva looked at him mockingly.
“You can’t even differentiate who saved you p>
Adrian felt guilty at her words. “I’m sorry, I wasn’t aware at that time… If I p>
He had been deceived for so many years, tolerating her time and time again, even putting her before Eva.
“Forget it.” Eva turned around, “It has been so many years. If I hadn’t remembered, everyone would still think she saved you p>
Watching her back, Adrian pressed his lips together.
“You can rest assured. I won’t let your credit be taken by someone else for no reason p>
Eva sneered. “What’s the use of saying all this now? Everyone believes that she saved you. It has been so many years. Are you going to go out there and say that it was me and not her who saved you? Do you have any evidence?” “No p>
“Well then p>
Adrian suddenly grabbed her shoulder and pulled her to face him.
“Regarding evidence, as long as I want it, it exists p>
Eva was stunned, “What p>
Adrian calmly spoke, “Initially, I just wanted to distance myself from her, considering that she saved me. But now that she didn’t save me, it’s not just a matter of distancing myself anymore p>
Eva stared at him intently.
After a moment, she turned her head, “What does this have to do with me p>
“Eva.” In the dimly lit foyer, Adrian’s voice softly called out to her. “I will find evidence, and tomorrow I will bring both families together to completely cut ties with her. After that, can you give me a chance to court you again?” As he spoke, Adrian began to lean closer to her.
Seeing him about to get close again, Eva promptly pushed his hand away and stepped back a few steps to maintain her distance.
Her panic made Adrian chuckle softly, a pleasant sound.
“Since you can’t give an answer now, would you give me a chance to pursue you again once I resolve this p>
“Once it is resolved, come and ask again p>
Eva remained silent, and they stood quietly for a while. Suddenly, Adrian looked at her and said, “I have to go p>
Eva didn’t find it strange. He had been here for a while, and it was late at night. He really needed to leave.
“Oh, okay.” she replied, with her hands in her pockets, intending to give him a cold farewell.
“Before I leave, can I have a hug p>
Eva was about to refuse, but Adrian took a step forward and embraced her before she could stop him. With her hands still in her pockets, she found herself in his embrace. The scent of masculinity engulfed her in an instant.
The strength and comfort of his embrace almost consumed her whole person.
It was not a kiss or anything else, just a simple hug, but Eva’s face blushed.
She could feel Adrian’s warm body temperature through the fabric of their clothes.
Slowly, she didn’t resist his embrace anymore and let Adrian hold her.
Time passed slowly.
Initially, Adrian just wanted a hug to ease his longing.
But today, he managed to kiss her and now he was able to hug her too.
Since he didn’t get to kiss her much before being pushed away, Adrian wanted to hug her again before leaving. Surely she wouldn’t refuse him this, right?
Unexpectedly, the more he hugged her, the less he wanted to let go. He wished to stay here with her.
With this in mind, Adrian held her tighter, burying his head in her neck, greedily savoring her scent.
Thinking about what he had to do tomorrow, Adrian reluctantly released her.
“When I come back, we can talk some more. If there’s anything more you think of or need, call me p>
Eva kept her head low, not wanting him to see her blushing face, and spoke with a cold tone, “Off you go, quickly p>
Her response made Adrian’s eyes dim, but he still curled up his lips and said, “Wait for good news from me p>