Chapter 13 " Dad , think it over . Bye now ! " With that , she turned and walked out . Finley didn't stop her . Outside the study , Adelaide let out a sharp breath . They forced her into this and tried to use her . She had to stay ahead of them and strip away whatever value they thought she had . Expressionless , she headed upstairs , straight to her room . The divorce had to wait . First , she had to break away from the Pierce family . That way , she could make the most of it . She hoped to cut off both Garrett and the family all at once . Halfway up the stairs , her phone buzzed . It was Reginald . She answered , keeping her voice low . " Hello , Mr. Thorton ." " Hey , new colleague . Did I catch you at a bad time ? " His voice was slow and teasing like he was having fun with it . Chapter 13 Adelaide blinked , thinking , " Does he talk to everyone like this , or just me ? " " Nope , " she said evenly . " I don't start until tomorrow . You're jumping the gun ." " Just getting you used to it ." She got the feeling this call wasn't really about anything . Then suddenly , a moan echoed from the corridor . Adelaide's grip tightened on the doorknob . Her eyes snapped toward Amanda's bedroom . Reginald heard it too . " Ms. Pierce , did I interrupt something ? " " If that's what you think , sure . But I gotta go ." Adelaide hung up right away . Before she knew it , she was moving toward Amanda's room . The breathy , shameless sounds got louder . She reached the door , which was left ajar . Inside , Amanda and Garrett were making out . Amanda was pressed against the wall , arms around his neck , letting him kiss her chest . She noticed Adelaide standing there . Raising a brow , she turned Chapter 13 . her flushed face toward Adelaide with a smug look . Adelaide's breath caught in her throat . She knew Amanda was waiting for her to push the door open and lose it , but she didn't . Instead , she stayed silent , turned around , and walked away . Amanda's eyes turned fierce when she saw this . " How could this bitch still endure it ? " thought Amanda . *** Back in the bedroom , Adelaide stood in front of the sink , bending over and vomiting uncontrollably . Even though she couldn't throw up anything , she still felt like she needed to . How dare Garrett mess around with Amanda right in the Pierce's place ! If all the beautiful memories with Garrett could be turned into paper , she would shred them all without hesitation . At that moment , her phone buzzed . Adelaide leaned against the sink , took out her phone , and saw it was a message from Reginald . Chapter 13 : Reginald : " Since I messed up your business , let's stop dragging it out . Come out and meet a client with me . " Adelaide : " Mr. Thorton , I haven't officially started working yet . " Reginald : " The agreement was signed last night and took effect immediately , Ms. Pierce . " Adelaide was rendered speechless . " Is he really into me ? " Adelaide began to doubt . " Maybe not . He probably just wants to coax me into joining Orvenix Group and make me his subordinate ." " Just then , the door to her bedroom opened . Adelaide calmly and quickly put her phone into her pocket . When she looked up , she saw Amanda standing outside . In an instant , her eyes turned cold . Because of her silence , Amanda was furious and provoked , " Adelaide , why are you so thick - skinned ? Garrett made out with me , and you can still endure it ? " Seeing this , Adelaide laughed , " Oh , so this is your trick . You hope I'm the one to bring up divorce first , right ? " Amanda stood in front of her , yanked open her collar to reveal several hickeys , and sneered , " If Dad hadn't called him , I Chapter 13 would've definitely dragged him to my bed to finish what we started . "