Chapter 15 Garrett gave her a stern look . " Adele , no matter how much you hate Mandy , you shouldn't do this . It's not like you . " " Garrett …" Amanda called out , close to tears . Garrett warned Adelaide and then bent down to pick up Amanda . " I'll take Mandy back to her room . " As soon as he left , Jeanette slapped Adelaide . " I should've slapped you downstairs ! Adelaide , you'd better pray Mandy is okay , or I'll never forgive you ! " " Mom , calm down . " Spencer stepped forward , shielding Adelaide . " Go check on Mandy . " Jeanette snorted coldly and left . Spencer turned and reached to touch her slapped face . " Does it hurt ? " Adelaide turned away , avoiding the touch . " She hit the wall herself ." Spencer said , " How she hurt herself doesn't matter . Did you see what really happened ? " Chapter 15 " Doesn't matter ? " Adelaide stared at him . " You're nuts too ! " With that , she pushed him away and rushed out . She ran straight out of the Pierce's place . Her face was cold , but tears poured down . Honestly , Amanda's trick was clumsy . But no matter how clumsy it was , everyone believed her . Because Amanda was the sick one . Since the Pierce family knew about what happened between Amanda and Garrett , they thought Adelaide hated Amanda , so lashing out seemed normal . But how could Garrett do this ? At that moment , Adelaide felt like she was drowning in ice water , her heart frozen numb . She drove out of the villa cluster , and her phone rang again . She didn't want to answer and figured it was the Pierce family or Garrett . But to her surprise , it was Reginald again . Remembering that Reginald was now her boss , Adelaide held back her emotions and answered the call . " Mr. Thorton ," she greeted . Reginald's tone , no longer teasing , was a bit heavy . " Pull over at Chapter 15 the next intersection " Hearing this , Adelaide paused for a second and then quickly looked back . " I'm behind you . Don't get distracted ." Adelaide hung up , feeling her sadness fade away because of Reginald's sternness . After pulling over , she got out of the car and Nathan approached . " Ms. Pierce , please get in the car behind . I'll drive your car back to the Sterling Estates ." Adelaide glanced at the Rolls - Royce , and Nathan continued , " Ms. Pierce , when you drove out , Mr. Pierce sent someone to follow you . If we stay here any longer , we'll be discovered . " Hearing this , Adelaide widened her eyes in surprise . Then she nodded calmly . " Thank you , Mr. Hurst . " Without hesitation , she picked up her handbag and calmly got into the Rolls - Royce . Reginald was sitting with his legs crossed , looking relaxed . Adelaide greeted , " Mr. Thorton . " Chapter 15 There was a light on the roof . When Reginald glanced over , he sharply noticed the slap mark on her face . The next second , he reached out , pinched her chin , and turned her left face toward him . " Mr. Thorton …" Adelaide tried to break free , but his face was already close . His eyes were darkened , and she couldn't help but hold her breath . " What a hard slap . Did your stepfather or stepmother do this ? " His voice was clearly cold . It didn't feel like he was just concerned about her . It seemed that if she told him who did it , he would settle the score right away . She had only ever felt secure with Teresa . She never thought another guy would make her feel this way . On second thought , Garrett had never made her feel this secure . The more she thought about it , the more Garrett seemed like a jerk . Adelaide pulled away his hand , sat up straight , and said , " Thanks for caring , Mr. Thorton . I'm fine . Can I ask which client we're meeting ? " " Let's meet the client another day ! "