“You must be hungry, Sam. Come and eat,” Adrian said.

“Adrian, I—”

But Samantha decided to swallow her words. Everything was proceeding very differently from what she had imagined.

She did not know what she should say at that moment, so she shot a glance at Magnus before starting on her food as well.

Meanwhile, Magnus sat by the side without uttering a single word.

After they were done with lunch, Adrian said, “Why don’t you go take a look at how Ada’s doing, Sam? I’ll handle this.”

“But Adrian…” Samantha was briefly stunned, still confused about what Adrian’s thought process was.

Adrian merely smiled at her and said, “Relax, I’ve got this covered. I’ll pass up the chance to visit the girl’s dorm. You go ahead and take a look instead.”

Samantha heaved a long sigh, imagining just how terrified Adaline must be at that moment.

‘He’s right, I should go check up on her.’

She then stood up and asked, “Are you sure you’ll be able to handle this?”

“Have I ever lied to you? I’ve got