Samantha quickly tidied up her hair to conceal her embarrassment.

She turned around and looked at Adrian. “All right, it’s getting late. Let’s go home.”

Adrian stood up. “I’ll send you home, but I myself will be home a little late tonight. I have some matters to attend to.”

Samantha felt disappointed. She felt that their relationship had been growing closer. She was already prepared to offer herself to Adrian tonight and consummate their marriage if he were to take some initiative or behave more dominantly.

Yet, Adrian was telling her that he would be home late?

‘I’ve already come around but…’

“Where are you going?” Samantha was rather agitated.

“I have a comrade whose daughter is living in Swallowston. I found out that she’s having some financial trouble and I can’t ignore it,” Adrian answered truthfully.

“If his daughter is having financial trouble, what is he doing to address that? I believe that he still gets paid by the military no matter how badly he performs, right?”

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