A pest that wouldn't go away. Another reason Adam wanted to move out of Maple Apartment was to completely cut ties with Dolores's family. He knew them too well—if Grace were still with Marcus, at least Marcus would provide them with money. But now that Marcus had dumped Grace, although he had given the mother and daughter some luxury bags and clothes, those weren't cash and wouldn't sell for much secondhand.They had lost their source of income. Dolores couldn't work. Grace, though young and educated, had been idle for three years and had never worked since graduating. She had no work experience. In this day and age, she couldn't find a high-paying job. In fact, Adam had been bringing in about twenty thousand dollars a month for them—more than Lucy had earned at United Logistics. Grace was lazy; she couldn't handle a job, and even if she worked, she'd struggle to make twenty thousand a month.So for them to maintain their previous lifestyle, or even a more affluent one, they had to co

Back at Henry's shop, Natalie's face was still full of amazement. "Adam, I didn't know you knew about collectibles. How could you tell that thing was fake?"Henry had seen the scene too and looked at Adam. "I never knew. I thought you were just strong. I didn't realize you knew about collectibles."Adam smiled. He did know a thing or two—as a BLACK GOAT member, he needed some knowledge in various fields. He smiled and looked at Natalie. "Go pick out your gift.""I've prepared some pieces. Take a look," Henry said, giving Adam a deep look before turning to Natalie.Natalie was still processing Adam's exposure of Byron. Henry's words snapped her back. She glanced at Adam curiously. "I'll go pick something out."Adam looked at Henry. "While she's picking, I hope you don't mind me looking around."Henry frowned. In his mind, Adam was still the strong laborer who had done heavy lifting for him. But since Adam was with Natalie, he nodded. "Feel free to look, but don't touch. If you break so

Adam touched his nose. From the women's conversation and Ethan's previous pursuit of Viola, he could guess that the New York Bank branch manager's son was also interested in her.Natalie looked at Adam. "By the way, last time you had Adam pretend to be your boyfriend, right? Have him do it again."Viola pouted and looked at Adam. Adam was speechless—these two women were something else. And Natalie had just used him as a shield. Ethan and the others knew that. If he pretended to be Viola's boyfriend again, who would believe it?Viola looked at Adam. Adam shrugged. "I don't mind. But since I've been bouncing between you two, they won't believe it."Viola smiled bitterly. "True, they probably won't believe it. Forget it for now. Go inside and find a seat. Yara and Ryan are already here."Adam froze. "You know Yara and Ryan?"Viola nodded. "Yara, Ryan, and I were college classmates. Back then, Yara never liked Ryan, and I didn't like his personality e