Shameless

One minute ago.

A man and a woman entered Paige's apartment building.

The two chatted and laughed as they walked uphill.

Security room.

"Inform Miss Lisa immediately."

The female security guard on duty looked at the information, recognized the person, and immediately asked her colleague to make a phone call.

For ease of management, they were all led by Lisa.

"Shit!"

Lisa received the call, cursed under her breath, and quickly called Adam.

Unfortunately, no one answered.

Lisa could only fight while looking out through the peephole.

At this moment, a man and a woman had already arrived outside Paige's apartment.

Lisa's mind raced with various thoughts, but she ultimately held back, murmuring, "Boss, it's not that I'm being irresponsible, but who could have imagined something like this would happen? Good luck..."

"It's been a long time since I've seen Paige, so I'll give her a surprise this time."

The woman, who was under forty and looked radiant, smiled at the middle-aged man beside her as she took out her keys from her handbag to open the door.

"Linda, it's so late, maybe we should tell Paige in advance."

The middle-aged man was very gentle, and his eyes were full of love when he looked at the woman.

"It's okay, she's probably still awake right now. You know how dedicated she is to scientific research."

Paige's mother, Linda, smiled sweetly, then turned the lock on the door, pushed it open, and opened her arms wide. The 'surprise' that was about to come out of her mouth choked back because she didn't see Paige.

"The light is still on. She should be in the bedroom or the bathroom. David, please sit on the sofa for a moment."

"Good."

David smiled gently.

Even if he were Paige's biological father, let alone if he weren't, now that Paige is grown up, the necessary boundaries must be observed.

The United States has a lot of disgusting things to do in this regard.

A man of his integrity naturally pays even more attention to these details.

"Paige?"

Linda called out as she walked toward the bedroom.

In the bedroom.

Adam's hearing was far superior to that of ordinary people, and he immediately noticed Linda and the others' arrival.

But the bedroom window was too small, and it was on the third floor, so it would be difficult for him to leave in a short time given his size.

This gave him a huge headache.

Urgent question online: What's it like to be cornered in bed by your mother-in-law?

"Paige?"

At that moment, Linda opened the bedroom door.

"Mother."

The bedside lamp was on. Paige, lying on her side on the bed facing the door, greeted Linda with a normal expression.

"Are you asleep? Did you forget to turn off the outside light?"

Linda walked to the bedside, sat down, and smiled as she touched Paige's face, "Oh, your head feels a little hot. Are you running a fever?"

At this point, her expression changed, and she got up to turn on the room's main light.

Then she realized something was wrong and looked sharply behind Paige. In the shadows behind the bed, there was clearly another figure lying on its side.

"Ah!"

Linda gasped and covered her mouth, then looked at her daughter in disbelief.

"Paige!"

"I am an adult now."

Paige remained turned to the side, displaying an indifferent expression.

"Linda, are you alright?"

David, who was outside the bedroom, called out when he heard the noise.

"Fine."

Linda answered, then looked angrily behind Paige: "Who is he? Why isn't he coming out? Do I have to pull the covers off him?"

"Hi, Mrs. Adler ~"

At this moment, Adam had no choice but to peek out from under the covers and greet them naturally.

"Adam?"

Linda recognized him immediately, and her expression softened slightly.

One's values follow one's physical appearance.

My precious daughter is so outstanding, most men wouldn't be good enough for her.

But Adam was different.

Not to mention that she is a match for her daughter in terms of looks, her achievements over the years are also comparable to her daughter's.

Yes, you could even say it's better.

After all, this is a money-driven society where everything revolves around money.

Even the most brilliant scientists need to make a living.

If it were any other man, she would definitely be furious.

But now it's Adam, and she feels she can still put up with it.

"Paige, your Uncle David is here too. You two hurry up and get ready to come out."

Linda glared at Adam and said to Paige.

"Knew."

Paige responded with a slight frown.

Linda shook her head with a wry smile, walked out of the bedroom, and closed the door behind her.

Living room.

"What's wrong?"

David, a middle-aged warm-hearted man, immediately noticed that something was wrong with his lover's mood and quickly asked her how she was doing.

"Paige has grown up..."

Linda hesitated before briefly explaining the situation.

After all, we'll be introducing ourselves to each other later, so it would be even more awkward if we didn't say anything beforehand.

"This Adam and Paige have been friends since childhood, and he's very outstanding?"

David smiled.

As a caring man, he naturally wants to give his partner a way out in this situation.

"Um."

Linda nodded. "Do you remember what I told you before, about how Paige was heartbroken and gave up on herself when Barry and I were going through a divorce? It was thanks to Adam and Sheldon that Paige was brought back to life."

"Luckily, otherwise Paige wouldn't have achieved what she has today."

David chimed in with a comment.

"Sheldon and Paige are the same age, Adam is a few years older than them. Although they are all friends, Paige and Sheldon used to be in contact the most."

Linda hesitated, "So Adam's sudden appearance still surprised me a bit."

That's just how young people are.

David comforted her, saying, "When the feeling came, you quickly got together. Paige was always busy with scientific research, and you couldn't take care of her like before. She was actually quite lonely. This is good."

"Um."

Linda smiled slightly, "Paige has been different since she was little. Actually, I was always worried that our relationship would affect Paige, but now it seems that Paige has really grown up and has her own life. Her world is no longer just about science, so I can rest assured a lot."

"But first we need to take a look at this young man."

David looked toward the bedroom, his gaze somewhat strange.

They had been chatting for a while, but there was no sound from the direction of the bedroom.

This...

"David, could you help me check this out later?"

Linda said something, then realized something was wrong. Her face darkened, and she called out towards the bedroom in embarrassment and anger, "Paige!"

There was no response from the bedroom.

The air suddenly became quiet.

David's lips twitched, thinking to himself, "These young people nowadays, no way..."

There was silence for a good ten seconds.

"Adam Duncan!!!"

Linda's face turned ugly, and she shouted through gritted teeth.

"Wait a minute, right away."

Adam's embarrassed voice came from inside the bedroom.

"So".

David confirmed his guess and secretly shook his head at the moral failings of young people these days. Seeing his lover's face turn red, he quickly changed the subject and comforted her, "Linda, are you hungry? How about we make something to eat together?"

I'm not hungry.

Even when facing her lover, Linda couldn't smile at this moment.

Adam Duncan, that little bastard!

That's outrageous!

Just when she thought this was the limit of Adam's shamelessness, time slapped her in the face again.

A full half hour later, the bedroom door finally opened.

P. S.: I only managed to write half of Chapter 2 this morning. I'll see if I can finish it during my lunch break. If I do, I'll post it. If not, I'll post it tonight. Sorry!