Ella held her breath.
"Let them spread.'' He said, sounding like an aloof deity detached from the affairs of the mortal world.
Rumors? Let them spread.
Only Adrian could say something so bold with such a straight face.
The moment he said that, another hushed yet not so hushed remark fell in Ella's ears as a maid spoke.
''You all asked me to lose some weight before marriage, right? See, a real man will love and cherish his woman the way the second master does with Miss Yu. Hmph! I am never listening to you all again…''
Some more of these excited whispers fell into Ella's ears and her face heated up.
She did not know if Adrian heard the last one or not because his calm exterior did not betray anything.
"Why did you pick me up?" Ella asked with a cough.
''Because you wanted me to.''
"_" Second Master, pray tell when this happened…
Slightly stunned, Ella laughed, ''I just said that I don't want to walk…"
''That means you want me to carry you.''
Ella: "_"
