Chapter 589

Yet what puzzled Jonathan was Adela's lack of anger. She had openly declared her romantic involvement with Feagan. Why wasn't she infuriated upon seeing him manhandle another woman?

It simply didn't make sense!

Amused by his confusion, Adela burst into laughter. When her laughter finally subsided, she fixed Jonathan with a complicated look, words struggling to form.

She chose her words cautiously: "Feagan and I were never an item. He fancied me, but I never consented."

"I told you about our romantic involvement because... if you're married, why return and disrupt the lives of my child and me?"

Jonathan was visibly taken aback.

Did Adela know of his marriage?

"Are you surprised that I'm aware of your marital status?"

"But dear Jonathan, surely you couldn't have expected the 'fifth young master' of the renowned Wang family of Crimson Ridge to wed in secret?"<