Chapter 1569

"I'm not free," Terence responded. Without accepting the slice of apple Adeline handed to him, he continued, "Apologies. I'm fasting for an hour before taking my medication." Despite responding coldly, he was utterly polite. Was he being friendly? He turned down all offers that were made to him, though. Marika took the slice of apple from Adeline's hand, saying, "I forgot that he has acupuncture treatment scheduled in the morning. You may head back for now, Ms. Lowe." This blind date wasn't a success. Although Adeline felt disappointed, she left anyway. Right after she left, Marika told Terence off. "What in the world are you trying to do? She came all the way here. Why didn't you just pay her some attention?" Marika could have accepted this outcome if Terence had looked at Adeline and acted like this because he didn't like her. But he didn't even lift his head! "Mom, I don't want to talk about relationships right now," Terence said in a firm voice. He continued, "Could y