Chapter 28
The entire cafeteria stilled. I turned slowly.
Adrian stood at the entrance, his expression unreadable but his presence suffocating. His sharp gaze cut through the room, locking onto Vanessa before flicking to me.
My heart pounded. What is he doing here?
He never comes here, he even hardly eats lunch. When he does, it's either delivered to him, or he goes out with his best friend.
Vanessa stiffened beside me. Adrian took a step forward, his shoes clicking against the tiled floor, his hands shoved into his pockets in that deceptively relaxed way he had when he was anything but.
“I asked a question,” he said, his tone quiet, but somehow deadlier that way. “What’s going on here?”
Vanessa hesitated. “Nothing, sir. Just a misunderstanding.”
Adrian’s gaze didn’t waver. “A misu
