Delete, Block, Move On: Your Little Crybaby Upgraded to Untouchable Queen novel Chapter 66

Chapter 66

Tm not big on charity cases, and free rides for strangers isn’t really my thing. Quite the predicament…” Zarek said casually.

Seeing Tristan’s darkening expression, he suddenly chuckled and changed course. “Tell you what, since we’re both New Yorkers, I’ll give you the standard rate. Just Venmo me later, Mr. Kelce.“]

His tone carried the unmistakable air of someone doing a favor they’d rather not.]]

Tristan looked like he might pop a blood vessel

Yet he couldn’t lash out – after all, he was the one begging for a seat on Zarek’s “damn plane.“]

Adeline pretended not to hear their exchange.]

She thought to herself: This has to be a first for Tristan. Normally, he’d never tolerate being talked down to – he’d just walk away with his precious ego intact.

Tristan glanced at her as if reading her thoughts: This is all for you.]

Adeline caught his look and inwardly scoffed. Swallowing his pride for her? Did he expect a medal?]

Fat chance!

Once on board, she posted a photo to Instagram.

The image captured the airport’s brilliant blue sky, the sunlit runway, and… Tristan, who had inadvertently appeared in frames taken in the VIP lounge and cabin.

Caption: Vacation ruined by an unwanted tag–along. How do you shake off a clingy ex? ?

Her tone was part complaint, part smug satisfaction, and part pure provocation- clearly broadcasting: Look, the man you want still can’t let me

Shortly after posting, Zarek glanced up at her, the cabin’s atmosphere suddenly dropping several degrees.

Adeline blinked in confusion.[]

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She’d posted using her New York phonie, with most of her contacts blocked except for parents and close friends. She’d completely forgotten that Liam had access to her Instagram…]

As soon as she posted, Liam saw it. Concerned by her “distressed” and “helpless tone, coupled with Tristan’s image in her photo collage, he assumed she was being coerced by Tristan. He immediately screenshot the post and sent it to Zarek, urging him to help rescue “poor Miss Paige.

Poor?

She was clearly showing off with fake distress!

So… she was actually enjoying Tristan’s attention? Her cold attitude toward him was just an act? Deep down, she wanted him back?]

Zarek realized he had underestimated this woman.

Adeline felt increasingly uncomfortable under his scrutiny.

She had indeed posted that Instagram deliberately, hoping to intensify the “medicine” to provoke Evelyn into desperate measures to claim Tristan.]]

“Want to get some sleep?” Tristan leaned toward her.]

“I’m not tired,” Adeline replied, picking up a magazine and flipping through it.]

“You barely ate this morning. Hungry?”

“Not hungry”

“How about some fruit then?“]

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Taking her silence as consent, Tristan signaled a flight attendant for a fruit platter.[]

He began peeling grapes for her, offering them to her ups. When she refused, he coaxed her gently, treating her resistance like a cute game rather than genume rejection.]

One stubbornly refusing to eat, the other stubbornly trying to feed.[]

They pushed and pulled, struggling quietly With Zarek and Rex in the cabin, Adeline couldn’t raise her voice or lose her temper, forced to speak in hushed tones]

The result looked disturbingly like a couple’s playful banter.]

Zarek frowned, contemplating whether the emergency exit could be opened at 30,000 feet

Tine, line, I eat in Happy now?

Adene finally grabbed the entire fruit platter, frustrated by Tristan’s persistence and the spectacle they were creating

Tristan smiled indulgently. I knew you wanted it. You always say no when you mean yes

Adquine nearly choked on a cherry tomato, wondering if death by embarrassment was medically possible.

Back in New York

Evelyn, who had seen Adeline’s Instagram post via Serena Quinn, was absolutely vid

But the situation had reversed.

The time Serena had invited her to that club, ensuring she saw Tristan with Evelyn socializing with his friends – Adeline suspected Evelyn had orchestrated that through Serena.

Now this lapdog would surely report the Instagram post to her master.

She constantly called Tristan, and when he didn’t answer, she sneaked out to the Kelce estate, only to be kicked out by Amanda.

Then Summer informed her that Tristan had gone to reconcile with Adeline.

That news had sent her into a complete meltdown. The Granthams had tried reasoning, scolding – everything to convince her to let Tristan go.]

When not crying, she was raging or threatening suicide.

The Granthams, frightened by her behavior, dared not push too hard.

“Miss Grantham, Adeline’s just bluffing.” Serena Quinn attempted to calm her. “Think about it for the past six months, you’ve been the one by Tristan’s side. If he truly cared about her, why would he have neglected her for so long?”

On the floor, a young maid assigned to clean up the chaos was bleeding, tearfully picking up ceramic shards.

Evelyn had taken her rage out on the girl, deliberately stepping on her hand while it was atop the broken pieces.

Even Serena was disturbed by the display. She signaled the maid to leave immediately.

The girl scrambled out, stumbling as she went.]

Evelyn sat on the bed, her expression twisted and dark. Serena’s words seemed to have a calming effect. “If he loves me, why is he trying to reconcile with Adeline?”

“Miss Grantham, you’re young and don’t understand how men think. A man might not love or care about his wife, but that doesn’t mean he wants a divorce. More importantly, Adeline initiated the divorce. For a proud man like Tristan, how could he accept being dumped? That’s why he went after her.”

“So he’s just upset that Adeline wants to divorce him?”

“Exactly. In Tristan’s mind, a woman like her should be the one left behind, a discarded wife. If anyone ends the marriage, it should be him throwing her out, not her making the decision.

“You’re right! That’s exactly what Tristan is thinking! But now he’s focused entirely on Adeline. He won’t even answer my calls. What should I do?”

Evelyn grabbed Serena’s hand as if she were a lifeline.]

Serena smiled slightly. “Miss Grantham, I’ve learned their plane lands at the airport at 2:00 PM today.“]

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