Chapter 156

Adrienne couldn't stand Richard's sudden silence and distant attitude any longer. She decided to go to the one place where she thought he might be: his mansion.

She hoped to find him there, or at least talk to Juliette. She suspected that Juliette knew something about Richard's erratic behavior.

"Yuck!" she exclaimed.

The mere idea of talking to Juliette disgusted her.

She felt more like smashing Juliette's bones than having a conversation with her.

She drove for hours before she reached his mansion.

"He's not here. He hasn't been back for days," one of his guards at the gate told her.

"You're lying. He told you to say that, didn't he? Let me in. I'll see for myself," Adrienne demanded.

The guards exchanged glances and nodded before they opened the gate for her.

She parked her car and entered the mansion.

"Richard? Richard!" She called out several times, but no one answered.

"I know you're hiding. Stop this nonsense and tell me what's going on," Adrienne yelled, but she only heard si