Wife is a Lawyer

While watching them arguing, Edward couldn't help smiling, "Interesting."

"Hey, shut up!" Peter huffed at him.

Edward shrugged to reply, "Okay, okay, just chill.”

"Adriana, that's the way you treat your guest?" Peter questioned with a sulky face. Obviously, he was getting embarrassed in front of Edward because of her aggressive words.

"I only pay respect to those guests invited, not unexpected one."

Adriana actually found it repulsive to face Peter. If it weren't for the sake of Theresa, she would have driven him out of her apartment.

How dared he play so shameless!

Though displeased, she still maintained her complaint in low voice in case Theresa could capture it in the kitchen.

"Oh, you mean he is unexpected?" Edward noticed something fishy.

He took a glance at both of them, "Peter, that's not your style."

Hearing that, Peter responded with a sharp glimpse.

Seeing that, Edward soon shook his head, "Alright, alright..."

The wise choice for him at this moment was to keep silent.

Peter literally took away his cup of coffee while casting a few complacent glances at Adriana.

But Adriana simply replied with a weird smile while staring at him. She seemed to be expecting something. Peter lifted up the cup and took a sip.

But soon, his serious face went twisted. An awful expression appeared while he fixed his eyes on her out of rage.

But next second, he burst into coughing. Coffee got spilled out of his mouth. His face turned livid at this moment. "Peter, are you okay?"

When hearing him coughing violently, Theresa hurried over from the kitchen and saw that Peter still kept coughing with his hand pressing against his chest.

She was overwhelmed with worries about him.

She took his hand and asked with great concern, "What happened? You don't look good."

Peter put down the cup with one hand pressing against the table. He raised his head to question Adriana, "God damn it! What did you put into the cup?"

He frowned while speaking, burning with anger.

"The cup?" Theresa echoed to ask, "Adriana, what was in the cup?"

"Oh, sorry, there must be some tea with strong bitter taste remaining inside the cup and I forgot rinsing it before filling it with coffee." Adriana played innocent and smiled awkward, "Mr. Alston, are you okay? I am so sorry I forgot about it. I didn't mean it. But that was for Edward. Why did you insist on that cup of coffee?" she sighed, but it seemingly sounded like a mockery.

Edward awkwardly smiled when looking at his twisted face. He somehow could tell that Adriana meant it.

"Water! I need water!" while glaring at Adriana, Peter felt like his mouth was overwhelmed with bitterness, which had to be got rid of before arguing with her.

He hated bitterness the most.

How dared she play trick on her!

She must be sure that Peter would take that cup of coffee to drink, he supposed. No wonder she was standing by and waiting for his awkward reaction.

"Alright, alright, a moment please..." Adriana nodded and handed him a glass of water, "here you go."

The strong bitterness had crashed his sobriety. He gulped down the water as soon as he took it from Adriana.

But soon, as the water ran down his throat to his stomach, a strong sense of burning pain went all over his body. His tongue was burnt to be numb.

Shivering greatly, he suddenly dropped the glass.

"Ahhh..." he jumped up with his hand covering his throat. Driven by madness, his face went burning red while veins were popping out beneath his skin. He felt like tearing her apart to revenge himself. "What's going on? Is it hot?" again, Adriana remained an innocent look. She blinked her round eyes to apologize, "Sorry...I didn't know it hadn't cooled down. Are you okay? Do you need to go to the doctor's?" "Adriana, what's going on with you?"

Theresa looked a bit sulky after watching Peter getting into trouble again and again ever since he entered the apartment. She huffed to question, "Adriana, did you mean it? You have never been so careless before? What's going on with you?"

Of course Adriana meant it.

But she still played innocent with an awkward smile, "Sorry, Theresa, I don't know what's going on with me... You know...I have been..."

"You'd better pray that I am fine! Otherwise, I will make you pay the price!" Peter covered his neck with his hand while glaring at her. He humphed madly and left.

"Peter, are you going to the hospital? Wait, I am going with you." Theresa followed over.

Adriana smiled when seeing them walking away.

But soon, she felt like being stared.

As she lowered her head, she noticed the weird gaze of Edward.

Seeing that, she couldn't help shivering.

"Why are you staring at me?" she frowned and questioned seriously.

"Interesting...I have never seen anyone else daring to play a prank against Peter. You make yourself the first exception ever."

During all these years, no one else dared to challenge Peter. Not to mentioned that Adriana was a lady.

"Wow, Adriana, you are so tough!" Flora walked out of the kitchen before she could notice, staring at her with an admiring look, "You are the first one ever who dare to challenge Peter! You really impress me!" Adriana smiled awkwardly, "Hey, I didn't mean it..."

While facing those friends of Peter, she was aware that she could never admit it unless she wanna expect the worst consequence imposed by Peter.

"Adriana, you'd better get to the hospital to check if he's fine. I am afraid..." Alvin patted on her shoulder gently with a worried look.

It seemed that Alvin was the only one who truly concerned himself with her among them even though it was Peter who got hurt.

Adriana was moved when feeling his concern. However, she soon noticed a strong glare the next second, which rendered her uneasy.

"Flora, you may stay here. Let me go to check if Mr. Alston is fine." Though Flora appeared as an outgoing girl to make friend with, Adriana still deemed it necessary to stay alert as she was aware of the incredible power of her family.