The high-pitched singing echoed on the stage, and in the adjacent box, standing on her father's lap with her hands on the edge, the little one watched without blinking. Adrian was also watching, but his gaze was mostly on the woman beside him – her fair neck, soft golden hair, and the elegant smile at the corners of her mouth, completely unrestrained.
Finally, the woman couldn't help but glance back at him, but instead of backing off, his scrutiny became even more blatant, as if he intended to strip her bare with his eyes. Even though the woman was used to it, her thin skin couldn't withstand it for long, and after a brief standoff, she turned away, her cheeks flushing red.
