Chapter 15
Adrian boarded his private jet as his phone kept burring.[]
Paige had sent over a den voce messages crying hysterically
“Adrian! Where are you? I’m really gonna jumpt“|[]
He rubbed his temples and turned off his phone completely
Looking out at the clouds, Adrian’s mind dried to memories. ||
The remembered the first time Steaked for him–she was so nervous she cur her finger but didn’t dare say anything until he n noticed and helped handage
He remembered her reaching for books on his shrit, secretly learning French phrases and stipping a copied love poem between the pages when she returned them.
And he remembered he coming home from business dinners, and no matter how late, there was always a small light left on in the entryway, and her curled upon the couch, sleeping restlessly.
Now that light would never be on for him again ||
He closed his eyes, his mind completely consumed by thoughts of Stella.
Aber landing, his driver picked him up. Looking at the fardlar streets outside the window, he felt no joy ||
He used to be desperate to mish back to Paige’s side, but today he was distracted, like he was sick.
When Adrian pushed open the door to the Hayes Tower roodtop. Paige was sitting safely inside the ralling, playing on her phone. Hearing footsteps, she immediately jumped up and threw herself into his arms
Adrian
Heraldly glanced down at her feet, where empty mack wrappers and a half–finished d chlere scattered around
Auger flared up inside him. Obviously, she’d been “wailing here for quite a while.
“Paige, is mexing with me fun for you?”
Hearing this. Paige’s expression traze, then the cried even harder. “Adrian, I didn’t.. that were from your assistant, they were worried I’d get tired. Please don’t be so mean to me, I’m just so scared of losing you… that’s why L..-~||
Watching her put on that tearful act again, Adrian soddenly felt exhausted [
After taking her home, he spent a long time calming her down before finally getting her so sleep. Watching her breathing steady, he let the room and drove alone to his office to handle the work that had piled up while he was away:||
At the company, he stayed late to the night, consistently ignoring Paige’s messages. He didn’t know when it started, but his mind was gradually being occupied by
sunen be
The image of Stella in the peacekeeping forre was burned deep in his heart–every expression, every smile tugged at something inside him. The girl he once protected had completely grown into a brave, resident woman.||
As darken tell his assistant gently knocked on his office door. “Mr. Hayes, we found something…” He stepped inside, carefully placing a tie on the deck
“What’s that” Adrian add, confused
The assstant opened the file, revealing Paige’s medical diagnods.||
“This is “The assistant watched Adrain’s face mashen, stammering. “Miss Cooper’s all of her medical reports they’re take…]
BENG! The tea art beside him few into the wall behind his assistant, who stood there fremding, but daring to move a estucie ||
Adrian’s chest heared violently, his rage reaching its peak ||
Get the car. Go back home!”
Late that night, when Adrian burst through the door, Paler was lounging on the couch watching TV, half a glass of wine on the coffee table. Hearing the noise, she looked up with a relaxed se
“Aldrin, you’re back.”
Before she could finish, Adrian had already strode over and slammed the diagnosis report down in front of her. “Paige, how long were you planning to keep playing me
Paige’s smile froze on her face. “Adrian, what are you talking about. I don’t understand
Watching her play dumb, Adrian fell completely disgusted. “Severe depression? Suicidal tendencies? You’re quite the actres…”
Her fare went deathly pale as she dropped what she was holding and scrambled to grab his hand
let me explain… []
“Explain what” Adrian yanked his hand away, fury blazing in his eyes. “How could you joke about something like this? Do you know when Stella is right now? She’s in a war zonel Inlets don’t have eyes–she could die any second… |
dire caught in his thrust, his chest rising and falling rapidly.]
Remembering the scene of Stella covered in Injuries and captured, his voice
But in that instart. Paige’s expression changed too. She stared at him intensely, her eyes suddenly reddening. “You’re worried about her? Adrian, have you forgotten what you promised me? You said you’d only love me for the rest of your life! You said you don’t love her at all-
Adrian frome. Yes, he’d once thought he didn’t love Stella. Mut then why dat hearing about her injury make him desperate to rush to her side? Why did seeing her smile at another man drive him insane with jealousy?|||
All those details he’d ignored suddenly became crystal clear. The hangover soup she’d made, her silimetre walling up for him through the night, the unhesitating inck in her eyes when she’d taken a bullet for him.]
It turned out love had already seeped to his hones, becoming as natural as breathing
was wrong, he said quietly, his voice hoarse love her
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