Chapter 9
In the VIP
gral room, Palge lessed against the headboard, her face pale, long hair falling serons her shoulders, making her look even more fragile, the frowned dighily, fingers hugging at the blanket corner, her uke sod and weak. “Adrian, my head hurts.“[
Adrian sat by the bed, gently taking her hand, his heart aching for her. Ever since pulling Paige from the lake, he’d firen by her side constantly
Paige gripped his hand tighter, peeing her theek he hits palis, tears welling in her eyes I don’t know what I’d do without you..
Adrian looked down at her, his eyes bill of sympathy. He leaned down and khard her forehead gridly. “Ton’t be scared. I’m here.“||
he door opened as a marse walked in with a medicine tray: “Miss Cooper, fiue to change your bandages.”
Page immediately shrank back, baling in Adrian’s arms as he instinctively pulled fier closer, strobing her back soothingly. The nurse efficiently unwrapped the ge revealing the shallow, nearly hended cuts an aler’karm.
Adrian in her cling to him, but his gaer drifed in the window. Tor some reasm, he suddenly thought of Stella, who had also fallen into the lake. He could only save person back then–she was in much better shape iban Talje, so she probably made it to shore safely, right?ć
“Adrion?” Talge med softly, Interrupting his thoughts. “What are you thinking about? ||
Adrian turned back to her, smiling as he brushed his nose gast hers. “Nothing. Teeling better?]]
“Much better…”
Their eyes met and their lips came together ngam. Adrian cupped her face, kissing her deeply
Twige termered quickly, and after leaving the hospital, she moved in with Adrian. Without Stelly around to interfere, they spent every day wrapped up in each other. making love in every corner of the villa. []
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hat somehow, these perfect days only made Adrian inte TE
At the Hayesvilla, un the thing room couch, and his finger tapping Ugly against his phone screen ||
a werk. Stella hadic) sent him a single text, not one call, hadn’t even updated her social media. This was way too weird]
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“Adrian, does this look good?” Paige spun around in a new dress, her smile sweet and bright||
Adrian forced a smile, giving a distracted “mm hmm,” but his eyes stayed glied to las phone ||
unile faltered slightly, but the casually sat down next to him and looped her arm through his “You’ve been on your r phone constantly lately. Waiting for someone to text you back?”
Adrain started, pulling her into his arms wille smoothly turning off his screen. “Nali, work stuff. He kissed the corner of her mouth. something
like he was trying to
Paige caught a glimpse of Stells that window on has phone, something dark flashing in her eyes before she quickly returned to her gentle expression.
Tentatively sadd” “Stella’s been radio silent for a while now. Wonder where the went.“]
Adrian dita’t answer, just frowned deeper. “Palge, someday urgent came up he office. I need to go handle it. Just stay home and wait for me, okay?“]]
Wall Wah! Adrian!” Watching him rush out the darkness is Paige’s eyes deepened ||
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When Adrian pushed opra the study door at the Hayes family estate, old Mr. Hayes was having ten ||
Grandja, has Stella…… been in touch with you lately?“||
Hearing this, the old man looked up and let out a cold laugh. “What, suddenly care about her now? ||
Adran frowned, slighty, looking a bit uncomfortable. “She laga’t contacted me in a week ||
livițead of looking concerned, old Mr. Hayes slammed his teacup down angrily. “A week? You’re just now noticing she’s been gone a week? What the hell have you been doing this whole time–you know dann weill When you were busy playing hoque with Palge, did you think about her even once?!“|||
Hearing this, Adrian’s body wind right, unable to gue bark
Looking in his expression, old Mr. Hayes said enidly. “Since you two divorced, Stella left the country Last week.“||
Adrian’s head mapped up!”
Mr. Hayes pulled a document from his drawer and threw it in front of him. “See for yourself“||
was divice papers And Stella’s signature was clearly written at the bottom. []
Adrian’s pop contracted sharply, his fingers unconsciously gripping the paper this knuckles turned white. Why would Stella divorce me
Voler came out hoarse: “This how is this possible?
“Why wouldn’t she? You think she’d walk around for you forever? Adrian, you’re way too full of your sein
The old man’s seelding felt like an invisible hand crushing.
g Adrian’s heart, making it hard in breathe []
He immediately pulled out his phone and dialed Stella’s number ||
The number you have dialed is currently unreachable.” The cold, mechanical voice repeated over and over, like a dull knife slowly cutting through his nerves
He hung up, then called again and again, but it was always the sa–no answer.
“Stop calling.” Old Mr. Hayes watched him coldly. “She reactivated her brother’s badge number. She’s already gone to be a peacekeeper. ||
