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Chapter 20: He was in Pain

Author: Yom
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-02-28 06:48:31

DAMIEN'S POV

The last time I spoke to Adrian, it was a hurried call from a sun-drenched resort in France. I’d broken the news about extending my trip, a last-minute decision that I knew would throw his meticulously planned schedule into chaos. Guilt gnawed at me, but the opportunity was too good to pass up. Now, silence.

France had been more than just sun and relaxation. I’d closed a massive deal, securing a partnership, granting us access to medical supplies at drastically reduced prices. A secret weapon I was eager to unveil to Adrian in person, see the pride in his eyes. It also a way to repay him for the burden I always seemed to place on his shoulders.

I’d collected a mountain of gifts – a vintage scarf for Sienna, our ever-efficient secretary, and black scarf and bottles of that ridiculously expensive whiskeys and wines Adrian liked.

The French Riviera was a whirlwind of meetings and forced smiles, punctuated by too much champagne and the persistent advances of women I had no i
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