تسجيل الدخولLily’s POVWhile I ran toward the road, my phone was pressed tightly against my ear. “Charles?”He gasped. “Ma'am, I've been so worried all night.”I tried to respond, but he cut in immediately. "What happened to you?"“Charles, we can talk about this later, but right now I need you to do something urgently.”I paused, the accident flashing back to me. “Fuck, forgive my manners. The doctor told me what happened. How are you?”“No need to fuss, ma'am. I'm better,” he responded. “Tell me, what do you need urgently?”I let out a sigh of relief, finally spotting a cab. I needed to leave immediately, I didn't know if Adrian was following behind me. I waved at the driver, hoping it wasn't already booked for someone else.“Jim Palombo,” I said, as the cab pulled up in front of me.“Give me a second,” I told Charles, the phone still against my ear.“Wellington Estate,” I told the driver, who nodded and unlocked the door for me.I put the seatbelt on, uneasiness washing over me. The memory of t
Adrian’s POVI woke a little earlier than Lily did. My eyes rested on her, lying beside me. She was asleep, her face turned slightly toward the other side of the bed. Her hair spread across the pillow, one hand resting close to her face. She looked peaceful in a way I hadn't seen since I met her, and for some reason, that gave me a small, quiet sense of ease.But that ease came to a stop the moment yesterday’s evening came crashing back into my mind. The way she'd looked at me. The way she'd pulled me closer and asked me to hold her. I had tried to stop. I genuinely had tried. But I had also known exactly what I was doing the moment I stopped trying.I looked away from her and rubbed a hand over my face.This was far more than what had happened between us on that first night. It was gentler. Deeper. Wanted, in a way that made it worse, not better. All shades of wrong, and we shouldn't have wanted it in the first place.Lily was sixteen years younger than me, and my employee. On top of
Lily’s POVThe steady, rhythmic beep... beep... beep... of a heart monitor was the first thing that anchored me back to reality. I forced my eyes open, the chandelier hanging from the stark white ceiling blurry at first, before the terrifying memory of the crash rushed back into my mind.Beside my bed, a man in a lab coat adjusted a drip. It was Dr. Evans, the chief physician from the hospital partnered with Adrian Atelier.“Ah, you're awake,” Dr. Evans said softly, checking my vitals. “You're a very lucky woman, Miss Lily.”Lucky? It didn't feel like luck, not with the clots of blood I could see on my hands and clothes.I looked at him in disbelief, almost annoyed at how relaxed he seemed.He continued anyway. “I hope you don't mind that your call was picked up on your behalf. You were deep in sleep.”I didn't say a word. I only let my eyes drift around the room. I could come back to that question later, but right now, the room itself looked too familiar to ignore. Like it belonged t
Damian’s POV“You can speak now,” I said, my voice tightening. He had almost gotten me into trouble, and that was nothing to overlook.“I have…”“Do I need to have your brains hit hard before it lets you figure out what to do right now?” I gritted my teeth, opening the car door and getting into the back seat.“Black & White Entertainment and Co. Limited, please,” I told the driver, adjusting the tie around my neck. He nodded before setting the car in motion immediately.“I’m so sorry, sir,” he responded. “I will be careful next time.”“There might be no next time because it looks like you would mess things up before then.”He didn’t say a word.“What’s the update with the order I gave you?” I asked.“Everything is set. You can start acting on it now.”I ended the call, a smile tugging at the corners of my lips. I couldn’t wait. I literally couldn’t wait to see her face afterward.I ran my fingers through my hair, reminding myself that I needed to do this. Because somehow, I had been f
Adrian’s POV I had sighed for what seemed like a million times while I thought about how stupid I must have looked, right in front of her, and even Damian. How stupid of me to think there might be some connection between her and Gary, or even Kathryna. They died five years ago. I knew about it. I saw their bodies with my own eyes, so there wasn’t supposed to be any possibility of someone suddenly appearing who could spike my memories and make me want to think they were them. “Might be some kind of mix-up, or even a coincidence,” I thought out loud, pacing around my office. I felt suffocated enough that all I could think of was going outside for fresh air. I hadn’t been sleeping well lately, and somehow, I still hadn’t made peace with Damian’s involvement with Lily. I didn’t know which bothered me more, the fact that he was dating Lily, or the fact that he came from Gary’s family, and I knew how much he cherished that family, and Kathryna. He could easily be planning to get back at
Previously, before chapter 24…The security footage from that morning told the story in pieces, and it took some time before all the pieces fit together, enough to make sense.A little after nine o'clock, Damian had walked into the company lobby, majestically, like he owned the place. He came to a halt abruptly, turning back. Within five minutes, he was back. He walked into Lily’s office, dropping his leather bag on her long desk. Then he opened her refrigerator in the other corner of the office, finding it empty. He rubbed his temples, shut the fridge, and left.After a few minutes, Damian walked into Lily’s office. He was carrying a small, sealed catering tray. Inside it was a glass bottle filled with a deep red drink as well as two glasses. His face showed nothing out of the ordinary as he set them in the middle of her desk. Then he opened the door and pulled it shut behind him, walking down the quiet hallway outside the executive offices. He stepped into the media room across the
Lily’s POVI woke up to beeping sounds I could not make out. My eyes felt too heavy to open all at once, but I forced them apart slowly and looked around. Strange faces I had never seen moved to and fro at every corner of the room. The air smelled of antiseptic and medicine. That smell gave me a sm
Lily’s POV“You missed work today, ma’am?” Charles asked as he shut the door behind him. He walked into my room, holding the file I had requested earlier.“I called in sick,” I replied, grabbing the file from his hands and opening it quickly. It contained detailed information about Adrian’s whereab
Lily’s POVI was walking down the company’s lobby, heading toward the logistics department, when I stumbled upon a chaotic scene. People were scattered everywhere. Some stood with their phones raised, recording, while others whispered quickly, passing gossip like it was fresh bread from the oven.
Lily’s POV“Sir…” I whispered, but he didn’t let me finish. His lips crashed against mine again, harder this time, and his hands slid under my dress. My back hit the cold wall of the stall, and I shivered from the way he was touching me.He spun me around and bent me over, my palms landing on the w







