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CHAPTER 143 — THE PRICE OF TRUTH

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The evening sky over the city looked swollen, heavy with storm clouds, the kind that made everything feel tense and expectant. Elena could feel it pressing against her chest as she rode in the back of the car, her hand resting protectively over her stomach. She still wasn’t showing, but the knowledge of life blooming inside her had made her more aware of every movement, every breath, every sound around her.

Adrian hadn’t spoken much since they left the hospital. His jaw remained tight, his eyes fixed on the road ahead, his fingers tapping lightly against his thigh—an old habit that only appeared when he was thinking too deeply or holding too much inside.

“Adrian,” she whispered.

He blinked, just once, as if returning from far away. “Yes, sweetheart?”

“You’re quiet. Too quiet.”

He gave a tense exhale. “I’m trying not to overthink the fact that someone accessed my private files from within the company.”

Elena felt her pulse skip. “And the fact that the same person might already know I’m
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