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CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE - The Man She Remembered
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2026-10-22 16:03:50
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His Heir My Lost Son CHAPTER SIXTY-ONE - Two Different Stories
Mia found Nora sitting on a bench outside the restaurant, her bag clutched against her chest.She didn't ask any questions at first. She simply sat beside her and wrapped an arm around her shoulders.Nora leaned into her. For several minutes, they watched cars pass along the street.Then Mia spoke. “Tell me exactly what he said.” Nora drew a shaky breath.“He said he was told Leo's mother died after childbirth.” “Did he say who told him?” “No. I couldn't stay long enough to ask.”“And he doesn't remember you?” “He remembers being with a woman at the hotel. He says he doesn't remember her clearly.”Mia frowned.“Was he drunk that night?” “Yes. He'd been drinking before we met. But he wasn't unconscious, Mia. We talked. He told me things about his family.”Nora looked down at her hands. “I remember everything.” “I know.”“That's what hurts. I've spent five years carrying a memory he can barely put together.”Mia squeezed her hand. “His memory and what happened afterward are two separate
His Heir My Lost Son CHAPTER SIXTY - The Questions Between Us
Mia arrived at Nora's studio forty minutes after the call.She found her best friend sitting behind her desk, staring at the little wooden house Leo had made.“Nora?” Nora looked up. Mia stopped smiling.“Oh, sweetheart.” She crossed the room and pulled a chair beside her.“What happened?” Nora folded her hands together. “I think I've been avoiding something.”Mia waited. “When I first met Leo, I noticed his birthmark. I told myself it was a coincidence. Then I found out his age, and I started wondering.”“Wondering what?” Nora looked at her. “What if my baby didn't die?”Mia went still. The words hung between them. “I know how it sounds,” Nora continued quickly. “I know I can't just look at someone else's child and decide he's mine because I lost a baby. I know that.”“Nora—” “But Adrian is his father, Mia.” Her voice broke.“He's the same man I was with five years ago. Leo is five. And he has that mark.”Mia reached for her hand. “Have you ever asked Adrian about Leo's mother?”“Not
His Heir My Lost Son CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE - The Man She Remembered
Mia screamed. Nora pulled the phone away from her ear.“Will you stop?” “HE KISSED YOU?”“Mia!” “I'm sorry. Was I supposed to whisper? Because my best friend has apparently been keeping important information from me.”Nora laughed, sinking deeper into her sofa. “I called you this morning, didn't I?”“After sleeping on this information all night. Unacceptable.” “It was just a kiss.”“Just a kiss?” Mia repeated. “Nora Hayes, you have spent weeks pretending you don't notice that man looking at you like you're the only person in the room.”“He doesn't look at me like that.” “Please. Even Leo has noticed.” Nora covered her face with one hand.Mia demanded every detail, from the exhibition to the walk beside the river. By the time Nora described Adrian asking permission to kiss her, her friend had gone unusually quiet.“What?” Nora asked. “Nothing. I'm happy for you.” “That's not the voice you use when you're happy.”“I am happy.” Mia paused. “I just want to know how you're feeling about ev
His Heir My Lost Son CHAPTER FIFTY-EIGHT - A Reason to Stay
Nora had barely settled behind her desk when Adrian's message arrived.Adrian: Are you free this evening?She smiled.Nora: Good morning to you too.Adrian: Good morning, Nora. Are you free this evening?Nora: That depends. Is this another business meeting?Adrian: I was hoping we could stop pretending that's why I want to see you.Nora stared at the screen. Adrian Sterling was becoming dangerously good at making her forget what she was supposed to be doing.Nora: I finish at six.Adrian: I'll pick you up.She typed a reply, deleted it, then tried again.Nora: Where are we going?Adrian: Somewhere I think you'll like.---At Sterling Enterprises, Marcus placed a thin folder on Bennett's desk.“That's everything?” “Everything available through the normal expenditure reports.”Marcus opened it.Several pages detailed recent payments to external consultants, including the interior design contract awarded to Nora Hayes.He studied the figures.“The contract predates the studio opening,” Ben
His Heir My Lost Son CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN - The Morning After
Nora had checked her phone four times in the last ten minutes. She was beginning to annoy herself.There was no reason to keep looking at it. Adrian had driven her home the previous night, waited until she entered her building, and sent a message shortly afterward to make sure she was safely inside.She had replied. He had wished her goodnight. That should have been the end of it.Yet here she was, standing in her kitchen with a cup of tea growing cold between her hands, wondering whether he would text again.Her phone vibrated. Nora nearly dropped the cup.Adrian: Good morning. Did you sleep well? She smiled before she could stop herself.Nora: I did. You? Adrian: Eventually. Nora: That sounds suspicious. Adrian: I was thinking about dinner.Nora read the message twice.Nora: Was the food that memorable?Adrian: Some parts of the evening were.She placed her phone facedown on the counter. “Oh, this man.”A moment later, she picked it up again.Nora: I enjoyed myself too. His reply cam
His Heir My Lost Son CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX - Just You and Me
Nora read Adrian's message again. Would you have dinner with me tomorrow? Just you and me.She sat on the edge of her bed, her phone resting in both hands.It wasn't the first time Adrian had invited her somewhere. They had shared meals, worked together, and spent time talking about things neither of them had expected to share.But this felt different. There would be no design samples to discuss. No Leo insisting that she sit beside him.No business meeting to give them a reason to stay together.Just Adrian. And her. Her phone rang before she could decide how to respond.Mia. Nora answered immediately. "Before you say anything, I need you to calm down."Mia's voice came through the speaker. "Why? What happened?" "Nothing happened.""Then why do you sound like that?" Nora hesitated. "Adrian just asked me to dinner."Silence. Then Mia screamed. Nora pulled the phone away from her ear."Mia!" "HE ASKED YOU OUT?" "Please lower your voice!""Why? Can he hear me through the phone?" "No!""
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