LOGINAdvik's POV The moment I dropped Kade and Seena at the mansion, I didn't step out of the car. The engine continued running while my eyes remained fixed on the road ahead. Somewhere across the city, Derek was still accompanying Aadhya through the shopping, exactly as I had ordered before leaving the office. Knowing she wasn't alone allowed me to leave without turning the car around. My phone vibrated against the steering wheel just as I turned onto the expressway. The name flashing across the screen was enough to sharpen every instinct inside me. Raghav never called unless something had already gone wrong. I answered immediately without taking my eyes off the road. "Sir," he said without wasting a second on formalities, "our surveillance team completed the verification. We reviewed every recording from yesterday until now. Nischel's threat wasn't meant to scare anyone. He has already acted on it." My grip around the steering wheel tightened. "Explain everything," I said quietly
Seena's POV By six in the evening, Singhal Corporate had already begun settling into its usual rhythm. Employees moved through the corridors carrying laptops, files, and unfinished discussions while department heads rushed to complete approvals before leaving for the day. The building remained active, but the intensity that filled every floor during working hours had finally started fading. From my cabin, I watched a familiar argument unfold near the executive elevators. Aadhya stood with her arms folded across her chest while Advik remained completely unmoved in front of her. Derek stood nearby pretending to focus on plant nearby, though it was painfully obvious he was listening to every word. "I am going shopping, not running forever," Aadhya said with visible irritation. "I honestly don't understand why I need multiple vehicles, armed security, and half your staff following me." Advik didn't immediately respond. He continued reviewing something on his tablet before finally
Author's POV The night should have been peaceful after everything they had survived. Aadhya slept deeply against Advik's chest, one hand curled around his shirt as if even in sleep she refused to let him move too far away. Her breathing was slow and steady, finally free from the fear that had followed her for days. Anyone looking at them would have believed the storm was over. But Advik wasn't sleeping. His eyes remained open, fixed on the darkness above him while his thoughts refused to rest. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw Aadhya tied to that chair. Every time he tried to relax, he remembered her tears and the way she had looked at him after returning home. Something still felt unfinished. The vibration of his phone cut through the silence. Instantly his attention shifted toward the bedside table. Beside him, Aadhya stirred slightly and moved closer without waking up. Her fingers tightened around his shirt, making something inside his chest soften despite everything. He wra
Chapter Fifty-EightAadhya's POVThe afternoon felt strangely different after Advik left. The entire executive floor became quieter, but not calmer. His presence always carried a certain weight, and the moment he walked out, I felt it disappear. Even when he wasn't physically present, his decisions, his schedules, and his people continued moving through the building like clockwork.Before leaving, he stopped near my desk and looked directly at Viktor. His expression remained serious enough to make anyone nervous. "If she leaves this floor, I want to know immediately," he said.Viktor sighed dramatically and rubbed his forehead. "Sir, she's not a criminal. She's your wife, not a high-risk prisoner." His tone carried obvious frustration.Advik didn't even blink. "No," he replied calmly. "She's worse. She ignores instructions whenever it suits her." The confidence in his voice immediately irritated me.I looked up from my laptop and narrowed my eyes. "I am sitting right here, in case eve
Aadhya’s POV I woke up before sunrise, but for a few moments I didn't move. My head rested against Advik's chest while his arm remained securely around my waist as if even in sleep he refused to let me go. The room was silent except for the steady rhythm of his heartbeat beneath my ear, and strangely, that sound had become one of the few things capable of calming me. Then Nischel's voice returned. The memory came without warning, dragging me back to everything I had been trying not to think about. His confidence. His threats. His certainty that one day Seena would take my place. I hated how much those words still affected me, but pretending they didn't exist wouldn't change anything. My eyes slowly lifted toward Advik's sleeping face. He looked exhausted, far more exhausted than he allowed anyone to see. The shadows beneath his eyes had deepened over the last few days, and for the first time I wondered how much of that exhaustion came from me.The memory of yesterday tightened my
Advik’s POV The moment I walked downstairs, the entire atmosphere changed again. Nobody spoke. The silence inside the living room was thick enough to suffocate. They were all waiting for my reaction after what happened upstairs. But right now, I wasn’t interested in emotions. If I stayed inside that anger for one more minute, I would start throwing people out of my mansion one by one. So instead, I looked at Derek.“Where is the Geneva dispute file?” I asked coldly. Derek straightened immediately. “Still under review, sir. The Norwegian delegation rejected the revised pharmaceutical export clauses. They’re demanding direct inspection rights before signing the cross border agreement.” I walked past him toward the study while loosening my cuffs slowly. “And why am I hearing rejection instead of solution?” Derek followed instantly. “Sir, the issue escalated after the Zurich licensing authority forwarded complaints regarding the biogenetic transport permissions. Their legal team..”







