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His Tamed Wife, The Wild Heiress Chapter 121
Chapter 121ARIAHe had no reason to recognize me. He had never seen Miss Andy. The wig, the contacts, the foundation, the dress—the entire configuration was different from anything he had seen, and people who had no reason to look for something rarely found it.And yet.He looked at me with the particular quality of expression that I had been seeing on his face for a week—the assessing quality, the running-something quality. Not recognition. Something that lived next to recognition without being it. The thing that happened when a brain registered a pattern it couldn't place.Like a word on the tip of the tongue.I sat down."Miss Andy," Darius said, to the table, "is the personal representative of Adriana Salvadore. She's been managing the preliminary discussions for the Kane Industries partnership.""A pleasure," said someone to my left."Likewise," said someone to my right.Damien said: "Welcome."His voice was ex
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Chapter 120ARIAHe looked at me for one more moment. Then he leaned forward and pressed his hand briefly to my forehead in the way you checked someone for fever, which was a gesture I had not expected and which did something completely inconvenient to my chest."No fever," he said."I told you," I said."Rest," he said."I will," I said.He went to get ready for the dinner.I went to my room and texted Elijah.**Me:** He's confirmed. Back by eleven. I need to be out of the venue by ten fifteen at the absolute latest.**Elijah:** cameras are covered. I have three angles on the venue interior and two on the entrance.**Me:** Sophia is on standby?**Sophia:** I am literally sitting in a car outside your house right now. hi.**Me:** Why are you outside the house**Sophia:** in case you needed someone to bring Miss Andy things without going through the front door**Me:** How did you get here without Damien seeing
His Tamed Wife, The Wild Heiress Chapter 119
Chapter 119ADRIAChapter 119ADRIAThe library had become my workspace by accident.It was the smallest room in the house with a door that closed properly, which made it useful. It had shelves on three walls and a desk that had probably been decorative before I started using it, and it smelled like paper and the particular stillness of a room that was used for thinking rather than performing.I was at the desk with my laptop when Damien came in."File," he said, by way of explanation. "Top shelf, green cover.""Second section from the left," I said, without looking up. I had catalogued the shelves in the first week I'd started using the room. Old habit.He crossed to the shelves.The room was small. This had not been a problem before because we had generally not been in the room at the same time. But today we were in the room at the same time, and the desk was positioned close to the shelving, and he was reaching past me for the sec
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Chapter 117ADRIAThe excuse I gave Damien was a friend.Not a specific friend—I kept it vague in the way that vague things were harder to accidentally contradict. A woman I'd known before the marriage, someone I'd lost touch with and had recently reconnected with, who wanted lunch. The kind of explanation that was ordinary enough to not invite questions and personal enough that pressing on it would feel like an intrusion.He didn't press."What time will you be back?" he said. He was at his desk. The question was asked over his shoulder, his attention still on the screen."Two," I said. "Maybe three.""I'll have Yusuf drive you.""I'm fine to drive," I said. "The ankle is better.""It's been six days since a sprain—""It's been six days and the physiotherapy has gone well and I have been walking without issue for two days," I said. "I'm fine to drive."He turned from the screen to look at me.The looking. It ha
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Chapter 118ADRIAI liked him, which was inconvenient.I had liked him from the gala. The directness. The lack of performance. The way he'd laughed when Amber went into the cake—that full, unguarded laugh of someone who found something genuinely funny and didn't decide whether to let it show.He was also, I was increasingly certain, someone who knew more than he was letting on about several things.We finished the substantive portion of the meeting over coffee. The terms weren't finalized—there were three items that needed Ms. Salvadore's direct input before I could confirm, which I had structured deliberately, because I needed a mechanism to step back from the Miss Andy role and return as myself."I'll take these back to Ms. Salvadore," I said. "She'll want to review the restructured time1line before we confirm.""Of course," he said. "I appreciate you coming in person. Some conversations need the room.""They do," I agreed.
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Chapter 116DAMIENThat she had reasons for how she was operating. That those reasons were hers to have. That the board deciding to go looking for her assistant because they'd identified a profitable angle was a particular kind of violation of something I didn't have a business-appropriate name for."Because she hasn't reached out," I said. "Which is an answer. And we're going to respect it.""That's not a strategic—""Richardson," I said. "The answer is no. If the board wants to revisit it at the next full meeting, I'll hear the case. Until then, no one from this company makes contact with Adriana Salvadore, her assistant, or anyone connected to her operation."A long pause."The other board members are going to want an explanation," he said."They can want one," I said. "Goodnight, Richardson."I hung up.I sat in my office for a moment longer.The reason. I had given Richardson the operational version—she hasn't r
His Tamed Wife, The Wild Heiress Chapter 31
Chapter 31ADRIABefore I could overthink it, I typed a response.Me: You didn't overstep. Thank you for caring. Not many people do.**His response came almost immediately, like he'd been waiting for me to reply.Kieran: More people care than you think. You just haven't been looking in the right pl
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Chapter 30ADRIAN"Breaking and entering. Assault. And suspected involvement in a kidnapping case that was being investigated at the same time."The world tilted."What kidnapping case? They were 8 at that time" I whispered." I know, I am not saying they did the kidnapping, more like they were in
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Chapter 28ADRIAThere was something protective in his tone, even through text. Something that made me think of the boy from my memories—gentle hands, a kind voice, someone who helped without expecting anything in return.Kieran: And Adriana, if Damien ever... if he ever hurts you or treats you bad
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Chapter 38KIERAN"Good. Baby's healthy, right on schedule." She pressed a hand to her swollen belly. "Dr. Daniel's says everything looks perfect.""That's good. And you? How are you holding up?""Tired. Anxious. Ready for this to be over." She smiled up at me. "But glad I have you to help me throu
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