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2025-06-24 00:35:05ADRIAN’s POV
She walks in looking as beautiful as ever. I know she is surprised to see me as she did not expect me to be here. I can see the brewing fire of the spite she has for me in her eyes but beyond that beneath her eyes I can still see the sadness she is trying to hide by distracting herself with work too and I know it is because of that Fucker that broke her heart. But underneath all she still looks immaculately beautiful.
Oh Fuck no if she could hear my thoughts about her or if anybody did I would be mortified because she thinks I really hate her and underneath all our spite over the years she has always seemed so beautiful to me but we are meant to be ‘Rivals’ in this space. It is crazy but sometimes I actually want to kiss those beautiful pink lips of hers to shut her up sometimes I wonder how fun that will be and I will love to see her reaction to that. I can not help but still feel the guilt of my betrayal and if she ever finds out about what I did I feel she will even hate me more ten times so this secret should be something I will want to bury with me and take it to the underworld because I do not think I can stand her hating me more than she already does. I have been wanting to partner with DREAMSPACE ever since. I even made sure to build my own company after my fathers death and I was old enough to take over the company from those Old men who could do nothing but amass wealth for themselves and families. It was real struggle in getting them out of ADOVE as their greedy selves did not want out.Christine’s family and ours has always been close family friends due to the long standing relationships between the two mothers so it came as a surprise or it did not really come as one when they realized we didn’t get along. They felt sad because they already shipped us from birth such a funny story and even more sadder but they accepted it when she got together with that Douchebag Brian not sorry for my choice of words. Now the relationship is over I have seen my mother trying to pitch me with Christine again and it came to no surprise them finally setting up a meeting for partnership with Dreamspace. Even though it looks fishy and like a trap but I get to win and get the partnership with it too so I do not mind letting my mother meddle a bit because you absolutely can not say No to that woman when she sets her mind to something. I love her so much but she can sometimes be overbearing.
What she does not know is no matter her meddling there Is no way anything can happen between Christine and I not just because of childish spats alone but because of what I have done and if she ever finds out that should be the end so for now I will take whatever I can get which is this wonderful Partnership. I know my mother has probably observed or realized my other feelings towards Christine aside the outer one we show during our “fights” I know that is why she is trying to set up something but that something might not just work out at all.
Her father comes in to start the meeting finally and I can still feel her eyes on me and if she could burn into my head she would have already. It is cute and also funny. I know she is wondering why I am here well she will get to know soon.
Mr Paige the current CEO and his daughter’s role model because she really loves her dad so much and that is why she strives hard in working here because she wants to take over from him and run the company as she has always wanted. He is already old and I know he will retire soon and handover the company to her but I know also the shareholders are trying to kick against it. These old men just seem to be everywhere.I am not too surprised when he starts the meeting with his Soon retirement and who to inherit the company although I believe I should not be here for this or to be here for this conversation but I am surprised when he does not tell me to leave for a bit. But what comes next out of his mouth has left me in shock.
He just said to his daughter and this is a new clause that for her to fully become the CEO and inherit the company fully she must get married first.There have been total silence since this new development dropped and nobody Is yet to stay anything and everybody is still trying to process it. This development is shocking because he knows right now that she is single and she is still facing it hard from the break up and I am sure everyone here knows this too already and even though nobody wants to talk about it and the most shocking part of this development is that she must be married by her next birthday which is in 8months time precisely. Where the hell does he expect her to get a husband by then? Or is he doing it for her to get back with Brian ? Hell No not on my watch! I can not let her get back with that coward of a guy and all my efforts come to waste.
I think I have an idea on what to do. This is a crazy idea but it might just be worth it I really hope i can pull this off.
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Chapter 85Adrian povAdrian sat at his desk in the quiet of his study. The city outside glimmered faintly, the lights of Adove’s towering building reflecting against the glass like scattered stars. The hum of distant traffic, the occasional honk, and the low murmur of New York city at night created a backdrop of stillness that he almost welcomed. Almost.Tonight, however, the usual comfort of solitude felt different. It wasn’t calm rather it was reflective, tense, full of thought. He had spent days, even weeks, replaying every moment with Christine at the lake house. Her voice, her words, her guarded expressions and all of it haunted him, but not in a way that twisted him with anger. No, it was a sharper, more dangerous feeling it was a mix of awe and fear, respect and regret.For once, Adrian wasn’t thinking like a CEO. He wasn’t thinking about board meetings, profit margins, or the future of Adove. He wasn’t thinking about strategic decisions or corporate dominance. He was thinking
In the name of vows CHAPTER 84
Chapter 84Christine’s povChristine stepped off the train and felt the city swallow her whole. The familiar hum of traffic, the low chatter of people on the sidewalks, the smell of wet sand and early coffee all this should have felt comforting. It didn’t. Instead, it left a hollow ache in her chest. The emptiness she had carried since leaving the lake house felt sharper here, where every building and street corner reminded her of him.She hugged her coat closer around her, though the weather was mild. Her mind replayed every word from their conversation from the confession to the truths, the pain in his eyes, and the weight of her own. She had come seeking answers and had received them. But answers didn’t undo hurt. They didn’t erase betrayal. They didn’t make her trust him again.In thst lake house she has almost let her guard down and wanted them to go back to how they were before everything but she couldn’t still get past the betrayal and the lack of trust in her in not allowing h
In the name of vows CHAPTER 83
Chapter 83AdrianThe door closed behind Christine, soft but final. Adrian stood there long after she disappeared into the early morning darkness, his chest tight and his breath uneven. He didn’t move. He didn’t speak. He just simply stared at the empty doorway where the last piece of her warmth had slipped away.Her words still clung to the air like cold smoke.“You don’t get to buy forgiveness with truth.You’ll have to earn it. Slowly.Without control. Without games.”He had never been spoken to like that not by anyone and especially not by her. Not with such quiet certainty. Christine wasn’t angry. She was resolved. And that terrified him more than her anger ever could.For the first time in a long time, Adrian felt completely powerless.The lake house was silent around him, the kind of silence that made a man confront every thought he had avoided. The faint glow of morning light pushed through the windows, washing the room in pale gold. Nothing felt real. Nothing felt steady.Adria
In the name of vows CHAPTER 82
Chapter 82Christine Christine’s boots clicked softly on the wooden floor as she stepped into the lake house. The place was all too familiar. The walls smelled faintly of pine and old wood, the kind of smell that pulled memories forward before she was ready for them. Her arms were crossed over her chest, not to keep warm, but to keep herself steady. She was here for one reason only that was answers. Not forgiveness. Not reconciliation. Answers.The room was dim, lit by the dying embers of the fire Adrian had carefully prepared. He stood near the fireplace, his posture rigid but his face softer than she remembered. He looked up when she entered, and for a moment, the years they had known each other, the years of friendship and tension and love, pressed into the space between them.“Christine,” he said quietly, almost as if saying her name alone could make everything right.She didn’t answer. Instead, she let her eyes travel across the room, noticing the way he had arranged the chairs,
In the name of vows CHAPTER 81
Chapter 81AdrianThe road to the lake house was quiet. Too quiet for my liking. Adrian drove slowly, his hands firm on the steering wheel, his jaw tight. The sun was already soft and low, turning the sky a pale gold that gently touched the tops of the tall trees. But nothing inside him felt calm. Every turn, every curve of the narrow forest road made his chest feel tighter. He could hear his heartbeat faster than usual.He was not afraid of the road.He was afraid of what waited at the end of it.Or rather, who might not be there.The lake house sat deep inside the woods, a place that held more memories than any other part of his life. A place that once felt safe. A place that once felt like home because she had been part of it. Now he did not know what it would feel like. He only knew he needed to see her. Needed to talk. Needed to finally tell the truth without hiding behind pride, control, or power.He slowed the car when the house came into view. The wooden cabin stood near the e
In the name of vows CHAPTER 80
Chapter 80 Christine The world always seems to find out before I do.By the time I reach my office that morning, the headlines are already everywhere in the company flashing across news feeds, investor bulletins, social media threads that dissect every word like blood in the water.“Brian hale exposed; Financial sabotage within Dreamspace uncovered.”“Whistleblower inside source; Christaina Paige’s husband company Adrian kellerhams Adove protect Dreamspace assets . Is this declaration of love ?”“Christine kellerham formerly Paige ; The woman at the center of corporate scandals.” My name again. Always my name.Angela comes to her office she looks pale as she sets a stack of newspapers on my desk. “I tried to stop the reporters, Christy but they’ve been calling nonstop since sunrise. They’re saying—”“I’ve seen it,” I interrupt softly, fingers tightening around the paper. “Thank you, Angela. You can take the rest of the day off.”She hesitates, worry clouding her eyes. “Are you sur
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