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93. THE TERMS OF LIVING

Author: Frya Isaac
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-04-29 16:18:51

The gates of Arthur Wolfe’s estate opened in silence.

No cameras were visible from the road, though Lydia knew that meant nothing. Hidden systems tracked heat, license plates, movement, pulse signatures.

Rain still clung to the trees when Adrian’s convoy rolled in.

Noah sat in the back seat beside Lydia, Hayes asleep in his arms, one tiny fist clutching the collar of Noah’s sweater.

Noah looked pale enough to vanish. But he had refused the wheelchair. He had refused assistance. He had refu
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  • Reclaiming the Love We Lost   149. THE ULTIMATE THREAT

    It was Clara’s voice, but it didn't sound like her usual polite, professional self. She was screaming through the thick wood, her voice completely hysterical, laced with an absolute, raw panic that made Lydia's stomach drop instantly.Lydia slid off the edge of the marble desk, her professional instincts flaring as a sudden, terrible premonition hit her. "Adrian... something is wrong. Clara wouldn't do that unless it was catastrophic."Adrian glared at the door as if he could incinerate it with his mind. He turned, his movements stiff with controlled rage, and walked over to the deadbolt. He twisted the brass lock with a sharp, violent snap and pulled the heavy oak door open.Clara practically collapsed into the room. Her hair was messy, her blouse was disheveled, and her face was completely devoid of color. In her trembling hands, she held a fresh, crisp stack of legal documents that had just been spat out by the high-security corporate fax machine. Behind her, Adrian’s personal sec

  • Reclaiming the Love We Lost   148. CONSUMED BY HIS TOUCH

    The sheer, unadulterated weight of his confidence washed over her. For months, she had felt like she was fighting the currents of the world all on her own, trying to shield herself from the fallout of her past. But looking up at Adrian, feeling the ironclad strength of his body pinning her to the marble desk, she realized that he wasn't just a man—he was an impenetrable fortress. Under his protection, no one could touch her. No one could hurt her.A long, trembling breath escaped her lips, and the tension that had been keeping her body rigid suddenly collapsed. Her hands, which had been pushing against his chest, curled into the fabric of his shirt, clinging to him as if he were the only solid thing left in the universe.Adrian saw the surrender in her eyes, the way her defensive walls finally crumbled under his absolute dominance. A dark, possessive satisfaction flared in his gaze."That's it, my sweet girl," he murmured, his voice softening into a rich, velvety caress. "Let it go.

  • Reclaiming the Love We Lost   147. CORPORATE WARFARE

    Administrative leave. The words felt like a physical blow to Lydia’s stomach. If she was pushed out now, right at the start of the integration, her professional reputation would be permanently ruined. The business world would always look at her as the scandalous widow who tried to use her billionaire lover to secure an illicit corporate payout."Get me the original merger contract from the safe," Lydia commanded, her voice tight with suppressed panic. "And pull up the financial disclosure statements from the Sterling estate from six months ago. There has to be a counter-clause. I know Noah’s assets inside out. I know where the bodies are buried in those accounts.""Yes, ma'am!" Clara turned and bolted out of the room, shutting the doors behind her.Left alone in the massive suite, Lydia felt the walls closing in on her. The scent of vanilla and white roses, which had felt so dominant and protective this morning, now felt like a cruel mockery of her situation. She stood up, her legs

  • Reclaiming the Love We Lost   146. WHISPERS IN THE HALLWAY

    "Right away, Ms. Hart," Clara said, nodding quickly before retreating into her office.Lydia sank into the white leather chair. She picked up a sleek, gold-plated pen resting on the desk, but her eyes kept drifting back to the thousands of white roses. They were beautiful. Impossibly beautiful. But to the board of directors, they were nothing but a symptom of an absolute monarch prioritizing his heart over the boardroom.Before she could read the first line of the budget report, her private cell phone buzzed on the marble surface.The screen illuminated with a name that made her heart skip a beat. Adrian.She picked it up, pressing it to her ear. "Adrian," she said, trying to keep her tone strict, though her voice softened instinctively at the sound of his deep, rumbling breathing on the other end."Do you like it?"His voice was a dark, rich baritone that seemed to vibrate straight through the phone and into her bones. There was an undercurrent of absolute confidence in his tone, the

  • Reclaiming the Love We Lost   145. THE GILDED OFFICE

    4 YEARS LATERLydia walked out of the elevator, a stack of quarterly budget reports tucked securely under her arm, only to find a massive bottleneck of corporate executives, legal interns, and senior analysts crowding the corridor."What on earth is going on?" Lydia muttered to herself, her brow furrowing.As she approached, the crowd suddenly parted like the Red Sea. The sharp, intimidating glare of senior board members met her gaze, mixed with the envious, wide-eyed stares of the junior secretaries.Lydia stepped across the threshold, and the breath was instantly knocked out of her lungs.Her office—previously a standard, minimalist managerial space with a mahogany desk and a view of the adjacent skyscraper—had been completely erased. In its place stood a sprawling, palatial executive suite that defied the boundaries of corporate architecture. The floor had been replaced with seamless, pristine white Calacatta marble that reflected the morning light like a quiet frozen lake.To the

  • Reclaiming the Love We Lost   144. ABSOLUTE SOVEREIGNTY

    Adrian leaned down, resting both hands on the table, bringing his massive frame inches away from Julian's face. "Name your price, Thorne," Adrian whispered, the raw danger in his voice vibrating through the crystal glasses on the table. "Write down the exact amount Noah owed you. Double it. Triple it. I don't care about the ledger. Write the check, take the cash, and transfer the debt to Wolfe Group's primary holding account." Julian’s eyes darted from the checkbook to Adrian's face, a bead of sweat forming near his temple. "The lithium shares are worth more than the cash value, Adrian. The project is a long-term asset. I want the project." Adrian let out a short, terrifying laugh that made the waitstaff in the distance visibly flinch. "You want the lithium project? The project that my company funded? You think you can walk into my city, threaten my woman, and try to extort my board of directors?" Adrian stood up straight, his jaw setting into a jagged, brutal line. He reached

  • Reclaiming the Love We Lost   23. THE WEIGHT OF GOLD AND GHOSTLY TOUCHES

    Adrian groaned as the morning light sliced through the penthouse. Too bright. Too sharp. It drilled straight into his skull, where the ache pulsed—slow, relentless—fed less by champagne and more by everything he refused to feel last night.He was sprawled across the velvet chaise longue, still in y

  • Reclaiming the Love We Lost   13. THE CASE INTENSIFIES

    Adrian didn’t remember grabbing his keys. He didn’t remember the elevator ride. Didn’t remember the drive. Only the sound…Screech.His car came to a violent halt outside the clinic, tires burning against asphalt, engine still growling like it shared his fury. His heart pounded.Too fast.Too hard.

  • Reclaiming the Love We Lost   31. THE REASON

    Vanessa didn’t wait. She never did.The moment Adrian stepped into the penthouse, she was already there—standing in the middle of the living room like a storm that had been waiting to break. “You went to her.” No greeting. No pretense. Just accusation.Adrian didn’t even bother taking off his coa

  • Reclaiming the Love We Lost   28. SEEING THEM

    Adrian pushed the door open and the world stopped.There she was.Lydia. Propped against white pillows under soft, dim light, her skin pale with exhaustion—but glowing with something stronger than it. Strands of damp hair clung to her face, her lips parted slightly as she breathed through the afte

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