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Chapter 18: The Date That Changed Everything

Penulis: J.M
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-03-11 08:01:48

Adrian Kingsley stared at the photo on his desk long after Daniel Carter left his office.

Elena standing outside the school.

The child in her arms.

Those unmistakable blue eyes.

Adrian rubbed his jaw slowly.

Three years.

The boy looked about three years old.

The same amount of time since his divorce from Elena.

A coincidence… or something more?

Adrian leaned forward.

“Daniel,” he said quietly.

Daniel turned from the door.

“Yes?”

“I need one more thing.”

Daniel sighed.

“I knew this wasn’t over.”
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briteiis63
I know, I've been asking that same question.
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In the beginning of the story, Elena was two months pregnant on the day he threw her out of the house into the storm, so birth should be about 7 months later- not 3 months after.
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Selma Cole
Also what happened to the baby Sophia was supposedly pregnant with? On that night Adrian asked Elena for a divorce Sophia said she was pregnant and that Adrian was the father. There has been no mention of that child since then
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