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Chapter Twenty – The Walls Close In

Author: Dreamyy
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-09-29 23:00:24

The flashing lights were the first thing Maya saw when she opened the curtains the next morning.

A swarm of photographers, reporters, and curious onlookers crowded at the end of the long Knight estate driveway, their cameras like a hundred unblinking eyes. Even from behind thick glass, Maya felt exposed.

She yanked the curtains shut, pressing her forehead against the wall. Her stomach clenched painfully, not from the twins’ kicks, but from the terror crawling under her skin.

Her face. Her name. Her pregnancy. All over the news.

There was no going back now.

The mansion buzzed with chaos. Guards barked into radios, staff rushed through halls, and Adrian strode through the storm like a general on a battlefield.

“Block the entrances. No one gets near the gates,” he ordered sharply, his phone pressed to his ear. “Yes, I want every article retracted. I don’t care how much it costs—pay them off. Do it now.”

Maya sat on the edge of the sofa, gripping her knees. Her ears rang. She couldn’t eve
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