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Chapter 12- THE EMPTY TABLE
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2026-05-29 12:30:17
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THE BRIDE HE NEVER WANTED Chapter 177- THE GUARD'S WARNING
The doctor rushed into the room with Adrian behind him. “What happened?” the doctor asked. “He suddenly started coughing,” I said. The doctor moved to the guard. He checked his breathing, looked at the wound, and asked him a few questions. “Does it hurt when you breathe?” The guard nodded. The doctor prepared an injection. “This should help him relax and ease the discomfort.” After giving him the injection, the doctor adjusted the pillow behind his head. “You need to lie down and rest. You have lost a lot of strength.” The guard tried to protest, but the doctor stopped him. “No talking for now.” He looked at me. “Let him rest. You can come back later.” I nodded. Adrian opened the door for the doctor. I followed them, but before I could leave, I felt fingers close around my hand. I turned. The guard was holding me. “Serena.” I looked at him. “I’m not done.” The doctor frowned. “You really need to rest.” “Just a few minutes.” The doctor sighed. “A few minutes. Then you sl
THE BRIDE HE NEVER WANTED Chapter 176- THE TRUTH BEHIND THE BULLET
My heart began pounding. After everything that happened, the guard was finally awake. And wants to tell me the reason he took that bullet for me. I was still holding the phone when I looked at Adrian. “The guard is awake,” I said. Adrian’s expression changed. “The guard?” I nodded. “The doctor said he regained consciousness. He’s asking for me.” For a moment, neither of us spoke. After everything that had happened at the warehouse, I never expected to hear that voice again. I had watched him take a bullet meant for me. Before that, he had looked at me with so much anger that I had believed every word he said. Now he was asking for me. “I need to go,” I said. Adrian picked up his jacket. “I’m coming with you.” I looked at him. “You don’t have to.” “I know.” His voice was firm. “I’m still coming.” We left the boardroom without another word. The drive to the hospital felt longer than usual. I sat quietly, staring through the window. My mind kept going back to the warehouse. Y
THE BRIDE HE NEVER WANTED Chapter 175- A DIFFERENT DIRECTION
I stood beside the boardroom table, watching the investors stare at the charts. Nobody spoke. Adrian looked at me as if he still couldn’t understand why I was there. His father looked just as surprised. The lead investor finally broke the silence. “You said you have something to say to us?” “Yes.” He glanced at the charts. “Then show us.” I took a breath and unrolled the first chart across the table. “I studied the Laurent Group’s current investments before coming here. Your problem isn’t that the company has no value. The problem is that too much of its money is tied to areas that are no longer giving the company enough protection.” One investor frowned. “And your solution?” “Diversification.” I pointed to the figures. “The company needs to reduce its exposure to the weakest sectors and move part of its investment into stronger areas of the market. Not all at once. Slowly, with proper risk control.” Another investor leaned forward. “You came here with a plan prepared this
THE BRIDE HE NEVER WANTED Chapter 174- THE FINAL DECISION
By nine in the morning, Adrian had already showered and changed.He stood in front of his bedroom mirror, looking more tired than he wanted to admit. He had barely slept. Every time he closed his eyes, he remembered the warehouse, the children, Serena’s face when she finally held them again.His phone rested on the table. He picked it up. Serena’s name was on the screen. He almost called to inform her of the investors pulling out today. Then he stopped. She had been through enough. Her children had only just returned home after being kidnapped. She needed peace, not another phone call from him asking questions.Adrian put the phone down.“Let her rest,” he whispered.He picked up his jacket and left.The Laurent Group headquarters was already busy when he arrived. Employees moved quickly through the halls, but the usual energy was missing. People knew about the problems surrounding the company. They knew the investors were meeting that morning. And they knew this meeting could decide
THE BRIDE HE NEVER WANTED Chapter 173- GET OUT
I woke suddenly.For a few seconds I couldn’t understand what was happening. Then I felt someone beside me.My eyes opened fully. “Nathan?”I pulled the sheet around myself and pushed him away. “Nathan!”He froze. I sat up quickly, my heart pounding.“What are you doing in my room?”Nathan stared at me. He looked caught, like he had been waiting for the right words but had none.“Serena, I…”“Get the fuck away from me.”He immediately moved back. “I’m sorry.”“No.” My voice shook with anger. “Don’t say that like it fixes anything. Why are you here?”Nathan lowered his eyes.“I couldn’t stop thinking about you.”“That doesn’t answer my question.”“Serena, I've missed you. I wanted to be close to you.”“And so you had to come into my room while I was sleeping?”“I know, I'm sorry please.”“You touched me while I was asleep.”His face tightened. “I know.”I stepped out of the bed and grabbed my robe. I wrapped it tightly around myself before turning back to him.“You had no right to do t
THE BRIDE HE NEVER WANTED Chapter 172- THE NIGHT WE CAME HOME
When we got home. The moment I stepped through the front door, I saw Emma standing in the living room. Clara was beside her, and Nathan was sitting on the sofa. All three looked worried. Emma rushed toward me. “Serena!” “I’m fine.” She looked at the children in my arms before looking back at me “Where were you?” I opened my mouth, but she cut me off. “Do you have any idea what you put us through?” I stared at her. Emma had never spoken to me like that before. “Emma…” “No. Let me speak.” Her eyes filled with tears. “You disappeared without telling anyone. You went after a dangerous man alone. Your children were kidnapped, and we had no idea whether you were alive.” “I’m sorry.” “You should be.” Nathan sat forward. “Emma…” She turned toward him. The room became quiet. “I understand,” Nathan said. I lowered my eyes. “I should have told you. All of you. I just couldn’t think about anything except my children.” Emma’s expression softened. “I know but please don't do that eve
THE BRIDE HE NEVER WANTED Chapter 8- LINES DRAWN
I spent the morning trying to make myself useful. Anything to feel less like a shadow in this house. One of the younger maids was struggling with heavy flower vases in the main hall, so I stepped in to help carry one. Her eyes widened in surprise, but she gave me a small, grateful smile.We were ha
THE BRIDE HE NEVER WANTED Chapter 7- RULES OF THE HOUSE
I avoided everyone for the rest of the day. It wasn’t hard.Nobody came looking for me anyway.The mansion was too large, too cold, filled with people who work as maids. Every hallway felt unfamiliar. Every room reminded me that this wasn’t my home.I spent most of the afternoon sitting near the wi
THE BRIDE HE NEVER WANTED Chapter 6- INVISIBLE
I stayed slumped against the wall for a long time, his release still sliding down my thighs. The house was quiet now. Too quiet. Later that night, I couldn’t sleep. I wandered the halls, trying to find water, when I heard voices from the guest wing, low, intimate. I froze outside the slightly aj
THE BRIDE HE NEVER WANTED Chapter 5- THE IMPOSTOR'S RECKONING
Where is Lia?” He asked again. His voice cut through the room like something sharp. I didn’t answer. Not because I didn’t want to, but because I didn’t know where to start.He swung his legs off the bed and stood up, running a hand through his hair. The calm from last night was gone. What stood in
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