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CHAPTER 14 — THE WARNING
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2026-10-20 23:33:39
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Sometimes the person standing beside you is the one you trust most. Sometimes that is exactly why the truth hurts.“Adriana?”I turned. Adrian was standing a few steps away, watching me. My hand was still wrapped around my phone.“What happened?” I couldn’t speak. He came closer. “Adriana.”I finally held the phone out to him. “Look.”He took it. His eyes moved across the photograph then stopped.His entire expression changed. “Where did you get this?”“It was sent to me.”“By whom?”“An unknown number.”He zoomed in. Margaret stood beside Evelyn outside the estate. They weren’t smiling.They weren’t talking casually. They looked like two people discussing something they didn’t want anyone else to hear.Adrian’s jaw tightened. “I don’t understand.”“I thought Margaret was meeting someone.”“She wouldn’t.”“You said that before.”His eyes lifted to mine. “And I still believe it.”“Even after seeing this?”He looked back at the photograph. “Yes.”That answer hurt more than I expected. “
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THE CEO'S CHRISTMAS GIRLFRIEND CHAPTER 14 — THE WARNING
“Don’t touch my family.”I whispered the words at the screen, as if whoever sent the message could hear me.My hands were still shaking. The photograph of my brother remained open on my phone.I should have shown Adrian. I knew that. Instead, I locked my phone and slipped it beneath my pillow.For once, I didn’t want Adrian to fix something for me. I wanted to know who was doing this and why.The next morning, I waited until Adrian left for a meeting before I started searching.I checked the photograph again. There was no obvious clue. No sign and location.Just my brother standing outside our old house but I knew that photograph.My mother had taken it years ago. It had never been posted online. It wasn’t on social media.It wasn’t even saved on my current phone. Which meant whoever had it had gone looking for my family.I opened my contacts and called my brother. He answered after several rings. “Adriana?”“Are you home?”There was a pause. “Why?”“Just answer me.”“No. I’m at work.
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The photograph stayed in my hand long after Adrian left.I kept staring at the words on the back, hoping they would somehow change. They didn’t.Christmas Eve. The night Adrian promised he’d marry me.I heard the library door open. I turned. Claire stood there. Her eyes dropped to the photograph.For the first time since I’d met her, her smile disappeared. “You found it.”My fingers tightened around the picture. “You knew it was here?”She closed the door behind her. “I knew Adrian kept it.”“Why?”She walked toward me slowly. “Because some memories are harder to throw away than people.”I stared at her. “Did Adrian promise to marry you?”Claire didn’t answer immediately. “That isn’t what you really want to know.”“Then tell me what I want to know.”She looked at the photograph. “He loved me once.”The words landed harder than they should have. I swallowed. “Does he still?”Claire’s eyes met mine. “You should ask him.”“I’m asking you.”“And I’m telling you to ask him.”I shook my head
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I decided the safest way to protect my heart was to stay away from Adrian. Unfortunately, Adrian Blackwood noticed everything.“Why are you sitting all the way over there?”I looked up from my breakfast. “Because there’s a chair here.”His eyebrows lifted. “There are six empty chairs.”“I like this one.”He stared at me for a moment then he picked up his coffee. “Fine.”I returned to my toast. Three seconds later, he moved his chair closer. I looked at him.He looked back. “Better?”“No.” I whispered.“Good.”I tried not to smile. That was the problem. Even when I was angry with him, Adrian had a way of making it difficult to stay angry.Especially after last night. The memory of his hand around mine still lingered.So did the way he had looked at me when he admitted he didn’t know how to protect someone without taking control.I didn’t want those moments to mean anything because if they did, I was already in trouble and then Claire walked into the room.“Morning.”Adrian glanced up.
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Adrian stared at the payment authorization on my phone as if it had personally insulted him.“I didn’t do this.”I laughed once, but there was no humor in it. “Your name is right there.”“I can see that.”“Then explain it.”His eyes lifted to mine. “I can’t.”That answer hurt more than I expected.I stepped back. “So you did pay it.”“No.” He muttered softly.“Then someone used your account.”“Yes.” He replied.“And I’m supposed to believe that?”“You don’t have to believe me.” His voice was controlled, but his jaw was tight. “I need you to give me the phone.”I pulled it closer to my chest. “No.”“Adriana.”“No, Adrian.”He stopped. I had never spoken to him like that before. My hands were shaking, but I forced myself to keep looking at him.“You told me you weren’t going to make decisions about my life without me.”“I didn’t.”“Someone paid my debt using your name.” “I know.”“And somehow, I’m supposed to believe you had nothing to do with it?”His expression hardened. “Do you honest
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