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Chapter 10 — Don’t Trust Adrian
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2026-10-09 18:43:37
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The Billionaire's Contract Bride Chapter 10 — Don’t Trust Adrian
“Don’t trust Adrian.”The call ended.Elena stared at her phone.For several seconds, she couldn't move.Her mother's voice was still echoing in her head.Don't trust Adrian.Adrian watched her carefully.“Who was it?”Elena looked up.“My mother.”His expression changed.“What did she say?”Elena swallowed.“She told me not to trust you.”Silence filled the room.Adrian didn't defend himself.He simply stared at her.Elena's heart pounded.“You're not even going to deny it?”“I don't know what she thinks I did.”“That isn't an answer.”“I know.”“You've lied to me before.”“I have.”“You've hidden things from me.”“Yes.”“You investigated my family before I even knew you.”“Yes.”“And now my mother tells me not to trust you.”Adrian stepped closer.“Elena, if I wanted to hurt you, I wouldn't have spent all this time protecting you.”“Maybe protecting me was part of the plan.”His jaw tightened.“Do you really believe that?”“I don't know what to believe anymore.”He looked at her for
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“Stop the car!”Elena's scream made Adrian slam on the brakes.The SUV stopped so suddenly that she was thrown against her seat belt.“What happened?”She pointed through the windshield.“Someone is following us.”Adrian looked into the rearview mirror.A black sedan sat several cars behind them.Its headlights were off.The road around them was almost empty.Adrian's expression hardened.“How long?”“I noticed it five minutes ago.”“You should have told me sooner.”“I wasn't sure.”Adrian reached for his phone.“Security.”Before he could make the call, the black sedan accelerated.Adrian immediately started the engine.“Hold on.”The SUV surged forward.Elena gripped the seat.“Are they following us?”“Yes.”“Where are we going?”“Somewhere they can't predict.”“You mean we're not going to Rosewood?”“Not yet.”“But my mother—”“Your mother is exactly why we can't drive straight there.”Elena looked at him.“You promised we'd find her.”“I will.”“And Daniel?”“We'll find him too.”
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“Get away from the windows!”Adrian's command came the moment every phone in the house began ringing.Elena froze.The lawyer stared toward the hallway.One phone stopped.Then another.Then another.Within seconds, the entire mansion fell silent.Adrian pulled Elena behind him.“Who are they?” she whispered.“I don't know.”“You're lying.”“I swear I'm not.”The lawyer's face had gone pale.“It's beginning.”Adrian turned sharply.“What is beginning?”The older man looked at Elena.“The reason your mother disappeared.”A cold chill ran through her.“Tell me.”Before he could answer, the lights went out.Again.Elena's heart jumped.Adrian immediately took her hand.“Stay with me.”A loud crash came from downstairs.Then another.The security alarm started screaming.“Someone's inside,” Adrian said.The lawyer stepped backward.“No.”Adrian looked at him.“What?”“They aren't here for you.”The lawyer looked at Elena.“They're here for her.”A gunshot exploded somewhere below.Elena f
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“Ask your husband who killed your father.”Victor's words echoed through the hidden room.Elena couldn't breathe.She turned slowly toward Adrian.He didn't move.He didn't deny it.That silence hurt more than the accusation.“Adrian?”His eyes remained fixed on Victor.“Elena, don't listen to him.”“Then answer me.”“I will.”“Now.”Victor gave a quiet laugh.“Of course he won't.”Adrian's jaw tightened.“Victor, leave.”“You still think you can order me around?”“I know what you did.”Victor's smile disappeared.“You know nothing.”Elena stepped between them.“Enough.”Both men looked at her.She held up the letter from her mother.“I want the truth.”Adrian stared at her.“You deserve it.”“Then tell me.”He took a slow breath.“I didn't kill your father.”Elena's shoulders relaxed for half a second.Then Victor laughed again.“That's not what I asked him.”Elena looked at Victor.“What are you saying?”Victor raised the photograph in his hand.“Your husband knows who killed the man
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“Adrian!”Elena heard her own scream before the gunshot stopped echoing.For one terrible second, there was nothing but darkness.Then emergency lights flickered on.Elena looked around wildly.Adrian was on one knee.Blood stained the sleeve of his shirt.“Adrian!”She rushed toward him.“Don't.”His voice was firm.“Stay back.”“But you're hurt!”“It's a graze.”He pressed one hand against his upper arm.“I'm fine.”Elena looked toward Victor.He was gone.The warehouse door stood open, moving slightly in the cold morning wind.“Where did he go?”Adrian stood.“Forget him.”“How can I forget him?”“He wanted us distracted.”Elena stared at him.“What?”Adrian looked around the warehouse.“Where's Daniel?”Elena froze.She turned.The spot where Daniel had fallen was empty.Her heart dropped.“He was here.”“I know.”“He was shot.”“I know.”“But he's gone.”Adrian's eyes narrowed.“Then someone took him.”Elena's hand closed around the memory card in her pocket.Victor's words retur
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