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Chapter 7
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17.06.2026 01:14:25Her Scent
Adrian strode into his corner office on the top floor of Blackwood Tower and dropped his briefcase onto the desk. The city sprawled below the windows, but he barely glanced at it.
Victoria leaned against the sideboard, pouring coffee. She looked up with a sharp smile. “Well? Is she finally gone?”
Adrian loosened his tie with one quick tug. “It’s done. I signed this morning.”
Victoria handed him a cup, stepping close enough that a soft wave of jasmine and vanilla hit him. Sophia’s perfume, the exact one.
He set the cup down hard. “Why are you wearing her scent?”
Victoria blinked, then laughed lightly and turned away, smoothing her perfectly tailored jacket. “This? It’s just something I picked up. You’re imagining things, Adrian. Rough night?”
He followed her across the room, jaw tight. “No. That’s Sophia’s perfume, the one from Paris. I know the smell. Why are you wearing it today of all days?”
She waved a hand dismissively and walked to the window, heels clicking. “You’re stressed, the divorce, the board, the merger. Scents can play tricks.” She glanced back, lips curved. “Besides, she’s gone now. Isn’t that what matters?”
Adrian’s eyes narrowed. He paced after her, stopping close. “Don’t deflect. You knew I’d be here. You put it on "What are you doing?”
Victoria turned to face him, arms folding across her chest. “I’m supporting my brother. She held you back, Adrian. The board’s already happier. Stock’s ticking up. Why dwell?”
He stepped past her to the side table where her calendar lay open. Yesterday’s date was crossed out in red. “Anniversary” written in neat handwriting—Sophia’s. The line through it looked fresh and angry.
Adrian picked it up, holding it between them. “You crossed this out. Why do you even have her calendar?”
Victoria reached for it quickly. “Housekeeping mixed things up when they cleared her stuff. Give it here.” She snatched at the page, but he held it higher.
“Mixed up?” His voice dropped. “You’ve been waiting for this. The perfume. The crossed-out date. You visited her yesterday, didn’t you? What did you say to push her toward those papers?”
Victoria’s smile slipped. She tugged the calendar from his hand and tossed it into the trash. It landed with a soft thud. “I gave her honesty. That life with you isn’t easy. She knew that. Now you’re free to focus. Close the big deals. Be who you’re meant to be.”
Adrian rubbed the back of his neck, shoulders rigid. “Free? I signed the papers because she handed them to me with that letter. The baby,the dinners everything. And now you’re parading around in her perfume like you’re celebrating?”
She moved closer again, touching his arm. “I am celebrating. For you. She wasn’t strong enough for this world. Late nights, board pressure, family expectations. You know I’m right.”
He shook her hand off and stepped back toward his desk. “It feels too neat. Too quick. You’ve never hidden how you felt about her. The comments. The exclusions. Now this.”
Victoria followed, voice smooth but her fingers tapping restlessly against her sleeve. “I protected the family, the company and you, that's what I do. Give it a few days and you'll thank me.”
Adrian’s phone buzzed on the desk. He glanced at the screen. Unknown number.
Daniel Laurent: Tell Sophia I said hello. She deserves better than this family.
His hand closed tight around the phone. He slipped it into his pocket, mind spinning.
Victoria tilted her head. “Something wrong?”
He didn’t answer, staring at her instead. The perfume still lingered in the air between them.
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