All Chapters of Burned By His Lies: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Adrian’s PovShe looks angry but also beautiful. If looks could kill then I would be six feet under already. She pulls the covers tighter against her chest and keeps looking at me as if she's urging me and hoping I'll change my mind.I smile and step back before turning toward the door.“Adrian, wait,” she calls after me but I shake my head without turning back. “It’s late. Go to bed, Zee,” I say in a final tone and walk out.Just before I close the door, I hear her mutter something under her breath. “Asshole.”My smile widens, happy to finally bring out this side of her that she had buried.I check on Lila and notice she's still sleeping soundly. Looks like her mother’s noise didn't reach her.I make my way to the living room, adjusting the pillows the way I want. I lie down and cover my face with one arm but sleep doesn't come easily. Especially when my little friend down there is still very much excited. I take deep breaths to calm down but the images of Zara’s face, and the me

Adrian’s PovI stare at the phone in my hands reading the hospital name and room number again in order to ensure I'm in the right place. I'd asked Corbett to dig into this so-called secretary of Zara. Well, former secretary now since she let my mother get into her head and that cost her her job.I read the follow-up text from Corbett and I smile as I send him a middle finger in response.After sitting in my fiddling car for a bit, I get out and make my way to the entrance of the hospital. I walk in smoothly, adjusting my cufflinks and suit as I stride past the front desk like I own the place.Nobody stops me. Nobody asks any questions. I head straight to the elevator to get to the second floor. Once it opens, I make my way to the room number listed in the text message. As I round the corner, I hear two female voices arguing. One sounds extremely familiar and when I steal a glance, I find my mother exchanging words with a petite girl who I'm assuming is Zara’s former secretary. I don

Adrian's POVI don’t head home immediately after leaving the hospital, my threat hanging over Mila’s head. I don't know what came over me to offer her a job and also pay for her brother’s treatment. But I saw a struggling sister desperate to do anything to keep her brother alive, and for a moment I imagined my girls in that situation.So I did the only logical thing a human being would do. Not logical enough if I still think Zara would have my head or cut me off completely if she found out. So I'm heading to someone who I need to be my voice of reason.Mark. Who would have thought I would need his opinion on this? But he understands my relationship with Zara well enough so he's a fair option.As the car glides down the streets, I think of the time I spent with Zara last night. Intense isn’t enough to describe it. I was still content even though we didn't go the extra mile. All that matters is that she let me in and let me worship her.I was riding high on clouds this morning when my d

Adrian's Pov“Come on princess,” I call out to Lila. I stoop and sweep her up in my arms, twirling her around. After noticing that his playmate has left him in the yard, the puppy stops, looks at me, and runs over to start attacking my trousers.“Daddy, that's my new friend, Atlas,” Lila tells me as the dog keeps attacking my trousers and trying to bark in his small voice so I can let go of his playmate.“I guess your friend doesn’t like me because he's trying to eat my trousers,” I tell her, and then glance at Zara.She giggles. “No, daddy. He just wants to play.”“We’ll come back next time so you guys can play all you want, okay?” I tell her softly and she nods.“Hey, rich boy. Is everything alright?” Murphy asks. He acted so much like Mark and I just know they’ll kick it off if they meet each other. I make a mental note to introduce sometime so we can have a boys' night.“Adrian?” Zara calls me, breaking me from my train of thought. When I finally focus on them, three pairs of eye

Zara’s PovMy life is falling apart and I am at a loss for what to do. First, it was the decision to move back here, then colliding with Adrian and pretending not to know him only for him to find out the truth. Then came the issue with Damien spying on me and the custody battle. I'm not even over the custody issue only for Adrian to inform me that someone is watching me.And I know for a fact that it's not only me because if they're watching me then they're watching my daughter too. That's what scares me the most. Even after Adrian assured me that he won't let anything happen to us. I want to believe him but a lot is just going on in my head and I’m beginning to think that I brought this upon myself. What if I didn't take up Damien’s offer to move back here and collaborate with him on this project? What if I just stayed back and worked on my dreams from there? I thought I was strong enough to face anything but these storms are beginning to rattle me because I can only think of Lila’