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ADRIAN'S POVAdrian returned home shortly after midnight, soaked and completely exhausted. His attempt to confront Reid had ended in failure. When he asked the question, Reid only laughed at him with clear mockery.If you didn’t do it, then who did?” Reid had asked coldly, without a trace of regret. You were the one holding the wedge hammer that day. I only came in and saw you standing over the Frenchman after you had killed him,” he added.For a moment, Adrian almost felt defeated, because on the surface, that was exactly how it had looked. But deep down, he refused to accept it. He was determined to uncover the truth.More than anything, he wanted to free himself from the guilt that had haunted him for years,the same guilt Reid was now using as a weapon against him.Adrian was a businessman, and he understood how devastating a scandal could be to his empire. Once the story broke and the world believed he had taken a life, there would be no coming back from it. He had come too far to

ADRIAN'S POV I’ve been asking you if you have something to tell me, but you keep dodging the question, Jane said as she stood in Adrian’s bedroom.Sophie was there as well.Adrian felt like absolute rubbish, especially because of the news spreading online. He should have known that confronting someone like Reid alone was a terrible idea, but then again, no one knew this side of his life. Even Elena, who almost discovered the truth, had been kept in the dark by him,but now everything was slowly slipping out of control. Reid had been clever and careful, making sure his own face stayed out of the camera. The only person visible to the world was Adrian, and to them, it looked like he was trying to kill an innocent man just because he was rich and powerful.Adrian had stayed shut inside the house because, at that moment, he couldn’t face the judging looks of everyone who knew him—including the very employees he had employed himself.“What is going on here?” Jane asked, more furious and e

ELENA'S POV Grace brushed away her teary eyes and went on, and I grew even more curious about the full story.“So instead of him firing the staff member who was impersonating someone, Hudson invited me out to dinner,” Grace said.“Right there in front of everyone, after he had already been boasting that he would get you fired?” I asked, unable to hold it in.One thing I noticed about this conversation Grace started without any warning was how it softened whatever we were both carrying inside. Earlier, Grace had been anxious about Mr. Hudson’s health, and I had been burdened by the revelations Noah had shared about my family, but in that moment, we both just felt lighter and almost happy. It was as though the love she carried, the same love I once resented,had become a soothing balm to my heart.It brought back the love and excitement I had felt with Adrian when we first met years ago. It had been intense, deep, and the most beautiful period of my life, and surprisingly, the memory di

DANIELLE'S POV Danielle knew she couldn’t hide from the Hudson family. In fact, she had no intention of hiding at all; she wanted to fully become part of that family, for stability, fame, money, and power.For now, she just needed to sort a few things out.After she was mistakenly bumped and the call ended, Vanessa didn’t even bother to call her back to apologize for the way she had spoken to Danielle.“I’m going to teach her a lesson she will never forget,” Danielle said to herself.She had a meeting at the show later that week, and she fully intended to deal with Vanessa then. Danielle was already climbing her way to the top, and she planned to make full use of the influence that came with it. When she had been struggling to rise, wealthy and powerful people had treated her with nothing but cruelty and contempt. Now that it was finally her turn, Danielle intended to be every bit as ruthless to those beneath her, if not worse. She wanted people to admire her and celebrate her as a s

DANIELLE'S POV I want to know everything, Danielle said to Reid.She could hardly contain her excitement over the useful information he seemed to have. Before now, Danielle had often wished she knew something unpleasant or scandalous about Adrian, his family, or the family company, so that if Adrian ever tried to leave her after his family had publicly presented her as their chosen daughter-in-law, she would have something to hold over them.She had tried digging for something before, but nothing had come up. Still, Danielle was convinced there had to be something. She had been in this game long enough to understand how wealthy and powerful men operated, and she just knew...At what price ? Reid asked.Danielle was caught off guard. He had come to her on his own with information and claims that they shared a common goal, and now he wanted something from her in return?Danielle scoffed. "So this is a you-scratch-my-back-I-scratch-yours situation now? I never asked for any of this, Doc