All Chapters of The CEO'S Little Lamb : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWOADRIAN’S POVAdrian Romano did not lose focus easily.Years of handling billion-dollar negotiations, ruthless investors, and my father’s dangerous world had trained me to remain emotionally detached at all times.Control mattered.Discipline mattered.Feelings did not.Yet somehow—for the second time that week, I found himself distracted because of Lara Finn.Annoying woman.I sat at the head of the conference table while several executives discussed expansion plans across Europe. Vincent stood beside the digital screen calmly flipping through presentation slides while the men in suits argued over numbers and projections.I heard none of it. Because my mind drifted elsewhere again. To Lara inside the elevator yesterday.Pale face. Weak voice. The way she tried pretending she was fine while subtly pressing a hand against her stomach every few seconds.At first, i genuinely thought she might collapse. And i hated the sharp concern that hit me immediately.Not irritati

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOURLARA'S POVI was beginning to feel human again.Not completely okay.Not healed.But at least I could breathe without feeling like my chest was collapsing in on itself.Chris still wouldn't stop.He called constantly.Texted constantly.Showed up constantly.It was honestly beginning to feel ridiculous.That morning alone, he had knocked on my apartment door three different times.The first time, I ignored him.The second time, I told him to leave.The third time, he stayed outside long enough for my irritation to outweigh my sadness."Lara, please talk to me."I opened the door just enough to glare at him.Chris looked terrible.Wrinkled shirt. Exhausted eyes. Unshaven jaw.Good."You need to stop coming here.""I just want to explain.""You already did," I replied coldly. "Apparently your affair 'wasn't serious.'"His face tightened immediately."Lara—""Go home, Chris."Before he could say anything else, I shut the door in his face.My hands trembled afterward.

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIXADRIAN’S POVI finally admitted something to myself two weeks after Lara broke up with Chris.I liked her.Not love. Definitely not love.Love was dangerous. Messy. Destructive.I had seen firsthand what love did to people.What it did to my mother.So no— whatever this thing with Lara was, it was not love.But I liked her. More than I should. More than i intended to. And somehow, that realization did not irritate me as much as before.I stood inside my office late Tuesday evening while the city lights glowed through the massive windows behind me. My tie hung loose around my neck while Vincent reviewed tomorrow’s schedule nearby.“You only have one meeting tomorrow morning,” Vincent said calmly while scrolling through the tablet. “The remaining appointments were postponed.”“Mhm.”Vincent glanced up briefly.“Miss Finn also submitted the revised operations report.”He also knew I liked her. How observative.My eyes lifted slightly from the document in his hand.Of c

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHTADRIAN’S POVI still could not believe he had asked Lara out. Not indirectly. Not professionally.Actually asked her out.The realization had followed me the entire evening like an irritating shadow.Because i did not do dates.I barely tolerated people for longer than necessary.Yet somehow, I found myself waiting impatiently for Lara outside the restaurant earlier tonight.And the worst part?The moment i stepped out of the car—every coherent thought in my head disappeared.She looked breathtaking.That fitted dark emerald dress hugged her body perfectly without trying too hard. Elegant. Sophisticated. Dangerous.The soft material clung to her waist before falling smoothly around her legs, and when she walked toward me in black heels with her curled hair resting over one shoulder—I genuinely forgot how to breathe for a second.Ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous.But all i could think about in that moment was how badly i wanted to touch her.To pull her against m

Chapter 30Lara’s POVPain.That was the first thing I felt before I even opened my eyes.A sharp throbbing spread through my head while another ache pulsed through my entire body like I had been crushed beneath something heavy. My leg hurt the most after my head. Even breathing felt exhausting.I groaned softly, my eyebrows tightening as I slowly forced my eyes open.The bright light above me immediately made my head pound harder.“Lara.”That voice.Deep. Familiar. Worried.I turned my head slightly and immediately regretted it when pain shot through my skull. A soft gasp escaped my lips.“Easy,” Adrian said quickly.My blurry vision slowly cleared, and his face came into view. His green eyes looked tired—more tired than I had ever seen them before. His usually perfect hair was slightly messy, and the sleeves of his black shirt were rolled up carelessly.He looked like he had not left this room in hours.“You’re awake,” he muttered quietly, almost like he could not believe it himsel