บททั้งหมดของ The CEO'S Little Lamb : บทที่ 31 - บทที่ 40

Chapter 31 Adrian’s POV The room had finally gone quiet. Sadie and Ethan had left almost thirty minutes ago after the nurses practically forced them out. Apparently, visiting hours mattered to everyone except me. Not that anyone here would dare tell me to leave. I stood near the large window of Lara’s hospital ward, my hands tucked into my pockets as rain slid down the glass outside. The city lights blurred beneath the storm, but my attention kept drifting back to the woman lying on the hospital bed behind me. Lara shifted slightly. “You’re still here,” she murmured sleepily. I glanced back at her. Her eyes were barely open, her voice weak from exhaustion and medication. “Yes.” “You know,” she whispered, “normal bosses don’t babysit their employees.” A faint smirk tugged at my lips. “Maybe I’m not normal.” “You’re definitely not,” she mumbled. Silence settled between us again. I should have left hours ago. I had meetings tomorrow. Calls waiting. An ent

CHAPTER 33Adrian’s POVSomeone was watching her.The thought repeated itself in my head like a curse long after Vincent left the hospital room.Lara sat quietly against the pillows, her fingers gripping the edge of the blanket tightly. I could see the fear she was trying to hide.And I hated it.I hated that someone had managed to make her feel unsafe.“Why are you looking at me like that?” she asked softly.I realized I had been staring at her for too long.“Like what?”“Like you’re about to murder someone.”I almost smiled.Almost.“If someone’s following you,” I said calmly, “I’ll handle it.”Her brows furrowed immediately. “Adrian, this isn’t some business issue you can just ‘handle.’”If only she knew the things I had handled before.I leaned back slightly in the chair beside her bed. “Did you tell anyone your routine?”“No.”“Chris?”The name left a bitter taste in my mouth.Lara hesitated briefly before shaking her head. “No. We barely spoke after the breakup.”I nodded once s

Chapter 35 Lara’s POV The words kept echoing in my head like a broken alarm. My fingers went numb around the blanket. I couldn’t breathe properly anymore. It felt like the walls were closing in slowly, like even this expensive, quiet hospital room wasn’t safe anymore. My throat tightened painfully. “No…” I whispered, barely audible. “No, no, no…” A tear slipped down before I even realized I was crying. Then another. I didn’t even understand when it started. Fear just… swallowed everything else. My chest rose and fell too fast, my hands trembling as I tried to steady myself, but nothing worked. Every sound outside the door made me flinch. Every silence felt worse. “I didn’t do anything,” I choked out. “I didn’t do anything wrong…” My voice broke completely. And that was when Adrian moved. I didn’t even see him approach properly before I felt it. Arms around me. Strong. Firm. Immediate. He pulled me into his chest like it was instinct—like he didn’t even think about i

Chapter 37Adrian’s POVLara fell asleep twenty-three minutes after asking me to stay.Not that I was counting.I sat quietly in the chair near her bed, watching the slow rise and fall of her breathing while the city lights reflected faintly through the windows behind us.She looked peaceful asleep.Too peaceful for someone whose entire life had been turned upside down in less than a week.A small frown occasionally appeared on her face even in her sleep, like fear was still following her into her dreams.And every single time I noticed it, something twisted painfully inside my chest.I looked away.Because this was getting dangerous.Not Rafael. Not the threats. Not even the fact that someone was hunting her because of me.No.This was dangerous. The way I couldn’t leave her side. The way seeing her cry earlier had nearly destroyed whatever control I had left. The way holding her felt natural. Needed.I ran a tired hand down my face slowly.This wasn’t supposed to happen.Lara Finn w

Chapter 39Adrian’s POV“That was stupid.”I muttered the words under my breath the second I stepped out of Lara’s room.I took my cup of coffee from the maid, running a hand through my hair.And yet you still like me.Smooth. Very smooth.I almost never lost control of my words around people. Years of business meetings, negotiations, and keeping emotions buried had trained me too well for that. But around Lara?Everything kept slipping.The walls. The control. The distance.And the worst part was that she didn’t even deny it.A faint smile pulled at my lips before I could stop it.Lara liked me.The realization settled heavily—and dangerously—inside my chest.Not because I didn’t want her to.Because I did.God, I did.All of the women I've met liked me and I didn't care. But not with Lara's.That was the problem.I leaned slightly against the counter, staring out at the city skyline through the massive windows.This wasn’t supposed to happen.Not after the reason I got close to her