All Chapters of THE BRIDE HE NEVER WANTED: Chapter 221 - Chapter 230

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Chapter 221 — THE TRUTH HE COULDN'T CHOOSE

Adrian stayed silent after Lia left the hospital room. His eyes remained fixed on the closed door for several long seconds before he slowly looked down at the photographs she had left behind. He picked them up again. There were pictures of him and Lia together. Some were simple, it was them sitting across from each other at a restaurant, smiling politely at the camera. Others were more intimate. In one, they stood close, her head resting lightly against his shoulder. In another, they were kissing. Adrian stared at that last image for a long time. He did not remember any of it. Yet the photographs were real. The lighting, the background, the way their bodies leaned toward each other, none of it looked staged. He placed the pictures back on the bed and reached for the messages Lia had shown him earlier. He read a few again, then locked his phone and set it aside. Something was wrong. He could not completely believe Lia. But he could not completely dismiss her either. Se

Chapter 222 — BACK TO THE LAURENT MANSION

I looked at Adrian for a long moment. “Where are we going?” he asked again. I glanced at his parents. His mother looked worried. His father waited quietly, saying nothing. “The Laurent mansion,” I finally said. Adrian nodded. I stepped closer. “It’s your home, Adrian. Everything you need for your recovery is already there.” He studied my face. “Are you sure?” “Yes.” The driver brought the wheelchair closer and carefully helped Adrian into the car. I adjusted his legs so they would not strain, then closed the door. “Are you okay?” I asked. “Yes.” “If your back starts hurting, tell me right away.” “I will.” His parents got into their own car behind us. Moments later we left the hospital grounds. — Adrian sat quietly in the back seat. The photographs Lia had given him remained hidden inside his bag. He had no intention of showing them to Serena. Not yet. He watched her through the rearview mirror. Every few minutes she glanced back at him. “Are you c

Chapter 50 – THE BIRTH

My labor had started.And I was completely alone.Another contraction tore through me before I could even think. I grabbed the side of the shelter and squeezed my eyes shut.“Please,” I whispered. “Please, let me do this.”The pain only grew stronger.I reached for the piece of cloth I had prepared and pushed it between my teeth. I couldn’t scream. Not here. Not with unknown wolves somewhere beyond the trees who might hear and come for me.I bit down as another contraction came.Tears ran down my face. My whole body shook. “Come on, Malia,” I whispered through clenched teeth. “You can do this.”The pain eased for a moment. I breathed slowly, trying to gather enough strength for the next one.There was no one to hold my hand. No one to tell me what to do.No healer. No midwife. Only me and the child I had promised to protect alone.Another contraction came. I cried into the cloth. Minutes passed and I lost track of time.Sometimes I thought I couldn’t take another minute, but then anot

Chapter 223 — THREE ALARMS

I stood outside Adrian’s room, staring at the three messages on my phone. Lumina. Hale’s Corporation. Laurent Group. All three needed my attention at almost the same time. My first instinct was Lumina. It was my company, and whatever was happening there had to be handled before I worried about anything else. I slipped my phone into my bag and looked toward Adrian’s door. I could not leave without making sure he was okay. I walked downstairs and found the guards gathered near the entrance. Two maids were nearby, arranging some things. “Listen to me carefully,” I said. They all turned toward me. “I’m leaving for a while. Adrian is upstairs, and I want someone with him at all times.” “Yes, ma’am,” one of the guards replied. “There is one more thing.” My voice became firm. “If Lia comes here, do not let her enter.” The guards exchanged quick looks. “Understood, ma’am.” “I mean it. I don’t care what she says. I don’t care if she claims Adrian asked for her. I don’t care if s

Chapter 224 — THE GOVERNOR'S WIFE

I stared at the line of vehicles outside Lumina, trying to understand what I was seeing. Black SUVs. Security cars. Officers standing near the entrance in dark uniforms, their posture rigid and alert. The afternoon sun reflected off polished chrome and tinted glass, making the street look more like a restricted zone than the front of my company. Then I noticed the insignia on one of the vehicles. My eyes widened. “The governor’s security team,” I whispered. My driver glanced at me. “Ma’am?” “Nothing. Just get me inside.” The moment I stepped out of the car, two security officers moved aside to give me room. Cool air from the building’s lobby mixed with the heat rising from the asphalt. I walked toward the entrance, still trying to understand why someone this important had come to my company without anyone telling me in advance. Inside, the situation was even more unusual. People were moving carefully, speaking in low voices that barely rose above the soft hum of the air condit

Chapter 225 — THE DOOR LIA COULDN'T ENTER

Lia returned to the hospital before going anywhere else. She had spent the entire day thinking about Adrian. She walked through the hospital entrance and approached the reception desk. The air inside carried the familiar mix of disinfectant and quiet urgency. A nurse was arranging some files nearby. “Excuse me,” Lia called. The nurse looked up. “Yes?” “I’m here to see Adrian Laurent. Is he still in his room?” The nurse checked the computer, fingers moving quickly across the keyboard. “Adrian Laurent?” “Yes.” “He was discharged.” Lia’s expression changed immediately. “Discharged?” “Yes. He left earlier.” A bright smile spread across Lia’s face. “Where was he taken to?” The nurse hesitated briefly. “I believe his family took him back to the Laurent mansion.” “The Laurent mansion?” “Yes.” Lia almost laughed from relief. So Adrian was home. For the first time in days, she felt like things were finally moving in her favor. His memory loss had changed everything. Adrian mi

Chapter 226 — SHE FOUND A WAY IN

Lia drove away from the Laurent mansion with her jaw clenched.She had been humiliated twice in one day. First, the guards had stopped her at the gate. Then they had spoken to her as if she were a complete stranger all because of Serena. But Lia was not ready to give up.She had known that mansion not quite long before Serena became part of Adrian’s life. She had walked through those doors freely. She had sat in Adrian’s office, eaten at the family table, and spent hours with him inside those walls.Now Serena had turned the entire estate against her.Lia glanced at the mansion in her rearview mirror.“You think you can keep me away from him?” she muttered.She drove away, but she did not go home.Later that afternoon, she returned to the area around the Laurent estate. She parked far enough away not to attract attention and watched the main gate from a distance. The afternoon sun cast long shadows across the high walls. She did not know exactly what she was waiting for. She only kne

Chapter 227 — THE WOMAN HE ONCE LOVED

Adrian stared at Lia, then at the guards surrounding her. “What the hell is going on here?” Lia opened her mouth, but one of the guards answered first. “Sir, we found her inside the mansion. She was not supposed to be here.” Adrian frowned. “Why?” The guard exchanged a look with the maid. “Mrs. Serena gave us orders not to allow her inside.” Adrian looked at the maid again. “Is that true?” “Yes, sir,” the maid said quickly. “We were only following Mrs. Serena’s instructions.” The guards nodded. “We are sorry, sir.” Adrian’s expression hardened. “Leave.” The guards hesitated. “Sir—” “I said leave.” They immediately stepped away. The maid lowered her head before following them out. Soon, Adrian and Lia were alone in the hallway. The quiet that followed felt heavier than the argument that had just ended. Lia looked at him carefully. “How are you feeling?” “I’m fine.” She nodded slowly. “I only came because I heard you had been discharged. I wanted to see you.” Adrian stu

Chapter 228: A SECOND FRONT

By the time I left Lumina, I was already exhausted.The governor’s wife had taken up more time than I expected, and now I had two companies waiting for me to deal with problems I did not have the luxury of ignoring. Hale’s Corporation came first.Nathan was already waiting when I arrived. For once, neither of us brought up anything personal. We had too much on our hands.“What’s the latest?” I asked as I walked into the conference room.Nathan handed me a tablet.“The market is still unstable. Some prices dropped suddenly, while others jumped without warning.”I looked through the figures. “Has it affected the major contracts?”“Not yet,” he said. “But if this continues, it will.”I placed the tablet on the table. “Then we stop it before it gets there.”Nathan nodded. “I already told the team to hold unnecessary transactions until we understand what’s happening.”“Good. Keep the important payments moving. We can’t freeze everything.”“I know.”I looked at him. “And Nathan?” He met my

Chapter 229: THE PHOTOGRAPHS

During the drive to the mansion, I couldn’t stop thinking about Adrian. I kept seeing his face in my mind. The way he had looked at me before I left him. The trust in his eyes. The confusion he was trying so hard to hide. Then another image came back to me. The photographs. At the hospital, I had seen some of them underneath Adrian’s clothes when I was helping him with something. I had noticed them, but I hadn’t asked questions because there had already been too much happening. “Was he already hiding something from me?” I asked myself. “Ma'am, sorry what did you say? The driver asked me. “Oh sorry, I'm not talking to you.” Now I wondered if Lia had given those photographs to him. I wasn’t sure. But I knew Lia. If she had found a way into the mansion, she would not have wasted the opportunity. She had always known how to take advantage of a situation, especially when she thought she could use it against me. And Adrian’s memory loss had given her exactly what she needed. A man w

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