Victor pushed the bedroom door open and stopped.For one terrible second, he could not believe what he was seeing.Lia stood beside the bed, her hands at Adrian’s waist, trying to pull his trousers down completely. Adrian lay weakly against the pillows, face pale, one hand pressed hard against his temple. His eyes were half-closed, his breathing shallow.“What are you doing?”Lia spun around, eyes wide. “Mr. Victor!”“Get away from my son!”She stepped back at once. “You don’t understand. Adrian needed help.”“Help?” Victor’s voice shook with barely controlled rage. “You call this help?”“He wasn’t feeling well. I was only trying to—”“Get away from him!”Lia fell silent.Victor crossed the room in three long strides and knelt beside the bed. Adrian barely responded. His head turned slowly from side to side; he squeezed his eyes shut against the light.“Adrian?” Victor’s chest tightened. “What happened to you?”Adrian tried to answer. The words came out thin and broken. “My head…”Vic
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