Semua Bab The Billionaire's Contract Bride: Bab 71 - Bab 80

Sarah's POVFor several seconds, neither Eleanor nor I said a word.The maid stood patiently near the doorway, waiting for one of us to respond, while my thoughts refused to settle. A package with no sender's name. Delivered to the house without notice. After the anonymous messages. After Anna's unexpected appearances. After everything that had happened over the last few days, there was no way I could convince myself it was an ordinary delivery."I'll go and see it," I finally said.Eleanor immediately stood. "I'll come with you."I looked at her for a brief moment before nodding. Somehow, I was grateful I wouldn't be walking there alone.The two of us made our way through the front garden toward the main gate. The afternoon sun hung high above us, but I barely noticed the warmth. Every step seemed heavier than the last.As soon as the guards noticed us approaching, they straightened respectfully."Good afternoon, ma'am.""Good afternoon," Eleanor replied.I looked beyond the gate ins

Sarah's POVThe sound of the doorknob turning seemed unnaturally loud in the quiet study.For a heartbeat, I couldn't move. My pulse thundered in my ears as the door slowly swung open, and Adrian stepped inside. He was dressed exactly as he had been when he left that morning, except his suit jacket now rested over one arm, and a blue folder was tucked beneath the other. His eyes landed on me almost immediately.For a brief second, surprise flickered across his face before it disappeared behind the calm expression he wore so effortlessly. Neither of us spoke. The silence stretched between us, heavy and uncomfortable, while I desperately searched for something—anything—to say. I had imagined many different ways this day could end, but none of them involved being caught standing in the middle of his study with guilt written all over my face."Sarah?" he said at last, his voice gentle rather than accusing. "I wasn't expecting to find you here."I forced myself to breathe normally and trie

Sarah's POVThe house was unusually quiet that afternoon.Eleanor had left for a charity luncheon earlier that morning, and Adrian was at the office. For the first time in days, I had the entire mansion to myself. I sat in the sunroom with the leather journal that had arrived in the mysterious package resting on my lap. I had opened it countless times since receiving it, yet I hadn't written a single word.Every time I uncapped the fountain pen, my thoughts drifted elsewhere.To Anna.To the photographs.To the anonymous messages.To the conversation I had overheard outside Adrian's study."We switched the package."Those words refused to leave me.I sighed and closed the journal, leaning back in my chair. Maybe I was allowing suspicion to consume me. Maybe there truly was an explanation for everything. Adrian had never stopped treating me with kindness. If anything, he had become even more attentive since Anna reappeared.So why couldn't my heart settle?Before I could answer my own

Sarah's POVThe words stopped me so abruptly that for a moment I wondered if I had misheard them."I'm sorry, Mrs. Moretti," the head of security said respectfully, his hands clasped in front of him. "I can't allow you to leave the estate without Mr. Adrian's approval or an escort."I stared at him in disbelief. The large iron gates stood open only a few meters away, sunlight spilling across the driveway beyond them. My handbag rested on my shoulder, and I had fully expected to spend a quiet afternoon in town to clear my mind after everything that had happened over the past few days. Instead, I found myself standing motionless, struggling to process what I had just heard."I'm only going into town," I said carefully. "I won't be gone for long.""I understand, ma'am.""Then why can't I go?"The guard hesitated, clearly uncomfortable."Mr. Adrian instructed us to make sure you never travel alone. Those instructions apply to everyone on duty."I felt my chest tighten. "He gave those inst

Sarah's POVI spent most of the drive home staring out the window, watching the city disappear behind us one street at a time. The meeting at the law firm hadn't given me the answers I wanted. If anything, it had left me with even more questions. Every time I spoke, I couldn't shake the feeling that Mr. Benjamin had been choosing his words carefully. Maybe I was overthinking it. Maybe the stress of the past few weeks had made me suspicious of everything. I wanted to believe that. I truly did.Beside me, Adrian rested one arm on the center console while the other remained on the steering wheel. Every now and then, he glanced in my direction before returning his attention to the road."You've been awfully quiet," he said gently.I forced a smile. "I'm just tired.""You've had a lot on your mind.""I have."He nodded understandingly. "I was hoping today would give you some peace.""So was I."Neither of us spoke after that. Soft music filled the silence between us, and somehow, it wasn'