ASHCROFT ESTATE ~ UPPER EAST SIDE, NEW YORK CITYAdrian pulled up in front of Vivienne’s mansion.The moment the car stopped, bright camera flashes lit up the street.Reporters crowded the front gate, shouting over one another as more news vans pulled in.Vivienne’s face drained of color. “W-What’s going on?”Adrian looked through the windshield and frowned.“Someone must have leaked what happened at the hospital.”He watched another reporter jump out of a van.“They’re here for you.”Vivienne’s heart pounded. “I have to go inside.” She reached for the door handle. “This is my home.”Adrian grabbed her wrist gently before she could open the door.“No.”She turned to him in surprise. “What do you mean, ‘no’?”“If you step out now,” he said, his voice calm but firm, “they’ll surround you before you even make it to the gate.”“They’ll shove microphones in your face, They’ll ask a hundred questions at once.”“And they won’t care that you’re tired or just got out of the hospital.”“The onl
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