All Chapters of He Buried My Name,Then I Returned With His Heir.: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

The words on the computer screen refused to disappear.THE HEIR HAS BEEN FOUND.NOW THE WAR CAN BEGIN.I stared at them until the letters blurred.My hands were cold.Adrian stood beside me, completely still.Neither of us spoke.The room felt too small for the truth we had just uncovered.Someone knew about Leo.Someone had taken his medical records.And Cassandra had just admitted that the boy she had never met was the center of something far bigger than our broken marriage.Adrian turned toward me.“Aurora.”I didn’t answer.He stepped closer.“Aurora, look at me.”I finally did.His eyes were different.There was no anger in them.No accusation.Only disbelief.And something that looked dangerously close to pain.“You knew,” he whispered.My throat tightened.“I knew what?”“That Leo was my son.”I looked away.He moved in front of me.“Don’t.”His voice cracked.“Don’t lie to me again.”The word hit me hard.I lifted my eyes.“Lie?”“You knew.”“Yes.”His jaw tightened.“How long

Adrian couldn’t breathe.Gabriel’s confession remained trapped inside his head.I was the one who put the bomb on the Black Swan.For five years, Adrian had believed the explosion stole his wife from him.For five years, he had stood beside an empty coffin and mourned a woman he believed he would never see again.For five years, he had blamed himself for failing to save Aurora.Now she was standing in front of him.Alive.And the man who claimed to have saved her had just admitted he was responsible for the explosion.Adrian looked at Aurora.She was pale.Her fingers were still wrapped around her phone.“Say something,” he whispered.She didn’t.“Aurora.”Her eyes slowly lifted.“I don’t know what to believe anymore.”Adrian stepped closer.“Neither do I.”His voice broke.“But I know one thing.”“What?”“You’re alive.”The words sounded almost ridiculous.But they were the only words he could manage.“You’re alive.”Aurora looked away.“I told you.”“No.”Adrian shook his head.“You

The knock came at exactly nine in the morning.Three soft knocks.Then silence.I knew who it was.I had been awake since six.Not because I was worried about Adrian.Because I was worried about Leo.Yesterday had been their first meeting.An hour.Only an hour.Yet that single hour had changed something inside my son.He had talked about Adrian all evening.“Mom, did you know Adrian can draw cars?”“Yes.”“Did you know he used to build them?”“No.”“He said he likes blue.”“I know.”“He listens when people talk.”I had smiled at that.“He does.”Leo had gone quiet for a moment.Then he had asked the question I knew would eventually come.“Mom?”“Yes?”“Can Adrian come back?”My heart had tightened.“Yes.”His eyes had brightened.“Tomorrow?”I had nodded.“Tomorrow.”And now tomorrow had arrived.Another knock sounded.I looked toward the hallway.Leo appeared at the top of the stairs wearing a blue shirt and gray trousers.“Is that him?”“Yes.”He smiled.Then immediately tried to h

The house had never felt this quiet.Not peaceful.Quiet.There was a difference.Peace made you feel safe.Silence made you listen for footsteps.I stood in the living room with Adrian beside me, staring at the message on my phone.YOU SHOULD HAVE LISTENED, AURORA.Another message.YOUR SON TRUSTS HIS FATHER NOW.And the final one.LET’S SEE HOW LONG THAT LASTS.My fingers had gone cold.Adrian took the phone from my hand.“Don’t respond.”“I wasn’t going to.”“Good.”He looked toward the staircase.“Where is Leo?”“Asleep.”“You’re sure?”“Yes.”“I’ll check.”I caught his arm.“No.”He looked at me.“Why?”“Because if someone is watching this house, I don’t want them to know we’re afraid.”His expression hardened.“You think someone is inside?”“I don’t know.”“That isn’t an answer.”“It is the only honest one I have.”Adrian stared at me.For five years, I had survived by trusting my instincts.Tonight, every instinct inside me was screaming.Someone was close.Too close.I walked

The first thing I noticed when I opened my eyes was Adrian.He was standing beside the window of the safe house, his back turned to me, one hand pressed against the glass as he stared into the darkness outside.For several seconds, I simply watched him.The room was quiet except for the low hum of the security system.Leo was asleep upstairs.Safe.That was the only reason I had managed to close my eyes at all.But after what happened on the road, sleep had become dangerous.Every sound felt like a warning.Every shadow looked like a person waiting to strike.I slowly pushed myself upright.Adrian immediately turned.“You’re awake.”His voice was low.I nodded.“How long have you been standing there?”“Long enough.”There was something different in his expression.Not the controlled billionaire.Not the ruthless businessman who could walk into a boardroom and make an entire room fall silent.He looked afraid.For me.I hated how much that realization affected me.“I’m fine,” I whisper