Semua Bab THE HEIRESS THEY NEVER WANTED: Bab 31 - Bab 40

Faye rushed into the restaurant, her breathing uneven. She, Jade, and Nadia had been frantic ever since they realized Aveline was missing. They had searched everywhere they could and had nearly lost their minds with worry.Then Brad call finally came in. Aveline was with Adrian. The moment Nadia heard that, the blood had drained from her face. For one terrifying moment, Nadia was convinced Adrian had finally discovered the truth that she was the mysterious woman from five years ago and that the little girl he had just found was his daughter."Faye, let's go get her now," Nadia had urged her, barely able to control her trembling voice. Now Faye stood inside the restaurant and there he was. Adrian sat at the table with Aveline asleep in his arms.Faye stopped as her eyes immediately went to Aveline then to Adrian.His expression was unreadable, cold and dangerous. She forced herself forward."Thank you very much, sir, for taking care of my daughter."She reached for Aveline.But the mo

It took Brad less than five minutes.“Got her.”Adrian's head snapped toward him.“Where?”Brad turned the screen toward him.“I traced the phone Daphne used to contact Nadia. She's inside an abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of the city.”Adrian didn't waste another second.“How many entrances?”“Three. I've got two security men moving around the back.”Adrian nodded.“Good. Nobody shoots unless I give the order.”Noah looked at him.“You're going in first?”Adrian's expression was ice-cold, he suddenly looked at Noah.“There is something you need to know.”Noah frowned.“What?”Adrian's expression remained hard.“Aveline is my daughter.”Noah stared at him.“What?”“She's the child I never knew I had.”For once, Noah had nothing to say.He looked at Adrian, then back at the road ahead.“The little girl from the restaurant?”Adrian nodded.“Yeah.”Noah exhaled slowly.“Damn.”Adrian said nothing.His gaze remained fixed ahead, the car came to a screeching stop outside the warehous

“Noooo!”Daphne's scream ripped through the hospital room. She stared at the doctor as if he had just sentenced her to death.“My hand…”The doctor glanced at the X-ray in his hand before looking back at her.“The fracture was severe, the nerves and surrounding tissue were badly damaged. We can try surgery and rehabilitation, but I need you to understand that the damage may be permanent.”“Permanent?”Daphne's voice cracked.“You mean I won't be able to use my left hand again?”The doctor hesitated.“There is a possibility you may never regain full function.”Daphne's breathing became erratic.“No.”She grabbed the edge of the bed with her right hand which was now only functioning hand.“No, no, no!”“Daph, calm down.” Owen stepped toward her. “We can fly you out of Country D. We'll find the best specialist available, there has to be another treatment.”“There is no treatment for this!”Daphne shoved his hand away as the doctor left the ward.“My left hand is useless, Owen!”Tears str

The moment the study door closed behind them, Flora turned toward him."Start from the beginning."Adrian leaned against the edge of his desk, folding his arms across his chest. He calmly explained everything to Flora while Noah remained in the sitting room with Aveline. When he finished, Flora stared at him for a moment before slowly shaking her head."She looks exactly like your mother."Adrian's expression changed slightly. Flora reached into her purse and pulled out an old photograph. She walked toward the desk and handed it to him. It was a picture of Elena when she was young.Adrian stared at it and he couldn't speak, thee resemblance was impossible to ignore. Aveline looked almost eighty percent like Elena, the remaining twenty percent was unmistakably Nadia.Then something else struck him, he looked like Elena too.From Elena to him, now Aveline. Three generations, the resemblance was almost unsettling. It was as though Elena's features had survived through him and somehow fou

Alexander sat at the head of the conference table, a glass of champagne raised in his hand.Around him, several shareholders were celebrating.The atmosphere was almost festive. Their celebration came to an abrupt stop when the conference room doors opened.Adrian walked in. The room immediately fell silent.Alexander's smile widened."Well, well, well."He leaned back in his chair."Here comes the bastard."A few shareholders exchanged uncomfortable looks.Adrian didn't react. He simply closed the door behind him and walked into the room.His expression was calm.Alexander laughed with the shareholders."I suppose you've come to congratulate me."Adrian stopped at the opposite end of the table."And what exactly are you celebrating, Alex?"Alexander raised his glass."My appointment as the new chairman of Ravencrest Empire."Adrian's eyes briefly moved across the table before returning to him."Your father is lying in a hospital bed, fighting for his life because of the mess you creat