All Chapters of IN LOVE WITH MY LOVER'S BEST FRIEND : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

CHAPTER ELEVENMaya had barely slept.Even after Adrian finally came home late that night, she had heard his footsteps in the hallway only briefly before silence returned to the house. She had wanted to ask him about his day, wanted to know why he looked so exhausted, but something had stopped her. Perhaps it was the growing uncertainty between them. Perhaps it was the fear that if she looked into his eyes for too long, she would reveal something neither of them was ready to admit.By morning, she had convinced herself that she needed to stop thinking about him.She needed to remember who she was waiting for.Daniel.As if the universe had heard her thoughts, her phone rang.She looked at the screen and her heart skipped.Daniel."Maya."His voice immediately carried her seven years into the past."Hi," she answered softly."I've been thinking about you."She closed her eyes."I've been thinking about you too."There was a warmth in his laugh. "Then let me see you tonight."Maya hesit

CHAPTER THIRTEENMaya woke before sunrise, but she didn't get out of bed immediately. She remained beneath the covers, staring at the ceiling as the events of the previous night replayed in her mind.Daniel's disappointed expression.His question about why she seemed so distant.The way she had been unable to surrender herself to him because another man's face kept appearing in her thoughts.Adrian.She closed her eyes.She had spent years believing that loving Daniel was the one certainty in her life. Even after he left, even after seven lonely years, she had held on to that love as though it were something sacred. She had waited through birthdays, holidays, quiet nights, and countless moments when she wished he would simply call.And now, after all that waiting, she was lying in bed thinking about another man.Her husband.Her husband's best friend.Maya sat up slowly.The silver bracelet around her wrist caught the faint morning light.She stared at it.For the first time, she wond

CHAPTER FIFTEEN Maya spent the entire morning trying to convince herself that the kiss meant nothing. She repeated the same explanation over and over in her head. She had been drunk. She had been emotional. She had been confused. Adrian had simply been there, and for a few seconds, she had lost control of herself. That was all. It had to be. Yet every time she closed her eyes, she remembered the warmth of his lips and the way he had looked at her before she kissed him. Worse, she remembered his answer when she had asked if he regretted it. I didn't regret it. Those four words had followed her everywhere. By afternoon, Maya had given up trying to distract herself. She stood in front of her wardrobe, changing outfits twice before finally realizing she wasn't going anywhere. She was waiting. For Adrian. The realization made her heart sink. She sat on the edge of the bed and stared at the silver bracelet around her wrist. Seven years ago, Daniel had placed it there and promis

CHAPTER SEVENTEENAdrian barely made it to the elevator before his phone buzzed again.He glanced at the screen.His assistant.Sir, the records are still open. You need to see this yourself.Adrian's expression hardened.He pressed the elevator button and stepped inside, his thoughts moving faster than the descending numbers on the screen.Someone inside Alfred Holdings had been leaking confidential information.For weeks, Adrian had been looking at the problem from the outside, searching for competitors who might benefit from their losses. But if his assistant had found something in the access records, it meant the answer might have been inside the company all along.The elevator doors opened.Adrian walked through the lobby without acknowledging the greetings around him.His mind was still on Maya.Her voice.Her eyes.The way she had held his hand before Daniel called.I want you.Those words had followed him out of the house.And now he had no choice but to leave her behind while

CHAPTER NINETEENMaya had never known that waiting could feel like punishment until Adrian failed to answer his phone.She stood in the living room with her mobile pressed against her ear, listening to the same unanswered ringing that had haunted her for the past several minutes. Every attempt ended the same way, and every time the call disconnected, another piece of her composure disappeared.Daniel stood near the window, watching the street with a tension that had settled into his shoulders. He had tried to reassure her twice, telling her that Adrian was probably dealing with the situation and would call as soon as he could, but Maya barely heard him. All she could think about was the promise Adrian had made before leaving.I will.He had promised to come back.And she was terrified that something might stop him."Let me try him again," she whispered."Maya, you've called him six times.""Then I'll call him seven."Daniel fell silent. There was something in her voice that made him s