All Chapters of The Man I Loved Betrayed Me, But His Best Friend Loved Me Long Before: Chapter 21 - Chapter 28

(Damian's POV)Four days earlier.I was already on the plane to Seattle.When Evan told me Lana was gone, I thought it over, told him to find her, and got on the plane myself. I couldn't keep Sienna waiting any longer.Halfway through the flight, Evan called again. "Mr. Foster, your mother called the police. She says Lana's phone is off and nobody can reach her. She's pregnant, and if anything happens... Your mother says that's a life, and it'll be on you."I closed my eyes and told the pilot to turn around.I searched for her for two days. In the end, Evan found her in that old apartment building in the Bronx. She was sitting alone in that tiny room. She hadn't unpacked a thing. Those little baby clothes were still in the shopping bag by the bed.Before I could say anything, she spoke first."Fine." She kept her head down. "I'll get rid of the baby. I don't want any of the stuff you offered."I didn't know what to say. Two days ago she'd been crying and telling me she loved me. Now sh

(Sienna's POV)The yacht pulled up to the dock. Lucian helped me off, and we walked slowly along the path by the water.On the boat, I'd heard him say "my future wife" at the end of that call. I didn't ask, and he didn't explain.The path was packed. It was the city's fireworks festival tonight, and there was one last show at 11."Want to stay and watch?" Lucian asked."Yes," I said. "I didn't get enough of the last one."At 11 on the dot, the fireworks went up again.I tipped my head back and watched the lights burst open across the sky, one after another.Suddenly I thought of Disneyland.I was 19. Damian and I had stood in line all afternoon, and that night we squeezed into a spot in front of the castle to wait for the fireworks. I went up on my tiptoes and told him I had to see the whole show. When the first firework went up, he leaned down and kissed me. By the time I came back to my senses, the show was over.I pounded on his chest and told him it was all his fault. I hadn't seen

(Sienna's POV)For a long time, there was no sound on the line.I leaned against the wall, my head still spinning. I could still feel the warmth of his kiss on my lips, and my heart wouldn't stop racing.Lucian glanced at the screen and hung up.Beyond the overhang, the rain kept falling.He turned to me, and that hard, cold look was suddenly gone. He opened his mouth like he didn't know what to say first."I'm sorry," he finally said, his voice low. "Sienna, I got carried away. Did I scare you?"I didn't say anything."I didn't mean to..." He rubbed the bridge of his nose. "I just heard you talking to him, heard him say he was coming to get you, and I got scared. I was scared you'd soften and go back to him."He looked at me, his eyes a little red."He's hurt you over and over. I can't stand to watch you get hurt again.""Lucian...""If you're angry, if you feel like I crossed a line, I'll apologize. Any way you want." He took half a step back, giving me room. "But please, don't push

(Sienna's POV)After that, Lucian took me away from the States.We went to London. I joined a 100-year-old hotel group and started in housekeeping. A year later, I was director of operations. Lucian handed his New York firm over to his partners and settled in London with me.In the second year, I opened my first hotel in London. It was all mine.On opening day, I stood out front and watched the workers hang the sign. There was only one word on it: Hart.It was my dad's last name, and the thing he never got to finish.By the third year, Hart had seven hotels, in London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Milan.In those three years, Damian tried to find me again and again. He called, emailed, sent messages through friends, even sent people to London, but he never found me. I'd changed my number, his emails were automatically filtered out, and Lucian turned away every person who showed up looking for me.The next time I saw him was at a charity gala in New York.It was a fundraiser for St. Agnes Chil