Semua Bab The Billionaire's Lost Wife And Hidden Heirs : Bab 1 - Bab 10

Elena hurried down the polished hallway, her heels clicking softly against the sleek floor as she made her way toward Dr. Bennett’s office.The moment Aubrey mentioned her sons, Elena already knew they had caused trouble again.At this point, she was no longer surprised by it.She barely paused to knock before pushing the office door open.Inside, Ethan and Liam were sitting comfortably across the leather couch while arguing over something on Liam’s tablet with complete seriousness.The second they noticed her, both boys brightened immediately.“Mom!”Ethan jumped off the couch first and rushed toward her before wrapping his arms tightly around her waist.“You’re finally done,” he complained dramatically. “Do you know how long we’ve been waiting?”“Mommy,” Liam added while walking over beside his brother, “you’ve been working too hard again. You look tired.”Elena could not stop the soft laugh that escaped her despite her exhaustion.“I’m fine,” she assured them gently while brushing

Elena knelt beside Sophia, her expression soft and reassuring as she slowly extended her hand toward the trembling little girl.“It’s okay, sweetheart,” she said gently. “You can trust me.”Sophia hesitated immediately.Her small body trembled while she clutched the worn teddy bear tightly against her chest. Uncertainty filled her wide eyes as her gaze shifted nervously between Elena’s outstretched hand and her calm expression.Behind Elena, Ethan and Liam stood quietly watching the scene unfold. For once, neither of them interrupted or asked questions.After several long seconds, Sophia slowly reached out.Her tiny fingers rested lightly against Elena’s palm at first before gradually curling around it.A faint warmth spread through Elena’s chest as she noticed the fear in Sophia’s expression slowly softening into something closer to trust.“Good girl,” Elena murmured softly while helping her carefully to her feet.Once Sophia was standing properly, Elena gently checked her for injuri

The private dining room felt smaller the moment Adrian Lancaster walked into it.His presence had always done that to spaces. It shifted the atmosphere before he even spoke, pressing invisible weight into the air until every person inside became painfully aware of themselves. The bodyguards entering ahead of him were intimidating enough, tall men dressed in black with expressions that warned people not to get too close, but Adrian himself was something entirely different.There was a dangerous stillness to him that unsettled people almost immediately. He was never unnecessarily loud or dramatic, yet somehow that made him even more intimidating.Sophia reacted before anyone else could.The moment she saw him, she ran.Her tiny shoes hit the polished floor quickly as she rushed straight toward him, throwing herself against him with enough force to make one of the bodyguards instinctively step forward before stopping himself.“Daddy!”The sound of her voice seemed to break something invi

The boardroom doors closed behind Elena just as another wave of hurried voices swept through the executive floor of Lancaster Pharmaceuticals.She tightened her grip around the files pressed against her chest and headed toward the elevators without slowing down. The meeting had already exhausted her patience, and remaining inside this building any longer than necessary felt like willingly reopening wounds she had spent six years trying to survive.She pressed the elevator button harder than necessary.The doors opened almost immediately.Relief barely had time to settle before a hand stopped the doors from closing again.Elena’s heartbeat stumbled once.Adrian stepped inside.“Ugh,” she said under her breath while rolling her eyes frustratedly.The elevator doors slid shut behind them, sealing them into a silence that suddenly felt far too small for both of them.Elena kept her attention fixed on the glowing numbers above the doors while Adrian stood beside her close enough for memori

Elena was still angry when she woke up the next morning, and the worst part was that the anger had nowhere to go.She had spent three hours the night before reading through archived records, cross-referencing dates, and rebuilding a timeline that destroyed every excuse she had ever made for Adrian Lancaster. Three days. He had been meeting privately with Camille for three full days before he ever acknowledged the situation to Elena, and all that time he came home, looked her directly in the face, and said nothing. Not a word. Just that familiar emotional distance she had spent years convincing herself she could love him through.She closed her laptop hard enough to rattle the table.By the time Saturday evening arrived, Elena had managed to contain her anger, she needed to since she had to attend a gala full of powerful people. The Grand Alcott gala was not optional. Half the names on the pharmaceutical task force would be there, and disappearing again would only give Adrian more reas