Chapter 78.A moment of truth.Adrian's POV.I was given a fright when Raphael hit on a small rock and the car jerked up, and the fact that the road was very bad and it looked sloppy. I almost thought that we were dying.Fuck that! I thought we were freaking dying!"Raphael!""Chill Adrian, I gat us and I have been here several times, this little bumpy is minimal to all the other times I've come." He spoke like he was driving on a highway, and he had the guts to smile.I took my glare from him and pulled out the seatbelt just in case of anything, I would be able to save my head and bolt out of the car alive. Alone.Though I knew deeply in my heart that I couldn't leave him alone to die, at least I would try my best to save him, but if he tried to tell me that he wouldn't be saved then, sorry, I can do nothing to that.'That's a lie, you'll die with him!' My conscience countered me. Dammit! That's right, I have not even forgiven him for what he did to me yet. He can't die."So, scary b
Chapter 79.Mad but smooth.Raphael's POV.I couldn't wait any longer, it was already taking too much time as I desired and I wanted to create an awareness of Adrian's life to show her that I went to her school to be a lecturer just because of her. I've never in my life see myself being a lecturer but when I saw her that one night, looking so perfect with a good heart, I couldn't ignore her, I had to grab what I saw before it slipped out of my reach, even if it meant painting myself to be someone else."I am that man," I told her.I risked a stare at her and I saw the multiple glances she was sparing me, her look was priceless and she was very serious with everything up, most importantly, she seemed confused.I had to clear her confusion, "When I got broken by my wife, the woman you saw me with, I was very annoyed and hurt, I had to calm myself somehow and I got into drinking, and abandoning my duties, my CEO position, I abandoned my life, leaving everything to the hands of Carter wh
Chapter 80.Difficult relationship.Adrian's POV.I woke up the next morning and it seemed like that was when I began to think. 'What were you thinking yesterday when you kissed Raphael?' I refused to have an answer to that question.I know I wanted him back, I must have been thinking of calming down and listening to him, but I never expected it to be like this, 'I bet he is thinking so lowly of me right now.' I screamed into my pillow, "Ah!"After screaming to my satisfaction, I sat up on my bed with my eyes running to the fixed clock on the wall that was just adjacent to my bed. The wall clock. It read 7:49 AM.'Let's just go to his house, pretend like nothing happened, work and leave in a piece.' I thought to myself and that was the thought that finally managed to get me up my feet.I went to the bathroom and bathed, taking a quality of time in it. When I returned to my room, I picked out a white pair of Palazzo trousers with a white singlet and a red suit jacket.My shoes were r
Chapter 81.Seducing the seductress.Adrian's POV.My eyes remained on Raphael and Karla and finally, the woman turned to me with a very wide smile, "Hi, my name is Karla, I'm the head maid here and I watched Raphael grow from a boy to a man."'That means she had been with Raphael since like forever. Wow. Well done Adrian.I forced out a smile at her, "Hi Karla, I'm Adrian."She laughed, "I know you, Adriana, Raphael always tells me about you and seeing you now, I understand why. You're just too beautiful to be forgotten and you look nice too." She cupped her cheeks, "My son is single too."Her son? Raphael?"No, not Raphael," She replied as if she could hear my thoughts. She came forward to me, "His name is_""No one." Raphael cut Karla off, he was frowning, "She doesn't tell you that she's single, did she?" "She doesn't have to say that, there's no ring in her finger."Raphael grabbed my hand and opened up the dishes on the table and found a dish of salad, he picked out one of the
Chapter 82.When he thought they were good.Raphael's POV.A ringing tone began to resound, distracting us and getting Adriana away from my grip, she must be out of the seduction spell I cast on her.She bolted away from me and began to fix her clothes."Adriana," I called her and tried to reach out to her."Don't! Just, stay away." She warned me and turned away from me, holding her head regrettably, "Oh gosh!" She muttered.'How can I lose control like that? I almost..... almost... Gosh!' I batted my lashes when I heard her words, I bet she thought she was thinking of it in her mind, not knowing that she said it out loud and clear for me to hear it.'Is she regretting it?'No, please.I turned her over to stare at me, "Adrian, are you okay?" I questioned her, trying to hold my gaze with her but she wouldn't allow that, she was avoiding my eyes. Desperately.I sighed, 'What type of dumb question did I even ask her?' I bet she was trying not to punch me in the gut right now, but then,
Chapter 83.A truth she was avoiding.Adrian's POV.Raphael gave me the pair of flip-flops which was obviously his because of how big it was when I slipped my legs into it."Wow! They look good on you." Raphael told me with his eyes fixed on my legs.I knew he was joking, so I just waved it off. "Karla must be waiting. We don't want to keep her waiting for too long, do we?"He shook his head, "No, no." And let out a chuckle, "Come with me, I'll lead you to her."He began to walk towards another part of the mansion. A route that was different from the one we came through, it was also different from the one he went through when he was trying to get me a flip-flop.We climbed down a staircase and when we got to the first floor, he opened a door by the side, revealing the kitchen.I gently entered, taking a step after the other and going patiently with my eyes fixed on the everywhere around the kitchen.It was so beautiful.The kitchen was tiled with tiles which had natural artefacts aro
Chapter 84.Sorry for him.Adrian's POV."Hey." Karla's call sounded so distant and faraway to me.It almost felt like I was in a trance.Raphael. I was feeling so terrible and for the fact that I have been ignoring him when he too was suffering.We both suffered and some months were stolen away from us.'Why don't I ever think that he underwent all those difficult days in my absence? When do I become selfish?' I questioned myself and oh gosh! I felt much more terrible than I imagined."Hey," She called again, then I felt myself getting shaked "Adriana."I blinked my blurred eyes and stared at Karla who had her hands holding me up, "I've never hurt someone to that extent before. Never," I told her.I was not so surprised with how messed my voice sounded. It cracked in some words and it sounded crooked. My throat burnt with dryness and tears."You don't hurt anyone, he hurt you instead, remember? I feel like he just suffered for his sin but just that he suffered too much, you both did
Chapter 85.Normal words.Adrian's POV.Raphael and I ate the cake in silence and with a smile on our faces. The night was approaching and I had to leave which was like a piece of bad news for both of us. He didn't want me to leave, but I had to, I didn't want to begin the real reunion just yet, I still had to wait a little time to hear his complete story before I knew if I was to give myself up for him once again or hurt myself and move on from him."So, til tomorrow, yeah?" Raphael questioned me.I nodded to the questions, "I will make sure to come earlier tomorrow, if I get more serious with the job as I should, we will be done with it in no time and I will be back to the company, I miss that building so much."Raphael began to lead me to the sitting room where I dropped my things."You can visit the company if you miss it as much, or did Maven tell you to stay away from the company til you're done with the appointment with me?" He stopped walking to stare at me for answers.I la
Epilogue.Months later...Author's POV.Adrian was in the hospital, staring into space and that was how she had been for the past months. Always staring into space, thinking.Things had happened those past months, and Natalia couldn't be revived. She died while saving her daughter, leaving Adrian and Galton orphans.Lincoln Lime was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment, and all his property was given to Adrian as compensation, though she rejected it, giving the government a chance to own the properties til further notice.Galton was very hurt by the death of Natalia, and he was adopted by Raphael, even though he was of age, he wanted it.Ryan and Beatrice also got married and Beatrice was pregnant."Adriana." Adrian was called out of thought by Raphael, and she turned to him with a thin smile on her lips."Hey, you're back."Raphael had gone to grab her a basket of fruits as she craved."Yes," He leaned to her forehead and pecked her with his hand caressing her protruding stoma
Chapter 120.The end Adrian's POV.We have been hidden here for more than enough days and I haven't seen Mom no matter how I tried.The proposal Lincoln wanted to make with me just went by like that because I couldn't choose one, I couldn't lose my Mom, neither could I lose my baby whom I just know about.I love them both. So much.So I chose none and he left me then.Since that day, I haven't seen Lincoln, and I have been locked in the room. The only time I saw people was when I wanted to eat, they would bring food for me to eat.Today, like every day, the door opened, but this time, unlike every day, it was Lincoln who entered, and unlike every other time, when he would come by just to tease me and try to kiss me or seduce me.He tried to touch me just once, and after that, he left me, but today, he came into the room looking so annoyed.Lincoln grabbed my arm and began to pull me out of the room, "Lincoln, I..."He's cut me off with a snap, "Shut up and follow me!"I had to shut m
Chapter 119.Realizing where they are.Raphael's POV.I rushed to meet up with the investigator as they returned from their investigation, "Any news?" "No, Mr O'Neill, not yet." He replied to me.My body grew cold and my inside turned crisp like a nipping fall was happening inside of me. I was not okay, and the only thing stopping me from running mad was an unknown call that would say that Adriana was dead.I bet I would die immediately. It was very certain."What's your job if you can't find a little missing person? One got missing, we were thinking of escaping her, now another, and all you could tell us is that you can't locate them?"We've been waiting impatiently for words from you, and now that the words come, all you have to answer to us with is no? Why? It's days and do you have any idea of what that bastard is doing to my Mom and my sister, especially my sister? "If she's your sister, won't you locate her even if you have to enter the ground to find her? Are you playing shi
Chapter 118.Sorrow mixed with happiness.Adrian's POV.I couldn't let him go to my Mom, I ran to him when he was walking away and fell on my knees in front of him while weeping.I held onto his legs and cried, "Please, kill me and let my Mom go. She did nothing wrong and think of the good times when she would support you and fight for you."Think of the times my Mom would hit me because I treated you badly and spare her because she did nothing wrong to you. I am the one that wronged you. I chose Raphael over you and I should be punished. Please kill me and let my Mom go."Lincoln squinched in front of me and wiped my tears with his thumb, "You will be my gain in all these things I'm doing, so if I kill you for your Mom, what will be my gain? Nothing."I shook my head still, "Please don't hurt my Mom.""How will you believe me if I tell you I won't? You don't believe me when I told you at first.""Then let me see her, I have to be sure that she's okay, please." He twisted his lips, s
Chapter 117.Kidnapped.Adrian's POV.I know it was very bad of me to sneak out of the room and away when I could have waited behind and told what I wanted to do to Raphael, but I couldn't wait anymore for his judgment, he was taking too long to take a step and help to locate my Mom.I had pretended to be asleep after calming down from the shock of Millar's death and for the fact that I could have prevented her death, maybe if I was fast enough to stop her the other day she came to me, I would have saved her.Or maybe if I pretended that she was my friend as she said when she arrived, I should have saved her.However, the truth remains that she was dead, and I couldn't save her, but there was my Mom who needed me. She was in the custody and must be suffering. I would have been calm that my Mom would be fine since Lincoln had her, but he was bold enough to kill his girlfriend, so who is my Mom that he couldn't kill? So I had to leave to do what I could to save my Mom.When I was gett
Chapter 116.Why my brother?Raphael's POV.I managed to lure Adriana to sleep because she kept on shivering and reminding me that Millar was good.That was yet, another one of our difficult times.I gently closed up the door behind me, making sure to keep her in and to make sure not to wake her. I returned to the sitting room.I met Galton, Ryan and Karla sitting down in different thoughts, they sat on different sofas."Do you find something else?" I questioned randomly.Ryan raised his head to stare at me and he shook his head, "Nothing yet. The guards haven't returned since you left."He rubbed his hands together and was deep in thought, "Last time we saw Millar, it was two days ago when Andy went to the mall to buy her dress. Millar seemed to have something up her sleeve to be keeping from us, and she wanted to tell us, but_"He cut himself off and sighed."But what?" I moved closer to him, "Anything is useful right now Ryan.""But we didn't allow her to talk. You know Millar is a
Chapter 115.Millar is dead.Raphael's POV.I sat on the bed with everyone, they were all ready to see what the manager sent to me, it was the CCTV I requested from the manager.I was to play it but paused, "What are we expecting in this video?" I questioned them all."To see who lured Mom out," Galton replied to me."To know if Mrs Williams is kidnapped or something else happened to her," Beatrice muttered too."Let's just check it and see what's there to see, I want to know if my Mom is around and can be located immediately. There might be a location somewhere, she cannot be kidnapped without a reason." Adriana snapped at me.She spoke with pain lacing her voice like she knew that I was trying to defend my brother, like she knew that I was trying to believe that my brother could not do something like that.Like I was waiting for them to change their mind and stop focusing on Lincoln and tainting him evil when he was not.I signed, feeling defeated. "Fine."I pressed the play button
Chapter 114.After party enjoyment ruined.Raphael's POV.Adriana and I got up and managed a quick shower. We dressed up as quickly as we could, and we went out of the room.I met my guards outside, "Where's Galton?" I questioned them.One moved forward and replied to me, "He left for the mansion with ma'am Karla. I think they're searching for Mrs Mom.""On my gosh! Raphael, it's true." Adriana broke down in tears.My eyes moistened when I saw her tears. I almost felt useless that just a day after our wedding, I was already breaching my promise to her.I promise to protect her and her family, and now, this.I blinked my tears away and picked up my wife in a bridal style, "Let's go to the mansion to see what's going on there." I told her and she replied with a nod, with tears dripping slowly from her eyes.We left the hotel for the mansion, and throughout our journey, I just kept patting my wife's back with her in my arms.I was silently telling her that all would be okay.Whereas, I d
Chapter 113.After-party enjoyment.Raphael's POV.The party was over to some extent, and Adriana and I had to leave. I held Adriana in my arms and beckoned to Galton."We will be leaving now," I told him."Yeah, leaving immediately for your honeymoon." He chuckled."Can't we just wait til tomorrow? I'm very tired right now." Adriana whined out."No, sis, can't do."Galton walked away from us.Adriana turned to me, "Why don't you try to stop him? He will listen to you." I smiled at her, "I support everything he says but today, I'll consider my wife first."She gave me a beautiful smile and hugged me. "I love you, dear husband.""I love you, my sweet wife.""Let's get lost before Galton returns."She nodded and laughed.I picked her up from the floor in a bridal style and escaped through the backdoor and straight to the private elevator that whirled us to the penthouse.We entered and I locked the door, bolting it and keeping us secured."Even if they find us here, they won't be chanc