All Chapters of The billionaire's secret vows : Chapter 11 - Chapter 14

Sophia stared out the library window, the crescent moon casting silver light across the gardens below. She couldn’t remember the last time she’d felt so conflicted. The tension in Blackwood Manor was a living, breathing, thing wrapping itself around her chest like an unrelenting weight.Her conversation with Adrian the night before had left her with a glimmer of hope, but it was fragile, like the first layer of ice on a winter pond. The deeper truth—the one she was unwilling to admit even to herself—was that she wanted to believe in Adrian, wanted to believe that he could be the man he claimed to want to become.“Lost in thought again?”The deep, familiar voice pulled her from her reverie. Adrian stood in the doorway, his sharp suit replaced with casual slacks and a fitted sweater that made him look less like the calculating billionaire she’d married and more like the man he could be in another life.“You have a habit of sneaking up on people,” Sophia said, forcing a lightness she did

Sophia hesitated outside Adrian’s study, her fingers poised just above the heavy wooden door. The past few days had brought them closer, yet she still found herself second-guessing whether she could approach him with personal matters. But this wasn’t something she could avoid. Taking a deep breath, she knocked softly.“Come in,” Adrian’s voice called out from within.She stepped inside, finding him seated at his desk, his sharp features illuminated by the soft glow of the desk lamp. He glanced up, his eyes momentarily softening as they met hers.“Sophia,” he said, setting down the document he had been reading. “Is everything alright?”“I need to ask you something,” she began, clasping her hands nervously. “It’s about my mother. She’s not been well, and I’d like to visit her. But I wanted to check with you first. I know things have been tense with the situation at the company, and I didn’t want to leave without letting you know.”Adrian leaned back in his chair, his expression unreadab