Chapter 13 - Adrian Reveals Why He Hid Elena For Five Years
The heavy double doors of the study opened behind the attorney, and Richard stepped into the room, soaked from the rain.
He had flown back from Maine on emergency orders, his eyes blazing with a dangerous, exhausted fire.
“You didn't hide her to protect her from me, Adrian; you hid her to punish me for destroying your father's company,” Richard accused.
“You arrogant old man, you still don't get it!” Adrian yelled, losing his cold corporate composure for the first time.
“Then enlighten me, Adrian; tell me why my daughter lived like a ghost for five years while you played the grieving widower,” Richard demanded.
“She had a terminal heart condition after Lily was born, and your medical empire would have turned her into an experiment,” Adrian confessed.
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Richard staggered backward as if struck physically, the heavy weight of the confession crushing his remaining anger.
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