Chapter 9 - Adrian Was Shot Protecting My Sister—And I Finally Understood Why He Had Become the Man Everyone FearedWe escaped.
But Adrian had been shot.
He collapsed against the wall.
I screamed.
“Adrian!”
He smiled weakly.
“I'm fine.”
“You're bleeding.”
“I've had worse.”
I pressed my hand against the wound.
“Don't die.”
He looked at me.
“I still owe you an apology.”
“You already apologized.”
“Not enough.”
I cried.
“You don't have to be a hero.”
He whispered,
“I'm not.”
Then he looked toward Emma.
“I'm a father.”
Something inside me broke.
The man everyone feared was terrified of losing his daughter.
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Just like I was terrified of losing my sister.
For the first time, we understood each other.
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Chapter 10 - Victor Offered Me a Fortune to Betray Adrian—But I Chose the Man Who Had Once Called Me a Baby KillerVictor contacted me.
Chapter 11 - Karen Confessed the Final Secret—She Had Never Been Working for Victor AloneKaren asked to speak with me.
Chapter 12 - The Man I Trusted Most Admitted He Had Been Behind Everything—But He Never Expected Emma to SurviveMy uncle confessed.
Chapter 13 - Adrian Asked Me to Stay—Not as His Employee, but as the Woman His Daughter Had Already Chosen as FamilyAfter everything ended, I expected Adrian to disappear from my life.
Chapter 14 - One Year Later, Emma Took My Hand at Her Birthday Party and Gave Me the Gift I Never ExpectedEmma turned two.
Chapter 15 - I Pulled a Baby From a Dumpster and Lost Everything for Three Days—But That Little Girl Gave Me a Family I Never Knew I NeededI still remember that night.
