Days passed, but Adrian couldn't focus. Emily's words kept repeating in his mind.
"I didn't have a choice."
Late at night, he called his private investigator, Ethan Reed, a man who could dig up secrets from anyone's past.
"Find out why Emily Harper left five years ago," Adrian ordered.
"On it, boss," Ethan replied.
But Adrian wasn't ready for what Ethan found.
"Sir, I think you should sit down for this."
"What is it, Ethan?" Adrian's patience was wearing thin.
Ethan hesitated before speaking.
"She… she was in the hospital, sir. For three months."
Adrian's heart stopped.
"Hospital? For what?"
Ethan's voice was grim.
"She had a pregnancy complication. Sir… she gave birth to a baby boy."
Time seemed to stop. Adrian's breath caught in his throat.
"Whose child?" he demanded, though he already knew the answer.
"Yours, sir."
The phone slipped from his hand and hit the floor. His mind went blank.
"A son?" he whispered to himself, his heart racing.
He gripped the edge of his desk, knuckles white.
"She had my child… and she didn't tell me?"
His heart was no longer filled with love — it was filled with rage.
"You're not getting away this time, Emily."
🔥 What's Next?Will Adrian confront Emily about their son?Why did Emily hide her pregnancy from him?Can love be rekindled after betrayal?
Stay tuned for the next chapters!