fear of losing the company empire. The night he climbed into my bed apologizing, swearing he was confused and broken. The same night he disappeared before dawn to return to her.
“You knew,” he said quietly.
“I found out after the divorce.”
“Then why didn’t you tell me?”
“Because you were too busy telling everyone I couldn’t have children.”
Vanessa’s mouth parted slightly.
That was the first real crack.
Adrian had built his entire new image around that lie. Poor Adrian, trapped in a loveless marriage with a cold wife
