n an elegant dress he had insisted she wear, stood in the doorway, uncertain. She had been summoned by Adrian,

ed without looking up from the pi

ed to amplify the tension. Once at his side, she noticed the hard

, pointing to a chai

r men present. They seemed to be observing her, but al

on his desk, attractin

fered this month are unacceptable. If we continue on this trajec

visibly nervous,

we are doing

m off sharply. If you can't handle your r

ad known until now, although intimidating, always had a certain elega

ordered after

s pale. When the door closed, Adrian leaned

this ? Elena dared,

s again, his dark

ke w

ld. These constant threa

a bitt

to my real

, torn between fa

never t

aised an

everything, or loses everything. In this environment

e hallway. Adrian stood up, visibly annoyed, and op

t to be disturb

and took a look. She saw a man

gency, Mr. Mor

king in a low voice. Elena could only hear snatches, bu

nt reinforcements immediately... If t

t operation? Each day spent alongside Adrian seemed to re

room, his expression was

y ? she asked, tryi

ing hers as if trying to determin

oncerns you, he

it gave rise to a feeling of exclusion in her, as if she

e alongside you, I need to know

towards her, his gaz

e meddle in my

, stung by

dn't be here, s

stared at each other, each refusing to give in. Finally, Adri

in this world because I needed it. But that doesn't gi

arms, refusing t

act because I had no choice. But

r a moment his features softened, and a

than I thought

y disappeared, repla

ace, Elena. That'

raging. She realized that despite their physi

m her thoughts, she heard voices coming from an adjacent office

m, said a deep voice. If

ted before the end of t

at were they talking abou

realized, and she wasn't sure she wanted to find out the whole truth. Yet one thing was certain: stay