A Billionaire Abandoned His Wife — Ten Years Later, He Saw Her on a Plane With Twin Daughters

Chapter 5

Elena refused Adrian’s calls.

He respected that.

But he couldn’t stop thinking about the girls.

He knew what school they attended.

What books they liked.

What music they listened to.

But he learned everything from a distance.

He didn’t want to frighten them.

One afternoon, he saw them leaving school.

Ava was holding a drawing.

Mia was carrying a science project.

Elena walked behind them.

A normal family.

A peaceful life.

A life Adrian had never known existed.

Then one of the girls fell.

Adrian instinctively stepped forward.

But Elena was already there.

She knelt.

Checked the scraped knee.

Kissed the girl’s forehead.

Adrian stopped.

That small moment hurt more than any accusation.

He had missed nine years of moments like that.

Birthdays.

First words.

First steps.

First day of school.

Fever.

Christmas.

Everything.

That evening, Adrian received an email.

From Elena.

Stop following me.

He replied:

I’m sorry.

She responded:

You don’t get to become their father because guilt finally caught up with you.

He stared at the words.

Then typed:

I know.

Another message arrived.

If you want a place in their lives, earn it.

That was the first opportunity she had given him.

And Adrian knew it.