A Poor Scholarship Girl Tutored the Heir She Couldn’t Stand — Then He Became the Man She Never Expected to Love
Chapter 9
Five years passed.
Adrian’s company grew.
He specialized in sustainable housing.
Sophia became a respected physician.
They bought a modest house.
They had a daughter.
The little girl was named Emma.
Then one morning, Adrian received a letter.
His father had suffered a heart attack.
He was alive.
But the family company was in trouble.
The board had discovered major financial losses.
Adrian was asked to return.
Sophia told him:
“You don’t have to.”
“I know.”
“What will you do?”
He looked at the letter.
“My father still needs me.”
She nodded.
“Then go.”
Adrian returned to Blackwood Holdings.
He discovered the company had been mismanaged for years.
Several executives had stolen money.
Contracts had been manipulated.
His father’s obsession with control had weakened the company.
Adrian began fixing it.
He also created a division dedicated to affordable housing.
This time, his father approved.
One evening, the older man called Adrian into his office.
“I was wrong.”
Adrian stared.
“I expected you to fail without me.”
“You almost did.”
His father smiled weakly.
“I know.”
He looked at a photograph on the desk.
Sophia.
Their daughter.
“You built a family.”
Adrian nodded.
“I did.”
His father looked away.
“Is she happy?”
“Very.”
“Good.”
It was the closest apology he could give.
Adrian understood.
Not everything needed to be spoken.
Some things could be proven.
