The Billionaire Hotel Owner Was Forced to Marry a Crime Boss’s Daughter — Then His Ex Came Back,….
Chapter 3
The wedding took place three weeks later.
It was extravagant.
Expensive.
And completely emotionless.
Adrian smiled for the cameras.
Elena smiled for the guests.
Neither smiled at each other.
The newspapers loved it.
HOTEL KING MARRIES CRIME BOSS’S DAUGHTER
Adrian hated the headline.
Elena hated the attention.
But both agreed to one thing.
They would live separate lives.
That agreement lasted four days.
Then Maya Bennett walked into Adrian’s hotel.
Adrian froze.
Maya hadn’t changed much.
Perhaps that was the problem.
She still had the same adventurous smile.
The same confident posture.
The same blue eyes that had once made Adrian forget every rule he had created for himself.
She had spent the last year traveling across six countries.
Her adventure videos had turned her into one of the world’s most popular travel bloggers.
She was also a professional endurance athlete.
Adrian hadn’t spoken to her in fourteen months.
Now she stood in his lobby.
“Hi, Adrian.”
He couldn’t speak.
Maya smiled.
“Still charming, I see.”
He finally found his voice.
“What are you doing here?”
“Staying at your hotel.”
“Of course.”
She looked at him carefully.
“Something’s different.”
Adrian glanced down at his wedding ring.
Maya’s smile disappeared.
“You got married.”
“Yes.”
“To whom?”
Adrian looked toward the elevator.
Elena was standing there.
Their eyes met.
Elena walked toward them.
Maya understood immediately.
“Oh.”
Adrian wished the floor would open.
