The Billionaire Hotel Owner Was Forced to Marry a Crime Boss’s Daughter — Then His Ex Came Back,….
Chapter 8
Elena couldn’t sleep.
She had spent her entire life believing her father was dangerous.
Now she discovered he had planned her marriage.
Not for her happiness.
Not even for the money.
For control.
She found Adrian on the balcony.
“You should hate me.”
He looked at her.
“Why?”
“Because I’m his daughter.”
“That isn’t your fault.”
“You don’t understand.”
“I understand more than you think.”
She stared at him.
“You’re changing.”
Adrian smiled.
“I’ve been told.”
“Do you regret marrying me?”
He thought about it.
“No.”
Elena looked surprised.
“Why?”
Adrian looked at her.
“Because before you, I thought every relationship was something I could leave whenever it became difficult.”
“And now?”
“Now I don’t want to leave.”
Elena’s eyes softened.
Before she could answer, Maya appeared.
“We found something.”
The moment disappeared.
Maya showed them a photograph.
It had been taken in a small town in South America.
On the back was a handwritten note.
Ask Adrian’s father why he trusted the woman who carried the journal.
Adrian frowned.
“What woman?”
Maya looked at Elena.
“Your mother.”
Elena went still.
“My mother?”
Victor had always told Elena her mother died before she could remember her.
But suddenly that story didn’t seem so certain.
