Amelia didn't expect him to show up again so soon.
But Adrian Knight wasn't the kind of man who waited.
He was already inside her office when she returned from lunch.
Sitting in her chair Like he owned it. Like he owned everythin Including her."You're trespassing," Amelia said coldly, dropping her bag on the desk Adrian didn't move.
Didn't blink Didn't even pretend to care.
"You didn't answer me yesterday," he said instead.
Her stomach tightened. "Answer what?" His eyes darkened. "Don't play games with me."The room felt smaller, Tighter,Dangerous."Is that child mine?"
The question hung in the air like a loaded gun.
Amelia forced herself to stay calm. "I told you already. No."Adrian leaned forward slightly Studying her, Reading her."You've gotten better at lying," he said quietly."But not enough."Her chest tightened.
"Leave," she said He stood,Slowly.Deliberately And walked toward her.Each step made her heartbeat louder.Until he was right in front of her Too close,Way too close.
"You disappeared," he said, voice low. "Without a word. Without an explanation."His gaze locked onto hers.
"And now you're back… with a child who has my face."
Amelia looked away first,That was her mistake, Because Adrian noticed.And in that moment.
He knew.
"You think you can run from me again?" he asked.
She swallowed hard."I'm not runnin".Then why are you shaking?Her breath caught. She hated that he could still see through her.
"I'm not afraid of you," she said,Adrian smiled.A slow, dangerous smile."You should be "Because this time…" he whispered,
"I'm not letting you go."
Amelia didn't sleep that night.She kept replaying his words I'm not letting you go,It felt like a warning.Or a promise.Or both.
The next morning, she walked into her office And froze.A file sat neatly on her desk.No name,No sender. Just a single word written on the front:
CONFIDENTIAL
Her heart started racing,Slowly… carefully… she. opened it,Inside was a document Medical Official, Stamped.
Her hands began to shake."No…" she whispered.Her eyes scanned the page.DNA Test Result.
Probability: 99.99%Father: Adrian Knight.
The room spun."He already… did it…"Her worst fear had come true He didn't need her permission.He never did.The door opened,She didn't need to look up to know it was him.
"I thought you deserved to see it," Adrian said calmly.Amelia snapped her head up."You had no right!" she shouted."I have every right," he replied coldly. "He's my son."
The word hit her like a slap.Son,Not child,Not boy,His son."No," she said, shaking her head. "You don't get to say that."
Adrian's expression hardened."I get to say whatever is true."He stepped closer,Lowered his voice."And the truth is… you lied to me." "And now," he said,
"You're going to fix it."