Chapter 95
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THE minute they walked away, he sank into a seat, sitting stiffly, his hands gripping the polished edge of the table. Dignitaries and colleagues were already filing out with polite nods and murmurs of thanks, but his eyes were fixed on the doorway through which Amelia had walked out. She had conducted herself with poise, immaculate in her tailored suit, every word measured, every gesture confident. She was radiant, powerful, and… utterly unreachable.
He couldn’t breathe properly. Not because of her business acumen, not because of the way she had commanded the room, but because of what he hadn’t expected.
Adrian’s heart thudded violently. Something about the way she moved, the gentle sway in her steps, was different.
Suddenly, he shoot up from his seat and walked out the door, ignoring Peter’s calls. From a distance, he trailed her and Ryan, making sure no one noticed him lingering in the lobby. Through the large glass doors, he saw Amelia approach her car. Ryan carried her laptop bag, chatting softly with her, and there, standing beside the car, was a lady-Beth. She was holding two tiny bundles, rocking them gently in her arms while smiling warmly at Amelia.
“Were they feeling uncomfortable in the car already?” Amelia asked on approaching them.
Beth chuckled.
“Yes
a’am. I figured they were and when I took them out, their cries ceased p>
Amelia laughed as she carried one of the babies.
“I see. Already missing mommy, huh? Already missing mommy,” she rubbed her forehead with the tiny forehead of her son. A tiny loving gesture, a natural grace that left Adrian speechless.
Beth and Ryan laughed.
Adrian froze. His vision blurred, chest tightening, breath catching in his throat. Twins. His twins. Two little babies, cradled carefully, one in Beth’s hands, and the other in Amelia’s. He couldn’t believe it. He had imagined countless possibilities over the past months, but none of them included this. Not this.
He watched as Amelia bent down, laughing softly at something Beth said, her hand brushing a stray lock of hair from her face. Adrian’s mind reeled. He had missed it all- the pregnancy, the births, these tiny lives he had never
held.
And Hazel. But why didn’t Hazel tell him? They had been face timing and she had never mentioned this to him, never. She would be nine in a few months, and Adrian had been absent for so many of her milestones, her little triumphs.
His chest tightened with guilt and longing. He wanted to call out, to run to them, to scoop the twins into his arms
but he stayed frozen, watching quietly, unsure if he dared to break the distance. The image seared itself into his mind: Amelia, radiant and strong, surrounded by the family he had abandoned.
Beth spoke softly, handing the other twin to Ryan who adjusted him in his arms, his presence calm, protective, almost deliberately attentive. Adrian’s jaw clenched. The jealousy was sharp, but beneath it, there was a painful ache of regret.
Every second stretched into eternity. He had missed this, every moment of it. And seeing it all now, from a distance, he realized just how far he had fallen. The man who thought he could control everything had no control here- not over his family, not over the life he had lost, not over the moments that had passed him by.
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Finally, Amelia slid into the car with one twin in her arms, Ryan settling the other next to her and sliding into the driver’s side. Beth slid into the backseat as well. Adrian’s hand trembled slightly as he pressed it against the glass of the boardroom window, barely noticing the reflections around him.
His chest ached with longing, with regret, and with a desperate resolve. He couldn’t undo the past, but he could still fight for the future. These twins… his children… and Amelia, his wife, deserved him to try. He would find a way to be part of their lives, to prove that he had changed, and that he would never let them slip away again.
The car drove off, leaving Adrian staring after them. For a moment, the world felt heavy, silent, as if holding its breath with him. He swallowed hard, eyes burning with unshed tears, and whispered to himself, “I’m coming… I’m coming for all of you p>
The shock of the revelation was still raw, but beneath it, a fire ignited. Adrian knew his next steps would have to be deliberate, patient, and relentless. Amelia had rebuilt her life without him, expanded her empire, nurtured her children- and now, he had to prove he belonged back in it.
And so, with his heart pounding and determination rising, Adrian walked into his office, forgetting about the boardroom for a while, mind already racing with plans. The twins had changed everything, and this time… he wasn’t going to let anything stop him.
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