Chapter Twenty Eight
(Adrian’s POV)
Nia walked out of the ballroom without looking back.
For a few seconds, no one spoke.
The music continued softly, insulting in how elegant it sounded after my wife had been slapped and humiliated.
'Why do you want to stay married to me, Adrian?'
I stood there with the answer trapped somewhere beneath my pride.
Because, she was mine did not feel like enough anymore.
Maybe it had never been enough.
Sophia Vossi followed Nia with her gaze, but she didn't leave right away. Callum stood near the doors, watching Nia disappear into the hall. His face was calm, but his hand had curled into a fist at his side.
I hated that he had been the one beside her. That was my place.
Mother stepped close to me. “This has gone far enough.”
I turned slowly.
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