The lobby of the London hotel felt suddenly, suffocatingly small the very second Ivy's gaze landed on Adrian. His eyes were glued to her as he stared with that agonizing intensity that completely ignored the bustling crowd around them.
Olivia instinctively tightened her grip on his hand beside him, she was in her wheelchair again. It seemed her health hadn't gotten better in a while and she'd barely been on her feet. Her face turned red as her eyes darted anxiously between Ivy and Lucien.
Lucien didn't so much as glance at Olivia, not even as they proceeded further down the lobby till they weren't so far from them anymore. His eyes swept over Adrian with a cool detachment, a faint, mocking smile curved the corner of his lips.
He shook his head.
"It seems the crisis surroundin
