Chapter 32
Lara’s POV
I woke up to the smell of coffee. For a moment, I forgot where I was. Then the pain in my leg reminded me immediately. I winced softly and slowly opened my eyes.
Morning sunlight spilled into the luxurious hospital ward, making everything look warmer than it had the previous night. The rain had stopped, and the city outside looked calm again.
Unlike the man sitting near the window.
Adrian.
He was leaning back in the chair with a cup of black coffee in one hand while scrolling through something on his phone. His expression was sharp and unreadable, but there was tension in his jaw that hadn’t been there yesterday.
Like he hadn’t slept.
Again.
“You stare at your phone like you want to kill someone,” I muttered weakly.
His head lifted instantly. And just like t
