Chapter 108: Resilience Under Fire
Adrian's POV
I sat at the head of the dining table with Elena at my side, the weight of the world pressing down on me as Lily played with her toys and laughed softly in the background. Holt's legal wrangling was just the beginning of the problems that threatened the vineyard development. My own fears threatened to topple everything, and my father's shadow hung heavy over me. But as I sat there and saw Elena's kind smile, I realized that I needed to figure out how to get through this storm.
However, how?
When Elena's fingers touched mine, I was startled out of my reverie. Like an anchor in a sea of confusion, her touch was bringing me back to earth. I looked at her and saw the faint traces of worry around her eyes. She had recently had to manage the vi
