The tension in the dinning room became unbearable the second Adrian stepped inside. Even Elena's brothers finally looked up from their phones. Luckily, her mother recovered first. “Adrian,” Sophia said warmly, immediately moving toward him. “Welcome,” Adrian's expression softened slightly. “Mrs. Rossi.”
Meanwhile, Ricardo Rossi quickly cleared his throat. “I meant nothing by my comment,” he said with a forced laugh. “Just joking.” Adrian looked at him calmly, the kind of calm that felt dangerous. “Of course.”
Elena remained seated quietly through all of it, refusing to look up. Because honestly…
Her heart was trying to recover from seeing work through that door. He came, despite work,despite hesitation, despite everything. And somehow that affected her more than she expected.
Then Ad
