Mr Billionaires Secret Baby

Chapter 23

The usual calm that existed around the pristine living room in the home that I now called mines felt non–existent. In place of the serenity and easy atmosphere had been the tension that built on the air until it felt like I could cut through it with a knife.

I paced the length of the living room until I was quite certain that I could power up a low voltage light bulb from the static electricity that I produced. The sun shining through the open drapes didn’t help either. It added a warmth to the room that made the palms of my hand clammy.

My eyes darted to the clock that hung high on the wall. It was an antique and ticked loudly making each passing second feel like impending door drawing closer.

Adam had heard about the incident and, despite my rejection to his proposal, he had come to see me at the hospital and was by my side until the doctors had dismissed me. My injuries were not as bad as I had assumed it would be. Aside from whip lash and a constant migraine, I was rather alright.

As for Dante, he had incurred a few injuries. His hand had been injured from when he tried to save me as we braced for impact. His head had been injured as well causing him to pass out. It was why he had been kept in for observation longer than I was asked to stay.

However, Dante was not at the forefront of my concern at present. Adam had been coming over any moment now. He hadn’t given any reason for his visit aside from wanting to see how I was doing but it was inevitable that the uncomfortable topic was going to come up.

The sound of a car approaching the front entrance made me tense but I breathed out gently to calm down. It was only Adam and we would discuss things as adults and, by any luck, we could go back to how we were with our any of this awkwardness looking over us.

I heard the butler let him in and informed him that I was in the living room. Adam appeared in the door way dressed in a golfer and a pair of chinos. His work attire was no where to be seen but it suited him well. I don’t think there was much he could wear that would not suit him.

“Hey.” He greeted from the door way before he walked deeper in to the room.

“Hey, Adam.” I greeted back rather awkwardly.

“You look well. He said after his eyes ran a quick assessing sweep of me. I was worried sick about you.” His shoulders relaxed in relief.

“It was terrifying” I admitted as a shudder ran down my spine thinking about the ordeal.

“But you’re okay and that’s all that matters.” He said with a small smile on his l*ps but his eyes. flashed with the hurt and confusion of what needed to be ironed out between us.

The air was uncomfortable and this was not the usual energy when Adam and I were in the same

room.

o was

I inhaled deeply deciding to clear the air once and for all. Adam and I were friends and nothing going to change that. Not a misunderstanding, not the wrong timing, and not any issue that could. be workable.

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isn’t us and we need to clear the air about what happened.” I put it out there and waited. for him to refuse or reject my

I held my

“We do need to clear this up.

him to the couches where we sat across from each other and spoke over a glass of red. I explained to Adam my perspective and how there was still so much to figure out before I could think about moving

and were willing to move on from it as some thing to look back at and laugh later on. Adam cracked a joke

Adam asked after

still in the hospital and I haven’t

edges causing the skin around it to crease. “The whole incident sounds like a proper attack.”

us until we went over the edge.” My stomach formed a

would have such a vendetta against you two?” Adam mused seriously and I shrugged not

I want to forget like it was bad night mare.” Adam was not

they are not willing

why would anyone want to harm an innocent child?” I shrugged it

you have to consider it. If it means being on the safer side then why not? If you do not want to take on the stress of investigating then let me do it. I’ve been fond of Hayley since the day she was born and I hate to think of any harm

until it felt like some horrible nightmare and not an accident that was a

to do right now. Heck, for all intents and purposes, I just want to go back to normal again. That isn’t to say that I will not look in to it but just not right this second.” I explained

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knocks were desperate and I rose from my spot and made my way to see who it had been. As I approached the door, the urgent knocking had turned in to thunderous banging and for a second I would have thought that it was an

Let me deal with this.” Adam grunted but I

was he

I said to Adam and his face

bandaged along with his arm. The

as I assessed him to make sure he was

come and make sure that- His eyes darted over

them to get in to a fight, I looked at Adam. “Maybe you should go. I’ll get in touch with you later.” I said but

stood there in a stare of until I nudged Adam gently. He muttered something beneath hist breath before leaving, closing the door behind him until it slammed

thud.

thoroughly. His eyes scanned my face then moved to my hands, then my arms, across my n*eck like he could see

his observant gaze, heating up the path it drew. Even in his disheveled state, there was this magnetic pull to him. His natural allure that he possessed didn’t

all.

doing as well as you can. I offered since he was definitely not in the