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.

I held my

until he sighed and nodded. “We do

Adam my perspective and how there was still so much to figure out before I could think about moving forward in to another commitment. Adam understood and explained how he might have misread

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

asked after a moment of

has gotten a little bit more injured than I. He is still in the hospital and I haven’t heard any thing from him since.” I informed him, setting

nodded but his eyes were tensed at their edges causing the skin around it to crease. “The whole incident sounds like a proper attack.” He frowned, drumming his

the edge.” My stomach formed a

I shrugged not wanting to think about having some

don’t know and I don’t want to know. The whole thing is just some thing I want to forget like it was bad night mare.” Adam was not ready to let

not willing to harm Hayley. I gasped at that since it hasn’t occured

would anyone want to harm an innocent child?” I shrugged it away not wanting to entertain such a chilling thought

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 looming over her.” Adam offered and despite knowing that he meant well, I

felt like some horrible nightmare and not an accident that was a reality and took

to say that I

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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 intruder trying to

I already leaned forward to peak through the peep hole.

the hell was

to Adam and his face

door and nearly gasped at the sight that awaited me. Dante was very bedressed. His clothes were crumpled, his head bandaged along with his arm. The side of his forehead had

What are you doing here?” I asked frantically as I

sure that- His eyes darted over to Adam and his

to get in to a fight, I looked at Adam. “Maybe you should go.

Adam gently. He muttered something beneath hist breath before leaving, closing the door behind him until it slammed and closed shut with a

thud.

from my head to toe assessing me thoroughly. His eyes scanned my face then moved to my hands, then my arms, across

his observant gaze, heating up the path it drew. Even in his disheveled state, there was this magnetic pull to him. His

all.

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