CHAPTER 1: THE WOMAN WHO DISAPPEARED
For seven months, Adrian Vale believed Elena had abandoned him.
According to Victoria Ashford, Elena had left without a word.
Without love.
Without explanation.
And worst of all...
after losing their baby.
The grief nearly destroyed him.
He buried himself in work, travel, and endless meetings just to survive the pain.
Then, on the afternoon of his engagement celebration, everything changed.
The mansion was filled with flowers.
Champagne.
Guests.
A perfect future waiting to begin.
Until Adrian walked through the front door and saw a pregnant woman kneeling on the carpet.
Orange juice soaked her uniform.
One hand pressed against the floor.
The other protected her stomach.
Adrian froze.
Because the woman wasn't a servant.
She wasn't a stranger.
She was Elena.
Alive.
Pregnant.
And staring at him through tears.
The flowers slipped from his hands.
May you like
"Elena?"
And in that moment, the life he thought he understood began to collapse.
