Married to the Billionaire Who Still Loves Another — 1,368 words
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The scarred man’s smile sent chills down Sofia’s spine.
“Unless Mr. Knight wants to make another deal.”
Adrian’s expression turned dangerously cold.
“What deal?”
The man slowly walked closer.
The armed guards around the warehouse immediately became tense.
Sofia instinctively stepped nearer to Adrian.
The scarred man noticed.
A dark grin spread across his face.
“Relax,” he mocked softly. “I’m not here to hurt your pretty wife.”
Adrian’s voice dropped lower.
“You have five seconds to explain before this conversation ends badly.”
Instead of looking intimidated, the man laughed.
“You really are just like your father.”
The words immediately changed Adrian’s expression.
Sofia noticed it instantly.
Something about this situation was personal.
Very personal.
The scarred man finally extended his hand lazily.
“Victor Kane.”
Adrian didn’t shake it.
“I know who you are.”
Victor smirked slightly.
“Then you already know this isn’t about debt.”
Fear twisted inside Sofia’s stomach again.
“What is this really about?” she asked quietly.
Victor’s eyes shifted toward her.
“Your husband’s family made enemies a long time ago.”
Adrian stepped in front of Sofia protectively.
“Don’t involve her.”
That single action surprised Sofia.
It was the first time Adrian had instinctively shielded her.
Victor noticed too.
Interesting amusement crossed his face.
“Oh?” he murmured. “Looks like the cold billionaire actually cares.”
“I don’t,” Adrian answered instantly.
The lie came too quickly.
Even Sofia noticed.
Victor laughed again.
“Whatever helps you sleep at night.”
Sofia’s father groaned weakly from the chair.
“Please…” he whispered painfully. “Just let my family go.”
Sofia immediately rushed toward him, but one of the guards blocked her path.
“Move,” Adrian ordered coldly.
The guard hesitated.
Victor raised a hand lazily.
“Let her through.”
Sofia quickly knelt beside her father.
Bruises covered his face.
Her eyes immediately filled with tears.
“Oh my God…”
“I’m sorry,” her father whispered weakly. “I never wanted this.”
Sofia carefully untied his hands while trying not to cry.
Behind her, Victor continued speaking to Adrian.
“Your father thought he could destroy my business and walk away untouched.”
Adrian’s eyes darkened.
“My father had nothing to do with your crimes.”
Victor smiled dangerously.
“That’s not what the police reports said.”
Sofia slowly looked back toward them.
The tension between the two men felt deadly.
“How do you know my father-in-law?” she asked carefully.
Victor’s expression changed slightly.
“Years ago, the Knight family helped put me in prison.”
Sofia’s heart skipped.
“And now you want revenge,” she whispered.
Victor’s smile widened.
“Smart girl.”
Adrian suddenly grabbed Sofia’s arm gently.
“We’re leaving.”
Victor didn’t stop them immediately.
Instead, he watched them calmly.
Then he spoke again.
“This won’t end here, Adrian.”
Adrian didn’t answer.
He simply helped Sofia’s injured father toward the exit.
The guards moved aside without resistance now.
But Sofia could still feel Victor watching her.
The cold sensation crawled across her skin unpleasantly.
The drive back home felt completely different from before.
Sofia’s father rested weakly in the backseat while Adrian drove silently.
Finally, Sofia couldn’t hold back anymore.
“What exactly happened between your family and Victor?”
Adrian kept his eyes on the road.
“My father testified against him years ago.”
“For what?”
“Human trafficking. Smuggling. Extortion.”
Sofia felt sick instantly.
“And now he blames your family.”
“Yes.”
Silence filled the car briefly.
Then Sofia asked the question haunting her mind.
“Was this marriage connected to that somehow?”
Adrian’s hands tightened slightly around the steering wheel.
“No.”
But he answered too quickly again.
Sofia noticed.
“You’re lying.”
Adrian exhaled heavily.
“My father believed marrying you into the Knight family would protect your family financially.”
“That doesn’t answer my question.”
He finally glanced at her briefly.
“There are people who target families connected to us.”
Fear slowly crept back into Sofia’s chest.
“So marrying you actually put us in danger?”
Adrian didn’t answer.
That silence was answer enough.
When they finally arrived at the mansion, Sofia helped her exhausted father inside while doctors hired by the Knight family immediately rushed to examine him.
Her mother burst into tears again after seeing him alive.
Meanwhile, Adrian quietly stepped away toward his office.
Sofia watched him disappear down the hallway.
For the first time since meeting him…
She realized Adrian might not simply be cold.
He might actually be carrying a dangerous life she knew nothing about.
Later that night, Sofia stood alone on the balcony outside her room.
The city lights shimmered below while cold wind brushed against her skin.
Everything in her life had changed so quickly.
Marriage.
Danger.
Secrets.
Enemies.
And a husband whose heart still belonged to another woman.
The balcony door suddenly opened behind her.
Sofia turned slightly.
Adrian stepped outside wearing a black shirt with the sleeves rolled up.
For a moment, neither of them spoke.
Then Adrian finally broke the silence.
“You should stay away from Victor Kane.”
Sofia crossed her arms slowly.
“You think I don’t know that already?”
“He’s dangerous.”
“So are you.”
The words slipped out before she could stop them.
Adrian’s expression hardened slightly.
“You don’t understand what kind of world this is.”
“Then explain it to me.”
He looked away toward the city.
“My family has enemies.”
“I noticed.”
“They will use anything to hurt us.”
Sofia swallowed slowly.
“Even me?”
Adrian finally looked directly at her.
For the first time, she saw genuine concern in his eyes.
“Yes.”
Adrian’s answer lingered heavily between them.
“Yes.”
The single word sent a chill through Sofia’s body.
For a moment, only the sound of distant thunder filled the silence between them.
Then Sofia spoke quietly.
“So this marriage really was about protection.”
Adrian looked away again.
“Partly.”
“Partly?”
His jaw tightened slightly.
“My father believed your family would become targets eventually because of the business deal.”
Sofia frowned.
“What business deal?”
Adrian hesitated.
And that hesitation immediately made her nervous.
“Your father borrowed money from people connected to Victor before the marriage arrangement happened.”
Shock crossed Sofia’s face.
“What?”
“He was desperate,” Adrian said quietly. “The company collapse happened faster than anyone expected.”
Sofia suddenly understood why her father looked so guilty all the time.
He hadn’t just lost money.
He had involved dangerous people.
Her chest tightened painfully.
“So my family was doomed even before I met you.”
Adrian didn’t answer.
Again.
That silence told her enough.
Frustration suddenly rose inside her.
“You knew all this before marrying me?”
“Yes.”
“And you still said nothing?”
Adrian finally looked at her directly.
“What exactly would that have changed?”
The question angered her instantly.
“It would have given me a choice!”
“You still would’ve chosen your family.”
Sofia froze.
Because he was right.
No matter how dangerous things became…
She would still have sacrificed herself to save them.
Adrian stepped closer slowly.
“You think I wanted this life?”
His voice sounded unusually tired now.
“I spent years trying to stay away from my father’s world.”
Sofia studied him carefully.
For the first time, she noticed how exhausted he truly looked beneath the cold exterior.
Dark circles rested beneath his eyes.
Tension never seemed to leave his body.
Even now, standing on the balcony, he looked like a man carrying too much pressure alone.
“Then why stay?” Sofia asked softly.
Adrian laughed bitterly.
“Because people like me don’t really escape.”
The sadness in his voice surprised her again.
Before Sofia could respond, Adrian’s phone suddenly rang.
His expression immediately darkened after reading the caller ID.
“What is it?” Sofia asked carefully.
Adrian answered the call without responding.
“Yes?”
Silence.
Then his face hardened dangerously.
“Who took her?”
Sofia’s stomach dropped instantly.
Adrian turned away slightly while listening.
A few seconds later, he ended the call abruptly.
“What happened?” Sofia asked nervously.
Adrian’s eyes met hers.
And for the first time since their marriage began…
She saw real fear in them.
“Selena’s missing.”
The words shocked Sofia.
“What?”
“She disappeared from her apartment less than an hour ago.”
Fear twisted inside Sofia’s chest.
“You think Victor took her?”
Adrian didn’t answer immediately.
But the look on his face said enough.
Then Sofia realized something terrifying.
Victor wasn’t just targeting Adrian anymore.
He was targeting the women connected to him too.
And suddenly…
Sofia no longer felt safe inside the mansion at all.
