Adrian didn’t waste another second. His feet moved on their own, carrying him out of the room, his mind racing. He sprinted toward the elevator.
‘You’re willing to destroy your life, your reputation, just to save that fucking bastard?’ His anger burned inside him. ‘How can you do this, knowing he’s got a pregnant girlfriend? You’re still that blind in your fucking love for him.’
He could barely contain his panic.
Matthew kept pace with him, his eyes worried as they rushed toward the elevator. "Mr. Vaughn, when you started to take Theo down, you made sure she was never caught in the crossfire. You paid off the media to keep her name clean, and never badmouth her. But now she’s the one pushing this. Is this going to be a disaster?"
Adrian didn’t answer. He couldn’t. The only thing on his mind was getting to her before she made the biggest mistake of her life.
When the elevator doors finally opened, he bolted out. His eyes scanned the hall, and there she was, heading toward the room, her back straight, her posture defiant. Without thinking, Adrian sprinted forward, his hand grabbing hers just before she could touch the door handle.
She froze, startled by his touch. In an instant, he yanked her toward him, his body rigid with frustration and fear. "What the hell were you about to do?" he growled, his voice raw.
Sienna placed her hands on his chest, trying to push him off. "I told you, my life isn’t your business anymore," she spat, her voice venomous.
Adrian’s anger flared, the heat of it spreading through his body. He grabbed the back of her head, pulling her in closer, his lips brushing hers. "Just because of Theo, you’re going to ruin everything?" he hissed, his breath ragged. "Your past, your future, everything you’ve worked for—you’re going to throw it all away?"
Sienna’s eyes flashed with fire, her lips tight with anger. "I want to protect my husband. How is that bad? How am I ruining myself?" She tried to break free, but Adrian pulled her even closer, their bodies flush against each other.
His grip tightened. "Why don’t you understand, Sienna? Theo doesn’t deserve you. He was never good enough for you, and he never will be. He’s out there with his pregnant girlfriend, kissing her in front of your eyes! He doesn’t deserve your sacrifices!” =
His chest rose and fell with each labored breath, his emotions a storm.
“Why don’t you just give me a chance to take care of you?” His voice softened, but there was still an edge. “Let me be your man. Forget him and choose me. Accept me. I’ll do everything you want. Just come back to me, and I promise everything I have will be yours. I’ll give you a life that every fucking person on this earth dreams about. I will give you everything you’ve ever desired!”
Sienna’s eyes bored into his as she stepped closer, her gaze cold as ice. “When did I not give you a chance to take care of me, Adrian?” She lowered her voice, searching his eyes.
"I gave you five years, Adrian. Five damn years, and you discarded me for another girl. Then again, I let you back into my life. I let you be my bedmate. We had sex, and you promised me you wouldn’t hurt Theo. But here you are, telling me that Theo shouldn’t even be in my life. You just want to control me."
“I don’t want to be your sex partner, for fuck’s sake!” Adrian roared, his hands tightening around her waist and the back of her head. “I want to be your husband! I want you to never even look at Theo again. Or any other man. I want you to look at me. I want you to belong to me.Onlyme!"
Sienna’s gaze turned cold, her eyes cutting through him like a knife. Without another word, she ripped herself from his grip and stormed away, leaving Adrian standing there, seething with frustration, his heart pounding in his chest.
Adrian immediately moved to follow her, but Matthew, who had been intently looking at his phone, suddenly looked up, alarmed. He quickly approached Adrian.
“Mr. Vaughn!” he called out.
But Adrian was storming off toward Sienna, not pausing for anything.
“Mr. Vaughn, please wait!” Matthew said, grabbing Adrian’s shoulder to stop him.
Adrian shoved Matthew’s hand off roughly and barked, “What the hell?!”
Matthew thrust his phone into Adrian’s hand. “Look at this.”
The screen flashed a video, a live broadcast of the conversation that Adrian and Sienna had just shared. It was all over social media.
“Ms. Donovan deceived you. There was never any press conference," Matthew said grimly. "She broadcasted the entire conversation live, and posted it on social media."
Adrian’s grip tightened around the phone, his body stiffening as his chest tightened. “Because I plotted against her, she took her revenge.” He muttered, his voice rough with anger.
The live broadcast spread like wildfire. Within an hour, it was all anyone was talking about.
26 Never Married
Sienna drove to Theo’s office, where the media had already gathered. As soon as the live video hit the internet, they started tracking her down. Sienna wasn’t surprised. She had prepared for this moment.
She calmly got out of the car, and within seconds, the press swarmed her from all sides.