Bullied and Dumped, But She Won in the End (Adriana) novel Chapter 225

Chapter 225 The Fear She Can’t Hide

Matthew should call Natasha when he is drunk. Why call me?

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“Adriana, do you really have to be this cruel to me?” Matthew’s voice was hoarse, heavy with tears. He was clearly wasted. “I broke off the engagement with Natasha. Did you see the news?”

Adriana didn’t waste time talking. She hung up right away.

Was she heartless?

How could she ever compare to him?

She remembered the car crash. She was trapped in the wreck, barely able to breathe, her whole body stiff with fear. She begged him not to leave her there alone.

But he walked away because he didn’t want to miss his flight. He didn’t want to delay his beach trip with Natasha. Was he not cruel then?

Her phone kept ringing.

Matthew again.

If she blocked one number, he would switch to another.

Annoyed, Adriana slammed her fork on the table. She couldn’t even enjoy a quiet meal. She wanted to shut off her phone, but that wasn’t a real solution. So she answered, ready to yell at him. “Matthew, will you stop already? You—”

“Curtis isn’t home, right?” Matthew’s voice was low and rough. “Somethi company’s project.”

Adriana fell silent. She squeezed her hands tightly together.

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She remembered how strange Curtis looked when he suddenly left earlier. Her voice turned cold. “What have you done?”

“Curtis thinks highly of that project,” Matthew said quietly. “But my company got it instead.”

“Matthew! You have gone too far! Why do you always go against him?” Adriana snapped.

“It wasn’t me,” Matthew said tiredly. “It was Harold. He gave the project to me.”

Adriana froze. She said nothing for a long moment.

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Matthew continued, voice weak but clear. “Harold has completely given up wants to give the company to Denton. At the same time, he wants you and baby. He told me to steal you away from Curtis.” He paused, then spoke eve Adriana, you need to think carefully. As long as you stay by Curtis’s side, as long as your marriage still stands, Harold will keep hurting his grandson. Curtis can fight back. But do you really want to watch a grandson and grandfather turn against each other?”

He asked in a hoarse voice.

After four years together, Matthew understood Adriana too well.

He knew that if he tried to force her in any other way, Adriana would never leave Curtis.

But with this reasoning, he knew she would at least stop and seriously consider it.

Harold was getting old. Near the end of his life, he had become restless and unpredictable.

He feared that once he died, Curtis–with his growing power–would be a danger to Michael and Denton. So, in his desperate attempt to protect everyone, he tried everything to balance their power.

He pushed Denton higher and tore Curtis down

To him, that was the only way to keep peace and prevent brothers from turning against each other.

Adriana thought Harold was confused, but people near death were often the most stubborn.

Just like how ‘a once–great king, in his final years, did the craziest things. killing his loyal generals, forcing his son into rebellion.

Adriana didn’t want to see Harold and Curtis become enemies. But if she really spare Curtis?

“Adriana, think about it,” Matthew said before hanging up.

would Harold

Adriana sat stiff at the table, staring at the untouched food. She had lost her appetite.

Suddenly, her stomach turned. She rushed into the bathroom and threw up.

Her heart was racing. She quickly pulled out her phone and checked her period tracker.

Late. It was late.

Panic rising, she ran to the bedroom, pulled out a pregnancy test, and sat nervously on the edge of the toilet. Waiting.

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She was panicked.

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Harold had grown unpredictable. If she really was pregnant, he would never now this baby to be born.

Because a baby meant Curtis would have a rightful claim to the inheritance.

Michael and Denton would have no way to fight back.

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