Ms. Escape: Marrying to Run, Fighting to Rise Novel

Everything inside his head went blank . His control was slipping , breaking apart like glass under pressure . The only thing that steadied him was Adriana's face . Sweet . Gentle . The one thing that could calm the storm . He knew what he was . He was broken . He was dangerous . He had killed before - his own mother , when he was only ten . He wasn't healed . He never would be . Adriana was the only thing keeping him human . " You're the one in charge , " Curtis said finally , his voice low as he looked down . He turned , walked to the door , and shut it behind him .

The sound cracked through the silence like a final blow . Harold sank back into his chair . The anger drained out of him , leaving only exhaustion . He rubbed his temples and sighed , his shoulders slumping under the weight of age . He was getting old . Too old to watch Michael and that new family of his rot away in that tiny fishing village . But he also knew there was no fixing what was broken between those two . That kind of hatred didn't fade . It just buried itself deeper until it owned you completely .

" Curtis , you're amazing ." " Curtis , you're such a good man ." Those words kept replaying in his head as the car sped away from the Lincolns ' estate . He could still see Adriana's face - her cheeks flushed from the sun , standing by the ocean in that tiny bikini , laughing when she said it . Curtis let out a short laugh . In this whole damn world , she was probably the only one who'd ever called him a good man . He loved how she looked at him , like there was light in her eyes just for him . That light made it easier to breathe . It made him feel alive .

1/4 Chapter 171 Disappointed Finished " Sir , " the butler said quietly from the driver's seat . " Don't be too hard on Mr. Harold . Michael's his only son . He used to hold that boy like he was made of glass . And that boy came from the woman he loved most . " Curtis didn't answer . He understood the logic , but none of it mattered . Nobody could understand the kind of pain he carried . The hum of the car filled the silence until his phone started vibrating . It was Belinda . He picked it up . " Yeah ? " " Curtis ... " Belinda's voice was broken , shaking with sobs . " I'm sorry .

I pushed Adriana down the stairs . I didn't mean to . I swear I didn't mean to . " Every vein in his body turned to ice . For a second , everything went dark in his head . He couldn't even hear her crying anymore . Haldoria Hospital . Adriana sat on the hospital bed , her skin white as the sheets . Her stomach hurt like something inside her was tearing . Belinda stood frozen in the doorway , her eyes swollen and raw . She couldn't step inside . " I'm fine , " Adriana said , her voice thin and quiet . " You should go home . " She didn't want to argue or ask why .

Belinda had grown up with Curtis . Adriana couldn't turn her in . Not when she knew how much Curtis still cared about her . And deep down , Adriana knew Belinda wasn't cruel . Just broken . Belinda's lips trembled . " The doctor said the baby's gone . I'm sorry . I'm so sorry , " Belinda cried . Adriana shook her head hard , holding her breath to keep her emotions from spilling out . She couldn't even look at Belinda . Not now . Not after everything that had happened . Belinda stood at the doorway , eyes swollen , face streaked with tears . She stared down at the floor , frozen in place .

2/4 8:45 Sat , Jan 10 Chapter 171 Disappointed 99 Finished . The hospital room was dead quiet . The kind of silence that pressed against your chest and made it hard to breathe . Adriana sat on the bed , her mind a mess . She didn't know what to think anymore . She didn't even know where to start . She had promised Curtis she would give him a child . Everything had gone so smoothly , so perfectly , that she'd actually started to believe her luck had changed . She thought her bad streak was finally over . But maybe she'd been fooling herself the whole time .

Now that the baby was gone , what would happen to her ? Would Harold throw her out ? Would Curtis even want to see her again ? Her thoughts tangled together until her breathing turned heavy and uneven . She realized then that it wasn't the marriage contract she was afraid of losing . It was him . She had fallen for him . She had fallen for a man she could never keep . And how could she not ? Curtis was the kind of man who made falling in love feel inevitable . The sharp clack of heels broke through the silence . " I heard she fell down the stairs ?

" Cynthia's voice cut through the air before she even appeared . She must have rushed straight here after hearing the news . A faint smirk curled her lips as she started toward the door . Belinda stepped in her way and caught her arm . " Don't go in there . " Cynthia's eyes narrowed . " Excuse me ? I'm your mother . " Belinda's hands were shaking , but her voice didn't waver . " Her baby's gone . Stop making things worse . " Her tone was steady , stronger than it had ever been . For once , she sounded like she wasn't afraid . Cynthia's expression hardened , but she forced a cold smile .

Adriana lost her baby . That much was enough to make her hold it in . " That's fine . I'm not angry . You actually did well today. " Adriana turned her head slowly , her voice rough . " That's what you call love ? Treating your own daughter like this ? " 3/4 8:45 Sat , Jan 10 Chapter 171 Disappointed Having a mother like that was suffocating . A CHY Cynthia looked at her with a detached kind of calm . " You don't need to worry about me , Ms. Adriana . The baby's gone . That means you should do the right thing and leave Curtis . You don't understand him . You don't fit him .

The only one who ever could is me ." Her chin lifted , her eyes glinting with twisted certainty . She truly believed it . In her mind , she was the only one who knew the real Curtis - the darkness , the pain , the man beneath it all . And that belief had poisoned her so deeply , she thought it made her worthy of him . " Curtis said you're just someone he owes ," Adriana said , her voice steady but her fingers digging into her palms . " He doesn't love you , Cynthia . He never did ." Cynthia's expression flickered for a second , then she laughed , the sound sharp and bitter .

" Oh , Adriana , you poor thing . You actually believe that ? Men lie when they're trying to make another woman feel special . You don't know him like I do . I've seen him broken , dirty , desperate . You've only seen the version he lets you see . He hides the real him from you because you wouldn't survive it . " 合 274 4/4 Cedella Cedella is a passionate storyteller known for her bold romantic and spicy novels that keep readers hooked from the very first chapter.

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