Chapter 169

I had no idea how long I ‘ve been locked up in Adrian’s Study. Time stopped, nothing made sense as I spent hours and hours looking over the files. I never gave up. I never succumbed to exhaustion. I had to see everything that has been hidden from me all these years. My head hurt, my heart ached through every word and every page that I read. Finally, I took pictures and returned everything back to the way they were inside the safety box. By the time, I lifted my head to look outside, it was already dark in the night. I was too consumed to even notice the change outside. I breathed in a sigh of relief, unlocked the door and slowly made my way upstairs to the master bedroom. Adrian was about to return home and I was ready to confront him this time round. The fury inside of me wouldn’t let me stay calm. I sat in the dark night just doing nothing as I waited. Only my breathing could be heard in the room. Soon, I heard a familiar footstep, steady and headed straight to my room. I hugged myse