Chapter 485

Mia Lawrence pressed a hand to her heavy forehead.

A stern face swam into her blurred vision.

She jolted awake.

"What are you doing here!?"

Adrian Sinclair shook off Noah Watson's restraining hand.

He clamped his fingers around Mia's wrist.

His voice was low and dark. "Tell me."

"Why did she break up with me back then?"

Julian Garnache stumbled from the force of being shoved aside.

He looked toward Noah.

Noah gave a bitter smile and shook his head.

There was no stopping the CEO's sudden outburst.

Julian moved to intervene.

But Mia raised a hand to stop him.

"Julian, don't."

"I've wanted to say this for a long time."

Julian frowned and sat back down.

His hands clenched secretly.

If Adrian dared to get violent, he would step in immediately.

Noah stood by nervously.

The CEO's gaze was terrifying.

It was like he wanted to tear his prey apart.

Mia pushed her glass away.

She patted the empty space on the couch.

"Care to sit, Mr. Sinclair?"

Adrian turned his face away.

His eyes fixed on the stage.

"No."

The singing flowed melodiously.

But to him, it sounded harsh.

The truth was right before him.

Yet his heart tightened instead.

Mia let out a scornful laugh.

"Fine."

"Stand there and listen."

"Hear how wrong you were."

She took a deep breath.

Anna Ross had made her promise to keep it secret.

But she couldn't hold back any longer.

Mia grabbed the bottle and took a swig.

The alcohol burned her throat.

Courage surged through her.

"Anna broke up with you."

"To protect you!"

Adrian gripped her shoulders tightly.

"What did you say?"

Mia gasped in pain.

Julian started to rise.

But Noah pulled him back, shaking his head.

Mia stared straight at Adrian.

"You had no idea."

"Her mother was tricked into debt back then."

"That man found out you had money."

"He wanted to use her to threaten you into paying."

Adrian's fingers trembled.

He released her.

Mia rubbed her sore shoulders.

Her voice choked. "So she had to break up."

"She took her mother and hid far away."

"All because she was afraid of dragging you down."

All these years, Anna had rejected every suitor.

It wasn't that she didn't want to love.

Her heart simply had no room for anyone else.

Adrian took half a step back.

His heart felt like it had been struck.

So he had hated the wrong person.

And he had hurt her so deeply.

He lifted his gaze toward the stage.

Anna was slowly descending.

The light outlined her pure profile.

So beautiful.

Yet he had destroyed her love with his own hands.