“Leviana… wait!”

Adrian quickened his steps, catching the woman’s arm just as she left the grand hotel ballroom where the business event had taken place.

Leviana turned, a faint smile tugging at her lips as if she had been expecting this moment. Her elegant black gown shimmered beneath the hallway lights, radiating an aura both graceful and piercing.

“At last, you’re alone, Adrian. I thought you were going to pretend you didn’t know me back there in front of everyone.”

Adrian drew in a deep breath, tension etched across his face. “Why are you back? Why show up so suddenly like this?”

Leviana folded her arms across her chest, her...