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Adrian didn’t even look at him. His focus was on his phone, but his mind was far away, searching for any sign of her.

"Mr. Vaughn, please," Matthew urged again. "It’s been days. You need to eat. We’ll find Ms. Donovan. Just... eat something."

Adrian’s eyes narrowed, his body stiffening suddenly as he straightened in his seat. "Stop the car."

Matthew glanced back at him, confused, but Adrian snapped, “Stop the goddamn car.”

Matthew obeyed, slamming on the brakes. Before the car even came to a complete stop, Adrian was out the door, striding through the crowded street.

Matthew followed quickly, and the reason for Adrian’s aggression became clear when he spotted Theo and Rosie walking hand-in-hand down the empty sidewalk. Theo was caressing Rosie’s face as they walked, lost in each other.

Adrian’s rage flared, and without thinking, he stormed toward them, his hand shooting out to grab Theo by the neck.

“Sienna is ruined because of you. She was shamed so badly to save your fucking ass, and now there's no trace of her anywhere. And you, shamelessly flirting with your girlfriend out in the open? How can you treat her like this?”

Theo's chest heaved with anger as he shoved Adrian roughly. Adrian’s grip tightened on Theo’s collar, his jaw set in a hard line. His entire body radiated tension, each muscle flexing as he towered over Theo. The veins in his neck were visible, a clear sign of the rage coursing through him.

Theo yanked his collar free, his glare searing into Adrian. "Get the fuck off me." His voice was low, sharp, edged with fury, like a man barely holding it together. "My life with Sienna has nothing to do with you. She wants me to be happy with Rosie.”

"The fuck I don’t!" Adrian snapped, his lips curling into a grimace. “She is your wife, Theo. Sienna is still your fucking wife!”

"She is not my wife!" Theo finally roared, his fury rising to a dangerous level as he shoved Adrian away. "She was never my wife! Rosie and I were already married before my and Sienna’s marriage was announced. Our showy marriage in front of the world was always fake. We never got the marriage certificate. We didn’t consummate it. We didn’t kiss. We never had any relationship other than being best friends, living in the same house in separate bedrooms."

The words hit Adrian like a punch to the gut. His body stiffened as shock coursed through him, and a sharp pain erupted in his stomach. He swallowed, trying to ignore the agony, his hand clenching in a tight grip until blood appeared on his skin from his nails digging into it.

"You were never married to her?" Adrian's voice was rough, almost hoarse as if the revelation had torn something deep within him.

27 Blind Love

Theo’s hands clenched at his sides, every fiber of his being on fire with emotion.

"Obviously! Why the fuck did you never question why she suddenly married me right after leaving you? Did you never suspect that maybe it wasn’t just her ‘mood’ change? She was with you for five fucking years, and then suddenly she decided to marry someone else. Did you never wonder why she would throw away five years with you to marry someone else? She was never heartless. She didn’t want this. She loved you, but you didn’t see it, did you? You pushed her away! You broke her, you fucking,fuckingasshole!”

Theo’s voice was seething with rage, disappointment, and fear of losing Sienna forever.

The pain in Adrian’s body intensified, the sharp ache in his stomach nearly overwhelming him. His vision blurred, and before he could even process what was happening, he stumbled forward. His legs gave out, but before he could crash to the ground, Matthew caught him.

Adrian blinked, pushing aside the intense nausea and the pain. His body trembled, and he clutched his stomach. Through gritted teeth, he spoke, his voice softer this time, devoid of ego and anger. It was a broken plea.

“Where is Sienna?” His voice was quieter this time, stripped of the anger and arrogance that usually defined him. It was raw, desperate. "Please, tell me where she is."

Theo stared at Adrian, shocked and surprised. ‘The man who has the power to ruin my entire billion-dollar business is now begging in front of me for a woman?’ Theo thought, looking for any sign of deception. But it was clear: Adrian wasn’t acting. He was desperate. He was truly in love with Sienna.

"Please tell me where Sienna is," Adrian begged again, his voice trembling with pain. "I will give you your business back, every project you want for your entire lifetime, I will make sure it’s yours. I just want Sienna."

Theo’s face hardened.

‘I still remember the day Sienna came back, the day she gave up on Adrian, how she broke down crying, shaking when she told me how that bastard had treated her like nothing. He said he was going to marry another woman, didn’t even consider her his girlfriend.’ The memory filled him with hatred. The pain in her voice, the way her heart had shattered right in front of him, it had etched itself into his soul.

‘That’s why I hate Adrian so much. I saw what a broken Sienna looked like, and I’ll never forget it. And now? Now I have no sympathy left for a man like him.’

Theo clenched his jaw. He knew what love was. He had loved Rosie from the moment she walked into his life. He couldn’t even imagine losing her.

There were moments, dark, terrifying moments, where he feared Sienna might break down completely. But she proved him wrong. When she agreed to marry him and went along with their plan, it made him the happiest man alive. Because he just wanted to protect her. That’s all he ever wanted.

Theo's eyes locked onto Adrian with icy disdain. His voice was sharp, his anger barely held back.

“You deserve every bit of what’s coming to you,” he spat. “Sienna loved you—blindly. She gave you everything she had, every part of herself, and what did you do? You broke her. You came back only to ruin whatever peace she had left, trying to control her like she’s yours to command.”