Chapter 82: Emily

The world seemed to fade away into a weird, dreamy swirl as Adrain explained everything and told me what he’d learned in the will reading. 

When he was done, I had no freaking idea what to do with myself.

“Take a moment,” he said, his tone strangely reassuring. “It’s a lot, I know.”

Swirling the wine in my glass, I took a moment to process what Adrian had just laid out. The sheer audacity of it left me stunned, the room feeling smaller and my chair feeling as though it were teetering on the edge of a cliff. I blinked, replaying his words.

“So, let me make sure I heard you correctly. Your grandfather's will stated that for you to inherit Blackstone Investments, you need to be married. By the end of this month.” 

I struggled to keep my voice steady, the weight of what he'd said pulling me into a spiral of disbelief.