How I Destroyed My True Love

"Or else?" Lucian arched an eyebrow, his tone light but laced with challenge.

"No!" Adi shot back firmly. "I just told you, even if this child were mine, I'd still terminate the pregnancy. This child is meant for sacrifice..."

Lucian clicked his tongue, cutting him off. "Enough already. We've been inseparable since childhood; do you really think I don't know you? Those are all excuses. If Nadi's baby was yours, there's no way you'd go through with it."

Lucian spoke with unwavering certainty.

Adi stubbornly persisted, "I would. I feel nothing for Nadi. Why should it matter to get rid of a child conceived from her bloodline?"

"Mr. Rahman!" Ryan hurried down the corridor before Adi could finish speaking.

Sweat beaded on Ryan's forehead, and his breathing came in shallow gasps. He nodded briefly at Lucian, addressing him as Mr. Davis, then turned urgently to Adi. "Mr. Rahman, something urgent has come up at the station."