Chapter 49 Crack In The Glass

• Adrian Kane finally managed to get rid of Vanessa and stepped into the building, his steps heavier than usual. He could feel the doorman's gaze following him, a silent reminder of the past he wished to leave buried. The man had been working there back when Adrian and Vanessa had been together, and he had witnessed every messy detail of their breakup. He remembered the shouting, the slammed doors, and, most notably, the scene with the high-heeled shoes Vanessa had hurled at Adrian in her fury. The look in the doorman's eyes said he recalled it all far too clearly.
• Adrian let out a breath, forcing his expression into something calm, though exhaustion clung to him like a shadow. The elevator seemed agonizingly slow, crawling its way upward as if testing his patience. By the time it reached his floor, his body was drained, his thoughts scattered.
• When he opened the door to his apartment, he was greeted not by silence but by the sharp, frustrated glare of the day nurse. Janet stood in the hallway with her arms crossed tightly, her irritation radiating like heat.