Leaving While Pregnant：He Goes Crazy！
Chapter 558 Yearning

After all, he ran his own business and it wasn't realistic to expect him not to touch a computer or work at all. So, Eva wasn't opposed to him occasionally handling urgent matters online.

His wounds were healing, but he still needed rest. Yet if she left him alone at home, he was less likely to be the obedient patient that he would be by her side.

He was, after all, the same man who despite serious injuries, had risked everything to save her. The very thought of how much he'd bled made her shudder, even though she hadn't been the one hurt. His firm grip on her wrist jolted Eva back to the present.

Adrian was looking at her intently. "Why so quiet? Do you disagree?"

Regaining her senses, Eva sighed helplessly as she met his striking gaze up close. "Fine, you can come with me. But let's get one thing straight - no more office shenanigans."

"Oh?" Adrian feigned innocence with a glint of mischief. "What 'shenanigans' are you referring to?"

Eva was speechless as she glared at him.

"You're playing dumb," she accused.

His smile deepened, and his voice lowered, "How can I play dumb when you haven't told me exactly what you're referring to?"

Eva marveled at just how shameless Adrian, the CEO of the Blackwood family business, could be - especially in front of her. And worst of all, he seemed to enjoy it.

Eva finally got it; whenever he was around her, Adrian just couldn't help but tease her relentlessly.

She decided to play along.

"So, if you can't remember what I said, you better think hard about it," she quipped. "When you figure it out, then you can join me at the office."

Adrian's smirk didn't fade.

"Is that a threat?" He teased.

"You think that'll scare me? Or that if I can't remember, I won't go to the office with you?"

As he finished speaking, he pulled her closer, his voice a low murmur.

"Nice try, but I'm sticking with you wherever you go, whether I can remember or not."

Over these past five years, especially after the recent events, Adrian would often lay awake at night, wondering. Had he paid her more attention back then instead of burying himself in work, could he have noticed sooner that something was amiss? Might he have picked up on the subtle clues in the traces of their life together?

Or perhaps, if he had focused more on her, would he have realized his true feelings earlier and not wasted so many years? Would they not have had so many misunderstandings?

Now, after all she'd been through, after all the pain she'd endured, he knew it might take a lifetime to make it right.

But it had happened, and he didn't want to lose her. Even if making up for it took a lifetime, he wanted to try. He would try his best to give her happiness.

For Adrian now, Eva and their two little kids were far more important than his company.

In simple terms, he could delegate billion-dollar projects to others, but his wife and kids needed his personal touch.

That was Adrian's raw truth.

In this life, he couldn't bear to lose her again.

Eva could feel his constant presence, his clinginess. It wasn't just the regular desire to spend time together, but an almost pathological fear of losing her.

Lately, he seemed to spend every waking hour with her.

Eva didn't mind, though. As long as he wasn't fed up, it was fine by her.

Once his wounds were healed, she figured he'd get busy and lose that clinginess. That'd give her a moment to herself.

Yeah, that was what Eva had planned.

What she didn't anticipate, however, was that Adrian's attachment didn't dwindle with time. Instead, he became even more clingy day by day, like glue that wouldn't come off. Eventually, the people at the office got used to Adrian's presence and didn't react with the initial excitement or agitation as before.

They also saw how Adrian treated Eva, and they felt incredibly fortunate to have joined the company in its early days.

As the company thrived, those who passed up the chance to join earlier would replace it a lot harder to get in later on.

As the year drew to a close, many young people who worked in the city began to take various modes of transport to return home one after another. The bustling city gradually became quieter.

In Eva's small company, people had left in dribs and drabs, leaving the office empty. Eva had planned to decorate the office for the New Year, but seeing that most people had left, she put that idea to rest.

Instead, she took some things she was interested in decorating to her home for Adrian to help with. Adrian, who was accustomed to having others do things for him at the company and never needing to lift a finger, found himself climbing up and down ladders under Eva's direction to help her with the decorations.

As for his injuries, they had long since healed completely, and even the doctors praised his recovery during the follow-up visits. Eva was very pleased when she heard this and even boasted to Adrian about it when she returned.

"I was right to insist on your convalescence, wasn't I? Otherwise, your injuries wouldn't have healed so well."

"Mhm," Adrian replied, his large hand squeezing her waist. "Now that I've recovered so well, you must be very happy, right?"

"Yes!" Eva was, of course, happy. He got so severely injured while saving her, so his recovery was a relief to her. That was why she nodded emphatically when Adrian asked her.

"Since you're happy... shouldn't you give me some kind of reward?" Adrian's hand moved slowly to the nape of her neck, gently pulling her into his embrace. As he inhaled the soft, warm fragrance of her body, his breathing became unconsciously heavier.

From before until now, every time he wanted to get close, Eva would reject him when it got to a certain point, using his injury as the reason.

Because he didn't want her to get upset, Adrian accepted her rejections. But as time went by, his own body felt uncomfortable, and his longing for her grew stronger.

Like now, just being a little closer made him struggle to control himself.

Adrian's gaze grew heavier, and just as he was about to kiss her, Eva's phone rang in her arms.

Without much thought, she pushed Adrian away and said, "I need to take this call."