My Husband Told Me to Stay in the Back Because My Dress Was “Embarrassing”—Then the Billionaire CEO Took My Hand and Said, “I’ve Loved You for 30 Years.”

from me,” you whisper.

Adrian’s voice is rough. “From both of us.”

You look up. “What would have happened if I had gotten it?”

He does not answer quickly.

That is one thing you appreciate about him. He does not cheapen pain with easy certainty.

“I don’t know,” he says. “Maybe we would have built something. Maybe we would have failed. Maybe life would still continue reading …