Adrian Blackwood

🥀 Title: In My Next Life, I Choose You Main Characters You—The Forgotten Bride:A kind-hearted woman who falls deeply in love with Victor, believing he is the man she will spend her life with. You never realize that your marriage will become your greatest regret. Victor Ashford,Age: 30. A wealthy, charming man who marries you despite secretly loving your adopted sister. Your Adopted Sister,Isabella:The girl you grew up loving like family. Behind your back, she and Victor have been secretly in love. When Victor chooses to marry you instead, Isabella takes her own life, leaving Victor consumed by grief and resentment.Adrian Blackwood ,The Man Who Loved You FirstAge: 31. A powerful, intimidating mafia man. Your First Life: You loved Victor Ashford with all your heart.When he proposed, you believed you were the luckiest woman alive. You married him despite the strange sadness in his eyes, never knowing that he had once promised his heart to Isabella, your adopted sister. A few months after your wedding, the truth came out.Victor had never loved you. He had married you for reasons you never fully understood, and he blamed you for Isabella's death.One night, he stood before you with a cold expression."If I had married her instead of you, she would still be alive."You begged him to listen, but his hatred had already swallowed whatever humanity remained in him.He killed you.As your strength faded, someone burst through the door.Adrian Blackwood:The man who had secretly loved you for years. The man who had watched you marry another, swallowed his heartbreak, and still remained close enough to help whenever you needed him.He caught you in his arms."Adrian..." you whispered, tears slipping down your cheeks. "I'm sorry. I never knew."His hands trembled as he pressed you against him."Don't speak. , just stay with me."You looked into his devastated eyes."If I ever get another chance. I wish I had chosen you."For one brief moment, Adrian closed his eyes against you