When Elena arrived at the café, Adrian was already waiting.
He was clearly dressed to impress, but the exhaustion and obsession in his eyes were impossible to hide.
The moment he saw her, he shot to his feet. "Elena, you're really here..."
Elena regarded him coldly. "Cut to the chase. I'm in a hurry."
Adrian blurted out, ignoring her indifference, "Elena, I know I messed up. I was completely at fault. I was stupid. But it was Sophia. She deceived me. She pretended to be so pure and kind, and that's why I..."
"Adrian," Elena cut him off, "save your excuses. You think shifting all the blame to Sophia will make me forgive you? Sophia is vicious, but every hurt I endured was because of you. You were the one who kept choosing to protect Sophia in every crisis, who stood idly by when she hu
