No sooner had the words left her mouth than she turned to leave.
Adrian clamped down on her hand like a man drowning clinging to a piece of driftwood, refusing to let go.
"What about you? Aren't you going to stay with me? Evelyn, I'm so weak right now, you can't just walk out on me like this..."
A flicker of disgust clouded Evelyn's eyes. "Adrian, you're not a kid anymore! I saved you this time only because I didn't want you to die right outside my apartment building. There won't be a next time. Do whatever you want with your life, but don't try to emotionally blackmail me."
She would never coddle Adrian like she did in the past, not ever again.
Adrian's eyes flooded red, and he broke down sobbing like a lost child. "Evelyn, what do I have to do for you to forgive me? Ever since you l
