Even after going abroad, I still heard news about Adrian.
After I left, he fell into a constant slump. He stopped caring about the company altogether, which drove his father into a heart attack.
As time passed, the Vale family's business began to decline. Some said the Vale family was on the verge of bankruptcy. Others claimed Adrian had fallen into depression and taken his own life.
There were countless rumors. None of them were good. But it didn't matter. Whether he lived or died, whether he was well or ruined, had nothing to do with me anymore.
What mattered was my own life.
On campus, I walked toward the academic building with a stack of books in my arms. I wasn't paying attention. I walked straight into someone.
"I'm sorry..." I stopped.
The man standing in front of me looked f
