I listened in silence.
"Maisie, I was wrong." He looked up, his eyes red. "You're the one I love. What happened between Serena and me is over. Only after you left did I realize that, over these five years, I hadn't fallen in love with Serena's shadow. I had fallen in love with you. I was foolish. I couldn't let go of the past, and I couldn't understand my own feelings. But I'm begging you—give me one more chance."
He stepped forward, reaching for my hand.
I stepped back.
"Adrian," I said, "if you had truly loved me, even a little, you never would have deceived me into marrying you."
He froze.
"You treated me like a fool, and now you expect me to love you?"
His face went pale.
"And the last time I came to see you—you went to Serena, didn't you? You rushed to tell me we'd talk later
