ADRIAN POV.
I looked at her, my heart aching. “I just feel like… like maybe I’m not what you need.”
Her brow furrowed. “What are you talking about?”.
I took a deep breath, the words finally tumbling out.
“It's Max. It's everything. It is like I can't be what you need. And it’s not just him. It’s Charlotte, my family... even me. I feel like I'm fighting a battle I can’t win.”
Katherine blinked, her eyes wide. “Adrian, you are what I need. Why would you even think otherwise?”
“Because…” I hesitated, my throat tightening. “Because Max keeps bringing up your past. He talks about how he understands what it’s like being a parent,”
I continued. “how you two raised Charlotte together. I can’t relate to any of that. I feel like I’m always playing catch-up, like I’ll never know you the way h
