For the first time, obvious panic appeared on Adrian's usually calm and composed face.
"I can explain... I need to see Sophie. She'll forgive me."
*****
In the hospital room, I slowly opened my eyes.
Adrian was crouched beside my bed, looking exhausted.
The moment he saw me wake up, he immediately reached out, trying to take my hand.
I said nothing.
I simply pulled my hand away.
"Sophie... You're awake? Does anything else hurt?"
I didn't look at him.
I only stared at the patterns on the ceiling.
For a long time, I said nothing.
I was just thinking.
How had this man managed to deceive me for four whole years?
There had clearly been so many things that did not add up.
Yet I had never noticed any of them.
I had been like a rider with her eyes covered, unable to see anything cl
