After He Remembered He Lost Me Chapter 17
Hearing this, he hurriedly shook his head. “No, that’s not it, Eve. I know it was my fault back then. I failed to protect you, and that’s why you left in disappointment. I know I was wrong. Can you give me another chance?”
“We loved each other so much back then. How could you just leave like that, without even giving me a chance to make things right?”
Winston stood to the side, listening to their conversation, and couldn’t help but laugh when he heard this.
The sound of laughter made Adrian look over instinctively. The intimate scene he had just witnessed between Evelyn and Winston suddenly replayed in his mind. He clenched his teeth, barely restraining himself from punching that infuriating face. Forcing his gaze past Winston, he looked at the silent Evelyn, his eyes full of pleading.
“Eve…”
But just as he began to speak, she mercilessly interrupted him.
“If Mr. Wolfe stopped me just to say these meaningless things, then let’s not waste each other’s time any longer.”
She lowered her eyes again, refusing to look at him. Her emotions quickly returned to calm, as if her sudden outburst had been nothing more than Adrian’s imagination.
After saying this, she didn’t linger any longer and turned to leave immediately.
Winston followed her for a couple of steps, then suddenly seemed to remember something. He stopped, turned to look at Adrian—who was still standing there, looking devastated as if he’d suffered a heavy blow—and let out a cold laugh. “Five years ago, you allowed others to hurt her like that. Now you think a casual apology can erase all the pain of the past? Mr. Wolfe, you really have some nerve.”
After tossing out this ambiguous remark, he turned and left, as if mocking Adrian, or perhaps trying to tell him something.
Adrian’s pupils trembled slightly. After a long moment, he suddenly looked up, hope filling his eyes.
Yes, Winston was right.
How could an apology be so superficial? He had to show some sincerity, to let Evelyn see that he truly understood his mistakes.
And the most important step, of course, was to get justice for her—the justice she never received back then.
Mara never expected Adrian would come to her on his own initiative.
When the servant told her Adrian was here to see her, joy completely overwhelmed her reason. She was so excited that she forgot to think—just recently, he had slapped her in public at the airport, so why would he suddenly come looking for her now?
She carefully checked her makeup and hair in front of the dressing mirror. When she hurried to the top of the stairs, she suddenly stopped, lifted her chin, and asked the servant following behind, “Do I look good in this outfit?”
The servant nodded eagerly and replied with a smile, “You look beautiful. Dressed like this, you will definitely win Mr. Wolfe’s heart!”
Hearing this, Mara was instantly delighted. Lifting her skirt, she hurried in small steps toward Adrian. But when she saw his figure sitting on the sofa, her shyness overwhelmed her, and she stopped in her tracks.
“Ade, did you come to see me?”
Adrian turned to look at her, and when he saw the light green dress she was wearing, he was inexplicably dazed for a moment.
That day, Evelyn had also worn a light green dress.
He frowned slightly, but quickly looked away, resuming his usual cold demeanor toward Mara. This series of reactions made Mara’s heart leap with anxiety.
Could it be that he didn’t like her outfit? But she had checked and found nothing wrong, and even asked the servant. Besides, hadn’t he just seemed distracted when he saw her? Why did he suddenly frown…
Before she could figure it out, Adrian spoke first. “Go change your clothes and come with me somewhere.”
Naturally, Mara did not refuse.
She quickly changed her clothes, afraid that if she was even a little slow, he would leave without her. Thinking about the past five years of one-sided entanglement with no response from him, she couldn’t help but feel a surge of joy in her heart.
After all these years, Adrian was finally inviting her out on his own initiative. Did this mean that everything was moving in a better direction?
Would it be long before he truly accepted her?
