Chapter 6
When the gathering ended, I waited for Adrian in the lobby dmwnstairs.
Just then, a call came in from a friend back in Capital City.
“Grace, what have you been up to these days? Haven’t seen you around.”
Tve had some personal matters to take care of.”
“Why don’t you come out and jom us later?”
1 smiled faintly.
“No, you guys go ahead.”
“Hey, Grace, wait a second. Actually it’s about Paul. He’s in a bad mood tong, completely drunk. No one can
an stop him.”
“If you’re free, could you come check on him? We’re worried he’ll drink him into another bout of stomach bleeding.”
“Call Helen instead ”
“Grace, Paul just kicked Helen out.”
rets in
“We can, ill tell he still cares about you. He regrets in
“Though.” I said, my voice calm as I gripped my phone tightly.
“Paul and I are over. Whatever happens to him has nothing to do with me anymore. Don’t call me again”
Before I could hang up. I heard a commotion on the other end of the line, as if someone had snatched the phone away
I was about to end the call when Paul’s voice came through
“Grace, it was their idea to call you. It has nothing to do with me.”
The same lofty, arrogant tone as always.
“Alright, I’m hanging up.”
“Grace
Paul called my name again. I could hear the heavy drunkenness in his voice,
In the past, I would’ve felt heartache for him and patiently coaxed him to drink less.
But now, nothing about him concerned me anymore.
I hung up the phone.
After a moment of thought, I deleted Paul’s friends from my contacts as well
Thad only known them because of Paul
w that we were completely separated, there was no reason to stay in touch
“Grace”
In the brightly it lobby, Adrian stood not far to my left.
The light fell on his handsome face, softening it into a hazy glow.
“Adrian.”
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Twas just about to get up when he began walking toward me
Perhaps he’d had too much to drink his deps were unsteady.
quickly went to support him.
“Adrian, are you alright? Have you had too much to think!
He nodded slightly. His brows furrowed, and his face shoved visible discomfo).
“Grace, my car’s waiting outside. Can you help me get to it?”
“Of course. Ell take you now.”
Adrian was much taller than me, and even the short distance to the car felt like an ordeal. We stumbled along awkwardly
As he got into the car, I lost my balance from exhaustion and accidentally fell to his arms.
A faint scent of alcohol mixed with a deep, woody fragrance enveloped me completely.
Snapping back to my senses. I flushed and tried to get up, but Adrian held me in place.
“Grace, let me hold you for a moment, okay?”
“Adrian.”
“I’m not dreaming, am I? You’re Grace, you’re really Grace, right?”
Adrian suddenly cupped my face.
The close proximity left our breaths intertwined in the confined space.
In his drunken eyes, there was a mix of confusion, disbelief, sorrow, and a trace of bitterness that rugged at my heart.
It felt as if someone had wrung my heart out, leaving it aching and sour
“Adrian.”
“You’re not dreaming.”
“It’s me. I’m Grace”
Before I could finish, a a warm kiss fell on my lips.
It was soft and light, the gentlest kiss imaginable.
Before I could process what was happening. Adrian had already let go of me
He must have noticed the unease and confusion in my expression and the pane in my eyes.
He took my hand and guided me back to my seat.
The car had started moving, and Adrian lowered the divider between the driver and us, creating a more private space.
The enclosed environment only made me more anxious.
But Adrian released my hand.
“Don’t be afralil. Grace.”
“I wouldn’t do anything to you in a place like this.”
He raised a hand to smooth the stray hair by my temple.
“Grace, I’ll wait patiently for our wedding night.”
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I lowered my head my cheeks burning bright red.
After a long pause, I looked at him and softly replied.
“Okay”
Fand had gotten drunk again
None of his friends could persuade him to stop.
He wasn’t entirely sure why he’d been feeling so low these
Maybe he had grown tired of Helen, realizing that after the initial novelty fadel, she was nothing special.
Maybe he had started to miss drace’s quiet, gentle, and considerate nature.
The last time his friends called Grace, it had been with his tacit approval.
But Grace had firmly refused on the phone.
Frustrated. Paul had snatched the phone and said those w
words.
Yet Grace hadn’t responded. She simply hung up,
She hadn’t come to see him.
She hadn’t come to take him home.
Even knowing he had drunk too much and that his health might not endure the remained indifferent.
Paul didn’t want to admit it, but in that moment, he had felt a flicker of panic,
