Adrian's gaze softened even further, his usually cold eyes tinged with affection.
Under his intense stare, Serena frowned slightly.
But as she glanced up, she caught sight of a tall, elegant figure walking toward them in her peripheral vision.
Serena raised an eyebrow and suddenly smiled.
That smile.
It added a vivid, intoxicating allure to her breathtakingly beautiful face under the bright moonlight.
Adrian’s heart skipped a beat, a surge of adrenaline racing through him.
The smirk on his lips deepened.
Just as he thought, she still had feelings for him.
She was still in love with him.
Her previous coldness and indifference were nothing more than a jealous tantrum over Hailey.
Convinced of this, Adrian's smile widened, and his tone dripped with devoted affection.
"Serena, I know I was wrong. I did a lot of things to hurt you, but it was only because I was blinded by that hypocrite, Hailey!"
"I finally realize that you’re the only woman who belongs at my side. I was a fool, but I know now who I really want."
He spoke with such dramatic sincerity, his eyes blazing with an uncontrollable fervor.
The more he looked at her now, the more he felt...
That he must have been out of his mind before.
Why on earth had he ever settled for someone like Hailey?
Putting the two side by side, Hailey couldn't even begin to compare to her!
It was all the fault of his terrible friends.
Constantly whispering in his ear about how she was just a country bumpkin with a pretty face and nothing else to offer.
Saying that someone like her could never be the matriarch of a wealthy family.
Some even joked that he'd be stuck with a country girl for the rest of his life.
They claimed that the prestigious heir of the Cole family was being dragged down by her lack of class.
All that relentless mockery.

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