Chapter 12
Golden sunlight draped like silk threads across the vibrant landscape of New Zealand’s South Island
Adrie Delaille, fresh from the end of her falled marriage, had set foot on
on this land []
For years, her life had revolved around Byron Lawelion. The divorce provided the perfect opportunity to relax.]
During her marriage to Byron, she had mentioned countiess times how she wanted to travel But he always busy on business. She later discovered at a college reunion that his “busy schedule” had somehow accommodated international trips with Scarlett]
In the evening, she drink in a bar. It had been a long th
per she’d thought about Byron Luvelion or Scarlett.sounds good||
After a few drinks, Adele decided to step outside for a walk at the sky suddenly opened up with a light rain.]]
“Adele?”
A man in a tailored suit behind her.
Do you
konw me?” she dutched her drenched cashmere wrap tightly.
Ethan Sullivan coughed and straightened himself. The freshman galant aniversity–you were breathtaking on the dance floor.Impossible to forget” is a reddened slightly as he finished speaking
Against the backdrop of the evening, Ethan had an almost like a mythical creure designed to tempt one into destre.
Adele found herself drawn to ham inexplicably. She followed him to his house
Once seated in his room. Adele suddenly realized the impropriety of her gruation–one with a complete stranger in an unfamiliar town at night ||
A silent, charged atmosphere filled the space. Feeling awkward. Adele hastily introduced a random topic of conversation
“You went to Cambridge too?”
“Yes, I was in a car accident during my junior year. Since then, I come her around this ame every year to recuperme.
Noticing Adele’s discomfort, Ethan unconsciously elaborated to ease her tension)
“A car accident?
“Yes. At that time….[
Seeing her interest in his story, Ethan brightened, Adele might not remember him, but he had carried her in his heart all these years.
He had followed her her relationships, her engagement, and finally her marriage–only then had he forced himself to stop keeping track of her life.||
