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.
How could he possibly have swallowed his pride back then?
Over time...
He had grown increasingly impatient and disgusted with her.
But if only he had known earlier...
That she was Skye! That she was Queen!
He never would have cared about the gossip!
And he certainly wouldn't have fallen for Hailey's pathetic, manipulative little seduction tricks.
Adrian took a passionate step
forward. Serena, it took me until et
now to truly understand my ow heart. The person Love has alwa
been you.
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"As long as you're willing to forgive me, I promise you... your place in the Cole family
will always be yours."
"As for your recent interactions with
other men," he paused, putting on a magnanimous expression, "I can overlook all ohit. I forgive you as long as we can start over."
He felt that this concession was the absolute height of sincerity.
After all, considering how she had been throwing herself at powerful men lately.
Even if she was Skye, even if she was Queen.
No respectable family in their circle would ever accept her now.
But he was willing to ignore the rumors and let her join the Cole family.
There was no way she would refuse!
Especially since she loved him so deeply.
And this was the first time he had ever humbled himself to beg for her forgiveness.
How could she not be ecstatic?
Just as he expected, she looked him straight in the eye.
Adrian
ched his lips into his usual V prepared to catch
smirk and opened his
as
she threw herself into his embrace
Then, he would play out the perfect scene of the devoted, reformed lover.
But Serena only arched an eyebrow, raking her eyes up and down his frame like she
was looking at a complete idiot.
There was no wild joy on her breathtaking face.
Only a detached, almost aristocratic sense of mockery.