Adrian did not move from where he stood.
And for a moment, Ella did not budge from her spot as well. For some reason, she felt an unwavering sense of guilt.
Ji Yan bowed to Adrian and left the scene with urgent footsteps.
Ella lifted her head slightly, stealing a peek at Adrian.
The day she went to meet Violet and Violet brought up the topic of university convocation, Ella suddenly remembered something.
In her previous life, she had sneaked into Adrian's study countless times and once she had chanced upon a document where she had seen Adrian's birth date. August 19.
Seconds turned into minutes yet the beach sunk into an uncomfortable silence.
Even the pleasant notes of piano and flutes had stopped.
Adrian did not say a word for a long time.
And eventually, Ella could no longer stand still. Gulping softly, she looked up at the man, "Today is your birthday. I wanted to do something special for you but I didn't realize…"
