Adrian Shaw leaned back against the chair, his gaze betraying little emotion, yet Serena Stanton always felt his eyes were like the boundless black hole of the universe, harboring an intense and surging force.
Their eyes met, and a ridiculous headline flashed through Serena's mind.
#Fallen Ex-Boyfriend Becomes My Lover#
And then, she was seized by a sense of bewilderment.
Asking a simple question means I want to keep him?
Exactly how many women pursued him over the years for him to be so wary?
"That's not what I intended." Serena answered calmly, her expression open and forthright.
She slipped her phone into her bag. "You've finished eating, so let's get going."
Coming to a place saturated with memories, Serena rose, her peripheral vision involuntarily glancing toward a relatively hidden corner.
The couple they'd seen upon arrival was gone at some point, replaced now by two high schoolers in their uniforms.
