After Adrian left, she sat down on the edge of the bed and put her handbag on her lap. She had spent half an hour sitting on her bed, thinking about everything that had happened. Her brain seemed completely disoriented after the shock that she had experienced. When she had realized that Adrian hadn’t forgotten about her, the joy she felt overwhelmed her and she had hugged him tightly, burying her face in his chest, unable to hide the tears that were streaming down her cheeks.

He had held her closely in his arms and caressed her hair lovingly until she calmed down, then he had led her to her...