Chapter 141. Are We Really Doing This?

2024

Amelia’s POV

Adrian didn’t flinch.Didn’t avoid the question.Just met it head-on with that steady gaze that had always made him seem larger than life itself.”Truly,”he said.No hesitation.”So no,I’m not happy about the fact that you’re hurting.Or that he’s hurting.And I’m not proud of the role I played in it either.”

I swallowed,words tangling like barbed wire in my throat.”You didn’t cause our breakup,Adrian.”

“I didn’t help it either.”

“No,”I agreed,”but…it never would’ve worked with Liam.Even if things hadn’t happened the way they did.”I looked down at my hands.”Even if we’d made it through this rough patch,there would’ve been another one.And another.Because deep down,I knew I wasn’t being completely honest about what I wanted.”

When I looked up again,Adrian was still watching me,his face unreadable.And then he leaned forward slightly,his voice soft and cautious,like he was afraid of the answer but needed it anyway.”Why wouldn’