Chapter 6

I tossed and turned all night.

When I finally woke up late the next day, the first thing I saw on my phone was news of Adrian’s return to the country.

The man who had been rumored to be single for five years.

This time, unusually, he was with a young woman.

The girl wore a mask, so her face wasn't clear.

But I had a strange feeling her eyes looked familiar.

For the past five years, the internet had buzzed with rumors.

Adrian remained single, they said, because he hadn't moved on from that mysterious violinist.

But now, he’d forgone the airport’s VIP lounge.

Instead, he walked through the regular terminal with the girl by his side.

Fans at the airport, thrilled by the rare chance to see their idol up close, went wild.

Security couldn’t hold them back; the crowd surged toward Adrian multiple times.

Adrian instinctively reached out, naturally shielding the girl by pulling her closer to his side.

The scene was like a new discovery, screams rising in pitch.

Undoubtedly, Adrian’s first new romance in five years would soon explode across the trending topics.

I looked at the familiar, long-unseen face in the news, momentarily lost in thought.

A sudden, sharp pang shot through my chest, abrupt and without reason.

I had thought my connection with Adrian had ended with that last phone call.

Someone I hadn't seen in five years, I never expected to see again.

But the very next day, when my teacher called me to the set, there he was.