NovelEnglishAdrian hadn't expected this moment at all. Every day he woke up, went to work, chome, and studied.
His life had started to look very different than before, but this surprise changed his entire day.
Once the door closed behind Magnus and the stroller disappeared down the hall, both Laura and Adrian were left feeling a little awkward and nervous.
"Laura... what's going on? I..." Adrian stammered.
"Adrian, can we talk?" "Yeah... sure. What do you need? Is Adele okay? Is something wrong?" "No... no, everything's fine. She's fine. Adrian, what I want to talk to you about is... this," Laura said, waving her hand vaguely between them.
"I see you're working with my family now. Honestly, I had no idea you were here." "Well... your dad gavea chance, and I'm just trying to repay it by working hard," Adrian said nervously, keeping his head down.
"Wow... Dad didn't say anything toabout it. I guess he had his reasons." "Well... I haven't been here long, honestly. I'm just getting started. But I think it's going well... at least, I hope it is," Adrian said sincerely.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtLaura smiled and said, "I saw all the emails you sent me... almost two years ago." Adrian lowered his head even more and said quietly: "Laura... like I told you back then, I know I didn't react the way I should have. Honestly, I'm still ashamed of that tin my life. And I understand why you didn't letmeet Adele.
"I've been working really hard to turn my life around. I want to be part of her life. I want to be someone she looks at and feels proud of.
"Laura... when you're ready to introduce her to me, I want you to know I'll be someone worth trusting.
"I know I made a lot of mistakes, but I'm trying to fix my path-for Adele and for myself. You have no idea how much it meant that someone like your dad and your grandfather trusted me.
"I know I made the biggest mistake of my life when I said those horrible things to you.
"I never should have. I was scared-I didn't know how to react. And by the tI realized what I'd done, it was too late.
"I swear to you, I looked for you. I swear I would have given anything to be there for every stage of your pregnancy.
"I would have loved to see you with that big belly carrying Adele.
"You have no idea how much I regret missing those ultrasounds, missing her birth, not being there to help you through those sleepless nights so you could rest.
"I know Adele is bigger now-you have more freedom now-but sometimes, I imagine her holding onto my finger with her tiny hands... and it breaks me. "Maybe that's karma. I know I deserved everything that happened.
"But now, I'm trying to be someone different. Someone my daughter can be proud of. Someone you could be proud of too.
"When you letinto her life, I want you to see who I am now-not who I was." Adrian took a deep breath, visibly gathering his courage.
"And honestly, I get it-between you and me, maybe there's no way back. And that's okay.
"But at the very least, I hope we can have a respectful relationship.
"So Adele knows that, even if we're not together, she's never alone. She'll always have both of us." Hearing Adrian's heartfelt words brought back pieces of the conversation Laura had had with her grandfather the night before, "He show up at the office and the girl who delivers the maibor the one who makes the copies, and by a twist of fate, he falls in love and marries her.
"Sure, he'll still check in about Adele-but between you and him there'll be nothing left. No secret Just regret for leaving it up to fate." "Think carefully, my dear. Think about what you really want. Both of you are young. Both of you made mistakes. That's what life is about...
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But it's up to you two-whether you stay together, or go your separate ways. Either way-youthave to accept whatever comes, and however it comes." Laura stayed quiet for a few minutes, letting everything sink in.
"Adrian... I'm not going to lie. It wasn't easy. What you did that day hurt me-a lot.
"I would have preferred something different. I would have liked to see a reaction like they show in romance movies.
"But this is real life. And we can't control how people react.
"I think... we can go step by step. First of all, I found out from my father that you're separating."
"Actually, the divorce was finalized a while ago. That costa broken leg, but yes I'm officially divorced," E.
Adrian said, with complete honesty. "Wow... I wasn't expecting that," Laura muttered, surprised.
"Laura, if she couldn't accept my daughter. Besides, that marriagen never should have happened in the firstôlace. Maybe one day I'l tell you the whole story. "But for now, what matters is-I'm working hard to fix my life.
"I want to be a good example for Adele. And I think I'm on the right track.
"When you finally letsee her, I want you to feel sure that I'll be a positive part of her life."
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