CHAPTER 308

ARIA’S POV

I look at Adam for a long moment, and then I sigh again.

“I don’t know, Adam. I just don’t know.”

“I want to go on a date with you.”

Adam's persistence, his unyielding desire to reconnect, is overwhelming. The way he looks at me, with a mix of longing and determination, makes me uncomfortable. His words hang in the air, heavy and insistent.

The absurdity of it strikes me. After everything, after all the distance I've tried to put between us, he still clings to the hope of rekindling what was lost. Does he not see how far we've drifted? How much I've changed? How much we both have?

His presence in my room, uninvited, adds to my irritation. He didn't even knock, just barged in as if he had every right to invade my space. I can't help but wonder what gives him the audacity. Does he think that his persistence will eventually wear me down? That I'll just give in because he refuses to let go? The thought is infuriating.

I look at him, really look at him, and I see a man who is de