All Chapters of Coming Back, To Say Goodbye!: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

"Huh?"She rubbed her eyes as she opened them."Hmmm...."Feeling something warm in her arms, Nadine prepared to go back to sleep. But when she realized she was hugging something weird, she immediately touched it."Hah!"Nadine, who was shocked, immediately opened her eyes and threw those hands in her arms."You've made my hand like a hugging pillow all night without wanting to let it go. And when you're bored you just throw it down."Nadine immediately sat up and carefully looked to the side."Hah!"Hearing Nadine shout loudly, Adrian immediately covered his ears in annoyance."How did you get here?"Nadine then shifted away from Adrian who was massaging his hand."Haaaah.... Looks like you had another nightmare last night. I just wanted to tell you to move to your room."Adrian paused for a moment to tidy up his wrinkled sleeves because Nadine didn't want to take them off at all last night."Then suddenly you grabbed my hand and didn't want to let go all night. What were you dreamin

"Ellen Rogers?"Nadine muttered as she kept remembering who the woman in front of her was. Of course, she had met Ellen before because she was the one who interviewed her in her previous life.But she had a feeling that she had seen her somewhere."I immediately took this job when I found out that the client this time was Adrian."Adrian laughed at Ellen's words. Nadine frowned at Adrian, who looked very familiar with Ellen. While waiting for Ellen's crew to prepare for the interview, she continued to observe Ellen. Feeling observed by Nadine, she turned to Nadine who was still standing not far from them."Aah sorry for my impoliteness. Adrian was a classmate from the same club in college."Ellen looked nervous then tucked her bangs behind her ear."Oh it's okay... You guys can continue."Nadine gave both of them the best smile. And immediately went to the crew who were arranging chairs in her living room.Once again she glanced at Ellen, who now had her back facing her. Again she tuc

"You seem to really like that place? It's lovely, isn't it? If Adrian won't take you there, we can go together," Ellen said with a bright smile.Nadine turned immediately, a flicker of panic racing through her heart before she forced it down, masked by her composure of the "Iron Lady.""Of course... We can go together, the three of us."Nadine offered a smile as radiant as she could manage and ignored the sharp, annoyed gaze at her. Then they prepared for the next schedule to do The Photoshoot. The magazine crew had taken over the garden terrace since noon, almost completely changing the garden’s original atmosphere. Reflectors were angled to catch the late afternoon light, a low rattan table was dressed with lavish fruit no one was meant to eat, and a rack of pressed linen waited to be worn for exactly four minutes at a time. Nadine stood stiffly under the crew's frantic adjustments, her mind so noisy, racing against the imaginary clock ticking in her mind. Three years, She remind

"If only you could look at me like that… without having to act.”The words followed him all the way to the hospital the next morning, refusing to let go.The next morning, when Adrian visited Marie at the hospital, his aunt was quick to press him for news, her keen eyes scanning his tired face."Is your honeymoon going well, Adrian?" Her voice pulled him from his thoughts."What do you expect, Aunt? You know I don't care for her."Marie tutted, gentle but pointed. "At least you can respect her as your partner. The Adrian I know is a warm and kind man."He sighed, forcing a smile. "Aunt... I told you, we are only temporary partners.""But she has helped us, Adrian. She gave you her car, didn't she?" Marie still wanted to calm him.Benjamin walked in just then, handing Adrian a set of car keys before setting a box of pastries on the table. He flashed a wicked grin. "Hah? Nadine give you a car?"Adrian opened his mouth to correct him, but Benjamin cut him off. "Sure, sure. Your sugar

"Just think of it as my thanks for borrowing your car." Nadine reminded herself that this was not a date, just like she joked before. However, her steps stopped short as her eyes scanned her surroundings."Huh? Where's our breakfast?"The dining room was empty. There was no scent of a waiter setting the table, nor was there the usual stack of fancy silver plates. Adrian, who had been standing by the window looking at his phone, turned around. He tucked his phone into his pants pocket and explained to Nadine in a casual tone."I told them to go back. We'll have breakfast at a restaurant near the lake and then go for a bit of a walk around there. For tomorrow, I've planned to go around the nearby village here. There's a market and souvenir shops there."Adrian looked excited as he showed some photos of the local market on his phone. His usually stern face now looked slightly more relaxed, the lines of fatigue from thinking about Aunt Marie slowly fading.Nadine stared at him, a strange