Evelyn's POVIt seemed I was just as frozen as I couldn't will my legs to move forward. The last time we had seen each other, things didn't exactly end well.So, while I wanted to do nothing more than to simply leave and never look back, there was something about his appearance that made me feel genuine concern for his well-being.I'd seen him look bad before, but not like this."Hi, Adrian…" I greeted him warily."Hey," he greeted me with the same cautious tone, but there was a hint of softness and tenderness underneath. His eyes shifted towards Nathan, but there was no hostility behind them. "Nathan.""Adrian," Nathan greeted in a flat, neutral tone."Is everything okay?" Adrian's attention veered back to me."Yeah, just doing a check-up is all. How about you?""Well… I've definitely been better." He tried to laugh, but it fell flat, and it felt hollow. "My head's spinning, and it just kind of feels like I've been hit by a truck.""I'm sorry to hear that," I said genuinely. "You didn
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