It was tempting.
Highly tempting to just believe him and continue on like nothing never changed. But something did and Adele was not waiting around to get hurt more than she already was.
"Let's not kid ourselves, Aziz, the both of us knew that a day like this would come. It's just sooner than we thought."
"And you decide that after you hear that I'm no good for you?"
Adele sighed, rubbing her throbbing temple, she could already feel an oncoming headache.
"I just need to concentrate on my career at this point. We've had a good thing going for a while, let's not ruin the memories," She told him.
"Wow," Elijah gasped, "You really had it planned out, didn't you?"
Adele didn't answer and turned the other way. She swallowed the lump in her throat while her chest twisted painfully. The room was charged as she waited for Aziz to make his decision.
