Garret stares at his reflection in the mirror for a moment. His conversation with Adrianna earlier keeps playing inside his head. He knows what is she trying to do with him. Garret knows that is what they originally planned from the start. But a year is not enough for him to forget her.
No.
Garret is confident that he will never erase Adrianna's existence in his life until the very end. She is one of the constant things in his life. Adrianna's existence is something so precious and important to him. Garret is ready to give anything to her and he can do it without asking for something in return.
Many people may not understand him. He already heard the words saying that Garret can choose any women he wants. With his looks, talents, skills, reputation, wealth, and fame, many women from all over the world will surely want him. But he can just snort at these silly ideas.
What's the use of having a lot of women on his side when the person he wants to have in his life is not with him? If he can have a lot of women but none of them is Adrianna, then forget it. Those people will never understand him anyway. For Garret, Adrianna is the only woman he wants on his side and no one else.
Adrianna Lavine is not just his friend and ex-girlfriend. In the very beginning, she is Garret's only support when he saw the world in its very worst scenario. All the people gave up on him but not her. No matter how many times he fell and failed, Adrianna never left him.
Garret will never reach the place where he is right now if not for Adrianna's endless support and care for him. She is the only one who never doubts him even for a moment. Her trust in him never wavered even for a bit. She is also the one who can see the real Garret Dawson.
So how can he just let go of her that easily?
When Adrianna wanted to break up with him, Garret naturally did not agree to it. He cannot understand it at first. They naturally loved each other. So why do they need to break up?
Adrianna told him that he is being too possessive of her. He was overly jealous of everyone even though nothing was happening. He doesn't like it when Adrianna was hanging out with anyone aside from him. Garret just wants her to be with him all the time.
Adrianna loves him. And Garret knows that. But at the same time, she also feels like he was restraining her freedom. Adrianna is originally a person who is free to do whatever she wants. But after getting into a relationship with him, she was starting to lose that freedom.
So before their relationship becomes more toxic, Adrianna ended their relationship.
Before Garret can even complain about it, he received news that Adrianna might leave the country and no one knows when will she come back. With her family status, Adrianna can disappear without leaving any traces of her whereabouts. And Garret doesn't want it to happen.
If they will let him choose between letting Adrianna leave the country or accepting their break-up, Garret will choose the latter. And that's what he really did. Garret told her that he will accept their break-up and they can go back to being friends. He is willing to go back from how they used to be in the past as long as she will not leave him.
Fortunately for him, Adrianna persuaded her dad not to send her away from here. She remains in their country where Garret can still see him whenever he wants. Although he cannot claim to be Adrianna's lover again, but that's alright. Becoming her friend once again is more acceptable than losing her and the possibility of not seeing her.
At first, Garret thought it will be impossible for the two of them to return to how they used to be before they became a couple. But Garret has momentarily forgotten what kind of person Adrianna is. She is the only woman who doesn't know how to behave in an awkward situation. Instead, Adrianna will turn the situation favorable to her and make it play based on her decisions.
A year had already passed since their break-up. And Garret knows now what are the things he did wrong when they were still in a relationship. Not only Adrianna but even Jake made him understand everything he needs to know.
He was insecure. Garret cannot easily trust Adrianna's feelings for him although he knows so well that she truly loves him. He also tried to control her even though Adrianna is a person who values her freedom so well.
Garret was so regretful after that. He obviously had a chance to be closer with Adrianna as her boyfriend. And yet, he messed it up big time. Instead of becoming more reliable to her, Garret almost ruined the years they spent together just because of his possessiveness.
Garret rolls his neck before fixing his expression. He doesn't want Adrianna to see any abnormalities in him. Garret temporarily left her side because she keeps pointing out their current status that he wants to change for a year now. Garret knows to himself that he doesn't want to be 'just friends' with Adrianna.
But if Garret wants to do that, then he needs to do something with himself too. Taking a deep breath, Garret fixes his suit first before stepping out of the washroom. While returning to their table, Garret stops on his track when he sees another man who is obviously trying to flirt with Adrianna. He just left her for a few minutes but there's already a huge bug who keeps on annoying her.
Before Garret can step in, Adrianna surprised not only him but also the people inside the cafe with what she did to that man. Right after that man spoke of his goose-bumping pick-up line, Adrianna suddenly slaps him on his face. But it was not just a simple slap.
Adrianna spread the clear slime on her hand first before she slapped it on the man's face. Garret witnessed how she pressed her hand harder on his face so the slime will not easily fall off his skin. The man's face is so distorted that some customers inside the cafe cannot help but grab their phones and take a video of them while the others are laughing at him. As for Adrianna, she just shrugs her shoulders and put her things back inside the paper bag.
Suppressing his laugh, Garret walks towards her and holds her things.
"Why did you press your hand harder on his face? What if bruises will form on your palm?" Garret asked while gently massaging her hand.
"Stop overreacting." Adrianna said "But since you're here now, we should go and help me buy a new collar for Captain Pluff. I just remembered she lost the bell hanging on her collar after kicking it like a soccer ball yesterday."
"You are spoiling your cat so much." Garret commented and yet he is ready to follow her wherever she goes.
"Big words for someone who can easily give his black card to me." Adrianna said and rolls her eyes. "Anyway, let's go now. I'm no longer in the mood to stay here."
"As you wish."
Garret is walking beside Adrianna and acting as a good escort for her. When the man that Adrianna slapped finally recovers from his shock, he is about to shout at them after removing the disgusting slime on his face when Garret turns his head and glares at him. His glare is so scary as if Garret will murder the man once he opens his mouth to speak another word at them. Scared, the man shuts his mouth and can only watch those two walking side by side and leaves the cafe.