Chapter 101

Upon saying that, Adrian looked around the place once again. The place evoked past memories for him. When he was younger, he would frequently visit Paraiso with Henry and played in the office while Henry worked. At the time, the employees of the company addressed him as Mr. Adrian. He thought about how everything was so wonderful when Henry was still alive. Yet, one could not always get what one wanted. Henry had already been gone for seven years without Adrian’s notice. He got down on one knee and grabbed a handful of earth from the ground. It felt as if every plant and every bit of earth was telling him “I hope you’re well” after not coming here for seven years. “It’s been seven years,” Adrian murmured to himself. Time seemed to have passed quickly yet slowly. Rue and Adaline had been living difficult lives, and so had he. Meanwhile, Adrian suddenly looked to the ground level of the building. A woman was standing there and watching him quietly from afar. He recognized the wom