West Coast East Heart Chapter 16
Two months later, Adrian and Clara got married.
He didn’t make a big announcement on social media. They just had a low-key wedding.
Later, under Clara’s referral, he joined a private research institution with a mysterious background. It exclusively served defense projects for a certain European country.
I knew we were destined to become strangers.
Possibly even rivals one day.
Late one night, half a year later, my encrypted phone suddenly rang.
I hesitated for a moment, but still answered.
He seemed drunk. His words were slurred and broken, laced with sobs.
“Eve… Evelyn, I regret it…”
I didn’t speak.
In the world of highly classified tech R&D, core personnel didn’t easily touch alcohol.
Somehow, he had broken that unwritten rule.
“Clara… she’s not what I thought… she used me…”
He rambled on and on, his voice getting smaller and more indistinct.
I couldn’t make out the rest.
I only heard him cry. He cried loudly.
In my heart, there wasn’t a single ripple.
Some people, once they’ve walked too far away, can never come back.