Chapter 2922

With no desire to linger, Melissa hurried away.

The check slipped from Marcus’ grasp, fluttering to the floor.

Marcus, taking a moment, stooped to retrieve and tear it in half.

He then moved to the bedside table, picking up the ring.

His fingers traced over it, as if feeling the lingering warmth of Melissa’s touch.

The bed, too, seemed to retain traces of her presence.

But she was gone, driven away by his own actions.

He doubted she would return.

It marked the end of whatever they had shared.

A self-mocking laugh escaped Marcus as he mused on the folly of their relationship.

a delusion he no longer

Melissa faced the chill

clothes, still damp, clung to her as the

at this hour, and she wasn’t in the mindset to

walked to a nearby

purchased a box

cashier glanced at her with a mix of concern

that Melissa had probably

of warm

cashier, a mother in her forties, felt a pang of sympathy

she held back from

Melissa stepped outside, the sky began

body occasionally sprayed with mud

She hardly noticed.

continued, not returning to the hotel until the dawn

and fatigue weighed on her, but

birth certificate from her luggage,

a decisive act, she set them

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