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

chill of early summer’s

still damp, clung to her

hour, and she wasn’t in

to a nearby

purchased a box of

cashier glanced at her with a mix

the cashier that Melissa had probably

a glass of warm water, which she gratefully

felt a pang of sympathy

she held back from saying

Melissa stepped outside, the sky began to

her body

She hardly noticed.

walk continued, not returning to the hotel until the

and fatigue weighed on her,

and birth certificate from her

act, she

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