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 fantasy, a delusion he no longer wished to

chill

clung to

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

walked to

purchased a box of

with a mix of

to the cashier that Melissa had probably been

glass of warm water, which she gratefully

a pang of sympathy

held back from

outside, the sky began

streets aimlessly, her body

She hardly noticed.

walk continued, not returning to the

and fatigue weighed on

a diary and birth certificate from her luggage, poring over

decisive act, she set them

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