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.

was a fantasy, a delusion

the chill of early summer’s

to her as

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

to a nearby 24-hour

purchased a

glanced at her with a mix of concern and curiosity,

cashier that Melissa

glass of warm

felt a

held back from

the sky began to

the streets aimlessly, her body occasionally sprayed

She hardly noticed.

aimless walk continued, not returning to the hotel until

on her, but

retrieved a diary and birth certificate from her luggage, poring

in a decisive act, she set them

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