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

Melissa faced the chill of early

still damp, clung to her

hour, and she wasn’t in

to a nearby 24-hour

a box of morning-after

with a mix of concern

that Melissa had probably

a glass of warm water, which

a pang of sympathy as Melissa swallowed the

she held back from

the sky began

aimlessly, her body occasionally sprayed with mud from

She hardly noticed.

not returning to the hotel until the dawn

and fatigue weighed on her, but sleep eluded

certificate from her luggage, poring over

a decisive act, she set them

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