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.

delusion he no longer wished

faced the chill of early summer’s

clung to her

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

walked to a nearby

purchased a box of morning-after

glanced at her with a mix of concern and curiosity, seeing Melissa’s

the cashier that Melissa had probably

glass of warm water, which

a pang of

strangers, she held

Melissa stepped outside, the sky began to

wandered the streets aimlessly, her body occasionally sprayed with mud from

She hardly noticed.

aimless walk continued, not returning to the hotel

fatigue weighed on her, but

a diary and birth certificate from her luggage, poring over them

act, she set them

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