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.

fantasy, a delusion he

Melissa faced the chill

clung to her as the

hour, and she wasn’t in the mindset to

walked to a nearby

she purchased a box of morning-after

mix of concern

to the cashier that Melissa

glass of warm water, which

felt a pang of sympathy as Melissa

held back from

the sky began

streets aimlessly, her body occasionally sprayed with mud

She hardly noticed.

aimless walk continued, not returning to the hotel until the

and fatigue weighed on her,

a diary and birth certificate from her luggage, poring

decisive act, she

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