A Second Chance With My Billionaire Love by Arny Gallucio

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

Melissa faced the chill

clung to her as the

and she

walked to a nearby 24-hour

a box

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

to the cashier that Melissa

a glass of warm water, which she gratefully

cashier, a mother in her forties, felt a pang of sympathy as Melissa

she held

stepped outside, the

streets aimlessly, her body occasionally sprayed with mud from passing

She hardly noticed.

continued, not returning to

on her,

a diary and birth certificate

decisive act,