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 delusion he no longer wished

chill of early

clothes, still damp, clung to

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

she walked to

purchased a box

with a mix of concern and curiosity, seeing

cashier that Melissa had

glass of warm water, which she

felt a pang

being strangers, she held back from saying

outside, the

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

She hardly noticed.

continued, not returning to the hotel until the

on

retrieved a diary and birth certificate from

decisive act, she set them

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