Chapter 1612:

She hesitated before saying, “I don’t think I should take it. It wouldn’t be right for Brook to call me now.”

After all, Brook was with someone else now, and she felt that accepting his kindness would be crossing a line. It wouldn’t be right—not to him, and certainly not to his new girlfriend.

Despite Corrie’s threats, Jennie couldn’t bring herself to come between Brook and his girlfriend. No matter what Corrie wanted, she refused to be the reason their relationship fell apart.

Elyse, not quite grasping what Jennie was worried about, offered a reassuring smile. “Brook is swamped with work at the moment—his meeting is running long. He probably won’t get a break until noon. Why don’t you get some rest? If you get bored, you can use the phone to pass the time.”

Jennie parted her lips as if to speak but hesitated, her gaze lingering on Elyse’s gentle expression.

Sensing her stare, Elyse met her eyes with a soft smile. “What’s on your mind? Do you have something to say?”

up her cheeks. “It’s nothing,” she murmured. “I

“So are you. No wonder Brook is so

reply, but inwardly, she

didn’t know Brook all that well—he had

Jennie felt a dull ache settle in her chest. She was just his ex now, nothing more, stripped

of using her to lure Brook back felt like a desperate, last-ditch effort—one

of emotion in her eyes. It wasn’t hard to guess—Jennie must have faced some

until Jennie finally drifted

to call Brook. But just as she stepped into the

of Elyse, Corrie’s expression shifted into feigned warmth as if their past grievances were nothing but

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 g⍺𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘴﹐ⅽ𝗈𝗺

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