Chapter 442 He Still Couldn’t Stop

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Unable to bear the suffocating atmosphere any longer, Evelyn

was the first to break the silence. She shifted her gaze away and chuckled softly, “I guess it’s too much to ask. I don’t expect you to…”

“I can promise you.” Huston interrupted her and continued, “But it will have to wait until she recovers. At that time, I will

arrange for someone to send her back.”

“After she recovers?” Evelyn shook her head. Her voice was very soft like she was talking to herself or him. “How can it be so easy for her to recover?”

Even if he could truly fulfill his promise, Mia would surely do something to harm her body and avoid being sent away.

“Let’s break up.” In the end, Evelyn said, “Dragging this on is not good for you, for me, or Mia. I no longer have the energy or confidence to continue this prolonged struggle.”

She used the word “struggle” to describe this relationship,

which was jarring and difficult for Huston to accept.

you’re determined to leave, you can…” Huston paused slightly, and his lips twitched. “You can try and see if you can leave Jewel City.”

beat, and her eyes widened. “Are you threatening

like I can’t hold onto you anymore.” If there were any way, he wouldn’t resort

this will only make me regret

so much pain that he was becoming numb. His eyes held a hint of sadness, but he didn’t want anyone to see it, so he pretended to be calm. “Even so, I

was going nowhere, Evelyn realized that continuing to speak would be futile. So she nodded, though her expression didn’t show much agreement. “Fine, let’s continue tormenting each other like this. There will come a day when

she would become

didn’t believe that a proud man like Huston

endure it.

say such words. Even if

would

up on the idea of leaving me and stay by my side. I promise you that such a situation will never happen again. It is absolutely impossible for you to

took a step back and distanced herself from him again. “I’ll pay the medical expenses. You don’t have to worry about it. I’ve already thought about resigning. I hope you can approve it

room for negotiation. Huston did not doubt that even

note, with very few words exchanged between them. It wasn’t that they didn’t

say. How much Evelyn wanted to leave, Huston

realized.

the point of that?

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