Goodbye, My Love

With that, he beat a hasty retreat, swiftly exiting the room. Carl, stationed at the doorway, followed suit, leaving Loraine and Marco in an awkward standoff.

Left in a state of unease, Loraine was unsure how to proceed.

Now, it was up to her to confront Marco once again.

Indeed, Loraine found herself nursing a tinge of remorse for her biting words to Marco previously. In truth, their relationship was presently devoid of any romantic undertones.

She should not have cared about Marco’s private connections and preferences.

Conversely, Marco had arrived just in time with the rare blood type

assisting her. Besides, his brave rescue of Rowan meant the

harbor resentment towards

Loraine made the decision to attend the meeting that day, she was determined to confront Marco with composure and

Angela’s Library

with his presence, she realized that maintaining such emotional detachment was beyond her

her attempts to convince herself that

immaterial, their past moments of mutual help and the blurred lines of their relationship swirled in her mind at

to settle in his presence. Keely persistently stood as the wall

were undeniably more malicious than what the Bryant family members had perpetrated, and the stain of her crimes seemed

enjoying herself overseas, and was audaciously planning to return and flaunt

mere thought of it ignited Loraine’s

her reverie, Loraine remained seated despite her