Love and Devotion No Longer His to Claim by Dream Fish

Chapter 403

"Mia, I'm so sorry. It's all my fault. I made you suffer. I deserve to die-I really do!" At least Zayn was admitting fault properly, like a spineless fool with no fight left.

Angela watched the scene unfold from the third-floor balcony, feeling a bit melancholic.

Love and marriage were indeed two very different things. Back then, the love between the two had been so strong that it could make anyone envious. Yet, it was nothing but a complete mess now.

Maybe it was true that marriage was love's final resting place.

"What's on your mind?" Dexter suddenly appeared and walked over, stopping right behind her.

He was holding two glasses of red wine. It was as if he knew she was in a bad mood and had come to help her relax.

"Don't you think it'd be great if people could just date without ever getting married?" Angela blurted out without a second thought.

Dexter was momentarily stunned. "Sure, I'm fine with that. Whatever you want."

Angela almost choked on her wine. After a long pause, she said, "What does that have anything to do with us? We're not them. Besides, I'd never let myself be pushed around like that. If anyone dares, I'll make sure they regret it."

on a profound intensity. He downed his drink in a single

voice was uncharacteristically solemn when he asked, "Angela, what do

What the hell?

to pull away, but his grip was firm. There was

Just a single finger of

for me!" Dexter must have had too much to

and her heartbeat sped up. All she wanted to do

was she actually going to

"Dexter, I told

through, her words got stuck in

Dexter's eyes.

at

could he be

on something serious for once? Her career had just started taking off, and she

muscles seemed pretty impressive, too. They were bigger than

She wondered how they would feel to

stop! What the hell