More Than A Favor

Chapter 12

Logan‘ eyes flickered with surprise as he turned to look at me. Soon, a flash of anger appeared in his deep gaze.

“Elaine, there’s a time and place for your stubbornness. Selene is-”

“I’m your fiancée,” I interrupted, cutting him off. Just saying those words made me feel utterly humiliated,

When I used to watch scenes like this on TV, I’d always think the female lead was too weak, that no man was worth such effort. But now that it was happening to me, I finally understood how it felt.

Selene is pregnant. I can’t let anything happen to her!” Logan insisted, taking a step back.

A few steps later, he turned completely and ran out the door.

In the end, between Selene and me, he didn’t choose me.

Sitting there, I watched him catch up to Selene outside. They struggled briefly until she clung to his clothes and collapsed into his arms.

I lowered my head. I couldn’t bear to look any longer.

Whether or not there was anything between them, his choice today gave me all the answers I needed about my wavering heart.

In the end, I barely ate a bite of that expensive meal, yet I still paid the three–thousand–dollar bill.

I didn’t go back to Mercer Estate. Instead, I went to Nora’s place.

“Have you really decided to break up?” Nora, my gynecologist friend, asked as she massaged my acupoints, relieving the torment of my menstrual

pain.

While she could heal my body, she couldn’t mend my heart.

“Yes,” I replied, sprawled on her bed, my face turned at an angle where she couldn’t see my reddened eyes.

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things with him than you think,” Nora said after a pause. “Don’t forget–you’re

already made up my mind

if you quit and stop working with Logan, what about the Mercer family? They’ve raised you for years. You can’t just sever ties with them because you’re breaking up with Logan. As long as you’re connected to the Mercers, you’ll still

owed the Mercer family for taking care of me for

to Tessa. I can still be

I said

only added,

and, for the first time in days, managed to

Nora had already prepared breakfast.

juice. It’ll give you energy,” Nora said, glancing at my face. “Drink up.”

appreciated her effort and drank two cups. I even ate two

went downstairs together. But as soon as we stepped outside, we saw Logan leaning against his car, a

here to apologize,” Nora whispered, nudging me lightly before

can experience heavy bleeding if they’re too upset during their periods. Do you understand

at that and walked

Logan

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said, holding

take them. Instead, I reminded him, “Logan, we

* Manis

last night, I wasn’t going to take it back

happen to her. You know Liam was his parents‘ only child. Now, Selene’s baby is their only hope. If anything were

understood his unfinished

related to her will always

was silent for two seconds before replying, “Things will be different once the baby is born.”

laugh bitterly. As I turned,

“There will still be other problems after the baby is born. The baby might get sick or have an accident. As long as you keep using this child as an excuse, you and Selene will always be entangled. And

My words hung heavily

if we get married, I don’t want my husband constantly taking care

sort this out,” Logan said, his eyes betraying

his internal conflict.

to sort out? She’s someone else’s wife. Even if she