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 still Logan‘ assistant.”

resign,” I said firmly. I’d already made up my mind on the

for years. You can’t just sever ties with them because

words hit me hard. She was right–I owed the Mercer family for

matter. I’ll explain it to Tessa. I can still

said with

argue further. She only added, “Whatever you decide,

phone and, for the first

Nora had

give you energy,” Nora said,

two cups.

had an early shift, and I needed to go to the office, so we went downstairs together. But as soon as we stepped outside, we saw Logan leaning

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

casually remarked, “Women can experience heavy bleeding if they’re too upset during their periods. Do you understand what I’m

it at that and walked away.

moment, Logan approached

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night,” he said, holding out

didn’t take them. Instead, I reminded him, “Logan, we broke

* Manis

night, I wasn’t going to take it back just because of one gesture of goodwill.

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

understood his unfinished sentence.

anything related to her will always

replying, “Things will be different once the baby is

started to laugh bitterly. As I turned,

accident. As long as you keep using this child as

immediately. My words hung heavily in the air.

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

time. I’ll sort this out,”

his internal conflict.

someone