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

made up

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

hard. She was right–I owed the Mercer family for taking care of

to Tessa. I can

I said with

added, “Whatever you decide,

I turned off my phone and, for the first time

I woke up, Nora

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

her effort and drank two cups. I even

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

apologize,” Nora whispered, nudging me lightly before walking

heavy bleeding if they’re too upset during

left it at that and walked away.

moment, Logan approached

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said, holding out

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

* Manis

I’d said it last night, I wasn’t going to take it back just because of one gesture

to her. You know Liam was his parents‘

his unfinished sentence.

from now on, anything related to her will always be your priority, right?” I

“Things will be different once the baby

started to laugh bitterly. As I turned, the newly risen sun stung my

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

My words hung heavily in the

clear. “Logan, if we get married, I don’t want my husband constantly taking care of

time. I’ll sort this out,” Logan said, his

his internal conflict.

there to sort out? She’s someone else’s