When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 49

Hearing that, I paused, slightly taken aback.

Mark was more attentive than I had remembered.

During dinner, some of the raw meats we had for our fondue had a bit of a gamey smell, which made me feel a bit queasy, but I forced myself to keep it down.

I hadn’t expected him to notice.

I offered a faint smile, “A little, but it’s nothing.”

“That’s good. Health comes first.”

There was a certain depth to Mark’s words, as if imparting a life lesson, “Whatever happens, you’ve got to look after yourself first.

“Will do.

My heart warmed at his concern.

But it was only later that I truly understood the weight of his words.

the underground parking of Riverview Estate, Mark helped me out, and I couldn’t

were about to enter the building, a Maybach zoomed past, its

jumped, instinctively covering my belly and stepping back. If Mark hadn’t steadied

gaze followed the car, a hint of ice creeping into his usually warm gaze. “Completely

I guessed, trying to calm

in any situation long as the baby was okay, nothing else seemed to matter

of the baby.

I was settled in, Mark went down to the supermarket and came back with some popsicles, reminding me to

balcony’s lounge chair, noticing my ankles had swollen up. I immediately

Today

is just

I’m hurt from

Chapter 49

as I looked out at the river below, wondering if I’d be able to make it to work tomorrow. Holding a popsicle in one hand and scrolling through social media on my phone with the other, I eventually drifted off to sleep

vaguely heard knocking at

was soft and

to check who it was,

sound, in the dead of

I was about to get up and peek through the peephole when a familiar,

It

a mix of irritation and resignation. Thankfully, after icing