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 car slowly made its way into the underground parking of Riverview Estate, Mark helped me out, and I couldn’t shake off a feeling of unease, although a quick

Maybach zoomed past, its driver

back.

the car, a

be some emergency,” I guessed, trying to calm my racing heart. Thankfully, I

pregnant, my first thought in any situation long as the baby was okay, nothing else seemed to matter

was of the

and came back with some popsicles, reminding me to apply cold compresses to my swollen ankles

my way to the balcony’s lounge chair, noticing my ankles had swollen

Today

is just

my day. I’m hurt

Chapter 49

at the irony 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 under a

I vaguely heard

was soft and

to check

intermittent sound, in the dead of

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

Jane.” It

icing my ankle and resting it for a few hours, I could