When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 158

Christine shot me a quick, suggestive glance that almost spilled with implications.

1 was a bit perplexed, but seeing Mark’s casual demeanor, I was sure it wasn’t what Christine had thought.

After all, Mark had his heart set on someone for twenty years. How could he suddenly. take a fancy to someone like me, fresh from a divorce?

Mark filled my glass with apple cider. “No rush. Take your time to think it over.”

“Sure.” My heart was still racing. After all, it was a brand I had admired for many years. It was seemingly within easy reach, which was almost like a dream.

After dinner, claiming she had another party to attend, Christine asked Mark to drive me

home.

As we got into the car, I couldn’t help but feel a bit guilty. “Sorry for the trouble.”

a favor returned,” Mark teased with a

you didn’t even let me pay

himself to take a call halfway through dinner and secretly settled the

swept over me, cutting me off. “You invited, and I paid. It’s all the same. If you keep thinking of ways to thank me, you’ll have to ask

somehow getting tangled

And I imagined he hadn’t return since I moved out. Staying at Christine’s place wasn’t a long-term solution. Moving

made me shiver as I got out of the car, wrapping my coat tighter and waving goodbye to

me until I disappeared into the building, his demeanor soft, “Yeah. Get inside.” “Will do.” I hurried into

door to find the lights blazing, I paused, wondering if there had been a

then, I frowned. A pair of shiny men’s leather shoes at the threshold caught my

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and unavailable on

the balcony, his fingertips glowing intermittently with the ember

are you

stiffened, turning around to snuff his cigarette. His voice sounded as chilly