When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 229

Dorothy’s voice was as usual, but she seemed wary of Mark.

Her brash expression vanished, her lips pouting as she whined, “Mark, why are you looking at me like that? I was just here to talk with Ms. Webster. Isn’t that okay?”

Mark raised an eyebrow. “So, you’re done?”

“Done, yeah, Dorothy replied, guilt flashing across her eyes. Seeing Mark’s unchanging expression, she suddenly lost her temper. “Why are you being such a jerk like Gregory, always picking on me? Just wait until my parents arrive in a few days, and we’ll see if I’m still afraid of you guys!”

With those harsh words, she stomped off in high heels, visibly upset. The sound of her footsteps echoed as she left.

Once she was out of sight, Mark turned to the mess at my doorstep, pulling out his phone to arrange a cleaning service.

Then, he turned to me with a resigned look. “Didn’t it scare you?”

him in, fetching a pair of house slippers from

and comforting as he advised, “The Myers family is currently under the control of Dorothy’s dad. She’s used to throwing her weight around in

him a glass

families like that usually all about maintaining a

the moon, her mom would find a way to bring it

think?”

I understood then.

her, it’s just that they would always back her up no matter what

do anything to satisfy my whims, spoiling me. But unlike

“Let me do

skin.”

customary to have a guest cook, especially since I had forgotten

looked at me. “Being formal

I’ve mostly prepped everything. The rest