When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 244

I wasn’t surprised when he asked that question. I nodded, “Yeah”

Gregory glanced at the cheesecake in my hands, and his gaze lifted to meet mine, a scrutinizing look in his eyes. “Did you grow up in RiverCity?”

I paused and realized he was still looking for his long–lost fiancée. Anyone with the slightest resemblance or connection would want to dig deeper.

I admired his two–decade–long search, so my reply was patient and detalled. “No, I grew up in Southhoven, quite far from RiverCity and

Vista Town”

“Is that so?” He murmured almost imperceptibly, the light in his eyes fading slightly. Yet his gaze remained on me as if he wished to see through me to someone else.

I chuckled lightly. “Looking for a stand–in for your fiancée like the Myers family found a replacement daughter?”

passion died over time. After so many years, it

Myers family still had a place for her if she ever

reach his eyes, his tone casual,

their birthdays today, and she was so young when

dimmed, responding absent–mindedly, then, out of

into a rare silence, I couldn’t help but smile, “Just kidding. Want

declined softly and turned to head

in the mood to celebrate anyone’s birthday other than the missing Ms.

thought I’d be left to eat the cake alone, but I found the lights were all on

still damp from the shower, Christine emerged from the bathroom, drying her hair with a

heart warmed at her presence. “How

I couldn’t miss it for the world.” She wrapped a

it

it in the shower, Christine

was sure. “Must have