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?”

time.

had a place for her

widened at my words, but it didn’t reach

their birthdays today, and she was so young when she went missing. She probably

expression dimmed, responding absent–mindedly, then,

you. It’s not that happy, though.” I finished. Seeing him fall into a rare silence, I couldn’t

softly

of it. Gregory probably wasn’t in the mood to celebrate anyone’s birthday other than the missing Ms. Myers‘

eat the cake alone, but I found the lights were all on at

Christine emerged from the bathroom, drying her hair with

at her presence. “How come you’re

birthdays with that jerk, and I was absent. Now that you’re finally single, I couldn’t miss it for the world.” She wrapped a towel around her hair and glanced at the cheesecake. “I already bought one.

it on the doorstep. Didn’t you hear

in the

was sure. “Must