When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 292

We were adults and had cleared the art between us days ago. It was evident what Mark’s kindness and attention meant. I was at a loss. for how to respond. I had said everything I needed to say that day. Constantly turning him down would only make things awkward, and we might end up not even being friends.

Mark hesitated, “Jane, am I making you feel pressured?”

Ifiddled with my fork, about to speak, when he continued thoughtfully, “Like I said, you don’t need to respond to anything. Just think of it as something friends do for each other”

“When you’re ready to start a new relationship, we can take it slow,” he added.

My heart warmed at his words. I might have fallen deeply for him if I hadn’t gone through that disastrous marriage with Bryant and if I were still at the age of acting on impulse. But I was afraid. The cost of getting my heart involved was too much for me to bear

fork. “What if that day

want to hide anything from Mark anymore, not when we had come this far. Seeing his stunned expression, I put down my fork. “If Bryant and I had never divorced,

Mark replied with a forced smile, the soft light casting a glow

weren’t as perfect as they seemed online” He looked at me squarely,

boundaries” I said, caught off guard by Mark’s candidness, with my words barely escaping my lips. “But divorce doesn’t mean I’m ready to

mentioned “a good friend.” But I didn’t want to

expression still gentle. “Jane, how about we set a timeline? Like six months,

“Let’s say

on love but agreed that love didn’t necessarily grow over time. Sometimes, it was just there, or it was not. If

“Let’s

Gregory’s place, suddenly asking, “Jane, are you close with Mr. Ford?” “We’re friends.” I replied honestly, “Not close,