When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 313

“Mom.. Why should I? I’m the customer here!”

“Just do as told!” Susan bit her tongue and returned the phone to Gregory, shooting me a forced smile. “Ms. Webster, since you designed the dress, we’d love for you to come to the engagement party next week. Just in case there are any last–minute fixes needed with the dress.”

“The door is right there.” I made a shooing gesture. You can transfer the final payment to the same account. Thank you.”

After the drama wrapped up, it was nearing seven o’clock. I spontaneously suggested grabbing some dinner together.

We had just reached the parking garage when Christine got a call about a bar crawl and decided to ditch me, leaving just me, Gregory, and Molly.

Gregory nodded at me. “Hop in my car. I’ll give you and Molly a ride to work tomorrow.”

“Sure.” As I moved to open the backseat door, Molly nudged me toward the passenger seat. “Sit in the front, Jane. The back’s a bit cramped.”

all

through a food delivery app, thinking about where to order the food from, when Gregory yawned. “I’m beaten. Let’s head back and order something to my

feeling pretty worn out myself. When we got home, the delivery was already at

a mischievous smirk. “Let’s eat at mine. I’d hate

was stunned.

handing me a pair of new slippers. “Between Bryant and

coldly added, “Neither is good for you. Not Bryant, and Mark’s

but retort, taking the delivery bags from

them and see.” Gregory snorted with a

I could respond, he headed to the kitchen and plugged in an electric grill.

usually was a chatterbox, but at dinner, he was silent, focusing only on his meal. Meanwhile, Molly and I kept the

I started to clean up, but Gregory stopped me with a casual, “Go relax.

but then it struck me with a

who said it showed no

grabbed my hand. “Come on, let’s give you the grand