When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 338

My heart felt like it was being squeezed.

Just like Gregory had said, it was something subconscious, an inexplicable feeling from nowhere.

Seeing the sadness in his eyes, I found myself impulsively tiptoeing, reaching up to ruffle his hair.

But halfway through, I snapped back to reality, my hand frozen mid–air as I met his deep eyes, whispering soothingly, “Gregory, she wouldn’t blame you.”

There was a brief spark in his eyes, which faded as I hesitated. “You’re not her. How would you know what she’s thinking?”

“I’ve been through something similar,” I admitted with a bitter taste in my voice. “I had a good life, then suddenly lost my parents and had to fend for myself, striving and struggling to survive.”

Nooked back at him, offering a gentle smile. “If I were her, I wouldn’t blame you. And… I believe she wouldn’t either.”

People who’ve had it tough tend to empathize more with others.

waiting were proof

usual sharp edges blunted. “Have these years been hard for

was younger,

around the room filled with a strangely familiar ambiance, and chuckled, “But over time, I got used to it.

me. “So, are you

just trying their best to live. How can one be happy every day?” “Is that

you? Are

followed me out of the room, closing the door behind him and shooting me a glance. “You

Probably hadn’t

not pushing

you to stay here. But if you’d rather stay at a hotel, I can talk to her.” “No need,” I shook my head. “I’d like to stay

being with Ramona because I never knew my grandparents‘

feel awkward; it

busier back in Vista

the afternoon after receiving a phone

of sight, Ramona turned to me with a meaningful look.

me off guard, and I hurriedly

it that you don’t think