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.

of waiting were

his usual sharp edges blunted. “Have these years

I was

room filled with a strangely familiar ambiance, and chuckled, “But over time, I got used to it. These past few years, living

me. “So, are you

out a wry laugh, stepping into the room. “Please, most people are just trying their best to

you? Are

closing the door behind him and shooting me a glance. “You know

Probably hadn’t been since Lilliana

shrugged, not pushing

if you’d rather stay at a hotel, I

being with Ramona because I never knew my grandparents‘

didn’t feel awkward; it felt

back in Vista Town than

left in the afternoon after receiving a phone

me with a meaningful look. “Child, do

question caught me off guard, and I hurriedly

“Is it that you don’t think about it,