When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 341

“It does.” I curled my lips, mustering all my courage, “If it’s the latter, I’m worried… maybe you’ve fallen for me?

He chuckled, “Worried? You think me liking you would keep you up at night?”

“Pretty much.” I spoke openly, “You’ve got a good personality, come from a good family, and you’re loyal. Being liked by someone like you, it’s hard not to feel something. But that’s exactly why we can’t be.”

“Can’t be?”

“Yeah, can’t be.”

I took a deep breath, looking him straight in the eye, “I’m not a starry–eyed girl anymore. I can’t knowingly walk into a situation that’s doomed from the start. Your loyalty, to me, is a flaw.”

“You helped me out earlier, and I’ll deal with your parents for you. Beyond that, let’s both keep our heads.”

That night, after I got ready for bed in the guest room Ramona had set up, I lay there, wide awake.

What did Gregory say to me during the day?

He said, “Jane, don’t think you’re the only one who’s scared.”

Before I could ponder what he meant, he shoved me into his car and had his driver take me back.

was about to turn off the light, my phone

I frowned, answering, “Hello?”

came

“Okay.”

got out of bed, grabbed a long down coat, and headed out

solid chest, stumbling back two steps

car, wincing from the collision, and grumbled, “So, being called out in the middle

smelled faintly

You do realize it’s the

gaze fixed on me, a subtle turmoil in his eyes, his voice cold, “I’m setting New Year’s

what

my palm, my whole being felt

a moment, I looked at him hesitantly, “But

scent of mint mixing with the cold night air, enveloping

hug borrowed in

with a serious look, his words clear and profound, “I wasn’t sure before, but

first time in front of him, I felt utterly out of my depth, a stark contrast to the embarrassment of being caught

and it had been

asking, “What makes you so

“I’m confident about everything.”

turned to open the car door, handing me