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.

the light,

I frowned, answering, “Hello?”

lazy as usual, came through, “Come

“Okay.”

a long down coat, and

a solid chest, stumbling back

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

faintly of

touched my nose. “Just wasn’t watching where I was going… You do

gaze fixed on me, a subtle turmoil in his eyes, his voice cold, “I’m setting New Year’s Day as the deadline. If

what his “stop waiting”

nails dug into my palm, my whole being

moment, I looked at him hesitantly, “But you

of mint mixing with the cold night air, enveloping my

a hug

he was quick to let go, his usual carefree demeanor replaced with a serious look, his words clear and profound, “I wasn’t sure before, but seeing you with Bryant today, I couldn’t help it. I wanted to

I felt utterly out of my depth, a stark contrast to the embarrassment of

had been a

back, asking, “What makes you so sure

“I’m confident about everything.”

open the car door, handing me