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 on the nightstand buzzed.

I frowned, answering, “Hello?”

usual, came through, “Come out. Hurry, it’s

“Okay.”

a long down coat, and

I bumped into a solid chest,

the collision, and grumbled, “So, being called out in the middle of the night has you

faintly

nose. “Just wasn’t watching where I was going… You do realize it’s the middle of the night,

setting

I knew what his “stop

my whole being felt

“But you

he pulled me into his embrace, the scent of mint mixing with the cold night

hug borrowed in

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

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

and it had been a long

stepped back, asking, “What makes

“I’m confident about everything.”

the