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.

turn off the light, my phone on the nightstand

I frowned, answering, “Hello?”

as usual, came through, “Come

“Okay.”

out of bed, grabbed a long down coat, and headed out while zipping

ahead, I bumped into a solid chest, stumbling back two steps before I

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

smelled faintly

going… You do realize it’s the middle of

His gaze fixed on me, a subtle turmoil in his eyes, his voice cold, “I’m setting New Year’s Day as the deadline. If there’s no word from her by then, I’ll stop

froze. I knew what his

palm, my whole

at him hesitantly, “But you said you’d never give up on

scent of mint

this a hug borrowed

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.

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

and it had

asking, “What makes you so

“I’m confident about everything.”

turned to open the car door, handing me