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.

about to turn off the light, my phone on the nightstand

I frowned, answering, “Hello?”

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

“Okay.”

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

ahead, I bumped into a solid chest,

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

faintly of

going… You do

in his eyes, his voice cold, “I’m setting New Year’s Day as the deadline. If there’s no word from

I knew what his “stop waiting”

my palm, my whole

at him hesitantly, “But

scent of mint mixing with

a hug borrowed in

let go, his usual carefree demeanor replaced with a serious look, his words clear and profound, “I

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

confused, and it had been a long

asking, “What makes you so

“I’m confident about everything.”

to open the car door, handing me