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.

to turn off the light, my phone on the nightstand buzzed. It was

I frowned, answering, “Hello?”

came through, “Come out. Hurry,

“Okay.”

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

into a solid chest, stumbling back two steps before

streetlight, Gregory leaned against his car, wincing from the collision, and grumbled, “So, being called out in the middle

smelled faintly of

going… You do realize it’s the

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

what his “stop waiting”

my palm, my whole being felt lost, awkward,

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

the scent of mint mixing with the cold night air, enveloping

hug borrowed

let go, his usual carefree demeanor replaced with a serious look, his words clear and profound, “I wasn’t sure before,

my depth, a stark contrast to

confused, and it had been

back, asking, “What makes you so sure I’d

“I’m confident about everything.”

to open the car door, handing