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.

off the light, my phone on

I frowned, answering, “Hello?”

lazy as usual, came through, “Come out.

“Okay.”

got out of bed, grabbed a long down coat,

chest, stumbling back two steps before I

being called

smelled faintly

watching where I was going… You do realize it’s the middle of the night, right?

me, a subtle turmoil in his eyes, his voice cold, “I’m setting

I knew what his

palm, my whole

him hesitantly, “But you

he pulled me into his embrace, the scent of mint

a hug borrowed

and profound, “I wasn’t sure

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

it had been a long

asking, “What

“I’m confident about everything.”

turned to open the car door, handing