When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 412

Christine leaned in with curiosity sparkling in her eyes. “What’s up? Who texted you?”

I turned off my phone screen. “Gregory.”

“Gregory? What does he want now? Wasn’t he snarky enough at the diner last night? Thinks he didn’t get his point across?”

“It’s not that.”

I hesitated before speaking, a bit embarrassed. “He’s got leg pain, probably a leftover issue from that accident last year. I should go check on him.”

Christine glared at me, visibly annoyed. “Just when you promised you wouldn’t choose a guy over your friends, and here you are, proving me wrong.”

I tried to smooth things over by offering a shoulder rub. “Come on, Chris. How could you even say that? I’m just going to check up on him. What do you feel like for late–night snacks? I’ll bring you something on my way back.”

“It’s not about that. Doesn’t he have a girlfriend? What’s your role in this?”

“He doesn’t have a girlfriend.”

I touched my ear. “That’s his cousin.”

“Alright, fine. Go then.”

Christine seemed to let go of her frustration, pushing me out the door with a resigned sigh.

On my way to River Villa, just as I was about to enter the parking lot, the security guard stopped me,

Apparently, there was a new rule that no outside vehicles were allowed in.

I tried calling Gregory, but got no answer.

Left with no choice, I parked my car on the street and borrowed an umbrella from the guard, walking into the complex.

Despite it being summer, the pouring rain had soaked through my high heels, and the hem of my dress clung to my legs.

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blast of cold air made

“Ding–dong-”

at Gregory’s door, I

a wheelchair, dressed in a

visiting a man late at night might be hard to explain,

taken aback. “Didn’t

joke, his smile cold and sarcastic. “Do

be some glitch with

brief hesitation, I said, “If your leg is

“Don’t worry.”

me off with a cold, detached tone. “Even if I’m dying of pain, I wouldn’t need someone else’s wife

rub

turned to leave, his expression turned colder, and he made a move

close the door.

“Come in and change, or else Mr.

“It’s okay…”

plead and pamper you, huh? Can’t understand plain talk?” His

nothing, stepping in

slippers are on the

curtly, then wheeled

slippers in the shoe cabinet, exactly where I

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shelf only had that

distance, his face stoic. “You can find clothes in Edith’s room. Pick anything;

bathroom has clean towels,” he

I replied, remembering the layout

grabbed a dark green maxi dress from Edith’s room

found him working in his

hesitated before speaking. “Please tell Edith I’ll wash

look up, just uttered a

then. Sorry for

“Hmm.”