When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 420

“Remember that.”

When it came to serious matters, he could be surprisingly straight–laced. His voice was slow and steady, “She claimed that only Dorothy and her daughter were behind it. Couldn’t pin anything else on her, and it didn’t seem right to keep holding her without more evidence, so we let her go. Why? What’s up?”

“I saw her yesterday.”

I didn’t stop what I was doing but looked up at Gregory. “Remember how Bella suddenly announced last year she had a daughter? Guess who that daughter

is?”

“Her?”

“Yeah, now goes by the name Summer.”

I was puzzled.

Gregory’s brown eyes narrowed slightly. “I’ll have someone dig into it.”

He never liked to drag his feet. He made a call right then and there.

And the response was quick.

Just as I finished massaging his legs, the phone rang.

Gregory answered, “Talk to me.”

“Greg, there’s nothing suspicious on the surface. Just Bella suddenly declaring

– she has a daughter, Summer. Can’t find much else. Looks like someone’s

covered their tracks well.”

“Any way to find out more?”

time. You in

was cold, “Just

he looked at me, “Done with

to overdo

were too numb, and

09:13

in a swift move, pulling me into

his lap, his

ears burned, and I struggled to stand, but he gripped my waist. “Jane, I want

mean by playing

him. “I already told you, I didn’t celebrate Valentine’s Day

celebrate Valentine’s Day,

around my waist, pulling me

to speak, my words came out all twisted. “Why…why not, go celebrate if you want to. It’s not

“What I mean is…”

a smirk playing on his lips, “Celebrate Valentine’s Day

we now, that you want to celebrate Valentine’s Day?”

We’ve been a lot of things over the years, haven’t we? Childhood friends, fiancés,

“I never saw you as a backup. And about ditching… what happened back then, I was

shouldn’t have been

back to Bryant, I was doing him

you’ve never offered an

past

fading, and I managed to stand up, licking my lips, “Some things…

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up the past

No explanation this

I clenched my fists, took a

*Click*

us as Edith burst in, dropping bags on the nearby couch and

I didn’t forget to bring you some treats. And about your ‘just

at her. Only her head was visible over a piece of