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,

he looked at me, “Done with

want to overdo

stand up but my legs were too numb, and I

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move, pulling me

on his lap, his scent of mint

waist. “Jane, I want to celebrate Valentine’s Day

he mean

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

celebrate Valentine’s Day,

around my

clear, but when I tried to speak, my words came out all twisted. “Why…why not, go celebrate if you want to. It’s not like

“What I mean is…”

his gaze fixed on me, a smirk playing on

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

but his voice turned cold, “What are we? We’ve been a lot of things over the years, haven’t we? Childhood friends, fiancés,

backup. And about ditching… what happened

have been

going back to Bryant, I was doing

gaze suddenly turned icy, “And yet, you’ve

past is

up, licking my lips, “Some things… Maybe it’s better not

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up the past could

might be your last chance. No explanation this time,

I clenched my fists, took a

*Click*

in, dropping bags on the nearby couch and bending to untie her fancy boots, all the

but I didn’t forget to bring you some

mid–sentence, looking over at her. Only her head was visible